Brewing Fresh Hop Beer in the Dead of Winter
“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…
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Chasing the Freshies! PART 2
Our tasting panel is back again for round two of the Battle of the Fresh Hops! Who will come out on top? Join us as we taste and review the…
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Chasing the Freshies! Part 1
Our tasting panel returns for a 2-part series to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year… FRESH HOP SEASON! Join us as we taste and review eight PNW Fresh…
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Chasing the Freshies, PART 1
Our tasting panel returns for a 2-part series to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year… FRESH HOP SEASON! Join us as we taste and review eight PNW Fresh…
Read MoreCitra Slicker Wet Hop IPA Release Party at Bale Breaker Brewing Company
It’s back, BABY. The freshest of the fresh Wet Hop IPAs this side of the Mississippi. Make out like a bandit with a fresh-off-the-farm 6pk of Citra Slicker at our…
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Bigger, Bolder and Bitter: Fresh Hop Season is Now
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,…
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Fresh of the Fresh: Wet Hops Are Back for a Limited Time
Disclaimer: I am a proper hophead. Fresh hop beer release season might be my favorite time of year—sure, the metamorphose from sun-soaked summer patios to those scattered in cornucopia-colored leaves…
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McMenamins Thundercone Fresh Hop Ale
For many foodies, early fall is an exciting time. Bakers dust off their rolling pins in preparation for apple pies; mushroom hunters sharpen their knives to collect chanterelles. But to…
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Finnriver Fresh Hopped Cider
Warning: this cider is going, going…you get the picture—this limited edition fresh hop cider was kegged, bottled and sent on its way from Finnriver Farm and Cidery‘s Olympic Peninsula abode…
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