Daily archives: October 10, 2023


The bitter taste of climate change.

As if things couldn’t get worse- climate change is set to reduce the quantity and quality of beer. Warming and changing seasons and precipitation patterns mean a reduction in the hops harvest, with flowers containing less of the alpha acids that give the flavour.

https://theconversation.com/hotter-drier-summers-will-make-european-craft-beers-less-hoppy-new-study-215273