A Hop and a Sip to Fresh Ales

[lsanderson]

EARTHY CONES At Sodbuster Farms in Salem, Ore., Matt Swihart of Double Mountain Brewery checks his order of fresh hops. More Photos >
By LUCY BURNINGHAM
Published: October 20, 2009
Salem, Ore.

TINY emerald cones on 18-foot-tall hops plants trembled as workers whipped the freshly cut stalks into roaring machines here at Sodbuster Farms. Gnashing metal fingers then stripped off the sticky cones — female flowers of the Humulus lupulus — and poured them onto conveyor belts, setting afloat bits of hops, like ash from a fire. More

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[artkouros.livejournal.com]

When my daughter was pregnant (the first time) and having nightmares, I made her a pillow filled with dried hops. It was supposed to help.

[debgeisler.livejournal.com]

You know, looking at that picture, I got an amazingly vivid smell memory. :-)