CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Join Ken, Wendy, and Rob as Ken attempts to talk about Horror movies and video games, we discuss warm beer in warm places, and we talk about some beer news: What chefs drink after work: https://www.foodandwine.com/best-cheap-beer-chef-recommended-8699384 10 Barrel layoffs: https://newschoolbeer.com/home/2024/9/tilray-lays-off-10-barrel-brewings-entire-innovation-brewing-team Join us live at our new start time, 8:30pm ET, every other Friday! Live on Twitch, Kick, and Face...
Sep 19, 2024•58 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Have you ever had a dream? A goal? A life's calling? Steven Siddell of Hold MI Beer has one most listeners can relate to - visiting all the breweries in Michigan! Your hosts talk to Steve about his journeys, learnings, and the excitement of "stumbling across" breweries while out an about. Live vicariously or listen in for some tips on how you can get started on your own journey! You can find Steve's reviews and posts at Hold MI Beer on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/...
Aug 25, 2024•1 hr 4 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Join our hosts as they go rapid-fire through some old news and get some takes (maybe hot ones?) on important topics such as beer goggles and Dutch courage. Join us live at our new start time, 8:30pm ET, every other Friday! Live on Twitch, Kick, and Facebook! Sponsors: Visit Detroit - The Detroit Brew Trail - https://visitdetroit.com/food-drink/breweries-wineries-distilleries/detroit-brew-trail/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-146...
Aug 18, 2024•52 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: We start with an existential question about the "B" in GABF and things kind of get tangential from there... Plus we talk about the zany world of AI-generated mead books. Join us live at our new start time, 8:30pm ET, every other Friday! Live on Twitch, Kick, and Facebook! Sponsors: Visit Detroit - The Detroit Brew Trail - https://visitdetroit.com/food-drink/breweries-wineries-distilleries/detroit-brew-trail/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-W...
Aug 17, 2024•1 hr 6 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: In the world of hospitality and craft beverages, the public is unfamiliar with a lot of the nuances that come with creating these amazing beers. From music for retail to NA on the shelves, distribution in the state of Michigan to how each branch of craft beverages has its positives and negatives, Joe Infante and Chris Gartman of Miller Canfield PLC join us to help answer some of the pressing questions including the most important one, why! Check out this extremely laid b...
Jul 07, 2024•1 hr 23 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: We were delayed a week due to a broken AC unit at one of our places, so when we came back, we caught up on all of the recent beer news including the Kelce brothers new beer line, and ponder what celebrities would get us to go out and buy their product. Check out this extremely laid back episode of Better on Draft now, and don't forget to Join us live at our new start time, 8:30pm ET, every other Friday! Live on Twitch, Kick, X, and Facebook! Sponsors: Visit Detroit - The...
Jul 07, 2024•1 hr 18 min
Better on Draft Flights takes some related clips from various shows and offers them up on a flight board for you to sample. This one is also about flights... but from guests! We have clips about flights from episodes 325 with Alex Puchner from BJ's Brewery; 339 - Trader's Brewing with Bart Hensley; 347 - Terrapin Brewing with Spike Buckowski; and 348 - Brewaucracy with Greig McGill. Do you have thoughts about flights and small pours? Clip shows? Let us know on social media or join us live. Join ...
Jun 18, 2024•19 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: We've added another continent and country this week to our show history by interviewing Greig McGill of Brewaucracy of Hamilton New Zealand. Greig is an extremely well traveled craft beer enthusiast that opened up his own craft brewery in New Zealand. We discuss and compare the differences between craft beer there versus here, what people like and don't like style wise, and we talk about the differences in bigger breweries and how not too much American beer comes to the ...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 20 min
Better on Draft Flights takes some related clips from various shows and offers them up on a flight board for you to sample. This one is about... flights! We have clips about flights from episodes 317 - What Makes a Brewery?; 319 - Flights, Tipping, and Untappd; and 330 - 4 Beers That Changed Your Life. Join us live at our new start time, 8:30pm ET, every other Friday! Live on Twitch, Kick, X, and Facebook! Sponsors: Visit Detroit - The Detroit Brew Trail - https://visitdetroit.com/food-drink/bre...
May 26, 2024•25 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: When your brewery is old enough to drink, you have stories to tell. Spike held back no punches as he talked about the struggles of opening a brewery, the difference of expanding back in the early 2000's versus today, and went into a deep dive about the buyout from MolsonCoors, what he still has control over, and the positives and negatives that come with the oversight. We talk about what 'craft beer' is in 2024, competition coming from RTD's, Seltzers, Spirits, and more,...
May 18, 2024•1 hr 3 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Joined by Better on Draft Editor in Chief Ed, and former host Robear, Ken heads off to Chesterfield Michigan to pay up his dues to the community by buying them a keg of beer for winning March Draftness. However when they arrived they were greeted not only by Deven of Arctic Circle, but Jim and Jeremy of Coopersville to come hang out for the event. They take the opportunity to learn about the city of Coopersville, the unique collaboration that has come with competitions l...
May 08, 2024•1 hr 19 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Recapping the Craft Brewers Conference 2024, Rob talks about what Michigan, Indiana, and Arizona breweries won medals, and some of the fans in the chatroom pick the hosts brains about some upcoming trips to Michigan and what breweries to check out based on their flavor profile. The end we talk about music, metal, vinyl, and more! Check out this extremely laid back episode of Better on Draft now, and don't forget to Join us live at our new start time, 8:30pm ET, every oth...
May 05, 2024•1 hr 2 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Better on Draft is kicking back into high gear and covering some more upcoming breweries. After last weeks episode when Ken broke down all the changes in the #MichiganBeer scene since he took a break, Stumblebum reached out and said we're getting ready to open, come see the upcoming brewery side of craft beer. Eli takes us through his journey of homebrewing in a small NYC apartment, to partnering up with former Woodward Avenue Brewers head brewer Chris to create Stumbleb...
Apr 29, 2024•1 hr 30 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Ken is back from his sabbatical trying to catch up on all the craft beer news including all of the openings and closings we are seeing in Michigan. The crew catches him up on some other topics as we talk about the BA Top 50 Production Breweries and why Michigan (sans Perrin) is never on that list. Join us live at our new start time, 8:30pm ET, Every other Friday! Live on Twitch, Kick, X, and Facebook! Get the Transcript For This Weeks Episode HERE (https://docs.google.co...
Apr 20, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Rob's excited to be back on April 19th at 8:30pm Eastern on X, Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook. You can get upcoming show information at our social media sites at the links below. And watch the March Draftness Facebook Group for details about the Arctic Circle party to celebrate their victory this year. Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-146021445420374/ Craftapped (Code BOD for 15% Off At Check...
Apr 13, 2024•1 min
We've had a beak and are returning on April 19th at 8:30pm for a live recording on YouTube, Twitch, X, and Facebook at the below addresses. Podcast episodes will be released every-other week, as close to the regular schedule as we can get. Thank you for your continued support! Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-146021445420374/ Craftapped (Code BOD for 15% Off At Checkout) - https://craftapped...
Apr 06, 2024•2 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Back in September of 2023 during an episode of Better on Draft, we learned about a celebration of Easter/Lent, Polish Heritage, and an excuse to party, called Smigus-Dyngus (Dyngus Day). With no breweries in Hamtramck we reached out to one of the closer breweries that enjoys throwing parties for special days of the year, Eastern Market Brewing. They invited Wendy and Ken to come out and brew a beer for the day, which was the Dyngus Day Lager! Before the party started on ...
Apr 02, 2024•47 min
Dan, Wendy, and Rob drink malt-based beverages (mostly) and talk about March Draftness. Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-146021445420374/ Craftapped (Code BOD for 15% Off At Checkout) - https://craftapped.com/join-page-by-state/ Join The Michigan Beer Discord - https://discord.gg/vEEDyzwdjT Download the MI Beer Map - http://www.mibeermap.com Subscribe to Better on Draft - https://plnk.to/BOD...
Mar 24, 2024•55 min
Dan, Wendy, and Rob share some of their tips for when you're on a beer adventure or in a strange city and wanting some beery excitement. Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-146021445420374/ Craftapped (Code BOD for 15% Off At Checkout) - https://craftapped.com/join-page-by-state/ Join The Michigan Beer Discord - https://discord.gg/vEEDyzwdjT Download the MI Beer Map - http://www.mibeermap.com S...
Mar 17, 2024•55 min
March Draftness 2024 is happening now and the website/socials are still going, we are on a reduced schedule for the next few months! Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-146021445420374/ Craftapped (Code BOD for 15% Off At Checkout) - https://craftapped.com/join-page-by-state/ Join The Michigan Beer Discord - https://discord.gg/vEEDyzwdjT Download the MI Beer Map - http://www.mibeermap.com Subsc...
Mar 08, 2024•1 hr 25 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: While Ken is away taking a much-deserved break Dan, Wendy, and Rob talk about some beer adventures they've been on, adventures they'd like to go on, and things they see in other locations they'd like to see back home. Our intrepid trio will try to get onto a regular, if limited schedule! March Draftness 2024 is still happening and the website/socials will still be going, we just need a break from talking! See you all in a few months! Sponsors: North Center Brewing - http...
Feb 22, 2024•1 hr 30 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: After 405 weekly episodes it's time for the crew to take a break! While the show is on hiatus there is well over 405 episodes of Better on Draft including half episodes, news episodes, and more to check out. So the crew talks about burnout in the industry, Ken sticks by his anti-beer flight guns, and we sign off with a big thank you to all the sponsors that have gotten us to where we are! March Draftness 2024 is still happening and the website/socials will still be going...
Jan 21, 2024•1 hr 22 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Bart of Traders Brewing Company joins us to talk about the brewing industry in Indiana, what troubles he had during the COVID years, and what the future will hold for his brand. We talk about his wide variety of beer styles and what he thinks craft beer will be like in the next ten years. Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-146021445420374/ Craftapped (Code BOD for 15% ...
Jan 21, 2024•1 hr
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Dan misses the first episode of the year as the crew talks about pressing questions like how fast can you run a beer mile, what beer would you drink, and more. Check out this weeks laid back episode with Rob, Wendy, and Ken. Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-146021445420374/ Craftapped (Code BOD for 15% Off At Checkout) - https://craftapped.com/join-page-by-state/ Joi...
Jan 21, 2024•1 hr 30 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! This episode of the news Dan wants us to chat about chasing beers and what we may want to chase in 2024, Rob talks about a new brewery in Chicago and Wendy talks about what happens when the roof literally caves in on a brewery and how they're going to address it. Wendy's Article - Astoria Riverwalk rerouted after further collapse of Buoy Beer building - https://www.facebook.com/DailyAstorian/posts/pfbid02NDCp6Zv6siKnBiNUH9b9ZMPo46QCoQnBeLVP4t6fwQR3mLGwNeUHVW9gUkn...
Jan 01, 2024•56 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: We end this years show with a discussion on beer journaling, the importance social media presently has on craft beer, and what we can expect in the coming years with our predictions including Ken's bold prediction that 2024 will be the first year more breweries close than open. Disagree? Join us live at 7:15pm ET every Friday night! Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-1...
Dec 31, 2023•59 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! Dan updates us on Snoop Doggs new beverage line while Rob talks about 'open carry' alcohol laws starting to begin in other states. The show ends with Wendy going over some of her favorite beers of the year as we cover with the Detroit Free Press mentioned as their favorites. Wendy's Article - Here are the top 12 Michigan craft beers of 2023 - https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/nightlife/2023/12/20/best-michigan-craft-beer-2023-breweries/71862308007/ Dan's ...
Dec 25, 2023•54 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: As the year continues to wind down, Ken, Rob, Dan, and Wendy all talk about holiday traditions, traditions around beer and more. The conversation gets into movie content and what they do and don't like in the realm of horror. The show ends talking about some of their favorite movies and games they've played this year. Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-146021445420374/...
Dec 24, 2023•59 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: As we wind down towards the end of the year, Rob, Dan, and Ken talk go over some AITA from Reddit including a deep dive into tipping culture, respect for your roommates stuff, and we talk about some of our most/least favorite let downs in TV shows, Movies, or Concerts. You can join us live at 7:15pm ET every Friday evening! Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www.facebook.com/Zetouna-Liquor-Fine-Wine-Cigars-1460214454...
Dec 19, 2023•1 hr 15 min
CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! We don't know what timeline that we are in but White Claw has some explaining to do trying to sell us regular seltzer as '0% White Claws'. We also talk about Christmas food flavored beer, Brewbound's rising stars, and do we take home beer as much as we used to? All that and more in this weeks episode of the craft beer news Ken's Article - Measuring the financial impact of staff suggesting to-go beers - https://www.craftbrewingbusiness.com/featured/measuring-the-f...
Dec 11, 2023•47 min
