Fresh Hop 2024

Our final FH beers of the year are on tap now - Bluebird Skies w/ Talus and Western Harvest Time (collab with ISM) w/ Idaho 7.

 

Single Hill - Fresh Hop Six Sisters. Solid.

 

Opened up the Wayfinder/Von Ebert FH Keller Pils with Mt Hood hops last night and enjoyed it. I could tell it had some fresh hoppiness, but not specific flavors I could name. Not sure if that's because I'm wholly unfamiliar with the specific characteristics of Mt Hood hops or if they just didn't have a huge impact. Either way, tasty pilsner.

 

PFriem FH Pale Ale. Luminosa.
Excellent

 

It's very weird that this year my favorite FH's have been "unusual" hops this. And Hetty Alice's Italian pilsner with lorien.

 

Living Haus's FH Dino is a delightful, gorgeous FH beer.

 

Like a couple others I also enjoyed a FG Fresh IPA yesterday and greatly enjoyed it. I used to think I didn't like Strata, but a couple beers this year may be starting to change my mind (and a couple others still make me question it).

 

Happy to report that Baerlic's Green Water (Czech Pils with fresh Sterling) is excellent. Great, snappy herbal/lemon hop character, without verging into IPL territory. Easy drinking at 4.8%. Grabbed a Baerlic FH WCIPA and FH ESB as well, which I'm now very much looking forward to trying.

On the FH lager front, I'm still on the lookout for Threshold's Piwo w/Simcoe, which was a standout last year. Anyone had the pleasure of trying this year's version?

 

I'll send this one out to Dan, too, @BBThunderbolt

 

A bit of a cross post. Another solid FH effort by Single Hill (Six Sisters still my number one). Hops = “Wet Loftus 586, Haas 1019 and fresh AF pellets of Haas 589 and Haas 1019.” Has a great FH presence non the front and back end.

Not sure if Zeek’s Pizza is any good, but I want to hit it up now. Can says it was a collab with them.



PS…this one may have produced the most amazing hop burps.

PSS…I believe I recognize the 589 hop digits. 1019 is new to me I believe

 

The Zeek’s Pizza up here in Bellingham is co-located with Fountain Brewing, don’t know if it’s common ownership or a sublet, or whether the Fountain guys were involved or the collaboration was just with the pizza company. But it gives me all the more reason to bip in there (they already have a FH beer using fresh hops from one of the hobos’ backyard). Will update when I know more.

586 now has the official name Krush, and 1019 is hopefully on the same path. I identify Krush as Hawaiian Punch after @distantmantra called it out, and 1019 gives peach gummy rings vibes. Keep an eye out for single hop beers of both, I’ve had multiple of each in the past year so they’re out there.

 

Funny you mentioned the peach gummy rings…I am not the best at describing what I taste, but between the taste and the burps…yes peach gummy rings.

Also, I have enjoyed beers with 589 in them.

 

I haven’t seen it again since my top FH beer of 2022, but 1320 is another experimental hop to watch (though not seeing it in 2 years isn’t a good sign).

 

That's Wanderjack with fresh Citra. Glorious.