upstate chunk & paradigm company

articles on hops

Articles by Richard Vang, photos, and links to information on Hops.

• The Past, Present, and Yes, Future of the Hops Industry
  The saga of humulus lupulus in upstate New York, once the world's leader in hop production.

• Suds Grapples with the Giant
  One writer's journey deep into the heart of darkness. (For photos accompanying the article, go here.)

• Miscellaneous Photos
  Historical items and orginal photos by Richard Vang, featuring hop barns, Anheuser-Busch's Elk Mountain Hop Farm, and The Farmers' Museum hop yard in Cooperstown.

• Hops at Cornell University
  For first time in more than half a century, a brewer makes beer entirely with New York-grown hops, with help from Cornell.

• The Northeast Hop Alliance
  Help reestablish a hop culture in New York and the Northeast and preserve the hop heritage and architecture of the past.

• The Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown, NY
  Visit this living history museum to see what hop farming was like in 1840. Hop barn, farming and harvesting parties.

• Hop Union CBS LLC
  Web site of one of the leading hop suppliers.

Upstate Chunk Home Page