Fresh Hop 2024

Living Häus's first FH beers are here!

OK, we've waited long enough. Come get your fresh hop beers!

Today we're tapping two of seven fresh hop beers and we'll tap a third tomorrow! Check out what we've got in store for you.

Cole is our Centennial fresh hop beer we brew with our old pals from @humblesea We took a little inspiration and a lot of liberties with their delightful IPA, Socks and Sandals for the backbone of this beer. We give this beer a massive hot side addition of fresh Centennial hops from @goschiefarms along with a bit of Simcoe and Citra hops to create a medley of aromas and flavors from bright orange zest, lemon rind, dried currants, and a dash of just mowed grass.

Connie is a West Coast Pilsner we brewed with our friend Philly from @vcbcbeer This beer is loaded with freshly kilned (dried) Luminosa hops from @indiehops and @colemanagriculture Notes of candied orange peel, tangy passionfruit, and dried apricots compliment this crisp crusher.

On Wednesday we'll have our Hazy IPA, Herman, that showcases Strata hops from @goschiefarms We switched up the malt bill a little bit to better support the hops right off the bine with a touch of wheat malt. This beer is just bursting with berry and tropical goodness. So much strawberry, mango, and pineapple come through in this beer and we just love it.

Cans and draft of Cole and Connie are available on draft to-go today, Herman is available tomorrow!

Can designs by @starkeepstudio

 

Yeah, they do have more FH misses than hits, don't they? I was reasonably sure they did something good in the past few years, but I checked my notes and all I could come up with was a "surprisingly good" FH IPA that didn't make my "Best Of" list.

Still, a Fresh Hop Sticky Hands sounds promising. And even if it underperforms, you're still drinking a Sticky Hands, so there's that.

 

I am staying downtown and this looks like a great plan...a little ambitious, but some good suggestions, thanks!

 

I had my favorite fresh hop of the year on Monday, Von Ebert Volatile Substance with Strata followed by my least favorite yesterday, Great Notion Fresh Hop Laser Wolf. No surprise with Volatile, one of the best PNW IPAs with a subtle but lovely fresh burst. Laser Wolf, a hazy, was nice on the nose but the taste with a bit stringent upfront and the finish was borderline caustic.

 

I can't recall seeing this on here, but here are Von Ebert's fresh hop plans:

 

but...but when in seattle

 

According to a Facebook story from Von Ebert, today is the canning day for Fresh Hop Volatile Substance, featuring fresh Strata hops from Indie Hops.

 

What Fresh Beast with HBC 1019 is in cans and on tap at all Breakside locations this week. If you want a tropical bomb, this is the one for you.

 

Mrs. vurt and I are going to be in Seattle in a couple weeks. We're hoping to find a few fresh hop beers.

And if there aren't many to be had, well heck, it's not like we're gonna go thirsty...

 

I was at Belmont Station today and it was STOCKED with fresh hop cans that I have not seen. I picked up both Breakside FH 4 packs available without really knowing what they were. I figured one was the Extra Pale, it is. I was happy to find out later the other is the What Fresh Beast.

also grabbed 3 different ones from Living Haus
Volatile Substance Strata
Away Days Fresh Hop Deadline - Centennial

Good weekend ahead!

 

Killer Red
Ahhh not great. It's more like an amber than a Red IPA. Nice hop burps, but no great FH taste.

 

Any word on Single Hill fresh hops?
They were my favorite last year.

 

Von Ebert FH Sector 7. Citra.
Excellent

 

If you can try Migration’s Fresh Outa Portland. A yearly favorite and the best of the year so far