Despite a recent softening in demand for craft beer, University of Florida experts say there’s reason for optimism – especially as researchers supply Florida-grown hops to the state’s brewers.
At the June 2 Hops Field Day at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC), attendees got a front-row look at how UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) researchers are working to strengthen the state’s craft-beer ecosystem from the ground up.
Nathan Palardy, a UF/IFAS assistant professor of food and resource economics, shared fresh data that paints a nuanced picture of the market…