State of Excitement Harvest IPA is the third in a series of beers that raise funds for the Oregon Brewers Guild. The state of Oregon’s non-profit industry trade organization for craft brewers has been hard hit by the pandemic and turned to their members and the public for support. The OBG brought together 26 Oregon breweries to collaborate on State of Excitement No. 3, which was brewed at Redmond’s Wild Ride Brewing.

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“Our original vision for this beer was a Fresh Hop Pale Ale to be brewed with fresh Crystal and El Dorado hops. Unfortunately, we had to pivot due to the effect the wildfires had on the harvest schedule, but that’s 2020 for you,” says Christina LaRue, Executive Director of the Oregon Brewers Guild. “We were able to access freshly kilned 2020 Centennial hops, which led us to the idea of creating a Harvest IPA - it may not be a fresh hop beer, but it’s darn close!”

The 6.5 percent Harvest IPA is brewed from freshly kilned Centennial hops donated by Crosby Hops, Pekko hops donated by Goschie Farms, and Amarillo donated by PDX U-Brew/Unicorn Brewing; malts donated by Country Malt Group, including Pure Oregon two-row crafted from 100% Oregon grown barley; pitched with Flagship yeast donated by Imperial Yeast; printing, cans and packaging donated by Rose City Label, Craft Canning and WCP Solutions. Label design work was donated by Baerlic Beer Co. All of the proceeds from State of Excitement No. 3 benefit the Oregon Brewers Guild, and its efforts to protect and promote the state’s craft beer industry.

“It was a pleasure and honor to be the host brewery for the State of Excitement Collaboration this Fall.  The Harvest IPA that was created was definitely a deeply discussed and collaborated beer.  The overall impression of the result is that of a classic IPA with Centennial and Amarillo dominating the hop characteristics,” says Michael “Curly” White, Head Brewer at Wild Ride Brewing. “The way the brewing community came together to help out in all facets of the design, brew and packaging reminded me of the actual community that Oregon brewers maintain.”

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