BOBBLE TIKI: THE RED HOT GOES DRY >>>

If you're a hop-head like Bobble Tiki, then you'll have your head honed in on The Red Hot's handles beginning March 25 when its Dry Hop Fest kicks off. No, not dry hump. Bobble Tiki wrote dry hop, which means brewers add whole leaf hops directly into the fermenter for a spicy hoppiness. Generous dry hopping gives beer an abundant hop aroma and crisp hop flavor.

I asked local breweries to make dry-hopped versions of their beer,explains Chris Trashcan, owner of The Red Hot.Most dry hop versions are just IPAs, but I did this so everyone can get in on the fun.  We'll have tasting/info sheets for people who want them. 

How long will the festival run?

We tap all of these kegs on the morning of March 25, and let-em go until they blow, explains Trashcan.

Here is a list of what you can expect:

Port Townsend Quadruple Dry Hopped Hop Diggidy IPA
Schooner Exact Dry Hopped 3 Grid IPA
Fish Tale Double Dry Hopped Organic IPA
Two Beers Dry Hopped 20/20 Blonde
Port Townsend Double Dry Hopped Reel Amber
Hales Ales Dry Hopped Pale Ale
Port Townsend Dry Hopped Brown Porter
Elysian The Wise Dry Hopped ESB
Port Townsend Dry Hopped Nitro Strait Stout
Big Al's Dry Hopped Herberts Ale Cask

[The Red Hot, Wednesday, March 25, 2914 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.779.0229]