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Eric, Claire, and Alex of CLS Farms Discuss the Past, Present, and Future of Hop Farming
Episode 262
The current hot market for hops that has persisted for about a decade now is a bit of a historical blip. From the 60’s through the 00’s, the hop mark…
3 years, 5 months ago
Hop Development Roundtable with Jason Perrault and Michael Ferguson of HBC
Episode 261
HBC, the Hop Breeding Company, is responsible for developing some of the most compelling hop varieties in contemporary beer—Mosaic, Citra, Talus, and…
3 years, 5 months ago
Zach Turner of Single Hill is the Fresh Prince of Yakima
Episode 260
Perhaps no brewery in the world is as dedicated to fresh-hopped beers as Single Hill in Yakima, Washington. Led by cofounder and head brewer Zach Tur…
3 years, 5 months ago
Gabe Fletcher of Anchorage Brewing Deals With The Devilish Details of Barrel-Aged Barleywine
Episode 259
Anchorage Brewing’s Gabe Fletcher has been turning heads with barleywine since he brewed his first one 24 years ago, but that long-standing respect h…
3 years, 5 months ago
Tom Shellhammer of Oregon State Shares Research on Hop Terroir
Episode 258
Tom Shellhammer’s research work in the brewing field has been crucial for helping brewers, as well as barley and hop growers, gain deeper understandi…
3 years, 6 months ago
West Coast Pilsner Roundtable With Firestone Walker, Highland Park, and Humble Sea
Episode 257
West Coast pilsner is the subject of this month’s roundtable, and we’ve assembled a talented cast of brewers to further the discussion. From the Fire…
3 years, 6 months ago
Tom Riley and Dane Volek of Anchor Open Up About Steam Beer and Open Fermentation
Episode 256
Anchor Brewmaster Tom Riley has been working on steam beer for a long time—38 years, in fact. He started at Anchor in 1984, decades before craft beer…
3 years, 6 months ago
John Harris of Ecliptic Has Learned the Hard Way to Make the Beers That People Want to Drink
Episode 255
John Harris has been around. From his start at the McMenamins Hillsdale brewpub in 1986 (where they brewed with extract and fermented without tempera…
3 years, 6 months ago
Direct Fire! Weldwerks Founder Neil Fisher Takes Listener Brewing Questions
Episode 254
In this first-ever “Direct Fire” episode of the podcast, listeners from around the globe heat things up with spicy brewing questions for Weldwerks fo…
3 years, 6 months ago
Matt Van Wyk and Brian Coombs of Alesong Stay Focused on the Barrel
Episode 253
Science teacher turns brewer. On paper, it makes sense. But Alesong’s Matt Van Wyk made the career transition long before many in the current generat…
3 years, 6 months ago