The trend of homegrown hops continues to vine its way through local communities. Last week, the North Carolina State University Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in Mills River… Read More

The craft beer secret is out. Craft beer sales are booming, exports are sky-rocketing and everyone from barley growers to hop farmers are hoping to cash in on the action.… Read More

Enzymes have been widely used in Big Beer brewing for a while now. They help to maintain large production and even are used to modify recipes to create customized beers… Read More

Craft beer brewers and drinkers alike are typically obsessed with what ingredients are in their favorite beers. What kind of hops? What kind of malt? This one was brewed with… Read More

Under a blue sky in a field near Corvallis, a combine spits nearly a ton of barley seeds into a bin on the back of a flatbed Ford. Pat Hayes… Read More

Gluten free. You’ve probably seen this slogan at your local grocery store or on restaurant menus, but this isn’t a dieting fad or passing trend. The National Digestive Diseases Information… Read More

There has been a lot of news about hops growers recently, but hops aren’t the only agricultural commodity coveted by craft brewers. Malts are the craft beer’s backbone — giving… Read More

The Hop Quality Group, a non-profit organization pursuing the mission of promoting open communication between craft brewers and hop growers, announced Van Horn Farms as the winner of the Cascade… Read More

The Right Place Inc. and the Michigan Economic Development Corp. make a dynamic duo. Last December, the two economic development organizations collaborated on a $2 million grant for Grand Rapids-based… Read More

Take a look at the craft beer case at your local retailer and you’ll see a glaring trend — hoppy beers. From hopped ales to hopped lagers, the craft beer… Read More