Sprig + Fern Brewing Co. in Nelson has today released the first commercially brewed beer containing a brand new, and until now top-secret hop varietal. <img src='https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2306/d1b3d2c858de0e16b81d.jpeg' width='720' height='720'> Trial hop NZH-106 is the star .
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