Yesterday we ventured out to the Puyallup Fair for our annual family outing... and had a great time! Bryan took a half day so that we could fully take advantage of the fair, rides and all the other goodies that go with it. Holly was a trooper and made it from around 1:00pm till about 9:00pm - with no complaints or anything! Of course she fell asleep before we even made it home and for those that know... we live about one mile from the fair, I'd say she was exhausted!
The highlight of our visit to the fair though was checking in on Bryan & Hawk's brew entry. They have once again taken first place of their division. I'd say these two are pretty darn good brewers! Bryan seemed a little bummed he didn't win the grand prize, but they won first and best in show for their category - nothing to balk at in my mind! They are pretty proud!
Good Job guys, you deserve it!
This weekend the boys harvested their hop crop for the season. Bryan has an okay yield however, Hawk had a great yield by far! They picked about three to fours times more then they had last year - very exciting! Now they wait for the them to dry and soon they'll be brewing... on their new equipment they are concocting! Next year Bryan plans to plant more hops and hopes to stock up more for the year. These two are serious hobbyists!
