Beer & Me

Let me tell you about my day. I left the house at 7:45a which can be a jarring thing for someone who works at home. I had a 9a appoint with a local brewer just over an hour’s drive away.

Charleville not only brews beer but they have a vineyard and a nice selection of wines. With rising prices in every segment of the brewing industry they decided to try growing their own hops. Despite this being their first season for hops their results were impressive. I’ve been checking out their crop every few months and Jack, the owner, promised to call and let me know when they harvested. Today was the day.

So I packed up my camera and headed out. I’ve never seen hops harvested so I wanted to get a few shots and see if I could squeeze an article or two out of it. Even though they were learning the ropes themselves and the crop was remarkably smaller than bigger operations it was very interested and I had a great time.

As soon as I get them edited and picked through I’ll post some pictures from the day.