This year, Bale Breaker Brewing Company partnered with Alaska Air Cargo and Yakima Chief Hops to bring fresh hops to Alaska and Hawaii for the first time, brewing collaboration fresh hop beers with Maui Brewing Co. and 49th State Brewing. Yakima, Wash. – for...
"KEEP FROZEN (ZERO DEGREES F. OR BELOW)" - That's what the box says. That must make transportation and logistics a challenge, but if it means I get to drink freshly brewed fresh hop beer in January, so be it. By now, most beer lovers who pay attention know the deal...
Behold: the fresh hop season has returned! It is now the time to pay tribute to all ales hoppy, when hopheads rejoice with a freshie in hand. Lucky for Northwesterners, the best way to do this is by making it down to a festival that showcases more of the freshest...
The flower of the Humulus lupulus plant is a wondrous and beautiful thing. Commonly referred to as hops, these magnificent herbal gems stir passion in the hearts of beer lovers. But for brewers, hops are as much about process as they are passion. There are dozens...
Now is the time. Here is the place. Officially kicking off yesterday, fresh hop season has begun and the Northwest is bringing it on in more ways than one—with festivals like hop kingdom Yakima Valley's Fresh Hop Ale Festival and Portland's Fresh Hop Beer Fest both...
