Hops Terroir

安大略精酿行业在过去的20年里发展迅速，现在包括240多家独立的精酿啤酒厂，在安大略110多个社区开展业务。该行业目前已获得7.6%的市场份额，为该省经济贡献了约10亿美元。目前，安大略省精酿啤酒商使用的啤酒花95%是进口的，主要来自美国。随着时间的推移，大部分关于安大略省啤酒花在啤酒中的风土的相关知识已经丢失了。在目前的提案中，安大略省精酿啤酒协会正在与达勒姆学院合作，以发展对安大略省啤酒花风土的理解，并在其成员啤酒厂中传播研究结果。这将有助于酿酒商了解当地啤酒花的独特味道。他们将开始修改配方，创造出真正独特的啤酒，以增加安大略省种植啤酒花的市场份额。该项目将开发的新知识和理解将向安大略省和加拿大的精酿啤酒商展示如何使用当地啤酒花来酿造真正独特、美味的啤酒，增加对当地啤酒的需求，并帮助当地种植者为他们的产品开发可靠的市场，从而抵消目前主导该行业的进口。

Ontario Craft brewing industry has grown rapidly over the last 20 years, and now includes over 240 independent craft breweries, operating in more than 110 communities across Ontario. The sector has now achieved a 7.6% market share and contributes approximately one billion dollars towards the provincial economy. Currently 95% of hops used by Ontario craft brewers are imported, mainly from the United States. Most of the relevant knowledge about Ontario hops terroir in beer has been lost over time. In current proposal Ontario Craft Brewers Association is collaborating with Durham College to develop an understanding of Ontario Hops Terroir and disseminate the findings amongst its member breweries. This will help the brewers understand the unique taste profiles of local hops. They will start modifying recipes to create truly distinctive beers that will increase the market share of Ontario grown hops. The new knowledge and understanding that this project will develop, will show Ontario and Canadian craft brewers how use local hops to create truly distinctive, flavourful beers, increase demand for local beers, and help local growers develop reliable markets for their produce, thereby offsetting imports that currently dominate the industry.