Contemplating hoppy Märzens, or fall/autumn IPAs

Contemplating hoppy Märzens, or fall/autumn IPAs

While tippling a bottle of Deschutes Brewery‘s Hopzeit Autumn IPA the other night (one that the brewery sent me), I was reflecting on the fact that I ran across two other fall seasonals also essentially labeling themselves “hoppy Märzens” recently. (Here’s a bit of background from Hopzeit’s release two years … Continue reading

Reviews: A trio of Washington fresh hop beers

Reviews: A trio of Washington fresh hop beers

Nope, I am not done talking about fresh hop beers yet! (Just wait until I start in on the pumpkin beers…) Technically yes, the season is over, though there are the bottled versions on the shelves now (especially considering Lagunitas’ Born Yesterday was just released five days ago) so if you … Continue reading