Slovenia is among the largest producers of hops in the world The brewing industry is very well connected to hops production because – in addition to water, malt and yeast – hops is one of the main ingredients in brewing.
Slovenija ena večjih pridelovalk hmelja v svetu S pivovarstvom je zelo povezano tudi hmeljarstvo, saj je hmelj poleg vode, slada in kvasovk ena osnovnih surovin v pivovarstvu.