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OPBWalk into any brewery or grocery store today and you will see the letters IPA everywhere 鈥� that intense, tropical beer has become Oregon鈥檚 style. That wasn鈥檛 always the case. It turns out that a variety of hop bred in Oregon 鈥� almost by accident 鈥� sparked an entirely new way of making beer and a whole new tradition of American ales. -
Tom Banse/JPR NewsHalf a dozen Pacific Northwest craft breweries are diversifying into making nonalcoholic beer. But instead of brewing bland and watery "near beer," they're injecting quality and variety into a space that used to be dominated by a few national brands.
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Why should the wine and beer aficionados have all the fun? Both beverages are on the upswing, with small winemaker and brewers dotting the landscape. Nick鈥� -
A change in terminology for beer makers could cost them millions of dollars. Brewers often send the spent grain from their operations to ranchers as鈥�
