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WE LOVE HOPS!

WE GROW SMALL SCALE, SUSTAINABLY GROWN HOPS FOR LOCAL BREWS

  • DescriHops are responsible for the bittering flavors and aromas in beer as well as being a natural preservative.  Hops also have a pretty amazing amount of medicinal properties, including reducing stress and anxiety, hormone therapy and insomnia. Sonoma County used to be a major supplier of hops, from the early 1900’s until the end of World War II. By the 1950’s, Washington and Oregon took the lead thanks to mechanization and reduced pest and disease pressure.  There is now a movement to bring hops back to Sonoma County on a small scale. With 30 craft breweries in Sonoma County, it only makes sense to have a local supply of hops. We believe more and more people will want to know what is in their beer and where the ingredients come from.

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  • Our hops are grown following organic and regenerative farming practices.  They are harvested in late August/early September for use in wet-hopped or fresh-hopped beers.  This means that rather than drying and pelletizing the hops as is the conventional method, they are delivered to the brewer within hours of picking and go straight into the brew.  That way all of the delicious oils, terpenes and aromas are retained in the beer. The result is a beer that is mellow, delicate and freshly vibrant; the equivalent of using fresh basil and oregano rather than dried for your tomato sauce.   Be sure to ask your favorite brewer if they make wet hopped beers and help support your local hop farmer!

  • Are you a home brewer? We can provide you with small quantities of fresh hops for your own wet hopped brew. Send us an email and we will get you what you need!

FIND OUR HOPS

WHAT WE GROW

  • CASCADE IS AN AROMA HOP THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY THE U.S.D.A. BREEDING PROGRAM IN OREGON AND RELEASED IN 1972. IT HAS A MEDIUM STRENGTH AROMA THAT PROVIDES A UNIQUE FLORAL/SPICY CHARACTER WITH WELL BALANCED BITTERING POTENTIAL. CASCADE IS THE MOST POPULAR HOP WITH THE U.S. CRAFT BREWING INDUSTRY.

  • RELEASED BY WASHINGTON STATE UNIV IN 2013. A DAUGHTER OF CASCADE, IT INCLUDES NORTHERN BREWER GERMPLASM THROUGH THE MALE PARENT. THE ALPHA ACID CONTENT OF CASHMERE IS HIGHER THAN CASCADE. CASHMERE HAS A MILD HERBAL AROMA AND SMOOTH BITTERNESS.

  • Description teA SUPER ALPHA VARIETY, OFTEN COMPARED TO NUGGET OR GALENA. ITS HERITAGE COMES FROM BULLION, BREWER’S GOLD, COMET AND FUGGLE. USED FOR BITTERING OR ADDITION OF STRONG FLAVORS OF STONE FRUIT, WATERMELON AND PEAR. BITTER GOLD CAN BE USED INTERCHANGEABLY WITH ELDORADO ™.

  • CHINOOK WAS DEVELOPED BY THE U.S.D.A. BREEDING PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON STATE AND RELEASED IN 1985 AS A HIGH ALPHA VARIETY. IT’S PINE-LIKE, SPICY BOUQUET MAKES IT THE PERFECT CHOICE FOR AMERICAN-STYLE PALE ALES AND IPAS, AS WELL AS SEASONAL ALES, BARLEY WINE AND SOME PORTERS AND STOUTS.cription

  • CRYSTAL IS A TRIPLOID VARIETY THAT WAS BRED BY U.S.D.A. FROM HALLERTAU MF, CASCADE, NORTHERN BREWER, AND EARLY GREEN. IT IS PERCEIVED AS THE MOST PUNGENT OF THE TRIPLOID HALLERTAU FAMILY OF HOPS, AND IS INCREASINGLY POPULAR AMONG U.S. CRAFT BREWERS. IT IS A VERSATILE VARIETY THAT IS USED IN PILSNERS AND LAGERS, AS WELL AS IN ESB’S AND AMERICAN AND BELGIAN-STYLE ALES.

  • TEAMAKER HOPS ARE A UNIQUE HIGH BETA, LOW ALPHA BREED THAT HAVE MADE THEIR MARK, NOT JUST IN THE BREWING INDUSTRY, BUT IN THE WORLD OF MEDICINE AND FOOD AS WELL. THEIR STRONG ANTIBIOTIC PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN USED IN HERBAL TEAS, AS AN ALTERNATIVE ANTIBIOTIC IN LIVESTOCK FEED, AND A BACTERIAL INHIBITOR IN THE PROCESSING OF SUGAR. THEY ALSO MAKE TASTY ICED TEA. EXPECT FLORAL AROMAS WITH NO BITTERNESS.

  • TRIUMPH IS A NEW VARIETY, RELEASED AFTER 18 YEARS OF TRIALS BY THE USDA. IT’S AN AROMATIC HOP, WITH NOTES OF PEACH STONE FRUIT AND PINK BAZOOKA BUBBLEGUM! LOW BITTERNESS MEANS IT’S IDEAL FOR LAGERS, PILSNERS AND ALES.

  • A JAPANESE VARIETY WITH A BOLD, LEMON AROMA AND TASTE WITH MAYBE A DILL, CILANTRO AND COCONUT NOTE TOO AND A SLIGHT OAK BACKGROUND FLAVOR. WORKS GREAT WITH A SAISON OR IPA, ADDING BOTH BITTERING AND LEMON AROMA.

  • ORIGINALLY BRED TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR HIGHER ALPHA HOPS, COMET’S FLAVOR PROFILE RESTS HEAVILY ON A STRONG ACCENT OF GRAPEFRUIT. IT FEATURES SOLID BITTER CAPABILITIES AS WELL AS BEING USED TO DRY-HOP ALES AND IPAS. SIMILAR USE TO COLUMBUS AND CENTENNIAL.

  • GALENA IS A HIGH ALPHA AROMA HOP, WITH A FRUITY PROFILE OF CLEAN CITRUS AS WELL AS BLACKCURRANT. IT IS OFTEN USED FOR BITTERING AND WORKS WELL WITH MOST OTHER HOPS. OFTEN USED AS A REPLACEMENT FOR CLUSTER.

INTERESTED IN OUR HOPS?

Email

erin@blossomandbine.com

Phone

(707) 595-0132

Blossom and Bine is a member of the NorCal Hop Growers Alliance, a non-profit organization working to bring hops back to Northern California.