OTTAWA, Kan. – It is a brisk spring morning in mid-April and Kansas Hop Co. s farm is a blank canvas.
Clyde Sylvester walks across his property over to the 3 acres of soil where hops seeds are resting beneath. Dozens of wooden utility poles stand tall on the property, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports.
Hops season is just beginning in Kansas and in a few short months, Sylvester s hops farm will transform into a green, lush scene. They grow to this 18-feet length basically in well over a month, Sylvester said. You can almost watch them grow.
Sylvester, co-owner of Kansas Hop Co., has been farming and harvesting hops since 2016 when it entered into an almost nonexistent market.
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BRIANNA CHILDERS , The Topeka Capital-Journal
April 24, 2021
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OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) It is a brisk spring morning in mid-April and Kansas Hop Co.‘s farm is a blank canvas.
Clyde Sylvester walks across his property over to the 3 acres (1.21 hectares) of soil where hops seeds are resting beneath. Dozens of wooden utility poles stand tall on the property, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports.
Hops season is just beginning in Kansas and in a few short months, Sylvester’s hops farm will transform into a green, lush scene.
“They grow to this 18-feet (5.49 meters) length basically in well over a month,” Sylvester said. “You can almost watch them grow.”
Pine, citrus and a touch of black pepper those are all clear notes that drinkers of The Blind Tiger s first all-Kansas-made IPA will taste when they take their first sip.
The Kansas Grown IPA is a recent addition to the restaurant and brewery s menu. This is the first beer The Blind Tiger has created that is made with Kansas barley, hops and water, said brewmaster John Dean.
The beer, which has a color tone that matches that of a Kansas sunset, has a malt character described as bright and bready. It s just a mild, easy-drinking beer, Dean said. There s no harshness standing out. It s got high drinkability.