Atlantic Canada Beer News

Rockbottom releasing Saison Harvest Ale Saturday, September 15th

Posted by AtlCan BeerBlog on 2012-09-15
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Rockbottom Brewpub’s Saison Harvest Ale, a local-source wet-hop farmhouse ale, will be released Saturday, September 15th at 11:30 am.  The beer was brewed with 3 varieties of locally sourced fresh hops and topped off with additional fresh hops from Quebec.   The beer is described as:

Oh so spicy and refreshing, almost demanding you to have another. The wet-hops shine through with floral, green, vegetal and spice notes reinforcing the spicy esters created through fermentation by this very special yeast. Time to enjoy the fruits of the season!

Garrison Brewing Co. to release 2012 version of 3 Fields Harvest Ale Friday, September 21st

Posted by AtlCan BeerBlog on 2012-09-14
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As per Garrison’s Facebook page, the 2012 version of their 3 Fields Harvest Ale will be available starting next Friday.  Hops from 4 different Nova Scotia fields, Meander River Farms, Wysmykal Farm, Ross Farm Museum and Fiddlehop Farms were used in the production of the brew.  The beer is described on the Garrison site as:

Deep golden colour.  It has a complex combination of floral, lemon and pine aromas, featuring a juicy citrus mouth feel with a hint of pine and ginger and lingering hop finish.

The brew comes in at 6.4% ABV and at 39 IBUs.

If you haven’t been to the Garrison website lately it has been re-done and is looking good!

FiddleHop Farms harvesting their hops this Saturday

Posted by AtlCan BeerBlog on 2012-08-30
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Today I received the following press release from FiddleHop Farms regarding this weekend’s annual hop harvest:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FiddleHop Farms will complete their second year in production with their annual hops harvest this Saturday!

Glenholme, NS – September 1, 2012 – This Saturday, Nova Scotia’s largest hop yard, FiddleHop Farms will be capping off another season in production. With the help of some amazing volunteers the FiddleHop crew will be harvesting this year’s yield of local organic hops for Halifax beer maker, Garrison Brewery.

“We’re really excited to continue our partnership with Garrison Brewery” said Evan Price, co-owner of FiddleHop Farms. “We were very pleased with the ‘3 Fields Harvest Ale’ which was made in collaboration with hops from our field and 3 other hops producers in the province. We have an exceptional yield of crops this year and we are proud that our hops and farm will be a part of such a great product!”

“It has been a full season of overcoming obstacles, while using organic pest control and nutrient management techniques” co-owner Jason Pelley added.  “We’re very proud to be a part of Nova Scotia’s farming community and contribute to a completely Nova Scotian beer.”

FiddleHop Farm works very closely with Garrison ‘Brewmaster’, Daniel Girard to ensure quality production for brewing. Each year all the hop farms in Nova Scotia who supply Garrison, harvest their crop on the same day and Garrison adds them to the kettle within a 24 hour period to create this special annual “wet hop” brew.

Be sure to watch for the release of Garrison Brewery’s “3 Fields Harvest Ale” this season! Made with over 100kg of Nova Scotia “wet hops” this ale is a great celebration of the local beer making industry!

About Fiddle Hop Farms
Fiddle Hop Farms was established in early February 2010. Evan Price had been running a fresh fiddlehead distribution business that harvested wild fiddleheads for sale in May and June. To better organize the harvest, the fiddlehead crew transplanted some 12,000 crowns onto the farm property in Glenholme over six weeks. The farm has about three acres of wild fiddleheads which produce about 5,000 lbs of the fresh veggies each year.