Jon Rydarowicz from Knucklehead Hop Farm said it best, “Grow it here, make it here, drink it here, Ohio Beer.” We’re excited to bring back Fresh Hop Week this year! An entire week dedicated to our fresh/wet hop beers brewed with hops from 4 different local farms. New and returning fresh hop beers on tap and available in cans beginning Monday, September 18th and finishing with all of our fresh hop beers on tap at Columbiana Craft Beer Fest on Saturday, September 23rd. Here’s the lineup for Fresh Hop Week 2023:
Monday, September 18th: “Knucklehead IPA” 7.2% Fresh Hop IPA brewed with Fresh/Wet Cascade Hops from Knucklehead Hop Farm (Leetonia, Ohio)
Tuesday, September 19th: "Cascading Nuts" 4.6% Fresh Hop Grapefruit Kölsch brewed with Fresh/Wet Cascade & Comet Hops from Barking Squirrel Hop Farm (Lisbon, Ohio)
Wednesday, September 20th: “Heintzel & Kettle” 4.8% Fresh Hop Session IPA brewed with Fresh/Wet Triple Pearl and AlphAroma Hops from Heintzelman Hop Farm (Greenford, Ohio)
Thursday, September 21st: “Woodhall III” 5.5% Fresh Hop English Pale Ale brewed with Fresh/Wet Nugget, Cascade, Chinook, Zeus and Comet hops from Knight’s Woodhall III Farm (Rome, Ohio)
Friday, September 22nd: ALL fresh/wet hop beers on tap and available in cans at Birdfish Brewing Co. - Get a flight of all 4 in the taproom and take home your favorite in cans or fill a growler to-go!
Saturday, September 23rd: ALL fresh/wet hop beers on tap at Columbiana Craft Beer Fest at Firestone Farms Town Center — get tickets here: https://columbianacraftbeerfest.com/