to qualify as a “Fresh Hop” beer, brewers must get whole hop cones into the boil within a mere 24 hours of harvest!
 
It’s a mad dash. But well worth it! These seasonal sippers pack big, bright, herbaceous flavors — with only a fraction of the bitterness. Today’s Sodbusted Simcoe Fresh Hop IPA included!

Every year, the brewers at Portland’s Gigantic Brewing make the 15-hour trek to the Willamette Valley to visit Sodbuster Farms. There, they pick prime Simcoe Hops and rapidly brew them into their beloved Fresh Hop IPA series.