Oregon’s brewing community knows better than anyone that “Great beer starts with clean water!” … Oregon’s brewing community is stepping up to show their support for this historic campaign by releasing a special Wild & Scenic Earth Day Collaboration Series during Earth Week!

One of Oregon's largest hop producers is getting into the wine business. Coleman Agriculture will plant 30 acres of Pinot noir vines next spring at a farm north of St. Paul in the Willamette Valley. The company expects to harvest its first wine grapes in 2025.

Hop farmer Jen Coleman was nervous about using H2A workers. The visa program allows agricultural employers to hire temporary, seasonal workers from other countries during peak seasons such as harvest. The program comes with costs to farmers: housing, wages, paperwork and application fees.

“[The award] speaks to the legacy, the work ethic that this family has, the sense of community that they’ve built with their workforce and just their ingenuity and being able to pivot and try new things,” his daughter-in-law Jen Coleman said.

The first hint of harvest time in one of the nation's major hop-growing regions is obvious: All along the backroads of Oregon's Willamette Valley are trucks overflowing with ropes of bouncy, freshly cut hops dropping their distinctive bright green cones on blacktop warmed by the early September sun.

The hop harvest season is in full swing. It’s an exciting time of year for brewers. I just got an announcement from Coleman Agriculture. Oregon’s largest hop grower with four different hop farms and harvest locations across the Willamette Valley is encouraging craft brewers to hit the farms to pick whole cones for fresh hop beers.

Coleman Agriculture’s fifth-generation hop farmer, Bill Coleman, was recently awarded the prestigious International Order of the Hop award for excellence in his contributions to the craft, an honor that is earned by only a select few every other year.

This past July the International Hop Congress gathered in Prague for their 58th annual industry convention that advocates for the interests of hop growers and merchants globally. Industry leaders presented and showcased the latest in innovation and challenges in hop farming, processing, and supply chain.

Hops of the same variety grown in Oregon and Washington and beers brewed with those hops have different chemical properties and aroma profiles, a new Oregon State University study found. Demand for hops has surged in recent years as the craft beer industry has grown, fueled in part by hop-forward beers, such as India pale ales.

Block 15 Brewing announces the release of Alumni Club, an annual collaborative beer release that highlights some of the brightest graduates of Oregon State University’s Fermentation Science Department. The inaugural “Brooklyn Chapter” edition features Sam Richardson, OSU alumni and co-founder of New York’s Other Half Brewing.

Beer connoisseurs are thirsty for more than mass market lager can deliver. While esoteric hops and heirloom grains have become de rigueur at taprooms across the country, the hyper-regional explorations of flavor more and more beer lovers are seeking aren’t widely available.

For us at Gear Patrol, beer has always been a conduit to gather. But over the past 16-or-so odd months, that has been difficult to do.

Yakima Chief Hops presents a webinar on all things Idaho 7®. This webinar will feature Growers from the Pacific Northwest, paired with a lively discussion with brewers from across the USA and members of the YCH R & D team.

Block 15 Brewing Company announces the release of Selection Series, a limited seasonal release of single hop IPAs highlighting the relationship with regional hop farms and the science behind the selection process.

Terroir, or regional identity, is the concept where unique flavor and quality characteristics of different crops or products relate to their place of origin.

The pandemic’s unpredictability also affects the laborers, farmers, and dealers who supply breweries’ raw ingredients. Their experience, flexibility, and optimism are helping to buffer a potentially volatile market.

Most hops used to be bred by university researchers and were in the public domain. Now, growers invest more in genetic research. “The proprietary varieties are the future of hops,” said John Coleman, perennial crops manager at Oregon-based Coleman Agriculture.

ST. PAUL, OR (KPTV)- The hops are off vines at Coleman Agriculture in St. Paul and farmers are crossing their fingers that the heavy wildfire smoke won’t affect the quality of the crop.

“The quality of our beer rests on the quality of ingredients. We want to make sure that farmers are aware that we're not just somebody on the other end of an invoice,” said Daniel Sharp, Ninkasi’s director of brewing operations. “Fresh hops really show how close beer is to farming and agriculture.”

For its first fresh hop beer of the season, Von Ebert Brewing has tapped the draft only offering Two for Mischief Fresh Hop IPA.