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 …
With harvest beginning in about a month, we’re looking back at a growing season that has been fairly unique in weather patterns throughout the Northwest hop growing region. Crop yield and quality, at this point, seem to have been largely …
On June 13th at Bilboquet Brewery (Microbrasserie Le Bilboquet) in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, a check that proved the combined efforts of a variety of women brewers in Quebec was presented to a local women’s charity, Le Clef Dans La Porte. The …
The 17th annual Canadian Brewing Awards & Conference (CBAC) kicked off last week for a three-day run at Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto, ON. BSG attended and captured some highlights from the event, as seen below.
Thanks for a great …
Planning for Women’s Day 2019 is well underway around the world, from concerts to breakfasts to collaboration brews. One such collaboration brew has taken place in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec at the Bilboquet Brewery (Microbrasserie Le Bilboquet).
Headed by Deborah Wood …
In what used to be a house to wash clothes in, Weyermann has brought to life a glimpse of the past with their historic brewing facility. Equipment necessary to recreate a historical brewery was brought in and included a wood …