Hop Madness

We are proud to announce that Hopmadness 2012 will happen August 25 – 26, 2012 at the Rouge Hop Farm in Independence Oregon. More details will come over the next few months. If you have any questions please use the contact form.

When, Where, and How?

The festival/get-together/campout is September 3-4, 2011 from noon to noon at the Rogue Farms Micro Hopyard in Independence, Oregon . Camping will be in the shady, grassy, fenced in area next to the Hop n’ Bed which is right across from the tasting room.

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Tickets

Prepaid online registration: $10/person or $15/family

Onsite/day of fest: $13/person or $20/family

The family rate applies only to those who permanently live at the same address.

What to bring

Bring your food, chairs, tables, tents, sleeping bags, shade (canopies) and anything else you wish to make your stay enjoyable (homebrew, sodas, etc.). Its always nice to bring some snacks to share around the camp.

It’s tradition… If you are planning to go on the hop tour please bring a homebrew or commercial beer for the hop farmers.

Events

• Hop harvest brewing: Fresh hops and water provided, bring your own brewing equipment.
• Hop tour: A tour of the active hop harvest (2pm on Sat)
• Best Damn Hoppy Beer Contest: Bring your hoppiest damn beer and enter it into the contest.
• Overnight camping: Bring a tent and cover just in case it rains (it is Oregon afterall).
• Hop Olympics: Organize a team of your fellow club members to compete for homebrewer bragging rights.

A special thanks goes out to White Labs for their prize donations for the Best Damn Hoppy Beer and People Choice competitions. White Labs sent 5 posters, 5 gift certificates for yeast and their board game BrewMaster. Next time you pick up yeast from your local homebrew store, please think of our sponsors.

Just 3 days left until Hop Madness. Have you purchased your tickets yet?

We have a new award that’s going to be added to the Peoples Choice and the Best Damn Hoppy beer contests. It’s called the Best Damn Brewing system and will be awarded to the person that has what the judges determine to be the best brewing system being used at Hop Madness.

This is last minute so we’re not quite sure what the prize is going to be, but we’re trying to make it worth your while.

Just a quick reminder about tickets. Friday is the last day to purchase Hop Madness tickets online and they will quit being sold at 11:59pm PST. Tickets at the event are $13 per person vs the $10 per person online, so save yourself a few bucks…….

So what are you waiting for? Purchase tickets now!

Below are a series of pictures showing the area that we will be brewing at during Hop Madness. Rogue uses this area to brew their beers on the farm and it should be more then suitable for our needs. There is water and power and we’ll be providing hops earlier in the day. So all you’ll need to bring is your brewing equipment, malt and yeast.

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!!!!

So while my Photoshop skills aren’t the greatest, here’s a map showing how we want to set up Hop Madness 2011 at the Rogue Hop farm. The first thing you notice is that south of the Bed n’ Breakfast House is a giant half-circle area of grass. This is where the main event is going to happen. The colors on the map correspond to the following activities:

1. Blue – This is the place to set up your tents for camping
2. Red – This is an area we’re calling “Hop Street.” More details on that below
3. Yellow – This is a driveway where you can drop off your camping/brewing supplies
4. Green – This is the brewing area. This is where Rogue brews their beers on the farm and it’s a fantastic area for us to brew
5. Orange – This is the Rogue Tasting Room. Stop by and try some of their beers.

Hop Street is an area we’re creating this year to avoid the “sprawl, and distance” that people have complained about in the past. Back at the park we used to stay at all of the clubs would set up in their own area away from each other and you would have to hike all over the park to be social with everyone. This year we want everyone to set up their easy-ups, lawnchairs and kegs/tap-boxes in the Hop Street area. This will not only make it easier and faster for people to get their samples and votes in for the Peoples Choice award but will hopefully promote more socialization.

Keep your eye out for a post in the next few hours detailing what the brewing facility looks like.

Just a little more then one day left until Hop Madness.

A special thanks goes out to By The Bottle for their prize donations for the Best Damn Hoppy Beer and People Choice competitions. By The Bottle sent  two – $10 Gift Certificates. Next time you you head to Vancouver, please think of our sponsors.

Just 2 days left until Hop Madness. Have you purchased your tickets yet?

Here’s the tentative agenda for Hop Madness. The big change in this one vs the previous one posted was that the Hop Farm Tour has been changed from 2pm to 4pm. If you have any questions please head over to the contact us form and send a message.

Saturday September 3rd

12:00 – Hop Madness Starts, Check-in Open

1:00 – Hop Bines arrive for picking

3:00 – Judging for the Best Damn Hoppy Beer Competition

4:00 – Hop Farm Tour

5:00 – Best Damn Hoppy Beer and Peoples choice winners announced.  Raffle follows

6:30 – Hop Olympics

Sunday September 4th

12:00 – Hop Madness Ends, Check-out and Cleanup

A special thanks goes out to Bader Beer & Wine Supply for their prize donations for the Best Damn Hoppy Beer and People Choice competitions. Bader Beer & Wine Supply sent a 2 – $25 Gift Certificates. Next time you you head to Vancouver, please think of our sponsors.

Just 3 days left until Hop Madness. Have you purchased your tickets yet?