Oregon’s Deschutes Brewery Friday debuted its newest beer, Green Lakes Organic Ale, the first to be brewed with Salmon-Safe certified hops. The Bend, Ore.-based brewery got started on the idea four years ago when Deschutes brewmaster Larry Sidor began looking for organic barley to meet the company’s criteria. To qualify for certification from the nonprofit Salmon-Safe, hops growers meet rigorous conservation requirements…

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