Brulotte Farms, Inc.

11/05/2024

03/06/2023

I often talk about this man and how he was always kind and supportive of me when I was starting out in the industry. We have lost a paragon in the industry and it will never quite be the same again.

With great emotion, we share the passing of one of our founders and hop legend, Tom Carpenter, Jr.

Tom Carpenter, Jr. was a 4th generation Carpenter Ranches, LLC hop grower in Granger, WA. A devoted family man, a tenacious dreamer, and a straight shooter, Tom built a lasting legacy that will carry on for generations to come.

His impact at Yakima Chief Hops is felt in all that we do. He picked hops as just a kid and committed the rest of his life to ensuring the survival and success of Pacific Northwest hop growers by challenging a system that hurt growers and brewers, taking on a traditional system head on. Tom and two other hop families, Smith and Perrault, broke away and formed the first grower owned hop supplier company dedicated to transparency and trust which is Yakima Chief Hops as you know it today.

With a booming voice that commanded attention, humbleness, determination through tough times, and strong family values, Tom Carpenter Jr. guided Carpenter Ranches and Yakima Chief Hops through good and tough years.

Tom will be reunited with his dear wife, Betty, who he loved and missed. They were married for 64 years and raised five sons, and their family grew with 19 grandkids and 38 great-grandchildren.

Tom Carpenter Jr’s presence will be felt in the flowers at , the red pickup trucks he was known for driving, the sunrises over a hop yard, his beloved family, and the hop community he helped build.

His legacy lives on and we will honor him by continuing forward with the values he instilled in us.

Stay the course.

Tom Carpenter Jr. 1937-2023

09/25/2022

Thank you for stopping by ABI crew 🍻

09/24/2022

All smiles 😊

09/08/2022

Another year of fresh Bru-1 delivered to our friends 🍻

08/25/2022

Pre harvest smiles with good company. 🌱

09/26/2021

Harvest Day 30 - love that sight!

09/12/2021

In Remembrance, 9/11

08/27/2021

Harvest Day 1

And Go....Let the fun good times roll....

01/06/2021

Got a surprise delivery yesterday! Societe Brewing Company sent us a care package since they selected our Mosaics! Super cool....can't wait to try it!

10/18/2020

https://www.instagram.com/p/CGbIN0HlXA0/?igshid=1ttm40a0pn11. Be on the lookout for new beer featuring our hop . Not sure which stores it will be in but rumor has it that its going to be on tap at their Capitol Hill location!