John, the Beer Man

There are these "lovely" taverns through out Bloodhelm and Martapa, but where do they get all that beer?  Near Bloodhelm is a small hops farm run by a man named John Hops.  His family has been growing grain and hops for years, as well as brewing beer for the local taverns and personal consummation of nearby farmers.  The small brewery is running as often as they have materials to make beer and even the house smells like brewing beer, (even though the house and the brewery are over three hundred feet apart).  John is a rounded man, with a good sense of humor that only gets better with more beer, (which he can drink a lot of before feeling even remotely tipsy).  He has a wife, Maggie, and five children, the boys helping him with the brewery now that they are old enough.  He ships a wagon load of beer at a time, picking up what he needs for the brew when he does so. 

He can be used as an NPC if the the players are planning a party, looking for certain ingredients or even as small job on their way to a larger one.  (Maybe just to get them headed in the right direction!)