Strata
- Origin Country
- United States
- Alpha Acid
- 12.1 to 12.1%
- Oils
- 2.3 to 3.5 mL per 100 g
- US Acreage
- 326 acres in 2025, 1 states
- Medal Beers in 2026
- 2
- Breeder
- Indie Hops (Oregon)
Aroma
Melon, bubblegum, strawberries, fresh-rubbed sage
Grown by
Roy Farms Inc
Hop GrowerWashingtonVarieties Published: 1
Grower Data
- State
- Washington
- City
- Yakima
- County
- Yakima
- Family Ownership
- Family-owned (Mike Roy featured)
- Certifications
- Salmon-Safe and organic (Oregon Tilth episode, 2016)
- Merchant Affiliation
- Roy Farms Inc. Named by Indie Hops as licensed to grow, process and sell Strata to US breweries. Named with Green Acre Farms and Wyckoff Farms as partners in the Association for the Development of Hop Agronomy.; on the YCR roster as Roy Farms Inc
- Sells Direct
- Licensed to sell Strata to US breweries (Indie Hops)
- Notes
- Oregon Tilth gives Yakima, WA. Indie Hops places it in the Yakima Valley. Its own site failed on an expired certificate. Not on the October 2026 archived Yakima Chief growers page. Hop Breeding Company membership is not stated by any page read.
- Verified
- Checked Against a Primary Source
- Verification
- source page opened and read
- Variety Source Role
- Strata licensee
- Source Url
- indiehops.com
- Other Sources
- mackinnonreport.substack.com
tilth.org
web.archive.org - County Source
- looked up from city
Varieties This Grower Publishes as Grown
Whole record, not narrowed by the filters.
| Published as | Years | Source | Verified | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strata | Strata | current | 2 | indiehops.com | Checked Against a Primary Source | Indie Hops says Roy Farms is licensed to grow process and sell Strata to US breweries. |
2026 Medal Beers That Name This Farm
Brewery Named This Farm. The brewery published this farm for the hop shown. This is a direct link with its own source.
1 medal in view
| Hop | Published as | Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Crunchy Boi | Ladd & Lass Brewing | American Pilsener | Adeena | Roy Farms | laddandlassbrewing.com |
Beer Profile Cards
2026 Medal Beers That Use Hops Grown Here
Grown by. These beers use a hop variety this farm publishes as grown. It does not mean the brewery bought from this farm.
2 medals in view
| Hop Varieties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Conehead Zero | Zero Gravity Craft Brewery | Hoppy Non-Alcohol Beer | Strata |
| Silver | The Fourth Colour | Worthy Brewing | Strong Red Ale | Strata |
Beer Profile Cards
Breweries With a 2026 Medal Beer Linked to This Farm
Each brewery links to its page, with how the farm is linked.
| Ladd & Lass Brewing | Named by the Brewery. | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Worthy Brewing | Grown Through a Variety the Brewery Uses. | 1 |
| Zero Gravity Craft Brewery | Grown Through a Variety the Brewery Uses. | 1 |
Hop Merchants
Whole record, not narrowed by the filters.
| Yakima Chief Ranches | breeder and brand manager | Yakima Valley WA | Owned by three Yakima Valley farms: Perrault Farms, Loftus Ranches and Carpenter Ranches; began in the late 1980s as the Carpenters, Smiths and Perraults; a Hop Breeding Company member | Micropropagation: meristem viral therapy, tissue culture multiplication, greenhouse conditioning and delivery of potted plants to grower fields in an 8 to 10 week cycle (archived November 2025). Footprints brand management program. | Brands listed on the archived brands page: Ahtanum (YCR 1), Citra (HBC 394), Dolcita (HBC 1019), Ekuanot (HBC 366), HBC 682, Idaho 7 (J 007), Krush (HBC 586), Loral (HBC 291), Mosaic (HBC 369), Palisade (YCR 4), Sabro (HBC 438), Simcoe (YCR 14), Talus (HBC 692), Warrior (YCR 5) | Publishes a roster of 41 farms it works with (Washington 22, Idaho 7, Oregon 12), up from 43 farms in a March 2023 snapshot. The roster is not broken down by variety, so it is the closest published grower list for the managed brands but not a per variety licence list. Beginning in 2011 with the three owners it expanded across the three states. | web.archive.org | Checked Against a Primary Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indie Hops | merchant and pellet processor | Oregon | Not Found | Buys hops from Willamette Valley farms and mills pellets (search result summary); Cryo and HyperBoost forms of Strata are listed | Audacia, Lórien, Luminosa, Meridian, Strata | Publishes a named grower roster and the Strata licensee list. Headquarters not stated on the pages retrieved. | indiehops.com | Not Checked |
| Association for the Development of Hop Agronomy | breeding association | Not Found | Partnership of Roy Farms Green Acre Farms and Wyckoff Farms per a 2021 Haas release quoted by the MacKinnon Report | Not Found | Not Found | Ownership disclosure on its own site is said to be absent. | mackinnonreport.substack.com | Checked Against a Primary Source |
Research Notes
Roy Farms Inc is recorded here from the sources listed below, and only as those sources state it. A blank field means no source checked states it.
Location
Yakima, Yakima County, WA. The county is derived: looked up from the city, not stated by the farm.
Ownership-and-history
- Family or ownership: Family-owned (Mike Roy featured)
- Certifications: Salmon-Safe and organic (Oregon Tilth episode, 2016)
- Direct sales: Licensed to sell Strata to US breweries (Indie Hops)
- Proprietary variety role: Strata licensee
Varieties-as-published
| Variety | Year | Source | Note | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strata | current | https://www.indiehops.com/growers | Indie Hops says Roy Farms is licensed to grow process and sell Strata to US breweries. | yes |
Supply-chain
- Affiliation as published: Roy Farms Inc. Named by Indie Hops as licensed to grow, process and sell Strata to US breweries. Named with Green Acre Farms and Wyckoff Farms as partners in the Association for the Development of Hop Agronomy.; on the YCR roster as Roy Farms Inc
- Listed as a source farm of Yakima Chief Ranches in the merchants file
- Listed as a source farm of Indie Hops in the merchants file
- Listed as a source farm of Association for the Development of Hop Agronomy in the merchants file
Notes
Oregon Tilth gives Yakima, WA. Indie Hops places it in the Yakima Valley. Its own site failed on an expired certificate. Not on the October 2026 archived Yakima Chief growers page. Hop Breeding Company membership is not stated by any page read.