http://brewpublic.com/beer-events/fresh-hop-shortage/ News and information about craft beer, brewing, beer and brewing events, industry and culture. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:32:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://brewpublic.com/beer-events/fresh-hop-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-3685 Hop Harvest: The flavors hit the woof | An Exploration of Portland Food and Drink Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:37:58 +0000 http://brewpublic.com/?p=531#comment-3685 [...] fact, here’s a post from BrewPublic that pretty much mirrors my own experience. Waiting in long lines for a specific beer only to be [...] [...] fact, here’s a post from BrewPublic that pretty much mirrors my own experience. Waiting in long lines for a specific beer only to be [...]

]]> http://brewpublic.com/beer-events/fresh-hop-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Derek Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:24:18 +0000 http://brewpublic.com/?p=531#comment-35 What bothered me the most is that they weren't telling people there were virtually no fresh-hop beers left as they entered and there were no signs either. I think there was one fresh hop beer left when I got there -- they had replaced the rest of the taps with normal Hopworks beers. I feel like this takes advantage of those who don't spend their lives thinking about beer; "normal" people who just wanted to go to a beer festival now think they had fresh-hop beers when in a lot of cases, they haven't. What bothered me the most is that they weren’t telling people there were virtually no fresh-hop beers left as they entered and there were no signs either. I think there was one fresh hop beer left when I got there — they had replaced the rest of the taps with normal Hopworks beers. I feel like this takes advantage of those who don’t spend their lives thinking about beer; “normal” people who just wanted to go to a beer festival now think they had fresh-hop beers when in a lot of cases, they haven’t.

]]> http://brewpublic.com/beer-events/fresh-hop-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-31 greg Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:23:10 +0000 http://brewpublic.com/?p=531#comment-31 I tried to avoid the crowds by getting there early, but at 12:20 the line was almost a block long. After the crowds last year I was surprised to hear it would be some place smaller, more so to find it in just the parking lot. I got to try all the beers I was interested in, but this event is definitely a victim of its success. I tried to avoid the crowds by getting there early, but at 12:20 the line was almost a block long. After the crowds last year I was surprised to hear it would be some place smaller, more so to find it in just the parking lot. I got to try all the beers I was interested in, but this event is definitely a victim of its success.

]]> http://brewpublic.com/beer-events/fresh-hop-shortage/comment-page-1/#comment-30 George Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:03:42 +0000 http://brewpublic.com/?p=531#comment-30 Agreed. Lucky Lab 2006 was the best. You were able to get beer, the servers were friendly and not just pushing beer, atmosphere, etc. I went to last years and was dismayed at the lines as they were rivaling that of OBF. I skipped this year and have no plans to attend again. Looks like I made the right choice. Agreed. Lucky Lab 2006 was the best. You were able to get beer, the servers were friendly and not just pushing beer, atmosphere, etc. I went to last years and was dismayed at the lines as they were rivaling that of OBF. I skipped this year and have no plans to attend again. Looks like I made the right choice.

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