Fresh Hop Ale Festival
Yakima is home to the signature Fresh Hop Ale Festival in the U.S.
What exactly makes Yakima’s Fresh Hop Ale Festival different from other beer festivals? Well, we grow your beer right here in the Yakima Valley, harvesting 75% of the nation’s hops in what is one of the most important hop growing regions in the world. Every single hop cone in the Valley gets harvested and processed over the span of 30 crazy days every September. It all culminates with Yakima’s Fresh Hop Ale Festival, one of the “Top 10 Beer Festivals in The Nation!” You’ll find 65 brewers from around the U.S. competing with fresh hop ales crafted specifically for the festival using only freshly harvested hops.
The only fresh hop festival right in the heart of U.S. hop country, it’s the ultimate, one-of-a-kind craft beer festival just made for beer lovers! Each festival brew is uniquely crafted with a hop-forward character that showcases the aromas and flavors of each hop variety in a way that only happens in a fresh hop ale. So, come to the source and celebrate hops and independent craft brewing right here where we grow your beer.
The festival isn’t just a great place for beer lovers, it’s a vehicle for community enrichment and positive social change. As a non-profit organization, the festival donates proceeds as grants to fund the endeavors of Yakima County arts and science organizations. In 2018 they donated $104,000 to 30 different groups.
At the Festival – Sample beers from participating brewers, sip Yakima Valley wines and ciders, enjoy local flavors from food trucks and vendors, take in live music and activities with other beer lovers!
DETAILS
VIP TABLES: $1500 (Early Entry 4:00 pm, Reserved Seating, Swag, Food* and Snacks included, 6 Drink tokens, games and more)
VIP INDIVIDUAL: $125 (Early Entry 4:00 pm, Casual Seating, Swag, Food* and Snacks included, 6 Drink tokens, games and more)
*No token will be require for food in VIP*
GA INDIVIDUAL: $65 (Entry at 5:00 pm, Commemorative glass, 4 Drink Tokens, Live Music and Grass Seating)
RUN OF SHOW:
VIP Entry: 4:00 P.M.
GA Entry: 5:00 P.M.
Live Music: 5:30 P.M.
Beer Judging: 8:00 P.M.
Last Call: 9:00
Taps Close: 9:30
Festival Ends: 10:00 p.m.
PARTICIPATING BREWERIES
5th Line Brewing Company LLC
Bale Breaker Brewing Co
Barley Brown’s Beer
Burke-Gilman Brewing
Cloudburst Brewing
Cowiche Creek Brewing Company
Dru Bru
Formula Brewing
Fort George Brewery
Fremont Brewing
Georgetown Brewing Company
Grains of Wrath Brewing
Holy Mountain Brewing Company
Human People Beer
Ice Harbor Brewing Co.
Icicle Brewing Company
Kings and Daughters Brewing
Mirage Beer
North 47 Brewing Co.
Old Schoolhouse Brewery
Old Stove Brewing Co
Packwood brewing company
pFriem Family Brewers
Selah Springs Brewing Company
Shorthead Brewing
Sig Brewing Company
Single Hill Brewing Company
Skookum Brewery
Social Fabric Brewing
Stemma Brewing
Stoup Brewing
The Good Society Brewery & Public House
The Outskirts Brewing Co.
Uprise Beer Co
Valley brewing co
Varietal Beer Company
Wander Brewing
Wild Ride Brewing
