YCH 2022 Pink Boots Hop Blend raises funds for Women & Non-Binary Brewer Education

Yakima Chief Hops (YCH), a 100% farmer-owned global hop supplier, is pleased to announce the pre-order opening of their 6th Annual Pink Boots Blend in partnership with Pink Boots Society (PBS). PBS is an international nonprofit with a mission to assist, inspire, and encourage women and non-binary individuals in the fermented and alcoholic beverage industry through education. A portion of the sales proceeds is contributed to the PBS scholarship fund. This helps provide educational opportunities to women and non-binary individuals in the industry.

The Pink Boots Blend is an annual hop blend and part of YCH’s commitment to empowering people within the craft beer industry. YCH and Pink Boots Society have worked together for the past six years to raise support for women and non-binary individuals, having generated over $500,000 in total scholarship funding through the Pink Boots Blend.

Each year, members from the Pink Boots Society collaborate with Yakima Chief Hops to curate the annual blend recipe. This year was a hybrid selection process of both mailed and in-person selection voting to include more chapters. Members gathered in Denver during the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) to rub hops, take sensory notes, and submit votes for the standout blend profile. This year’s blend is a medley of aromas that will result in fantastic beer and, best of all…women and non-binary empowerment & community!

"Collaborating with members is what I think helps us make each hop blend unique. This blend is simple and powerful at the same time. I hope it will inspire some really great brew days. The Pink Boots Blend brings so many individuals together in our community from the hops blend to the pour in a glass. That is something I will always cherish!" says Barbara McDonald, Lead Distiller at Laws Whiskey House.

6th Annual Pink Boots Blend Varieties:

·         Loral®

·         Ekuanot®

·         HBC 586

The Yakima Chief Hops sensory team anticipates floral, citrus, tropical and stone fruit aromas.

PBS Collaboration Brew Day / International Women’s Day

The blend pre-order is now open for commercial brewers worldwide. $3 of every pound purchased will be donated to the Pink Boots Society scholarship program. Last year the Pink Boots Blend sold out, so be sure to place your pre-order to secure your volume for your planned brew schedules and collab days! The deadline to sign up is Dec. 31st, allowing time to ship and brew by International Women’s Day on March 8 when PBS hosts their Pink Boots Collaboration Brew Day. Brewers are encouraged to register their Pink Boots Blend brew day and join the growing global craft beer industry tradition that inspires community, diversity, and empowerment. PRE-ORDER PBS 2022 Hop Blend here, learn more and pinkbootssociety.org for brew day registration.

Yakima Chief Hops

YCH is a 100% grower-owned global hop supplier with a mission to connect brewers with family hop farms. Operating for more than 30 years, we have become more than a hop supplier. We are leaders of innovation, quality and customer service. We are a resource for brewers, providing solutions-based products and industry leading research. We are advocates of sustainability and meaningful social causes, working to support the environment and communities around us. https://www.yakimachief.com/