<p>Moxee hop grower Leslie Roy, right, inspects the color of one of the 13 entries in the Fresh Hop Ale Festival contest. Entrants must make an ale from unprocessed hops that have not been dried, which preserves the heat-sensitive oils in the hops and adds different dimensions to the ale. Laughing Dog Brewing of Ponderay, Idaho, took top honors, with Snipes Mountain Brewery of Sunnyside placing second and Deschutes Brewery of Bend, Ore., third.</p> Moxee hop grower Leslie Roy, right, inspects the color of one of the 13 entries in the Fresh Hop Ale Festival contest. Entrants must make an ale from unprocessed hops that have not been dried, which preserves the heat-sensitive oils in the hops and adds d City Desk, LOCAL 2008-10-05T05:42:55Z 2008-10-05T05:48:07Z false An eye for ales 8182 an-eye-for-ales Web Story Yakima Herald-Republic Yakima Herald-Republic 1 B 2008-10-05T22:08:48Z 6413582 An eye for ales published Web Daily 2008-10-07T06:37:26Z 13