For its twentieth 12 months, the Hood River Hops Fest is making a transfer…a transfer to the Hood River Occasion Web site alongside the scenic Columbia River Gorge. This 12 months’s milestone occasion that takes place on Saturday, October 5, 2024 and can characteristic almost 30 breweries from all throughout Oregon and Washington, every brewery bringing its greatest contemporary hop beers.
The Hood River Hops Fest is Oregon’s largest contemporary hop competition and can delight hop lovers with a spectacular beer lineup in setting that’s unmatched. In its earlier years, the competition was held in downtown Hood River however for this 12 months it makes a transfer to the waterfront, throughout from Ferment Brewing. The household pleasant fest will happen from 11:00am – 7:00pm and can embody extra than simply beer as there will likely be reside music, meals and different distributors to check out.
Nevertheless, one challenge that we’ve got confronted when touring from Portland to Hood River is arriving again residence safely after consuming a couple of beers. A method to do that with out the added expense of staying in a single day in Hood River is to make the most of the Columbia Gorge Categorical. This shuttle service presents riders a simple method to journey the Columbia River Gorge from Portland, problem free and at an reasonably priced fee!
This fall, the Columbia Gorge Categorical presents seven every day departures from Portland’s Gateway Transit Heart and Hood River. Every run presents dramatic fall views up the Gorge, arriving in Hood River
in simply over an hour. As soon as there, riders will instantly switch to the native Hood River Join, which drops them on the Hood River Waterfront, making for a brief stroll to the competition.
If you wish to experience your bike whereas in Hood River, the Columbia Gorge Categorical can carry as much as 9 bikes per bus, so passengers can pedal round Hood River as soon as they arrive. What a good way to discover the Gorge!
To rider the Columbia Gorge Categorical, there are a few ticket choices. One can buy one-way fares from Portland’s Gateway Transit Heart for simply $10. Nevertheless, the very best deal is to buy an annual Gorge Transit Cross for simply $40. This is a wonderful worth to reap the benefits of the entire great thing about the Gorge!
To buy Columbia Gorge Categorical or another Columbia Space Transit fares, click on right here. And as a particular supply, Hood River Hops Fest attendees who arrive car-free will obtain one free drink token for use at competition!
Take a peek on the listing of breweries pouring on the occasion. We’re informed that there will likely be over 40 contemporary hop beers being served!
2024 Hood River Hops Fest Breweries:
Binary Brewing
Breakside Brewery
Chehalem Valley Brewery
Declare 52 Brewing
Creekside Brewing
Double Mountain Brewing
All people’s Brewing
Ferment Brewing Firm
Hearth on the Mountain Brewing Co.
Fort George Brewery
Freebridge Brewing
Full Sail Brewing Firm
Gigantic Brewing Firm
Hopworks City Brewery
Kings & Daughters Brewery
Mac and Jacks Brewing Co.
Migration Brewing
Mt Hood Brewing
Pelican Brewing
pFriem Household Brewers
Rogue Ales
Silver Falls Brewery
Solera Brewery
Stickmen Brewing Firm
Sunriver BrewingÂ
Thunder Island Brewing Co.
Wild Experience Brewing
Working Arms Fermentation
There are a couple of ticket choices for entry into the 2024 Hood River Hops Fest. New this 12 months is that the competition isn’t together with a take residence glass with every entry. Official glassware isn’t required to take part within the competition’s beer tasting. If not buying glassware, please assist the occasion cut back its waste footprint by bringing your individual drinkware. Jars, mugs, steins, and glasses are all welcome! In any other case, your beer pattern will likely be served in a plastic cup.
GRAND TASTING PACKAGE – $30 prematurely | $35 day-of
Contains entry and
– 12 beer tokens (advance buy)
– 10 beer tokens (day-of buy)
SMALL TASTING PACKAGE – $20 prematurely | $25 day-of
Contains entry and
– 6 beer tokens (advance buy)
– 5 beer tokens (day-of buy)
COMMEMORATIVE GLASSWARE ADD-ON – $7 prematurely | $10 day-of
A restricted variety of commemorative glasses will likely be obtainable to buy on web site. In case you assume you might wish to drink, purchase a tasting package deal.
DESIGNATED DRIVER TICKET – $10 prematurely | $15 day-of
Contains entry ONLY. No tasting glass or tokens.
UNDER 21 – FREE
Contains entry ONLY. (add-on to grownup ticket required)
Every pour is 3 ounces. Extra tokens will likely be obtainable on the occasion for $2.00 every. To buy any of those ticket choices prematurely, click on right here.
Past the tasty contemporary hop beers, the Hood River Hops Fest will as soon as once more host some improbable reside music in the course of the occasion. There will likely be 4 bands performing all through the afternoon till the early night. The lineup is as follows Joanna Lee Sousa (11:30 AM-1:00 PM), Shane Brown & The Sound (1:30-3:00 PM), Nietos De Beni (3:30-5:00 PM), and Chiringa (5:30-7:00 PM).
Hood River County is surrounded by world-renowned hop-growing areas, and since 2003 brewers have gathered every October in Hood River to share their fresh-hop beer creations. This 12 months is not any completely different and the organizers look ahead to see many acquainted faces at this 12 months’s occasion!
For extra details about taking the shuttle and the Gorge Cross go to gorgepass.com or name 833-3GO-PASS.
Hood River Occasion Web site – Portway Ave – Hood River, OR
About The Writer
DJ
D.J. is a Portland, Oregon primarily based author that spent his early life within the Midwest. With over 25 years below his belt of ingesting beer at festivals throughout America and the world, he has developed a powerful appreciation and understanding of craft beer and the business that surrounds it. He might be present in any of the nice breweries or beer bars that make Portland the very best beer metropolis on the earth. His writing will also be discovered within the archives of Northwest Brewing Information and might be adopted on Twitter and Instagram at @hopapalooza.
