Hop Farm in Belgium

A hop farm near the village of Watou, Belgium. This is the hop harvest during the second week of September 2007, which was the later part of the harvest in 2007.

Watou is near the French border and is in the middle of the historic hop growing region of Belgium. Watou is home to two very notable breweries including Van Eecke (brewers of Poperings Hommelbier) and St. Bernardus. Within walking distance of Van Eecke and in the center of the village is the Hommelhof, a world class restaurant specializing in beer and food pairings. They also cook with many local beers. I highly recommend a trip to the Hommelhof when you are in Belgium.

Also nearby is the town of Poperinge, which is home to the Hop Museum.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• hop
• hops
• beer
• watou
• belgium
• harvest
• farm

[brianjohnshort]

What is the name of this farm?

[ortlikasealion]

Seems as if having one of those diesel hydraulic tractor lifting tools makes all the difference in the world.

[ninety1stangconv]

I want to go! That looks awesome.