Behind the Brew: "Ales For ALS" with Mike & Cheryl Smith
In this episode, I catch up with Mike and Cheryl Smith who created Ales for ALS, a program that has raised over $3,500,000 for ALS research at the ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI). Mike and Cheryl own Loftus Ranches, a fourth-generation hop farm in Washington’s Yakima Valley. Cheryl has lost 9 relatives to ALS, including her grandfather and father. Along the way, they've learned that her family carries a gene that causes ALS and they have dedicated themselv...