Bigger Than Beer Yakima Chief Hops Podcast Network

Christian Ettinger goes beyond his role at Hopworks Urban Brewery and serves as the Brewers Association's Sustainability Sub-committee chair. Ettinger joins Levi on the pod to share how breweries interested in tracking and reporting on their operations for sustainability purposes are able to utilize the BA's Sustainability Benchmarking Tool. Learn why creating baselines can lead to efficiencies and how a Sustainability Benchmark Report can be of benefit to your brewery.

Peter Weathers (Sodbuster Farms), Layne Carter (Aslan Brewing), Brian Muegge (Salmon Safe)join the podcast for the second half of this part-special to discuss salmon safe hops and beer from the perspective of the brewery and those they serve.

Peter Weathers (Sodbuster Farms), Layne Carter (Aslan Brewing), and Brian Muegge (Salmon Safe) all join together for a two-part special. Hear how hop growers utilize watershed-friendly stewardship practices and brewery partners promote the usage of Salmon Safe ingredients like hops to produce responsible beer.

Chris Chappell of Washington Wild and Ray Kwan of Lucky Envelope Brewing jump on the podcast to share the mission, purpose and paths to get involved in the Brewshed Alliance(r). Consisting of craft beer industry partners, the Brewshed(r) Alliance wotk collaboratively to advance shared interest in protecting waterways. Members of the alliance raise funds through collaboration beers, increasing awareness to brewery customer bases, and adding their voice to comment letters on conservation issues that Washington Wild is leading. Listen to the episode and learn more!

Andrew Dagnan shares how Wicked Weed Brewing is taking steps to minimize waste in the brewing process and lower their impact on the planet. Levi and Andrew discuss the challenges, benefits and successes of pursuing low-impact practices in the brewery.

Luke Kulchstein of Yakima Chief Hops Europe team, joins Levi on the Bigger Than Beer pod to discuss the Community Blend BETA project. Inspired to help breweries make a difference within their local communities, Luke has been a leader in launching a beta project to support causes regarding nature conservation, habitat clean-ups, and more!