[efarmer]

Don't worry, I believe that only the light, sweet, beer is getting more rare. There is still plenty of sour beer, beer sands and shales, and if I remember correctly, you can make a synthetic beer from coal. As always, all of these feed stocks will readily produce gas from beer. We have hundreds of years worth of beer and beer equivalents remaining, but it is obvious that the beer exporting countries will be in control of supply and pricing as never before from here on out.

I am doing the thorough research to carefully back my assertions soon, and I will present it when I have finished and have subjected it to a very rigorous peer review.

[davep]

Actually, there's a new recycled beer unit being installed in my local. It should save the day.

It does have the unfortunate side-effect of making recycled Belgian beer taste like American stuff though.

[emersonbiggins]

efarmer's reply

^^^^ ^^^^

I look forward to that peer-reviewed submission.

I also heard a man bragging about bio-synthesizing algae into an alcoholic beverage. He said we can manufacture the entire world demand for beer with just a 40,000 square mile patch in the Arizona desert.

[efarmer]

Davep, if it is chilled and served in a frosty mug, and you will take US dollars in payment, we shall most probably drink it.

[pjd2]

I heard about 2-3 weeks ago on AM radio that beer prices this winter were going to rise noticably due to a very poor hops crop this year. Something about the weather conditions being different this year, and hops fields going into corn and wheat for food stocks and of course Ethanol production. When I get home from work, Ill see if I can find a link to the report.

[Tyler_JC]

If this doesn't get college students to organize against biofuels, I don't know what will...

[SILENTTODD]

Peak Beer on it's way?!! Oh No!
I'll have to find alternative fuels to power my bikes!

[denverdave]

Funny, I just got back from a beer run before I saw this thread, and I'd noticed that the price of a 12 can case of PBR had gone from $4.99 a few months ago to $6.69.

[JoeW]

Expensive beer??? Damn it all! When will this insanity end?

[MrBill]

Does anyone know anything about hops and hops production? It seems to me that beer can be brewed and distributed locally, but I am not sure about hops production? only certain soils or climate zones?

[Grifter]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MrBill', 'D')oes anyone know anything about hops and hops production? It seems to me that beer can be brewed and distributed locally, but I am not sure about hops production? only certain soils or climate zones?

[wisconsin_cur]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MrBill', 'D')oes anyone know anything about hops and hops production? It seems to me that beer can be brewed and distributed locally, but I am not sure about hops production? only certain soils or climate zones?

[MrBill]

Thanks. That is a relief. Local beer, wine and spirit production will be important in a post peak oil world as one, we may have limited access to clean water if current waste water plants do not have enough energy or breakdown due to a lack of spare parts. And secondly if a lack of local power means a shortage of refrigeration. I had worried that if hops production was too localized due to production difficulties that hops transport would also be an issue. Thanks for the links. I am glad we will still have beer! Cheers.

[mattduke]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('denverdave', 'F')unny, I just got back from a beer run before I saw this thread, and I'd noticed that the price of a 12 can case of PBR had gone from $4.99 a few months ago to $6.69.

[SILENTTODD]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MrBill', 'D')oes anyone know anything about hops and hops production? It seems to me that beer can be brewed and distributed locally, but I am not sure about hops production? only certain soils or climate zones?

[Blacksmith]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MrBill', 'D')oes anyone know anything about hops and hops production? It seems to me that beer can be brewed and distributed locally, but I am not sure about hops production? only certain soils or climate zones?

[dohboi]

If they're so dang hardy, why is there such a shortage?
Peak Hops! What next?

So I went to the local microbrewery and they had a new brew called "heather." No, it wasn't made from mean teenage girls. Apparently this scrubby bush of the English moors is a passable substitute for hops. Frankly, it tastes a bit funky on the first couple sips, but once your mouth adjusts (and the beer lust kicks in), it's not so bad.

Has anyone else had anything like it? Are there other substitutes we'll be hearing about (and quaffing)?

[dohboi]

If they're so dang hardy, why is there such a shortage?
Peak Hops! What next?

So I went to the local microbrewery and they had a new brew called "heather." No, it wasn't made from mean teenage girls. Apparently this scrubby bush of the English moors is a passable substitute for hops. Frankly, it tastes a bit funky on the first couple sips, but once your mouth adjusts (and the beer lust kicks in), it's not so bad.

Has anyone else had anything like it? Are there other substitutes we'll be hearing about (and quaffing)?

[Grifter]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dohboi', 'I')f they're so dang hardy, why is there such a shortage?
Peak Hops! What next?

So I went to the local microbrewery and they had a new brew called "heather." No, it wasn't made from mean teenage girls. Apparently this scrubby bush of the English moors is a passable substitute for hops. Frankly, it tastes a bit funky on the first couple sips, but once your mouth adjusts (and the beer lust kicks in), it's not so bad.

Has anyone else had anything like it? Are there other substitutes we'll be hearing about (and quaffing)?

[Starvid]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('emersonbiggins', 'D')idn't matter though, as I went there specifically for this: