It’s harvest time. You can almost smell it. Actually, you can smell it, wafting across the fields and down local streets, if you’re lucky enough to live in one of those hop-growing corners of the world.
If you don’t live in one of those regions, consider a pilgrimage. But when to go? That’s easy. You go when they’re throwing a party. What better way to celebrate your favorite ingredient? What better excuse to go somewhere and drink fresh-hopped beers?
Here are some of the world’s biggest hop-harvest hoolies, when they take place, and what you might expect to find there.