OUR HISTORY
HOPS, HISTORY & HOME BREW
Over 25 years ago, we learned that Madison County was the birthplace of US commercial hops production in the early 1800’s. Historic and scientific curiosity led us to plant our first hops rhizomes and to found Foothill Hops Farm in 2001, becoming one of the very first farms to grow hops in New York State since the 1950’s. Our early hop sales were mainly to home brewers and when asked if we had grains and equipment, we decided to open a homebrew shop and began to experiment with small batch brewing ourselves. We had a dream that one day hop farms and farm breweries could develop into a successful Central New York agritourism industry, complementing the vineyards and wine trails of the Finger Lakes.