Hops, IPA, Stone & The San Diego Scene
About this episode
The episode features an interview with Jeremy Moynier of Stone Brewing discussing the brewery's history, experimentation with hops, and the San Diego beer scene.
"We never stopped experimenting. That's in our DNA." Stone Brewing are one of the biggest names in American craft beer: a bold, brash brand with a fondness for IPA that helped drive the rise of the industry in the US and played a key role in the growth of the San Diego scene. So we jumped at the chance to sit down with Jeremy Moynier when he was in Beechworth recently to deliver the keynote speech at The High Country Hop. He's now more than two decades into his time at Stone, where he's focused on new releases, pilot brews, quality and sensory, among other things. He was in Australia wearing two hats as Jeremy is also currently chair of the Hop Quality Group [https://www.hopqualitygroup.com/], whose work – and recent success in bringing new public hop variety Thora to the world – is part of our chat. As well as hearing about his career, from arts degree to wine to beer, and his experiences as both Stone and beer in San Diego were exploding, we explore the brewery's approach to hops and experimentation, navigating the ups and downs of the beer world, reworking the iconic Stone IPA to feature Aussie hops and more. It's worth noting that this was recorded before Stone's recent sale…
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