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09-03-2009, 04:51 PM
Rogue’s new Wet Hop Ale soaks taste buds
Posted By Noah Davis on Draftmag.com
http://news.draftmag.com/2009/09/02/rogues-new-wet-hop-ale-soaks-taste-buds
Rogue Ales is getting all wet.
Chatoe Rogue, a new offshoot label of the brewery, has announced its flagship brew Wet Hop Ale as the first brew of a series set for release in 2010.
And you guessed it, wet hops are the star of this beer; a 200-barrel brew is made with 3,000 pounds of wet, First-Growth hops.
These hops are brewed the same day they leave the ground, and then they are blended, bottled, and kegged by Rogue brewmaster, John Maier. Each of Chatoe Rogue’s products, all First-Growth GYO Certified, will use hops from Rogue’s Micro Hop yard.
Wet Hop Ale is made with Independence and Revolution hops, but the label also promises a Pinot Envy Ale, a Dirtoir Ale, a Single Malt Ale, and an OREgasmic Ale that will assuredly have big shoes to fill.
The brew will be on draft or in serigraphed 22 oz. bottles at the Independence Hop & Heritage Festival Sept. 25th and 26th in Independence, Oregon. If you can’t make it to the party, check out the Independence Hop Yard web cam to watch the hops grow live.
– Sarah Whitmire
Posted By Noah Davis on Draftmag.com
http://news.draftmag.com/2009/09/02/rogues-new-wet-hop-ale-soaks-taste-buds
Rogue Ales is getting all wet.
Chatoe Rogue, a new offshoot label of the brewery, has announced its flagship brew Wet Hop Ale as the first brew of a series set for release in 2010.
And you guessed it, wet hops are the star of this beer; a 200-barrel brew is made with 3,000 pounds of wet, First-Growth hops.
These hops are brewed the same day they leave the ground, and then they are blended, bottled, and kegged by Rogue brewmaster, John Maier. Each of Chatoe Rogue’s products, all First-Growth GYO Certified, will use hops from Rogue’s Micro Hop yard.
Wet Hop Ale is made with Independence and Revolution hops, but the label also promises a Pinot Envy Ale, a Dirtoir Ale, a Single Malt Ale, and an OREgasmic Ale that will assuredly have big shoes to fill.
The brew will be on draft or in serigraphed 22 oz. bottles at the Independence Hop & Heritage Festival Sept. 25th and 26th in Independence, Oregon. If you can’t make it to the party, check out the Independence Hop Yard web cam to watch the hops grow live.
– Sarah Whitmire