Heat and drought: Why beer at Oktoberfest could soon be in short supply
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No hops, no beer: heat and drought are hitting hop fields in Austria and Germany, as well as spring barley for malt. Is a beer shortage looming? Farmers and brewers are testing irrigation and switching to winter barley. #EuropeNews
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