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Still Stringing - Hogs Back Brewery

Apr 26, 2024

Still Stringing

Matthew is still busy stringing the hop garden.  Working in the order in which the hop shoots will appear, all the ...
2024 Hop Blessing - Hogs Back Brewery

Apr 18, 2024

2024 Hop Blessing

Join us in the Hop Garden for our annual Hop Blessing on Thursday 9th May 2024.  Once again, there will be a mini “be...
Strings Attached! - Hogs Back Brewery

Mar 28, 2024

Strings Attached!

Matthew is certainly wondering where all the spring sunshine has gone to! The winds and rain of March has meant a del...
Hops start to shoot! - Hogs Back Brewery

Mar 1, 2024

Hops start to shoot!

If you’ve been bamboozled by the weather, spare a thought for our hops.  The warm, dry spell of sunny weather in late...
Stringing to start soon - Hogs Back Brewery

Feb 16, 2024

Stringing to start soon

Matthew took delivery this week of the drums (or coils) of coconut coir, which can mean only one thing….stringing the...
IBD Hop Triumph - Hogs Back Brewery

Jan 30, 2024

IBD Hop Triumph

 We are proud to announce we have won the Le Mays Cup at the 2024 Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD) awards! T...
Hop, Hop, Hurray! - Hogs Back Brewery

Nov 17, 2023

Hop, Hop, Hurray!

Hats off to Matthew!  His hops have won three awards at the prestigious Institute of Brewing and Distilling British H...
Hoppers Help Out - Hogs Back Brewery

Nov 17, 2023

Hoppers Help Out

Come rain or shine, the Hoppers are back out in the hop garden… ....this time, they’re dressing the hops ready for w...
Hops head into Competition - Hogs Back Brewery

Nov 3, 2023

Hops head into Competition

With Matthew taking a well-deserved break after the harvest, Miles was on hand to select the pick of the Fuggles, Far...
Post-Harvest Hoppers Celebration! - Hogs Back Brewery

Oct 13, 2023

Post-Harvest Hoppers Celebration!

It was almost a full house of Hoppers in the Hangar last night for a post-harvest celebration! As a "thank you" for h...
Harvest is over - Hogs Back Brewery

Sep 28, 2023

Harvest is over

All 86 alleys (don't forget there are 2 sides of hops to each alley!) were picked by Matthew and the Hoppers. That's ...
Over half way through Harvest - Hogs Back Brewery

Sep 15, 2023

Over half way through Harvest

We are over half way through our 2023 Harvest and Matthew and the Hoppers are working extremely hard before the start...
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