Topp's Hops

Before you know it harvest will be here, let's take a moment to enjoy the climb while we can 🌱🌿🌱🌿

Strings are up!

Cascade, Chinook, and Cashmere are fully strung across two of our three fields. Each variety is now secured to the trellis, setting the structure for the season ahead.

Stringing is one of the important steps that shapes canopy development. It influences how the plant fills in - light interception, airflow, and cone formation. That structure carries through to yield, oil content, alphas, and how each lot behaves in the brewhouse this fall.

We’re locked into structure for the season now. Anyone else already locked in their fall hops?

Great having the Chilliwack Teachers Association out at the farm today for their Pro-D conference - we had a blast!

We walked through the whole process - baby plants in the field, harvest, pelletizing, and finishing with beer. It’s always exciting to show how the pieces connect, and where hops fit between agriculture and what ends up in the glass.

Thanks for spending the day with us and for the thoughtful questions. We really appreciate the chance to share what we do with our local community.

Thank you to all of our awesome brewing partners that donated beers to show off!