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Global warming affecting beer production

Sun, Apr 20, 2008

Coopers beer

OK,

So I usually write about recipes and what not, but I just read a very disturbing article on MSN that said global warming is going to affect malted barley production and will increase the price of beer. I think my heart just stopped beating. Polar bears, arctic tundra, increased sea levels and now beer might become an endangered species…oh my!

Now before you all (and me) get our arms up in a roar, this study was made in Australia and New Zealand. One of my favorite beers, Coopers in from down under and now I am fully behind the global warming/green bandwagon, if it will save some south Pacific islands and my favorite beer.

Now one might think that this is only a local event, and will only effect those in AU and NZ, but this theory is flawed. Global warming will effect us all and beer, wine and all other distilled beverages, or all beverages for that fact will have their production compromised due to a lack of fermentables. While we watch the growing regions of the planet shrink and increasingly turn to biofuels as a failed attempt to wean ourselves off burning things to create power, we will lose beer in the process. Might as well just close up shop and call it a day, cause if we watch ourselves lose the ability to brew beer, we are staring our fate in the mirror.

I , therefore am now committing myself to walking to work 2x a week, more if I do not have to run errands during the build out. Once the restaurant is open, weather permitting I’ll walk every day to do my part to save beer (and the polar bears ).