Wine Guy: Canned fresh hops

For many craft beer enthusiasts, this is the most wonderful time of year — it’s fresh hopped season! The year’s hop crop has been harvested and tossed into the kettle, and now the brewed results are hitting the shelves. Since fresh hops have a short shelf life most of the crop is dried and processed into hop pellets to ensure longevity and stability, but once a year the hops can come right from the field and into the brewhouse. These are the fresh hopped (or wet hopped) beers,