Sure, fruit-flavored hard seltzer might be the alcoholic beverage everyone has been talking about in 2019, but that doesn't mean beer is completely down and out. In fact, hop farmers are still seeing ...

For more than 20 years John Holl has been covering the beer industry as a reporter and editor. He is the co-owner and editor of All About Beer. On-air he hosts the Drink Beer, Think Beer podcast, the ...

MOXEE — The annual hop harvest is underway at CLS Farms near Moxee, and over the next month it will involve several hundred workers, around-the-clock effort and the near-constant hum of machinery and ...

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 ...

Brewers from across the country are convening in Washington state’s Yakima Valley for the hop harvest, and what they find among the bails and heaped lots of the aromatic ingredient has a big impact on ...

It’s early September, but the Grand Rapids brewing facility for Founders Brewing Co. smells more like Christmas pine. As locals enjoy drafts on the other side of the glass window – it’s discount day ...

For the last few weeks, pedestrians in downtown Yakima may feel like they’re in the epicenter of an unofficial beer convention. At the bar of the Yakima Sports Center, you can hear craft beer makers, ...

Across the Mid-Valley, hop farms are coming alive with activity as harvest begins, wrapping up a season that started with a mild winter, a dry spring and an even dryer and hotter summer. While the ...

We are well into the fall season, so by now, you probably have had your fill of pumpkin and Oktoberfest beers, so now is the time to give a fresh hop beer a try. Fall is harvest time for the hop ...

Once a year, Taylor Rees climbs into a warm 1,500-gallon beer kettle and scoops out the remains of 400 pounds of fresh hops. The remnants of the hops — flowers that look like tiny green cones — used ...

We are well into the fall season, so by now, you probably have had your fill of pumpkin and Oktoberfest beers, so now is the time to give a fresh hop beer a try. Fall is harvest time for the hop ...