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 Beth Eaton recently went for an Abbeydale brewing 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 […]
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 […]
The Charles Faram International Hop Awards 2022
Why are we doing it? It’s much more than an award celebration. The Charles Faram International Hop Awards have been established to recognise the commitment of growers in the Charles Faram Hop Development Programme. The programme was set up to develop new varieties that concentrate on new flavours, disease resistance, sustainability and combatting environmental issues. […]
Farr Brew Collaboration for Ukraine
A special beer called Resist is being brewed by Farr Brew to help raise funds for the people of Ukraine. It’s a collaboration with beer writer Roger Protz and hops from us. Read the full article and find out more about the brew here.
Crisp Malt Case Study
Crisp Malt Case Study: A Hop Inside Charles Faram Recently our friends at Crisp Malt got in touch to ask if they could interview our Managing Director Paul Corbett. We jumped at the chance for a good natter, so why not grab a cuppa (or a beer) and have a read of the article yourself. […]