American Craft Breweries Warn of National Beer Shortage Due to Loss of Key Carbon Dioxide Supplier

A glass of craft beer in Cypress, Calif., on July 9, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

There are currently fears across the United States about a looming beer shortage due to a lack of supplies of carbon dioxide, the vital gas that makes the beer fizz.

Breweries are facing a critical nationwide shortage of CO2 due to higher material costs, lingering supply shortages, and the temporary shutdown of a carbon dioxide capture operation at the Jackson Dome in Mississippi.