Don’t think it’s worth spraying down with neem oil or something at this point.
It’s only its second year, the buds are just forming, and I wasn’t expecting to do much with them. If I’m gonna try brewing a batch of beer the first will be with some store bought dried hops to get the feel of things first.
On the plus side, I did get a decent haul of bush beans, a couple dozen are over ripe though.
Next season look into Korean Natural Farming techniques.
You’re already into fermentation so it’s right up your alley. But since a lot of it is around feeding local beneficial microbes, it’s maybe a little late to brew something up for immediate use, but you might have something in a few days.