Wed, 04 Oct 2006

Beer drinkers beware: U.S. hops crop burns

Ah, the joys of business concentration in agriculture! Three quarters of our total hop production comes from 40 families in the Yakima Valley... doubtless for ease of sale and shipping. Unfortunately, this convenience makes the crop equally easy to destroy, nearly in toto.

Of course, other materials could be used in lieu of hops, but we couldn't allow that, now could we?

Federal investigators were set Tuesday to begin an investigation into a fire that ruined about 4 percent of America's yield of hops, used as flavoring in the brewing of beer and ale.

(link) [CNN]

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On 10/4/2006 11:33:42
Thorolf wrote

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