Brouwer's HopFest list is posted

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  1. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    #1 BuckeyeOne, Sep 26, 2012
  2. bifrost17

    bifrost17 Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2011 Washington

    I'm actually pretty disappointed......I had Iron Fist on tap the other night at Urban Family, in fact it's still pouring there....the only thing on the Brouwers list that interests me is Spiked Hop Venom.
     
    #2 bifrost17, Sep 26, 2012
  3. dirtylou

    dirtylou Grand Pooh-Bah (3,352) May 12, 2005 Oklahoma
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    I'm having trouble finding a way to be dissapointed about a beer list with 45 things I want to drink on it.
     
    #3 dirtylou, Sep 26, 2012
  4. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    I would agree that there are few rare beers on this list --- which I think is more a testament to the great access we have here in the PNW than Brouwer's putting together a lame list. But I'm not one to go chasing rare beers. The best thing about HopFest IMO is not getting access to rare beers but access to a ton of hop-bombs all in one place. I know we can get almost all of these on tap around Seattle, but it's nice to have them in one location.

    Aside from the Spiked Hop Venom, I'm most definitely looking forward to the return of Fremont Cowiche Canyon Fresh Hop. I'd also like to try Elysian/Ninkasi Hop Squash Pumpkin.
     
    #4 BuckeyeOne, Sep 26, 2012
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  5. dirtylou

    dirtylou Grand Pooh-Bah (3,352) May 12, 2005 Oklahoma
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    The whole nature of the fest (hop-driven beers) kind of rules out the rare-beer access since you can't have a bunch of vintage IPA's or things you've collected over the course of the year. Hopefully this means I will have no issue with a Thursday evening dinner arrival.
     
    #5 dirtylou, Sep 26, 2012
  6. bifrost17

    bifrost17 Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2011 Washington

    It's a Brouwers event man, it's gonna be a good time, but as I'm sure you know, I'd count on a line.
     
    #6 bifrost17, Sep 26, 2012
  7. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    I wonder if the move to a Thursday beginning might limit the lines on the first day.
     
    #7 BuckeyeOne, Sep 26, 2012
  8. dirtylou

    dirtylou Grand Pooh-Bah (3,352) May 12, 2005 Oklahoma
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    I can't ever remember a line to get into Hopfest the past few years, but maybe I just timed things right. Back in Black fest was practically a ghost town...
     
    #8 dirtylou, Sep 26, 2012
  9. bifrost17

    bifrost17 Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2011 Washington

    Yeah possibly, I took the day off to go to Back in Black, and there was a line at 10:30, but that was a Friday so I think a lot of people just took a long weekend. Hopefully Thursday afternoon won't be too crazy.
     
    #9 bifrost17, Sep 26, 2012
  10. Mages64

    Mages64 Initiate (0) Sep 7, 2009 Washington

    What hoppy beers would you rather have seen? Black raven didn't have their dipa, founders said no, bells said no, cigar city said no. You aren't going to find hill farmstead or three Floyd's. What should have been on tap that would have been less disappointing?
     
    #10 Mages64, Sep 28, 2012
  11. ithinkimasofa

    ithinkimasofa Initiate (0) Dec 24, 2006 Washington

    Did the Bad Boy cask ever wind up getting tapped? Today was the first time I've ever had cask Duet and it was awesome! As was the Logsdon Fresh Hop Seizoen.
     
    #11 ithinkimasofa, Sep 28, 2012
  12. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    I tried to get a glass of the Bad Boy but they couldn't get the firkin to pour. I left about 10 pm and it still wasn't working.

    My favorites: Fremont Cowiche Canyon Fresh Hop, Beachwood Hop Ninja DIPA, Fort George Fresh Hop OPA (super danky), and Lagunitas Fusion 10.

    Not my favorites: Black Raven Mosaic Fresh Hop (underwhelming compared to the other fresh hops), Laurelwood Dry Hopped Gearhead (weird vegetal flavors, almost no aroma)

    Biggest question: What made Boneyard Spiked Hop Venom spiked? Tasted just like regular old, but damn tasty Hop Venom.
     
    #12 BuckeyeOne, Sep 28, 2012
  13. bifrost17

    bifrost17 Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2011 Washington


    This is also something that I really wanna know. I was talking to some of the bartenders and none of them knew either.
     
    #13 bifrost17, Sep 28, 2012
  14. suncrust

    suncrust Zealot (603) Apr 17, 2011 Washington

    They added isomerized hop extract to a batch of Hop Venom. Tony mentioned this at the Little Woody Fest when I was in Bend a few weeks ago, saying they weren't going to mess with any fresh hops this year, but agreed to make a "special" version of Hop Venom with more IBU using hop extract.

    For what it's worth, he also mentioned that Hop Venom now lands around 8% ABV, instead of the 10% ABV original.....
     
    #14 suncrust, Sep 28, 2012
  15. kevwcamp

    kevwcamp Initiate (0) May 13, 2010 Washington

    Anyone try the Reuben's Rye IPA? I wasn't at the fest but noticed it was on the list. They have been getting good press lately.
     
    #15 kevwcamp, Sep 29, 2012
  16. HuskyinPDX

    HuskyinPDX Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2011 Washington

    This is almost exactly what I had, plus the Bad Boy.
     
    #16 HuskyinPDX, Sep 29, 2012
  17. RedMedicine

    RedMedicine Initiate (0) Jun 3, 2005 Oregon

    Those are some pricey 12oz pours, at least by Portland standards. Are those typical prices for Brouwer's? Only been once...
     
    #17 RedMedicine, Sep 29, 2012
  18. dirtylou

    dirtylou Grand Pooh-Bah (3,352) May 12, 2005 Oklahoma
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    Let's all move to Portland and save at least 7 nickels!!
     
    #18 dirtylou, Sep 30, 2012
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  19. RedMedicine

    RedMedicine Initiate (0) Jun 3, 2005 Oregon

    Actually, more curious about whether those are normal prices for Brouwer's, when I was there they seemed reasonable for prices. Just wondering whether they are pulling a "lets call it a 'fest' and charge a bunch more" thing? Why do you have to be a dick about it anyway?
     
    #19 RedMedicine, Sep 30, 2012
  20. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    In dirtylou's defense, we regularly get the "Wow, prices sure are high in the big city" refrain from Portland folks.
     
    #20 BuckeyeOne, Oct 1, 2012
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