For beer enthusiasts, chasing freshies is like chasing a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. A friend tells you about the most amazing fresh hop beer at XYZ brewery, you run to that brewery and to your lament, POOF!, the freshie is gone. We recently facilitated our 12th Annual Best of the Northwest Beer competition, and we look forward to releasing the full results on October 20, 2024. This year, we were excited to be able to add Fresh Hop beers as a category. We may have been a touch early based on harvest, but we had some incredible beers submitted and couldn’t wait to release the winners right away so you have time to find these precious green little nuggets out in the wild. 

We’re happy to announce the winners of this year’s Fresh Hop competition. 

FRESH HOP BEERS

FRESH HOP: INDIA PALE ALE

PLATINUM
Charro Bebop
Brewery | Single Hill Brewing
Yakima, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Fresh Luck
Brewery | Single Hill Brewing
Yakima, WA

GOLD
Simcoe Fresh Hop Fiend
Brewery | Stoup Brewing
Seattle, WA

SILVER
Skyfinder
Brewery | Single Hill Brewing
Yakima, WA

FRESH HOP: PALE ALE

PLATINUM
Six Sisters
Brewery | Single Hill Brewing
Yakima, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
Field to Ferment
Brewery | Fremont Brewing
Seattle, WA

GOLD
Fresh Hop Hazealicious
Brewery | Reuben’s Brews
Seattle, WA

SILVER
2023 Centennial Fresh Hop Pale Ale
Brewery | Wheelie Pop Brewing
Seattle, WA

FRESH HOP: OTHER

PLATINUM
Nosegrab
Brewery | Reuben’s Brews
Seattle, WA

DOUBLE GOLD
PIWO Pilsner with Simcoe 
Brewery | Threshold Brewing & Blending
Portland, OR

GOLD
Cowiche Canyon 
Brewery | Fremont Brewing
Seattle, WA

SILVER
Centennial Fresh Hop Pilsner
Brewery | Lucky Envelope Brewing
Seattle WA