I've used a few different MO brands and like them all. For years I've used them in Bitters, Stouts and Porters with great results. The past couple of years I have been using Golden Promise in the Bitters with great results too. Now a days I go with GP in the Bitters and MO in the darker beers...
Dust in the Wind - Kansas
"In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread till thou return unto the ground, for out of it wast thou taken; for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.” Genesis 3:19
I usually don't name my beers except for a few that honor loved ones that have pasted.
Marsha's Brown Eyes Brown Ale for my sister, Papa Doyle's Baltic Porter and Mama's love Blonde Ale.
I do have an APA named Die Commie Bastard and there are no apologies for that name.
Army Vet here.
cheers
I've read that Cascade hops are usually harvested mid- August with about a 90-day growth period. That would back up the start date to early to mid-May. I'm in the Heartland and cut mine back until early May. I don't have any Cascades now but have in the past. You are quite a bit south of me so...