19/10/2026
Back in September 2017 we set foot in the fields of Yakima as we began our first-ever hop selection. Vast fields stretched across the land, filled with the promise of a future still then untold. Nine years on, this year marks the 10th annual harvest since we first went to origin to source our favourite lots, and we still feel the same excitement as we did back then ๐
๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ is a return to the earth. A celebratory documentation of the journey from ground to grower to grain to glass. Back to where it all begins, working in the fields.
A brand new series of b**rs highlighting the amazing breadth of global hop growing, showcased in our own true heritage b**r format, cask.
B**r begins far before we turn the brew house or take the first sip of a pint, but months, if not years before, by the skilled and hard working hands behind hop growing and cultivation across the globe. People we may never meet and know, but both with the same passions and craftsmanship in our hearts.
Last year we travelled down to Kent to visit and return with fresh hops, and this year we made the same pilgrimage for our first cask in this series. We were welcomed back with open arms to get stuck in and hand pick our hops straight from their fields, before bringing them straight back in the van up to Manchester, and dosed into our brewkit that evening.
Independent brewing has always been hands on but itโs never been more hands on than when itโs fresh hop season. Thereโs an excitement, a buzz about the brewery as the van pulls up, full of bulging bags of bright green hops. Sticky hands and green dusted faces emerge as we gather round to savour the scents of this year's harvest. At once an ordinary ingredient addition, and a powerful moment of connection ๐
Fieldwork will be available on cask only from Friday 23rd in our 3 venues and pubs across the UK. A list of all venues pouring coming soon!๐
