Originallythe hopping was 100% E.K. Goldings, but from the second batch on thebittering hops were changed to Centennial, which were later blendedinto the finish. When Goldings weren’t available Storm switched toWillamette, and when he switched to Zeus (AKA Columbus) he wouldblend in either Centennial or Cascade into the finish. At one pointdry hopping was abandoned and after Shaftebury (the bottomless sourceof 1187) moved to Richmond, Storm started culturing their own 1968.When Storm went to a silo (vs. 25 kg bag) system ESB was replaced bya more generic base malt with constantly changing specialties to tryto “get that flavour back”. I know, it’s a little long-winded,but Hurricane is a classic Vancouver IPA with a cloudy past that canbe difficult to pin down.
-Dan's Homebreweing