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Press Release: Yakima Cheif Hops Launches Cryo Fresh

Yakima Chief Hops (YCH) is ushering in a new era of fresh hop brewing with Cryo Fresh™. This revolutionary new hop product captures the aromatic vibrancy of fresh hop harvest in easy-to-use pellet form

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Press Release: Yakima Chief Hops Welcomes New Board Chair

Yakima Chief Hops (YCH), a 100% grower-owned global hop supplier, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Riel as the new Chair of its Board of Directors.

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Headwinds or New Reality? Bart Watson Addresses the CBC

Bart Watson, the newly appointed President and CEO of the Brewers Association (BA), gave his State of the Industry address last week at the Craft Brewers Conference. I will summarize, paraphrase, and bullet-point his speech for you here.

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World Beer Cup 2025 – Northwest Breweries Win Big Again

The 2025 World Beer Cup winners were announced. I share the list of PNW winners and a lot of other info about the competition. Oregon and Washington breweries crushed it this year!

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Roy Farms & Crosby Hops Unveil a Plan to Better Serve Breweries

Two of the Pacific Northwest’s well-known and respected hop farms, Crosby Hops and Roy Farms, have announced a collaboration plan to serve small and mid-sized breweries.

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Great Western Malting Introduces Two New Products

Great Western Malting Launches Low Color Wheat Malt and Chit Malt — Two New Products Sourced from Northwest Farms and Designed for Today’s Brewers 

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Pictures of the Northwest's inductees to the Craft Beer Hall of Fame.

Meet the Inaugural Class of the American Craft Beer Hall of Fame

The American Craft Beer Hall of Fame recently introduced its inaugural class. The Pacific Northwest was well represented, with four of the 12 inductees. Details in the story.

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Yakima Chief Hops and Indie Hops Unveil Strata HyperBoost

Yakima Chief Hops (YCH), a global leader in innovation, has joined forces with Oregon-based Indie Hops to introduce a new offering to brewers: Strata HyperBoost, an exclusive flowable hop extract only from YCH.

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Beer30 Introduces New VP of Sales and Marketing

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Industry Stalwart Aaron Gore Joins Beer30 by The 5th Ingredient as VP of Sales and Marketing January 14, 2025—Beer30 by…

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