When beer lovers in the Inland Northwest order a pint at a local craft brewery, they might not realize the grains used to make what's inside their glass were probably not only grown nearby but also ...

Ska Brewing Co. has a new silo at its brewery, one that is filled with malted grains from Proximity Malt, a Milwaukee-based malt producer with a plant in Monte Vista. The green storage tank, which can ...

Loveland’s Grimm Brothers Brewhouse has taken malt from a Loveland maltster and hops from a Longmont hop processor on a maiden voyage, producing a local brew called Local Love. The first commercial ...

Researchers have uncovered fundamental new information about the malting characteristics of barley grains. They say their finding could pave the way to more stable brewing processes or new malts for ...

Back when this was one of the beer capitals of the world, the city was also home to an impressive array of maltsters. Even today, in a much different brewing environment, Milwaukee is home to two ...

When Ray Horton planted the first crop of barley on his western Rowan County farm in fall 2016, he was taking a leap of faith. And he wasn’t jumping alone. Horton was one of several local farmers ...

When Melinda Yerka came to the University in 2017 as an assistant professor in the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources, she knew she wanted to work with fermenting sorghum. John ...

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, agriculture produces 10 percent of the U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Farmers at Perry Farms and malt masters at Epiphany Craft Malt are working to ...

Beer is an alcoholic beverage made from barley, water, hops, and yeast. Brewing is a complex process where the ingredients are combined and fermented to become alcoholic. Even small changes in the ...

When we decided to take a hands-on approach for this year's Drink Local issue, I knew the Inlander needed to do a collaboration beer with a local brewery. I pitched the idea to Uprise Brewing Co.