Gregoire Hops of Westtown, NY is located in the lower Hudson Valley of New York in Orange County and member of the Northeast Hop Alliance. We are dedicated to producing hops for area brewers using organic methods. Though not organically certified, our hops are grown with a focus on improving our soil with lots of organic matter, minimal soil disturbance and plantings of cover crops to attract bene
ficial insects instead of relying on chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Our head grower Joe, is a Cornell Master Gardener and certified Permaculture designer and uses his years of experience in hop cultivation and ecological design to produce 2 main varieties, Cascade and Chinook while trialing a number of other varieties to determine feasibility in our area. Our trial varieties include AlphAroma, Kent Golding, Sorachi Ace, Southern Brewer, Southern Cross, Vojvodina, and Yakima Gold. We offer both fresh hops and dried whole leaf, with our first commercial harvest scheduled for August of 2016. We also offer Maple and Birch sap in February and March to brewers who are interested in brewing with natural tree sap instead of water.
