MPR Reports On The Hops, Barley Shortage

In a report that features Ryan Anderson from MNBeer.com, Chris Laumb from McCann’s Food and Brew, and Dustin Brau from Brau Brothers Brewing, MPR gives a local take on the hops and barley shortage that’s driving up craft beer prices.

The increase in the price of ingredients is toughest on small brewers. But brewer Dustin Brau admits paying more for ingredients is better than not being able to buy them at all.

“We look good until mid to late next year. That’s when we’re going to be nervous,” Brau says.

Brau is the brewmaster for Brau Brothers, a family-owned microbrewery in the small town of Lucan in southwestern Minnesota. Brau hopes a better harvest of hops worldwide next fall eases the shortage. But in the meantime, he and his brothers are planning to grow some hops of their own.

Read or listen to the full story here.

Check out Ryan’s review of the report on MNBeer.com.

Finally, Chris mentions the interview on his blog, The Brewers Diary.

November 23, 2007 | Filed Under Beer, Craft/Speciality, Local Brew 

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