My latest article for The Bulletin came out yesterday, and in it I pay tribute to Three Creeks Brewing celebrating ten years with its 10th Anniversary Imperial IPA.

“The craft brewing industry today is definitely hop crazy — especially here in the Pacific Northwest,” said head brewer Jeff Cornett via email. “Maybe because many of the latest and greatest varieties are developed right here in the Willamette Valley and the Yakima Valley. We have so many to choose from, so we wanted to feature the best of the best.”

Cornett and pub brewer Pat Shea developed the recipe on the brewery’s 10-barrel pub system. “We created a classic Northwest imperial malt profile and decided to pair it with many of the new Northwest varietals of hops — big, juicy, fruity and piney,” Cornett said. “Most of the hops we used didn’t exist 10 years ago when we first opened the brewpub; some didn’t even exist two or three years ago.”

The hop bill consists of eight hop varieties: Nugget, Chinook, Simcoe, Mosaic, Lemondrop, Denali, Calypso, and Strata. Three Creeks lists the beer with 98 IBUs.

And if you can you should attend the brewery’s tenth anniversary party on Saturday the 21st!