SEPT 25 & 29
Hellbent Brewing Company
At the Meridian Fresh Hop IPA Release on Tuesday, be the first to try the IPA that Hellbent Brewing made with fresh Meridian hops from Coleman Agriculture, a sixth-generation family-owned farm near St. Paul, Oregon. Then, at Saturday's Hellbent Brewing Company, sip the Oktoberfest Märzen Lager and two fresh hop IPAs (Amarillo and Meridian IPAs), plus the Harvest Fresh edition of the DANG! Citra IPA while you dance along to the Tyler Hamilton Band and the Charles Street Messengers.
North Seattle
SEPT 25-29
The Growler Guys
Avail yourself of the Growler Guys' large selection and discounts on fresh hop beers.
Lake City
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 26
Populuxe Brewing
Populuxe will release their 2018 Fresh Hop Citra Pale Ale with hops they picked up from Yakima themselves and brewed that day.
Ballard
SATURDAY, SEPT 29
Fresh Hop Ale Festival
Amazingly, Yakima Valley supplies 75% of the nation's hop crop. Yakima’s Fresh Hop Ale Festival, which benefits Yakima County–based arts and science organizations, provides a rare opportunity to taste a range of these hyper-seasonal, ephemeral beers in one place before they’re gone.
Yakima
Counterbalance Brewing
Greet fall with the release of Counterbalance's 2018 Fresh Hop Ale and the return of their Bad Wolf Dark Ale. Plus, play games, watch the Sounders, and eat franks from Chavoya's Hot Dogs.
Georgetown
Fiddler's Inn
The Ravenna bar will release the results of a Chainline Brewing beer made with hops harvested from the Fiddler's own beer garden.
Ravenna
The Noble Fir
A contingent of Seattle breweries (including Holy Mountain, Cloudburst, Reuben's, Georgetown, Stoup, Hellbent, Jellyfish, Rooftop, Lucky Envelope, Lagunitas Ballard, and Maritime Pacific) will go head-to-head against a flock of Portland brewers (Breakside, Laurelwood, Coalition, Mt. Tabor, Level, StormBreaker, Gigantic, Hopworks, Ecliptic, and Zoiglhause) to determine who can produce the best fresh hop beer.
Ballard
Redhook Brewlab
Redhook will unveil two new fresh hop beers: Azacca Fresh Hop IPA, a limited release fresh hop juicy/hazy IPA in their Humulus Unum series, and Safety Meeting Fresh Hopped Hempseed IPA, a hazy fresh hop IPA full of "peachy and nutty goodness."
Capitol Hill
SEPT 29-OCT 7
The Beer Junction
Quaff a selection of 20-30 kegs of fresh hop beer.
West Seattle
OCT 1, 3 & 10
Brouwer's Cafe
For Hopfest on October 1, Brouwer's bids beer lovers to "stop and drink the roses," with around a dozen fresh hop beers on tap until they run out. Then, they'll have An Evening with Bale Breaker and Friends on October 3, when Yakima-based brewery Bale Breaker (which is located right in the heart of the hop harvest in Yakima Valley) will show off their fresh hop beer and a couple of their fresh hop collabs with other breweries like Crux and Cloudburst, plus a Palm Springs Pilsner made in conjunction with San Diego brewery Modern Times. They'll also have a Fremont Fresh Hop Showcase on the 10th, featuring fresh hop beers made with different hops from the Cowiche Canyon in Yakima Valley, which Brouwer's calls "one of the best hop producing regions in the greatest hop producing region in the world."
Fremont
THURSDAY, OCT 4
The Beer Junction
Try fresh hop beers from local favorite Fremont Brewing.
West Seattle
Schooner will release their newest fresh hop beer, made with El Dorado hops from Yakima Valley's CLS Farms and featuring "slight citrus notes" and "a bright hop flavor profile with a refreshingly mild bitterness." The release party will offer $3 pints of the new brew, plus half off all appetizers.
Sodo
FRIDAY, OCT 5
Belltown Brewing
Toast to Belltown Brewing's new Carpenter Ranches Fresh Hop IPA, an "ode to the hardworking hop growers at Carpenter Ranches, who have been an integral part of the Yakima Valley hop industry since 1868" and made with fresh Mosaic hops.
Belltown
SATURDAY, OCT 6
Beveridge Place Pub
The homey neighborhood alehouse will close off the parking lot for a festival with over 30 local fresh hop beers, plus outdoor games and nosh.
West Seattle
MONDAY, OCT 8
Ghostfish Brewing Company
Gluten-free drinkers need not be left out of the fresh hop and fall beer fun: Ghostfish Brewing, which makes its gluten-free brews with millet, buckwheat, and brown rice, will release two special beers: Lunar Harvest—a Belgian tripel-style spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, clove, allspice, and coriander—and their second Fresh Hop Release, made with Simcoe Hops from Yakima Chief Ranches.
Sodo
OCT 9-12
The Pine Box
Taste 20 of the freshest, hoppiest beers around from select local breweries who get their hops from Yakima Valley.
Capitol Hill
WEDNESDAY, OCT 10
Ounces
Choose from over 30 taps exclusively dedicated to fresh hop and fall-themed beers (including pumpkin, Oktoberfest, and other fall-themed seasonals) to sample or gulp by the pint, and chow down on Uzbek food courtesy of the Tabassum food truck.
West Seattle
THURSDAY, OCT 11
Brave Horse Tavern
Chefs Bradley Layfield and Brendon Bain of the cozy gastropub Brave Horse Tavern will create a comforting menu to complement Fremont Brewing's fresh-hopped creations, Field to Ferment and Cowiche Canyon, and a lead brewer from Fremont will be on hand to explain the brewing process and answer questions.
South Lake Union
Seattle HarvestFest
Try a cornucopia of seasonally appropriate brews, including spiced, pumpkin, fresh hop, barrel-aged, and fruit-blended varieties.
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