Today I went to check out the progress in my local hop fields and was pleased to see the early signs of the cones that will one day give us so much pleasure. With the barley harvest in full flow nearby, it was a perfect day to reflect on how the wheels are already turning in the Garden of England to produce next year's beers. Meanwhile, we are hoping for some encouraging news this week on how soon we can start to play our own part. Turn to Our Ingredients to experience the scenes for yourself.
I seem to have spent most of the last year wandering around farms, industrial units and other sites. I've hopped through hop fields and studied stud farms and had some very attractive discussions at one of Kent's leading attractions. But every site has always let us down in one way or another. That's what makes our latest visits at the weekend even more remarkable. Not only did we find a site that seems to check all of the boxes for the very first time, but then we went and found another one. Two near perfect sites in one day - it almost made the defeat against Germany seem bearable!
Both sites really are superb in many ways. It is going to be a very difficult decision to make, so it really depends on how our discussions go in the next few days. There have been times that I have thought we would never reach this point. But to now have a choice of great sites is more than we could have ever expected. Now it really is getting exciting... |
AuthorAs a Director of Kent Brewery, my only goal is to see people enjoying our amazing beers. But first we have to get the brewery built. Follow our journey as we make the dream a reality. Archives
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