It’s that time of year already, and this year’s first harvesting of fresh hops felt earlier than usual (but maybe that’s just because it felt like the summer flew by). As I’ve done the past several years, here is my ongoing attempt to track the various Central Oregon fresh hop beers and events for the season.

My convention is this: breweries are listed alphabetically, then the beers are listed as I learn about them and/or by date, along with what fresh hop varieties were used if possible. If there are dates next to the beers, that’s when they are available (or as close as I can figure). It’s entirely possible I’ve got a beer or a date (or both) wrong, and of course, depending on how large the batch of a particular beer was, it’s also possible that it’s no longer available.

Also let me know if there’s anything I’ve missed or need to know!

Beers (brewery, beer, variety, date available if known) (alphabetical by brewery)

1. 10 Barrel – Fukton Fresh Hop – Centennial – September 27
2. Avid Cider – Fresh Hopped Apricot (possibly only at the Sisters Fresh Hop Festival, September 28)
3. Bend Brewing – Harvest Pale Ale – September 6
4. Bend Brewing – Fresh Trop Fresh Hop IPA – Simcoe – September 20(?) (also in cans)
5. Bend Brewing – Fresh Trop Fresh Hop IPA – Mosaic – October 1
6. Bevel Craft Brewing – Green Flag Fresh Hop IPA – Amarillo – September 26
7. Boneyard Beer – Feels Like the Fresh Time (Fresh Hop IPA) – Simcoe – September 21
8. Bridge 99 Brewery – Fresh Hop IPA – Cascade, Mt. Hood – September 19
9. Cascade Lakes Brewing – Sizzle Juice Fresh Hop IPA – Centennial – September 9
10. Cascade Lakes Brewing – Fresh Pressed Helles Lager – Crystal – September 20
11. Crux Fermentation Project – Pert Near Fresh Hop IPA – Centennial, Tettnang – August 30 (also in cans)
12. Crux Fermentation Project – Dr. Jack Fresh Hop IPA – Cascade – September 20 (also in cans)
13. Crux Fermentation Project – Way Two Fresh Fresh Hop Imperial IPA – Mosaic, Simcoe – September 18 (also in cans)
14. Crux Fermentation Project – Off the Fence Fresh Hop NW Pale Ale – Cascade – October 2
15. Deschutes Brewery – Jaaack Air Fresh Hop Lager – Northern Brewer – end of September
16. Deschutes Brewery – Right Off The Bine Fresh Hop IPA – Centennial – September 12
17. Deschutes Brewery – Chasin’ Freshies Fresh Hop IPA – Simcoe – September 26 (also in bottles)
18. Deschutes Brewery – Fresh Hop Mirror Pond Pale Ale – Cascade – September 28
19. Deschutes Brewery – Zest Obsessed Fresh Hop IPA – Citra – October 5
20. Deschutes Brewery – Fresh hop Kolsch – Pekko
21. Deschutes Brewery – Big Limpin’ Fresh Hop NE IPA – Strata – October 3
22. Deschutes Brewery – Hop Trip – Crystal – October 5
23. GoodLife Brewing – 150 Hippies – Community donated hops – September 13
24. Immersion Brewing – Bine Fresh Fresh Hop IPA – Amarillo – September 26
25. Kobold Brewing – Cascade Cruisin’ Fresh Hop IPA – Cascade – September 27
26. Kobold Brewing – C.O.D. Fresh Hop Hazy IIPA – Citra – September 18
27. McMenamins Old St. Francis School – Thundercone Fresh Hop Ale – Simcoe – September 20
28. Ochoco Brewing – Hop & Steamy Fresh Hop IPA – Comet – September 27
29. RiverBend Brewing – Millennials Hate Centennial – Centennial – September 19
30. RiverBend Brewing – Citra Made Me Do It – Citra – September 27
31. Silver Moon Brewing – Hydrosphere Fresh Hop IPA – Strata – about September 17 (also in cans)
32. Sunriver Brewing – D’Bomb – Amarillo – around September 23
33. Sunriver Brewing – Green Initiative Fresh Hop IPA – Strata – around September 23
34. Sunriver Brewing – Simcoe Surprise Fresh Hop Pale Ale – Simcoe – around September 23
35. Sunriver Brewing – Zero Hour Fresh Hop Hazy IPA – Citra – around October 5
36. Sunriver Brewing – D’Kine Fresh Hop IPA – Mosaic – around October 5
37. Three Creeks Brewing – Cone Lick’r Fresh Hop Pale Ale – Centennial – September 12 (also in cans)
38. Wild Ride Brewing – Northbound and Down Fresh Hop Kolsch – Centennial – September 8
39. Wild Ride Brewing – Fresh Traction IPA – Cascade, Centennial – September 15
40. Wild Ride Brewing – 3 Sisters Wet Hopped Red Ale
41. Wild Ride Brewing – Journey to Planet Fresh Hop – Nugget – October 5
42. Worthy Brewing – Hop Gusher IPA – Amarillo – September 15
43. Worthy Brewing – Worthy Estate Hop Yard – Chinook – September 15

Events

• Hop-Pickin’ Party at Crux – September 12
• Worthy Hoptoberfest at Worthy Brewing – September 27
• Sisters Fresh Hop Festival at Three Creeks Brewing production facility – September 28
• Deschutes Fresh Hops Fest at the Pub – October 3-6
• Fresh Hops on the Pond at Bend Brewing – October 5
• Fresh Hops on the Patio at Kobold Brewing/The Vault Taphouse – October 6
• Fresh Hop Dinner at 10 Barrel West – October 16