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Our relationship with you doesn’t end with a signed contract.

You’ll work with the Hollingbery sales team for securing hops in upcoming crop years. Experience on the sales team ranges from agronomy to brewing science. Their backgrounds work well in both sourcing quality hops and planning your brewing needs.

Contact a sales representative below for any information on contracting, spot sales, or questions about the hop market. You can also reach out to Graham about visiting Yakima and scheduling hop selection.

Randin King – West Region Sales Manager

randin@hollingberyandson.com

Steve Frith – Central Region Sales Manager

steve@hollingberyandson.com

Alexa Long - East Region Sales Manager

alexa@hollingberyandson.com

Steve Burchill - Southwest Region Sales Manager

burchill@hollingberyandson.com

Juno Choi - Midwest Region Sales Manager

juno@hollingberyandson.com

Hollingbery hop sampling table

Make plans to visit Yakima and experience hop harvest!

Hollingbery hop warehouse storage
Hollingbery hop sampling table

Contracting Timeline

Set up Contracts

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  • If you are currently a customer, send requests by crop year, variety, and volume, and we will send you a quote.
  • For the upcoming brew year, you should try to secure 90-100% of your expected needs.
  • For contracts 2+ years out, consider contracting 50-75% of your expected needs.
  • If you foresee issues with your contracts, the sooner you contact us the better.

Hops Available

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  • Jan 1 - majority of domestic varieties are available to order.
  • Jan/Apr - European hops start to arrive, with the final container arriving by April. Consider this when lining out your hop needs for contracts. (Southern Hemisphere hops typically arrive Oct/Dec.)
  • This is a good time to finalize contracts for the upcoming harvest in September.

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Remaining Inventory

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Storage fees begin on Aug 1 for any inventory remaining on contract. You will have three options:

  • Pay final installment and ship all remaining hops—no storage fees and no interest.
  • Pay final contract installment, but continue to store with Hollingbery and Son at $1.00/case/month.
  • Prepay for hops shipped as needed, pay 1% interest/month on remaining balance and storage fees on remaining hops $1/case/month.

Hop Harvest!

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This is a busy time of year so new contract requests typically won’t be answered until late October, to early November. We welcome you to visit Yakima for hop harvest. Contact your regional sales manager to discuss hop selection criteria and to set up a time.

Pelleting Begins

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  • The pelleting process typically starts the first week of Oct and runs through Feb.
  • Certain varieties become available for order soon after pelleting begins.
  • Adjustments to contracts that affect selected lots or contracted leaf amounts should have been addressed before this.