tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post484414167302980071..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Localvore Movement Goes BeeryJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-44995434802571583172008-12-12T13:57:00.000-08:002008-12-12T13:57:00.000-08:00Uh, kilning. Yeah, you're right. No idea how the...Uh, kilning. Yeah, you're right. No idea how they'll dry the hops. But if they go with an old-fashioned oast house, they're back in business!Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-34689546124806825192008-12-12T13:47:00.000-08:002008-12-12T13:47:00.000-08:00Jeff - are the hops going to be dried? If so by w...Jeff - are the hops going to be dried? If so by what means? Does the efficiency differential of the kilning in Yakima offset the extra miles traveled? Does Yakima use hydropower vs. coal in Virginia so even if the energy used is equal or less Yakima has the cleaner source.<BR/><BR/>I'm not trying to be a wet blanket. Like I said, I think there are lots of positives to local consumption. But joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190744835642613081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-40086271693031332012008-12-12T13:33:00.000-08:002008-12-12T13:33:00.000-08:00Joe, that's why I put in the counter-intuitive asi...Joe, that's why I put in the counter-intuitive aside. However, it's very difficult to imagine how growing hops near your Virginia brewery--watered by your wastewater--could have a greater footprint than those shipped from Yakima.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-67227120284317077552008-12-12T11:43:00.000-08:002008-12-12T11:43:00.000-08:00That should read:tangerines-byfor some reason part...That should read:<BR/><BR/>tangerines-by<BR/><BR/>for some reason part of the word tangerines got cut off.joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190744835642613081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-6197985799414075052008-12-12T11:41:00.000-08:002008-12-12T11:41:00.000-08:00There are many bennefits to local food production/...There are many bennefits to local food production/consumption, and I practice it whenever possible. However, an argument can be made that reducing a carbon foot is not one of them.<BR/><BR/>http://politicalcalculations.blogspot.com/2007/08/tangerines-by-gallon.html<BR/><BR/>I don't necessarily agree one way or the other, but I also don't think it should be taken as fact. Like I said, an joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190744835642613081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-26972039769516873662008-12-12T11:37:00.000-08:002008-12-12T11:37:00.000-08:00I don't get it!They are screwing the public by sel...I don't get it!<BR/><BR/>They are screwing the public by selling short pints, that are costing almost double that(by ounces) of Bridgeport.... but! Because they use local resources it's all OK??<BR/><BR/>Am I reading this correct??<BR/><BR/>Does this mean, it's OK that we all get financially screwed, as long as they kiss the babies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-30257775191595386762008-12-12T11:08:00.000-08:002008-12-12T11:08:00.000-08:00I don't know too much about all the specifics of R...I don't know too much about all the specifics of Rogue's business, but I do know that they have been very active in local sourcing - including even the kobe beef they serve so proudly. <BR/><BR/>I don't know if this puts them at the vanguard of the local breweries, but I suspect so. <BR/><BR/>Rogue has taken a bit of a beating over the Green Dragon thing, but they are a pretty cool company.Patrick Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242234148546323374noreply@blogger.com