Uh, oh.

"Beer prices are likely to climb. How high is anybody's guess."

Given the seriousness of this news I am considering cancelling all outdoor activities--hiking, backpacking, mountain biking and possibly skiing--until further notice.

Beer, it being an essential food source (remember: beer has food value, but food has no beer value) for the active outdoorsperson, is apparently in short supply, and with prices due to skyrocket as if it were barrels of crude, I feel I am left with no choice.

I must begin immediately to homebrew again. There is no time to waste. Sufficient stocks for the winter months at least must be produced. Soon. Now!

So, I'm sorry my Trail Head friends, you may not see me out there tromping the trails for awhile, as I'll be busily slaving away over a hot stove in my soon-to-be-reconstituted home brewery (otherwise known as my kitchen).

It must be done. It HAS to be done...

Heavens, I mean what is the alternative I ask you?

No, no, please don't say it. I cannot bear the horror, a life without comfortable quantities of affordable beer.

What emergency steps are you taking to avert a beer crisis in your life?