The 2025 hop harvest yielded exciting new varieties, with vibrant tropical and fruit-forward aromas that appeal to modern brewers. Hop breeding programs are shifting focus from bitterness toward ...

New varieties of organic hops resilient to climate change are being trialled in East Sussex and Worcestershire. The trials, which developed from the Innovative Farmers’ Hop Trial, are taking place on ...

When brewing an IPA, especially a West Coast IPA, there are endless hop varietals to choose from. The most common are Citra, Chinook, Cascade, Mosaic, Simcoe, Galaxy, El Dorado, Amarillo, and ...

Brewers are choosing to import New Zealand hops over US varieties to meet the European Union’s new strict organic certifications. The trend, which has already started to be classed as a win for New ...

YAKIMA, Wash., Jan. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Yakima Chief Hops (YCH), a global leader in innovation, has joined forces with Oregon-based Indie Hops to introduce a new offering to brewers: Strata® ...

Whether you love lagers or extra-bitter IPAs, you love alpha acids and just don’t know it. These are the compounds in hops that impart that bitter taste, which can be subtle or intense, depending on ...

United States hop acreage strung for harvest in 2024 is down 18 percent from 2023, according to a report issued by the United States Department of Agriculture. Although the beer industry has been ...

Have you ever wondered how beer is made and what ingredients are used in this most refreshing beverage? One key element is hops — a cone-shaped flower of the plant (Humulus lupulus) in the ...

MUNICH (AP) — The keys to combating the climate change that's wreaking havoc on Germany's beer industry could lie inside a plant nursery — nicknamed "our kindergarten" — at the Society of Hop Research ...

Inside the 2025 hop harvest and the experimental varieties brewers are most excited about. The 2025 hop harvest yielded exciting new varieties, with vibrant tropical and fruit-forward aromas that ...