Aug. 14—FLOYDS KNOBS — Cousins Tim Byrne and Kory Byrne don't have a background in farming, but when they decided to try growing hops, a flowering plant used in beer, it has become an adventure that ...

Not long ago, enthusiasts foresaw a day when many San Diego beers would feature San Diego hops, the oily cones that lend beer numerous enticing flavors and aromas. When the San Diego Hop Growers ...

When you drink a bitter beer, you don’t say, “This stout certainly has a lot of iso-alpha acids.” But in part, that’s what you’re drinking. The key to brewing a good beer is to balance bitterness and ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Craft brewers eager to capitalize on the local food movement have created a strong demand for hops to flavor their all-local beers, but farms in most states have grown slowly because ...

Most of the U.S. farms that grow hops, a key ingredient in beer, are in the state of Washington. And as climate change continues—with more heat waves like one that hit the Pacific Northwest last June, ...

Colorado may not be the best-known hop growing region in the U.S., but according to experts, it is producing some of the best crops. This month, Billy Goat Hop Farm in Montrose took the top accolade ...

EDEN, NY (WKBW-TV) — The Koester family in Eden made the switch from growing pumpkins to growing hops in 2015. Nancy Keoster says "I was getting tired of picking up pumpkins." The Koester Hops Farm is ...

A few miles north of Two Harbors, perched on the banks of the Stewart River, a new farm is drawing some attention. In 2012, its owners started growing climbing green crops on high-strung wires and, in ...