Forget about rising prices for gasoline, college tuition, and health care. I want to know when the government is going to do about this brewing crisis (WSJ-sub req):
That six pack of high-brow beer is about to come at a higher price, thanks to the sharpest surge in decades in the cost of the hops and barley that give each brew its distinctive taste.
Consumers could pay 50 cents to $1 per six pack more in the coming months for many small-batch "craft beers," as brewers pass on rising hops and barley costs from an unpalatable brew of poor harvests, the weak dollar and farmers' shift to more profitable crops. Other makers of craft beers, the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. brewing industry, say they may eat the higher ingredient costs, which will pare their profits.
I for one am not happy to pay more for better beer. Of course, since good beer is a staple of life, I will continue to do so, but damnit I will not be happy about it.
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