When it comes to beer and health, “hops are the star of the show,” says Glen Fox, a professor of beer-brewing science at the University of California, Davis.

By 1880, 80 percent of all hops grown in the U.S. came from New York (roughly 21 million pounds) and brewing records from England show that a large percentage of British beer pre-World War I was ...

Vigorous perennials related to hemp, hops plants grow up to 25 feet in one season. In late summer, the plants produce an acidic flower bud, or cone, that when added to beer imparts a refreshing ...

The craft beer industry is driving farmers in the Midwest to grow hops for their local beer makers. ... Triggs grows hops on 3 acres — and his farm makes up about 30% of Kansas’ hops acreage.