
Sitting around one day in Hood River over a couple of great
local beers, we suddenly had a terrific idea. How about a blog for Hood River
Hops Fest! We love seeing all 10,000 of you every year in September for the
Hops Fest, so we wanted to find a way to chat with you all year long--to talk
about the excitement that builds before the event and then share memories when
another great Hops Fest goes into the record books.

First, a reminder that the
Hood River Hops Fest is on
Saturday, September 27 this year, so please SAVE THE DATE! Best to nail
down
Lodging Reservations
now for you, your friends, your family, and anyone else you're bringing this
year. Then be sure to tell your boss you need vacation time from at least 9/26-10/15,
just so you get the full HR experience.

This year's event will be bigger and better than ever.
Musicians are lining up to play, breweries you know and love are plotting their
recipes for fresh-hop beer, and the event staff is diligently tasting local
beer to help ensure quality control on your behalf.
And, in addition to providing you with news about all things
HR Hops Fest, we'll also be inviting some guest bloggers who know about beer,
hops, beer, Hood River, and, well, beer.

Along the way we'll have some contests for HR Hops Fest
tickets, t-shirts, hats, and more cool stuff. So please subscribe so you'll get
a notice when we post a new blog; invite your friends, spouse, girlfriend, dog,
cat, bartender, and anyone else you think is cool to sign up for all the latest
HR Hops news too.
Cheers!