2015 Montana Fresh Hop Ale Directory

With hop harvest season coming to a close it’s time to enjoy one of the year’s best beer seasonals: fresh hop ales. These beers highlight the flavors and aromas of hops by using them at their best, straight from the harvest. A well-done fresh hop ale has a certain extra zing to it that is…

‘Tis the Season for Fresh Hop Ales

Sure, the fall season brings us great rich, malty brews in the form of oktoberfests, bocks and the like, but fresh hop ales are staking a claim to the most anticipated fall releases.  Unlike most beer styles, for which the “seasons” have blurred so much that you can find nearly anything at any time, fresh…