At Mount Angel Abbey in Oregon, one of the last monastic breweries in the country, brewing beer is a sacred art.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While it might seem complex to anyone who has never brewed their own beer, at its essence, beer is made of only a handful of ...

Growing up 20-foot poles along Interstate 80 this summer was a throwback crop to Sacramento’s past: hops. “People would drive by and wonder, why are they growing peas in Dixon?” joked J-E Paino, owner ...

Most of the U.S. farms that grow hops, a key ingredient in beer, are in the state of Washington. And as climate change continues—with more heat waves like one that hit the Pacific Northwest last June, ...

With craft beer booming and local breweries springing up all over the country, Midwest farmers are testing out ways to play a role in the growing market and, in the process, make local beer truly ...

Smithsonian beer curator Theresa McCulla and colleagues from the Smithsonian Gardens harvest hops from the National Museum of American History’s victory garden. Smithsonian National Museum of American ...

Note: Holtwood Hops has suspended its hop cultivation "for the foreseeable future." Hops add bitterness to a beer and balance the sweet malt. They also add a depth of aroma and flavors such as citrus.

MILWAUKEE – 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 of ...