Iowa farmers hop on craft brewing market
Corridor Business Journal: A large stream of economic potential from Iowa’s craft beer boom — the local sourcing of beer ingredients — is still waiting to be tapped. The number of Iowa breweries doubled from 34 in 2012 to 70 in 2016, according to the nonprofit Brewers Association. It ranks Iowa 14th among states in brewery density, with 3.2 breweries per 100,000 adults over 21. Yet brewers continue to source their hops, barley and even oats from other states because sources in Iowa are extremely limited and prices higher. That situation is changing, however.
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