I was doing some random shopping online and I came across the blow out sales on Yakima Valley Hops. They are selling some hops from 2013 and 2014 at what seems to be very low rates when buying in bulk. I was curious if anybody has bought hops this old, and how do they stand up compared to more fresh hops. The two random pounds from 2013 for only $15 sounds intriguing, mainly because I love trying new hops and I haven't tried too many of them. Thoughts?
I came across your post when looking for information from other homebrewers that have purchased and used older harvest hops. I too came across that same blowout sale on the Yakima website. I was so disappointed to see that rather than answering your question, your post was usurped by people talking about a particular hop, a possible hop shortage and one person actually recommended that you check out the Yakima Valley Hops website!
I found this on the Brülosophy website:
http://brulosophy.com/2015/09/28/the-impact-of-age-hops-exbeeriment-results/He used hops that had been removed from their original packaging and vacuum sealed for 9 years, brewed two blonde ales, one with new willamette and another with the old willamette. Rather than re-write the entire article I suggest you read it yourself and then like me get some of those incredibly reduced hops from that blowout sale!