262: Eric, Claire, and Alex of CLS Farms Discuss the Past, Present, and Future of Hop Farming
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 market experienced structural decline as reduced demand...
24 Sep 20221h 5min
261: Hop Development Roundtable with Jason Perrault and Michael Ferguson of HBC
HBC, the Hop Breeding Company, is responsible for developing some of the most compelling hop varieties in contemporary beer—Mosaic, Citra, Talus, and Sabro are just a few of the aroma hops that they’v...
21 Sep 20221h 4min
260: Zach Turner of Single Hill is the Fresh Prince of Yakima
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 Turner, the Single Hill team leans into vibrantly hopp...
17 Sep 20221h 19min
259: Gabe Fletcher of Anchorage Brewing Deals With The Devilish Details of Barrel-Aged Barleywine
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 hasn’t dulled his sense of exploration. Today, he’s ...
15 Sep 202255min
258: Tom Shellhammer of Oregon State Shares Research on Hop Terroir
Tom Shellhammer’s research work in the brewing field has been crucial for helping brewers, as well as barley and hop growers, gain deeper understanding of brewing ingredients and how they actually wor...
2 Sep 20221h 5min
257: West Coast Pilsner Roundtable With Firestone Walker, Highland Park, and Humble Sea
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 Firestone Walker Propagator brewhouse in Venice, Califo...
30 Aug 20221h 8min
256: Tom Riley and Dane Volek of Anchor Open Up About Steam Beer and Open Fermentation
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 was considered a viable career choice, and has wat...
26 Aug 20221h 2min
255: John Harris of Ecliptic Has Learned the Hard Way to Make the Beers That People Want to Drink
John Harris has been around. From his start at the McMenamins Hillsdale brewpub in 1986 (where they brewed with extract and fermented without temperature control in open-top fermenters), through stint...
19 Aug 20221h 8min
