Fresh Hop 2019

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  1. rrock44

    rrock44 Pooh-Bah (2,137) Oct 27, 2009 Washington
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    The problem with FH IPAs is now normal IPAs just won’t measure up. Will have to go to the darker side for awhile and then revisit IPAs in the spring*.

    (*just kidding, Bodhi and Lucille will still be in my fridge; but others?)
     
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  2. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    Fremont Head Full of Fresh Hops is pretty damn terrific. @66jzmstr is right about the bitterness: it IS brash. Just the way I like it. The proper foil for all that juiciness.
     
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  3. derftron

    derftron Pooh-Bah (1,663) Feb 8, 2012 Oregon
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    Agree. Enjoying one right now while watching the Ducks vs Colorado

     
    #383 derftron, Oct 12, 2019
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  4. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Trying a pint of Lagunitas born yesterday. I'm not impressed. There's very little wet hop character, and virtually no bitterness.

    This is a pretty vivid reminder just how good we have it here in the NW when it comes to wet hop beer scene. Almost every fresh hop beer I've tried this year from NW breweries has been better than the born yesterday.
     
    #384 John_M, Oct 13, 2019
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  5. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    Bend Brewing Fresh Trop (Mosaic, canned 1/01/19) is GREAT!
     
    #385 vurt, Oct 13, 2019
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  6. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Completely agree. Er, ah... And I assume you meant it was canned on 10/1/19.

    (though I would love it if this beer was still being made in January)
     
    #386 John_M, Oct 13, 2019
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  7. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    Yep, I did mean 10/01/19. Appreciate the heads-up. I was enjoying the beer so much I didn't bother proofreading my post.

    I have moved on to a can of Citra Slicker from Bale Breaker and Cloudburst. This, too, is great stuff.

    Fresh Trop and Citra Slicker both have long-lasting waves of residual bitterness that put a big ol' smile on my face.
     
    #387 vurt, Oct 14, 2019
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  8. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Drinking a glass of fh bodhi at long last. As expected and advertised, it's quite good. Not sure how much is left, but at least for now, still on tap at the horsebrass.
     
    #388 John_M, Oct 14, 2019
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  9. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Did anyone get to try the de Garde/Monkish fresh hop collab? No hopes I'll score a can myself, but would love to hear people's thoughts on it.
     
    #389 distantmantra, Oct 14, 2019
  10. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Now imbibing a wee glass of Fremont's head full of hops. Quite pleasant.

    Wife and I are leaving on a 3 week trip to China and Tibet this Thursday. Rumor has it that fh beers are in very short supply over there. So am trying to get my fill now.

    So far so good.

    And I see that beer o'clock has the BB fresh trop on tap today. Hmmm...
     
    #390 John_M, Oct 14, 2019
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  11. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    Yes, but you’re just in time for FH yak milk season.
     
    #391 sharpski, Oct 14, 2019
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  12. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    I had three fresh hops in Japan last year, so don't rule it out entirely.
     
    #392 distantmantra, Oct 14, 2019
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  13. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Except I'm not a big sour fan, unfortunately. :sunglasses:

    Still, will try to keep an open mind should I see some.
     
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  14. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Now drinking a glass of BB fresh trop at beer o'clock. Good, but I think it was better out of the can.
     
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  15. dphi

    dphi Zealot (534) Apr 14, 2013 Oregon

    A friend was kind enough to give me a can and it was very good, definitely the best FH hazy I've had. The amount of hop bite is similar to what you get with GN's FH from what I recall (haven't had theirs this year).
     
    #395 dphi, Oct 15, 2019
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  16. dphi

    dphi Zealot (534) Apr 14, 2013 Oregon

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  17. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    I need to get over to Fremont before that Mosaic FH collab with Humble Sea blows.
     
    #397 distantmantra, Oct 15, 2019
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  18. weaverr

    weaverr Zealot (729) Jun 10, 2008 California

    The Oregon Beer Awards have weighed in with their favorite FH beers of the season. I'm not here to clickbait you, so here's the important part:

    Fresh Hop India Pale Ales
    Gold: Von Ebert Brewery, Fresh Hop Volatile Substance
    Silver: Rock Bottom Brewery, Space Potato
    Bronze: Breakside Brewery, What Fresh Beast

    Other Fresh Hop Beers
    Gold: Zoiglhaus Brewing, Oktoberfresh
    Silver: Breakside Brewery, Fresh Hop Sterling Pilsner
    Bronze: Falling Sky Brewing, Nuggets of Wisdom Fresh Hop English Pale Ale.
     
    #398 weaverr, Oct 15, 2019
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  19. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    As @NWer noted, a couple days ago the hobos ventured south and hit a couple new breweries. 5 Rights was a worthy stop, and they still had a bunch of FH brews on tap. I had their Wobbly the Laborer was good, but definitely past prime (the othe 2 I had were their base Pale, and a Saison). IIRC, they had 5 of their own FH brews on, and 5-6 guest FH beers.

    Also had a FH Amarillo at Whitewall, and a beer called Seasonal Shift at Skookum (which I assume was FH, didn't actually ask), who also had a few other FH on tap.

    There was also a stop at Swinnerton Brewery, but that's a story for another thread.
     
    #399 BBThunderbolt, Oct 16, 2019
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  20. NWer

    NWer Pooh-Bah (2,145) Mar 10, 2009 Washington
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    Truth^
    You discover the strangest places hanging out with the hobos.
     
    #400 NWer, Oct 16, 2019
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