We used to brew all our beers with organic ingredients. However, for practical reasons, we no longer brew that way. The main issue lies in the production and transportation of hops.
Hops, one of the key ingredients in beer, is a plant susceptible to various diseases, making it difficult to grow organically. This is especially problematic for bitter hop varieties, resulting in very limited production of organic bitter hops.
This severely limits the selection of hops available, meaning we wouldn’t be able to brew with some excellent varieties. The only alternative would be to source hops from far away. For instance, in New Zealand, organic hops are widely available due to the absence of certain plant diseases. However, transporting them from countries like New Zealand is not a very sustainable option either. As a result, we decided to brew our beers using non-organic hops.
Fresh hops
