502: Pacific Northwest Approaches to West Coast IPA with Breakside, Grand Fir, and Varietal

"Pacific Northwest Coast IPA" might not be a thing, but it's a jumping off point for this week's panel discussion on IPA featuring three noted and award-winning brewers—Whitney Burnside of Grand Fir (Portland, Oregon), Chris Baum of Varietal (Sunnyside, Washington), and Ben Edmunds of Breakside (Portland and Milwaukie, Oregon)—recorded live at our Brewer's Retreat in Yakima, Washington.

Through the conversation, the three discuss:

differentiating American and West Coast IPA

building beers in dialogue with consumers

driving signature notes with Centennial cryo, Comet, Cashmere, Audacia, and more

lowering hop astringency without sacrificing bitterness

using contrasting lots for different expression within the same hop variety

the impact of lager yeast on bitterness expression

avoiding dry-thin-bitter beer

And more.

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G&D Chillers