Shrinking harvests of hops are making beer more expensive, but researchers are raising hopes that this indispensable ingredient in brewing could be grown indoors to make it cheaper. Earlier this year, ...

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 ...

Even if you never plan on using them to make homemade beer, hops (Humulus lupulus) create beautiful living fences. For thousands of years, hops have been cultivated across the Northern Hemisphere and ...

Local brewers are experimenting with new flavours, while some farms invest in US-made machinery to modernise and streamline the harvest process.

A recent federal report describing the effects of climate change on the United States shows agriculture is particularly vulnerable. The fifth National Climate Assessment cites how increasing ...