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Climate Change Is Now
Coming for Your Beer

Oct 14, 2023 10:45 AM CDT

Climate Change Is Now Coming for Your Beer

Scientists warn of lower-quality hops in Europe unless farmers switch things up

(Newser) - If you think climate change news can't get any worse, hold our beer. A new study published in Nature Communications found that hops grown in Europe are seeing a decline in both quality and quantity, which will affect both the taste and cost of beer within the next 25...

Philadelphia Cuts Down
Brewery's Entire Hop Crop

Philadelphia Cuts Down Brewery's Entire Hop Crop

Workers mistook them for weeds

(Newser) - The Philadelphia Brewing Company won't be releasing its popular Harvest From the Hood pale ale this year because overzealous city workers destroyed the crop of hops it was growing in a lot next to the brewery. Brewery co-owner Nancy Barton says the hops—fast-growing climbing plants—were being grown...

Hopeful Pot Thieves Should've
Had Botanist in Their Crew

Dec 13, 2016 6:25 PM CST

Hopeful Pot Thieves Should've Had Botanist in Their Crew

Police say they mistook a hop farm for a pot farm

(Newser) - Botanists they aren't. Modern Farmer reports three people were arrested last month in Canada after allegedly breaking onto a hops farm they thought was a pot farm. A farmer on Prince Edward Island called police Nov. 26 after seeing two men and a woman on his property. Authorities arrested...

Craft Breweries Are Finding
Specialty Hops All Tapped Out

Oct 23, 2016 8:37 AM CDT

Craft Breweries Are Finding Specialty Hops All Tapped Out

In spite of rapid growth in supply, demand is causing headaches

(Newser) - Henry VIII once called hops a "wicked and pernicious weed," but they're crucial to the production of most beers, especially when it comes to "hoppy" India Pale Ales, or IPAs. In fact, more than 4,000 brewers are battling for less than a dozen popular hop...

To Ward Off
Winter Sniffles,
Drink Beer?

To Ward Off Winter Sniffles, Drink Beer?

Chemical in hops fights off virus ... if you drink a ton of it: study

(Newser) - The good news: Beer can actually fight off a virus that causes pneumonia. The bad news: The virus hits those not yet of drinking age the hardest ... and they'd have to down five six-packs to reap the benefits. Citing a study by Sapporo Medical University, Japan's Sapporo Breweries...

To the Suds-Lover With Everything, Give Space Beer

Dec 8, 2009 10:25 PM CST

To the Suds-Lover With Everything, Give Space Beer

Brew's grains related to barley that grew in space station

(Newser) - At a loss for what to get that beer connoisseur on your list? How about suds from space? Yep, Sapporo’s Space Barley brew contains grains related to those that spent five months aboard the International Space Station, and can be yours for just $110 a six-pack. The catch, though,...