Too Much Grain and Nowhere To Go: New York Craft Beer Hits a Roadblock

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The Farm Brewery Law, enacted in 2013 was put forth in New York state to protect its growing and thriving craft beer industry hoping to expand its economic impact. Local hops farmer Dietrich Gehring addresses how we’ve yet to build the infrastructure to really make this work. Specifically when it comes to getting locally grown grains to malting facilities. This clip is brought to you by Union Beer Distributors.

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