1 hour ago, David Ross said:I was so fascinated I didn't stop the truck to get a hop photo. I grew up in the Willamette Valley in Oregon and we had hops, but not like the hop fields around Yakima. There were acres and acres, hundreds of acres. They towered well over 20' high on vines wrapping around an intricate set of poles and wires. It's really a sight to behold, and this time of year they are close to harvest. There is a Washington Hop Museum in Toppenish, which is about 20 miles South of Yakima. When we talk about craft breweries these days, I'm quite sure a lot of the hops come from this area.
Of course. Yakima Valley is the main hop-growing area in the US, and one of the most important in the world. And actually there is such a high demand, crops are bought years in advance. It's predicted that at some point in the near future there won't be enough around given the current popularity of highly hopped beers.
