Brew Fest // Hood River Hops Fest 2011

This past Saturday we were down in the Gorge for the Myers' 30th Anniversary party.  But, before we were knees deep in decorations, we sprinted over to Hood River for Hops Fest.  We paid our entry (even the DD had to pay...LAME!) and had 4 tokens to spend among 38 beers.

38 Fresh Brews waiting to be consumed.

 Favorites of the Day?

• Meagan was a huge fan of Ninkasi's "Total Crystallization" and spent two of her four tokens on the fresh hopped version of their "Total Domination IPA." But really, that's not much of a surprise, she's a loyal fan of the Eugene, Oregon brewery. Even Kailee, not a beer drinker, enjoyed this beer's crispness.

Sidenote:  what the hell does Ninkasi mean?  She was the Sumerian matron goddess of beer and a hymn sung to her is the recipe for the malty beverage.  Now back to the beers...

•  Josh fell in love with a Belgian (surprise!) from hometown brewery, Full Sail.
• Chad...well, we're just not quite sure what Chad enjoyed.

Hood River Hops Fest 2011 from Jesse Larvick on Vimeo.

While we spent only one measly hour at the Hops Fest and, in essence, paid $10 for one full beer, it did give us the opportunity to fill up a growler of Double Mountain's fresh hopped "Killer Green." Much, much better than the Bud Light we were serving to the riffraff at the party.