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In the Americas with David Yetman

Yakima: The Quest for Hops

Season 4 Episode 402

The explosion of craft beer brewing across the United States has created widespread interest in the process of beer making. A beer festival in Tucson, Arizona, leads to some local brewers and sends the team on a quest to the origin of what makes beer different—hops. Nearly all of the hops in the U.S. are cultivated around Yakima, Washington where they follow the annual harvest.

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