Growing up 20-foot poles along Interstate 80 this summer was a throwback crop to Sacramento’s past: hops. “People would drive by and wonder, why are they growing peas in Dixon?” joked J-E Paino, owner ...

Beer, it’s not just for breakfast. Unless you are from the Czech Republic then you might include a light lager with some cheese and a hard boiled egg for your morning repast. For the rest of us, beer ...

I have been writing about the Herb of the Year since I started writing for the Midland Daily News 15 years ago. The International Herb Association has chosen the Herb of the Year every year since 1995 ...

Before there were hops there was gruit, a mixture of herbs such as juniper berries, yarrow, horehound and my favorite, because of the name, mugwort which also is sometimes known as wild wormwood and ...

The King of Beers is not at risk of being dethroned, but its reign is looking shakier. University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers are in the second year of a ...

The idea that beer has just as much right as wine to be on a fancy dinner table is not a novelty. And during the annual Baltimore Beer Week celebration, which begins Friday, it’s a matter of principle ...

At 5 p.m. today, Chuck’s Hop Shop in the Central District will tap a keg of Chainline Brewing’s Fresh Hopped Tune Up IPA and from that moment onward Seattle will be the world’s greatest place to drink ...