Local Hops Information
I wrote this in response to a question on the
Cazenovia Discussion Forum regarding local brewers using local hops; I thought it would be relevant here.
I would love to know if anyone's brewing with local hops. I went to the
Cooperstown Brewing Company in Milford and they mentioned that they finish their Nine Man Ale with hops they grow on-site. I saw the vines; they looked healthy but there were only about 20-25 vines there.
The
Madison County Historical Society has an annual Hops Festival at their HQ in Oneida; I've gone every year for the last five years (including their excursion to Madison Hall at SUNY Morrisville). They cover local hops history and have beer and food. They've expanded to have a tour of hop barns in the area.
The
Farmer's Museum in Cooperstown has a hop barn that was built as a recent addition to the farm part of their historic village area.
Critz Farms in Cazenovia has just finished its own replica hop barn; they are using it to host the
October membership meeting of the Greater Cazenovia Area Chamber of Commerce, and I was reading on the
Critz Farms web site that they will rent it out for events. So it sounds like they aren't planning to actually brew there!
I wonder if the proprietor of
The Brew Haus in Cazenovia would know more... I'll write and see if they can tell us!
Posted by jimj at October 5, 2003 08:50 PM
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