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MY NEW TBSFH SHORT VID:
The Beer Scholar Family Hour, S1 Short1: Kveik IPA. Kveik, a group of Norwegian farmhouse ale yeasts with special properties, continues to be one of the most exciting things going on in beer. Here, I sit down for 14 minutes with Adv Cicerone Chris Crowe to have a Kveik IPA and discuss all things kveik-y. Have a listen and subscribe to the Beer Scholar YT channel!  

BEER POLITICS I'M PONDERING:
Craft Beer, Cancel Culture, and the Battle for Accountability by Ruvani de Silva for Beer Is For Everyone. "'I don’t care about the politics, I just like the beer’ is an ongoing refrain...As the culture wars have intensified, it has undoubtedly become harder...to sit unknowingly on the fence, making it more likely they will experience ‘cancel culture burn-out’...." Among the many recent pieces about diversity in beer, this one nails it. 

IT'S HOP RHIZOME SEASON:
Diggin' Ruuts by Andreana Gamache for Rooted. Simply some photos & descriptions from hop fields in the Yakima Valley of Oregon. If you're a homebrewer who has ever wondered where all those rhizomes come from, here's your answer. I got this from Stan Hieronymus's Hop Queries newsletter.

MEZCAL BARRELS, YUM:
Why Mezcal Barrels Are Currently Hotter Than Bourbon Barrels by Pete Dulin for Hop Culture. I'm a fan of smoke, so mezcal barrel aging sounds interesting! Give this a read to learn more about mezcal, the terroir of agave, and what beers age well in its used barrels. 

ALBUM I'M DIGGING:
Roland & Albert Meet The Orb Upcountry In Uganda (Spotify, full EP on YouTube). The Orb is old school ambient psychedelic electronic music. They're most famous for Little Fluffy Clouds. This latest EP was recorded in Kampala, mixing traditional blues and Ugandan rhythm with production by The Orb. Go get you some TB-303 (if you know, you know).

THE JOB BOARD - DO COOL WORK!
Lead Brewer at Pilot Brewing in Charlotte, NC
Work with and learn from Head Brewer/Co-Owner & Advanced Cicerone, Rachel Hudson. This is a killer opportunity to make fun beer with cool & smart people rather than cranking out the same brew day after day as a line brewer. 

CA Sales Rep for Imperial Yeast
100% remote with some trips to Portland, OR, where Imperial Yeast is based. The pay and benefits look solid. This is a killer opportunity for a superstar geeky homebrewer or pro brewer looking to get out of the brewhouse. Hit up Nicole at [email protected] for more deets.

Have a lovely weekend, y'all!

Chris