Tomorrow, Saturday, May 4th, Bale Breaker Brewing releases this year’s version of Sesiones del Migrante Mango IPA. This is the third year that the brewery teamed up with partners from both sides of the border to create a beer that benefits the migrant families that make up such an important part of the agricultural community in the Yakima Valley. The beer will be available in 12-ounce cans and kegs across Bale Breaker Brewing’s distribution network.
Join Bale Breaker at the brewery and taproom tomorrow for a release party from noon until 9:00.
Delicious eats by Crazy Foods Food Truck 12-8pm
- Michelada bar from 12pm to while supplies last (first come, first served!)
- A special mariachi serenade from 12:45-2:45pm
- La Casa Hogar presentation from 1:30-2pm
- FREE-to-the-public photobooth from 2-5pm
- Art Gallery featuring local artist Christie Tirado
- Last call for alcohol at 8pm!
All-ages & dogs welcome!
FREE activities provided by BBBC + YCH from 12-5pm
Beer, food, and merch sold separately
To learn more about the Sesiones del Migrante program, click here. Otherwise, here’s the press release with more information about the program and this year’s release.
Bale Breaker Brewing Co. Sesiones del Migrante Mango IPA release is May 4, 2019
ESSENTIALS
- This is the third year for the Sesiones del Migrante brewing partnership, which spans 5 thousand miles, 5 breweries, and 2 countries
- Sesiones del Migrante Mango IPA release is May 4 at Bale Breaker Brewing Co, 1801 Birchfield Rd, Yakima, WA. 20% of Mango IPA sales will benefit La Casa Hogar in Yakima.
- Sesiones del Migrante Mango IPA will be available in six-packs and kegs in Washington State, western Oregon, and northern Idaho throughout the summer
DETAILS
Sesiones del Migrante is a series of beers brewed in collaboration with Mexican and American breweries to celebrate the Mexican migrant workers who travel to the Yakima Valley to harvest hops for breweries across the globe. This is the third year for this project, and Bale Breaker will release Sesiones del Migrante Mango IPA May 4, 2019 in kegs and six-packs throughout its distribution footprint in Washington State, western Oregon, and northern Idaho. (5.9% ABV, 30 IBU). Bale Breaker donates 20% of Mango IPA sales to La Casa Hogar. La Casa Hogar exists to provide a range of practical education and self-development opportunities especially suited to the needs of Latina/o immigrant families who comprise one of the most economically fragile, but socially important segments, in the Yakima Valley.
Release party is Saturday, May 4, 2019, 12-9pm, Bale Breaker Brewing Co, 1801 Birchfield Rd, Yakima, WA.
THE STORY
In 2017 at Cerveza Mexico – a national trade show – Esteban Silva, of Cervecería de Colima (Colima, Mexico) found his first collaborator: Cerveza Loba (Guadalajara, Mexico). From there, YCH Hops agreed to donate hops for the project, and then Silva reached out to Bale Breaker Brewing Company (Yakima, WA) as well as two up-and-coming California breweries– Ronin Fermentation Project (Truckee, CA) & SouthNorte (San Diego, CA). Watch a short video introducing #migrantsessions.
In May 2017, two of Bale Breaker’s brewer-owners, Kevin Quinn and Kevin Smith, traveled to Mexico to brew in Guadalajara and Colima. At Cerveza Loba, the brewers concocted Loba Nómada, a NE IPA featuring hand-peeled mangoes, a homegrown ingredient. In Colima, they brewed Vale Bale, an IPA with local coconuts. According to Cervecería de Colima, Vale Bale is “a beer inspired by all those people who leave their place of origin, with the firm aspiration to find a better quality of life.”
In early August, brewers from all four collaborating breweries came to Yakima to brew Bale Breaker’s Sesiones del Migrante Mango IPA featuring the freshest Yakima Valley hops. A portion of the proceeds from our beer and events will benefit La Casa Hogar, a local non-profit that connects and educates immigrant Latino families.
“We’re happy that this brewing collaboration will create awareness of the hard work of Yakima’s Latino community. Their work both during harvest and year-round is essential to creating the hoppy beers everyone loves,” said Meghann Quinn, owner/business manager at Bale Breaker. “We look forward to this partnership continuing into the future.”
ABOUT BALE BREAKER BREWING CO.
Crafting #FreshOffTheFarm brews from the middle of a hop field, Bale Breaker Brewing Company is a family-owned brewery located in the beautiful Yakima Valley. Backed by four generations of hop farming experience, Bale Breaker started in 2013, and has grown to become the fourth largest independent craft brewery in Washington. With a 30-barrel brewhouse and a 27,000 square foot facility, we craft five year-round canned beers, including the widely celebrated Topcutter IPA. With a 5-barrel pilot brewhouse, the Imagination Station, we test and develop new recipes to continue honing our craft. Bale Breaker distributes statewide in Washington as well as in northern Idaho and western Oregon.
ABOUT LA CASA HOGAR
La Casa Hogar exists to provide a range of practical education and self-development opportunities especially suited to the needs of Latina/o immigrant families who comprise one of the most economically fragile, but socially important segments, in the Yakima Valley.
ABOUT YAKIMA CHIEF HOPS
Inspired by the shared vision of connecting family hop farms with the world’s finest brewers, Yakima Chief, Inc. and Hopunion LLC merged in 2014 creating Yakima Chief – Hopunion, or Yakima Chief for short, a 100% grower-owned supplier of hops and hop products. We have made it our mission to connect family farms with the world’s finest brewers, providing the highest quality hop products and uncompromising service for the ultimate benefit of our customers, employees and growers.