The hop plant belongs to the hemp family and grows more than seven meters high. Depending on the variety, the flowers grow from June to August and the cones ripen from July to September. The hop plant turn up to 50 years, but the shoots sprout anew every year. There are over 70 different types of hops worldwide, whith taste from slightly sweet to bitter. Brewers classify them into bitter and aroma hops. With its bitter substances, the bitter hops provide the typical pilsner taste, among other things, while the aromatic hops give craft beer, for example, its special note.
Hop & Beer Experiences
The Hallertau hop country covers an area of more than 17,000 hectares, to which the hop gardens with their up to seven meters high poles give it its distinctive character. When these aromatic, fragrant climbing plants wind their way up to reveal the ripe cones at the end of August, this area is marked by an impressive green. And the smell of the freshly harvested hops is enticing. Hops are not only grown in agriculture. The climbing plant can also be used in your garden and decorates every ugly corner with its fast-growing tendrils. Its long shoots can be crafted into artful decorations. And the hops also have delightful options for gourmets. Whether in the starter, main course or dessert, hops and beer have many faces.
Experience Hallertau Hops
There are only few realy exciting travel offers in the Hallertau hops country. There are various possibilities to design an exciting trip around the topics hops and beer. We would like to introduce you to the most popular experiences in the Hallertau. Of course, we can fulfill many other hop-related wishes for you.
Hallertau Hop Experience
Hallertau Hop Experience
3 days of hop experience in the Hallertau. Whether you travel individually or as a larger group: stop in the Holledau and be surprised!
- 2 nights in a guesthouse
- Experience hops up close
- Visit to a hop farm
- Snack with beer with the hop farmer
- Including entry to the German Hop Museum
Be a guest at the hop farmer
Hop Culture
Get to know a hop farm authentic and up close! Everything practical and first-hand: from cultivation to harvesting and processing to the finished beer. With beer tasting, of course.
- 2 nights in a family pension
- Visit to a hop farm
- Ride a quad through the hop garden
- Test a hop turret and get 7 meters high
- Brewery tour with beer tasting and lunch
Hops-Studies
A Hop Experience for Experts
During this hop training course you will gain in-depth knowledge about the history of hop cultivation from antiquity to modern times and take a look at possible future applications and new hop varieties. Experts and researchers will convey up-to-date knowledge.
- 2 nights in a guesthouse
- Visit the unique hop research center
- Special features and varieties of hop culture
- guided by knowledgeable specialists
- guided beer tasting with the accompanying hops
Hallertau Brewery Tour
Hops, Breweries & their Beers
This beer tour is ideal for groups of 6 people or more. Whether by bike, by boat on the Danube or quite comfortably by bus: beer-experts accompany you to the most beautiful breweries in the area. Ideal for stag and hen parties!
- 2 nights in a guesthouse
- By bus or minibus (on request also by boat or bike)
- Tour of 3 breweries
- including beer samples
- including lunch as a beer menu
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