EDITOR's NOTE: The Craft Brewing Business crew recently visited Rogue Farms outside of Portland in April, during the … Read More
Rogue Department of Agriculture Crop Report Winter 2015
Looking out over the hop rows, it’s hard to believe how much has changed in just 12 months. A year ago, Rogue Farms was … Read More
Craft beer demands three to seven times more barley than non-craft
Holy smokes, that's one malty milk ball factoid! In an article recently released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture … Read More
Breathing in the Briess barley harvest
Sure, hops get all the harvest press this time of year, but let's not forget about the backbone of beer: The barley. … Read More
Bad news about this year’s barley crop
For the second straight Fall, there is bad news about barley crops. Last year started the speculation about the future … Read More
Visit Rogue Farms and learn about Risk malting barley
All hail the Rouge Nation Department of Agriculture. When it comes to actually supporting and growing local ingredients … Read More
Best of malts, barley: From choosing a supplier to craft malsters
During the holiday season, the Craft Brewing Business editors reluctantly head into the world to buy gifts and attend … Read More
U.S. barley goes from feed grain crop to high value malting staple
Barley has gone from being a major feed grain to a specialty food crop in the last 25 years. While there are still a few … Read More
Master maltsters reveal how to strengthen your malt supply chain
Water, barley, hops and yeast. That’s the magical elixir of beer brewed down to its simplest form. But like many brews … Read More
Climate change could alter global barley production — is there a solution?
Climate change could start drastically affecting global barley production, which obviously, drastically affects the beer … Read More