Hops in beer often laced with pesticides, writer says.

Associated Press - Do pesticide-free ingredients make superior-tasting beer?

As toxic residues seep into our groundwater, we face concerns over the purity of what we imbibe. And beer production today may be part of the problem, wrote Christopher Brooks in an article in the current issue of Country Living. Not only do the chemical fertilizers used to maximize barley yields and the caustic cleansers that help bring a shine to brewing systems add to water's contamination, but hops, the bittering agent responsible for beer's spicy, floral taste, are generally laced with pestic