The 2014 Fresh Hop Throwdown at The Noble Fir is in the books, and Breakside Brewery took top honors from the judges with their Fresh Hop Simcoe IPA. 17 fresh hop beers (and one cider) from WA and OR were featured at the event. There was a blind judging of all the beers earlier in the day, and the beers with the top four scores were:
1) Breakside Fresh Hop Simcoe IPA
2) Fort George Fresh IPA
3) Schooner Exact Amarillo Fresh Hop IPA
4) Fremont Cowiche Canyon Mosaic Fresh Hop Ale
There were a lot of great beers pouring (click on the image to see the full list up close) and some stiff competition across the board. A big thumbs up to the entire staff at The Noble Fir for handling a huge crowd as well as they possibly could. Also, a big thanks to the judges that participated and the breweries that were a part of the Throwdown.
I’d love to hear what other people’s favorites of the day were. Feel free to leave a comment.
I would imagine that several of these fresh hop beers are still on tap at The Noble Fir, so if you missed the event you can stop by when they open back up Tuesday (4pm) to see what is left.
Bryan // Sep 29, 2014 at 8:39 am
If anyone finds Laurelwood fresh hop on tap in Seattle, please post! Despite not being on the rankings list, that keg was the first to blow at The Noble Fir. So good!
Ty // Oct 4, 2014 at 12:32 am
There’s a Seattle, Oregon, now?