What's Hoppening

(Portland, Oregon, USA) - Indie Hops, an Oregon-based hop developer and supplier, is releasing a new documentary on the fall equinox, 2021 (Pacific Time).  This film tells the story of developing new hops, from generating the new seed through the sipping of beer that bursts of new hop flavors.

(Portland, Oregon, USA) - Magical, exhilarating and festive, Lórien is the third new cultivar to be commercially launched from the Indie Hops Flavor Project. Tangy fresh fruit and the feeling of a summer meadow near a cold mountain stream, Lórien is conducive to celebration and appetite. Tolkien’s mythical land of the elves feels just a little closer to reality.

A NEW BEGINNING FOR OREGON HOPS

(Portland, Oregon, USA) - In late 2008, with the global financial crack-up at its bleakest, two men sat at a Portland bar. Punch line? Beer can make a great economic stimulant.

MOUNT ANGEL, Ore. (AP) — On a bright day this fall, tractors crisscrossed Gayle Goschie’s farm about an hour outside Portland, Oregon. Goschie is in the beer business — a fourth-generation hops farmer.