Jess and Shawna talk industry changes in Washington and California, show union support and rage about BS.

Jess and Shawna on the Grit and Grain podcast! 

Give them a follow, sub, and check out their network for more of their episodes and locally produced podcasts: channel253.com

Jess and Shawna interview the ladies of Yakima Chief Hops about the history of Yakima farms, how the Pink Boots hop blend is developed, and hop education. Brought to you by the Pink Boots Society.

Links:

https://www.yakimachief.com/pink-boots-blend.html

https://www.pinkbootssociety.org/pink-boots-brew/

Jess and Shawna talk to the founder of Pink Boots Society, Teri Farhendorf and President of the committee, Blanca Quintero, about the past and present of Pink Boots. 

We’re Back! Just in time for the end of the year! So you KNOW we’re drinking Sierra Nevada Celebration. Join us in discussing the year for Seattle Beer School and the beer industry as a whole. 

Come hang out with us in Portland! Dec 16-18th! Tickets to Falalalalager: falalalalager.eventbrite.com

Open that Celebration and join us as we talk about how we had Brouwer’s Cafe tap a 10 year old keg of Bigfoot, a mini lesson on Stjørdalsøl, and how we think dark malts are making a comeback in the new year.

Jess and Shawna chat with Mark Dredge, author of A Brief History of Lager, about Vietnamese lager and beer culture.

Mark collaborated with Lowercase Brewing to brew a Hanoi-inspired, low ABV, rice lager. We do a blind tasting of it, talk German lagers with an English accent, and the French colonization of Vietnam and how that led to lager brewing there. 

https://www.beerdredge.com/

@markdredge 

Part 2 on our series about Kölsch sponsored by the Goethe Pop Up in Seattle.

“Kolsch is the only language you can drink” 

Jess and Shawna interview Arno of Fruh Brewery in Cologne, Germany and talk beer culture in America vs Germany, the history of Früh, and Kölsch vs Altbier.

Jess and Shawna try non-alcoholic beers so you don't have to. Plus! A spicy Seattle Gossip Corner, Tales from Behind the Bar, and Jess' signature mocktail. 

“Exploring Seattle’s Booming Beer Scene”

"Past Meets Presence - A Voyage to Seattle's Ballard Brewery District" 

Jess and Shawna pick their respective top 3 summer beers and discuss why and how they are ideal for beating the heat.