Crosby Estate Grown Hops

01/19/2022

A key takeaway from the 2021 US Hop Report:

The new USDA report shows strong growth within the U.S. hop industry, good news after last year's numbers. Hop production for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington was a record 116 million pounds in 2021, an 11% increase from 2020. All three states combined for a record 60,872 acres harvested, up 4% from 2020. 2021 yields approached historical averages up from a challenging 2020 growing season.

Check out our blog at the link below for more key takeaways and context.
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Check out highlights from the USDA’s 2021 National Hop Report plus on-the-ground insights from growers across the Pacific Northwest.

01/14/2022

A new post is up on our blog, highlighting key takeaways from the USDA 2021 National Hop Report. With record numbers and challenging weather conditions, it was a noteworthy year. We have added our observations and input from partner growers to provide clear context to the data, a look at individual varieties, and an idea at what to expect in 2022.

Amidst Adversity, US Hop Production Hits Record High In 2021

Check out highlights from the USDA’s 2021 National Hop Report plus on-the-ground insights from growers across the Pacific Northwest.

01/13/2022

Hop Contracts are important, but there are lots of reasons to use Spot Hops, even for bigger breweries. Some reasons are:

1. You just opened: New breweries often forecast modestly, so the spot market is a low-risk way bolster hop supplies.
2. Expanding production: The spot market can help you ramp up production while you work with your supplier to increase your contract volumes.
3. Innovation: Buying smaller hop amounts makes it easier to experiment with new styles or make small batch releases.
4. Low inventory - Spots hops are a great stopgap if you misjudged your needs.
5. A Popular recipe - A wildly successful beer can really cut into your hop inventory. The spot market can supplement your needs and maximize sales.
Trying a new supplier - Buying spot hops lets you test the quality of a new hop vender and the customer service they provide.

Check out the full article here:
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01/12/2022

Crosby Hops is proud to support new internship program Mashing Barriers. The program partners with OBG member breweries to assist underserved individuals in gaining access to the brewing industry here in Oregon with the creation of a 12 week paid internship each quarter. It kicks off in April 2022 at Von Ebert Brewing in Portland, OR. Information on how to apply or donating to the program can be found at https://hubs.li/Q011RvdM0

01/10/2022

Crosby Hops is excited to have collaborated with Track Brewing Co. and Bagby Beer for Great Expectations, an All Centennial West Coast DIPA featuring super-fresh CY21 Centennial Hops from Crosby Hops. To celebrate, we'll be taking over Track Brewing's IG stories on Tuesday with tons of great content from this year's Centennial harvest. Then later on in the week, Jeff from Bagby will be chatting online with our very own Zak to talk about West Coast IPAs, ahead of the beer release on Thursday.

01/07/2022

Keep up to date on all Crosby Hops 2022 Holidays. Just download our holiday calendar from the website below and never miss out on a deadline.

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01/06/2022

Ensure your hop needs are covered with a hop contract from Crosby Hops. Contracts ensure you can secure the varieties and volumes you need at a fixed price and from a consistent crop year lot. Vital to the ongoing success of breweries of all sizes, contracts help mitigate risk while providing peace of mind. Features include modest contract minimums, flexible payment options, premium storage, and on-demand delivery.
Check out our new, updated hop contract landing page:
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01/05/2022

Happy New Year! 2021 was a productive one here at Crosby Hops, filled with great milestones, a successful harvest, giving back, a farm expansion and of course great beer! We’d like to thank our customers, grower network, staff and community stakeholders who helped make it happen. Some highlights include:

1. Another successful hop harvest!
2. Built a new, state of the art bailing facility
3. Completed our first full season of TopWire Hop Project which featured Straturday, our One Year Anniversary, a TopWire IPA signature collab w/ Grains of Wrath, food trucks, live music, private events in the new Backyard, and tons of families, doggos and hoppy beverages.
4. After a year off, we returned to CBC in person this year with our biggest lounge yet, a ton of great collabs, and lots of smiling faces.
5. We teamed up with MxPx, Silver City Brewery and over 25 participating breweries for our Rock On! Project, raising $20,000 for Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. Keep an eye out for Rock On 2022 and how to get involved!
6. We raised another $20,000 for the National Brain Tumor Society, a cause that’s both important and personal to us.
7. After numerous sightings and a wild time no doubt hanging out with Sasquach, our two mascot Llamas (as seen on TopWire merch) were donated to a local 4H club for a retirement life of agriculture education and lots of attention.

01/04/2022

We teamed up with for LOTS IPA, a 6.6% Imperial Pale Ale made with Crosby estate-grown Amarillo®, Centennial, Comet, and Strata® hops. Proceeds are being donated to the African American Brewing Scholarship Fund . This beer sings with notes of citrus, pineapple, and stone fruit which is nicely balanced by a soft, juicy mouthfeel courtesy of a and grist.

12/23/2021

Check out the new 2021 USDA Hop Report. Pacific NW hop production was up 11% for a record high of 15.6 million lbs. from over 60K acres.

Hop Growers of America is a trade organization with a primary focus on Grower Support, Statistics and Trade Promotion and Education.

12/22/2021

Wishing you and your family a Hoppy Holiday and New Year filled with peace, love and good beer.

12/21/2021

Flexibility, the spot hop market’s biggest feature! But this flexibility takes many forms:

1. Budget: New and growing breweries need financial flexibility. With spot hops, you buy what you need without a big long-term investment, freeing up valuable capital.

2. Innovation and development: The ability to purchase smaller volumes of hops makes experimentation easier. Through innovation, you can evolve your portfolio to meet changing trends and provide consumers with a new and interesting products.

3. Storage: Space is a valuable commodity in any brewery. With spot hops, you only order quantities you can safely store and don’t pay suppliers a storage fee.

4. Forecasting: Knowing your hop needs in advance can be challenging. With hop contracts, brewers need to predict the varieties and volumes a year (or more) out. With spot hops, just buy as you go.

Check out our blog post for more info or to access our brewer portal.
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