By the Southern Section

Why Brewers should choose UK hops every time – Hop growers are investing in the future of the UK beer scene.

Traditional, craft and  emerging  styles, the UK Beer scene is alive and kicking, and the UK hop growers are stepping up to support by growing both traditional and new varieties here in the UK to enable brewers to choose UK hops every time.  From classic East Kent Goldings to  traditional German Lager hops to citrus & tropical flavour bombs, we have it all right here. 

Come and join us in collaboration with Hopsteiner UK on the 10th September for our annual hop walk in Kent and find out more about our UK hop varieties and how the hop industry is investing for the future of the UK beer scene.

Beers will be provided showcasing UK varieties throughout the afternoon.

This event will again be kindly hosted by Antony Rudgard-Redsell at his Parsonage Farm in Kent. Speaking at the event is Ed Kentish Barnes of Steiner Hops Ltd, with event support from committee member Russell Falconer.

This will be an outdoor event but as this is an operating farm and beer will be available, we ask that you don’t bring children or pets.

Schedule

• 1PM - 2PM: Arrival and buffet lunch
• 2PM - 3:30PM: Hop Tour and Harvest which will include a visit to plantings of new varieties and see new Wolf picking machines and Oast House
• 3:30PM - 4:30PM: Talk - global hop crop update, sustainability approaches from around the world, and sustainability in hop farming
• 4:30PM - 5PM: Depart

Transport and Accommodation:

• By car – there will be parking available in the field across the road from the farm office
• By rail – Faversham train station is a 5 minute taxi ride away. Trains depart from London Victoria, London St Pancras International and Cannon Street to Faversham. We might be able to provide some return transport to the station at the end of the day, but when arriving there is a well-stocked taxi rank outside the station
• Accommodation – there are a number of hotels around Faversham and Canterbury for those wishing to stop over.

Green Hops – There will be an opportunity to buy green hops  which have been picked and cleaned and packed in pokes, for ease of transport and addition back at your brewery the next morning.

Why You Should Attend:

• View the 2025 hops with a talk on the International hop harvest
• Get a chance to rub and evaluate UK hop varieties
• Meet fellow peers in the brewing industry

Tickets: 60 places maximum.

Free to attend.

There is no cost to the day, but it is important that we know numbers to organise catering and beer. We would therefore ask that you make a booking via Eventbrite and notify us if you are unable to attend.

Booking deadline: WEDNESDAY, 3 September 2025 at 4PM.