Fresh / Wet Hop Beers

Riverlands just dropped their wet-hopped collab. Blackburn Harvest IPA. I do want to get in there and try this.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci0S_QtLTLm/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

 

Nice. Limited distro next week. Even nicer. Will be on the look out for this one.

 

Backbarn Harvest...but you got the idea... and definitely...

 

Last year, a Binny's employee told me the harvest wasn't great hence a downturn in the number of available fresh-hop beers packaged for retail. Broo-Doo was still around, as were the Hopewell and Lagunitas, which was a significantly inferior version of Born Yesterday. (My Marianos still has some 4packs in their cooler a year later). Noon Whistle canned one but it was brewery only (and really grassy).

 

So the Riverlands is, indeed, pretty fine. For those wondering and that have access. I'm grabbing a 4-pack.

 

Had stalker on draft and it was great. Wet case scenario by masthead is also great.

 

Stalker is as great as usual. I also had a Wet Case and that was super dank. Wet Work should be out sometime next week per the barmaid at Masthead.
PS, get Stalker cans while you can. Limited run, and no can distro.

 

Pretty great year for Broo Doo. They never tell us what these wet hops are, but I’d be surprised if this wasn’t some fresh grassy Citra. Can’t say for sure, maybe some other c hops blended in

 

Hoping stalker hits a few places for growler fills, heinens usually gets a keg.

 

Anyone know if Bells is putting out Side Yard this year?

 

I haven't heard anything, probably unlikely with the Hopslam October release this year.

 

Bell's (well, Eccentric Cafe specifically) posted something earlier on social media mentioning October being Sideyard season. And that release details will be posted soon. Mentioned Eccentric Cafe and General Store in the same post so not certain if a brewery only release this year.

 

Dislike

 

Wait what?

 

Yep
https://www.beeradvocate.com/commun...release-timeframe-for-2022-and-beyond.669121/

 

I like this and think its a good move by Bell’s.

 

Those two and Columbus Soaked in Simcoe would make up my top 3 in the state from what I've been able to try. I'm not as crazy about Yakima Fresh this year as I usually am unfortunately, but this is my favorite Hop Stalker in years and Wet Case Scenario is a huge step up on Wet Work as a distributed wet-hop from Masthead.

 

Was at Masthead on Friday. No Wet Work this year. Wet Case will be be their only wet hopped beer this year. Fat Head’s SNOBs released tomorrow (Monday).

 

Got my 4th four pack of wet case today, it's just awesome.

Where did you see snobs details? Will it go to stores?

 

Actually, it’s tomorrow (Tuesday). They are closed on Monday. There was a typo. It was in the Fat Head’s Skinny, their monthly newsletter. Here’s the link: https://myemail.constantcontact.com...-2022.html?soid=1103344271471&aid=SJLaQWbWIT4
They had an updated Facebook post today: https://www.facebook.com/FatHeadsBeer/photos/a.198885776828159/5719934368056578/
I don’t know if it’ll make distro. I’ll ask tomorrow and post an update.