HopAlong Farm

03/29/2019

Treat yourself to a wonderful glass of Ten Penny Amber Ale today and support Ohio Hop growers and a wonderful Central Ohio brewery.

05/11/2018

Spring is here! We survived the winter! The hop plants will be 3 years old this summer. Time flys. We wanted to update everyone on how this year is going so far. Very cold spring so the hops are just now taking off. We have 1,420 plants with maybe a 3% loss this winter. We sprayed 3 weeks ago and killed off all the initial hop shoots. The 1st shoots are called "bull" shoots and are hollow and not good yielders. Below are pictures of the new growth. The last 10 days really. They are growing fast right now. Next step getting the best looking shoots on the lines. By the look of it, the centennial look so good for how early it is. More to come...

02/11/2018

Enjoying 3MC's double IPA this evening at our favorite spot. Haven't had in awhile and so missed this! Happy Anniversary friends. We raise our glass to toast another 5 years!

12/25/2017

Merry Christmas from the Farm to all you wonderful people who support us and the movement of locally purchased products! We received a beautiful White Christmas last night. The animals were catching snowflakes. ❄️ and having a grand old time. Enjoy your time with family and friends today. Thank you for enjoying the brews this year with our hops! Merry Christmas.

10/30/2017

Our friends at Grove City Brewing Co. just released their Beulah Blonde with fresh Centennial Hops from the farm. Very crisp light and refreshing. Grab yourself a pint or a growler before it disappears! Fresh Ohio Hop Beers for everyone!! 😀

Beulah Blonde is back in a limited batch with fresh wet hops from & 🌿

09/12/2017

The 1st Fresh (wet) Hop IPA will be releasing in Columbus and Cleveland this week! This IPA is a session style IPA beer appropriately named GrassHoppa! CBC used fresh wet Chinook hops from our farm and created a brew that has an abv. of 4.5% but has all the bitter qualities you expect from an IPA. This kind of flavor you will only get from hops grown in the central Ohio region! Supply is limited (14 kegs) and GrassHoppa will only be released on draft. To all of our FB followers and the team at Columbus Brewing Co. THANK YOU! Go enjoy a pint this week!!

08/15/2017

Columbus Hops are starting to finish out. Still up on the lines. Cascade and Chinook harvest went well. They are ready to hit the pellet mill and go out to brewers in central Ohio here soon! 1st year on these Columbus Hops and are off to a good start. Who's ready for a Fresh Ohio Hop Wet IPA? Be on the lookout at your local brewers taprooms come early September! More details on our hops hitting a watering hole near you.

07/29/2017

Hops are heading to the lab this week! We will be testing for Alphas & Beta levels to see if they are ready to be picked. Harvest 2017 is getting closer.

06/23/2017

The summer solstice was Wednesday. 1st official day of summer! When it comes to growing hops it is the time of year when the plants slow down growing to the top line and start producing hop cones! We have signs this week of the plants beginning this transformation. Another great part of this time of year is the fruit around the farm is starting to be almost ready. Be on the lookout for locally made beers with HopAlong hops here soon!

05/30/2017

Centennial plants are now taking off up the lines and the 1st year Columbus plants. Ohio State Univ. has come up 3 times so far this season checking for spider mites for research on predatory mites. So far so good. Out of 200(+) leaf samples they found 2. Pretty stoked about those numbers. Still have leaf hoppers and Japanese beetles to be on the lookout for in the coming months however. We hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. Here's to wonderful locally made beer in your communities. Cheers!!

05/19/2017

Great week on the farm so far this week. Most of the Hops grew 3 to 5 feet with this nice hot weather. The first year Cashmere and Columbus plants are taking off. We installed signs in the hop yard last night and upgraded the golf cart. Thank you Reid Reynolds for your help!