Watch these guys from Tröegs Brewing inhale Yakima hops and then riff new...
This video reminds us of being in Oregon two weeks ago, drinking beer that literally had hops floating in it, drifting from the process facility and into our glasses as ... Read More The post Watch...
View ArticleFounders’ Brewmaster Jeremy Kosmicki captures a day in the life of the hop...
Last week, a contingent from Founders Brewing Co., including Brewmaster Jeremy Kosmicki, were out in Yakima Valley, Wash., where they met with hop farmers to check out this year’s harvest and ... Read...
View ArticleBritish hop production increases 8%, enjoy this resplendent pictorial of the...
Hop production has grown dramatically in 2016 — globally. We know demand’s still outstripping production for those specialty varieties (say citra or lemondrop), but farms around the world are growing...
View ArticleThis Founders hop harvest video makes us miss the farm life of the Pacific...
Like all special things must, the hop harvest is coming to an end in America. We were out in Oregon to celebrate the season in early September, and Founders Brewing ... Read More The post This Founders...
View ArticleRogue releases fresh, new 2016 hop harvest video (we watch and reminisce)
In early September, we get lost in the bines at Rogue Farms for hop harvest season (yes, Rogue actually grows a good portion of its brewing ingredients). We actually wrote some cool ... Read More The...
View Article2016 hops report walks the thin line between under and oversupply
As craft continues to demand more aroma hops, acreage and production alike increased yet again this year, while average yields per acre continue to decline largely due to new acreage ... Read More The...
View ArticleInsert hop pun (Hoppy New Year?), and enjoy our Top 10 hop articles of 2016
CBB visited the hop harvest for the first time in 2016. It was, well, pretty rad — holding a fist full of fresh cones in our hands, watching wet hop ... Read More The post Insert hop pun (Hoppy New...
View ArticleFounders Brewmaster Jeremy Kosmicki details the Azacca hop
If you’re into Caribbean voodoo like we are, you’re a fan of Azacca — he’s a Haitian god of agriculture. He’s a simple, gentle farmer who watches the fields and ... Read More The post Founders...
View ArticleIngredient Insight: Details on the 7 hops inside Sam Adams’ new Rebel IPA recipe
We all know that IPAs are king today in the craft beer marketplace. This fact urged a long-time craft beer powerhouse, Sam Adams, to develop its own IPA or risk ... Read More The post Ingredient...
View ArticleTwo new hop products from Yakima Chief – Hopunion to make your day
Hop innovations go beyond just growing new varieties with different flavor profiles. For example, check out what Yakima Chief – Hopunion has going with its new proprietary product line, Cryo ... Read...
View ArticleAnchor Brewing adds new hops extractor to improve dry hopping
Getting the most out of every purchase you make is usually a good idea — return on investment (ROI) as the nerds call it — especially when it is something ... Read More The post Anchor Brewing adds new...
View ArticleSign up for a free trial of the Shockwave Extractor at #CBC2017 (bigger...
The Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America is the No. 1 event of the craft beer year (April 10-13), and we want you to be ready to see all of ... Read More The post Sign up for a free trial of...
View ArticleCrosby Hop Farm events, new products you can’t miss at #CBC2017
Crosby Hop Farm has a lot going on at the Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo next week, and you’re probably going to want to check it all out. Here’s what’s ... Read More The post Crosby Hop Farm...
View ArticleSee the new Cryo Hops product line from Yakima Chief — Hopunion at #CBC2017
Yakima Chief — Hopunion (YCH HOPS) has a new proprietary product line, Cryo Hops, that you need to see at the Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America (Booth 2001). The ... Read More The post See...
View ArticleMeet Lupulin Exchange, the StubHub of hops
Ordered too many hops for that last batch of your pale ale? Or not enough for your next IPA? You could hop on a brewers forum and ask around, but ... Read More The post Meet Lupulin Exchange, the...
View ArticleAB InBev cuts off craft breweries from South African hops this year
When the now familiar merger of Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller first popped up in September 2015, it all felt too large of a scale to comprehend. How would these global ... Read More The post AB...
View ArticleRub hops with Stone Brewing (Loral and Centennial varieties)
The humble little hop cone has a long and complex story that is ever changing. Although the beer drinker will change and the role of hops will change, the good ... Read More The post Rub hops with...
View ArticleWorld of Beer Craft: The top 8 hops from Australia
It is known all over the world that Aussies love three things: beer, beaches and barbecues. The ever-growing love for craft beer is putting the country’s biggest hop growers in ... Read More The post...
View ArticleIngredient Insight: Saint Arnold’s Icon Gold combines Belgian traditions with...
Saint Arnold Brewing Co. Co. is releasing its Icon Gold — Belgian IPA, a beer style that is a first for Texas’ oldest craft brewery and adds variety to the brewery’s refreshing ... Read More The post...
View ArticleHopsteiner discusses increase in Pacific Northwest hop acreage
Pacific Northwest hop acreage is reported to increase to 54,135 acres in the recent release by USDA-NASS. This increase of approximately 6.4 percent continues to meet the ongoing demand in ... Read...
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