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Keeping up with the fresh hop news, the press release for the return of the Hood River Hops Fest and the Hood River Valley Harvest Fest landed in my inbox recently. The latter isn’t a beer festival, of course (though there will be beer and cider tastings), but they are … Continue reading
Late last week I received a selection of the latest beers out from Crux Fermentation Project, including the latest fresh hop ale and the return of Crux Stout to package. Here are some quick notes on each of the beers. Strange Behavior Hazy IPA Over the centuries, the craft brewer’s … Continue reading
Double Mountain Brewery in Hood River is releasing four fresh hop beers in its Killer series this season, announcing the brews in a press release last week. Three are in bottles, and for what I believe is the first time, a fresh hop version of Fa La La La La … Continue reading
I’ve got three more fresh hop lightning round reviews for you, ranging from Tumwater, Washington to back down here in Bend. Matchless Brewing – CSA Farm Harvest Fresh Hop Ale Matchless is located in Tumwater, and each year releases its CSA Farm Harvest pale ale, brewed with Washington-grown fresh Centennial … Continue reading
Yes, you’re getting inundated with fresh hop news right now because that’s the season and I’m getting caught up! Right now, the Portland Fresh Hop Pop-Up Beer Fest is taking place (concurrent with the dates of Oktoberfest, actually, which is fitting), and it’s an outdoor beer garden setting, which helps … Continue reading
I saw that Chasin’ Freshies Fresh Hop IPA went on tap at Deschutes Brewery’s Bend Pub yesterday (along with Hop Trip!), good timing for this news. Deschutes sent out the press release/media sheet on upcoming beers, including several collaborations, which I’m posting here. Notably, collaborations seems to be the big … Continue reading
Can’t pass up the opportunity to post more fresh hop beer news! Hopworks Urban Brewery released Fresh Hop Abominable Ale late last month (I just posted a short review with it yesterday), and last week announced its other two fresh hop beers of the season: Fresh Hop Ace of Spades … Continue reading
The fresh hop beers are here and if you’re not drinking them yet, you’re missing out! It’s one of my favorite times of the year for beer, and I’m trying to get as many fresh hop beers as I can. Last year I posted “lightning round” style reviews of the ones … Continue reading
Were it not cancelled for the second year in a row, today would have been the first official day of Oktoberfest in Munich, so this week’s article for The Bulletin covered the two appropriate beer styles for the event and pointed readers at some local versions. Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier is … Continue reading
Summer is winding down but there’s still plenty of time to drink the summertime seasonals from Hopworks Urban Brewery, three of which the company sent to me to sample. Let’s just jump right in to the reviews! Ace of Spades Imperial IPA I am a fan of old-school imperial IPAs, … Continue reading