date:Jun 10, 2014
te, farmers increased production last year to keep up with demand, harvesting more than 54.9 million pounds of hops, up 13% from 2012, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture figures cited by the Tri-City Herald.
Until recently, most hops farmers grew alpha hops, which act as a bittering agent in beer, according to The Seattle Times. Now, however, craft brewers want aroma hops, which give their beer distinctive citrus, floral or earthy flavors. Aroma hops can be more difficult to grow bec