Here in the Pacific Northwest, it is Fresh Hop beer season. With Yakima Valley, which produces 75% of domestic hops, so close there are plenty of fresh hop beers available at this time. Just moving from Indianapolis to Seattle, I had heard and tried fresh hop beers, but really didn’t pay them a ton of attention. Well out here, people pay a lot of attention. Hell there was even a Fresh Hop Throwdown at one of my favorite bars, The Noble Fir.
The first adjective that comes to mind when I smell and taste the beer is “clean.” The taste of hops is refreshing and pure with minimal bitter aftertaste. Honestly, and this could be because I’m new to the fresh hop style, this beer reminds me a lot of a less alcoholic Pliny the Elder. As most of you beer lovers know that’s a compliment. Unlike Pliny, you can have a couple of bombers without getting too smashed, so that makes me like it even more. This is yet another excellent beer from Fremont Brewing.
Grade: A
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