![In 2017, 165 craft brewers closed down. Experts said that while the rate of closures is higher than in previous years, the industry is still seeing growth.](https://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/51560/eh_beerbottles_odellbrewerco_12718__medium.jpg)
A Slowing Craft Beer Market Shrinks Demand For Locally Grown Hops
In recent years, hops have sprouted on farms across the U.S. There were high hopes that the hops would feed a booming craft beer market that’s now leveled out.
In recent years, hops have sprouted on farms across the U.S. There were high hopes that the hops would feed a booming craft beer market that’s now leveled out.
Central Illinois may seem like an unusual place for a growing craft beer industry, but the Champaign-Urbana area has just the right ingredients.