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  • Thailand�s First Hops Farmers

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    It takes extraordinary measures to keep Humulus lupulus1.39 trillion Thai baht (roughly $39 billion US) of beer last year, few have attempted to grow hops here because it seemed, well, impossible. Until recently, no one was interested in such an inherently difficult feat, in part because beer in Thailand was synonymous with watery, mass-produced lagers. Since 1950, the specify that only breweries churning out 10 million or more liters annually are allowed to bottle their product. While that ensures that powerful mega-brands such as Singha and Chang continue to do brisk business, it effectively crushes the little guys unable to fork over such a staggering initial investment. Those who violate the law can face fines or up to six months in jail.

    The regulations are as tight as ever, but a growing local interest in craft beer has led to a robust underground and illegal homebrewing scene. Other microbrewers make their product legally outside of the borders, often in Cambodia or Vietnam, then sell it within the country as an import. Fullmoon Brewworks, which produces its popular Chalawan Pale Ale in Australia, and Chiang Mai Brewing CompanyChit Beer, a brew pub out on Ko Kret island in the Chao Phraya River, the two launched Devanom Beer. By gypsy brewing in collaboration with Stone Head Thai Craft Beerfarm in Nonthaburi up north of Bangkok.

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    Interesting.
    Good luck to them.

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