1/19Mitta Mitta Brewing Company is run by Tim Cabelka and his wife, Jen, Chris Rowe and Alec Pennington. The craft brewery in Victoria’s North East is one of the few in Australia to also grow their own hops. Picture: Zoe Phillips
Mitta Mitta Brewing Company’s hops crop
PICTURE GALLERY: Have a look at the lush green hops growing on this 16-hectare Alpine property, also home to a hidden gem of a craft brewery.
2/19Mitta Mitta Brewing Company’s bar and restaurant. Picture: Zoe Phillips
3/19Tim Cabelka with a handful of hops. Picture: Zoe Phillips
4/19Mitta Mitta Brewing Company’s four ales. Picture: Zoe Phillips
5/19Tim and Jen in the hops. Picture: Zoe Phillips
6/19Tim learnt about growing the crop while working for Red Hill Brewing. Picture: Zoe Phillips
7/19An extreme closeup of a hop flower - also called a cone. Picture: Zoe Phillips
8/19Hops grow on bines - like vines but that twist around vertical cords or wires. Picture: Zoe Phillips
9/19Jen Cabelka in the hops. Picture: Zoe Phillips
10/19Alec and Chris in the hops. Picture: Zoe Phillips
11/19The two couples and their children launched the brewery in 2011 and planted their hops in 2012. Picture: Zoe Phillips
12/19Hops bines climb the vertical trellis. Picture: Zoe Phillips
13/19Harvest season was early February. Picture: Zoe Phillips
14/19Tim in the brewery. Picture: Zoe Phillips
15/19Mitta Mitta Brewing has plans to upscale production this year. Picture: Zoe Phillips
16/19Jen and Chris behind the bar. Picture: Zoe Phillips
17/19A hops bine. Picture: Zoe Phillips
18/19Mitta Mitta Brewing Company is run by Tim Cabelka and his wife, Jen, Chris Rowe and Alec Pennington. The craft brewery in Victoria’s North East is one of the few in Australia to also grow their own hops. Picture: Zoe Phillips
19/19The crop nearly ready for harvest, pictured in February. Picture: Zoe Phillips
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