When Matt Brynildson, world-renowned Brewmaster of FW, wants to tag along on a wet hop brew day, there is only one thing to say: “OK!” (not, “Are you sure?” Or, “Do you mean us, us?”)  And so, the day before the brew we found ourselves driving around the Yakima area, in search of a couple perfectly picked varieties. First, we headed over to Mabton where Sauve & Son Farms were picking some pristine little Simcoes. Then, we came back through Moxee to visit CLS farms…who sent us all the way over to their other Wenas Farm, buried deep in the Northwest region of the valley, for some choice Citra. It was…a long day. But you know what, we had a blast (and didn’t blow our Invitational invite…that we know of…), and this beer is fantastic because we decided to chase the right varieties for the right beer. An old crusty would call it “going the extra mile” and we did that (many miles over), just for you.