Colorado may not be the best-known hop-growing region in the U.S., but according to experts, it is producing some of the best crops. This month, Billy Goat Hop Farm in Montrose, Colorado, took the top ...

Analysis of Cascade Hop Dovetail assembly. In this study, the researchers describe an improved Cascade female genome assembly and the corresponding analysis of genome content, organization, and ...

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to display the entire story. Audrey Gehlhausen ran into the baling shed as a recent rainstorm pelted Billy Goat Farm in Montrose. Since it was almost 5 p.m ...

Serious beer drinkers have a way of talking about beer that tilts toward the scientific. They can chatter endlessly about specific gravity, Plato ratios, the level of alpha acids in the hops. Sounds ...

Beer makers like the flavor and aroma that come from Florida-grown Cascade hops, says a University of Florida Extension agent. They say it tastes a little like candy. Matt Smith admits his sample size ...

Peruse the back label of a typical microbrew and you might find some odd-sounding nouns: Cascade, Centennial, Fuggle, Sorachi Ace, Hallertauer. They are hop varieties, often used in combination for a ...

A previous version of this story misstated hops' preservative properties. Hops are antimicrobial. Gayle Goschie, a third-generation hop farmer, walks through tall vines on her farm outside Silverton ...

As much as some foodies like to bash truffle oil, the stuff comes respectably close to mimicking the real thing. It is made using a compound, 2,4-dithiapentane, that occurs naturally in those fragrant ...