Vancouver Island brewer hops back in time to make beer with historical crop
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.
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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). Man and a woman inside a brewery posing with beer in their hands.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6994746.1697155972!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/hop-beer.jpg)
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.