#13: The Fruit Route

With the '19 Maine berry crop starting to roll into the brewery, the guys decide it's as good as time as ever to talk fruit. Matt - channeling his inner Thoreau following a recent trip to a blueberry farm - inquires about how sourcing works and how brewer/grower relationships evolve. Across the table, Noah does his best Atticus Finch impression in defending the superiority of whole fruit over aseptic puree, even in the barren tundra of Maine. The struggles of living in a world of distractions are discussed, the pains of fruit processing lamented, and any future sponsorship potential from Oregon Fruit Products destroyed. Get jiggy with it if you're in the pursuit of happiness.