Wet/Harvest Hop Beers Beer Reviews

Brewed seasonally during the hop harvest when freshly picked hops are used. Gives great hop flavor.

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New Belgium Fresh Hop IPA

by Tom Smillie | American IPA, Beer Reviews, Colorado, Mug, New Belgium Brewing Inc., Pint Glass, United States, Wet/Harvest Hop Beers | 0 comments

A truly wet hopped beer, NBB incorporates freshly picked flowers that endure a quick road trip from Washington state to the brewery where they are then added to the boil.  After reading the following article on Billy’s blog (a great blog to check out), I changed...

Bridgeport Hop Harvest Ale

by Tom Smillie | BridgePort Brewing Company, Imperial / Double IPA, Oregon, Snifter, Tulip, Wet/Harvest Hop Beers, Wine Glass | 0 comments

What a glorious beer! Instantly I knew my grade based on two factors. The first being that it poured a light golden color letting me know the malt was only there to act as a sweetener and second, the hops were bursting with a vibrant fruity quality that filled the air...

Deschutes Hop Trip Pale Ale

by Taylor Birkey | American Pale Ale (APA), Deschutes Brewery, Mug, Oregon, Pint Glass, United States, Wet/Harvest Hop Beers | 0 comments

Tom and I recently cracked a bottle of Deschutes Brewery’s Bond Street Series Hop Trip, a fresh-hopped American Pale Ale. It comes as per usual in the familiar 650mL bomber, and has a nice label with an illustration of a truck carrying an overflowing load of...

Great Divide Fresh Hop

by Tom Smillie | American Pale Ale (APA), Colorado, Great Divide Brewing Company, Mug, Pint Glass, United States, Wet/Harvest Hop Beers | 0 comments

The bookstore I started at on Oct. 4th is finally open for business, meaning my schedule has become a little more consistent. For a while I was pulling 9-13 hour days in preparation for our grand opening. That said, I’m still on a Fresh hop, Wet hop, Hop Harvest (or...

Three Floyds Broo Doo

by Tom Smillie | American IPA, India Pale Ale (IPA), Indiana, Mug, Pint Glass, Three Floyds Brewing Company, United States, Wet/Harvest Hop Beers | 0 comments

Broo Doo, a beer that I’ve passed over the last couple years. Maybe it was due to the flamboyant/tripping label art which included a troll (with hops for hair), a rainbow, a princess, and a unicorn. Whatever my reason, I have definitely been missing out. When...

Founders Harvest Ale

by Tom Smillie | American IPA, Founders Brewing Company, India Pale Ale (IPA), Michigan, Mug, Pint Glass, United States, Wet/Harvest Hop Beers | 18 comments

Riding the wave of fresh hop harvest beers, I obtained a 4 pack of this gem. Known for brewing quality beers Founders on one of the few breweries I’ll return to when I’m not sampling/reviewing a “new” brew. As you can see the label art is top notch with amazing colors...