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Zac Ziegler: I’m Zac Ziegler, and you’re listening to Oregon Rainmakers from KLCC. On this edition, we listen back to an interview with Jamie Floyd, co-founder of Ninkasi Brewing Company, about the state of craft beer.
This week is Eugene Beer Week, and as brewers and aficionados take part in events from tastings to tours, we thought we’d hop in on the occasion. Back in November, I headed to Ninkasi Brewing Company. The talk was on the heels of the closing of Rogue Ales, an early pioneer in craft brewing that had called Oregon home for about four decades. The closure came as craft beer sales have waned in the face of competition ranging from seltzers and canned cocktails to THC-based drinks. So, let’s head back to Oregon’s second-largest brewery…