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Fresh hop beer details from Crux Fermentation Project, including info on its Hop Pickin’ Party coming up on September 12 to pick the hops on the property for Off the Fence Fresh Hop Pale Ale. The brewery’s Pert Near Fresh Hop IPA is on tap now, and the others are … Continue reading
Once again in time for the fall season, Harpoon Brewery and Dunkin’ (Donuts) have joined forces to release a slate of Dunkin’ coffee-themed beers in a special mix pack, the Box O’ Beer. This is the fifth year the companies have collaborated to release these specialties. I reviewed Dunkin’ Pumpkin … Continue reading
Yes, the fresh hop news is coming fast and furious these days! Portland’s Threshold Brewing has three fresh hop beers coming out this season—or “Thresh hop” beers, as the brewery is calling them. Here’s the email announcing the beers, which are releasing September 8: We’ll be releasing 3 fresh hop … Continue reading
Portland’s Fresh Hop Pop-Up Beer Fest is back! It’s a 17 day extravaganza of fresh hops taking place at Prost! Marketplace from September 16 through October 2. Many of the days feature special brewery or themes and the fresh hop beers will be in constant rotation, so if (when) you … Continue reading
Between its two pubs in Bend and in Portland, Deschutes Brewery has a big lineup of fresh hop beers coming out this year. As usual, Chasin’ Freshies Fresh Hop IPA is returning in cans, and will be featuring fresh Idaho 7 hops this time around. It will be out in … Continue reading
This month, San Diego’s AleSmith Brewing teams up with New York’s Other Half Brewing to release Hop Cypher IPA, a collaboration beer that was brewed up at the west coast brewery which is, appropriately enough, a west coast IPA. It’s available in 16 ounce cans. Press release: West Coast meets … Continue reading
Oktoberfest in Munich runs from September 17 through October 3 this year, but many breweries consider the beginning of September (or even earlier these days) to be Oktoberfest season. Ohio’s Cartridge Brewing is no exception. The brewery kicked off the season with two special beers and a stein promo. Details: … Continue reading
I’m a bit late posting this since the launch event was last Thursday, but the beer is still available: Able Baker Brewing of Las Vegas teamed up with Circa Resort and Casino to brew a beer inspired by Circa’s neon kicking cowgirl sign. The sign is apparently something of an … Continue reading
Biggerstaff Brewing is a relatively new brewery located in Atlanta, Georgia, observing its first anniversary this month. As part of that celebration, the company announced the release of its first canned beer, an IPA named Family & Field. Press release with details: Biggerstaff Brewing Company will celebrate its first anniversary … Continue reading
At some point this year I got onto the press mailing list for Nashi Orchards of Washington, when I received a press release about the cider maker’s new non-alcoholic perry (cider made from pears). I’ve been reviewing a number of non-alcoholic and lifestyle beers and similar beverages, but a non-alcoholic … Continue reading