Fresh hops sent to Korea in just one day

Yakima Chief Hops | According to a press release, the US-based hop supplier Yakima Chief Hops recently exported the largest shipment of freshly harvested hops from the Pacific Northwest to South Korea in just one day for the first time in brewing history.

Providing brewers on the other side of the globe with access to hops in their purest form is a huge milestone for the industry. With a mission to connect brewers worldwide with multi-generational family farms, Yakima Chief Hops (YCH) is focused on building strategic partnerships to increase the accessibility of hops for brewers everywhere.

720 pounds of Mosaic® and Ahtanum® brand Fresh Hops were successfully delivered to South Korea in one day. The hops were used to brew fresh hop ales by three Seoul breweries (Seoul Brewery, Amazing Brewery and Playground Brewery) and were released last month.