Hops are the key ingredient that turn beer into beer. If you want to be an expert, here's what you need to know. Food & Wine / Hopsy / Dziggyfoto / Getty Images Hops have fueled the modern beer ...

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 ...

Have you ever wondered how beer is made and what ingredients are used in this most refreshing beverage? One key element is hops — a cone-shaped flower of the plant (Humulus lupulus) in the ...

The authors of this report reflect on their years-long field trials and the value of peer-to-peer learning in informing medium- to long-term decision-making for their agricultural operations. “To ...

LAKELAND — New Florida-grown hops for craft beers are being sipped and swilled across Central Florida thanks to researchers. Swan Brewing in Lakeland, for example, has benefited from the hops growing ...

A plant growing for generations on a bottomland farm in Monroe County may be just what's needed to strengthen hops used in beer. "This was a beautiful accident," said Travis Wade, a Bloomington ...

Beer is one of the oldest and most popular beverages in the world, with some people loving and others hating the distinct, bitter taste of the hops used to flavor its many varieties. But an especially ...

Craft beer nerds know that fresh-hop beer season starts in late August, but some mistakenly think that it ends in early September. Contrary to popular belief, this celebration of beer made with wet, ...

ITHACA, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A $300,000 investment from New York State has paved the way for a new hops breeding program at Cornell AgriTech. This program will grow and develop signature New York hops ...

Water is the most important ingredient in beer — it makes up 90% to 95% of the beverage. Malt gives beer body, structure, color, flavor, and aroma. Yeast turns the malt sugars into alcohol. Hops, ...