Hidden hops on King Island reveal a secret beer history and 140-year-old mystery

Corey Brazendale was still working at a small agricultural supplies store when one of the oldest farmers on the island shuffled in. King Island farmer Peter Bowling amid the wild hops on his farm. Found off the north-west tip of Tasmania and dubbed "shipwreck island" due to its unforgiving winds, King Island once formed a land bridge to Victoria. When the ABC recently showed Mr Thurrowgood a photo of the wild King Island hops, he reacted instantly with an approving "ahh". The couple now have plans to replant the hops from the Bowling farm on a number of sites around King Island to ensure they are preserved for decades to come.