Fresh Hops (2024)

Yep at Glendale Tap

 

Urban Roots has Cone Hugs pouring. Tasty, but won't blow you away.

 

Frozen in Time, FH pale ale at Common Space

 

Even 10 days after canning, Resin Fingers (Simcoe FH) from Ghost Town, stilling bringing some watermelon notes .

 

I had the Cellarmaker Fresh! and agree with the post above that it isn't great. Kind of a vegetal mess.

Also had Original Pattern Strata Squish, which was a much better IPA but didn't have an obvious FH character.

 

Windsor Costa Mesa got in four Breakside fh ipas today including wanderlust w/cascade, double wanderjack w/crystal and an ism collab w/Idaho 7.

 

ISM’s Fresh hop Fresh Swell ipa is half gone at Board & Brews in HB. I wish I had the other CA wet hops to compare, but I’m going say this one is my favorite for this years CA drops.

This super duper fresh & dee Lucious.

 

Another day, another fresh hop drop! This one is fresh and damn delicious. But not better than ISM’s Fresh hop Swell Cutter.

 

Taking a cue from NW fh thread, decided to rank my personal record of 9 fh packaged beers I was able to get down here in SoCal.

Very good

• Great Notion fh Dune w/Simcoe
• Breakside/ISM w/Idaho 7

Good

• Great Notion fh Ripe w/Citra
• Breakside Double Wanderlust w/Crystal
  
• Green Cheek ASAP as Possible w/Strata
• Kern Wet Exit w/Strata
• Fremont F2F w/Strata

Meh

• Great Notion fh Easy Lift w/Cascade
• Breakside Wanderlust w/Cascade

 

is the Breakside/ISM one Western Harvest Time? I just saw a post about that being on tab closeby

 

Yep! Not sure if Idaho 7 is for everyone but man this beer is good

 

Haven’t been able to stop in ISM to try their collab with Breakside yet. But ISM Fresh Swell is my favorite of the handful I’ve had. I don’t see it on tap at ISM anymore. But it’s still on tap elsewhere.

 

Moonraker's Fresh Juicy Citra is good but not great tier for my palate and preferences.

 

That style is always a risky endeavor for a wet hop brew.

 

Paging the Bay/Oakland folks—what freshies are landing in the next week or two? Hope to get my hands on Alvarado’s if it hits distro, and maybe do the circuit (well, my circuit—Cellarmaker, Wondrous, Ghost Town) on an off day.

 

Ghost Town announced their last FH of the season a couple days ago with all mosaic.
They’ve had a couple others in September but unsure if they’re currently available.
Wondrous didn’t announce any FH beers that I saw recently, however they have released several great IPAs in the last couple weeks.
Last one from cellarmaker was released 9/11. However they just are having anniversary party 10/19, which should be a good tap list.
Don’t follow Alvarado.

 

Chimimg on for no reason but i hate Wondrous now.
The pricing for their not even good lagers is mind boggling.

Maybe im Just poor, but i haven't even looked at their beer since they released Forgotten Skies( awful syrupy mess)

Do they still charge 20+tax for a 4 pack of Meh lager?

 

It appears so

 

Haaaa that is an amazing use of technology sir. Well played.