The lowdown: The USDA reports that hop acreage in the Northwest is strung for a record 55,339 acres, 4% more than in 2017. The top variety is Citra, which surpassed Cascade for the first time. Cascade is second, followed by Centennial, Zeus and Simcoe. Our take: Call it “hop karma,” but it is possible that… Read More…
Industry Icon Bill Coors Passes On
William “Bill” Coors, the grandson of Adolph Coors and one-time chairman of the Adolph Coors Company died on Saturday. He was 102. Bill began his colorful career with what was then a small brewing company in 1939. Twenty years later he was appointed to chairman of the board where he ran the company until… Read More…
Dry Hopping and Hop Creep
The lowdown: Dry hopping may reignite fermentation is resulting in diacetyl issues and (unwanted) higher levels of CO2 in packaged beer. Our take: “Hop Creep” Research at Oregon State University summarized in a paper in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry explains why it happens: in simplest terms, maltose production from enzymes drives what… Read More…
How Distilled Oils are Expanding the Impact of Hops
Our Editor Emeritus, Stan Hieronymus has an article over at Good Beer Hunting about hop extracts / hop oils that helps evaporate the myths surrounding these products. “Liquid CO2 extraction of hop pellets produces the most pure whole resin and oil extract. The extract has many advantages over whole hops or pellets—including reduced costs for… Read More…
Using the “hottest” yeast out there
The lowdown: Kviek yeast from Norway is all the rage right now. Brewers are drawn to the unique flavors the yeasts (more than one strain is available) create, the speed with which they ferment beer, and the fact the tolerate high temperatures. Our take: Follow the advice of Lars Garshol at every turn, and don’t… Read More…
New barley name to know: Puffin
The lowdown: The American Malting Barley Association board of directors has added Puffin to the recommended list of malting barley varieties. A two-row variety, it was released in 1987 by The Miln Marsters Group in the UK, but has drawn the interest of American farmers. Our take: Ohio State University barley breeder Eric Stockinger has… Read More…
Another GABF in the Record Books
The Brewers Association (BA) hosted the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) for the 37th year in a row in Denver last Thursday through Saturday. And once again, it was bigger than ever. Over 800 breweries poured more than 4,000 beers with approximately 62,000 people attending over the course of the three days. As those in… Read More…
Craft Levels Off in YTD Report
Patrick Livingston from IRI gave a compelling update on the health of craft in his Brewers Assortation (BA) Power Hour presentation today. Most notable was that craft is leveling off in the IRI tracked off-premise as the year progresses. Craft had shown growth through March but has grown very little since then. BA-defined craft… Read More…
BA Rolls Out New Independence Campaign
The Brewers Association (BA) has launched a new national awareness campaign called “That’s Independence You’re Tasting” In an ongoing effort to “distinguish and promote America’s small and independent craft brewers,” according to a BA press release. The videos will be presented across a variety of media platforms. “Independent craft brewers are a success story… Read More…
Kansas’ Largest Brewery to Cease Operations
Kansas certainly isn’t known as a top-tier state for craft beer, but when the largest craft brewery in the state closes, it is notable. According to numerous news sites, Tallgrass Brewing is ceasing all production this week as it failed to secure financing to keep the kettles boiling. Founded in 2007, the company built… Read More…
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