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| Hot on the heels of a bottled Lagunitas fresh hop beer, two from Deschutes arrived at Casa Beervana, Chasin’ Freshies (still the worst name in beer!) and Hop Trip–and two more chances to disprove my skepticism that fresh hop flavor can be bottled.
(As a side note, Chasin’ Freshies plays a prominent role in my skepticism. One recent year, I was down at Deschutes sampling fresh hop beers, and Chasin’ Freshies was on tap. It was the first year they made it, and I assumed it was just one of the many one-offs they do during fresh hop season. It was one of the best examples I’d ever had, though, and so imprinted itself on my brain. A couple hours later, I arrived home and found a bottle of the same beer waiting for me. That Chasin’ Freshies was nothing like the beer served on tap and yet was, presumably, as fresh as the brewery could make it.) (As a side note to the side note, I’ll add that I’ve only previously had one fresh hop beer worth a damn–BridgePort Hop Harvest.) So back to D … |
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