Pacific Northwest hop acreage is reported to increase to 54,135 acres in the recent release by USDA-NASS. This increase of approximately 6.4 percent continues to meet the ongoing demand in the market, both from craft brewers and mainstream brewers alike.
Hop acreage in the US Pacific Northwest (Idaho, Oregon, and Washington) is spreading; driven by brewers’ quest to develop new and novel beer flavors to satisfy consumers evolving tastes.
Pacific Northwest hop acreage is reported to increase to 54,135 acres in the recent release by USDA-NASS. This increase of approximately 6.4% continues to meet the ongoing demand in the market, both from Craft brewers and Mainstream brewers alike.
With the 2017 hop-growing season in full force we just received word that this year’s crop in the United States will increase 6.4% to 54,135 acres. This increase is due to the ongoing demand of hops within the brewing industry.
Hopsteiner’s U.S. hop farms are located in Yakima, Washington, a region that sees a 4 percent acreage increase year-over-year. Washington State takes the top spot of acreage in the Pacific Northwest, as it covers 71.9 percent of the 54,135 acres. Over the past six years, that region alone has increased by 82 percent.
YAKIMA, Wash.–Pacific Northwest hop acreage is reported to increase to 54,135 acres in the recent release by USDA-NASS. This increase of approximately 6.4% continues to meet the ongoing demand in the market, both from Craft brewers and Mainstream brewers alike. Hopsteiner’s U.S. hop farms are located in Yakima, Washington, a region that is seeing a […]
Hops have been grown in the Yakima Valley since the 1880s. With such a long history, you’d think it would be a crop that’s always been on the minds of people living here, but not so. Hops used to be one of a number of crops in the Valley that were afterthoughts at best. Why?
EGC also brought client Hopsteiner into the mix – Hopsteiner donated a portion of the hops – and printer DWS Associates, which helped with the beer’s labels.
MELVILLE, N.Y.–EGC Group’s Craft Beverage Division is excited to be working with Blue Point Brewing Company on the branding of their newest charity brew, Drink The Bay Clean India Pale Lager – a beer that will support Save The Great South Bay’s clean water efforts. EGC was brought on to develop the branding and merchandise […]
Hopsteiner debuted new “experimental” hop varieties at the Craft Brewers Conference in Washington D.C., to answer craft brewers’ need for flavor innovation at an economical price point.
