Fresh Hop 2024

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  1. snaotheus

    snaotheus Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,924) Oct 6, 2008 Washington
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    I asked about FH Pallet Jack at the Barley Brown booth during the festival. Whoever I was talking to gave me the impression that they'd love to see that, but hadn't seen that before. Which is a very different impression than I've gotten from you folks in this thread.

    Which only increases the mystery and elusiveness of FH PJ...I've never seen it. I've heard stories, though. Does it really exist? Is it a myth?
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  2. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Assuming they make it this year, I think this will be the 4th year now.
     
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  3. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    BB’s made FH Pallet Jack back in 2016 when I was tracking all the FH beers I could.
     
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  4. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    OK. In that case BB has been making fh PJ for more than 4 years. :sunglasses:
     
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  5. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    ISO BB FH PJ
     
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  6. kemoarps

    kemoarps Grand Pooh-Bah (3,256) Apr 30, 2008 Washington
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    I finally got through my big haul, finishing off the last handful since I had to stay up all night before my looooong stretch at work this past week or so. Then I stop over at the store for ham for the dog and some diapers, and they had singles of several freshies I hadn't tried yet, including Citra Slicker! Well, it's not like I was just going to leave them there all by their lonesome...


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    #546 kemoarps, Oct 11, 2024
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  7. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    ASAP?
     
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  8. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    I've told this story before, but..... One year at Yakima during the fest, I ambled up to the Barley Browns table, and they had FHPJ. I just posted up there and that was all I drank the rest of the fest.

    So, yes, it exists. At least until it gets in mah belly!
     
    #548 BBThunderbolt, Oct 11, 2024
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  9. kemoarps

    kemoarps Grand Pooh-Bah (3,256) Apr 30, 2008 Washington
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    Y'all, Stoup is on gorram fire this year. As @Orca alluded to, I was a big fan of the Italian Pils version of Fresh Hop Fiend that they released. The IPA with Simcoe was decent. Not mindblowing, but solid, but the one I just grabbed that has Chinook is in the running for best FH beers I've had this year. It's on point. The nose bursts with fresh character, it's got good freshitude across the palate, and the finish ends with a nice burst of fresh hop je ne sais quois.
    Very impressed by their output this year.
     
    #549 kemoarps, Oct 11, 2024
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  10. Reidrover

    Reidrover Grand Pooh-Bah (4,886) Jan 14, 2003 Oregon
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    FH Wanderjack. Strata
    Very nice
     
    #550 Reidrover, Oct 12, 2024
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  11. mactrail

    mactrail Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,999) Mar 24, 2009 Washington
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    Ilk Beer of Olympia didn't get the memo about using the term "fresh hops" so I"m afraid these are Dripping Wet.

    Light aroma with orange and mango in the nose. Crisp and slightly acidic on the tongue. Flavors of orange soda to start with more fruit in the grape and mango vein. Interesting flavors but a blind taste test would not admit this is an IPA. This is the lighter side of fresh hops, apparently, with a modest flavor and minimal bitterness. Quite drinkable, whatever it is.

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  12. mactrail

    mactrail Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,999) Mar 24, 2009 Washington
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    I am a big fan of Town & Country whenever I have to drive through the Big Smoke. But I got Breakside's Fresh Hop IPA - Citra at Elizabeth Station in Bellingham, which you should put on your list for weekend road trip. But you knew that already. I don't know why we don't start a "VIsiting Bellingham..." thread.
     
    #552 mactrail, Oct 12, 2024
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  13. rrock44

    rrock44 Pooh-Bah (2,137) Oct 27, 2009 Washington
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    Same beer, but different picture for this thread. :grin:

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    Another solid Freshie from Single Hill. This is smoooooth. Smooth like that FH Sticky Hands. Just disappears. Unlike Sticky, this one clocks in at 6.2. This could be a good thing or a bad thing (depending on how the Coug game goes :joy:)
     
    #553 rrock44, Oct 13, 2024
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  14. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    I started one a few years ago, and it didn't get much traffic. I'd be happy to try again if folks think it'd be worth it.
     
    #554 BBThunderbolt, Oct 13, 2024
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  15. rrock44

    rrock44 Pooh-Bah (2,137) Oct 27, 2009 Washington
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    The Hobo Ale Trail.
     
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  16. mactrail

    mactrail Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,999) Mar 24, 2009 Washington
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    Here's the Fresh Hop Dino I was raving about recently. My first date with Living Häus and our relationship is off to a good start...

    Fresh hop Citra; collaboration with Ghost Town Brewing. Lovely lemon and melon aroma. The taste is fruity and lush with a whole variety of flavors— orange, green melon, lemon, and even a distinct hint of papaya. Orange/banana juice? Smooth and tangy with plenty of carbonation. This is really tasty and definitely one of my favorite fresh hop brews of the year.

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  17. Reidrover

    Reidrover Grand Pooh-Bah (4,886) Jan 14, 2003 Oregon
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    Ruse City of Echoes FH Pale Ale.
    Simcoe.
    Lovely beer.
    I really enjoy Rise beer but also like the names.
     
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  18. mactrail

    mactrail Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,999) Mar 24, 2009 Washington
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    Yet another one is Fresh Hop Lateral A from Single Hill.

    Aroma is very inviting, one of the best fresh hop aromas I've had this year. Quite full of melon and lime aromatics. Crisp and a little hot on the tongue. Bitterness is moderate but it's really hoppy. Other flavors are minimal, but overall it's a quite drinkable beer, though on the acidic side. Very green and sharp flavors with prickles in the back of the throat.

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    #558 mactrail, Oct 14, 2024
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  19. rrock44

    rrock44 Pooh-Bah (2,137) Oct 27, 2009 Washington
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    FWIW. Here our some categories/rankings version 2.0. I probably am done FH hunting. Maybe.

    The “damn I need to buy more of this asap and put it in an IV” category.

    Single Hill Energy Cone
    Single Hill Six Sister
    Fremont FHFOD

    The “damn this is mighty fine” category

    Bale Breaker and RR Green Rush
    Ecliptic, Ruse, and Bale Breaker Solar Cycle
    Single Hill Lateral A
    Block 15 FH Sticky Hands
    Bale Breaker Citra Slicker
    Single Hill Hop Sabotage
    Breakside FH IPA

    The “ really good” category

    Single Hill FH Skyfinder
    Breakside FH Wanderlust
    Great Notion FH Dune

    The “it’s FH and that’s good enough for now” category

    Bale Breaker Haze Harvester
    Great Notion FH Easy Lift
     
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  20. jason_nwx

    jason_nwx Pooh-Bah (2,571) Sep 12, 2012 Oregon
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    Tried out two new freshies yesterday. The first was Von Ebert's FH Sector 7 (Mosaic). Not clear on the canning date, but it's at least 3 weeks old, perhaps more, but still had quite a bit of fresh flavor in it. I have never had the non-FH version of this beer before, but I'm going to make a point of getting one because I really enjoyed it.

    Next was the Bale Breaker/Russian River Green Rush (Simcoe) - just fantastic. I really enjoy the fresh Simcoe and this was very well done. It might be imagination just because RR is attached to it, but I thought I detected some similar notes from Pliny in there. I'm not real familiar with the the Pliny hop profile, but perhaps this is in the ballpark?
     
    #560 jason_nwx, Oct 14, 2024
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