This week, we're chatting about hops as we catch up with journalist, author and industry legend, Stan Hieronymus. Stan is a professional journalist and amateur brewer who has made beer his beat since 1993. He is perhaps best known here for influential books Brew Like A Monk: Trappist, Abbey and Strong Belgian Ales and How to Brew Them; Brewing with Wheat: The "Wit" and "Weizen" of Wheat Beer Styles and For The Love of Hops: The Practical Guide to Aroma, Bitterness and the Culture of Hops. He also maintains one of the surviving high quality beer blogs, Appellation Beer, and his hop specific newsletter Hop Queries. Enjoy the conversation. Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt, who we are thrilled to announce are back supporting us for another year of conversations. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner - and our premium podcasting partner - Cryer Malt is proud sponsor of this conversion and the Radio Brews News channel. Every guest on Beer is a Conversation receives a new piece of exclusive merch - a branded Yeti Rambler mug, thanks to our good friends at Yeti.  If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by: Sponsoring the show Reviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting service Emailing us at [email protected] to share your thoughts