Drinkers will be crying in their beer as drought conditions trigger a hop shortage.
Brewers already hit by huge cost increases for malt, electricity and carbon dioxide now face a supply shortfall when crops are harvested. So the price of a pint – currently an average £3.95 – is sure to rise.
Charlie Gorham, of hop merchants Charles Faram, said: “Temperatures in the UK and across Europe are putting pressure on the hop crop.
