But thanks to hops grown at Myrtleford they are the flavours of a limited edition lager to retail at $89.99 a bottle.

The first bottle will be sent to the Queen to mark the anniversary of her coronation.

And yesterday the first hops for the next vintage were picked at Rostrevor Hop Gardens and driven to Melbourne overnight for immediate brewing.

Crown master brewer John Cozens said the Myrtleford farm’s Green Galaxy variety came to the attention of the company five years ago for its “real fruit aroma”.

The Crown Ambassador Reserve Lager, an up-market stablemate of Crown Lager, was launched three years ago in response to “the sexy new imports” flooding the Australian beer market.

The Green Galaxy variety was developed over 10 years at Rostrevor.

Hop Products Australia’s Tim Lord said the variety had attracted worldwide attention.

“Brewers from around the world are watching what’s happening here and wondering if they can get their hands on some galaxy hops. This is tremendous for us,” he said.

“What we have actually developed here is a variety that gets brewers excited, and gives them the ability to create new tastes.”

Mr Cozens said the 2010 Ambassador vintage will have an added depth.

“We reserved some beer from last year’s brew which we’ve been ageing for 12 months and will be blended back into the beer at the end of the fermentation process,” he said.

Bottles are numbered with 7000 produced each vintage.

The 2010 vintage will be launched in August.