Judging for Sip Magazine’s 14th Annual Best of the Northwest Beer Competition wrapped up October 15, and while we’re holding the full results from all the categories until November 12, we couldn’t wait to share our Fresh Hop winners! These beers are here for a good time, not a long time, so grab them while you can. Huge cheers to this year’s fresh hop champions!

Go chase those freshies!

FRESH HOP PALE ALE

PLATINUM

CITRA
Brewery | Old Stove Brewing
Seattle, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Rippin Fresh Hop
Brewery | Sunriver Brewing Company
Sunriver, OR

GOLD
One Hop This Time
Brewery | Flying Lion Brewing
Seattle, WA

SILVER – TIE
Field to Ferment
Brewery | Fremont Brewing
Seattle, WA 

SILVER – TIE
Fresh Hop Strata Hazy
Brewery | Lucky Envelope Brewing
Seattle, WA 

FRESH HOP IPA

PLATINUM

Party McFly
Brewery | Vice Beer
Vancouver, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Fresh Hop Electric Sculpture
Brewery | Here Today Brewery + Kitchen
Seattle, WA

GOLD
Fresh Whammies
Brewery | Sunriver Brewing Company
Sunriver, OR

SILVER
Cosmic Fury
Brewery | Project 9 Brewing
Seattle, WA 

JUDGES’ PICKS
Wet Side Story
Brewery | Wheelie Pop Brewing
Seattle, WA

Skyfinder
Brewery | Single Hill Brewing
Yakima, WA

Fresh Hop Linoleum
Brewery | Vice Beer
Vancouver, WA

FRESH HOP OTHER

PLATINUM

Shadow Bloom
Brewery | Threshold Brewing
Portland, OR

DOUBLE GOLD
Last Light
Brewery | Single Hill Brewing
Yakima, WA

GOLD
Fresh Hop Lorien Pilsner
Brewery | Lucky Envelope Brewing
Seattle, WA

SILVER
Petal to the Metal
Brewery | Threshold Brewing
Portland, OR