While perusing one of my favorite beer blogs, Beervana. I ran across this POST about how Goschie Farms in Oregon. (Which I have had the pleasure of visiting once) is working on mixing the related hops and cannabis. Oakshire Brewing of Eugene has been the brewing portion of the R&D for what is being called Harlequin Cascade.
Now, will this be a viable hop for market? I think there are far too many hurdles for that to happen. Even on a home brewing front. A. The full U.S. hop market, would not be available. Some states simply would not allow it. I don’t see home brew shops risking it, even in the more legally lenient states.
The troubles and risks for breweries would stop people as well. Getting a keg collar would be difficult and getting a label approved would be near impossible.
I applaud the creativity and science of hop cultivating but I don’t see this “growing” bigger.