In The News
2020 Veterans Blend Now Available for Pre-sale!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YAKIMA, Wash., July 4, 2020 – Yakima Chief Hops (YCH), a 100% grower-owned hop supplier, has launched the pre-sale of the 2020 Veterans Blend, an annual hop product that helps to support United States veterans. The Veterans Blend is available...
Yakima Chief Hops Supports Black is Beautiful
At Yakima Chief Hops, we recognize and embrace the diversity of not only the hop and brewing industry but of our global communities. We recognize the color of peoples’ skin and the injustices they face because of it. We recognize that this is a systemic issue that...
Bringing Hop Harvest to You
As a grower owned company, the harvest season is the heart of Yakima Chief Hops. It's the time of year when we truly get the opportunity to live and breathe our mission of connecting family hop farms to brewers, as we invite customers from all over the world to...
YCH Welcomes New CFO Howard Allred
YAKIMA, Wash., May 27, 2020 – Yakima Chief Hops, a 100% grower-owned hop supplier, welcomed new Chief Financial Officer Howard Allred shortly after the COVID-19 outbreak began. Effective March 23, Allred’s onboarding came at a crucial time, as breweries shut their...
YCH Presents $117k Contribution to PBS Scholarship Fund
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YAKIMA, Wash., May 5, 2020 – Last week Yakima Chief Hops (YCH), a global hop supplier for craft brewers, announced this year’s contribution to Pink Boots Society (PBS) alongside distributor partner Country Malt Group (CMG). During a virtual...
COVID-19 Grower Update
The COVID-19 outbreak has raised some concerns amongst the brewing community regarding the 2020 hop growing season. As an organization with a mission to connect family farms with the world’s finest brewers, we want to keep you updated on what is happening in the...
YCH Coronavirus Update
As a grower-owned organization driven by the spirit of family farms, the safety and well-being of our employees and partners is our number one priority. We understand that as a global hop supplier, we cannot ignore the growing concerns and effects that the...
YCH and Bale Breaker Host Brew Day for First Responders and Military Veterans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YAKIMA, Wash., March 4, 2020 – Yakima Chief Hops, a global hop supplier, in partnership with Bale Breaker Brewing Company, hosted a special brew day for a group of local first responders and military veterans on Feb. 13, 2020 in Yakima,...
Yakima Chief Hops Introduces New CEO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YAKIMA, Wash., March 3, 2020 – Yakima Chief Hops, a 100% grower-owned global hop supplier for the craft brewing industry, has introduced Ryan Hopkins as YCH’s new Chief Executive Officer, promoting Hopkins from Chief Sales Officer. “The YCH...
Introducing the YCH Aged Hops Program
The concept of using Aged Hops is a tradition as old as brewing itself. As the industry becomes more competitive than ever, we recognize the brewers that are embracing tradition as a way to stand out. We seek to support these efforts by forming our Aged Hops...
