MICHIGAN: A Hot Spot for Hops

MICHIGAN: A Hot Spot for Hops

I stumbled into the world of HOPS during Michigan’s Great Beer State Conference in January 2022. Later that year, I visited Brian Tennis’ Farm in Omena, Michigan, where I got my first hop lesson. Since then, I’ve visited hop farms all over the great State of...
Hop Alliance is Hopping

Hop Alliance is Hopping

Hop Alliance in Omena, Michigan, maybe be small, but as they say, “our cones are big.” This 30-acre farm located at the tip Leelanau Penninsula is anything but small.  Hop Alliance is Hopping  We visited Hop Alliance in early August, days before the harvest...