Fresh Hop Project 2015

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  1. BrettHead

    BrettHead Initiate (0) Sep 18, 2010 Nebraska

    The spreadsheet says Surly Wet is in 12oz cans for some reason even though Surly has never used a 12oz can ever.
     
    #261 BrettHead, Oct 9, 2015
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  2. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    Good catch, thanks!
     
    #262 sharpski, Oct 9, 2015
  3. derftron

    derftron Pooh-Bah (1,663) Feb 8, 2012 Oregon
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    A www, that sucks . Picked up some sticky cans and had a glass of block 15 wildfire around 1:30pm. Probably missed the FH Pallet jack by an hour or so.
     
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  4. anteater

    anteater Pooh-Bah (1,936) Sep 10, 2012 Oregon
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    Fresh Hop Pallet Jack was great, better than regular pallet jack for sure but not quite the phenomenal beer I was expecting from reviews.

    Fresh Hop Hop Truck was also pretty great, but again it didn't totally blow me away.

    Baerlic Fresh Hop Altbier was actually pretty awesome, not a punch in the face with hops by any means, but a really easy drinking alt.

    Still haven't had Fresh Hop Workhorse this year (not sure if its too late), but it still reigns supreme in my personal fresh hop ranking.
     
    #264 anteater, Oct 9, 2015
  5. guajolote

    guajolote Maven (1,359) Sep 12, 2008 Oregon

    I generally don't sweat it when I miss out on beers, but goddamn do I want to try some FH Pallet Jack! Really bummed it's so limited again this year.
     
    #265 guajolote, Oct 9, 2015
  6. chinochino

    chinochino Initiate (0) Jul 29, 2013 Washington

    Fort George Fresh IPA just landed at Pint Defiance.

    .........and to my surprise..... two cases left of KDS
     
    #266 chinochino, Oct 10, 2015
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  7. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    Took the last two Ft. George Fresh 4-packs @ Fred Meyer Hawthorne (tidy club $ of 9.79 per).
    Canned on the 6th - dank & juicy!
     
    #267 Bitter_Better, Oct 10, 2015
  8. dirtylou

    dirtylou Grand Pooh-Bah (3,352) May 12, 2005 Oklahoma
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    I've had a lot of these FH beers but haven't contributed much...

    The worst FH beer I've had (by far) was the Deschutes Hop Trip. Garbage.

    I really liked the FH Laurelwood which had the most flower-forward hop presence by far. I prefer the original Cowiche a bit more than the equinox/mosaic. I thought the breakside simcoe was great but didn't care much for the mosaic. The North Sound FH stunk of grapefruit zest - pretty interesting.
     
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  9. Reidrover

    Reidrover Grand Pooh-Bah (4,886) Jan 14, 2003 Oregon
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    Had a very nice surprise last night..bought a bomber of Gilgamesh Fresh Prince Fresh Hop IPA.
    Expected the usual middle of the road stuff..but it was very tasty, very nice.
    Centennial hops i think.
    and under $5
     
    #269 Reidrover, Oct 10, 2015
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  10. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    That's really good to hear. My wife brought home a bottle a couple nights ago, and I'm looking forward to trying it this afternoon.
     
    #270 vurt, Oct 10, 2015
  11. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    I had Fresh Prince last weekend, really dug it. And had fun changing the lyrics in the theme song on Untappd.

    Had Holy Mountain's Ritual (FH Citra pale with Brett) yesterday and Black Raven's FH Amarillo saison today. Both were awesome.
     
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  12. Aestro

    Aestro Devotee (360) Nov 29, 2009 Oregon

    God I loved the Fresh-hop Workhorse and wish I'd found it a few more times. Workhorse is already a terrific IPA, and yeah the floral aspect really came out in force. I remember it being good before, but damn.

    Also just had a bottle of the Crux Crystal Zwickle. Quite enjoyable, seemed very heavy on the pine to me, in a good way.
     
    #272 Aestro, Oct 11, 2015
  13. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    Cheers to @LampertLand for giving me the details on 20+ beers from BC pouring at a FH Fest up there. Stoked to have info/leads on about 470 beers so far.
     
    #273 sharpski, Oct 11, 2015
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  14. philhyde

    philhyde Crusader (435) Jul 22, 2010 Oregon

    I'm visiting Portland for the next few weeks - any chance of finding Sticky Hands IPA?
     
    #274 philhyde, Oct 11, 2015
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  15. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    The wife and I went to Sasquatch Brewing for dinner last night. We just missed the Centennial Fresh Hop Ale (5.7% abv), so we tried their Cascade Fresh Hop Ale (6.2% abv) instead. Decent, but I didn't get much fresh hop character.
     
    #275 vurt, Oct 11, 2015
  16. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    You're in luck, Block 15 just released their first round of Sticky Hands cans. They flew out of most stores and I don't know how frequently they're canning it, but if you're around for a few weeks I'd say your chances are excellent.

    By the way, Sticky Hands does not use fresh/wet hops.
     
    #276 sharpski, Oct 11, 2015
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  17. philhyde

    philhyde Crusader (435) Jul 22, 2010 Oregon

    Thanks for that! I did find Fort George Fresh IPA today. Very tasty :sunglasses:
     
    #277 philhyde, Oct 12, 2015
  18. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Just as an "oh by the way..."

    There is still plenty of sticky hands cans down here in Eugene (even my local MofC was still well supplied), and we're just now starting to see the arrival of Ft. George Fresh IPA. I tried the latter side by side with Cowiche Canyon, and while the CC was superior (IMHO), the Ft. George is still pretty decent.

    Also got to try the Crux Crystal Zwickle over at the Bier Stein, and damn if it wasn't really good as well. Seems like Crux has really nailed it with the FH beers this year. I haven't had anything from them that I didn't think was excellent.
     
    #278 John_M, Oct 13, 2015
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  19. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    My parents went to Yakima over the weekend and brought me back a couple fresh hop growlers. Hop Nation's Fresh Ego IPA was just as malty as the standard Ego IPA that I had at the brewery over the Summer. Bale Breaker's Piled High Imperial Fresh Hop was good, but that original 2013 batch is still epic. Or at least I remember it as being epic. Nostalgia can cloud your memory.
     
    #279 distantmantra, Oct 13, 2015
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  20. derftron

    derftron Pooh-Bah (1,663) Feb 8, 2012 Oregon
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    Tried both Cowiche. I liked them a lot, but both were quite bitter to me. The hop flavor was great though.

    Breakside Simcoe Mosaic, LW Workhorse, FtG Fresh, and Killer red have been my favorites so far.
     
    #280 derftron, Oct 13, 2015
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