brewers

On Thursday, Central Washington representative Dan Newhouse introduced legislation he said will increase market access for local breweries and wineries.  Newhouse, along with Virginia’s Suhas Subramanyam introduced the bipartisan USPS Shipping Equity Act, which if approved would allow the United States Postal Service to ship alcoholic beverages to consumers.   "The w...

According to NASS, Hop Stocks across the Pacific Northwest fell 4% from 2022’s numbers.  The inventory of hops held by growers, dealers, and brewers on March 1st, totaled 186 million pounds, off from the 193 million pounds reported last year.   That’s...

Brewer's yeast used to make beer is typically discarded once it's no longer needed.  Sometimes, though, the leftover yeast is mixed into livestock feed as a source of protein and vitamins.  According to new research from ARS, there now may be even more reason to continue this practice.  Laboratory result...