Today WILD hops are domesticated, a bitter romance novel tempts you and we enjoy beer feet away from where hops are grown.

Our expert today is Xo, a hop farmer at Ruhstaller Farms in Dixon, California.

Lay back, enjoy a beer and let's start growing!


Works Cited:

https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/the-hop-growers-handbook/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/4255609?searchText=hopped+beer+the+case+for+cultivation&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dhopped%2Bbeer%2Bthe%2Bcase%2Bfor%2Bcultivation&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3Ae626ade49c3f29873aa58fc7e4eb008d&seq=1

https://zythophile.co.uk/2009/11/20/a-short-history-of-hops/

https://www.craftbeer.com/craft-beer-muses/gruit-ales-beer-before-hops

https://www.britishhops.org.uk/hops/history/

https://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/434.html

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/hops

https://www.stephanielaurens.com/books/a-rakes-vow/

https://ruhstallerfarm.com/farm/

https://blog.streetwriters.co/rumi-quotes-about-love/#mcetoc_1fj574id9a4b

https://www.britannica.com/plant/hop

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