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 ...

MUNNSVILLE -- With no viable options for harvesting their crop of hops, Foothill Hops Farm owners Kate and Larry Fisher created one. For their ingenuity in creating a hops harvester and their ...

CHATFIELD, Minn. — Whether it's shifting employees around to make sense of their situation or switching to crowlers and off-sale, craft breweries in Minnesota have faced some struggle from COVID-19.

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 ...

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 ...

WINNEBAGO CO., Wis. (WBAY) - A Winnebago County man started producing a particular crop, bringing back a tradition that has been long gone from the area. “The lupulin is what the brewers are looking ...