Hops Shortage Regional Roundup

We’ve posted a number of local stories on the hops shortage that’s sure to impact the price of craft beer. Now, here’s a sampling of beer price crisis stories from around the region:

Wisconsin (and Chicago)

TheNorthwestern.com - Brewers scramble for hops varieties

The operators of Rowland’s Calumet Brewery didn’t think they’d ever have a hard time finding key ingredients for brewing beer.

WISC - Microbreweries Face Rising Production Costs

When it comes to beer, microbrews are becoming more and more popular. However, as more neighborhood breweries pop up across the country, the hand-crafted beer is becoming harder to produce.

Chicago Tribune - On tap for beer drinkers: Price hike

Fans of Snipes Mountain Brewery’s cloudy Hefeweizen relish the subtle wheat flavor of the bright, summery brew, and like beer drinkers everywhere, they know when their favorite brew tastes a little too hoppy or bitter.

Iowa

Cedar Rapids Gazette – Short on hops

A dwindling supply of hops is brewing up trouble for the area’s microbreweries.

KGAN – Hops shortage could have drinkers crying in their beer

Beer drinkers beware: A shortage of hops could force your local microbrewer to raise prices and limit production of some beers.

KCCI - Hops Shortage Hits Iowa

Beer drinkers beware: A worldwide shortage of hops could force local microbrewers to raise prices and limit production of some beers across the state.

North Dakota

KXMC - Small breweries cope with shortage of hop, a key beer ingredient…

A shortage of the beer ingredient hop could pose challenges for local breweries.

November 24, 2007 | Filed Under Beer, Craft/Speciality 

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  1. Bud To Cost More » Twin Cities Beer Prices on November 30th, 2007 8:24 pm

    [...] big guys are feeling the hops crunch just like the small guys.  To offset the rising cost of ingredients, Anheuser-Busch announced [...]

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