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Brewing Local

This webinar is part of a series of educational webinars for Grains Professionals. Register for all of the sessions below:

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Join John Trogner of Tröegs Independent Brewing to learn about brewing with regionally sourced grain and Malt. John will discuss the challenges, the benefits, and his general experience using regionally sourced raw materials in their beer. If you’re interested in making the switch to regionally sourced materials or are interested in expanding your sourcing for your brewery or distillery, this webinar is for you. There will be a Q&A session at the end where audience members will be able to ask John questions directly. It is free to register and the webinar will be recorded for future use.

John Trogner

Co-Founder and Brewmaster, Tröegs Independent Brewing

Founded in Pennsylvania in 1996 by brothers John and Chris Trogner, Tröegs Independent Brewing is driven by a sense of adventure and curiosity. From the beginning, Tröegs has been built by family, friends and kindred spirits who share a love of great beer.

“We’re not an English ale brewery,” says co-founder John Trogner. “And we’re not a German lager brewery. We take bits and pieces from each one of those traditions and try to come up with what we think is a very creative and great-tasting beer.” Tröegs is widely known for award-winning beers like Perpetual IPA, Troegenator, Nugget Nectar and Mad Elf, as well as its experimental Scratch Series, wood-aged Splinter Series and Hop Cycle Seasonals. Tröegs started working in earnest with local ingredients back in 2002 with the debut of holiday favorite Mad Elf. 

Today, the brewery buys about 25,000 pounds of local honey and 100,000 pounds of Pennsylvania-grown barley every year. Tröegs also sources local produce including pumpkins, cherries, peaches, nectarines and strawberries from the fertile Fruit Belt of Pennsylvania. Through rotating seasonal menus, Tröegs Scratch Kitchen is a showcase for new tastes and flavors, and its Guided Production Tour was named best brewery tour in America by readers of USA Today.

 
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