Almost time

It's just about harvest time here at Ocean State Hops. We could go on and on about how good everything looks but it's much easier to post some pictures instead. We're about 2 weeks away from harvest, maybe even less. The Cascades and Chinooks should be ready first, followed by Newport, and then Nugget. Don't forget to let us know (matt@oceanstatehops.com) if you're interested in coming by the farm during harvest to pick up some wet hops!

Fresh Hops

Looking for some fresh hops to do a "wet hop" brew at home? Ocean State Hops is here to help! We're inviting people to come by the farm during the harvest to buy fresh hops, right off the bines, for a wet hop beer. We'll have Cascade, Chinook, Newport, and Nugget varieties available. The harvest should be happening late August/early September. Stay tuned for details on dates, prices, etc.

View from the top

Ever wonder what it's like to be a 20' hop plant?

Life Is Good

Life is good. The weather's (finally) warm, summer ales are on tap, and the hops are looking good. This time of year most of our time on the farm is spent training the plants, mowing, weed wacking, and bragging about how awesome our hops are. It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta brag.

The side shoots started to form this week so the buds and flowers won't be far behind...

April Update

Ocean State Hops is moving up in the world, literally. About 4 feet to be exact. The poles in our first 3 rows were pretty tired so we decided to take this opportunity to give our hops some room to stretch out. The new poles stand about 17 feet above ground - 4.5 feet taller than the rest. Aside from Summit and Tupelo rolling in some mud, everything went smoothly.

The new cables were put up last weekend and the plants are well on their way. More pics to follow...

RI Collaboration Beer

On February 5th all of the professional brewers from Rhode Island got together at the Newport Storm brewery to collaborate on Newport Storm's 2011 annual beer. Brewers from Coddington Brewery, Mohegan Cafe, Union Station Brewery, and Trinity Brewhouse were in attendance and pitched in to help with the brew.

The style of the beer is being kept secret but Ocean State Hops was honored to be in attendance and provide locally grown hops for the collaboration beer. Check out Newport Storm's Facebook page for pictures of the event.

The beer will be unveiled in November. You can also check out the April/May edition of Yankee Brew News for a story on the event.

It's been how long???

Wow, we are waaay overdue for an update. We knew it had been a while but over 3 months? Wow!

While we haven't been updating the site, a lot has been going on behind the scenes at OSH. Sadly, the 2010 hops sold pretty quick. Mother Nature made it a difficult year on the hops and we are looking forward to a promising 2011. We just need all this snow to melt first...

We're also in the early works of creating some OSH gear so stay tuned for that. In the meantime, enjoy the winter weather and winter lagers!