Wolnzach/Hüll, 29. August 2019 On the occasion of the Hop Tour (Hopfenrundfahrt) 2019, the Society of Hop Research presented the new hop variety DIAMANT to the public together with the working group Hop Breeding of the Bavarian State Institute for Agriculture.

Dr. Johann Pichlmaier, long-standing member of the Managing Committee of the Society of Hop Research, has been awarded the silver Bavarian State Medal by the Bavarian Minister of Agriculture Michaela Kaniber.

The balance of the hop harvest 2018 is below average.

In November 2018 the Society of Hop Research will be presenting itself in a new look.

From 09 – 11 September interested parties can get information about different topics
under the heading „Recent Advances in Hop Science“ at the EBC-Symposium in Nuremberg und Spalt.

Since six month, the new portal of Brewers of Europe called „Brew-Up“ is activated.