Despite the centrality of hops in modern brewing, the world of beer alternatives without hops has always existed. Today, ...

Historically, the term “ale” referred to a beer brewed without hops, but now hops are almost always a part of the package. Whereas lager is a relatively recent invention, ale production dates ...

They are water, malts, yeast, and hops. That’s it. Keep scrolling to learn a little bit about the importance of each ingredient. There’s no beer without water. This is because beer is mostly ...

“You can’t make much beer with 20 seeds of barley,” he says. “Call me when Bud is growing hops on Mars.” As it turns out, a group of students at Villanova University have done just that ...