The question of whether or not to age a beer has no simple answer. Some beer drinkers and brewers will tell you that beer only “tastes best” when it’s fresh. That’s probably not true. Beer is far too ...

Craft beer nerds know that fresh-hop beer season starts in late August, but some mistakenly think that it ends in early September. Contrary to popular belief, this celebration of beer made with wet, ...

Sorry pumpkin-spice ale. You too, Oktoberfest. In this IPA-obsessed region, fresh hop is the beer of autumn. It’s Washington’s true seasonal beer, tied very much to a time and place. The time: late ...

We’re in the middle of the Washington hop harvest, which means it’s time for beer fans to raise a pint to fresh hop brews. Also called wet-hopped beers, fresh beers are unique to the Pacific Northwest ...

Fresh beer has a vibrancy and brightness that’s simply unmatched. “Fresh beer is like live music,” Moonlight Brewing founder Brian Hunt once said. “Stale beer is like listening from the parking lot.” ...

With September just around the corner, that can only mean one thing for craft beer enthusiasts. Fresh hop season is officially here and west coast breweries up and down Interstate 5 are releasing ...

The beginning of fall means the onslaught of seasonal flavors, from pumpkin spice lattes to apple cider – but for beer lovers, it’s also fresh hop season. Hops are the flowers of the hop plant that ...

As the local brewery scene continues to evolve and grow, we’re rounding up the news, events and new releases you need to know about. Here’s the latest: Comrade’s most award-winning beer gets its ...

For this week’s Brewvine we’re checking out Fresh Coast Beer Works in Traverse City. This microbrewery has great food and beer, but it’s also a great spot to learn how to brew your own beer and get ...

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Virginia may be for craft beer lovers, but are all Virginians making sure they are drinking nothing but the freshest brews? Probably not. “The aging process of beer can degrade some of the flavor and ...