The 2025 hop harvest yielded exciting new varieties, with vibrant tropical and fruit-forward aromas that appeal to modern brewers. Hop breeding programs are shifting focus from bitterness toward ...

Hops are the key ingredient that turn beer into beer. If you want to be an expert, here's what you need to know. Hops have fueled the modern beer renaissance. After Prohibition all but destroyed the ...

When brewing an IPA, especially a West Coast IPA, there are endless hop varietals to choose from. The most common are Citra, Chinook, Cascade, Mosaic, Simcoe, Galaxy, El Dorado, Amarillo, and ...

The authors of this report reflect on their years-long field trials and the value of peer-to-peer learning in informing medium- to long-term decision-making for their agricultural operations. “To ...

Have you ever wondered how beer is made and what ingredients are used in this most refreshing beverage? One key element is hops — a cone-shaped flower of the plant (Humulus lupulus) in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Don Tse is a beverage alcohol writer covering business and innovation. United States hop acreage strung for harvest in 2024 is ...

On a bright day this fall, tractors crisscrossed Gayle Goschie's farm about an hour outside Portland, Oregon. Goschie is in the beer business — a fourth-generation hops farmer. Fall is the off-season, ...

In all corners of the Yakima Valley, warehouses rumble, workers rise early and headlights bounce through fields. The smell of hops is pungent as the 2024 crop makes its way from fields to storehouses, ...

On a bright day this fall, tractors crisscrossed Gayle Goschie's farm about an hour outside Portland, Oregon. Goschie is in the beer business — a fourth-generation hops farmer. Fall is the off-season, ...

Water is the most important ingredient in beer — it makes up 90% to 95% of the beverage. Malt gives beer body, structure, color, flavor, and aroma. Yeast turns the malt sugars into alcohol. Hops, ...