New South Shore brew goes hyper-local

In the past he has backed projects to produce barley malt and hops, the fundamental ingredients that become beer...

...But that hasn’t stopped Bélanger in his quest to produce Wisconsin beer with Wisconsin ingredients. On Nov. 15, the South Shore Brewery will release its newest beer, Double Hop Co-Op Imperial India Pale Ale...

...“It’s a great opportunity for brewers to join an organization like Wisconsin Hops and Barley Cooperative to bring together the growers and brewers into one room and figure out how to do it collaboratively,” he said. “The key to local hops and barley growing is to get more people involved, to get some of the farmers to take a risk in putting them into the ground.”...

Links:

Wisconsin Hop Exchange Growers Cooperative

South Shore Brewery