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 ...

One of the most talked about ingredients in the beer brewing process is hops. Some brewing companies, like Hop Valley Brewing Co., take so much pride in their specialized use of this ingredient that ...

Hops are an essential ingredient in beer brewing and an important economic crop. The female flowers of hops are covered in ...

Hops bring two key attributes to beer: bitterness and aromas. Some hop-driven styles have a medium or pronounced bitterness ...

Beer lovers owe much of their favorite drink’s flavor and aroma to hops—the cone-shaped flowers of the hop plant. Now, ...

Animal and cell studies suggest that consuming hops could provide a range of health benefits, but human studies are sparse. Hops plants provide beer with its signature taste and aroma, and studies in ...

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On a bright day this fall, tractors crisscrossed Gayle Goschie's farm about an hour outside Portland, Oregon. Goschie is in the beer business — a fourth-generation hops farmer. Fall is the off-season, ...