Fresh Hop's in Minnesota

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  1. KarlHungus

    KarlHungus Grand Pooh-Bah (3,315) Feb 19, 2005 Minnesota
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    It's that time of year again folks. Fresh hops beers of all sorts are about to start popping up on tap lines and store shelve. So let's talk about where they can be found, and how they're tasting.
     
    #1 KarlHungus, Sep 17, 2017
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  2. Benj68

    Benj68 Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2015 Minnesota

    #2 Benj68, Sep 18, 2017
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  3. Dizmal

    Dizmal Crusader (437) Oct 28, 2009 Minnesota

    Hopefully Castle Danger goes back to form from last year. Same with Surly, the '15 batch was terrible.
     
    #3 Dizmal, Sep 18, 2017
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  4. KarlHungus

    KarlHungus Grand Pooh-Bah (3,315) Feb 19, 2005 Minnesota
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    Castle Danger could bring the price per ounce down to market level too. Bomber pricing in four pack form doesn't sit well with me.
     
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  5. KarlHungus

    KarlHungus Grand Pooh-Bah (3,315) Feb 19, 2005 Minnesota
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    Fair State has tapped their It's Gold, Jerry! fresh hop pale ale. Cascade and CTZ hops from Mighty Axe hops. 30 IBU.

    Tasting notes: this isn't a beer about nothing. It has something, and more than waiting in line at a restaurant for 30 minutes something, or walking around a parking garage carrying an air conditioner something, but something. There are some nice green vegetal notes, grass exposed to the sun after a hard rain, green wood. Soft bitterness. Creamy texture. All quite nice. It leaves me wanting more, and at 4.7 ABV I can.
     
    #5 KarlHungus, Sep 19, 2017
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  6. burlyb

    burlyb Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2007 Minnesota

    "grass exposed to the sun after a hard rain..."

    This is where the Spirit Foul came out my nose. :stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #6 burlyb, Sep 19, 2017
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  7. MNBeer1017

    MNBeer1017 Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2013 Minnesota

    Wow
     
    #7 MNBeer1017, Sep 19, 2017
  8. Dizmal

    Dizmal Crusader (437) Oct 28, 2009 Minnesota

    Agreed. I was excited for the tall boy format until I seen the price. Pretty much $20 per 4 pack after taxes is redic.. I only purchased 1. I had more than a couple at the brewery though.
     
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  9. HipHoppin

    HipHoppin Crusader (472) Feb 11, 2015 Minnesota

    We stopped in Friday after work for a pint and it was utter shite. No fresh hop aroma, no nothing. Tasted like a lager... because it was. And the server refused to listen to us. Choked it down then switched to a Spirit Foul.

    Maybe their taps were flipped...
     
    #9 HipHoppin, Sep 19, 2017
  10. burlyb

    burlyb Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2007 Minnesota

    Well, that's odd. It is fairly mellow doesn't hit you over the head with aroma or hops, but it's definitely not a lager. Who was your beertender? Gray haired lady or face tat guy? They get a little harried when it's busy.
     
    #10 burlyb, Sep 19, 2017
  11. NateMN

    NateMN Initiate (0) Jan 6, 2016 Minnesota

    FWIW it's gold Jerry is a fresh hop GOLDEN ale not a pale ale. Still not a lager.
     
    #11 NateMN, Sep 19, 2017
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  12. HipHoppin

    HipHoppin Crusader (472) Feb 11, 2015 Minnesota

    I think I upset some people over generalizing the word lager.

    I probably should have been more presise, it tasted like a Pilsner. I don’t really drink many lagers so I have a tendency to group styles under an umbrella term. Maybe Pilsner is what I mean when I say lager?

    And apologies to fair state, utter shite was pretty over exaggerated and not called for at all. And I actually enjoy their Pilsner quite much when I’m in the mood for it (unlike a lot of others out there)! But if it was really ‘It’s Gold Jerry’ and it carried that flavor profile, we just didn’t like it based on what we were in the mood for... plain and simple. Tasted nothing like a pale ale to our palates. This was the third year we’ve stopped in for a pint of it and have thoroughly enjoyed it in prior years.
     
    #12 HipHoppin, Sep 20, 2017
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  13. SudsSavant

    SudsSavant Savant (1,038) Jan 9, 2007 Minnesota
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    Surly Wet ETA: ~ 2 weeks. Already brewed, fermenting in the tanks right now.
     
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  14. Ol_Johnny_Skippelwicky

    Ol_Johnny_Skippelwicky Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2013 Minnesota

    Pilsners and lagers use a different kind of yeast than ales do, which is more likely what people are taking issue with. There would be a noticeable difference in taste. Sounds like you were served the wrong beer...
     
    #14 Ol_Johnny_Skippelwicky, Sep 20, 2017
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  15. MonDak_Joe1953

    MonDak_Joe1953 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,156) Aug 4, 2017 Minnesota
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  16. MNBeerGeek

    MNBeerGeek Initiate (0) Jun 25, 2013 Minnesota

    (*whisper voice*) there's also the possibility that he wouldn't be able to taste the difference....
     
    #16 MNBeerGeek, Sep 21, 2017
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  17. HammsMeASAP

    HammsMeASAP Pundit (931) Jun 14, 2012 Minnesota

    It will be in the south metro. Apparently there aren't any liquor stores in the north metro.
     
    #17 HammsMeASAP, Sep 21, 2017
  18. Ol_Johnny_Skippelwicky

    Ol_Johnny_Skippelwicky Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2013 Minnesota

    It's not winter yet, we're still allowed to be optimistic
     
    #18 Ol_Johnny_Skippelwicky, Sep 21, 2017
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  19. HipHoppin

    HipHoppin Crusader (472) Feb 11, 2015 Minnesota

    Between an ale and a Pilsner? Or between a Pilsner and Fair States fresh hop

    Please elaborate...
     
    #19 HipHoppin, Sep 21, 2017
  20. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    [​IMG]Look for this on 10/09.
     
    #20 gatornation, Sep 22, 2017
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