Cedar Falls Hops Co.

10/31/2022

Friends, we still have 11 lb boxes of both Triumph and Mackinac hops in the freezer. Both are priced at $10/lb. We'd love to see some final brews with Iowa grown hops (and we'd love to drink them too! 🍻)

10/18/2022

A huge THANK YOU to the folks at Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance for putting together the best "harvest box" while also promoting the "Born Here, Brewed Here" beer from Exile Brewing Co. and healthy water practices. Whew! Give these folks a follow to see all of their awesome work.

08/29/2022

The final day of our final harvest at Cedar Falls Hops. After much consideration we have decided that this will be the last season for us to grow hops. We are very grateful for the friends, family and community who have supported us.

Being quite honest, we are growing more hops than we are able to sell. We naively thought there would be more demand for Iowa grown hops than we are seeing. And, if you haven't gathered from our posts, growing hops is a lot of work! As another grower put it, "the juice isn't worth the squeeze."

We wish our supporters the very best and encourage everyone to ask their favorite local brewery if they have any beers with local ingredients. Keep your eyes open, there are still more great beers on the way made with our hops and we look forward to drinking them with you! Cheers!

05/08/2022

Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing at the same time. Mama's, we see you and we raise our glass to you!

05/03/2022

If you've been wanting to grow hops, this is your chance! For this week only we will have large rhizomes of Cascade and Crystal hops available. Rhizomes are easy to transplant and will grow quickly once our weather warms. Rhizomes are $5 each and can be picked up at the farm.

04/28/2022

This is how we are feeling, how about you?

04/27/2022

It finally happened tonight. We weren't sure when it would. Guesses?

We finally started working in the hops field! Our very cold and windy spring has delayed us quite a bit, but tonight we started hanging strings. It's like riding a bike 😁

04/14/2022

We've been getting lots of questions asking how the hops are doing this spring. As you can see, there's not much going on yet! Our very cold temperatures have things in a holding state for now. We did manage to find one very small shoot!

03/12/2022

Thank you Iowa Farm Bureau for including us in Acres of Opportunities today! What a wonderful group of people.

02/25/2022

It won't be long before this field of poles is transformed! We are starting to count down the days to the growing season. Anyone else getting excited for some Iowa grown hops?

02/22/2022

Are you Vocal about Local? It's our new focus around here and we need your help. Next time you visit a brewery, ask if any of the ingredients are local. We would love to shine a light on the folks who are buying local ingredients.

01/10/2022

If you've made hop ice cream we want to hear about it! What other recipes have you tried adding hops to?

Beyond being a beautiful plant to have growing against your house, hops have a range of medical, culinary, and craft benefits.