Good weather helped buoy the 2024 hops crop in Germany, which brought in 46,536 tonnes. The vast majority - about 41,000 ...

This spawned an era of unbridled creativity, a renewed interest in hop growing, and new methods in brewing. Hops may look like buds, but they are actually small flowers that grow vertically on bines.

Researchers forecast a four to 18 per cent decrease in hop yields across growing regions in Europe by 2050 if farmers don't adapt to the changing climate. Andreas Widmann, a 32-year-old fourth ...