Welcome to Season Four of Agave Road Trip!

There’s been a lot of talk about the environmental damage being done to Jalisco and Oaxaca as a result of global demand for Tequila and Mezcal. Hell, we’ve been doing a lot of that talking. But … man, have you read about what beer is doing? You’re gonna want to set down that Modelo for this episode of Agave Road Trip!

Agave Road Trip is a critically acclaimed, award-winning podcast that helps gringx bartenders better understand agave, agave spirits, and rural Mexico. This episode is hosted by Lou Bank with special co-host Linda Sullivan of seynosecreto. 

Episode Notes

“How a Mexican Lager Quietly Rose to Become America’s Best-Selling Beer,” New York Times, 07/23/2023

“‘We won’t produce beer in the north—that’s over’: Mexico’s president sounds the alarm over drought and climate change,” Fortune, 08/08/2022

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”Mexico is the world’s largest beer exporter in terms of both value and volume – good news for U.S. barley farmers and malt producers who supply the main ingredient. Mexico dominates imports of U.S. barley and barley products, purchasing more than 372,000 metric tons (17.1 million bushels) in 2019/2020.” US Grains Council

“Drought and water hoarding in Mexico,” Dialogo Chino, 06/24/2021

“‘Doomed to stay’: The dying villages of Mexico’s Lake Cuitzeo,” Aljazeera, 07/25/2021

“Mexico’s Dairy Industry Is Destroying An Oasis That May Hold the Key to the Origins of Life,” OCCRP, 12/10/2021