ChirpE - 2019 Craft Brewers Conference: Sessions

Public Hop Breeding: Experimental Hop Varieties… and Free Beer! (Room 501-504)

09 Apr 19

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Tracks: Technical Brewing

Speaker(s): Jaki Brophy, Communications Director, Hop Growers of America; John Henning, Plant Research Geneticist with USDA-ARS, Oregon State University; Bryan Thoet, Co-Technical Director, Hop Research Council; Lindsay Barr, Co-Founder, DraughtLab Sensory Software; Chris Swersey, Supply Chain Specialist, Brewers Association; Matt Johnson, Brewmaster, Brewery Operations, Karl Strauss Brewing Co; Steve Gonzalez, Research & Small Batch Manager, Stone Brewing Co

Public hop breeding and research have been reinvigorated with Brewers Association investment and recent congressional appropriations. Learn about public hop research from breeder, grower, brewer and industry-wide perspectives. Then enjoy beers made with promising experimental hop varieties and hear from the brewers who created these beers.