Let’s grow
Fresh green hop cones growing on the bine at CV Hops

INDIANA ROOTS. NEW POSSIBILITIES.

Rooted in Indiana.
Grown for
tomorrow.

Extraordinary hops start with a sense of place. Discover distinctive varieties shaped by the Midwest, and the people growing their next chapter.

Meet our hops Discover our story
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANAFROM OUR ROOTS TO YOUR NEXT POUR
Midwest heritageDistinctive aromaPatented innovationA future worth growing

01 / OUR HOPS

One place.
Two distinct expressions.

From the understated character of CVC™ to the vibrant aroma of CV-12, discover what Indiana can bring to the brew.

THE HERITAGE VARIETY01

CVC™

A little history in every harvest.

CVC™ hop cone specimen
GrassyFloralSpice

Mild, grassy, and floral. This pre-Prohibition genetic line has been cultivated at Clear View Farm for more than a century.

Explore CVC™
THE PATENTED VARIETY02

CV-12

Indiana roots. A bolder expression.

CV-12 hop cone specimen
CitrusPineSpice

Citrus, pine, and spice. Bred from CVC™, CV-12 pairs a distinctive aroma with vigorous growth and large, loose cones.

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Ready to put down roots?Find CV-12 starters at Sandy Ridge Farms
Founders Travis Wade and Mike Baker holding portraits of Clear View Farm’s original homesteaders
Travis Wade & Mike Baker, with the people who came before.

02 / THE CLEAR VIEW STORY

Some roots
run deeper.

The story starts at Clear View Farm, where hops have been part of the landscape for generations.

When Travis Wade and Mike Baker founded CV Hops in 2019, they saw possibility in that history: a locally adapted plant, with something new to offer growers and brewers.

Today, that curiosity lives on in CVC™ and patented CV-12. Two distinct varieties. One enduring connection to this place.

Travis Wade & Mike BakerCO-FOUNDERS, CV HOPS
1860s

The Clear View homestead

2019

CV Hops is founded

2022

CV-12 receives its patent

03 / ROOTS MEET RESEARCH

Growing with
a changing world.

Our work starts with a question: what can locally adapted hops offer growers facing changing conditions?

Shaped by the Midwest.

Generations of growth in southern Indiana give our genetic line a distinctive starting point for exploring regional adaptation.

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Character, documented.

Original acid and aroma analyses give brewers a closer look at what makes each variety different.

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More to discover.

A 2025 company update reported CV-12’s inclusion in Michigan State University research on genetics and fungal resistance.

Read the research update
AN INDIANA ORIGINALCV-12 · U.S. Plant Patent PP34,075 · Granted 2022

04 / IN THE NEWS

Word from the field.

INDIANA DAILY STUDENTJUNE 2025 · PRESS RELEASE

New partnerships. The next chapter for CV-12.

WTIU / WFIU · VIA WFYIJULY 2022 · FEATURE

Opening the door to Indiana-grown hops.

THE NEXT CHAPTER STARTS HERE

Let’s grow
something great.

Planting something new? Exploring your next brew? There’s a place for you in this story.

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