Podcast Episode 420: Abstrax Presents Special Episode 420—“High Notes” with Highland Park and Hop Butcher

For this special episode, we’ve partnered with our friends at Abstrax to bring you a panel discussion on using terpenes, extracts, and more, featuring Tyler Thurman of Highland Park, Jude LaRose of Hop Butcher for the World, and Ross Hunsinger of Abstrax.

Abstrax Hops (Sponsored) Jun 25, 2025 - 2 min read

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Episode 420! It’s an auspicious number that we couldn’t let pass without commemorating in some significant way, and our friends at Abstrax have joined us to bring you this partner podcast, interruption-free. Abstrax has its roots in the cannabis world but has taken cutting-edge tech and developed a number of applications for the brewing world, including:

  • their hop-derived, varietal-specific Quantum series that uses ultra-low-temp extraction to preserve the delicate aromatics of hops;
  • Skyfarm’s TTB-approved fruit flavors;
  • their BrewGas terpene profiles for craft beverages, cannabis-inspired but TTB-approved;
  • and their new Omni Hop extracts, which capture the profile of your favorite hop selection and lets you maintain and scale it, year after year.

Joining for this episode are:

Ross Hunsinger, hops brand director for Abstrax
Tyler Thurman, R&D manager at Highland Park in Los Angeles
Jude LaRose, cofounder of Hop Butcher for the World in Chicago

This is a pragmatic and realistic episode, looking not just at what’s possible, but what’s good, because technology alone doesn’t make great beer—but great technology in the hands of innovative and creative brewers can take us to “future flavors” that weren’t possible before. Visit Abstraxhops.com for more information on the broad range of stuff we’ve mentioned here. The sample kits available through their shop are great way to get to know their products.

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