Today we’re doing things a little differently: We're taking you along a reporting trip to Germany’s Hop Research Center, where GBH's international editor Evan Rail is trying to find out more about what the institute does—and especially, to find out more about the exciting new hops, like Mandarina Bavaria and Hallertau Blanc, that have recently been developed here. How do scientists develop new hops? How long does that take? Who decides which hop varieties are going to be released?
