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Via 47 Hops comes this potentially alarming report (.pdf) about the supply and cost of hops in the near future (quotes come from both sources): Rapid growth of the American craft brewing industry presents a challenge unlike any the American hop industry has previously faced. The State o f the U.S. Hop Industry and of the hop market is stable. ...

There may be some very small economic impact yet associated with national and international beer judging contests.  When a brewery like Old Town Brewing picks up the gold in fresh hop beers, I don't doubt it boosts visits to the pub a bit.  But really, the benefits of a GABF or World Beer Cup have more in common with the Clios than Ac ...

No matter what you think of the ciders of Angry Orchard, you must contend with them.  The current explosion in cider has been fueled in large part by Boston Beer's apple division, and America's understanding of cider is being shaped by Angry Orchard's flavor palate.  More than one out of every two ciders sold in the US is made by Angr ...

If you keep your eyes cast upward as you hike the wooded forests (or cities) of Oregon, you will occasionally see an ancient tree that appears dead at first glance.  But then you spy one small branch with glossy, green leaves.  That's more or less what's become of one of my favorite blogs, It's Pub Night, on which blogger Bill Night h ...

The pubs opened their doors at 8:30 am in Portland this morning for what could be billed as the beer cup--Germany versus USA in the World Cup.  A tie or win gets us out of the first round.  It's also a pretty good match between beer giants.  If both teams make it through, they'll join Belgium in the field of 16--along with France ...

SourceWe come now, tentatively, incrementally, languidly, into the warmer months.  (As I write this, a charcoal batting of clouds clings to the city like a death shroud.)  As we do, we come to the season of session beers--light, balanced, refreshing.  I know some of you will allow me to pry your cold, dead fingers off your bottle ...

A few dozen Oregonians are going to get to try the first version of Benedictine Brewery's first beer, called Black Habit.  If you want to be one of the lucky few, you have to zip down to Mount Angel Abbey between 1 and 5 pm next Saturday (June 28) for the Festival of Arts and Wine.  Just 130 cases were brewed, and they'll only be sold ...

Multinational beer companies hire the very best talent they can find, and the brewers and chemists at Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors certainly have the experience and knowledge to brew any beer in the world.  But there's a real question about whether or not they're any better poised than craft breweries to compete purely on the basis of qu ...

Last month, the folks at BridgePort Brewing launched their 30-year anniversary by highlighting a very specific part of their history--the brewery-defining flagship IPA.  The version of history offered by the brewery wasn't so much a way of celebrating the past as hawking beers in the present, though.  So last week, I celebrated a shad ...

Last week, I supported the idea that breweries, like food producers, should have to list their ingredients.  The proposal on the floor isn't even a labeling law: the activist raising the question wants breweries to voluntarily list their ingredients on their websites.  I'm still mystified that this is a controversial proposal, but it ...