According to a recent report by the Brewers Association (BA), U.S. craft breweries now consume nearly 40% of the total malt consumed by U.S. brewers, even though craft breweries only represent 12.7% of the market. And both of those percentages are expected to continue to grow. Illustration by Aubrey Laurence [...]
Thirty miles south of Bellingham, Washington, where you find fresh air from the Salish Sea converging with alluvial soil and glacial water flowing from the rugged and volcanic North Cascades, a zymological wonder is in the works. It has taken more than a year, but Garden Path Fermentation has finally landed [...]
With every decision Aslan Brewing’s owners make, they ask themselves: Does this support our principles? And as you may know, one of their core principles is producing 100% organic beer, which is a challenging and expensive way to make beer. Raw ingredients are limited and difficult to source, additives that [...]
Bale Breaker Brewing just announced plans to collaborate with four different breweries this hop harvest season. “Brewers from across the country are planning trips to the hop fields of Yakima Valley for our upcoming harvest,” says Jessica Hawkins, Bale Breaker’s marketing manager. "It's the perfect time to brew with some of [...]
Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of articles on Skagit Valley Malting. We'll be looking at SVM's impact on craft brewing, their importance to our region and the impact they can have on the malting industry. ------- There are now more than 5,300 breweries in America, and [...]
According to a report released last week by Hop Growers of America (HGA), an organization that promotes American-grown hops, U.S. hop acreage increased a whopping 18.5% this year. Total acreage now stands at 53,213, which is an all-time high and 8,303 more acres than 2015. With the number of craft breweries surging in [...]
After having a “soft,” invite-only opening on Friday, Sept. 11, Farmstrong Brewing is officially open. Its Grand Opening party is scheduled for this Saturday, Sept. 19, from noon to midnight. Farmstrong is the first brewery to open in Mount Vernon since North Sound Brewing opened in 2010. Owners Dan Cameron, Mike [...]
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