The French Pilsner is a beer style that some craft lager focused breweries have been making lately, especially throughout America.

But what is a French pilsner? Is it made by French breweries? Does it have traditional roots in France? What do French hops and malt add to this lager? What are its brewing techniques and how are they utilized?

On this episode we talk with two brewers- one from Southern France and one from America about this up-and-coming beer style and how the French pilsner fits into the evolution of lagers.

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Estrella Galicia
Estrella Galicia is an independent, family-owned brewery in northwest Spain, founded in 1906.

Estrella Galicia Cerveza Especial is a world class lager, brewed using the finest Spanish malts, locally cultivated Galician hops and the best brewing practices, in a state-of-the-art facility in La Coruña . Recognized around the world for quality and exceptional character. Estrella Galicia is “A beer like no other.”

• Hosts: Don Tse and Em Sauter
• Guests: Todd DiMatteo, Remí Gliozzo
• Sponsors: Estrella Galicia, All About Beer
• Tags: Hops, France, Pilsner, Styles, Lager, Recipes

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Jennings Carney of Pen Druid Fermentation interviews Gerard Olson of Forest and Main.

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Firsd Tea
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Beer Law Center
For more than a decade The Beer Law Center has been dedicated to the craft beverage industry, meeting the legal needs of breweries, wineries, distilleries, and all manner of alcohol producers and sellers around the country. From company formation to federal and state licensing, trademarks, regulations, and compliance or if you are buying or selling an alcohol business, the Beer Law Center should be your first call. The firm never charges for an initial consultation and if they can't help you, they'll help you find someone that can.

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Malteurop Malting Company
Malteurop Malting Company (MMC) is based in North America—specializing in growing and producing quality malts for the craft beer and distilling industries. With local farms and Malthouses spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, MMC's commitment to excellence is fully ingrained into every batch it produces, ensuring breweries and distilleries of any size can create the finest beverages on the planet. Visit www.malteuropmaltingco.com to learn how MMC can support your malting needs. Contact MMC at customersuccess@malteurop.com or (844) 546-MALT (6258) for questions or to place your order.

Iron Heart Canning
Iron Heart Canning is the quality leader in mobile canning and much more. With a decade of packaging experience, Iron Heart is your turnkey solution for your all your canning needs. Are you looking for a unique can size or nitro dosing? Iron Heart offers filling sizes from 6oz up to 19.2, dedicated equipment for mixed culture products and nitro dosing capabilities for still beverages and beer. Looking to break into other beverage segments? Look no further, Iron Heart also provides a robust network of co-packing solutions to get a variety of beverages in cans both alcoholic and non-alcoholic alike. Iron Heart Canning. You have the capability because Iron Heart can do it for you. Visit them at IronHeartCanning.com or email at info@ironheartcanning.com.

• Host: Jennings Carney
• Guest: Gerard Olson
• Sponsor: Firsd Tea, All About Beer
• Tags: Brewing, Siason, Moving, Equipment, Mild
• Photo Credits: Kroundave and Daniel Endicott

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Right now around the world, the hops industry is in two modes: In the Northern Hemisphere, the hop farmers are prepping the poles for twine, making sure the bines that start to grow are the perfect plant to make the arduous climb up, and are preparing the farm for the busy season ahead.

While in the Southern Hemisphere, harvest has been over for weeks, so the hop farmers are composting, cleaning the kilns, and are taking a well deserved break. On this episode we talk to two hop farmers, Eric Desmarais of CLS Farms in Yakima, Washington and Andrew Sutherland, hop farmer at Oast House Farms in Upper Moutere, New Zealand about what they are currently doing around their farms and the differences seasonality makes.

This Episode is Sponsored by:

Estrella Galicia
Estrella Galicia is an independent, family-owned brewery in northwest Spain, founded in 1906.

Estrella Galicia Cerveza Especial is a world class lager, brewed using the finest Spanish malts, locally cultivated Galician hops and the best brewing practices, in a state-of-the-art facility in La Coruña . Recognized around the world for quality and exceptional character. Estrella Galicia is “A beer like no other.”

• Hosts: Don Tse and Em Sauter
• Guests: Eric Desmarais and Andrew Sutherland
• Sponsors: Estrella Galicia, All About Beer
• Tags: Hops, Yakima Valley, New Zealand, Farming

The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Awesome Call by Kevin MacLeod
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License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com