The two largest hop-growing areas in the United States are in the Willamette and Yakima valleys, making the Pacific Northwest a beer destination. From mid-August to late September, local brewers rush to fetch these fragile fresh hops straight from farms to create special fresh-hop seasonal brews through October.
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