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How hop nerds are saving your favorite beer from climate change

Extreme heat and droughts are cutting into hop plants’ yields and making them less bitter. But scientists and farmers are brewing up clever solutions.
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Photo by Ryan Cuerden on Unsplash

How hop nerds are saving your favorite beer from climate change

Extreme heat and droughts are cutting into hop plants’ yields and making them less bitter. But scientists and farmers are brewing up clever solutions.
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Climate crisis will make Europe’s beer cost more and taste worse, say scientists
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Climate crisis will make Europe’s beer cost more and taste worse, say scientists

The quantity and quality of hops, a key ingredient in most beers, is being affected by global heating, according to a study. As a result, beer may become more expensive and manufacturers will have to adapt their brewing methods.

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Spanish start-up grows hops for beer indoors as rising temperatures sees drop in production

In warehouses outside Madrid, twists of hop vines grow under LED lights and close supervision in what is believed to be one of the best ways to future proof the supply of a key ingredient in beer which is now threatened by climate change.

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