Colin & Alana Oldham
New Hoplands
Rakau, Nelson
Colin Oldham’s Granddad Jack founded what would become New Hoplands in 1953 when he bought a dairy farm that included one acre of hops. Over the next few years, Jack Oldham cleared …
Anton & Beate Schlagbauer
Plank
Laimerstadt, Hallertau
Founded in 1820 by Johann Schlagbauer (although, as is the case with many farms in Hallertau, hops were already being grown here) Anton and Beate are the 6thgeneration to farm Plank. …
In the world of hop growers and merchants, it’s said that “All roads lead to Harvest.” Inevitably, harvest winds die down for the year, and you’re left standing in the empty fields among the barren trellises. This is the time …
Bartholomäus & Eleonore Obster
Peterlippl Farm
Buch, Hallertau
Bartholomäus and Eleonore are the 10thgeneration of Obsters to farm Peterlippl, which was founded in 1661 by Kaspar Heckmaier. Growing a mix of traditional and new varieties, the Obsters are …
Humphrey & Tom Hulme
AC Hulme & Sons – Great Pedding Farm
Wingham, Kent
In 1946, Arthur Cecil Hulme moved his family from Lancashire in the northwest of England to the county of Kent in the far southeast. The train …
Ben & Dave Smith
B&D Farms
St. Paul, Oregon
Ben and Dave Smith are part of the fifth generation of a hop-growing family rooted in the sandy loam along the Willamette River. They grew up moving pipe, driving tractor, and …
Colin & Alana Oldham
New Hoplands
Rakau, Nelson
Colin Oldham’s Granddad Jack founded what would become New Hoplands in 1953 when he bought a dairy farm that included one acre of hops. Over the next few years, Jack Oldham cleared …
Harvest has begun! All the work, worries, and hopes by PNW growers has led to this one, big final push to get all the hops off the bine and in the brewhouse.
Growers in the Willamette Valley started harvesting last …
Karl & Marion Pichlmeyer
Beim Pichlmeyer
Gräfendorf & Haseneck, Hallertau
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Karl and Marion Pichlmeyer operate Beim Pichlmeyer, the 4th-generation farm in Bavaria where sustainability, quality, and passion for hops are their focus. With a deep roster of …
Ross Hukins
Hukins Hops – Haffenden Farms
Tenterden, Kent
Ross Hukins is the fourth generation of his family to grow hops at Haffenden Farms in the Weald of Kent. Founded in 1880 by Alexander Hukins with just 20 acres, successive …