Russian brewers tap local market for hops as foreign supplies dry up

FILE PHOTO: An employee takes bottles of beer while working on the production line at Afanasy private brewery in the city of Tver, Russia July 6, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Restrictions against Russia have disrupted local beer brewers' supplies of hops and equipment, forcing them to seek domestic alternatives as they strive to keep their range of beers flowing, three brewing companies told Reuters.