BridgePort Releases Hop Harvest

24 Sep 2015 --- Portland, Ore. – September 24, 2015 – For the crew at BridgePort Brewing Company, Oregon’s oldest craft brewery, early fall is their favorite time of year. It’s only then that they get to drive to the hop fields of the Willamette Valley to collect fresh Oregon aroma hops to make the annual special treat, Hop Harvest fresh hop ale.

In under an hour, hops from Sodbuster Farms in Salem, Ore. are picked and added to the brew, ensuring an extremely fresh hopped IPA.

“Getting those fresh green hops into the beer as quickly as possible ensures that fresh hop flavor that we all love this time of year,” commented Jeff Edgerton, Brewmaster of BridgePort Brewing Company. “For 2015, we’ve brewed a classic IPA style beer and infused it with more than 250lbs of fresh Crystal hops per brew; giving the brew a soft citrus aroma and flavor unlike anything you can get from dried hops.”

BridgePort uses a simple process to give this seasonal, limited-release beer the freshest hop flavor. First, the beer is brewed, then at the end of fermentation and immediately after the hops are delivered, the freshly fermented beer is poured straight over the green Crystal hops, capturing that fresh, local flavor. Hop Harvest 2015 will be available on draft and in 22 oz. bottles at BridgePort’s BrewPub and participating retailers.