Leading American-based global hop supplier, Yakima Chief Hops, has released its second annual Pink Boots Blend, in collaboration with Pink Boots Society, an international nonprofit organization supporting women in the… Read More

Michigan actually used to be a lupulin Shangri-La. Way back in the mid-1800s, hops and cherries were the state’s biggest crops, but the local industry would fade away for a… Read More

I’ve been to the hop harvest at Crosby Hop Farm. It’s magical. The beautiful bines. The farm at full work. The aromas everywhere. The big celebrations that ensue. But like… Read More

The late summer hop harvest is one of my favorite seasons, and wet hop beers are one of my favorite seasonals. Via the BA’s definition, wet or fresh hop beers… Read More

AFCO|Zep is offering a course on craft brewery sanitation and CIP in the adult playground of Las Vegas, November 12-13. It’s actually free for customers. This course is geared at… Read More

The Hop Breeding Company (HBC), a joint venture between John I. Haas, Inc. and Yakima Chief Ranches LLC, announced the official release of its first high-alpha bittering hop, Pahto. Many… Read More

This hop logistics feature was sent our way by the team at Intel. It takes two hours and four minutes for fresh hops to make the 77.5-mile journey from Rogue… Read More

Nitro beer. The creamier cousin to the lively, fizzier, more popular carbonated-style of making beer. Typically using a mix of 70 percent nitrogen and 30 percent carbon dioxide, nitro beers… Read More

Johnson Brothers Bakery Supply Inc. is Texas’ largest baking supply company, but you knew that. What you might not have known is that Johnson Brothers started Brewery Direct in 2016… Read More

Barrel-aging is big business for craft breweries and usually part of a subtle expansion. Even though barrel-aged beers are usually short-runs or small batches, with 6,600+ breweries, procuring barrels isn’t… Read More