资料：Thehopflowerhasbeenusedinbeer-makingatleastsincetheeighthcentury.Traditionallyitwasapreservative,butitalsoimpartsflavor.Tosome,thetasteisbitterandunpalatable,andthusmanybrewersuseonlyminimalamounts.But,dependingonvariety,growingconditions,andotherfactors,hopscanimpartarangeofflavorsthatconnoisseurssayrivalsthatofwinegrapes.Startinginthenineteen-seventies,smallbrewersontheWestCoastbegandramaticallyuppingtheamountofhopsintheirbrews.OneoftheirmostpopularproductswastheIndiapaleale,orL.P. A.,abrewthathasbeenaroundsincethelateeighteenthcentury.ThestorygoesthatnecessitydrovetheBritishtoaddlargequantitiesofhopsinordertopreservethebeertheyshippedtoIndia,toquenchthethirstoftheSahibsmanagingtheEmpirethere. Overthepastdecade,varietiesoncethoughtofasboutiquebeers,suchasL.P. A.s,haveexplodedintheUnitedStates,thankstothelocavoremovement.Craftbrewingisnowdoublinginsales,byvolume,everyfiveyears,today,craft-beermakeuptwenty-onepercentofthebeermarket,andtwelvepercentofthevolume.TheBrewersAssociation,acraft-brewingtradegroup,expectscraftbeerstohaveafifty-per-centmarketshareinadecade.Sincecraftbrewersuseabouttentimesmorehopsthanmegabrewers,thetrendhasbeenabonanzaforHopsteinerandtheotherbighopscompanies.Butwhileanemphasisonbrewerstocomeupwithnewbeer,which,inturn,leadstoahuntfornewhopsvarieties. Whydidtraditionalbrewersusehopflowerevenifitstasteisbitterandunpalatable?
A.Because connoisseurs said its flavor rivals that of wine grapes. B.Because there were different varieties. C.Because it helped preserve beer. D.Because only some people didn’t like the taste.正确答案A
