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Craft Beer Professionals

Craft Beer Professionalswww.craftbeerprofessionals.org
Craft Beer Professionals is a national network dedicated to the growth and betterment of the craft beer industry. CBP unifies and elevates the industry through educational content, peer to peer dialogue, and unique community events. Educational sessions, interviews, and panel conversations that dive into critical topics in the craft beer industry. [Stay up to date with CBP] www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org
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Episodes

CBP Stories - Marty Nachel, Beer Writer / Beer Judge / Beer Educator

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. Marty Nachel was born and raised in the Chicago area. His love for quality beer can be traced back to a long weekender to Toronto and an unplanned tour of the Molson brewery in 1982. He became a member of the BJCP in 1986, one of the first 70 people in North America and the 1st in the state of Illinois. He has since written for countless beer publications, published multiple books on beer and brewing, and is passionate ...

Jul 22, 20211 hr 1 min

Industry Hour 7-13-21

In this conversation we will hear from several of your peers discussing the past year, challenges, surprises, strategies for success, and predictions moving forward. This conversation features: Erik Coleman - Beer by Coleman Josh Pringle - CO2 Meter Kevin Weaver - Brewmation Scott Schmidt - Promote the Brew www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

Jul 13, 20211 hr 2 min

CBP Stories - Brewing for 25 Years with M. David Gonzalez (Lost Worlds Brewing Company)

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. M. David Gonzalez (DG) has been a professional brewer since 1996 and attended the prestigious Siebel Institute of Technology in 1997. He has been in a variety of situations from small brewpubs and breweries, to larger production facilities, to spending more than a decade with a corporate brewpub chain as a Head Brewer, and in a variety of capacities ranging from Assistant Brewer though to Director of Brewing Operations ...

Jun 30, 20211 hr 1 min

Creating Safer Spaces: Best Practices

This conversation features: AJ Head - Safe Bars Amy Leesa - Fisher Phillips Law Firm (focus on Employment Law in the brewery space) Kyle Rheiner - Arthur Hall (Craft Beverage Insurance) www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

Jun 22, 20211 hr 1 min

CBP Stories - Craft Beer Educator, Gloria Rakowsky (Crafted Minds LLC)

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. Gloria has been in the craft beer industry for over ten years in a variety of capacities – writer, brand ambassador, sales representative, bartender and founder of the Syracuse Women of Craft Beer. A former university professor, she changed careers from higher education to pursue her beer journey. Her writing started with The Hoppy Nomad blog which led to writing for Syracuse’s Table Hopping Newspaper, Beer Advocate Mag...

Jun 16, 20211 hr

The Future of Yeast with Chris White (White Labs)

White Labs CEO Chris White is joining us to share a first look at the future of yeast with Craft Beer Professionals. The team at White Labs has been hard at work behind the scenes, innovating to bring brewers the most superior yeast on the planet. Today is an exciting moment for all of us at White Labs. Our entire team prides itself on our constant push to innovate and improve, and in doing so we celebrate success that helps move the industry forward. From the industry’s first pitchable liquid y...

Jun 09, 202127 min

Supporting Parents in the Workplace

This conversation features: Betsi Good - Four Corners Brewing Company James Moriarty - Urban Brew Labs Laura Dierks - Interboro NYC Nancy Trigg - Arryved Randy Jensen and Sindre Ingebrigtsen - Molo Brew www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

Jun 08, 20211 hr

Planning Events...Again

This conversation features: Collean Laney - Three Notch'd Brewing Company Katie Nierling - Ska Street Brewstillery Muriah Kilmer - Freedom's Edge Brewing Tiare Austin - Walking Stick Brewing www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

Jun 03, 20211 hr 5 min

CBP Stories - Sales, Stories, and Can Handles with George Graham (PakTech)

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. With 25+ years in the craft beer industry, before working for a few of the largest breweries in the world, George Graham represented a few of the pioneers in Portland, Oregon - Bridgeport, Saxer, Oregon Ales (Boston Beer), Thomas Kemper, and Rogue to name a few. Finishing his career at a community-inspired small-batch brewery, Oakshire Brewing in Eugene, OR. After years of growing brands, he's taken on a new role repres...

Jun 02, 202158 min

CBP Stories - Only in Wisconsin with Dan Carey (New Glarus Brewing Company)

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. Daniel Carey operates the New Glarus Brewing Company in Wisconsin along with his business partner and wife, Deb, as well as two daughters and grandchildren. He shoveled out his first mash tun in 1979 at the age of 18 while earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science at University of California Davis. Dan was Valedictorian of the Siebel Institute Course in Brewing Science. He served his apprenticeship at the Ayinger Brew...

May 27, 202159 min

CBP Stories - Celebrating Black Women in the Craft Beer Industry with Stephanie Grant

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. Stephanie is an Atlanta-based writer who focuses on stories of diversity and inclusion in the beer industry. In 2020, she was a recipient of the Diversity in Beer Writing Grant from the North American Guild of Beer Writers, and this year, she was recognized in Imbibe's 75 people to watch. Stephanie is also the founder of The Share, a newsletter celebrating Black women in the beer industry. www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org...

May 26, 20211 hr

Tasting, Rating, and Sensory Data (Part 2)

This conversation features: Jacob Hoover - White Labs Jean van Damme - ESTER.ai Jon Dispenza - Untappd Podcast Laura Lodge - Customized Craft Beer Programs/Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

May 26, 20211 hr 5 min

Tasting, Rating, and Sensory Data (Part 1)

This conversation features: Jacob Hoover - White Labs Jean van Damme - ESTER.ai Jon Dispenza - Untappd Podcast Laura Lodge - Customized Craft Beer Programs/Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

May 18, 20211 hr 2 min

CBP Stories - Legendary Craft Beer Idea Guy, Marty Jones

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. Marty Jones is a longtime award-winning beer journalist and publicist/promoter/idea man in the craft beer trade. In addition to being dubbed “the man who made canned beer cool” (for his role as frontman and co-founder of the Oskar Blues “Canned Beer Apocalypse”), Jones has been called “the Bill Veeck of craft beer” and “a threat to the future of craft beer.” He thinks alcoholic beverage should be stricken from the beer ...

May 13, 20211 hr 4 min

CBP Stories - Strategies for Success at Rhinegeist Brewery with Cole Hackbarth

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. Cole Hackbarth is the Director of Brewing Operations at Rhinegeist Brewery in Cincinnati Ohio. Rhinegeist is seven years old and has grown to over 100,000bbls/yr of beer and cider across its eight state footprint. Before joining Rhinegeist, Cole worked for several breweries including Golden Road and Full Sail Brewing, after receiving a B.S. in Fermentation Science from Oregon State University. www.CraftBeerProfessionals...

May 12, 20211 hr 3 min

Creating a Disability Friendly Taproom with Kelly Weiss (Perkiomen Valley Brewery)

1:4 people have a disability. And guess what? Some of them like beer. Some of them want to hang out with their friends in a comfortable space. ALL of them are consumers. Is your taproom accessible? Have you heard of Universal Design? Why should you care? Because taprooms by nature are community hubs. And community hubs should do their part in making sure they are welcoming to EVERYONE. The presentation will share: Our family's brewery and why we built it to begin with What is Universal Design an...

May 11, 20211 hr 5 min

CBP Stories - From Blue Moon to THC-infused Beer with Keith Villa (CERIA)

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. During his 32 years at MillerCoors, Keith Villa created this cloudy, unfiltered Belgian-style beer, first brewed at the 10-barrel Sandlot Brewery inside Denver’s Coors Field, that would go on to become the number one craft beer in America, helped in part by the Valencia orange slice Keith suggested bartenders place on every rim. Having retired from Coors in 2018, Keith, along with his wife Jodi, began focusing on the ne...

May 05, 20211 hr 4 min

The Current State of Beer Fests

This conversation features: Brian Boak - Brewers Roundtable Brittany Burke - Untappd Day Bracey - Barrel & Flow Fest Kevin Mardorf - BeerFests.com Matthew Leff - Rhizome Productions www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

May 04, 20211 hr 5 min

CBP Stories - A Brewery Built on Friendship with Brian Nolan (Friendship Brewing Company)

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. Brian was born with a homebrewing father, within blocks of a brewery. He did a little 'research' in his younger days, and in college spent some time in London, living in an apartment with a pub on the ground floor. He spent a semester sampling English, Scottish, Irish, German, and Belgian beers and upon returning back to his college town, macro light lagers just no longer satisfied my newfound appreciation of... actual ...

Apr 29, 20211 hr 1 min

Creating the Best Team Possible

This conversation features: Kelly Weiss - Perkiomen Valley Brewery Max Finnance - Artisanal Brewing Ventures Nick Bonadies - Belleflower Brewing Company Sofia Barbaresco - New York State Brewers Association www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

Apr 21, 20211 hr 3 min

Sexual Harassment in the Craft Beer Industry

This conversation features: Keke Gibb - former Boulevard Brewing Company Tara Nurin - Writer, Reporter, Educator, Author of the upcoming "A Woman's Place Is in the Brewhouse: A Forgotten History of Alewives, Brewsters, Witches, and CEOs" www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

Apr 20, 202159 min

Personal and Professional Development Through Friendship

This conversation features: Alison Wisneski - Lady Justice Brewing Andrew Coplon - Craft Beer Professionals/Secret Hopper Jamaar Valentine - NoDa Brewing Company Katie Nierling - Ska Street BrewStillery Mo Wark - Somos Destinations www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

Apr 20, 20211 hr 2 min

Spring Virtual Conference Preview Panel #3

For details on our Spring Virtual Conference please visit http://spring2021.craftbeerprofessionals.org This conversation features: Jason Sleeman - United Community Bank | Craft Beverage Lending JoAnne Carilli-Stevenson - White Labs Joel Frieders - Hope for the Day Julie Rhodes - Not Your Hobby Marketing Solutions Rachel Kesley - Arryved www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org...

Apr 15, 20211 hr 4 min

From Brewery to Brewpub

This conversation features: Brian Avery - Bravery Brewing Elizabeth Jacobs - Legacy Ale Works Matthew Dahm - Mastry's Brewing Company www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

Apr 13, 20211 hr 8 min

Spring Virtual Conference Preview Panel #2

For details on our Spring Virtual Conference please visit http://spring2021.craftbeerprofessionals.org This conversation features: Aaron Gore - Community Brewing Ventures Daniel Jones - Stern & Eisenberg Jared Stober - Two Track Malting Mike Simon - Precision Fermentation www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

Apr 08, 20211 hr 3 min

Spring Virtual Conference Preview Panel #1

For details on our Spring Virtual Conference please visit http://spring2021.craftbeerprofessionals.org This conversation features: Doug Piper - Gourmet Brewing Kyle Smith - Gorman & Smith Beverage Equipment Matt Albrecht - River Drive Cooperage Pulkit K. Agrawal - The 5th Ingredient www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

Apr 01, 20211 hr 1 min

CBP Stories - A Career across Craft Beer with Steve Almaraz

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. Steve's journey across Craft Beer reads like an extremely impressive highlights reel, including some of the most important players of the past 30 years, from Firestone Walker to Reyes to Figueroa Mountain. We have a conversation about Steve's 30 year career in Craft Beer, what motivates him, and how his positive philosophy on life turned a hobby into a profession. www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org...

Mar 24, 20211 hr 20 min

HR 101 with Josh Lance (Table HR)

Joshua Lance, CPA, CGMA is the founder and CEO of Table HR and founder and Managing Director of Lance CPA Group. In addition to leading these two companies, Josh is adjunct faculty at Northwestern University and University of Vermont and Head of Accounting at Practice Ignition. He enjoys making wine and beer, cooking, traveling, and cheering on the Green Bay Packers and Everton FC. www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

Mar 23, 20211 hr 1 min

Witches, Alewives, and Misinformation

This conversation features: Dr. Christina Wade - Historian/Archaeologist at Braciatrix/Beer Ladies Podcast Dr. Sierra Dye - Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Scottish Studies at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario Tara Nurin - Writer, Reporter, Educator, Author of the upcoming "A Woman's Place Is in the Brewhouse: A Forgotten History of Alewives, Brewsters, Witches, and CEOs" www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org...

Mar 18, 20211 hr 1 min
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