The pandemic continues, which really puts the kibosh on fresh hop events for another year (though there are some still going on), but at least breweries are still brewing these oh-so-fresh harvest ales. That of course means it’s time for my annual Central Oregon roundup of fresh hop beers, tracking them as they are released.

Here’s the list of locals, same format as last year (which is pretty well dialed in at this point): breweries are listed alphabetically, then the beers are listed as I learn about them and/or by date, along with what fresh hop varieties were used if possible. If there are dates next to the beers, that’s when they are available (or as close as I can figure). As always, beers and dates are subject to change, and some may run out quickly. There are some vague entries which merely indicate I know they are being brewed, but no other details.

Check back often for the latest updates, at least through, say, mid-October; by that point, pretty much every local fresh hop beer releasing this year should be known and listed.

Beers (brewery, beer, variety, date available if known) (alphabetical by brewery)
     (those listed in blue also available in cans or bottles)

1. 10 Barrel Brewing – Fukton Fresh Hop Ale – Centennial – October 1
2. 10 Barrel Brewing – Fresh Hop Carver IPA – Mosaic – October 11
3. Bend Brewing – Fresh Trop Fresh Hop IPA – Simcoe – September 10 (cans)
4. Bend Brewing – Fresh Hop Grove Pale – Strata – September 17 (cans)
5. Bend Brewing – Bines That Shine Fresh Hop Red – Crystal – September 24
6. Bend Cider – Fresh Hop Cider – Nugget, Cascade – October 8
7. Bevel Craft Brewing – Green Flag Fresh Hop IPA – Strata – September 17
8. Bevel Craft Brewing – Green Flag Fresh Hop IPA – Citra – October 1
9. Boss Rambler Beer Club – Stokes Fresh Lager – Willamette – September 17 (cans)
10. Boss Rambler Beer Club – The Fresh Fresh Strata Hazy IPA – Strata – September 17 (cans)
11. Boss Rambler Beer Club – The Fresh Fresh Centennial West Coast IPA – Centennial – September 17 (cans)
12. Bridge 99 Brewery – Fresh Hop IPA – Cascade, Chinook – September 13
13. Cascade Lakes Brewing – Koosah Fresh Hop IPA – Centennial – September 3 (cans)
14. Cascade Lakes Brewing – Watkins Fresh Hop Pale Ale – Chinook – September 17
15. Crux Fermentation Project – Pert Near Fresh Hop IPA – McKenzie – August 27 (cans)
16. Crux Fermentation Project – Full Gold Fresh Hop Hazy IPA – BRU-1 – September 24 (cans)
17. Crux Fermentation Project – Cross Rhodes Fresh Hop IPA – Cascade – October 7
18. Deschutes Brewery – So Much Centennial Fresh Hop IPA – Centennial – September 1
19. Deschutes Brewery – Greater with Goschie Fresh Hop IPA – Strata – September 15
20. Deschutes Brewery – Chasin’ Freshies Fresh Hop IPA – Triumph, Cashmere – September 23 (cans)
21. Deschutes Brewery – Hop Trip Fresh Hop Pale Ale – Crystal – September 23
22. Deschutes Brewery – Haze Plays Fresh Hop Hazy IPA – Idaho 7 – October 6
23. Deschutes Brewery – 630 to Bend Fresh Hop Session IPA – HBC 630 – October 6
24. GoodLife Brewing – 150 Hippies Fresh Hop Pale – Strata – September 16 (cans)
25. McMenamins Old St. Francis School – Thundercone Fresh Hop Ale – Cascade – September 17 (cans)
26. RiverBend Brewing – Millennials Hate Centennials – Centennial – September 1 (cans)
27. Silver Moon Brewing – Hydrosphere Fresh Hop IPA – Strata – September 14 (cans)
28. Sunriver Brewing – Fresh Hop Holy Schmidt! – Liberty – September 10
29. Sunriver Brewing – Fresh Hop Vicious Mosquito IPA – Centennial – September 13
30. Sunriver Brewing – Green Initiative Fresh Hop IPA – Strata – September 13 (cans)
31. Sunriver Brewing – Fresh Hop Rippin – Amarillo – September 24
32. Sunriver Brewing – Fresh Hop Vicious Mosquito IPA – Simcoe – September 27
33. Sunriver Brewing – Fresh Hop Clearview – Citra – September 27
34. Sunriver Brewing – D’Kine Fresh Hop IPA – Mosaic – October 1
35. Sunriver Brewing – Doug Said So Fresh Hop APA – Talus – October 11
36. Three Creeks Brewing – Conelick’r Fresh Hop IPA – Centennial – September 10 (cans)
37. Three Creeks Brewing – Sabro Fresh Hop Ale – Sabro – September 21
38. Wild Ride Brewing – Dunder Mifflin Sabro Fresh Hop Hazy Session IPA – Sabro – September 9
39. Wild Ride Brewing – Journey to a New Strata-Sphere Fresh Hop IPA – Strata – September 17 (cans)
40. Worthy Brewing – Hop Gusher Fresh Hop IPA – Comet – September 24
41. Worthy Brewing – Hop Gusher II Fresh Hop Lager – Comet – October 2

Number of fresh hop beers by hop:

• Amarillo – 1
• BRU-1 – 1
• Cascade – 4
• Cashmere – 1
• Centennial – 6
• Chinook – 2
• Citra – 2
• Comet – 2
• Crystal – 2
• HBC 360 (experimental) – 1
• Idaho 7 – 1
• Liberty – 1
• McKenzie – 1
• Mosaic – 2
• Nugget – 1
• Sabro – 2
• Simcoe – 2
• Strata – 8
• Talus – 1
• Triumph – 1
• Willamette – 1