Beer Shortage - Stockpile Quick! Emergency!

So I'm listening to the U.S.'s National Public Radio (NPR) which may I first say is awesome!
Ok but then a horrible story comes in. Because of Europe's bad summer and overall changing weather, Hops farmers are having a big problem growing hops. Because of this there will be an 80% price increase on special hops.
So this price increase, for now, will only effect micro-breweries, but really that's terrible news. Companies not affected include Miller and Anheuser-Busch, who both make sh*t beer.
So basically all the independent breweries that make decent independent beer have to put their prices up to keep going. So I'm listening to this whole story in a bit of a panic and start googling (stories below). There is a good edge to the story because Hops farmers will finally get paid fairly well. Apparently they have been suffering and many have had to stop farming Hops.
But then there even a brighter silver lining comes in... The story ends with, and I quote NPR "where it hasn't effected consumers? Great Britain where beer is often cheaper than water...."
God save the Queen.
(or does that mean what I always suspected, the British drink crap beer...)

Articles:
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2007/11/01/hops-shortage.html?ref=rss
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21491206/

always plenty of beer in my fridge...

best cyclists = belgian
best cycling roads = belgian
best beer = belgian
best trappist monks = belgian
best chocolates = belgian
best red cars = italians

best cyclists = belgian
best cycling roads = belgian
best beer = belgian
best trappist monks = belgian
best chocolates = belgian
best red cars = italians
Best Ale = English

OCD best cyclists = belgian
best cycling roads = belgian
best beer = belgian
best trappist monks = belgian
best chocolates = belgian
best red cars = italians
Best Ale = English

+1

never mind...im sure we'll live.

hey OCD I agree best brown beer is english, no doubt about it.
my favourte is badger's "tanglefoot".
don't you hail from the valleys ?

peeterman always plenty of beer in my fridge...

best trappist monks = belgian

How do you measure trappist monks? Are the Belgians the most Monastic? or do they stay quiet the longest? Do they have annual monk-offs?

stop monking around , Will

I bet they'd lose in a fight to a Tibetan Monk.

My monk's called harry

I used to be in a band called harry and the monks.

true.

peeterman hey OCD I agree best brown beer is english, no doubt about it.
my favourte is badger's "tanglefoot".
don't you hail from the valleys ?

Although my name would suggest such a thing the only thing that is Welsh is my grandmother unfortunatly.

Is this only going to mess with sh1t US beer or am I going to have to fill a bomb shelter with beer and lock myself in it as Europe enters a brew crisis..?

hippy Is this only going to mess with sh1t US beer or am I going to have to fill a bomb shelter with beer and lock myself in it as Europe enters a brew crisis..?

I have had one of these since I became drinking age.

Refilling it every Monday is becoming tiresome.

Dammit - I hope they keep selling Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

Hops, don't make yourself scarce, stay with the farmers!

OCD
best cyclists = belgian
best cycling roads = belgian
best beer = belgian
best trappist monks = belgian
best chocolates = belgian
best red cars = italians
Best Ale = English

the belgians have the best cyclists because of the belgian mix :)

willski [quote]peeterman always plenty of beer in my fridge...

best trappist monks = belgian

How do you measure trappist monks? Are the Belgians the most Monastic? or do they stay quiet the longest? Do they have annual monk-offs?[/quote]

yeah, they do that thing where they try to goad each other into talking.

just when i finally installed a beer holder on my bike, dammit

it's like a foot down competition, but with them trying all sorts of dirty tactics to get the other to speak.

sol just when i finally installed a beer holder on my bike, dammit

I'm glad to hear you finally got that sucker installed.

sol just when i finally installed a beer holder on my bike, dammit

yeah but don't skid otherwise its squished beer cans.....and we can't have wastage!