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BREWING FORWARD👨🏽‍🌾 🍃 🍺 It’s 2024, and local craft beer no longer just comes in cans and taps, but from collaborations between farmers and brewers. While many Wisconsin farmers grow hops for beer, a rising number are trying their luck with barley, to grow directly for local brewers. (Barley is what gives beer its flavor…

Salina Heller

February 28, 2024

BREWING FORWARD👨🏽‍🌾 🍃 🍺
It’s 2024, and local craft beer no longer just comes in cans and taps, but from collaborations between farmers and brewers.
While many Wisconsin farmers grow hops for beer, a rising number are trying their luck with barley, to grow directly for local brewers. (Barley is what gives beer its flavor and aroma.)
Right now, there’s a test plot of winter barley growing in Chippewa County. We went to check it out!

@upnorthnews BREWING FORWARD👨🏽‍🌾 🍃 🍺 It's 2024, and local craft beer no longer just comes in cans and taps, but from collaborations between farmers and brewers. While many Wisconsin farmers grow hops for beer, a rising number are trying their luck with barley, to grow directly for local brewers. (Barley is what gives beer its flavor and aroma.) Right now, there's a test plot of winter barley growing in Chippewa County. We went to check it out!👀 🎥 #wisconsin #wisconsinnews #wisconsinbeer #chippewacounty ♬ original sound – UpNorthNews

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