Pod 36 - ¡Que Viva México!

03/25/17 • 76 min

Jeff and Patrick discuss Jeff's recent trip to Mexico where he got to learn about the craft beer scene in Mexico and interview Enrique Acevas brewer at Crveza Loba Artisinal in Guadalahara. They also taste beer made with lupulin power, a new hop product from Yakima Chief.

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Pod 35 - A Visit with the Hop Master, Part 2

In the second part of this podcast, Jeff and Patrick are given a tour of the OSU Fermentation Science program's brewery by Tom Shellhammer and they meet up with Jeff Clawson, Pilot Brewery Manager. With Tom and Jeff, they taste some of the beers produced by fermentation science students and discuss brewing topics such as biotransformation.

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Pod 37 - Is Craft Beer Doomed?

Patrick and Jeff discuss the recent op-ed by Boston Beer's Jim Koch in the New York Times which sounds a warning about the future of craft beer in the face of consolidation among the macro brewers. Patrick discusses the economics behind anti-trust actions and gives his take on why the government has allowed consolidation. They discuss the plight of the mid-size brewers and ease some recent examples of beers from large craft brewers that are trying to cater to current trends.