Whipple Creek Hops

08/07/2018

Another successful harvest. Thanks to all those who lent their picking hands and time!!!

07/28/2018

Boom! Can't wait to enjoy it!

It’s that time of year again. 30 pounds of whole hops that were on the vine just last night are going into the kettle for this years Harvest Ale!

Join us MONDAY August 27th for its release, on our first Monday open!

08/24/2017

Thanks for the shout out Bluejacket!

Brewing up something gooooood with Whipple Creek Hops. Stay tuned!

08/24/2016

Deliciousness!!!!

Pilot Brewer Aaron adding fresh hops to the kettle. Yep, brewed Blue Ridge Hop Revival at Basecamp to start the week - using fresh Cascade hops from Whipple Creek Hops. This is the 7th year we've made this beer and in the words of our Brewmaster Jason Oliver, "hops, hops, everywhere" which equates to 160 pounds of fresh wet hops in both 8.5 barrel batches! Let you know when Blue Ridge Hop Revival hits the taps!

08/08/2016

David Whipple this morning representing Whipple Creek Hops at Three Notch'd's 10* Farmers Brew Day!

We would like to extend a big thank you to the team at Three Notch'd Brewing Company for their support of Virginia hop farmers. There was a great turn out this morning for brew day. Over 400 lbs of freshly picked hops went into the batch this year. A mix of Cascade, Chinook and Columbus will supply this wet hopped seasonal it's uniqueness. Release date is September 1st. Check back with Three Notch'd for more details. Cheers to Virginia Agriculture and Craft Beer!

08/02/2016

Devils Backbone Brewing Company stopped by for a visit!

Dropped by for a visit with David Whipple on way to the brewery this morning. We used Cascade hops grown by David at Whipple Creek Hops in a beer brewed specifically to celebrate #vacraftbeermonth Virginia Farmhouse Ale is a rustic golden ale inspired by the great farmhouse brewing tradition of Belgium & brewed with all VA grown ingredients. The ale is available on draft exclusively in Virginia, we'll also be pouring this beer at the 5th Annual VA Craft Brewers Fest on Aug 20th at Basecamp Brewpub & Meadows 🍻 #craftanadventure #vabeer #vacraftbeer

09/09/2015

Only 11% of DELICIOUSNESS!!!!!!!

1st New Beer this week: Whipple Creek Fresh Hop - DIPA. Our second year making this beer. Absolutely full of fresh picked hops from Whipple Creek Hop Farms. Brewed in the hop yard. Dry and full of citrus notes. 6lbs of hops per BBL.

Tasting Notes: Citrus upside the head and shoved up your nose. A dry and light bodied DIPA.

ABV: 11.0%
IBU: 100
SRM: 7

Draft | Growlers

We are open Thursday 4-8, Friday & Saturday 12-8, but closed Sunday for our Black Heart Society Party.

09/03/2015

Heritage Brewing releases their Wet Hopped Teddy this weekend! Fresh Cascade Hops from Whipple Creek Hops!!!

Labor Day Weekend is upon us! We will be releasing our all Virginia Wet Hopped version of our pale ale Teddy. Thursday 5-9PM Friday 5-9PM Saturday 12-9PM Sunday 12-8PM Monday 12-6PM

08/14/2015

www.newsplex.com

We are proud to be associated with Three Notch'd Brewing and their 10 Farmer's Pale Ale. Listen to Stan Driver and other Co-Op members discuss harvest on the local news. The new logo was shown several times on the attached video link as well!

08/10/2015

Results from Virginia Tech on our 2015 Harvest. We are LOVING the alpha stats!

08/03/2015

700 Pounds of Fresh Cascade Hops Already Delivered!

08/01/2015

Head on down!

Please join us this Saturday at Devil's Backbone Outpost for a day of hops picking. Beer will be flowing, food vendors on-site and fantastic live music! The best part - trade your labor for FREE Devil's Backbone schwag!

08/01/2015

Head on down to Devils Backbone Brewing Company Outpost for Hop Harvest 2015.

08/01/2015

Today we're pickin' cones at "The Bone". Join us at Devils Backbone Brewing Company in Lexington, August 1 for the Harvest Festival, 12-5. Enjoy local food, cold beer, and great entertainment for adults and kids alike!

07/31/2015

We are up and at it early this morning. It's going to be a looooooong weekend!

07/30/2015

The 2015 season in a nutshell..........Harvest begins TONIGHT!!!

07/29/2015

The 50 States Of America If They Were Actually People In A Bar. California Is Perfect.

"Virginia is drinking some local craft beer that their friend made at their brewery. They will only talk about all of the fancy craft beer they have drank while complaining about traffic."

Some of these are so true it hurts.

07/27/2015

Please join us this Saturday at Devil's Backbone Outpost for a day of hops picking. Beer will be flowing, food vendors on-site and fantastic live music! The best part - trade your labor for FREE Devil's Backbone schwag!

07/27/2015

Last field update of the year! The next images will be this weekend's harvest. It has been another year full of learning and labor - luckily, we love the end product. Cheers!

07/26/2015

The Devil's Backbone Hops Harvest Festival is less than a week away! Come join us on August 1 at the DBB Outpost in Lexington from 12 to 5!

We've got a full afternoon for ya on Aug. 1 at our Hop Harvest Fest. We'll have two food trucks join us while you pick Whipple Creek Farms, LLC grown hops. The Pie Guy and The SpiceSea Gourmet! Bryan Elijah Smith & Jay Austin will perform live music and Pure Eats will bring beer donuts special for the Fest. And for the youngsters, we will again have a moonbounce!

07/22/2015

#BeerPorn #MyLupulinisShowing

07/20/2015

Soooo many HOPS!!! Harvest time is right around the corner :)

07/16/2015

Get ready for Whipple Creek's annual hop harvest. We look forward to seeing you there!

Hey folks, mark it down & plan to hang with us on August 1 at Outpost. It's annual Hop Harvest Fest time! Hop pickin' + beer drinkin' + you = a good old fashioned fun day!
http://dbbrewingcompany.com/events/event/3rd-annual-hop-harvest-fest/

07/01/2015

It appears harvest is going to be about 2-weeks early this year. Tons of full cones already! Mark your calendars for August 1st-2nd if you'd like to come and help out.

06/30/2015

Whipple Creek Hops

06/30/2015

We decided to step up our game and look into branding ourselves better. What do you think of the new logo?!?!?

06/23/2015

Field Update 6-23-15: The Cones are starting to take shape. Only a matter of time!

06/18/2015

IPAs Are Giving You Man B***s

Thank the lord it wasn't our lack of exercise!

The hops in your favorite IPA not only impart a pleasant bitterness to your beer, but also a dose phytoestrogens, which can cause the dreaded Brewer’s Droop.

06/06/2015

Management options for hopyards with downy mildew

Management options for hopyards with downy mildew

Downy mildew infections are widespread due to spring conditions that were ideal for fungal growth and difficult for fungicide application.

06/01/2015

Marian Mae and Daddy checking out the fields!

06/01/2015

A special thanks to Doug and Cory, apprentices from Radical Roots farm, for all of their hard work with the pruning and bine stripping this weekend. You guys rock!

05/28/2015

Field Update - May 28, 2015

05/14/2015

Field Update

05/05/2015

Old Dominion Hops Cooperative

Old Dominion Hops Cooperative

Mark those calendars for the next ODHC business meeting on May 16th at 1:00 pm. Due to the growth of our Co-Op we are renting a meeting room at the Best Western in Zion Crossroads, just 10 minutes East of Charlottesville and right off Interstate 64. Lots of good places to get lunch close to the hotel before the meeting. We will also be doing an online web conference for those who want to participate but cannot attend in person. Details on the web conference will be posted next week.

04/27/2015

The boss showed up at the field to check on progress yesterday. Luckily, she was pleased :)!

04/22/2015

The 2015 season has begun and we cannot be more excited. Rows have been fertilized and cut back and the stringing process has begun. First time ever we've been this far ahead. Expecting a major yield this year!

04/15/2015

2015 Community Hopping Project - RVA IPA

2015 Community Hopping Project - RVA IPA

This years batch of hop rhizomes from Piedmont Hops are set to arrive in mid April. We have started accepting requests for rhizomes in hopes that successful yields will be returned to the brewery to be included in the fall release of RVA IPA.

04/09/2015

Great look at 2014 US Hop Growth and Production!

03/29/2015

Brewing up a Virginia hops industry

A fantastic read to start your Sunday morning!

LEXINGTON — “Here, this one won’t beat you up too much.”

03/17/2015

Photos from Whipple Creek Hops's post

03/17/2015

David Whipple brewing in the field during 2014 harvest!

03/16/2015

New Industry Spurred from Breweries Opening in NC

New Industry Spurred from Breweries Opening in NC

Growing hops is a budding industry in North Carolina as more breweries continue to open. To better understand brewers needs and hop growers challenges, the first ever North Carolina / Virginia Hops Conference was over the weekend in Winston-Salem.

03/12/2015

Three Notch'd 10 Farmers

03/12/2015

Governor's Mansion

03/11/2015

Old Bust Head