Plant of the Month: Hops | SCIENCES DU VEGETAL | Scoop.it

The United States is undergoing a craft beer renaissance. As The Atlantic notes, “Between 2008 and 2016, the number of brewery establishments expanded by a factor of six, and the number of brewery workers grew by 120 percent.” These breweries tend to produce IPA-style, bitter beers by using ample hops, a flower from the Humulus lupulus vine.