
When Hop Innovation Becomes Hyperinnovation
There was a time when craft brewers associated efficiency with compromise in quality. That time has passed, and brewers have new decisions to make—especially when it comes to modern hop products.
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There was a time when craft brewers associated efficiency with compromise in quality. That time has passed, and brewers have new decisions to make—especially when it comes to modern hop products.

Craft brewing may not be in expansion mode, but that hasn’t slowed the surge in hop-derived—or hop-inspired—flavor and aroma products for brewers to try. Here’s a look at what’s new and on the horizon.

As small-scale brewers warm up to products once viewed as industrial shortcuts, the options continue to widen, and knowledge about how best to use them only deepens.

In the second of a three-part series focusing on hop products that weren’t available to 20th century brewers, Stan Hieronymus examines a few of the many alternatives that may boost the bottom line as well as help ensure aroma and flavor quality.
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