Reuben's Sightglass

In the first of three conversations from a trip to Bellingham, WA we interviewed Mari and Will Kemper of Chuckanut Brewery and Kitchen. Join us for a free-flowing conversation about their more than 25 year career in craft brewing and learn more about Will's important contributions to the industry as a whole. Mari and Will are legends in the craft beer world, particularly here in the PNW, who are quietly making some of the best lagers in the nation.

On 12/30/19 we sat down with Kendall Jones, editor of the Washington Beer Blog, to discuss the year in beer and other thoughts as the decade concludes. This live recording was made at Beveridge Place Pub in West Seattle.

The Art of Barrel Aged Sours is the third of three panel discussions we hosted in May 2019 during Seattle Beer Week. In this special, short episode we feature a portion of the conversation panelists Patrick Ceriale (Urban Family Brewing), Gordon Schuck (Funkwerks), Chad Kuehl (Wander Brewing), and Jeremy Grinkey (The Bruery / Bruery Terreux) about the world of barrel aged sours, led by Kendall Jones of the Washington Beer Blog.

The Art of Hops is the second of three panel discussions we hosted in May 2019 during Seattle Beer Week. In this episode, we feature the conversation panelists Michal Frankowicz (Fort George Brewing), Michael Hunsaker (Grains of Wrath Brewery), Patrick Jansen (Matchless Brewing), and Adam Robbings (Reuben's Brews) had about the wild world of hops, led by Kendall Jones of the Washington Beer Blog. At the conclusion, Adam and Matt have a conversation about Adam's philosophy of sourcing hops, and where he gets ideas for new beers.

In May 2019 we hosted an event at the brewery during Seattle Beer Week and had three panel discussions with some of our friends and colleagues, hosted by Kendall Jones of the Washington Beer Blog. In this episode, we discuss The Art of Lagers. Panelists include Aaron Blonden (Matchless Brewing), Harvey Kenney (Chuckanut Brewing), Josh Pfriem (pFriem Family Brewers), and James McDermet (Reuben's Brews).

In this episode, we speak with Andy Roy of Roy Farms about the 2019 hop harvest and his family's century-long history of growing and marketing hops from the Yakima Valley. Andy was visiting the brewery for our Tasting Tuesday event about Fresh Hop Beers.

In our first episode of Sightglass, we talk with Peter Mark, the owner of Kuma Coffee in Seattle. Our conversation runs through the history of the company and the processes by which Kuma selects and roasts their beans. The parallels to the brewing industry are astonishing.