Barley varieties and your home brew

We'll cover the development of malting barley varieties - with a focus on Oregon State University - from A to Z. Lots of hands on samples, interactive malt tasting, and a chance to focus on barley contributions to beer flavor. I'd include barley Project research staff and Joel Rea - Corvallis Brewing Supply owner: an effective Tag team.
Learning objectives:

• What barley is and why it matters in beer
• What is malting and how barley varieties contribute to malting
• How plant breeding can help give farmers new crop alternatives, brewers new flavors, and consumers a range of new, good choices...

You can see examples of recent barley talks at http://barleyworld.org/research-highlights
Cheers!