Amnesia Single Hop Fest

Updated 6/3/2011: More info on the individual beers here.

Here is an interesting new event. Brewers have been playing with single isolated hop beers for quite awhile now and I remember my first experience being with Bison's line of Single Hopped Pale Ales was pretty eye opening. I believe that was the first time I had Simcoe and Summit hops isolated and it really helped educate your palate on what to expect from different varietals. More recently one of my favorite brewers Mikkeller started releasing single hop IPA's that were fantastic, the Nelson Sauvin varietal was especially revelatory and received a lot of love it or hate it reaction.

On Saturday June 4th Amnesia Brewing will host a mini beer fest dedicated to one hop beers. These are beers made with just one variety of hop throughout the brewing process from

bittering to finishing. There will be eight guest breweries each with a unique style of beer and

each beer made with a unique hop variety. Amnesia will also be featuring two single hop

seasonals of their own. Also, Along with each beer poured will be a whole cone sample of the

hop varietal used and a description detailing the particular hop, such as their crossbreeds and

flavor profiles.

We live in the second largest hop growing region in the world and hops are one reason our

region produces some of the best beers in the world. Come help us celebrate the wonders of

this herbaceous vine!

Breweries/hops:

Amnesia Brewing- Saphir, Crystal

Burnside Brewing- Amarillo

Caldera Brewing- Willamette

Cascade Brewing- Cascade

Coalition Brewing- Northern Brewer

Double Mountain Brewing- Cluster

Migration Brewing- Centennial

Rogue Brewing- Sterling

Upright Brewing- Tettnanger

Amnesia Brewing 832 N. Mississippi

Saturday June 4th

12-8pm

$2/ticket, 2 tickets=Full glass