Ekonoke

Ekonoke combines scientific knowledge and technology to bring sustainable and reliable solutions for growing climate-resilient hops. Hops – the green gold that gives beer (including non-alcoholic) its distinct bitterness and aroma – is under threat from climate variations. Extreme droughts, erratic temperature patterns and hotter summers are affecting the quality of aroma hops and their ⍺-acid contents (by up to 60%). With year-on-year yield variations that can move +/- 30% and few places in the world where hops can grow outdoors, brewers big and small are looking for a solution.

We have signed an initial collaboration with a medium-sized brewery in Spain - Hijos de Rivera Group, owners of the "Estrella Galicia" beer brand. We are now operating in our pilot farm, validating all our KPIs at this pre-industrial scale, and plan to start industrial scale up mid 2025.

We aim to build large scale facilities all over the world, reducing unnecessary travel of this key ingredient for thousands of miles. Only the knowledge and technology to grow hops sustainably will travel there where there is a need and a market.