Jester King The Oregon Hop House

It’s sometimes easy to forget that the underpinnings of farmhouse ale is hoppiness. Hop-forward character balances acidity, complements the spicy, fruity flavors from fermentation, and provides depth and substance to agrarian-driven rustic beer. Harmony between earth, spice, stonefruit, bitterness, and acidity is among our all-time favorite flavor profiles. It’s semi-unheralded that to achieve this, our farmhouse ales often have hopping rates on par with American-style IPA. One and a half to three pounds per barrel of low-alpha acid, Noble or Noble-esque hops is not uncommon for us. - Jester King