November/December 2017

Raw Materials Issue

For the November/December 2017 The New Brewer, we present our annual Raw Materials issue, focusing on the 2017 barley and hop harvests in the U.S. and beyond. It provides a study in contrasts between the U.S. hop harvest and the U.S. barley harvest, which appear to be heading in opposite directions as far as acreage.

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Raw Materials Issue

2017 World Barley and Hops Harvest

A comprehensive look at the 2018 hops and barley harvests. The U.S. again the top-producing country for hops, while U.S. barley acreage faced further declines.

Raw Materials Issue

Featured Stories

Barley Breeding: A New Focus for Beer Diversity

Horst Dornbusch

Brewers can now choose among at least 200 readily available hop varieties. In the malt department, however, it is rare for a brewer to disclose the malt varieties on the label.

Beyond the Numbers: Small Hop Farms have Big Local Impact

Stan Hieronymus

Small hop farms outside the Pacific Northwest harvest a tiny portion of the hops sold worldwide, but their influence within the craft industry is significant.

2017 Hop Usage Survey

Dick Cantwell

The 10th annual Brewers Association survey provides a look at the top 10 hop varieties, 10 hard-to-get varieties, and a by-the-numbers snapshot of hop usage by craft brewers.

No Barley, No Beer: U.S. Malting Barley Acreage on Decline

Dale Thorenson

The U.S. planted a record low 2.5 million acres of barley in 2017, a far cry from the 19-million-acre peak in 1942. The decline in acreage can be traced to many factors.

A Note From the Editor

Jill Redding, Editor-in-Chief

This issue also includes all of our informative departments, plus news about the craft brewing community in the Brewery Updates, Distribution News, and Beer Releases sections; and new products and services from the allied trade in our Industry Supplier News section. In our back page interview, we talk to Garrett Oliver, brewmaster of Brooklyn Brewery, on topics such as why his 14-year-old book, The Brewmaster’s Table, is now more relevant than ever.

Cheers, and we hope you enjoy this issue of The New Brewer.

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