Ever wonder what goes in to getting the hops from the farm to the brewer? A Northwest blogger takes a look at the hop harvest: http://www.washingtonbeerblog.com/2012-hop-harvest-pictures-words/
On the same topic (for those who like those newfangled "moving pictures" ) a 9 minute film from the neighboring Oregon Hop Commission. !
our brewery is doing a wet-hopped harvest ale this week. I got the chance to go on a trip with them and hand pick the hops to be used. Didn't have any machinery, so we just had a beer tasting and spent the night picking hops from the vine. Lots of work, but a great experience.
