MUNICH — Two students in Munich, sipping beers on their dormitory couch in 2022, chatted about a recent lecture describing the use of banana fibers in Colombia to make sustainable building materials.

Workers at Alexander Valley Hops, east of Healdsburg, brought in their hop harvest on Thursday. The harvest involves gathering 20-foot-long bines — the climbing stems of hop plants — and then feeding ...

The 2025 hop harvest yielded exciting new varieties, with vibrant tropical and fruit-forward aromas that appeal to modern brewers. Hop breeding programs are shifting focus from bitterness toward ...

U.S. hops production increased 2% to 104 million pounds in 2023 despite a 10% drop in acreage, according to the USDA. That’s due in large part to more plantings in Washington and Idaho of high alpha ...

Fresh hop ales are brewed during late August through October with just-picked hop cones — often used within 24 hours. Access is limited to a roughly six-week window and is often draft-only near hop ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — For at least the second consecutive year, Oregon farmers are harvesting fewer hops to match the decline in beer sales. In 2023, the state’s hop acreage dropped by 11% to about ...

A sweet and calming aroma filled the air in front of Steamworks Brewing Co. on Wednesday morning as a mobile hop harvester stripped cones from vines. The harvester rumbled as the tines removed the ...

Inside the 2025 hop harvest and the experimental varieties brewers are most excited about. The 2025 hop harvest yielded exciting new varieties, with vibrant tropical and fruit-forward aromas that ...