Fresh Hop Beer
Announcing the 2026 Washington Beer Awards Fresh Hop Beer Winners
Last night at The Growler Guys in Seattle, the Washington Beer Awards announced the winners of this year’s Fresh Hop Beer Competition. I share the results below.
In the 2026 competition, 49 Washington breweries entered 156 fresh hop beers.
Freshie Fest – West Seattle’s Three-Day Celebration of Fresh Hop Beers
Mark the calendar: October 15th through 17th, join us in West Seattle for a fresh hop beer festival – the freshest wet hop beer festival, or the wettest fresh hop festival. You decide. Whatever you call it, get ready for a biblical flood of fresh hop beers.
Introducing a Unicorn: Reuben’s Brews Releases Its N-A Fresh Hop IPA
Reuben’s Brews introduces it non-alcoholic fresh hop IPA, the latest in the Party On line. Not exactly a unicorn, but a very rare beast.
Fresh Hop Beer FAQ – All the Things You Think You Already Know
What is fresh hop beer? I’ve explained it approximately one million times, give or take a few hundred thousand. Below, I provide a Fresh Hop FAQ to help us all get it right.
Make your plans for fresh hop season – news for brewers and drinkers
Here’s some interesting info about fresh hops and fresh hop beer season. When you can expect to see what. It’s all about pick windows.
Seasonal beer and food pairing at Urbane restaurant in Seattle
Beer and food pairing has come a long way in recent years. Not long ago “beer and food” meant PBR and pizza. Maybe, if…
Fresh hop beer from 50 breweries this Saturday at Beveridge Place Pub
This Saturday in West Seattle, Beveridge Place Pub celebrates the harvest season with its 2nd Annual Fresh Hop Festival. The party starts inside and…
Finding freshies 2018 – a guide to locating and drinking fresh hop beers
Updated with more events and beer release info on October 4th – – It’s a magical time of year: the annual hop harvest. That means…
A time-lapse video of the hop growing, harvesting process from Crosby Hop Farm
The Crosby family began growing hops over 100 years ago in the Willamette Valley. Crosby Hop Farm is one of the many family-operated, multi-generational…
