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Read story → Independent Hop Lab • Est. 2016 • Portland OR
REWIRING BEER ONE HOP SWITCH AT A TIME
HopSwitch is a brewery wired like a circuit board. We switch hop varieties mid-fermentation, track oils like data, and brew IPAs, lagers & zero-proof beers with electric aroma.
27Hop varieties
142Batches / year
4.9★12k reviews
CIRCUIT BREAKER IPA ✦ FRESH HOP SWITCH ✦ ZERO VOLT 0.0% ✦ CITRA • MOSAIC • NELSON ✦ DRY-HOP SCIENCE ✦ CIRCUIT BREAKER IPA ✦ FRESH HOP SWITCH ✦ ZERO VOLT 0.0% ✦ CITRA • MOSAIC • NELSON ✦ DRY-HOP SCIENCE ✦
48K
HL brewed in 2025
HL brewed in 2025
19
Intl. beer awards
Intl. beer awards
92/100
Avg. RateBeer score
Avg. RateBeer score
0.0%–8.4%
From sober to hazy
From sober to hazy
01 /// ABOUT
NOT A BREWERY.
A HOP POWER STATION.
HopSwitch started in 2016 in a garage with two fermenters, a second-hand hop cannon and an obsession: what if you treat hops like electricity — switchable, measurable, remixable?
Today we run a 48HL brewhouse + 200m² hop lab in Portland. We cryo-freeze fresh cones within 90 minutes of harvest, sequence oil profiles with gas chromatography, and dry-hop in three switched stages instead of one dump.
Result? Beer that crackles. Our flagship Circuit Breaker IPA uses Citra for spark, Mosaic for body and experimental HBC 735 for that electric passionfruit jolt.
2016 — Garage switch ON
First 20L batch of Switchback Pale. Sold out in 47 minutes.
2019 — Hop Lab built
Installed hop cannon, centrifuge and cold-chain hop freezer.
2023 — Zero Volt launch
0.0% IPA with full aroma — 1.2M cans in first year.
2026 — HopSwitch 2.0
New taproom, 27 hop contracts, direct farm switching Yakima → Nelson.
02 /// HOP LAB
SWITCHOLOGY: HOW WE HACK AROMA
Three switches. Zero shortcuts. Every batch is logged, tasted blind, and only 1 in 4 makes it to cans.
SW-01
⚡
Switch Hop Bursting
We split dry-hop into 3 timed bursts at 18°C, 12°C and 4°C. Each temperature pulls different oils — citrus, then tropical, then dank pine.
SW-02
❄
Cryo-Fresh Lock
Cones frozen with liquid nitrogen 90 min after picking. Myrcene retention +64% vs pellet standard. Smell the field, not the warehouse.
SW-03
◎
Zero Heat IPA
For Zero Volt 0.0% we never boil aroma hops. Vacuum distillation + cold infusion keeps 0.0% tasting like 6.5%.
Yakima Direct
12 family farms, no brokers. We pay 22% above market for first-pick lots.
Every batch fingerprinted
GC-MS oil maps published via QR on each can. Nerds welcome.
Taproom as test lab
14 rotating taps, 6 lab-only experiments. Vote with tokens, shape next release.
03 /// PROCESS
FROM CONE TO CAN IN 19 DAYS
01
Pick & Freeze
Harvest at dawn, cryo in 90 min. Linalool locked.
02
Switch Brew
Low-oxygen brewhouse, whirlpool at 78°C for juicy thiols.
03
Triple Switch Dry-Hop
3 bursts, 3 temps, 9 days. Tasted daily blind.
04
Can & Blast Chill
Canned with zero O2 pickup, shipped cold in 48h.
04 /// LINEUP
CORE SWITCHES ON TAP NOW
Circuit Breaker
Our icon. Passionfruit lightning, orange zest, pine snap. Citra + Mosaic + HBC 735.
$3.9Add case
High Voltage Lager
Snappy, floral, electric bitterness. 6-week lagered, switched with noble hops.
$2.9Add case
Zero Volt 0.0%
All the aroma, none of the buzz. Grapefruit, guava, mountain air. 1.2M cans sold.
$2.5Add case
★★★★★
"Circuit Breaker rewired my brain. The freshest IPA outside Yakima Valley."
— Maya R., Beer Writer★★★★★
"Zero Volt is witchcraft. Served it blind — nobody guessed 0.0%. Nobody."
— Dan K., Taproom regular★★★★★
"The taproom voting system is genius. My mango-chili experiment made it to cans!"
— Jess L., Homebrewer05 /// JOURNAL
FRESH DROPS & STORIES
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Limited cans sell out in hours. Join 24,000 hop heads.
06 /// FAQ
QUESTIONS? SWITCHED.
Where can I buy HopSwitch? +
Taproom in Portland (210 SE Hop St), 340 bars across OR/WA/CA, and cold-shipped to 32 states via our shop. Use the contact section to find your nearest tap.
What is Switch Hopping? +
Instead of one dry-hop dump, we switch varieties and temperatures in three stages. It layers aroma like EQ — highs, mids, lows — for deeper, longer-lasting hop character.
Is Zero Volt really 0.0%? +
Yes. Lab-verified <0.05% ABV. We use vacuum distillation at low temp plus cold hop infusion, so you get IPA aroma without alcohol.
Do you do tours? +
Every Sat/Sun at 2pm + 5pm. 45 min, 4 pours, lab demo. $15, free for club members. No booking needed under 6 people.
Are you sustainable? +
100% renewable electricity, spent grain to 4 local farms, 92% water recapture, and lightweight cans saving 38t CO₂/year.
07 /// CONTACT — TAPROOM & SHOP
Come thirsty. Leave electric.
210 SE Hop Street, Portland OR
Thu–Sun 12:00–23:00 • Tours 14:00 & 17:00
[email protected] • +1 (503) 555-0719