Intense Climate.
Bold Flavor.
CLS is a fifth-generation, family farm located in the heart of the Yakima Valley. We produce high-quality hops and organically certified apples and soft fruit through a progressive agronomic approach and sustainable cultivation techniques.
As a family farm, CLS prides itself on creating a community of hard-working and strategic employees to deliver the highest quality product. Our Global Gap Certification ensures that our employees and product stay safe throughout the process.
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Our Brew Partners
Try our hops in beers from these breweries
Hops
Brewers need a robust hop supply chain that consists of a balance of public domain and proprietary hop varieties. CLS Farms is at the forefront of the adoption and support of the public breeding program. In addition, we aggressively pursued our own proprietary varietal development with commercial releases of El Dorado®, Medusa™, and Zappa® Hops.
For a tour of our hop farm, please contact [email protected].
Fruit
Organically cultivated in the early, maturing area of the Yakima Valley, we grow, pick, and store our fruit onsite for wholesale and retail customers throughout the Pacific Northwest. CLS is Global Gap Certified, ensuring we produce high-quality, delicious and safe products.
Fruit availability:
Cherries — mid-June
Apricots — late June to July
Peaches — late June to early September
Nectarines — late July to early August
Plums — late August
Pears — early August to early September
Apples — mid-August to October
Farm
We’re a family farm living in the heart of hop country, located in the Yakima Valley. Our intense climate and stable water supply produces consistent, bold aroma’s that make the Yakima Valley the premier hop growing region in the World.
We farm with intention and a deep focus on brewers and their needs at CLS.
Process
Five generations of growing hops allows CLS Farms to inject a heavy dose of art while staying at the forefront of new technology.
New varietal development, a progressive agronomic approach, cutting-edge harvesting facilities, and organic fruit production are transformational strategies we employ to stay top-of-mind with our customers.
CLS prides itself on offering year-round, full-time employment, coupled with livable wages, stable families are created. These stable families in turn allow CLS to operate at an elevated level which translates into higher quality products and services for our customers.
Airflow
Our hop beds have a max depth of 29", ensuring proper and efficient airflow to our plants.
Cooling
Our minimum hop cooling time is 12 hours.
Drying
CLS maintains a bed drying temperature of 125ºF to 135ºF for all our varietals.
Purity
Less than 1% of our hops are produced with off-type varietals.
Commitment
Our hops are 3rd party audited and have total oil (and therefore flavor) preservation. We produce our flagship brands of El Dorado®, Zappa®, and Medusa™, and are proudly equipped to grow and supply custom hop blends and plants.
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