It’s getting pretty FOAM-y up at Cooperstown as host Jimmy Carbone continues his round of interviews with the various beer personalities who gathered up at Ommegang earlier this month for the annual Belgium Comes to Cooperstown (if you missed the first half of this episode, you can listen here).
First up are Mark, Joey, Scott and Greg from FOAM, aka the Fitchbug Order of Ale Makers, from Massachusetts. They discuss their homebrew scene and admire the hops growing on the vine at Ommegang, which is currently working with Cornell University to grow 15 varieties of hops (which they hope to expand to 25 varieties by next year). They are joined by Pete Valez of Hop Union, the west coast company known for helping source hops that is now working with east coast hops farmers.
Sustainability and conservation are the message of the hour, as Jimmy discusses the watershed and hydrofracking concerns with Ommegang’s Phil Leinhart and Peekskill Brewing’s Jeff O’Neill. You’ll meet a whole new set of colorful characters here on this week’s episode of Beer Sessions Radio™!