Fresh hop season 2022 – reviews #9

Fresh hop season 2022 – reviews #9

Two Stratas and a Centennial in this batch of fresh hop beer reviews. There certainly seem to be a lot of fresh Strata brews this year (and there’s more to come). Let go— Sunriver Brewing – Fresh Hop Bondi Fresh Hop IPA This is the fresh hop version of Sunriver’s … Continue reading

Fresh hop season 2022 – reviews #8

Fresh hop season 2022 – reviews #8

Cranking out the fresh hop reviews slowly but surely! These three are all from Central Oregon breweries. Three Creeks Brewing – Conelick’r Fresh Hop IPA Three Creeks’ annual fresh hop IPA is brewed with fresh Centennial hops, and is always one I look forward to. It’s an award winner as … Continue reading

Fresh hop season 2022 – reviews #7

Fresh hop season 2022 – reviews #7

Working on getting more of these fresh hop reviews written up and posted, and with three more here to enjoy. With three different (fresh) hops in each! I feel like there’s been an abundance of Strata-hopped ones this year, but these three are all different. Matchless Brewing – Easy Being … Continue reading

Fresh hop season 2022 – reviews #6

Fresh hop season 2022 – reviews #6

More fresh hop beer reviews to keeps the wheels turning! This batch starts off with my homebrew, so let’s jump in. Desert Sage Brewing – Desert Harvest Fresh Hop Ale (Homebrew) I haven’t brewed much beer at home this year, but I did have enough ingredients on hand to brew … Continue reading

Fresh hop season 2022 – reviews #5

Fresh hop season 2022 – reviews #5

Back at it with more reviews of the various fresh hop beers I’ve had this year. Single Hill Brewing with Breakside Brewery – On the Road Again Fresh Hop IPA Single Hill is based out of Yakima and this collaboration fresh hop beer with Breakside Brewery employs a number of … Continue reading

Bale Breaker Brewing flies fresh hops to Alaska, Hawaii

Bale Breaker Brewing flies fresh hops to Alaska, Hawaii

Here’s an interesting press release from Bale Breaker Brewing, detailing how the Yakima brewery partnered with Alaska Air Cargo and Yakima Chief Hops to fly fresh hops to Hawaii and Alaska to brew fresh hop beers with Maui Brewing and 49th State Brewing, respectively. This happened during the first week … Continue reading

Fresh hop season 2022 – reviews #4

Fresh hop season 2022 – reviews #4

Fresh hop season is strong this year, and beers are still coming out. Here are the next three that I’ve had so far, with my notes. Sunriver Brewing – Fresh Hop Vicious Mosquito IPA Sunriver’s fresh hop beers are always top-notch, and the fresh hop version of Vicious Mosquito was … Continue reading

Fresh hop season 2022 – reviews #3

Fresh hop season 2022 – reviews #3

Here we go with the third installment of this year’s fresh hop beer reviews. Ferment Brewing – Fresh Hop Centennial Pale Ale Fresh Hop Centennial is in Ferment Brewing’s Top Ferment beer series, clearly brewed with Centennial hops. The description says: An American sweetheart since its 1990 release, Centennial hops … Continue reading

Double Mountain Brewery has four Killer fresh hop beers

Double Mountain Brewery has four Killer fresh hop beers

This year, Double Mountain Brewery is releasing four fresh hop beers in the “Killer” series—and this week I received a bottle of Killer Green Fresh Hop IPA from the brewery. The usual three return—Killer Green, Killer Red, and Killer Juicy—and this year, the brewery also releases a special fresh hop … Continue reading

Fresh hop season 2022 – reviews #2

Fresh hop season 2022 – reviews #2

My second round of fresh hop beer reviews for this year, with three from Portland this time. Migration Brewing – Fresh Outta Portland Fresh Hop IPA Migration’s first fresh hop of the year uses Strata hops from Goschie Farms, though I didn’t realize until I read this description that they … Continue reading