162.Desert Beer Brewing with Christina Sanchez

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Anyone who’s been down to the pub lately can testify to the amazing renaissance of flavors now available on the beer brewing scene. We herbalists have been quite pleased to note the variety of bittering herbs and wonderful herbal flavors we are finding among home brews and micro brews.  We particularly love how brewers are reaching into their local plant communities for inspiration. Today, we’re talking with Christina Sanchez, founder of Every Leaf Speaks, about her experience working with up and coming pros to brew flavorful beers with desert herbs.

Herbs we mentioned:

• Chia Flower
• Yerba Santa
• Pine needle
• Creosote Bush (Larrea)
• Nopal
• Choya
• Pinon Pine
• Hops
• Desert Dandelion
• Milk Thistle
• Desert Willow

Resources we mentioned:

• Cactus Mart
• Joshua Tree Brewing
• Oshala Farms
• OSU Water Reclamation

Further References

Thanks to the Journal of Functional Herbalism for their excellent work and inclusion of Real Herbalism Radio as a resource.

Christina Sanchez

Christina Sanchez is an herbalist and licensed cosmetologist who lives in Joshua Tree, California. She is the founder of the herbal product company, Every Leaf Speaks and owns and operates Christina Sanchez Hair Design and is a high desert environmental activist.

YOU CAN FIND CHRISTINA AT:

• Website: www.everyleafspeaks.com
• Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/everyleafspeaks/
• Facebook – https://m.facebook.com/everyleafspeaksELS/
• Twitter – @speaksleaf