2025 Wet Hop Party!

Come join us at Original Pattern Brewing for a hop-tastic event like no other! Get ready to sip on the freshest brews made with just-picked wet hops.

This year we are brewing up MORE wethop brews than last year to test our limits and we produced SIX DIFFERENT wet hop beers. A HUGE undertaking!

Why is this time of year so special for us?

Most hops are processed and packaged so craft brewers can store them for great lengths of time. (When you’re making beer year-round, brewers always need hops at the ready.) We describe wet hops as those that get harvested, are not dried, and rushed home for immediate brewing. In the case of most of our wet hop beers, it's a 24-hour or less window from when the hops come down to when they hit our brew kettle.

Several factors make fresh hops beers uniquely challenging for brewers and desirable for hop enthusiasts. wet hops are less concentrated, so it takes more of them to achieve the same flavor as a beer made with dried and pelletized hops. Wet hops also provide distinctively grassy, plant-like, and “green” flavor profiles without the bitterness we associate with IPAs and other beers featuring copious dried hops.

Additionally, wet hops expire extremely quickly and need to be used roughly within 24 hours of harvest. Yakima in Washington and Oregon’s Willamette Valley grow the vast majority of American hops, so you’re more likely to see breweries in the Pacific Northwest use freshly harvested hops.

What hops are we featuring this year?

Strata hops in "Strata Squish"

Simcoe hops in "Dank Schrader"

Citra hops in “Citra Shenanigans”

Mosaic hops in “Mountains of Mosaic”

Amarillo hops in "Amarillo Ambush"

Krush hops in "Krush Groove"

This is going to be an epic celebration of flavor, aroma, and a wicked fresh good time. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to taste the essence of the harvest season with a specialty flight and mixed 4-pack so you can take home the ones your love!

Host or Publisher Original Pattern Brewing Company