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They already have an 1800 acre farm in northern Idaho. There are 50,000+ acres in the PNW, so they don't have any control.One of the big brokers, YCHHops is a Co-op owned by a group of hop farms.South Africa looks to be a different situation.
S. African hops are an aberration. They were initially grown because of the old apartheid embargo. Hops don't grow naturally in Africa; grow lights are necessary because the day isn't long enough in A. Africa.Are there any ABInBev beers using S. African hops that are crave worthy? I doubt it.
Quote from: kramerog on May 10, 2017, 02:00:25 pmS. African hops are an aberration. They were initially grown because of the old apartheid embargo. Hops don't grow naturally in Africa; grow lights are necessary because the day isn't long enough in A. Africa.Are there any ABInBev beers using S. African hops that are crave worthy? I doubt it.What I've always been told is that Budweiser (don't know about others) uses 17 different hop varieties in order to minimize year to year differences in any of them.