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UPDATE: Alright, thanks for the wait guys; we have two winners!

Amarillo – Jacob Dennis
Citra – Steve Greco

Drop me an email at bertusbrewery@gmail.com with your shipping addresses, and I’ll get the hops in the mail. Thanks again to all who entered. Hopefully we’ll do something like this again in the near future!

I’ve mentioned it a few times, but I buy 98% of my yearly supply of hops in bulk after the harvest. I love the flexibility this yields, as I always have what I need on hand to brew what I want. I’m usually pretty good at accurately estimating how much I need, but this past year I bought a little too much.

 

So with that said, I’m happy to announce that we’re doing our first ever giveaway! I have 8oz ea of 2012 crop year Amarillo and Citra taking up space in the freezer, and I won’t use it before the 2013 crop shows up. They’ve been vacuum sealed in my freezer since harvest last year, so they are as fresh as year-old hops can possibly be. You guys have really helped make this blog what it is with all the suggestions, questions, comments, and support, so I wanted to say thanks.

 

Here’s how it’ll work: If you wish to enter, please leave a comment on this post with either the word ‘Citra’ or ‘Amarillo’. You can only enter your name in for one or the other; I’ll delete both entries for duplicate posts.

 

Entries will be accepted through December 9th, and two winners will be selected on December 10th. We’ll get in contact after that, and the hops will ship out later that week.

 

As much as I love all you International readers, I regret to say this giveaway will be for US residents only. Sorry guys.

 

Finally, I wanted to say that I’ve received a ton of great suggestions and requests for the blog, both via email and in comments, recently. You guys have some great ideas, but it’s often hard for me to either remember them, or keep them organized. So I’m going to create an additional page at the top of the site for suggestions and requests. That will help keep me organized, and hopefully I can dedicate some more time to those posts. Keep an eye out for it in the next few days. I can’t promise that I’ll get around to all of them, but I’ll certainly try.

 

Thanks again for the support everyone! Cheers!

128 thoughts on “Hop Giveaway”
  1. Victor W. 12.02.2013 on 3:03 PM Reply

    Citra

  2. Benjamin Moritz 12.02.2013 on 3:10 PM Reply

    Citra

  3. Steven Bloomfield 12.02.2013 on 3:12 PM Reply

    Citra

  4. Joseph Smith 12.02.2013 on 3:27 PM Reply

    Amarillo

  5. kengetty 12.02.2013 on 3:29 PM Reply

    Amarillo …brewed your Enjoy By clone yesterday Scott, thanks for all that you do!

  6. Brendan 12.02.2013 on 3:29 PM Reply

    Citra

  7. Amarillo

  8. Kyle Snell 12.02.2013 on 3:49 PM Reply

    Amarillo

  9. Jonathan Portinga 12.02.2013 on 3:57 PM Reply

    amarillo

  10. Ray 12.02.2013 on 3:58 PM Reply

    By far my favorite brew blog. I am a much better brewer since discovering it, having narrowed the techniques thus getting a more repeatable process, and your approach to dialing in recipes has refocused me on what's in the glass, instead of what's in my head. Refreshing! Amarillo, please, since it shows up in about half of what we all seem to like these days, at least in SoCal. Thanks!

  11. Jerad Traudt 12.02.2013 on 4:03 PM Reply

    Amarillo

  12. Matt Ahlstrand 12.02.2013 on 4:05 PM Reply

    Amarillo

  13. patrick leonard 12.02.2013 on 4:12 PM Reply

    citra

  14. John Glazer 12.02.2013 on 4:19 PM Reply

    Citra – Love this blog!

  15. Scott 12.02.2013 on 4:19 PM Reply

    Thanks, glad you like it!

  16. Scott 12.02.2013 on 4:20 PM Reply

    Hope it turns out well!

  17. Steve Greco 12.02.2013 on 4:21 PM Reply

    Citra! Great blog!

  18. Nicholas Swanson 12.02.2013 on 4:25 PM Reply

    Citra

  19. Brett 12.02.2013 on 4:25 PM Reply

    Citra

  20. KGBrews 12.02.2013 on 4:37 PM Reply

    Citra!

  21. tim cossel 12.02.2013 on 4:48 PM Reply

    Amarillo

  22. Jason Borgmann 12.02.2013 on 4:51 PM Reply

    Amarillo

  23. Matthew Geleske 12.02.2013 on 4:54 PM Reply

    Amarillo

  24. RyanVT2001 12.02.2013 on 5:06 PM Reply

    Amarillo

  25. Jacob Dennis 12.02.2013 on 5:14 PM Reply

    Amarillo

  26. Adam 12.02.2013 on 5:50 PM Reply

    amarillo

  27. phil w. 12.02.2013 on 6:39 PM Reply

    Amarillo

  28. Dean Hamilton 12.02.2013 on 6:41 PM Reply

    Citra

  29. kurt mielke 12.02.2013 on 7:04 PM Reply

    Amarillo

  30. Nate 12.02.2013 on 7:06 PM Reply

    Bertus Brew rules. Amarillo.

  31. Jeffrey Siemers 12.02.2013 on 7:27 PM Reply

    Amarillo!

  32. Joel Wong 12.02.2013 on 7:31 PM Reply

    AMARILLO!!!!!!

  33. Shawn 12.02.2013 on 8:09 PM Reply

    Amarillo

  34. Chris Manocchio 12.02.2013 on 8:13 PM Reply

    Free Citra would be awesome for my Zombie Dust clone I'm writing up right now! Thanks for doing something like this Scott you're the man!

  35. Spitty E 12.02.2013 on 8:16 PM Reply

    Amarillo

  36. Adam Meyers 12.02.2013 on 8:18 PM Reply

    Citra!

  37. Eric Cousineau 12.02.2013 on 8:33 PM Reply

    Canadian here. Where did you order your 2013 hops from?

  38. Adam H 12.02.2013 on 8:40 PM Reply

    Your the man Scott! Amarillo.

  39. Scott 12.02.2013 on 8:47 PM Reply

    Label Peelers, Hops Direct, and Farmhouse Brewing supply.

  40. Brett 12.02.2013 on 9:23 PM Reply

    Amarillo! Missing these in my american hop arsenal right now!

  41. Jmich24 12.02.2013 on 9:36 PM Reply

    Great Blog! Citra

  42. Adam Kielich 12.02.2013 on 9:41 PM Reply

    Amarillo, please.

  43. Ryan 12.02.2013 on 9:54 PM Reply

    I'm a huge fan of your blog, I started homebrewing in January and with your help, beers keep getting better. I would love some Citra, thanks!

  44. Will S 12.02.2013 on 10:04 PM Reply

    Amarillo!

  45. Vinny 12.02.2013 on 10:17 PM Reply

    Citra!

  46. Grey Ghost 12.02.2013 on 10:34 PM Reply

    Aww man… Amarillo is like hens teeth here in New Zealand.

  47. Forrest Svingala 12.02.2013 on 11:25 PM Reply

    Citra

  48. justjozy 12.02.2013 on 11:39 PM Reply

    Citra

  49. John Fleck 12.03.2013 on 12:05 AM Reply

    Amarillo.

  50. CincyTrailRunning 12.03.2013 on 1:29 AM Reply

    Amarillo FTW!

  51. Tyler Hulsebus 12.03.2013 on 2:06 AM Reply

    Amarillo. Great blog – always looking forward to the next update!

  52. John Leclerc 12.03.2013 on 2:13 AM Reply

    Citra

  53. Peter Skelton 12.03.2013 on 2:19 AM Reply

    Amarillo please

  54. Russell Cooper 12.03.2013 on 2:43 AM Reply

    Citra!

  55. bytemyfoot 12.03.2013 on 2:45 AM Reply

    Citra

  56. Jeremyl 12.03.2013 on 3:26 AM Reply

    Citra!

  57. thirdleap 12.03.2013 on 3:55 AM Reply

    Amarillo please

  58. Wulfman Brewing 12.03.2013 on 4:45 AM Reply

    Citra!! Just stumbled upon your site last week. Time to brew some beers!!

  59. escrow50 12.03.2013 on 4:58 AM Reply

    I have really enjoyed your site. I have brewed enjoy by multiple times and think it is an amazing clone. I am going to brew a batch for my wedding too. Keep up the good work. Citra

  60. Paul 12.03.2013 on 6:40 AM Reply

    Amarillo

  61. Darren U 12.03.2013 on 11:09 AM Reply

    Amarillo

  62. Daniel Tubb 12.03.2013 on 1:41 PM Reply

    Amarillo – You have a fantastic blog. This is just what the homebrewing community needs!

  63. kyle smith 12.03.2013 on 2:11 PM Reply

    Citra please!

  64. caseyc 12.03.2013 on 5:24 PM Reply

    Amarillo

    Gumballhead clone will be brewed, documented, and posted with your hops if I win…

  65. Jack Curry 12.03.2013 on 6:24 PM Reply

    Citra

  66. Brandon Branscome 12.03.2013 on 6:29 PM Reply

    Amarillo

  67. Ryan Caldwell 12.03.2013 on 7:20 PM Reply

    Amarillo

  68. aaron 12.03.2013 on 9:21 PM Reply

    Citra!

  69. Marty H 12.03.2013 on 10:12 PM Reply

    Love the blog. Citra

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  71. Marco Polo 12.03.2013 on 10:47 PM Reply

    Amarillo is yummy.

  72. Patrick 12.04.2013 on 1:25 AM Reply

    Citra

  73. The Hammer Brewing 12.04.2013 on 2:31 AM Reply

    Citra

  74. DB 12.04.2013 on 3:02 AM Reply

    Citra!

  75. Jim Lemire 12.04.2013 on 4:23 AM Reply

    Amarillo

  76. Branden 12.04.2013 on 11:57 AM Reply

    Amarillo

  77. cheeseballs'N'popcorn 12.04.2013 on 3:41 PM Reply

    Amarillo

  78. Unknown 12.04.2013 on 5:07 PM Reply

    Amarillo

    And thanks very much for your work on this blog

  79. Unknown 12.04.2013 on 5:09 PM Reply

    Sorry, the unknow post above is mine, name is Chuck

  80. Paul 12.04.2013 on 5:53 PM Reply

    Amarillo for sure…..great stuff.
    Thanks

  81. James Gregg 12.04.2013 on 6:47 PM Reply

    Amarillo

  82. NJ 12.04.2013 on 8:18 PM Reply

    Amarillo!

  83. falafel 12.04.2013 on 8:19 PM Reply

    Amarillo

  84. Vinnie Diamond 12.05.2013 on 12:53 AM Reply

    Citra

  85. Scott Brundage 12.05.2013 on 1:01 AM Reply

    Citra!

  86. John Hocking 12.05.2013 on 2:53 AM Reply

    Citra, Go Devils!

  87. Enrique Zacarias 12.05.2013 on 2:55 AM Reply

    amarillo!!!hop

  88. Bosco 12.05.2013 on 4:36 AM Reply

    Amarillo

  89. zodiak3000 12.05.2013 on 6:57 AM Reply

    Citra

  90. strongbad42 12.05.2013 on 3:08 PM Reply

    Amarillo

  91. Matt B 12.05.2013 on 4:00 PM Reply

    amarillo

  92. mouthfullofbeer 12.05.2013 on 8:16 PM Reply

    citra

  93. Brett Erickson 12.05.2013 on 8:41 PM Reply

    Citra!!!!!!!

  94. Jesse Hardie 12.05.2013 on 9:08 PM Reply

    citra

  95. Jeff Pickelman 12.05.2013 on 9:33 PM Reply

    Amarillo!

  96. Jeremy 12.05.2013 on 10:05 PM Reply

    Amarillo, i was led to believe if the hops were vacuum packed and frozen they would last several years.

  97. Jonathan Starrett 12.06.2013 on 1:14 AM Reply

    Citra

  98. CX4Life 12.06.2013 on 1:21 AM Reply

    Citra – Thanks for all the work you put in to the blog, Scott – your Union Jack clone is the best I've ever made…

  99. David White 12.06.2013 on 2:59 AM Reply

    Citra! Great blog Scotty!

  100. Michael 12.06.2013 on 3:06 AM Reply

    I really can't believe how many people are clamoring to get 1 year old hops.

  101. Feliz Campos 12.06.2013 on 4:33 AM Reply

    Amarillo!!!

  102. JupiterJesus 12.06.2013 on 4:53 AM Reply

    Citra

  103. fogley 12.06.2013 on 5:52 AM Reply

    citra

  104. Aaron Selya 12.06.2013 on 7:55 PM Reply

    Citra

  105. Benj 12.06.2013 on 8:30 PM Reply

    Citra

  106. Zach Chillman 12.07.2013 on 2:28 AM Reply

    Citra, please and thank you.

  107. Kevin Hampel 12.07.2013 on 3:01 AM Reply

    Citra. Thanks for the give away and thanks for sharing your experiences.

  108. Captain2Harted 12.07.2013 on 2:22 PM Reply

    This is by far my favorite beer blog. Now just one more reason to love it even more. Amarillo.

  109. Patrick Sullivan 12.07.2013 on 6:25 PM Reply

    Amarillo

  110. Jon H 12.07.2013 on 10:22 PM Reply

    Citra

  111. Patrick A 12.07.2013 on 11:08 PM Reply

    amarillo

  112. Kaypeesunshine 12.08.2013 on 1:16 AM Reply

    Citra

  113. Aaron 12.08.2013 on 3:56 AM Reply

    amarillo

  114. Burge 12.09.2013 on 4:13 AM Reply

    Amarillo

  115. Martin Dix 12.09.2013 on 7:02 AM Reply

    Citra

  116. Lojak 12.09.2013 on 2:57 PM Reply

    Citra

  117. Ed Coffey 12.09.2013 on 4:36 PM Reply

    Love the blog. Citra.

  118. Nick 12.09.2013 on 4:42 PM Reply

    Amarillo

  119. BilleR 12.09.2013 on 7:47 PM Reply

    Citra

  120. Stephen 12.09.2013 on 8:23 PM Reply

    Amarillo!

  121. Andrew 12.09.2013 on 8:46 PM Reply

    Amarillo!!

  122. Tommy Keene 12.09.2013 on 9:52 PM Reply

    Amarillo!

  123. Alex Schmidt 12.10.2013 on 2:51 AM Reply

    Citra

  124. Vera 12.11.2013 on 3:04 AM Reply

    Oh so sad I'm too late 🙁

  125. Vera 12.11.2013 on 3:04 AM Reply

    Oh so sad I'm too late 🙁

  126. Jonathan Portinga 12.12.2013 on 7:27 PM Reply

    you spelled my name wrong when you announced the winners.

  127. Adam H 01.05.2014 on 6:16 PM Reply

    Grats to the winners, but Scott we need a new post! lol I keep checking back to see these bags of hops. I want to know about this hemisphere beer!!!! Haha

  128. Jerad Traudt 01.06.2014 on 4:47 PM Reply

    Agreed! The dreaded "Hop Giveaway" post is going to put me in the looney bin. I've been checking every morning for the last 3 weeks. Scott – what could possibly be more important than spending a bunch of your free time to give us the beer guidance we so desparately seek? Well, I'm not sure either, but I'll try to be patient…Hope all is well!

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