On this bonus episode of the Brewer to Brewer podcast Shaun O’Sullivan of the 21st Amendment Brewery interviews Chuck Silva of Silva Brewing.

Silva was the long-time brewmaster at Green Flash Brewing before opening his own operation in Paso Robles, California in 2016. The two discuss the evolution of hops in America, brewer and consumer tastes in India pale ale, and what it is like to run a brewery in California’s wine country.

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