A lot more effort goes into the beers you hoist from your favorite microbreweries. Brewers like Trent Snyder at Bridge Up Brewing in Sturgeon Bay have faced many of the same challenges other businesses have faced due to supply chain issues. According to the USA Today Network-Wisconsin, drought, wildfires, and storms have decimated crops like barley and hops, which are two essential ingredients for beer production. Add in the shortage of employees and inflation for other items like gasoline and ingredients, and brewers are being forced to be creative with their recipes and how they get their materials. Snyder makes regular trips to the Manitowoc area to get his crowler cans and malts for his beers just to save money on the delivery costs. He says you will see styles like lagers become more popular among brewers to not just fit the changing tastes of their customers, but also their checkbooks.

Larger brewers are adopting greener practices and relying more on local growers to not just help their bottom line but to combat climate change.