Vancouver Island brewer hops back in time to make beer with historical crop

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Daniel van Netten (left) has brewed classic English ales using hops, which were grown back over hundreds years ago in the historic North Saanich hop farm currently owned by Lavonne Parker (right).

A craft brewer in North Saanich is brewing beer using hops that were originally grown back in the 1870s. Daniel van Netten, the owner of Howl Brewing said he made a couple of batches using those big clusters of leafy berry-like plants.

"A friend of mine and a regular here brought me these huge hops, which he said he got from the owner of the Hop Farm, who also gives him horse riding lessons," he said. Hops have been used in brewing for centuries to give beer its bitterness, as well as distinctive aromas and flavours that differ according to the variety. They also act as a preservative.

Horse trainer and riding coach Parker bought the property in 2006 and has been using it for horse riding and training and a little bit of non-commercial hop farming. She said the farm belonged to William Towner, who was known as a pioneer hop grower in B.C. However, the once thriving commercial hop farming in Vancouver Island couldn't weather the massive infestation of hop louse back in the 1890s, which eventuallyThe best beer you can't buy: Vancouver Island homebrewing collective racks up honours

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