Brewing beer in East Kent
is a rare privilege indeed – not only do we have gorgeous beaches and
fabulously quirky seaside pubs, but we also have the world class East Kent
Golding hops (you may have heard me mention them once or twice?). For all sorts
of reasons Kent became the centre of UK hop growing and, despite all sorts of
other reasons, it remains so to this day. And sometime around 200 years ago the
Golding variety of hop was bred, and then cultivated round here, where it grew
outrageously well, and still does.
Under normal
circumstances hops are dried in order to preserve them for use throughout the
year, however, during harvest we can nip out to the farm and beg, borrow or
steal sacksful of freshly picked, lusciously green, undried flowers of nirvana,
before rushing back to the brewery and tipping them into the day’s brew.
The resultant beer is a deliciously
rounded pale ale with a touch of zest and the spirit of the East Kent Hop
harvest. Obviously, this is a great thing to be celebrated and we’re kicking
off this year’s fun with a tapping of the first barrel (and drinking it, and
eating lovely food, and dancing with GADDZUKES) on Saturday 18th
September.
Tickets are the price of a pint, and you get your first pint free. Here’s where to buy them.
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