Aug. 14—FLOYDS KNOBS — Cousins Tim Byrne and Kory Byrne don't have a background in farming, but when they decided to try growing hops, a flowering plant used in beer, it has become an adventure that ...

Not long ago, enthusiasts foresaw a day when many San Diego beers would feature San Diego hops, the oily cones that lend beer numerous enticing flavors and aromas. When the San Diego Hop Growers ...

At first glance, one might mistake Ben Sunderman's farm for some sort of training grounds for acrobats. Twenty-foot utility poles are buried 4 feet in the ground and crossed by wires. Strings plummet ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Craft brewers eager to capitalize on the local food movement have created a strong demand for hops to flavor their all-local beers, but farms in most states have grown slowly because ...

Most of the U.S. farms that grow hops, a key ingredient in beer, are in the state of Washington. And as climate change continues—with more heat waves like one that hit the Pacific Northwest last June, ...

When you drink a bitter beer, you don’t say, “This stout certainly has a lot of iso-alpha acids.” But in part, that’s what you’re drinking. The key to brewing a good beer is to balance bitterness and ...

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The largest hops farm and processor east of the rockies is here in northern Michigan and it's looking for new ownership. After seven years of harvesting, ...