Climate Change HEALTH » Agriculture http://climatechangehealth.com News & views on climate, health and the environment by Dr Paul Roth Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:12:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Climate change affects beer!!! http://climatechangehealth.com/agriculture/climate-change-affects-beer http://climatechangehealth.com/agriculture/climate-change-affects-beer#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:24:17 +0000 admin http://climatechangehealth.com/?p=350

Oh no, it’s all over now.

New research from the Czech Republic suggests that the quality of central European hops (particularly the variety used to make pilsener) has been declining in recent decades due to warmer air temperatures from global warming.

German pilsener will taste even worse as climate change progresses due to changes in the composition of European hops.

German pilsener will taste even worse as climate change progresses due to changes in the composition of European hops.

Increased temperatures apparently reduce the level of alpha acid, the secret ingredient giving pilsener its delicate taste. And things are predicted to get worse as warming continues.

Is nothing sacred?

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