Garrison signs contract to buy local hops

[mr x]

http://www.garrisonbrewing.com/pdfs/PR1 ... 124-10.pdf

Garrison Brewing makes long-term investment in local hop industry
Halifax, NS – Nov. 24, 2010 – The goal of establishing a commercial hop industry in Nova Scotia
just took a big step forward. Today, Garrison Brewing Co. signed a 5-year contract giving them
access to hops grown organically less than an hour outside of Halifax.

"This really moves us from experimenting with local hop growing to long-term commercial
production," says brewery president, Brian Titus. "We're excited to get behind something we
believe strongly in."

Garrison is partnering with FiddleHop Farms in the Truro area to plant and process a mix of hop
varieties on a five acre plot. “I’m so happy to have found a strong partner in Garrison Brewing,”
says FiddleHop Farm president Evan Price. “This is a great way to strengthen our economy from
within.” Price is a fourth-year Finance student at Dalhousie University who has been in the
business of harvesting fiddleheads for several years now. Growing hops seemed “a natural
progression.” The hopyard is well on its way for a spring 2011 planting.

On the heels of the successful 3 Fields Harvest Ale, a wet hopped beer featuring hops from three
Maritime hopyards, Garrison is actively trying to secure enough hops in this province to ramp up
production of that brand and introduce local hops in other brands as well. In addition to their
experimental yard at Ross Farm Museum, the brewery is actively negotiating with at least one
other producer to guarantee a steady supply. For details, visit: http://www.garrisonbrewing.com.

[LiverDance]

Best of luck, it's a bold move selling hops that haven't even been planted yet!Let's hope they grown better than my first year hops did

[mr x]

Yeah. And profit margins are pretty thin for a small farm if you have to pick by hand. But it interesting that there are more farms coming online in the province.