Hopped.

It’s Fresh Hop Time! The annual All-Ohio Fresh Hop Festival begins tomorrow at noon! Beers straight from the field and from across the state only once a year. Due to the limited production, originally available only to the industry insiders, it is now open to the public. You will not be disappointed.

Visit HighGrain Brewing Co for info and link to tickets before they are sold out!

It’s finally time. The Harvest is over and 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐭 is once again out of the fermenter and filling the draft lines. Fresh from the field! The return of one of the greatest collaborations across the region. Fresh hop beers. Brewed only once a year. As the summer heat finally breaks, the first sign of cooling temperatures brings the arrival of one of the most pleasant flavor profiles available in the beer world. Local farms glean their fields, yielding a late season hop harvest of unparalleled freshness as crisp as the autumn air that saturates the soil surrounding them. The Cascade citrus shines as the sumptuous Chinook polishes the pour, keeping the swallow nimble enough that you finish still thirsty. One of the most distinctive brews in the country, they brim with bright herbal and special citrus notes without the sharp, bitter finish found in a typical IPA. These beers are as fresh as it gets so enjoy while it lasts. But act fast. Fresh hop season is fleeting. Most breweries and bars will have them on tap until mid-to-late October. An exclusive opportunity to try 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐭 and beers from across the state arrives tomorrow! SATURDAY - at the annual Ohio Fresh Hop Fest. Info and tickets @highgrainbrewing LINK in their bio. Do not miss it.

Many people see the Black Canyon, but very few ever enter it.
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1,413 miles to the trailhead from here. Followed by a 2-hour, 2,000 ft rugged descent. Chastised by our guides for even attempting to pack an over-the-shoulder Yeti full of ice and crowlers. Day 3 floating and fishing the Gunnison? I was a hero. Beer was still cold. A testament to . I’m here to say that it travels well.

Who says chemistry isn’t fun?

There is nothing like the celebration of beer’s bitter friend, freshly harvested hops. Especially when brewing with these guys at our 3rd annual HighGrain Hops Fest. Better living through chemistry.

Now, let’s take all those bad science jokes and Barium.

(That was in honor of my favorite highschool science teacher Mr. Pennycuff)
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Hops contain α-acids or humulones (C21H30O5) which are converted during wort boiling to iso-alpha-acids or isohumulones (1,4,6-Trihydroxy-1,3-bis(2-isopentenyl)-5-isovaleryl-3,5-cyclohexadien-2-on). The six-member ring in the humulone isomerizes to a five-member ring. The degree of bitterness imparted by hops depends on the degree to which otherwise insoluble alpha acids (AAs) are isomerised during the boil, and the impact of a given amount of hops is specified in International Bitterness Units (IBUs).

Weight(grams) = (Volume in liters x IBU x 10), (% Utilization x % alpha acid of hops).

The Freshies are Comin’
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As the sun sets on another amazing agricultural season and the fields are almost already empty . . .

The fun has has yet to even begin. Stay tuned, Cincy.






Just to name a few.
Blink and it will be gone, forever. Until next year.

Thank you Cincinnati Magazine! Great article. Amazing photos. But just wait until you taste the beer!!!

Fifty West Brewing Company Little Miami Brewing Co. Rhinegeist Karrikin Highgrain Brewing Co Ohio Hop Growers Guild

Hopped Farms Is Growing Your Next Beer - Cincinnati Magazine Fifty West, Karrakin, and HighGrain all get hops from Hopped Farms, and this fall, you’ll be able to taste some.

Great Beer = Great Friends.
Thanks Highgrain Brewing Co
Thanks Cappy's Wine and Spirits

The latest tool in refreshment technology, Amazonas II, Fresh Hopped Saison was made with locally sourced hops from our pals at Hopped Farms. This complex Saison is light and refreshing with bright, intricate hoppy notes!
Now at HGBC, Online and select retailers like Cappy’s
Thanks to our pals at Cappy's Wine and Spirits for the great pic! And Hopped. for the local hotness!

Just when you thought you were finished for the season... look at what Aaron goes out into the field and finds.
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A late season surge of Cascade and Alpha Aroma means more Fresh-Hopped Cincy Beers!

6PM Tonight! First Fresh Hop of the year in Cincy.
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Harvest Moon. We previewed it yesterday. Unbelievable this year! Like the hops are actually still growing right from the beer itself.

Ever wondered how a beer might’ve tasted, brewed with only fresh ingredients, 200 years ago — Fresh and hoppy green ready for a long boat ride from England to India? It’s very different than all the IPAs we drink now... Very natural, nimble and exciting.

Happy Hop Harvest!
Enjoy our ‘Delivery Day’ Sing-A-Long.
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It's the most wonderful time of the year
With the hops finally selling
And everyone yelling “Just have one more beer!”
It's the most wonderful time of the year

It's the hop-hoppiest season of all
No more field weeding and late brewery meetings
When plants have grown tall
It's the hap-happiest season of all

There'll be malts finally roasting
Full glasses for toasting
And harvesting all of the rows
There'll be spent inventories
Fresh hop categories
Your brewers will soon get to know

It's the most wonderful time of the year
The Fresh Wet Hops are flowing
And Minds will be blowing
With all the fresh beer!
It's the most wonderful time of the year