MASH August Meeting Update
Head’s Up! We have an updated speaker and topic for our meeting this Thursday. For those who were looking forward to hearing Josh Weikert, don’t fret. We’ll be working to reschedule with Josh.
YCH’s Steve Thompson will be speaking about recent developments in maximizing hop aroma through research into Beer Soluble Hop Compounds. If you love brewing IPAs or other hoppy styles, you won’t want to miss this talk.
Steve Thompson is the Yakima Chief Manager serving the Central, United States. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Steve works with craft breweries in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska, North and South Dakota.
Steve started his professional career in the microbiology field, focusing on food and consumer product safety. A call to brewing led Steve to a position at Dogfish Head Brewing in Milton, DE. Steve supervised the Quality laboratory at Dogfish Head for 5 years, focusing on the maintenance of craft beer quality during the entire brewing/packaging process.
Following this time of immense learning at Dogfish Head, Steve was the Director of Brewing Operations at Barrio Brewing in Tucson, Arizona. After 5 years of managing the brewing and packaging at this smaller scale craft brewery, Steve joined the Yakima Chief team in Jan of 2018. Steve’s favorite style of beer is pilsner and has a passion for brewing beer at home.