Western breweries have come east both for distribution reasons and for the great access to abundant, quality water. The access to other ingredients isn’t quite as abundant — yet. The… Read More

A wild hop variety discovered a decade ago in a Sussex hedgerow has been named overall winner of the British Hop Awards 2015, announced by the Institute of Brewing &… 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

As we wrapped up the harvest season at Rogue Farms, the last of the crops to come in from the field just happen to be the ones that taught us… Read More

The seasonal craft beer market is booming. The niche within a niche — we’re looking at you pumpkin ales — can disrupt the market and pull in a big payoff… Read More

Coffee beer is nothing new, but the majority of the industry does seem to stick to the norms of how to use coffee — using a dark roast in a… Read More

Local hops, slowly but surely, are becoming a thing. The latest great local hop story: Northern Discovery hops, a wild hop indigenous to Wisconsin with rare aromatic qualities, is now… Read More

Hogs Back Brewery has marked the start of the first harvest from its hop garden with a special event for customers, the local media and beer writers. The Surrey brewery’s… Read More

Labor Day weekend is upon us, which means beer drinkers across the land will crack open those last shandies and wheats and crisp pale ales of summer and move into… Read More

We’re in the middle of the hop harvest (or maybe a little past it), but right now farmers and brewers, from Oregon to the United Kingdom, have their hands on… Read More