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Jon Stringer received a fantastic welcome at Oakham Ales week when he went down to help them put together a British IPA. The main aim was to showcase fantastic British hops like Jester® and Olicana®, and this krausened beer will do just that. Jon Stringer received a fantastic welcome at Oakham Ales week when he […]
Sarah Hawkins circling the Yorkshire Squares
Faram’s Beth Eaton and Charles Faram Farms grower and Faram’s Director, Sarah Hawkins, embarked on a whirlwind tour through Yorkshire on a mission to show Sarah what happens once the hops leave the farm. Here Beth gives us the low down on their experience. New experiences The team here at Faram’s know how exciting and […]
HopWalk international hop crop reports 2022
We held another amazing annual Charles Faram HopWalk™ at Pridewood Farm this time this week. Here are some photos and the international crop reports https://youtu.be/7afd76ADpfYhttps://youtu.be/EN22n_SMDI8https://youtu.be/wdXID_bcd6Mhttps://youtu.be/g5qJn71n-p0https://youtu.be/EISc48RzJR4
What a difference the weather makes
What a difference the weather makes.While in some countries the hops are baking in the sun and are suffering from the drought, Slovenian hops have been pampered with irrigation. Check out the photos below.
Crashes, extreme heat and determination
TEAM GB UPDATE: We’re supporting our Faram’s Andy Holtham daughter Gemma Rose Holtham on her journey this year in the Women’s GB motocross team. She has had 2 very big crashes, but she’s extremely driven and is back to full health and confidence. She’s gone on to battle through the extreme heat and longer days […]
British Hopped IPA Collaboration with HopForward
British Hopped IPA Collaboration with Hop Forward Beers Our Group Technical Director Will Rogers recently brewed an English hopped IPA with Nick from Hop Forward Beer. They brewed with hops from the Charles Faram Breeding Programme, making use of hops such as Harlequin®, Jester®, Olicana®, Godiva™, Mystic™ and Most™. The result is England’s Green and […]
Charles Faram Hop Development Programme Crop Update – Jimmy Barrett
Charles Faram Hop Development Programme – Crop Update June 2022 CF247 CF247 (already a firm favourite with those who have brewed with it) is growing nicely. It is not a particularly tall hop and will have just reached the top wire by Midsummers Day, this time next month. This hop brings delicious red berry and […]
FARAMANIA 2022
Faramania Homebrew Competition Valuable feedback FARAMANIA is a homebrew competition with a valuable input into making hop history. The homebrewers are able to trial Charles Faram experimental hop varieties where only a handful of hop cones are yet in existence. This quantity is way too small to send to commercial brewers for trial, so this […]
Abbeydale Collaboration
Our very own @FaramBeth recently went for a collaboration day with the lovely people at Abbeydale Brewery. They were brewing with an experimental hop (CF247) from the Charles Faram Hop Development Programme. CF247 comes from the same family as Jester®, Olicana® and Harlequin®. In their own words “It’s a sticky, oily hop with low bitterness, […]
Tears of hoppy joy as Faram’s wins Best Supplier Associate again.
Charles Faram has been awarded with Best Supplier Associate in the SIBA Business Awards 2022. The team were blown away when they found out that 31 UK brewers had taken the time to write nomination applications. “Every time BeerX comes around we hope we will get a nomination and that our customers will vote […]
