Videos

This post covers the 2025 Mexican brewing trade delegation’s visit to Mill 95, including facility tours, grower roundtables, and conversations on hop quality and export growth. It emphasizes Idaho’s role in global hop supply and the expanding opportunities within Mexico’s brewing industry.

A collaboration between Duck Foot Brewing and Mill 95 highlights the depth of Idaho-grown hops through a West Coast IPA brewed with Idaho 7, Idaho Gem, and Experimental ID-158. This blog explores the inspiration behind the beer, the standout hop varieties used, and why Idaho continues to emerge as a leader in American hop production.

Three Mile Brewing shares an inside look at their multi-day hop harvest visit with Mill 95, touring partner farms and witnessing the full journey from field to pellet. The experience deepened their appreciation for Idaho hop growers and the craftsmanship that fuels high-quality beer.

Brewer Hannah Ison reflects on her immersive hop harvest experience in Idaho, from touring farms and processing facilities to witnessing the human effort behind every bale. Her visit reveals the people, craft, and community that bring Idaho-grown hops to life.

Mill 95’s Brian Hewitt recounts the energy of Idaho’s hop harvest and the three-day Hop Harvest Experience that brought brewers from across the country together. Through farm tours, sensory sessions, and hands-on learning, the visit showcased what makes Idaho one of America’s premier hop-growing regions.

This post explores how Idaho hop growers track dry matter, maturity, and field conditions to determine each variety’s ideal picking window. Through ongoing sampling and constant adjustments during harvest, growers and processors work together to ensure hops are picked at peak quality and delivered to brewers with the best possible aroma, oils, and consistency.

This post looks at how temperature affects hop quality and why cold-chain shipping is critical during the warm months. By tracking changes in alpha acids, beta acids, and HSI, Mill 95 and 3 Floyds Brewing demonstrate how heat impacts hop stability and what shipping options breweries can use to protect pellet quality from our cooler to yours.

This post highlights Mill 95’s collaboration with Mammoth Brewing on a new IPA built around two standout experimental hops, Pink and YQH-1320. From early recipe planning to hop selection and brew day decisions, the piece walks through how the teams crafted a vibrant, aromatic beer that debuted at the California Craft Brewers Conference and showcases the potential of innovative hop varieties.

This post explores how El Dorado® found a strong second home in Idaho, from its early expansion beyond Yakima to its rise as a top choice among brewers. Through insights from CLS Farms and Obendorf Farms, the blog highlights the variety’s lineage, growing characteristics, unique Idaho expressions, and the aromas brewers can expect throughout the brewing process.

This post introduces Ahhhroma™, a unique hop discovered in Glacier Hops Ranch’s research hopyard and now celebrated for its intense oil content, high alpha acids, and vibrant tropical profile. With strong performance in both hot-side and dry-hop applications, Ahhhroma has quickly gained traction among brewers worldwide who are exploring its bold, versatile character across a wide range of beer styles.