Hop Production is up 27% in 2008. 9% in Oregon, 27% in Washington and a killer 57% in Idaho, amongst all the other hop growing states. This is FANTASTIC news for everyone, homebrewers to professionals, and will help level out prices of craft beers as well as lower the prices per ounce of hop for us homebrewers. Let's demand the supply and keep buying, and buying in bulk. The economy is hitting the dumps but the craft beer industry has never been stronger.
Here's a link to the PDF (the last paragraph pertains to hops): Hop Production Up For 2008
It's like they say, "beer will get you through times of no money much better than money will get you through times with no beer."
1 comment:
awesome. wu and i are discussing of turning our own hop production up about one million percent by using hydroponics to grow some in our big closet.
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