The Hukins Hops Team
We are a proud family business and are lucky to have a vibrant team of experienced and passionate people who bring a breadth of knowledge to the farm.
You can find out more about our core team and their roles below, and we also employ a range of seasonal workers and contractors during the growing season.
If you’re interested in opportunities at the farm, we have a range of roles available across the industry. You can contact us to find out more, or send us your details.
Dom
Our resident craft beer expert, Dom will be manning the tours and tastings to bring his full professional expertise to the table! He also runs our events running throughout the season. For events and tours email dom@ukbrewerytours.com
From private bespoke tours, to large team days out finishing with partys in our taproom, no event is too big or too small. We will cater to your needs.
Glenn
Glenn is a passionate Hop Head, brewer and Hop Dryer. For all things brewing…contact Glenn: glenn@hukins-hops.co.uk
Louisa
Love a Hukins Hops decoration hop? Seen our wonderful hops taking pride of place at a wedding, or in your local pub? Thank Louisa!
Louisa handpicks your wonderful decor hops before they are packed and delivered to your door. Our decoration champion! She can answer any question however daft or technical!
Email her on: louisa@hukins-hops.co.uk
Tom
Tom is our Hop Garden Manager.
He is responsible for caring for crop health, monitoring nutrition, and irrigation. As a result Tom will be mainly found on a tractor through the growing season often spraying right through the night for optimal conditions.
With a long pedigree in horticulture trained at RHS Wisley, Tom’s passion for Hops and beer makes hop growing the perfect crop for him to specialise in.
Ross
Ross Hukins is the 5th generation of Hukins to grow hops on the farm. After a career in the city he came back to the family business to develop the farms future in modern hop growing and its developing alliance with the craft beer sector and beer industry.
Ross is a passionate advocate for the British Hop industry, supporting British Hop Growers. He a director of the British Hop Association, Wye Hops Lld, and Chairman of Wealden Hops.
He is also building the farms environmental credientials working with various groups including Kent Wildlife Trust, Tenterden Wildlife and local community groups.
Monty
Our general dogsbody, brand rep and team motivator.
When he’s not hard at work overseeing the fields and checking crop quality, Monty can be found snoozing on the sofa in the kitchen waiting for someone to come and give him a biscuit…
Spencer
Operations Manager.
Spencer brings process and order to our growing business. WIth a varied skillset from time in the Military, Police and Craft Beer Sector he is the main man when it comes to organising our day to day tactical operations.
