This spawned an era of unbridled creativity, a renewed interest in hop growing, and new methods in brewing. Hops may look like buds, but they are actually small flowers that grow vertically on bines.
However, there are now just 44 hop-growing farms left in the country and industry representatives have warned that the Government’s 20 per cent inheritance tax on farming assets worth more than ...
The vast majority - about 41,000 tonnes - was grown in Bavarian hops-growing strongholds of Hallertau and Spalt. Many breweries have already ordered more hops than they can process, with some ...