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November 2006
Cover story
a-B's hop harvest
Welcome to northest Idaho, where the isolated grizzly-roamed region, hard against the 49th parallel, is ideal for hop growing. Paul Brent reports from the harvest at Anheuser-Busch's Elk Mountain farm on the American brewer's facination with all things hops.
Features
Beer & Society V
Drinkability is something of an industry buzzword at the moment, which presents an unusual problem in that there is no consenus as to what it actually means. Charlie Bamforth considers the scientific evidence underpinning the debate.
EMBALLAGE 2006 PREVIEW
The world's biggest trade fair for packaging, labelling and associated requirements opens this month in Paris. Here's a preview of what can't-miss delights are on offer
Malting Barley report
Disaster! is the cry from European barley growers, with late summer rains destroying crop quality. The news isn't any better from Australia, where drought has reduced harvest forecasts, resulting in a global shortage of quality malting barley, writes Roger Martin
HOPS MARKET REPORT
With harvests down in the northern hemisphere spot market prices for alpha acid have shot through the roof. Short-term supply relief is unlikely, reports Doug MacKinnon, as most unused hop fields have old trellis that require investment and thus a long-term commitment from buyers to support the risk.
gUEST COLUMNIST
It was the strangest of centenary celebrations, with the demise of the English hop breeding programme at Wye in Kent on the cards due to the imminent withdrawal of government funding. However, it's a brave new world, writes Dr Peter Darby, with the creation of a private company, Wye Hops Ltd, to carry on the research.
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