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Nealon: Hop Legend

by Susan Keown | Jul 7, 2023

hops growingSean Nealon (@seannealon) profiles Dr. Al Haunold, a pioneering researcher and breeder of hop varieties that are now widely used in the craft beer industry. The profile in The Oregon Stater (page 64), a magazine of Oregon State University, discusses Haunold’s legacy in hop agriculture and in beers that are now enjoyed far outside the Northwest. Photo: Visitor7 via Wikimedia Commons

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