The HopWalk® On Tour 2024
That’s a wrap for the 2024 HopWalk® On Tour! This year’s event brought together over 360 brewers from the UK and around the world. Featuring a brand-new format for 2024, the six-day event replaced the traditional two-day flagship event and offered a more intimate experience, which was very well received.
We’ve received fantastic feedback and would like to thank everyone who attended this year. If you’d like to read the full press release and event round-up, check it out here!
The Tours
We took smaller, more intimate groups on a road trip to tour Faram’s and two of our ‘Charles Faram Farms,’ each showcasing unique developments, from hops to machinery.
Faram Festive Finale
After all that exploring and a posh nosh Hoppy Meal picnic, we brought everyone back to The Faram’s Arms—a pop-up pub for hop showcase beers.
It was a chance to sample, exchange information, mingle with the Faram’s team, celebrate the harvest, and share our love for what we do and who we are.
And, because no good story starts with a salad, we treated everyone to a BBQ on the bump before providing a complimentary shuttle bus ride to the most convenient station, Malvern Link.
Hawkins Farming
At the two farm sites, guests saw the brand new picking machine featuring the latest technology, development hops like Harlequin®, Olicana®, and Progress, and had the option to take a historic tour, including the old kilns and picker’s barracks.
The Hawkins family have been at The Farm, in Bosbury since the mid 1940’s but the earlier generations were based at farms in both Herefordshire and Kent.
They’re very keen on experimenting with new varieties and new and sustainable ways of producing the crop.
Hops Grown:
- Golding
- Progress
- Sovereign
- Jester®
- Olicana®
- Harlequin®
Pridewood Hops
Regular HopWalk® goers were familiar with this picturesque farm, but there had been plenty of new developments. Guests saw the newest of the new hop varieties, including baby Godiva™, a very different picking machine, and took a walk around a modern kiln.
Pridewood Hops is run by the Powell-Tuck family. Martin is the main man and is helped by Julie.
Martin’s father, Geoffrey, farmed hops at the Nupend, Munsleu, before they were eventually grubbed out. They then purchased the Whitehouse where the farm sits today. Julie was brought up at Lower House, Canon Frome, where her father John Morris farmed the hops.. and they still rent one of those yards.
Hops Grown:
- Fuggles
- Bramling Cross
- WGV
- Target
- Progress
- Chinook
- Ernest
- Godiva™
Starting at Charles Faram, Malvern
Tuesday 3rd September 2024
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Thursday 5th September
The Head Brewer Group – Focus day
Tuesday 10th September 2024
Wednesday 11th September 2024
Thursday 12th September
International Brewers – Focus day
