We’ve been having daydreams about tractors rolling through hopyards. We’ve been sitting at our desks, gazing off into … Read More
Hop harvest 2016: Hogs Back Brewery preps for favorable haul
In September 2015, Hogs Back Brewery (founded in 1992 in Tongham, Surrey, England) harvested the first hops from its own … Read More
Canada is growing more than 300 acres of hops (at a cost of about $50,000 an acre)
Humulus lupulus isn’t the easiest crop to commercially farm. Hops are a vigorous, climbing, herbaceous perennial trained … Read More
Hopsteiner picks its top hops for craft brewing professionals
Today, craft beer sales make up more than 12 percent of the U.S. beer market and are expected to increase over the next … Read More
Illinois shows the challenges of growing local hop farms
Local hop farming is starting to trend in some areas outside of the Pacific Northwest -- Michigan, Wisconsin and New … Read More
MI Local Hops wants to help Michigan resurrect its rich hop growing heritage
Hops update: Acreage up big again (18 percent), but will it be enough?
The lead for this story has been the same for the last five years and will likely remain the same for the next several: … Read More
We ask St. Louis’ Schlafly about four experimental hops it’s crushing on
Craft beer has challenged hop growers. New varieties. Enormous demand. Huge acreage. Varied products: whole cone, … Read More
Exhale: Hop production up 21 percent from last year (a seven-year high)
Here’s something we haven’t received for awhile: Some positive crop news. We assume you are reading this from some kind … Read More
Nebraska is smartly encouraging the growth of both craft beer and hops
Don’t look now, but Nebraska’s brewing scene is getting ready to make a name for itself. Sure, the state already had … Read More
