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Behold the magic of the hop harvest – a video

  Crosby Hop Farm, working with Hopstories, introduces a video of the 2018 hop harvest at the farm in Woodburn, Oregon. From the field, where…

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Finding freshies 2018 – a guide to locating and drinking fresh hop beers

  Updated with more events and beer release info on October 4th –  – It’s a magical time of year: the annual hop harvest. That means…

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Mid-year acreage report reveals significant news about 2018 hop crop

  The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) just released its mid-year Acreage Report for 2018. The report outlines how many acres of each crop…

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Here’s what experts say about the 2016 hop crop

The 2016 hop harvest season is upon us and according to the experts, this is going to be a record year, with the total amount…

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Join Schooner Exact Brewing for a Hop Field Trip

Every beer lover should visit a hop farm during the harvest, but few actually get the opportunity. For the fourth year, Schooner Exact Brewing will…

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More aroma hops on the way in 2015

For seriously afflicted beer geeks, one of the most interesting beer-related semiannual reports is the hop acreage report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National…

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The First Fresh Hop Ale of the Season – Releasing on August 9th

Seriously? I am not at all ready for summer to be over. But, then again, I’m always happy when the fresh hop ales start to…

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Hop Harvest Kickoff Party, Fri & Sat at Bale Breaker Brewing

This Friday and Saturday Bale Breaker Brewing will celebrate the kickoff of the hop harvest. As you may know, Bale Breaker is located in Field…

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Field Trip to the Hop Fields – Still Space Available

Last month I posted a story about Schooner Exact Brewing and the upcoming hop field trip – Tiptoe Through the Hop Fields. This is a…

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