Trouble Brewing As Hops Shortage Slams Beer Makers

Moonie · Post by **Moonie** » March 30, 2008 2:09 pm

:hmm: .....tough call for you home brewers..as well as the ever-popular micro breweries.

http://www.foxbusiness.com:80/markets/i ... 996_7.html

TropicalTroubador · Post by **TropicalTroubador** » March 30, 2008 8:30 pm

I've got several thoughts on this.

First, one of the reasons the big brewers aren't feeling this pinch is because if hops get into their watery products, it's a coincidence.

Second, one wonders if this is how the big brewers are trying to shut down microbrewing, by buying up all the hops even if they don't *use* the bloody things.

Third, I gotta get me some rhizomes and start growing again.

bravedave · Post by **bravedave** » March 30, 2008 9:28 pm

TropicalTroubador wrote:I've got several thoughts on this.

First, one of the reasons the big brewers aren't feeling this pinch is because if hops get into their watery products, it's a coincidence.

Second, one wonders if this is how the big brewers are trying to shut down microbrewing, by buying up all the hops even if they don't *use* the bloody things.

Third, I gotta get me some rhizomes and start growing again.

Grow your own, baby!
Worked for me in the seventies...
(I don't know if I have the patience to grow my own Hops, tho)

OceanCityGirl · Post by **OceanCityGirl** » March 30, 2008 9:49 pm

I've heard that this will kill most micro-brewers and brew pubs. When I seek one out I already pay big bucks. Is growing hops so difficult?

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » March 30, 2008 9:53 pm

OceanCityGirl wrote:I've heard that this will kill most micro-brewers and brew pubs. When I seek one out I already pay big bucks. Is growing hops so difficult?

not in Idaho..

Moonie · Post by **Moonie** » March 30, 2008 10:31 pm

ragtopW wrote:
OceanCityGirl wrote:I've heard that this will kill most micro-brewers and brew pubs. When I seek one out I already pay big bucks. Is growing hops so difficult?
not in Idaho..

hops, Wayne...HOPS...not,..

oh never mind !

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » March 30, 2008 10:40 pm

Moonie wrote:
ragtopW wrote:
OceanCityGirl wrote:I've heard that this will kill most micro-brewers and brew pubs. When I seek one out I already pay big bucks. Is growing hops so difficult?
not in Idaho..

hops, Wayne...HOPS...not,..

oh never mind !

we grow hops too..

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » March 30, 2008 10:48 pm

ragtopW wrote:
Moonie wrote:
ragtopW wrote:
OceanCityGirl wrote:I've heard that this will kill most micro-brewers and brew pubs. When I seek one out I already pay big bucks. Is growing hops so difficult?
not in Idaho..

hops, Wayne...HOPS...not,..

oh never mind !

we grow hops too..

Third in the US???

http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/PSES/Research/ ... vation.htm

Moonie · Post by **Moonie** » March 30, 2008 10:59 pm

ragtopW wrote:
ragtopW wrote:
Moonie wrote:
ragtopW wrote:
OceanCityGirl wrote:I've heard that this will kill most micro-brewers and brew pubs. When I seek one out I already pay big bucks. Is growing hops so difficult?
not in Idaho..

hops, Wayne...HOPS...not,..

oh never mind !

we grow hops too..

Third in the US???

http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/PSES/Research/ ... vation.htm

from what I got out of the article, the areas where most of the better hops are grown, have about the same weather as Utah..

don't know what else they use hops for, I'm not what you'd call a beer drinker...

Post by **SMLCHNG** » March 30, 2008 11:06 pm

I like very hoppy beer.. and this crop should rebound as others have done.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hop_(plant)#Uses

SeattleParrotHead · Post by **SeattleParrotHead** » March 30, 2008 11:13 pm

ragtopW wrote:
ragtopW wrote:
Moonie wrote:
ragtopW wrote:
OceanCityGirl wrote:I've heard that this will kill most micro-brewers and brew pubs. When I seek one out I already pay big bucks. Is growing hops so difficult?
not in Idaho..
hops, Wayne...HOPS...not,..

oh never mind !
we grow hops too..
Third in the US???

http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/PSES/Research/ ... vation.htm

#1 Washington (77% of all hops grown in US in 2006)
#2 Oregon
#3 Idaho