09/17/2026
Get ready for some down home fun... The 2026 Fresh Hop Rodeo is kicking off!
Our annual 4-way collaboration / competition is here, and Round 1 of the 2026 rodeo is now on tap at our Yakima taproom. (Coming tomorrow to the Single Hill Commons in Ballard.) We had a great time with these brewers, from as close as Spokane and as far as Austin, and we whipped up a nice, crisp, Fresh Hop IPA base together.
Featured in the base b**r are fresh, wet C&C Hop Farms Centennial, Loftus Ranches Simcoe, and freshly dried Perrault Farms HBC 1176. From there, each brewery got to finish their own b**r, using only hops from the 2026 harvest. Here are your Round 1 competitors:
Nice Bolo • Rider: Uprise Brewing from Spokane, WA
Uprise rose to the Rodeo challenge by upgrading the Round One base with a blend of Fresh AF Roy Farms Strata, Haas Krush, and Black Star Ranch Simcoe.
First Kiln • Rider: Zilker Brewing in Austin, TX
Straight from Austin, and no stranger to rodeos, Zilker dressed up the Round One base with a ten gallon hat of Haas Krush, a pearl snap of Sauve & Sons Simcoe, and a bolo tie of Loftus Ranches Dolcita.
Barn Boogie • Rider: Sunriver Brewing in Bend, OR
Our friends from Sunriver elevated the Round One base with a FAF spread of Roy Farms Centennial and Strata, Sauve & Sons Simcoe, and Loza Amarillo.