Hops are the key ingredient that turn beer into beer. If you want to be an expert, here's what you need to know. For more than 20 years John Holl has been covering the beer industry as a reporter and ...

But without hops, your beer would be devoid of any floral, piney, earthy aromas and flavors. The post Bitter, citrusy, piney: ...

This past September, Portland’s Breakside Brewery was conducting a strange experiment. Brewers had just returned from a field a half hour south with a sack full of freshly-picked hops. To fully access ...

Hops are an essential ingredient in beer brewing and an important economic crop. The female flowers of hops are covered in ...

Animal and cell studies suggest that consuming hops could provide a range of health benefits, but human studies are sparse. Hops plants provide beer with its signature taste and aroma, and studies in ...

Hops about to be harvested. CORVALLIS, Ore. — A team of Oregon State University brewing researchers and bioengineers from a company called Berkeley Yeast has demonstrated that a strain of genetically ...

Solar panels are mounted on poles above a hops field near Au in der Hallertau, Germany, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Solar panels atop crops has been gaining traction in recent years as incentives and ...