MI Local Hops Farm in Williamsburg, Mich., is Going Up For Sale

That's a whole lotta farm!

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Michigan's largest grower and processor of hops is hitting the market, according to Crain's Grand Rapids.

MI Local Hops is located in Williamsburg, not far from Traverse City, in Acme Township

MI Local Hops, Facebook

Included in the sale:

220 acre farm
300,000 processing facility
15,000 square foot pelletizing room

Formed in 2015, MI Local Hops executed its seventh harvest on September 17, 2022. They sell to breweries and other businesses all over the world, including Canada, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Brazil, India, and New Zealand.

According to Crain's Grand Rapids, MI Local Hops controls nearly half the hops acreage in the state.

Michigan brews using MI Local hops include:

Founders Brewing Co.
Bell's Brewery.
Shorts Brewing Co.
Workshop Brewing Company
The Filling Station
Right Brain Brewing
Lake Charlevoix Brewing Co.
Stone Hound Brewing Co.
Monkey Fist Brewing

MI Local Hops, Facebook

Hop varieties grown and processed at the farm include:

Cascade
Centennial
Crystal
Empire
Mackinac
Michigan Chinook
Michigan Copper
Triple Pearl
Williamette

One of the owners, Mark Johnson, acknowledges the difficulties in the industry the past few years due to oversupply and the pandemic. He tells Crain's,

When there are shortages, prices go up. When prices go up, farmers plant more and prices go down. We made a big investment anticipating high profits for a while to pay off the investment, and that didn’t happen.

While the hope had been to find a buyer for MI Local Hops within the state, owners will be listing the business outside of Michigan next month.

Once a listing and price are posted we'll share here.