FARAMANIA
Faramania is a competition specifically for homebrewers helping to create hop history,
as homebrewers can trial experimental hop varieties.
FEATURES
- The homebrewers are able to trial Charles Faram experimental hop varieties where only a handful of hop cones are yet in existence.
- This quantity is way too small to send to commercial brewers for trial, so this process enables us to fast-track brand-new varieties through the Charles Faram Hop Development Programme.
- Awards are presented to the winning brewers after the judging sessions.
- Faram’s will take the judge’s comments and score back to base to analyse and determine which hops to continue within the programme.
2022 WINNING BREWERS & HOPS
- In February a standard bittering hop and a sample of a Charles Faram experimental variety were sent to the participating brewers from Midland Craft Brewers, Hereford Homebrew Club and Worcestershire Homebrew club.
- We watched the progress of the brews through social media and reports from the WhatsApp group as brewers excitedly made regular updates.
- In 2022 the judging took place Saturday 9th April at Sociable Beer in Worcester with commercial brewers and homebrewers on the panels.
Final | Brewer | Hops |
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Gold - PALE 04 | Stephen Bevan | CF276 |
Silver - IPA 10 | Gareth Oakes | CF302 |
Bronze - IPA 19 | Dave Cutler | CF161 |
IPA 5.5-7.5 | Brewer | Hops |
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Gold - IPA 13 | Ian Priddley | CF247 |
Silver - IPA 10 | Gareth Oakes | CF302 |
Bronze - IPA 19 | Dave Cutler | CF161 |
Pale Ale 4.0 - 5.5% | Brewer | Hops |
---|---|---|
Gold - PALE 15 | Martin Cullwick | CF247 |
Silver - PALE 09 | Sean O'Toole | CF247 |
Bronze - PALE 04 | Stephen Bevan | CF276 |
BEER CATEGORIES
Pale Ale 4.0 – 5.5% ABV
IPA 5.5 – 7.5% ABV
- Category includes Blonde, Golden, American Ales
- Beer must be pale and golden in colour
- The beer must be hop forward with the hop character of the Charles Faram variety hop character to be noticed
- Must not contain any speciality ingredient*
- Beer may contain Wheat, rye and other cereal grains, but must remain true to style. We recommend <20
- *Spice/Herb/Honey/Coffee/Chocolate/Fruit/Vegetable/Wood Aged/Smoked Malts//Nuts and others as per the imagination of the Brewer.
- Category includes British IPA, American IPA, NEIPA and Strong British Bitter
- Beer should be pale and golden in colour
- The beer should be hop forward with the Charles Faram variety hop character to be noticed
- Must not contain any speciality ingredient*
- Beer may contain Wheat, rye and other cereal grains, but must remain true to style. We recommend <20%
- *Spice/Herb/Honey/Coffee/Chocolate/Fruit/Vegetable/Wood Aged/Smoked Malts//Nuts and others as per the imagination of the Brewer.