Russian River HopTime Harvest Ale Returns in 2012

Exciting details coming out of Russian River for the return of Vinnie’s favorite Russian River Beer…Hop Time Harvest Ale.  This from the Mutineer:

In a recent interview with Santa Rosa’s Russian River Brewing Company owner and head brewer Vinnie Cilurzo, Mutineer asked him a fairly simple question about his beer: If you could have a Russian River stemmed glass filled with any one specific batch of beer you’ve brewed, what would it be? His answer? Russian River HopTime Harvest Ale. Vinnie continued, “HopTime Harvest Ale is our 100% wet hop beer which we have not made for several years due to capacity issues.” Vinnie doesn’t stop there and breaks the good news for hop heads everywhere (well, in California anyways) saying “However, we are brewing it again this year for the first time in a while.” Vinnie warns us though that these beers don’t age well and must be consumed fresh.