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We have recently received a number of new ‘Fresh Hop’ beers. These are freshly picked hops that are still ‘wet’ when they are brewed. The New York Times article describes the flavor differences between ‘wet’ and ‘dry’ hops – “Hops give beer its distinctive bitterness and lend it other lively notes that range from citrus to flowers. But brewers usually use dried processed pellets of hops. The fall hops harvest is their brief window of opportunity to brew with the fresh green cones to make beers with a subtle range of hops flavor.”

Great Divide
Fresh Hop Pale Ale
$6.99 22 fl oz
6.1% abv
Brewed with fresh, whole cone hops from the Pacific Northwest. These ‘wet’ hops are shipped to Denver overnight and brew shortly after harvest, imparting an intensely grassy hop aroma and citrus hop flavor in a medium-bodied ale.
Food pairing – Grilled trout, grilled bratwurst, garlic/ginger sweet potatoes, Epoisses (a rich, washed rind cow’s milk cheese from France).

Port Brewing
High Tide
Fresh Hop IPA
$5.99 22 fl oz
6.5% abv
Port Brewing’s version of a seasonal IPA. Brewed and dry hopped with freshly harvested centennial and simccoe flower hops. Fresh hop beers can only be brewed once a year. During this annual fall harvest, they use the hop cones at their peak of freshness bursting with flavor and aromas. Each fall they brew the High Tide IPA in celebration of the new crop year.

Terrapin
So Fresh & So Green, Green
$7.99 22 fl oz
6.6% ABV
A beer that celbrates the hop! Made with freshly picked, whole leaf, ‘wet hops’ off the vine

Sierra Nevada
Northern Hemishpere Harvest Wet Hop Ale
$4.99 22 fl oz
6.7% abv
Each fall, hops reach their peak flavor – bursting with aromatic oils that give ales layers of complex flavor and aroma that can only happen at harvest time. For Sierra Nevada, fall comes twice a year – once in each hempishere. This harvest Ale features ‘wet’ or un-dried whole-cone hops from Yakima, WA that are plucked from the bine and delivered to the brewery within 24 hours of picking.

Founders Brewing
Harvest Ale
$8.99 4 pack
6.5% abv
This liquid dream pours a hazy golden orange straw color with a large puffy white two finger head. First sip rewards with a super juicy hop presence bursting with fresh orange and lemon citrus then continues to introduce toasted malt undertones.