Craft beer fans face squeeze with hops in short supply
European hop harvest blighted by last summer's hot, dry weather, pushing prices higher by up to 50%
Boughton Under Blean, UK
FANS of craft beers could soon face higher bar bills as small, independent brewers face a potentially serious shortage of a vital ingredient: hops.
Last summer's hot and dry weather blighted the European hop harvest and strong demand for increasingly popular craft beers, which use a lot of hops, is putting small brewers' profit margins under pressure and forcing them to raise their prices.
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