CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Adam from Boulevard Brewery in Missouri sits down to talk to us about Tank 7 (and how everyone in KC has a Tank 7 Story), we review some amazing beers including Space Camper and 7 Percent, Adam takes the time to break down the timeline with Boulevard and takes the opportunity to explain what the did, what they're doing, and what they will do to be better and more inclusive in the community, and we end the show with a donation competition where Adam needs to guess what be...
Oct 23, 2021•1 hr 1 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: The crew discuss a few more news articles before going into the topic that's been held off for a bit, and that is, what disappoints you when you attend a brewery. Dan discusses that after Ken's trip to Maine, he now checks taplists of breweries before he goes, Dani talks about the positives and negatives of craft beer flights, and the show ends with some do's and don'ts regarding the restaurant industry including fun tips like 'if there is an open table or section, the r...
Oct 18, 2021•46 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Ken, Dan, Dani, and Wendy all hop right into talking about this weeks news articles including a discussion about Mikkeller Beer Celebration, Brave Noise, IPA's still leading the field, and what happens when the residents of an area don't want your brewery around! Check out this easy listening news episode! Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-146021445420374/ PCI BrandCr...
Oct 18, 2021•38 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST ANNIVERSARY EPISODE! Rob is in Portland Oregon, Dan is in Hawaii, so we bring old host Matt Bush in to celebrate another year of the podcast. We talk a little bit of news and talk about some of our favorite moments while being part of Better on Draft. Ken is celebrating Sober October so pay attention all month to what he's drinking! Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-1460214...
Oct 10, 2021•33 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST ANNIVERSARY EPISODE! Rob is in Portland Oregon, Dan is in Hawaii, so we bring old host Matt Bush in to celebrate another year of the podcast. The theme of this episode discusses the differences in cultural drinking and how we in America treat alcohol and marijuana and how other countries treat it with their young. Ken is celebrating Sober October so pay attention all month to what he's drinking! Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - ...
Oct 10, 2021•44 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! We talk about the release of Sam Adams Utopias, Allagash re-tracing it's distribution, Shiner 1909's release, and a refocusing in the craft beer industry that focuses on innovation at a smaller more specific scale. Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-146021445420374/ PCI BrandCraft - https://www.instagram.com/pcibrandcraft/ Join The Michigan Beer Discord - https...
Sep 29, 2021•45 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! It's here to stay! Low carb beers. Low cal options. NA beers. They're all here to stay. So we break down the stats of what consumers want, what trends are increasing, and are we early on writing the obituary for Hard Seltzers? Listen to this packed episode about beer, seltzer, and why everyone loves IPA's Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-146021445420374/ PCI ...
Sep 23, 2021•36 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: We start the show with Travis Fritts of Old Nation to catch up on what's going on in Williamston, and throughout the show co-host Dani and second guest Zach of Urbanrest joins the show to talk a bit more about the technical side of brewing, as both of our guests are doing their part to show the differences and similarities in brewing. We discuss marketing necessities for selling beer, we break down a few of the terms that brewers throw at the consumer that they may not k...
Sep 19, 2021•1 hr 12 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! A very government forward show as we talk about direct to customer shipping along with alcohol delivery organizations like Drizly, blue law updates in Texas, supply chain issues in the UK, and end the show talking about drinking after working out. Listen, learn, and enjoy! We appreciate every one of you. Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-146021445420374/ PCI B...
Sep 15, 2021•44 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Mark is one of the few people in the world who has found a way to combine all of his passions, from food, to beer, to running, to writing. Mark Dredge has plenty of books about food ant ravel and has won multiple awards as a writer of the year in both Britain and the US, as well as a world known beer judge. He talks to us about drinking cultures between countries, what beers making it to the cutting room floor, and what keeps him updating his book year after year (hint, ...
Sep 13, 2021•49 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! Recorded on 8/20/2021, we discuss the changing of DTC shipping to customers, and discuss a few other small news articles going on for the week. We will be back with a live episode on 9/5/2021, see you then! Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-146021445420374/ PCI BrandCraft - https://www.instagram.com/pcibrandcraft/ Join The Michigan Beer Discord - https://disco...
Aug 27, 2021•37 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: With no guest scheduled we've taken the opportunity to panel some discussions about different topics within the industry and beer. We talk about taking advice from customers to answering the question of what to do with the upcoming wage changes that restaurateurs will have to decide how to adapt to. Dani from Girls Pint Out joins us as Nick is still hard at work making sure we all have power, so listen to our thoughts on these and other topics on this very relaxed week o...
Aug 22, 2021•56 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! With Robear, Nick, and Dan Off, Jon from Dr. Roto joins us as a guest host to talk about everything in the beer news world including Boston Beer Co getting in with Pepsi to make sugar free Mt. Dew Seltzer, Goose Island launching it's newest line of BCBS with a Coca Cola Stout, and Jon gives us his expert opinion on what to do for breweries looking to stay alive in the fall with off-premise sales. Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Ze...
Aug 16, 2021•35 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Dr. Trey Malone joins us as a fan of craft beer and a Ph.D. in everything that revolves around beer including agriculture and economics. Dr. Malone walks us through the craft beer economy as pre-covid, mid-covid, and discusses what can happen if we can or cannot keep up with the promises of the government. We touch on Michigan's Agriculture business, regulations within the industry, and what things we can do as consumers to continue pushing toward a better beer economy i...
Aug 15, 2021•51 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! With Robear, Nick, and Wendy off, BOD Writer Dani joins us to talk about the news of this week and we discuss the changes we'd like to see in the craft beer world including regulation changes, nutritional facts, and how we can make sure these expensive changes in the industry can help push the smaller brewery. We advocate for nutritional information whether it's specific to the beer or general information on the beers produced, we discuss more NA options and if t...
Aug 09, 2021•37 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Kelly 'KFM' Meyer is the founder of New Braunfels Brewing Co, author of the book How NOT to Start a Damn Brewery, and all around interesting character. Kelly takes us down the path on the many mistakes (which he owns) while owning a brewery, and goes over what the future of New Braunfels will look like as they continue down the road of open culture brewing. Kelly talks about his book, beer fan culture, and how some mistakes in the past continue to haunt him as he continu...
Aug 07, 2021•53 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! We decide what the official definition of a crowler is, we see which NFL fans drink the most, and we discuss what beer styles we want to see more in the market! 00:00- Introductions 05:22- What is a Crowler? 11:22- NFL Fanbase Beer Consumption 20:45- Requiring Vaccines To Enter Bars 36:42- What Styles Do You Want To See More Represented Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-W...
Aug 02, 2021•43 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Allen, Co-Founder of Wonderland Distilling and also Burning Foot Beer Festival talks to us about running a beer fest and music fest simultaneously on Lake Michigan. He talks about the things he's learned running the festival, and we dive deep into festival expansion, and maybe some future bands we may see at the fest! 00:00- Introductions 08:55- Brewery Expansion From Michigan 14:50- Planning The Fest 19:15- What To Expect 25:30- Festival Expansion 39:00- Final Questions...
Jul 31, 2021•48 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! Cue the Boyz II Men, is it the end of the road for hard seltzer? We spoke about it recently with Coors pulling its seltzer and now Sam Adams Truly not reaching the levels they expected in sales. We also touch on the Michigan Beer Industries economic impact and future of crowdfunding craft beer. Listen to our thoughts! Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-14602144...
Jul 26, 2021•51 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Communications Director Ashlee Mooneyhan sits down with us to chat about Sierra Nevada and what it's like to be the third biggest craft brewery in the country. We touch on all of their philanthropy from the Dankful Project, Little Things, and the culture of Sierra Nevada. No true structure to the questions so no timestamps today, but it's definitely a listen to learn about all of the amazing things they're doing! Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewin...
Jul 24, 2021•54 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! Due to a last minute cancellation (and rescheduled for two weeks) we took the time to catch up with each other, go over the news for the week, and have a nice relaxing episode of banter and opinions. (Part 2) 00:00- Introductions 06:00- Tipping with Beer 20:35- Trapped and Survived on Beer 28:50- Future Tax Credits For Craft Beer Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cig...
Jul 19, 2021•41 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! Due to a last minute cancellation (and rescheduled for two weeks) we took the time to catch up with each other, go over the news for the week, and have a nice relaxing episode of banter and opinions. 00:00- Introductions 05:42- Michigan Beer Festival Updates 22:40- Unionizing in Craft Beer 37:10- Future of Weed In Craft Beer Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-1...
Jul 17, 2021•51 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! Technical issues but we finally got it up! We discuss the sale of the NFT from Denver Beer Co, Drizly saying that half of all sales are light lagers and seltzers, the love of other alcoholic products by craft beer lovers, and we say goodbye to the first macro seltzer to leave the game, Coors Seltzer. Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-146021445420374/ PCI Brand...
Jul 13, 2021•29 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: A little bit of technical difficulties changed the way we did this interview as it was a much casual format where Tom sat down and opened up with his professional and personal history around alcohol. After two years sober Tom took over as the Brand Alchemist of WellBeing where he's showing that you don't need to drink to have fun, the social pressure we put on ourselves, and the future of NA in the craft world. This is an episode that will make you think, and an episode ...
Jul 10, 2021•43 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! Recorded on a Monday afternoon, we talk about what traditions we have with craft beer as well as what the upcoming tax credit can do to help continue saving the restaurant industry as a whole. 00:00- Introductions 05:55- HR 1345- Hospitality and Commerce Jobs Recovery Act 17:00- Traditions Utilizing Craft Beer Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-146021445420374/...
Jul 06, 2021•31 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Mark Bjornstad, co-founder of Drekker Brewing sits down with us to talk about their style of IPA's, their partnership with PunchGut and what Tavour has done for their business. Listen to that and more here!! 00:00- Introductions 04:58- Relationship with Tavour and Distribution 09:33- Stupid Fruited Sours 18:25- Partnership with Punchgut 24:00- Ken Learns About Drekker IPA's 33:00- Expansion of Brewhalla 37:12- Festivals in 2021 39:40- Black is Beautiful 42:25- Updating N...
Jul 06, 2021•53 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! We recorded the news segment first which we discussed everything from an all you can drink beer NFT, fruited sours, energy drinks getting into the FMB game, and the future of craft beer bars. 00:00- Introductions 02:45- Future of Craft Beer Bars 09:30- Sam Calagione Predicts Future 19:05- Craft Beer NFT's 28:30- Energy Drinks Entering Hard Seltzer 42:35- Queen of England's Beer Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - http...
Jun 29, 2021•46 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Kevin and Michael, the father and son duo out of Decatur open up with us to talk about making craft beer, scaling up to newer and bigger systems, and trying to keep up with production even during the pandemic. They talk about their methods and why they choose the ingredients they do, and talk about how they do their best to be zero waste by giving back to their local farming community. Listen to this episode and learn from a great father and son team. 00:00- Introduction...
Jun 26, 2021•49 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! We talk about University of Iowa allowing alcohol sales, beer festivals being back, and Ken has some questions about Rob's theories on most craft friendly ball parks in the USA. 00:00- Introductions 04:40- Beer At College Venues 14:38- Beer Festivals Are Back! 26:52- Crafty Baseball Parks Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-146021445420374/ PCI BrandCraft - http...
Jun 22, 2021•34 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Bart Watson, Chief Economist of the Brewers Association sits down with us to discuss the current setting of the craft beer world, the future that is taprooms, and how we went from Doom and Gloom to some positivity past C*VID. Check out the episode here! 0:00- Introductions 5:40- Craft vs. Macro 9:05- Saturation and Craft Beer Demographics 21:25- Big Box Chains & Beer Clubs 25:15- Changing Beer Laws 27:38- Hard Seltzer 30:14- Public Response To Brewery Purchases 39:18...
Jun 20, 2021•56 min
