The Hop-Edition

By: Dylan Bajer Second-Year Brewmaster Student In the last fourteen years, I have made the river a career and my home, capturing more than a hundred days a year in a nylon tent next to the river's rhythm. I have allowed the fluidity of the river to measure the distance of how far I was willing to go. Whether it was an expedition or just a day trip to a certain play spot, I treated the river with the utmost respect. An interconnected relationship that would just scream simplicity. I have, on occasion, been coined the term “River nerd” or “Wet river rat”- but hey, let's call that an accomplishment. Now, I have never been one to quote that “The river is my church” by any means, however after paddling there is a feeling of tranquility, a wave of calmness, the sense of accomplishment. Although I get this reaction from paddling (it is my preferred pursuit), everyone has their own ventures or entertainment that they will seek out to fulfill this passion. At the end of such a...

By: Sarah McCambridge Second-Year Brewmaster Student Dear Hoppy, Lately I have been thinking that I don’t really enjoy IPA’s. Even though they are super popular I still don’t like them. I want to fit in with my buddies when I am out and enjoying a beer. Help! Sincerely, I be hating the hops! Dear Hop-Hater That does sound like quite the pickle you find yourself in. Of course, going out for a beer with your friends might find you showing the true side of your beer drinking pleasure. I am thinking that it would be important to just order your beer of choice, with confidence! One way of achieving this would be to go with your style, order it loudly and be ready to hear some razing from your buddies. It might make you more of target when it comes to the teasing, but think about it this way- at least you are out and enjoying a beer instead of ordering something that you don’t want to finish. Dear Hoppy, I often think of asking the people around me what the difference is ...

By: Chelsea Severtson Second-Year Brewmaster Student Beer is something that I have always thought pairs best with experiences. A just-okay beer can be thoroughly enjoyed in the right setting, and a just-okay experience is always better with a beer. The sum is greater than the parts. When a flawless beer and an excellent experience are combined, the synergy often results in pure bliss. Drinking a dank and piney IPA, getting stoked for your next run while sitting in thigh-deep powder halfway up a mountain. Getting cozy on the couch while a blizzard rages outside with a glass of barleywine. Drinking a tall can of AGD in the basement of the Palomino while some unapproachable looking dudes bang on instruments and yell things that I can’t quite make out. These are all fantastic pairings, but one of my absolute favourite experiences to pair with a beer is a bath. This got me thinking, which delicious local beers would pair best with some delectable locally made ba...

By: Sebastien Marriott Second-Year Brewmaster Student