Beer-flation Hits US as Crop, Supply Shortages Loom

Bottles of beer move along during bottling at Stone Brewing Co. in Escondido, Calif., on Sept. 30, 2015. AP Photo/Gregory Bull

Brewers small and large in the United States expect the cost of beer to increase as the Ukraine conflict threatens global crop shortages and packaging remains in short supply.

In California, home to more craft breweries than any other state, some have also reported problems with transportation and trucking shortages.