There are some fields so vast that they seem to stretch beyond the horizon. The long rows, punctuated with tall trellises that coax miles and miles of bright green hops (Humulus lupulus) skyward, are ...

The International Herb Association chose hops (Humulus lupulus) as their 2018 Herb of the Year. This past February, the Pennsylvania Malt and Brewed Beverages Industry Promotion Board awarded Penn ...

Have you ever wondered how beer is made and what ingredients are used in this most refreshing beverage? One key element is hops — a cone-shaped flower of the plant (Humulus lupulus) in the ...

The vegetable part of beer is the hops. Hops are the flowers of the hop plant, Humulus lupulus. The plant is a climbing, herbaceous perennial grown on trellises of string or wire. Important commercial ...