BEER SPA LUXURY

IF YOU’VE EVER longed to experience the luxury of a beer spa (which many Americans seem to have an interest in), you can now head out to Oregon and treat yourself to a visit at the newly-opened Hop in the Spa, the country’s first. To be clear, Hop in the Spa doesn’t literally have you sitting in vats of beer.  Rather, the baths are actually made up of hot spring water and fresh hops, with some herbs and mineral oils to boot. For those who imagined being covered in a thin film of Coors Banquet Beer, the fact that real beer isn’t used may be an added bonus. But though the focus of the treatments is all about the hops, patrons are still encouraged to have a beer (or a glass of wine) while they relax. The brews, just like the hops, are all provided by Deschutes Brewery. And eventually, Hop in the Spa is hoping to expand to include a beer garden in the back of the building and a lounge with hop-infused coffee. Really, this spa seems to be a hop-lover’s heaven.