I host and produce the Roads & Stays Audio Magzine for Harvest Hosts. Here’s the latest:
Cruising Through Maintenance, Navigation and RVLifeIn this month’s episode, you will hear from a seasoned RVer and someone who works in the industry. Patrick has been a part of the RV Life team for over four years—including the last three years of industry growth.
About Patrick
Patrick Buchanan is the Director of Partnerships with RV LIFE, entering his 9th year as an avid RVer.
He and his wife and their pack of Dachshunds enjoy taking their diesel pusher out for some R&R, and to occasionally visit the kids and grandkids. You might run into him in the DFW area where he makes his home, or at the larger RV shows in Hershey and Tampa.
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I had the honor to write new website copy for Alpha Hop Sales, a small hop broker in Idaho. Co-founder, Debbie Gebert, was frustrated with some of the work she had received before. After spending some time learning about her story and her business, she hired me to write the story for her landing page.
Regional and national breweries need hops, and lots of them. Most hop brokers prefer to serve large brewers, with large contracts and large quantities of hops.
That’s not who we are.
Smaller, community-minded breweries need high quality, true to variety hops along with flexibility and personal service that will support their small business.
That’s who we are.
That’s who we serve.
The Challenge
At the end of a long brew day, you shouldn’t have to waste your time worrying about the quality or quantity of your hops. Instead, you should sip on a beer of your own making, reveling in the flavor of locally grown Idaho hops with your guests, neighbors, and community.
Craft beer is a business built on flavor, passion, and relationships. We appreciate the uniqueness of each of our craft brewers. We recognize your contribution to the industry and celebrate it. We want to partner with you to create a better, beer-filled future for all.
The Beginning
In 1980, when beer with color and flavor was still largely unheard of, native Idahoan Debbie Gebert sat across the road from a hop warehouse and wondered what they were doing over there. One year later, she found out and began a career spanning three decades in hops. She personally witnessed the challenge smaller breweries face and decided to do something about it. She then collaborated with a local hop grower to start a business dedicated to small brewers called Alpha Hop Sales.
The Solution
Debbie has experience as a small business owner and overseeing multi-million dollar budgets as a school Business Manager. She combines these experiences with her passion for hops to pursue a better and more personal approach to a quality hop business. As the managing partner, sheenjoys serving small brewers who are often overlooked and underserved.
Alpha Hop Sales is the go-to supplier for small brewers because we know that hop contracts carved in concrete can kill a small brewery faster than a Brett contamination.
We provide small craft brewers with hops and hop products from Idaho as well as those grown domestically and internationally. However, our focus remains on building a good business relationship with you by giving you the best and most flexible service that you deserve.
Contact us at Alpha Hop Sales today and experience the difference.
In a partnership between BreweryDB and my podcast, Good Beer Matters, we put together a series of beer and food pairing videos. The first one begins by sharing the ABCs of pairing good food with great beer.
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