The Fresh Hops Are Coming
This is a bit fragmentary, but possibly informational enough for blogging purposes. A recent Twitter exchange alerted me to what may be the season's first fresh hop beer: Laurelwood's Workhorse IPA. Nice work, Vasili. (It uses Centennials.) That further reminded me that I recently learned what Deschutes had planned for the Portland pub's slate of fresh-hop ales, at least one of which makes me dance an involuntary jig. (Guess.) Here's the deets--keep your eyes peeled.
I also know that Full Sail is doing a pilsner with Cascades, similar to the normal-hop beer they released for the 26th anniversary. So look for that one, too. Now, if we can just drag Bill out of retirement, maybe he'll do his regular bang-up job of herding these evanescent darlings.
- Oktoberfest, Willamette hops
- Bitter, Tettnang
- King Cone, Centennial and Cascade
- Mirror Pond, Cascade
- Saison, Meridian
I also know that Full Sail is doing a pilsner with Cascades, similar to the normal-hop beer they released for the 26th anniversary. So look for that one, too. Now, if we can just drag Bill out of retirement, maybe he'll do his regular bang-up job of herding these evanescent darlings.