Julie Jensen

Cave-dwellers may be in the dark, but the knowledge of Asheville's supremacy as Beer City USA (except for this year's tie with Grand Rapids) is worldwide. Breweries are becoming as prevalent as pasture grass. The only negative for Asheville in this beer boom is the hop shortage that occurred nationally several years ago. Fortunately, several local farms rose to the occasion and to the challenge (full growth potential takes several years). Although Asheville is still behind on total hops, … [Read more...] about High Five the Hop Farms