The Hop Box

Enjoying a beer does have with it many health benefits. For example, light to moderate consumption of beers can prevent type-2 diabetes, osteoporosis, coronary heart disease, hypertension, dementia, and many types of cancer. In addition, beer contains antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins, including several essential nutrients easily digestible in beer form.  ‌ Barley and hops are responsible for the majority of antioxidants found in beer....

  ALL beer is made from four primary ingredients:  grain, hops, yeast, and water. The combination of these and the brew master's skill makes every brew unique. Therefore, one of the most significant variables which beer makers can play with is grain. The primary grains of barley, wheat, rice, corn, oats, and rye, are same as those used to make breakfast cereals. However, barley...

Although centuries old, beer is a pretty dynamic beverage. In the last quarter-century, new directions from ingredients such as hops to styles of brewing have changed how the taste, quality, and availability of beer.  Not all of these changes are under our control. Climate change will make beer taste different in the future because the natural ingredients used are also changing.  Specifically, the beer you...