Fresh Hop's in Minnesota

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  1. Ish1

    Ish1 Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2010 Minnesota

    I would agree, but add that Born Yesterday trumps all 3 again this year. I realize it's not a MN beer, but IDRGAF.
     
    #81 Ish1, Oct 26, 2017
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  2. HipHoppin

    HipHoppin Crusader (472) Feb 11, 2015 Minnesota

    As the poster before me, no offense to any local wet hops, but Borne Yesterday absolutely nails it. Reminds me of what Wet used to be. I feel like I’m chewing through a glass of hop cones.
     
    #82 HipHoppin, Oct 28, 2017
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  3. pmccallum86

    pmccallum86 Savant (1,107) Apr 7, 2009 Minnesota

    I would rank them like this so far this year:

    1- Unmapped Hopdazzle- lighter beer, around 5% but great wet hop flavor and a super clean finish. I want to bathe in it.

    2- Castle Danger- great mosiac wet hop flavor, super juicy. Too much $ though.

    3- Surly WET - I like it this year

    4 - Fair State It's Gold Jerry - very solid, lighter ABV too, could crush all day

    5- Lagunitas- solid as always

    6- Indeed - I would rate it higher but I don't like their house yeast

    7- Great Divide - solid but nothing stands out

    8 - Junkyard Hoptun - no fresh hop character at all
     
    #83 pmccallum86, Oct 28, 2017
  4. KarlHungus

    KarlHungus Grand Pooh-Bah (3,315) Feb 19, 2005 Minnesota
    Pooh-Bah

    You're not the only one, and I think this is going to be, or may have already become, a big problem for them in regards to continuing growth.

    When they first opened I drank a lot of their beer. However, then opened before the boom, and canned in six packs right away. They had little competition, and weren't bad. Now with extreme competition I never buy them retail, and rarely buy them when I'm at a bar.

    I think you're right in that it's the house yeast that turns me away. It doesn't turn my off; I don't think most of their beers are bad. It just doesn't make their beers desireable to me. The same can be said about Bauhaus.
     
    #84 KarlHungus, Oct 28, 2017
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  5. pmccallum86

    pmccallum86 Savant (1,107) Apr 7, 2009 Minnesota

    Interesting to know I'm not the only one that feels this way.
     
    #85 pmccallum86, Oct 28, 2017
  6. morimech

    morimech Grand Pooh-Bah (3,803) Nov 6, 2006 Minnesota
    Pooh-Bah

    Interesting. I figured they just used a run of the mill American Ale yeast for all their ales. But after looking at the ingredient list on their website, they do use various different yeasts. For example Let It Ride and Let It Roll use different yeasts from each other.
     
    #86 morimech, Oct 29, 2017
  7. JakeJohnson

    JakeJohnson Pundit (897) Jan 30, 2015 Minnesota
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    A15 Independence and American Ale II are both Anchor’s ale yeast. They list American Ale II for beers that have been in the lineup for longer and anything newer lists A15. I’m guessing they swapped suppliers at some point. It’s one of the most popular house strains in the US. The fruitiness is pretty complimentary in malt-forward or aggressively hopped beers, but it gets overwhelming for lighter flavored or old beers. I think it fits their beers a lot better than some of the other Twin Cities breweries that use it as a house strain.
     
    #87 JakeJohnson, Oct 29, 2017
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  8. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    Which other breweries use that?
     
    #88 gatornation, Oct 29, 2017
  9. Chumley22

    Chumley22 Initiate (0) Sep 28, 2013 Minnesota

    I am in total agreement with 4 of your top five- had not had the Castle Danger yet this year. I liked Unmapped- not for the haze fans, just a classic IPA with very nice fresh hop character. Growlers were $12.00!. liked Wet as well, not nearly as friendly of a price point though. It's Gold Jerry, very nice, light refreshing and tasty.
    I would put Born Yesterdya at the top of that list.
     
    #89 Chumley22, Oct 29, 2017
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  10. morimech

    morimech Grand Pooh-Bah (3,803) Nov 6, 2006 Minnesota
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    Is Born Yesterday a Mosaic hop beer?
     
    #90 morimech, Oct 30, 2017
  11. NickMpls

    NickMpls Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2016 Minnesota

    Mosaic, Amarillo, equinox & “other special varieties” . Delicious as always
     
    #91 NickMpls, Oct 30, 2017
  12. JakeJohnson

    JakeJohnson Pundit (897) Jan 30, 2015 Minnesota
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    Fulton is probably the biggest in the metro that uses it as a house strain. Unless you drink it fresh, the yeast dominates the flavor of Sweet Child Of Vine.
     
    #92 JakeJohnson, Oct 30, 2017
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  13. SipIt

    SipIt Pundit (752) Jul 18, 2013 Minnesota
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    People actually still drink that (yes I know, it's probably one of if not their no 1 seller). They make quite a few good beers, but that definitely isn't one imo.
     
    #93 SipIt, Oct 31, 2017
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  14. JakeJohnson

    JakeJohnson Pundit (897) Jan 30, 2015 Minnesota
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    I hated Fulton early on, but they have slowly become one of my favorite breweries in the state. I rarely drink anything from their original lineup.
     
    #94 JakeJohnson, Oct 31, 2017
  15. SipIt

    SipIt Pundit (752) Jul 18, 2013 Minnesota
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    Spectre, while maybe not as turbid and cloudy as some want, is delicious to me. I drank an entire 4pk in a row.
     
    #95 SipIt, Oct 31, 2017
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