Guess who's going to be at the tap-room, glass in hand, waiting for that first keg to be tapped?
Minnesota Hops
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Chuck N
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Minnesota Hops
There are a few pioneering Minnesotans who are getting into the hops growing business. Minnesota, as of yet, does not list hops as an agricultural crop so the people growing them are on their own as far as crop insurance, subsidies and farm loans are concerned. (As of right now Minnesota has less than thirty acres total state wide dedicated to the growing of hops.) But one of the pioneers is just a couple miles from my house. Last night they were featured on the local news and they were harvesting their hops - Citra - and then selling them to the Mankato Brewery just fifteen miles away. Mankato Brewery is using the hops to make a "Fresh Sqeezed" IPA.
Guess who's going to be at the tap-room, glass in hand, waiting for that first keg to be tapped?
Guess who's going to be at the tap-room, glass in hand, waiting for that first keg to be tapped?
Things men have made with wakened hands, and put soft life into
Are awake through years with transferred touch and go on glowing
For long years.
And for this reason some old things are lovely
Warm still with the life of forgotten men who made them.
― D.H. Lawrence
Are awake through years with transferred touch and go on glowing
For long years.
And for this reason some old things are lovely
Warm still with the life of forgotten men who made them.
― D.H. Lawrence
Re: Minnesota Hops
I would join you, glass in hand too, if I lived closer.
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Re: Minnesota Hops
You can't beat locally sourced brew!
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Chuck N
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Re: Minnesota Hops
Ya know? For some stupid-ass reason I never thought to stop in to see if they would do that. I'm gonna have to keep that in mind next season. Maybe even try to make a stop soon to see if they have any left this season.Beer-lord wrote:Sounds like a treat to me. Will they sell to homebrewers too?
Things men have made with wakened hands, and put soft life into
Are awake through years with transferred touch and go on glowing
For long years.
And for this reason some old things are lovely
Warm still with the life of forgotten men who made them.
― D.H. Lawrence
Are awake through years with transferred touch and go on glowing
For long years.
And for this reason some old things are lovely
Warm still with the life of forgotten men who made them.
― D.H. Lawrence
Re: Minnesota Hops
If you're going there to ask them a favor......their fresh hops, you best bring some homebrew to share. 
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HerbMeowing
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Re: Minnesota Hops
Try just showing up with an offer to help bring in the harvest.
Bet you get some cones to take home for your efforts.
Bet you get some cones to take home for your efforts.
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Better than money will get you through times of no homebrew
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Better than money will get you through times of no homebrew
- apologies to the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers