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RE: Fire Eater - Foam Brewers - Beer Review
Yo @jeffjagoe ! Nice to see a new beer review, but what happened? You haven't done one of these in MONTHS! Can you get back to doing one per week again? I personally would love that. Also, I'm not sure what they mean by "Vietnamese cinnamon", but I think they may be referring to "Chinese cinnamon", which is the more proper cinnamon. It's more oily, so you get some of those nice nuanced notes in the beer, I would assume. It looks interesting. https://www.natureinbottle.com/product/cassia_essential_oil
Trying to get my way back into it! I slowed down on my beer drinking over the past year. The plan is to get at least one good review per week up though. I did the last two weeks as seen below. This beer was good. I think they meant Saigon cinnamon (which probably comes from China anyway). But its great to hear someone wants more reviews!
the last two weeks:
Multiverse (Batch #1): https://steemit.com/beer/@jeffjagoe/multiverse-batch-1-kent-falls-brewing-company-beer-review
Fayston Maple:https://steemit.com/beer/@jeffjagoe/fayston-maple-lawson-s-finest-liquids-beer-review
Saigon (aka "Ho Chi Minh City") is a city - the capital of the southern region of Vietnam. It's the southern trade hub. There's no real farming going on here. For farming, you go down into the delta, where the alluvial soil is a major boon for all types of farming. Since cinnamon is bark of a tree I would think it would grow at a higher altitude. In the southern highlands there is Dalat - a lovely mountain town with TONS of agriculture, and an agriculture university, and the famous annual "Dalat Flower Festival" (which I'm sure your fine lady would much enjoy). What's nice about Dalat is that the cool (often downright COLD) whether there makes more people hang out in the cafes, drinking coffee, and reading. Vietnam is famous for its coffee, but the colder weather adds to the whole coffee experience, with more of the steam coming out, etc. You know, that NorthEast (America) vibe during the cold months (but not nearly as cold). But it seems that cinnamon agriculture may be more focused in the north of the country, from this article:
https://vietnamnews.vn/english-through-the-news/535743/cinnamon-the-spice-of-life-for-farmers.html
Anyways, all sort of herbs and spices are big here in Vietnam. That's one thing the Vietnamese do right.