Hops Shortage May Yield Beer That's Short in Flavor
At Ballast Point Brewing Company in San Diego, the brewing part might get toned down. With hops up from $6 to $30, according to the San Diego Reader, brewer Yuseff Cherney is struggling to make his Dorado Double India Pale Ale. Over at Pizza Port in nearby Carlsbad, Hop Suey Double IPA is also in harm's way. With worldwide hop acreage about one-fourth of what it was 15 years ago, microbrewers might be diluting signature flavors in the upcoming year, or even considering vintner's licenses.
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3 Comments:
Personally, I think that would be a nice change. The flavor of most american microbrews is overwhelmed by the hops anyway (this is clearly just my opinion).
sloppy at 3:34PM on 03/28/08
It's your lucky day, er century, sloppy.
Erin Zimmer at 3:42PM on 03/28/08
As a big fan of aggressively-hopped beers, I hope that this problem works itself out soon. It looks like some of my favorites may have to go on hiatus until supplies get back to normal.
dholway at 7:21PM on 03/29/08