Christian Ettinger - Hopworks Urban Brewery - a podcast by Nathan Freeburg

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Hopworks Urban Brewery, based in Portland, Oregon, believes that creating world-class beer and food doesn’t have to come at the expense of maximizing profit over sustainability. They believe in using business practices that improve the environment and inspire the community.



And that’s more than just a marketing thing. Their founder, owner, and brewmaster, Christian Ettinger, believes deeply in the idea of using beer as a source for good.


Christian asks himself, What do I need to make a respectable living, to treat my employees and the external community properly, and not pillage the planet while sourcing?


Today on the show, I’m talking with Christian Ettinger, from Hopworks Brewery. I sat down with Christian over a few beers, three to be exact, a while back, and got to know more about his passion for creating world-class sustainably produced beer and doing good for people and the planet.


In this episode of the Oregon Brewery Running Series Podcast, we’ll dig into how he became interested in beer at a young age, and some of the ways Hopworks is utilizing their platform to invest into green initiatives. We will also chat about the organizational culture at Hopworks, and perhaps most importantly, listen to Christian describe the flavor profiles of the beer we tasted, and where those ingredients come from, so keep listening!



Before we get to all that, however, here’s a plug to signup for our next 5K fun run! We’re going to be running at the Hopworks location in Vancouver Washington on Saturday, November 4th. Register here and save $5 with promo code HUB5! If you’ve never been to one of our runs before, all of them are untimed 3.1-mile events, totally family friendly, and not only do you get a beer when you’re finished but also live music, raffle prizes and more.


Resources


Here are links to some of the sites and organizations references in this episode.

REGISTER HERE for the Hopworks 5K in Vancouver on November 4, 2017.

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