Let's face it . Beer is a commodity. Throughout the history of brewing , the content and character of beer has been influenced by the costs of ingredients, brewing processes, and direct or indirect costs associated with batch inconsistencies. Even though 21st century propserity allows the resurection of higher cost/higher flavor brewing. It's silly to think that the embrace of brewing tradition will always ignore the tradition of embracing sciencentific advance to improve brewing economics or beer character. In fact, scientific advance is clearly needed to improve the economics of organic hop growing . There's a growing market for organic beers as craft drinkers like their occasionally unique character, and this type of farming's sustainability. However, Hops are a challenging crop. Just ask any north eastern hop grower. If you can find one. Growers have long suffered from blight, and weather which has encouraged farm...
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