Josephine County Grows Hops for Beer

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When early pioneers settled in Southern Oregon they missed their beer. They needed hops for the brew, so they planted them. The first hops in Josephine county were set out in 1875 just west of Grants Pass.

Episode

995

URL

http://archive.ijpr.org/Feature.asp?FeatureID=995

Date

Thu, 07/17/2008 - 17:00

Author

Alice Mullaly