Archive for the 'fresh-hop beers' Category

Fresh-Hop Tuesday, Oct 7th

During the September hop harvest, brewers use fresh hops such as these in once-a-year fresh hop beers such as Lucky Labrador’s The Mutt, which was the subject of a FoodDay article last week. Yes, you’ve seen this photo of…

First Fresh Hop Tastival, Hood River Hops this weekend

The first of three Fresh Hop Tastivals sponsored by the Oregon Brewers Guild and Oregon Bounty is also the fifth annual Hood River Hops Fest on Saturday, Oct. 4. We don’t just grow and use hops here in the Pacific…

Two New HUB beers

Fest of Fury – Release Date: Tuesday September 30 (at belmont station TONIGHT and at Hood River Hops Fest) Our organic-salmon safe Fest Bier judo chops your palate with a fresh floral, fruity and slightly orangey hop aroma backed by…

Tonight (Monday) Fresh-hop ales at Belmont Station

The new Belmont Station, 4500 S.E. Stark… MONDAY Sept. 29th 5-11p.m.. Fresh Hop Night, Belmont Station, 4500 S.E. Stark St. . Five Fresh Hop Beers on Draught. Including Full Sail, Hales, Ninkasi, Bridgeport, & Double Mountain. Other NEW ARRIVALS: Sierra…

Wednesday: Toasting Full Sail’s 21st,

A beautiful label, and every one applied by hand, says Full Sail’s Sandra Evans… Celebrate Full Sail Brewing’s majority with founders Irene Firmat and Jamie Emmerson and Portland brewmaster John Harris. Their birthday doppelbock, 21, has lagered for 12…

Fifth Annual Hood River Hops Festival Sat., Oct. 4th

Tap into the best of fresh hops brewing, plus a lineup of longtime favorite craft beers during the Hood River Hops Fest on Saturday, Oct. 4. Celebrating its fifth year as the premier fresh hops beer-tasting event in the Pacific…

Record breaking hop harvest at Lucky Lab: 125 pounds.

Lucky Lab’s hop harvest Wednesday was the biggest yet in terms of attendees and hops picked: about two dozen folks stopped by and picked 125 pounds of hops from vines grown in back of the pubs and at friends’ houses….

BridgePort Reunion Band at Hop Harvest release party, Sept. 12th

The BridgePort Reunion Band plays a mix of bluegrass and acoustic folk music: Left to right: Jeff Gansberg, Ron Gansberg, Karl Ockert, Jeff Kuechle. BridgePort Brewery is releasing this season’s Hop Harvest, the 22-ounce beer that kicked off the…

Oregon Bounty/ Brewers Guild announce fresh hop Tastivals in Octover

Bless their pointy little heads… The Fresh Hop Beer “Tastivals,” produced by the Oregon Brewers Guild, will highlight the seasonal beers created with fresh hops from the September harvest instead of traditional dried hops. This year’s Tastivals will feature…

Lucky Lab’s Hop Harvesy is Sept 17th

…not October, as I wrote in a pre-Mule-Days-departure frenzy…Wed, Sept. 17th is the correct date/day… Hop picking is hard work, and thirsty. Rest assured that beer IS involved… You can be part of Oregon’s hop harvest by helping the folks…