Fremont Cowiche Canyon Organic Fresh Hop Ale

Brewed by Fremont Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Seattle, Washington USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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Bottle... Poured hazy, bright orange with a nice forming eggy/white head. Nose is just a bomb of floral and grassy hops. Totally solid IPA. Super clean and balanced with straight hop flavors without being too bitter. Citrus, pine, light fruits and malt too. The best fresh hop beer I have had in 2012.

Bomber. Pours a bright golden orange color with an inch of thick off-white head. The aroma is a sweet blend of resiny hops and cannabis with some tropical fruit and ripe citrus in the background. The taste starts with a strong dose of orange and grapefruit citrus, pine resin, caramel and malt rounded out with some vegtetal hops bitterness. The mouthfeel is medium-bodied with a finish that’s all citrus and resiny bitterness. Easily one of the best Fresh Hop Ales out there and another great brew from Fremont.

You can taste how fresh it is! The aroma is bright, floral and citrusy. The Citra hops are clearly the star here (obviously). The flavors are not super balanced, the scale definitely tips towards the hoppy side. This is exactly what I want out of a fresh hop IPA! I don’t want a bunch of malty sweetness muddling the fresh, local, organic hops. The bitterness is at the forefront and it slowly creeps to the back of the tongue and it lingers there for a while. I’m drinking this with my Thai style garlic chicken and green beans (about 10 stars). What a great pairing! I had a few good beers to choose from in the beer fridge and I’m glad I chose this one. Go out and find this beer; you won’t be sorry. Support organic! Support Seattle!

Huge thanks to mfavoino for sending this out my way. Thanks Matt! 22 oz. bottle served Deschutes tulip. A: Pours a clear amber color with a frothy white head forming on the pour. The head has great retention and recedes slowly leaving behind sticky and soapy looking spot of lace. S: A juicy bouquet of tropical fruits. Mango, papaya and green melon make a strong presence up front. There is some light grass and pale malts towards the back end that really round out the nose. T: Most malty than the nose suggests. A pale malt sweetness is up front with a nice mix of grassy hops and just a kiss of tropical fruits. There is a light bitter hop finish as well. M: Light bodied with a slight stick to the mouthfeel. Nice medium high carbonation makes this guy easily drinkable as well. O: A very delicious beer. As I’ve noticed with a few of the Fremont beers I’ve had the taste doesn’t quite live up to the nose. Still a highly drinkable and balanced beer that I’d have again. Serving type: bottle

Aroma wasn’t too heavy but was very pleasantly surprised when I tasted it. Lots of tropical fruit notes, bananas,guava, etc. Great balanced bitterness and a simple grain bill to showcase the fresh hops. Very good.

Pours mostly clear, copper-orange with a light, minimal head. Excellent aroma of pine and citrus. Flavor ditches the citrus for heavy resinous, lasting pine. Light caramel and grass. Moderately bitter finish. This is an awesome fresh-hop beer.

I’ve been drinking quite a few fresh hop ales lately, and so far, this is one of the stand-outs. It’s spicy, piney and delicious. Has a nice "green-ness" to it, and it’s grassy and zingy on the palate. Snappy bitterness in the finish, but it’s nicely balanced. Sweet citrus (tangerine and grapefruit mostly) in the aromas gives it real depth. Juicy and tasty!

Second half of this bomber is delicious. Warmed up a bit and the fine yeast cloud adds some smoothness. Rather light bodied but full of balanced flavor.hops are the feature lemony and passion fruit. Delicate malt balanced.id say more of a tame ipa or advanced pale ale. Awesome nonetheless.

22. Pours a clear medium amber with a gigantic sudsy white head and plenty of eggy lace. Huge citric nose, rich with oranges, orange peels, grapefruit, and tangerine. Watery medium body. Beautiful toast and caramel mid palate swimming under a tsunami of oranges and grapefruits. Long resinous finish. Beautifully done. if the flavor had a little more power and the body weren’t so watery, this would be a world-beater, instead of just a very, very good beer.

Pours a hazy orange. Bright, crisp, floral hops burst through in the aroma. This is a great traditional pale with a nice, bitter aftertaste. Really nice. Full of hop character, lots of mandarin -- I like it!