Why grow hops as a community project ?
Growing hops is an unusual way of introducing people to the wonders & benefits of growing your own.
Cultivating hops close to the brewer can reduce the beer miles associated with the import of additional hop ingredients.
Currently Irish brewers mostly import their hops from around the world which is currently suffering a global hop crop failure of 25% in 2015, there are a small amount of innovative brewers in Ireland growing hops but for their own supply and in very limited amounts, we hope to be able to example the need for more local hop production in Ireland.
By growing hops collectively, Social Hops aims to enable a more local hop economy with mutual benefits for both the growers & brewers. And what better a way to celebrate this green economy then with a Local Wet Hopped Beer brewed within 24 hours of
Social Hops collaboratively being harvested in the city by the participating growers.
Growing hops is an unusual way of introducing people to the wonders & benefits of growing your own.
Cultivating hops close to the brewer can reduce the beer miles associated with the import of additional hop ingredients.
Currently Irish brewers mostly import their hops from around the world which is currently suffering a global hop crop failure of 25% in 2015, there are a small amount of innovative brewers in Ireland growing hops but for their own supply and in very limited amounts, we hope to be able to example the need for more local hop production in Ireland.
By growing hops collectively, Social Hops aims to enable a more local hop economy with mutual benefits for both the growers & brewers. And what better a way to celebrate this green economy then with a Local Wet Hopped Beer brewed within 24 hours of
Social Hops collaboratively being harvested in the city by the participating growers.
SOCIAL HOPS STARTER PACK COLLECTION & DELIVERY 2019
COLLECTION DAY : Sunday 31st March @ The Bernard Shaw Pub, Portobello, Dublin 2 ; 12pm to 6pm
We need people to plant HOPS HOPS HOPS!
You don’t need much space as it’s a vertical plant – a patch of ground next to a tall fence would be ideal. We have planned hop events throughout the year where growers and brewers can get together, compare notes and sample some beers, culminating with a harvesting event & brew celebration at The Bernard Shaw Pub. Hop plants on average plant produce cones for up to 23 years!!
The Social Hops Starter Pack pack contains a Prima Donna hop rhizome from certified UK disease free stock, 3 meters of hemp coir hop twine and a grounding peg.
We will be distributing the starter packs from 12pm to 6pm at the Bernard Shaw Pub, inviting growers to learn how best to plant their hop rhizomes, come along meet the team and pick up some tips for a successful harvest. Hops are a perennial plant (they grow back every year) and they reach full maturity in three years, a well grown plant can produce tasty viable hops for 23 years!!
DELIVERY DETAILS: All Social Hop Starter Packs ordered for delivery will be posted out on Friday 29th March
All 2019 Hop Starter Packs are SOLD OUT
Social Hops 2019 Calendar
Hello Rhizome SOLD OUT
Sunday 31st March @ The Bernard Shaw Pub, Portobello, Dublin 2 ; 12pm to 6pm
We will be distributing the hop rhizomes from 12pm to 6pm at the Bernard Shaw Pub, inviting growers to learn how best to plant their hop rhizomes, come along meet the team and pick up some tips for a successful harvest. Hops are a perennial plant (they grow back every year) and they reach full maturity in three years, a well grown plant can produce tasty viable hops for 23 years!!
All Social Hop Starter Packs ordered for delivery will be posted out on Friday 29th March with full instructions
Hop Shoot Eat
Saturday 8th June 2019 @ 2pm - 5pm
The Bernard Shaw Pub, Portobello, Dublin 2
Your invited to a very special rooftop terrace hop eating party at the Bernard Shaw, we are inviting all growers to bring along their unwanted hop shoots to be used in a hoppy culinary delight complemented with sample tasting from BrewTonic's rooftop nano brewery wonders. Each hop plant can produce over half kilo of hops each year, and as an added bonus you can eat the delicious shoot trimmings in spring – they are known as poor man’s asparagus and taste incredible fried in butter!
Hop Giddy Up September 8th Sundday 2019
Rascals Brewery & Bar, Dublin
We will be holding the hop harvesting session at Rascals Brewery inviting growers to bring along their own hop plants for harvesting or to drop off their harvested hops and hang out harvesting the hops with everybody else, it's gonna be a hoppy day as we weigh all our collective hops and send them straight off to the kettles in Rascals Brewery, this year Hopfully Brewing and Rascals Brewing will collaborate to produce a wet hopped ale on the day of harvest for the social hoppers to participate in!
Harvest Beer Tasting September 28th 2019
The Bernard Shaw Pub, Portobello, Dublin 2
We will be holding a hop harvest tasting session at the Bernard Shaw Pub inviting growers to sample all their hard work and collective energy in collaborating on the Social Hops Beer #4 from Rascals Brewery and Hopfully Brewing and all you growers everywhere !!
Social Hops Tasting Event 2019 @ Bernard Shaw Saturday 28th September 2pm - 6pm We have a British Ale variety to taste, brewed collaboratively by Rascals & Hopfully Brewing from all your fresh hops harvested on the day of brewing .
PLEASE NOTE: This will be the last Social Hops meetup at The Bernard Shaw Pub as unfortunately the premises and general area is about to be demolished:( Make sure to pop by to say goodbye to the rooftop hop garden !! Pizza will be ate, beer will flow & Social Hops #4 will be judged! We will have some of the brewers from @Rascalsbrewing & @Hopfullybrewing breweries on hand during the day to talk shop & hops and plenty of other growers to swap stories with and hints and tips and beers !
All growers are invited: Please come along to what will be our last Bernard Shaw meetup, we'll make sure you remember the day!
Saturday 28th September 2019 @ The Bernard Shaw Pub, Portobello, D2, Giddy-up!
Who's brewing the beer ?
All harvested hops will be shared between Dublin breweries Hopfully Brewing & Rascals Brewery
Hello Rhizome SOLD OUT
Sunday 31st March @ The Bernard Shaw Pub, Portobello, Dublin 2 ; 12pm to 6pm
We will be distributing the hop rhizomes from 12pm to 6pm at the Bernard Shaw Pub, inviting growers to learn how best to plant their hop rhizomes, come along meet the team and pick up some tips for a successful harvest. Hops are a perennial plant (they grow back every year) and they reach full maturity in three years, a well grown plant can produce tasty viable hops for 23 years!!
All Social Hop Starter Packs ordered for delivery will be posted out on Friday 29th March with full instructions
Hop Shoot Eat
Saturday 8th June 2019 @ 2pm - 5pm
The Bernard Shaw Pub, Portobello, Dublin 2
Your invited to a very special rooftop terrace hop eating party at the Bernard Shaw, we are inviting all growers to bring along their unwanted hop shoots to be used in a hoppy culinary delight complemented with sample tasting from BrewTonic's rooftop nano brewery wonders. Each hop plant can produce over half kilo of hops each year, and as an added bonus you can eat the delicious shoot trimmings in spring – they are known as poor man’s asparagus and taste incredible fried in butter!
Hop Giddy Up September 8th Sundday 2019
Rascals Brewery & Bar, Dublin
We will be holding the hop harvesting session at Rascals Brewery inviting growers to bring along their own hop plants for harvesting or to drop off their harvested hops and hang out harvesting the hops with everybody else, it's gonna be a hoppy day as we weigh all our collective hops and send them straight off to the kettles in Rascals Brewery, this year Hopfully Brewing and Rascals Brewing will collaborate to produce a wet hopped ale on the day of harvest for the social hoppers to participate in!
Harvest Beer Tasting September 28th 2019
The Bernard Shaw Pub, Portobello, Dublin 2
We will be holding a hop harvest tasting session at the Bernard Shaw Pub inviting growers to sample all their hard work and collective energy in collaborating on the Social Hops Beer #4 from Rascals Brewery and Hopfully Brewing and all you growers everywhere !!
Social Hops Tasting Event 2019 @ Bernard Shaw Saturday 28th September 2pm - 6pm We have a British Ale variety to taste, brewed collaboratively by Rascals & Hopfully Brewing from all your fresh hops harvested on the day of brewing .
PLEASE NOTE: This will be the last Social Hops meetup at The Bernard Shaw Pub as unfortunately the premises and general area is about to be demolished:( Make sure to pop by to say goodbye to the rooftop hop garden !! Pizza will be ate, beer will flow & Social Hops #4 will be judged! We will have some of the brewers from @Rascalsbrewing & @Hopfullybrewing breweries on hand during the day to talk shop & hops and plenty of other growers to swap stories with and hints and tips and beers !
All growers are invited: Please come along to what will be our last Bernard Shaw meetup, we'll make sure you remember the day!
Saturday 28th September 2019 @ The Bernard Shaw Pub, Portobello, D2, Giddy-up!
Who's brewing the beer ?
All harvested hops will be shared between Dublin breweries Hopfully Brewing & Rascals Brewery
Please note Hops are only part of the overall ingredients for making beer and there are other costs to the brewer, Social Hop growers will avail of free beer during the harvest festival whilst the brewer will be supplying the brew for sale to cover their production costs, so you can meet your friends & show off your hop growing credentials in the local soon !
Hops City: Want to Help a Local Brewery?
Louisa McGrathMay 10, 2016 READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON SOCIAL HOPS HERE
The idea is a simple one: rather than micro-breweries in Dublin buying their hops from wherever they can source them, sometimes as far afield as New Zealand, people across Dublin will grow hops in their back gardens, on their patios and balconies, allotments and community gardens, which are then used by local brewers. We want people to grow hops across a network of individual and community gardens.
We are mapping the hop growing locations using UEBERMAPS
Social Hop meetup events are kindly supported by Brewtonic @ The Bernard Shaw Pub
