Our Hop History - 15 years.
Our adventures into the U.S. Hop Industry began in 2007; U.S. and World Hop markets were upside down with fears of crippling shortages. Brewers were running for the hills while entrepreneurs were seeing dollar signs!
This market instability combined with the consistent growth of the Craft Brewing Industry spawned the development of small Commercial Hop Farms, Hobby Hop Farms, Brewery and Backyard Hop Gardens from coast to coast.
Our contribution to this new wave of Hop Farming was the creation of San Juan Hop Farms, in Montrose, Colorado. Our 34 acre project was developed with priceless 5th generation Hop Farming and commercial Hop Industry knowledge kindly obtained from gracious and entertaining Idaho, Oregon and Washington Hop farming families. Our visits to their farms in spring, summer and harvest season gave us realistic insight into what it would take to bring this specialty crop to market.
Breaking ground in September of 2008 on 45 acres of alfalfa transforming it into a 34 acre hop yard. 15 acres planted with 4 varieties, Cascade, Chinook, Nugget and Willamette. Unfortunately the economy was upside down as well; capitol to bring the farm to full operating capacity was difficult to obtain. Development of our gravity fed drip irrigation, picking equipment, ambient air temperature drying system, bailing and cold storage continued until funding dried up in late 2010.
So we reluctantly left the farm relocating back to Denver to support family and focus on developing US Hop Source. Over the last fifteen years we have adapted and followed market trends to create a go to source for breweries around the world… Thanks to all for your business and our best to you and yours!
COLD STORAGE
7152 S. Blackhawk St. Englewood, CO 80112
CONTACT: randy@ushopsource.com
How we do things:
Product quality & Packaging
To ensure quality and minimize oxidative damage hops are compressed into pellets and packaged in Mylar Foil bags. Packaging systems extract Oxygen from the bags, which are then flushed with Nitrogen and sealed. This Oxygen and light free environment combined with refrigerated storage will guarantee product quality well beyond the two year use by date.
cold storage & Shipping
All hop products are kept in cold storage, we work with our customers to insure timely and cost effective shipping domestically in the USA or around the world.