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Brewer’s Perspective: De Garde’s Trevor Rogers Preaches Patience and Sense of Place

Patience! Trevor Rogers, cofounder of de Garde Brewing in Tillamook, Oregon, muses on the unique expression and slow work of spontaneous fermentation.

Trevor Rogers Jun 28, 2021 - 15 min read

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A sketch from Rogers’ sketchbook on barrel quality and maintenance Photos: Courtesy De Garde Brewing

Spontaneously fermented beer is a representation of place. It offers a unique voice to the drinker, one that can’t be replicated in a different location. The recipe, the ingredients, the people, the processes, and the tools are not static. The expression of location does not translate equally.

That’s not to argue that there’s some unadjudicated superiority in this method of beer production. Ultimately, any judgment of intrinsic or extrinsic quality rests in the individual.

The beer is good, or it is not. That’s up to you.

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