In our May 2010 issue, contributor Brian Yaeger wrote about his quest for finding the Moby Dick of beer. Over this past weekend he informed All About Beer Magazine that one trade finally worked out: Someone BeerMailed him saying they had some Iron Hill Ring of Fire chili beer to trade. The trader ensured the bottles would be taped to make sure the corks didn’t come off in transit like they did in his previous search. He is now in possession of 2 bottles as well as some fine “extras” as he put it like Cigar City Humidor Series Oaked IPA.
“God bless the power of press,” his email concluded.
I’m the author of a new book titled: Lords of the Moxee Valley which includes the Moxee hop industry – 70% of hops in the US are grown in the Moxee Valley. The story combines real facts about the Northern Pacific Railroad, the Moxee Company, the first 14 families, mostly French, with two fictitious families, the Chanteurs and Santos. A photo chronicle of hop production is in the book along with explanations of the early days of the hop harvest. Lots of drama between the French and the Hispanic families. The book is selling like hot cakes with the hop-French families around Yakima, WA. Check my website for more info. Would like to do a feature story about the book for your magazine. Tom Sauve, Growers Supply, is on the cover.