This time last year breweries and hop farms were feeling the effects of massive bushfires. We caught up with Bright Brewery and Ryefield Hops one year on to see how they have fared.
Ryefield Hops
Ryefield Hops rallies industry after drought devastation
Fledgling NSW hop grower Ryefield Hops has seen more than 50% of its hop crop decimated by drought and the effects of bushfires, but the team are hopeful that with some support, they can get back in business.
NSW gets true blue beer
A beer made using exclusively New South Wales ingredients has been made possible by the first harvest from a start-up hop farm.
New hop grower in NSW
Ryefield Hops in Bemboka, southern New South Wales is planning a five-fold increase of its current acreage for the 2018 harvest.