Trivia: Washington is the biggest producer of which key beer ingredient?
Barley
Rye
Hops
Corn
The correct answer is Hops
So why is this answer correct? : Growing hops is an American tradition. In 1648, the first commercial hops farm was planted in the Massachusetts Bay Settlement. The crop made its way to the Pacific coast in the early 1900s and became increasingly popular at the end of Prohibition in the 1930s. The region’s fertile soil and cool climate made it perfect for hops. Today, the U.S. is the world’s leading hops producer, and Washington takes the title for the highest-yielding state, producing 74.15 million pounds in 2020.