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.

An analysis published last year found that in some key hop-growing areas, there was a drop of nearly 20% in output. The new research is co-led by Dr Helen Cockerton of the University of Kent.

found that in some key hop-growing areas, there was a drop of nearly 20% in output. The scientists, from the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Cambridge University, put the reduction in crop ...

British beer is under threat because of the Government’s “tractor tax”, hop farmers have warned. The British Hop Association ...

After 124 years in the hops business, Crosby Hops is still innovating. What it does: Producer of hops and hop pellets ...

Declining beer consumption worldwide is hurting German hops growers, who face lower prices and possible farm closures amid a ...

Two projects are being funded looking at how to develop sustainable approaches to production in a bid to stop the further ...