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Hops in CA

Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:34 pm

Does anyone know of anyone growing hops in California commercially besides Sierra Nevada??
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Re: Hops in CA

Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:36 pm

I'm guessing they used to grow them here, if still not now

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopland,_California
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Re: Hops in CA

Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:24 pm

Stone and I believe it went into their 13th anniversary ale
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Re: Hops in CA

Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:40 pm

Brian Hunt of Moonlight has his own hop fields and has a party to harvest them.

http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/moonlight-hops-2008/

His fields are northwest of Santa Rosa. There are still a number of old hop kilns in the area, one a winery:

http://www.hopkilnwinery.com/about/tour.asp

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