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Which commercial beers use herbs?

Somersault Ale

Made by New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, CO

Uses Centennial hops (gives a citrus aroma) and Ginger root.

Belgian White Wheat Ale

by Shock Top Brewing Co in St. Louis, Missouri

Wheat ale brewed with citrus peels and coriander "and other spices".

Lucky U IPA by Breckenridge Brewery: 6+ different hops varieties

Trippel by New Belgium Brewing: includes the herb coriander

Zon Belgian-Style Witbier by Boulevard Brewing Co: uses the herb coriander

Mothership Wit by New Belgium Brewing: brews with coriander and bitter orange peel

Two Jokers Double-Wit by Boulevard Brewing Co: brews beer with coriander, lavender, peppercorns and cardamom

Fraoch by Williams Bros Brewing Co: brews beer with heather

History of herbal beers

Before 1516's Bavarian Purity Law it was not uncommon for beer or ale to be made with all different psychotropic herbs.

Sage Ale-brewed in middle ages as medicinal tonic.
Yarrow ale-brewed for weddings for its aphrodisiac qualities.
Leann Fraoich (heather) ale
Meadowsweet ale
Juniper Ale
Elder flower ale
Sweet Woodruff ale

Other common ingredients in European ales included: Clary sage, gentian, ginger, comfrey, horehound, and rosemary.

Herbs are used by brewers as bitter herbs, flavorings and or aromatics.

Bitter Herbs include: horehound, sage, dandelion, milk thistle, nettle, yarrow, clary sage, ginger root, licorice root.

Flavoring herbs include: juniper, rosemary, hyssop, borage, ginger, oregano, mint, bee balm, lemon balm, sweet woodruff (vanilla flavor), marjoram, licorice, thyme, cardamom (for spicy cola flavor), coriander, elderberries, star anise.

Aromatic herbs include: rosemary, hyssop, lavender, chamomile, lemon balm, bee balm, all spice berries, sarsaparilla (improves mouth feel), rose hips.

Books about how to grow herbs to brew your own beer and ale

Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers: The Secrets of Ancient Fermentation

The Homebrewer's Garden: How to Easily Grow, Prepare, and Use Your Own Hops, Malts, Brewing Herbs

The Complete Guide to Growing Your Own Hops, Malts, and Brewing Herbs: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply (Back-To-Basics) (Back to Basics Growing)

A Sip Through Time: A Collection Of Old Brewing Recipes

Where to buy hop seeds and How to grow hops plants to harvest for brewing.

There are several different types of hops that can be grown from seeds and from root cuttings. It all depends on your environmental conditions and space. High alpha indicates more bittering compounds.

*Brewers Gold Hop Seeds: Heirloom seeds from 1919 from a wild hop in Morden, Manitoba. Commercially grown in Spain and Belgium. Heavy producer. Alpha 8-10%.

*Cascade Hop Seeds: American type lagers. Alpha 5-6%.

*Kent Golding Hop Seeds: Heirloom seeds, used for traditional ales and lagers, delicate aroma. Alpha 4.5-6.5%

*Mt. Hood Hop Seeds: Hallertauer hybrid, from OSU Hop research station. German type lagers. Alpha 3.5-5%

*Nugget Hop Seeds: Grown for ales and stouts, grows tight 1.5" cones. Alpha 12%.

* Magnum Hop Seeds: German, large cones, disease resistant. Alpha 14%

* Sunbeam Golden Hop Seeds: Saaz hybrid, used in Northern European pilsners.

* Willamette: English ales, all purpose hop, alpha 3.5-4.5%.

(*I found seeds for sale at Nichols garden nursery.com)

Beer Hops 10 Seeds- Humulus lupulus

Easy to grow. Hardy to -30F. In addition to growing for brewing, the trellised hops provide shade and screening from the sun during the summer.

Purple Hop Bush 10 Seeds - Dodonaea - Herb

Common Hop Sedge (Carex lupulina) Jumbo Seed Packet - 80 Seeds

Purple Hopseed One Gallon Plant