Hopwire Blog

The Yakima, Willamette, and Treasure Valleys are filled with sunshine and hop bines racing toward the top of the trellis! The 2025 crop is off to a promising start, although biotic pressure and water challenges will require diligence and ingenuity throughout the growing season.

How should certain products be applied to perform best within your recipe’s needs? Yakima Chief Hops (YCH) created the Product Usage Matrix, a quick reference for best use practices across various product offerings.

Yakima Chief Hops (YCH) has opened the 8th Annual Veterans Blend for pre-sale!

Yakima Chief Hops (YCH) is proud to announce an important leadership transition with the appointment of Kevin Riel as the new Chair of the Board of Directors.

Yakima Chief Hops (YCH) strives to embody Earth Day every day–a testament to our ongoing commitment to being responsible stewards of our environment. Learn about our 2025 Earth Month activities!

Yakima Chief Hops (YCH) is proud to announce the new frontier of freshness with Cryo Fresh™!

Each year, Sapporo-Stone Brewing hosts employee brew days, inviting women from roles throughout the company into the brewhouse.

Our inaugural study focused on YCH 701 Trial, which was officially commercialized as HyperBoost™ in July 2024. We're excited to share key findings from this groundbreaking trial and discuss how these findings contribute to making the brewing industry better as a whole.

The Top Cut Awards are an annual tradition, where growers who deliver hops to Yakima Chief are evaluated based on our Green Chief® scoring model and recognized for outstanding growing practices.  

As 2024 comes to an end, we celebrate the strides we’ve made in sustainability this year.

In celebration of the launch of our newest innovation product, HyperBoost™, we teamed up with brewers worldwide for our first-ever global collaboration!

8th Annual Pink Boots Blend Incorporates Women Owned Hop Farms