Palisade Hops Farm is a family owned business located in the wine country of Colorado just west of the town of Palisade. The farm has been in the family since 1991. We kept the land in hay and pasture for a small flock of Finn sheep owned by our younger son and a Holstein cow (named Hop) owned by our older son. The boys grew up and left home - as boys do - and left an empty pasture behind. In August on 2009 the decision was made to put the field to work producing hops. With the help of family, the field became a "hop yard" in June of 2010. As a friend told us during planting, "There's plenty of wine grown around here - It's about time somebody grows beer."