Hops & Brains

Hops & Brains Release your inner beer geek! Creating a community of beer lovers with the tools to describe, share All workshops are interactive and hands-on.

Hops & Brains was founded by Caitlin Enz, a Certified Cicerone® who completed the NYU SPS Certificate in Learning Design in order to share her love of beer in an exciting and engaging manner. Upon the completion of Hops & Brains workshops you’ll be able to:
- Describe what you do and don’t like about a particular beer
- Recommend a beer to a friend
- Talk shop with bartenders
- Plan a special me

al with beer pairings
- Host a themed party or tasting
- And much more! Workshops can be customized to meet your needs, whether you desire a personal workshop, are having a birthday party, or are planning the next team builder. Some examples of workshops are:

- Ales vs Lagers: Beer Cred 101
- Fermented Bread: A History & Tasting Workshop
- Sip & Savour: How to Taste Like a Brewmaster
- Carrot Cake & IPAs: a Food and Beer Pairing Workshop
- Everything Stout: From Baltic to Imperial

While you can make a guess on how a beer will taste based on it's color, you can't tell how high the ABV is. Join the La...
11/16/2024

While you can make a guess on how a beer will taste based on it's color, you can't tell how high the ABV is. Join the Lagers 101 workshop to explore this family of beers, the process, malt and hops that make them unique. Gain some beer cred by describing what exactly you enjoy about a nice, cold lager.

By the end of this workshop you'll be able to:

- Describe the process for making a lager
- Identify common lager aromas and flavors
- Describe the flavors you enjoy in a lager

*When: This Sunday, 11/ 17 / 2024, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM*

Where: Argenta Brewing, 82 Hanover St. - Suite 6, Portland, Maine 04101

Cost: $35, includes a flight of beer

Purchase tickets online via link in bio, or at Argenta Brewing Company


Lagers can be challenging to brew because there aren't loads of hop aromas or yeast derived flavors to hide imperfection...
11/13/2024

Lagers can be challenging to brew because there aren't loads of hop aromas or yeast derived flavors to hide imperfections. There is nowhere for a mistake to hide! Join the Lagers 101 workshop to explore this family of beers, the process, malt and hops that make them unique. Gain some beer cred by describing what exactly you enjoy about a nice, cold lager.

By the end of this workshop you'll be able to: 
- Describe the process for making a lager
- Identify common lager aromas and flavors
- Describe the flavors you enjoy in a lager

When: Sunday, 11/ 17 / 2024, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Where: Argenta Brewing, 82 Hanover St. - Suite 6, Portland, Maine 04101

Cost: $35, includes a flight of beer

Buy tickets via link in bio or at Argenta Brewing Company

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There happen to be five different locally made lagers on tap at Argenta Brewing! Join the Lagers 101 workshop to explore...
11/09/2024

There happen to be five different locally made lagers on tap at Argenta Brewing! Join the Lagers 101 workshop to explore this family of beers, the process, malt and hops that make them unique. 

By the end of this workshop you'll be able to: 

- Describe the process for making a lager

- Identify common lager aromas and flavors

- Describe the flavors you enjoy in a lager

When: Sunday, 11/ 17 / 2024, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Where: Argenta Brewing, 82 Hanover St. - Suite 6, Portland, Maine 04101

Cost: $35, includes a flight of beer. Purchase tickets via link in bio or at Argenta Brewing.

3craftbeer

Tasting and smelling malt and hops is an excellent way to familiarize yourself with different flavors and aromas, which ...
11/09/2024

Tasting and smelling malt and hops is an excellent way to familiarize yourself with different flavors and aromas, which makes it easier to identify malt and hops in your favorite beers and to make beer and food pairings! ⁠
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Join me on 11/17 at 6:00 pm, at Argenta Brewing for a Lagers 101 workshop. We'll taste the malt and hops that make up the lagers on tap, tour the brewery and enjoy a flight of beer. ⁠
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Visit Argenta Brewing (82 Hanover Street, Portland, ME) or the brewery website (link in bio) to purchase tickets. ⁠
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Lagers 101 WorkshopJoin the Lagers 101 workshop to explore this family of beers, the process, malt and hops that make th...
11/08/2024

Lagers 101 Workshop

Join the Lagers 101 workshop to explore this family of beers, the process, malt and hops that make them unique. Gain some beer cred by describing what exactly you enjoy about a nice, cold lager.

By the end of this workshop you'll be able to: 
- Describe the process for making a lager
- Identify common lager aromas and flavors
- Describe the flavors you enjoy in a lager

When: Sunday, 11/ 17 / 2024, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Where: Argenta Brewing, 82 Hanover St. - Suite 6, Portland, Maine 04101

Cost: $35, includes a flight of beer. Purchase ticket via link in bio or at Argenta Brewing.

This was a beer from a friend, her dad brought it from Kentucky! ⁠⁠Brewery: Braxton Brewing⁠Beer: Dead Blow⁠Style: Tropi...
10/27/2024

This was a beer from a friend, her dad brought it from Kentucky! ⁠
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Brewery: Braxton Brewing⁠
Beer: Dead Blow⁠
Style: Tropical Stout, brewed with dates⁠
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Notes: ⁠
- Dark brown, tan head⁠
- Aroma: very fruity, caramel, molasses, stone fruit⁠
- Flavor: toasted, almost burnt bread, fruity (dates), boozy, licorice⁠
- Low carbonation, medium bitterness, medium body⁠
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Tasting techniques- Join us for a fun date night with your favorite human, whether a friend, parent or partner!- Develop...
07/31/2024

Tasting techniques
- Join us for a fun date night with your favorite human, whether a friend, parent or partner!
- Developing your tasting techniques allows you to better describe beer, make recommendations to friends and even pair beer with food. Join us for a 90 minute, interactive evening!    
- You will set up your space for a tasting, develop your tasting techniques and then practice tasting and describing beers.
- The evening includes a flight of Argenta beer.
- Spots are limited, so be sure to reserve yours by visiting Argenta or by clicking the link in bio

Tasting techniques- A fun date night with your favorite human, whether a friend, parent or partner!- Developing your tas...
07/31/2024

Tasting techniques
- A fun date night with your favorite human, whether a friend, parent or partner!
- Developing your tasting techniques allows you to better describe beer, make recommendations to friends and even pair beer with food. Join us for a 90 minute, interactive evening!
- You will set up your space for a tasting, develop your tasting techniques and then practice tasting and describing beers.
- The evening includes a flight of Argenta beer.
- Spots are limited, so be sure to reserve yours by visiting Argenta or by clicking the link in bio

Developing your tasting techniques allows you to better describe beer, make recommendations to friends and even pair bee...
07/24/2024

Developing your tasting techniques allows you to better describe beer, make recommendations to friends and even pair beer with food. Join us in this 90 minute, interactive workshop and take your beer experience to the next level!    

In this workshop you'll set up your space for a tasting, develop your tasting techniques and then practice tasting and describing beers. 

The workshop includes a flight of Argenta beer. 

Spots are limited, so be sure to reserve yours by visiting Argenta or by going to argentabrewingcompany.com > Store

(https://www.argentabrewingcompany.com/store/p/tasting-techniques-workshop-842024)

Boothbay Craft Brewery's Russell is a Doppelbock, an 11% ABV Winterized Lager. It is infused with 10 gallons of Maine ma...
02/25/2023

Boothbay Craft Brewery's Russell is a Doppelbock, an 11% ABV Winterized Lager. It is infused with 10 gallons of Maine maple syrup. This beer poured beautifully, light brown with ruby highlights and a long lasting white head. It smelled like toasted malt, caramel, with a hint of fruit. It tasted malt forward, like toasted malt and nuttiness. ⁠
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The degree to which a grain is kilned determines it's aroma and taste. Barely kilned barley will taste like white bread ...
02/21/2023

The degree to which a grain is kilned determines it's aroma and taste. Barely kilned barley will taste like white bread or water crackers, and the darker it gets the stronger the flavor. Just by looking at the color of your beer you can make some guesses about how it will smell and taste. ⁠
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Orono Brewing's Love is Love is a chocolate raspberry Imperial Stout made with malt from the Maine Malt House. It smells...
02/15/2023

Orono Brewing's Love is Love is a chocolate raspberry Imperial Stout made with malt from the Maine Malt House. It smells like chocolate, a whole lot of raspberry and has a hint of toasted bread. It has strong raspberry notes, a hint of chocolate, a bitter finish and a hint of toasted bread at the end. ⁠
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