Hop prices in 1892 vs. today

Posted on April 16th, 2008 by John Little

Check out these stories published in 1885, 1892, concerning hop prices. Compare this to the
DEALING IN FUTURES BEGUN.; OPTIONS ON HOPS QUOTED ON THE HOP DEALERS’ EXCHANGE.
January 12, 1892, Wednesday, Page 9
Dealings in futures were begun yesterday at the Hop Dealers’ Exchange, when options were quoted on New-York State, Washington, Oregon, and California [...]

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Brewing History in Montgomery, Alabama

Posted on April 16th, 2008 by John Little

Came across this information here.
Alabama Breweries History: Montgomery Alabama
Brewpubs have been around a long time. In the late 1800s, there were over 4,000 breweries–every town had at least one. George Washington, John Adams, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson had financial interests in microbreweries: William Penn founded Philadelphia’s first brewpub in 1685. The first recorded [...]

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Early American Hop History

Posted on December 26th, 2007 by John Little

I came across this interesting bit of information on the Texas A & M website while reading about the current hop shortage.
Hops were introduced to North America in 1629. They were grown for domestic use in Virginia as early as the mid-17th century, and became an important crop by the early 19th century. In 1808 [...]

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