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Forget the news on war, bad health care, and poverty....there is a world-wide shortage of hops, and now prices will skyrocket..not to mention beer taste may decline with the use of less hops
The Heathen Article that tells all
The end of the world just might be around the corner....and with less beer to boot:(
On a lighter note,
the local rag here,reports that supermarkets will be cutting the cost of their beer for Christmas,to the equivalent of 30p a pint 
So this is the total concern, two posts? we're talking BEER here people......nothing more, everyone sitting on their hands without a stine in sight? What are ye! Mormons???? Come now, beer is in a state of crisis here!
discuss...
EdelBrock wrote: So this is the total concern, two posts? we're talking BEER here people......nothing more, everyone sitting on their hands without a stine in sight? What are ye! Mormons???? Come now, beer is in a state of crisis here!
discuss...
Beer is in a permanent state of crisis Stateside.
You drink Bud ferfuckssake! 
El Jarvo wrote:
EdelBrock wrote: So this is the total concern, two posts? we're talking BEER here people......nothing more, everyone sitting on their hands without a stine in sight? What are ye! Mormons???? Come now, beer is in a state of crisis here!
discuss...
Beer is in a permanent state of crisis Stateside.
You drink Bud ferfuckssake!
What I was going to say. In the case of hops in American beer, you can't subtract nothin' from nothin'!
It would be very sad if this had an impact on the true independent breweries and microbreweries. To be fair to the Americans, they do produce (a few) reasonable beers, but none of these are brewed by the major breweries.
Some American dark beers are actually rather good.
We need to start growing hops in our gardens and giving them to microbreweries as an act of charity 
NOW NOW PEOPLE! I could care less about American Pilsners...watered down crap.....but we have kick ass microbrews around here....Pale Ales definately rely on hops....
what the hell else are you guys drinking....boone's wine? Bartles and James? foo-foo drinks?
EdelBrock wrote: NOW NOW PEOPLE! I could care less about American Pilsners...watered down crap.....but we have kick ass microbrews around here....Pale Ales definately rely on hops....
what the hell else are you guys drinking....boone's wine? Bartles and James? foo-foo drinks?
http://www.titos-vodka.com/ and tonic. 
One of Japan's major beer companies Kirin just announced recently they will be raising the prices....I suppose this issue is quite global. (Kirin sponsors our national football team, by the way.)
