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Yes, in fact, Oregon and Washington hops are different

A recently released report confirms what brewers have always known. Hops are impacted by terroir. How might this impact consumers?

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Yakima Chief Hops and Pink Boots Society release 2nd annual hop blend

  Each year members of the Pink Boots Society get together with representatives from Yakima Chief Hops, a leading hop supplier, and devise the Pink…

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Introducing Sabro – a new, highly anticipated hop variety

  As IPA continues to grow in popularity, so does the public’s interest in hops, perhaps the most important ingredient in IPA. Today, for the…

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When should you harvest your backyard hops?

Someone pinged me via email and asked for some advice on when to harvest his backyard hop crop. Indeed, this has been a hot and…

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Broulotte Farms Wins the 2013 Cascade Cup for Hop Excellence

When I started this blog back in October of 2008, I never thought we’d get to this point, but here we are. As our collective…

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The 2012 Hop Harvest – In Pictures and Words

Over in the Yakima Valley, the annual hop harvest nears completion. For about three weeks, crews work feverishly around the clock to bring in the…

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