Of the four main ingredients used to brew beer, hops get the most fanfare — and why not? Humulus Lupulus is a beautiful plant, distinctive in shape and grown for a singular, noble purpose: to make ...

The International Herb Association chose hops (Humulus lupulus) as their 2018 Herb of the Year. This past February, the Pennsylvania Malt and Brewed Beverages Industry Promotion Board awarded Penn ...

There are some fields so vast that they seem to stretch beyond the horizon. The long rows, punctuated with tall trellises that coax miles and miles of bright green hops (Humulus lupulus) skyward, are ...

Hops (Humulus lupulus) are more commonly associated with making beer than medical applications. With beer, the flower cones of the hop plant are used or flavoring and as a stability agent. In terms of ...