March 12, 2018
Arizona's first barley malt house is slated to open in the Verde River Valley this month, supplying a key beer ingredient grown with water pulled from an overworked river that is crucial to metro Phoenix's water supply. (Stock art)
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A new conservation-minded operation to grow and process malt barley in north-central Arizona intends to provide an in-state source of a key ingredient for craft beer brewers while reducing agricultural demand for Verde River water.
By Associated Press
March 12, 2018
