What is Hop Harvest Fest, and what happens when you try to take on all 9 breweries in two days?

This episode drops you right into the chaos of the Hop Harvest Fest on the Inner West Ale Trail, chasing some of the freshest beer you’ll ever drink.

Fresh hops picked in Victoria, driven straight to Sydney, and brewed within hours. The result? Limited, once time beers across nine breweries in Marrickville and beyond.

This is Part 1 of the crawl. Four breweries down, five to go.

Along the way, David is joined by Cecilia Hollins and Beers with Boydo, plus brewers and locals, as the plan quickly shifts from “structured tasting” to “just keep moving.”

🍻 In this episode:

•  What makes fresh hop beers so unique (and why timing is everything) 
•  The road trip to Victoria to collect hops 
•  A hazy IPA heavy start
•  Why pilsners don’t always taste like you expect during fresh hop season 
•  The reality of beer tasting (and why even experts get it wrong) 
•  Is Coopers Pale Ale a craft beer?

🍺 Breweries featured (Part 1):

•  Batch Brewing Co 
•  Philter Brewing 
•  Sauce Brewing Co 
•  Mixtape Brewing 

If you love craft beer, pub culture, or just discovering the best of Sydney’s Inner West, this is what it actually feels like to do the Hop Harvest Fest - not polished, not perfect, just real.

Part 2 coming next… if we make it.

👉 Explore the trail:
 https://innerwestaletrail.com.au/

🍻 Breweries (Hop Harvest Fest Participants)

Mixtape Brewing
 https://www.mixtapebrewing.com.au/

Young Henrys
 https://younghenrys.com/

Batch Brewing Co
 https://batchbrewingco.com.au/

The Grifter Brewing Co
 https://thegrifter.com.au/

Future Brewing
 https://futurebrewing.com.au/

Bracket Brewing
 https://www.bracketbrewing.com/

Kicks Brewing
 https://www.kicksbrewing.com.au/

Sauce Brewing Co
 https://sauce.beer/

Philter Brewing
 https://philterbrewing.com/

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