The Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America is the No. 1 event of the craft beer year (April 10-13), and we want you to be ready to see all of… Read More

Getting the most out of every purchase you make is usually a good idea — return on investment (ROI) as the nerds call it — especially when it is something… Read More

Hop innovations go beyond just growing new varieties with different flavor profiles. For example, check out what Yakima Chief – Hopunion has going with its new proprietary product line, Cryo… Read More

We all know that IPAs are king today in the craft beer marketplace. This fact urged a long-time craft beer powerhouse, Sam Adams, to develop its own IPA or risk… Read More

If you’re into Caribbean voodoo like we are, you’re a fan of Azacca — he’s a Haitian god of agriculture. He’s a simple, gentle farmer who watches the fields and… Read More

CBB visited the hop harvest for the first time in 2016. It was, well, pretty rad — holding a fist full of fresh cones in our hands, watching wet hop… Read More

As craft continues to demand more aroma hops, acreage and production alike increased yet again this year, while average yields per acre continue to decline largely due to new acreage… Read More

In early September, we get lost in the bines at Rogue Farms for hop harvest season (yes, Rogue actually grows a good portion of its brewing ingredients). We actually wrote… Read More

Like all special things must, the hop harvest is coming to an end in America. We were out in Oregon to celebrate the season in early September, and Founders Brewing… Read More

Hop production has grown dramatically in 2016 — globally. We know demand’s still outstripping production for those specialty varieties (say citra or lemondrop), but farms around the world are growing… Read More