U.S. hop stocks were down 6% from a year ago as the industry looks to shed inventory and correct an oversupply. “We are ...

The hops boil for roughly an hour to release their alpha acids; drying hop cones into pellet form concentrates the alpha acids for a more robust flavor. Hops added into the batch later in the ...

Together, these illustrate the evolution of the agro-industrial processes and socio-economic system of growing, drying, certifying, and trading hops from the Late Middle Ages to the present.

The 21st annual release of Russian River Brewing’s coveted Pliny the Younger is just around the corner. It’s so close, you ...