Everyone seemingly wants to be a critic. When you have Yelp, Untappd, Google and a plethora of blogs almost anyone can play an authority of a specific thing. Mike and Kevin discuss this and who really should hold weight on ratings. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
The show is called United We Drink not United We Drink Beer so Mike and Kevin decided to talk about adult beverages that they enjoy outside of beer. The guys talk whiskey, tequila, wine and seltzer and offer up what they see going on in those segments. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
Tommy Kelley has worked for Free State Brewing, in Lawrence, KS, for his entire brewing career. He started as a busser in the brewpub and over 17 years has worked his way through the ranks to being Head Pub Brewer today. Tommy talks about the storied history of Free State, his own struggles with mental health in the industry and the art of being a beer judge. United We Drink loves Athletic Brewing . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
Bobby Bump brewed beer for over a decade in 3 different states and 1 district. Today he is a stay at home parent and sober. We talk to Bobby about the toll the brewing industry took on him, his battles with addiction and his motivation to get clean and have a better life. United We Drink loves Athletic Brewing . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
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For years the guys have made off hand comments about adjuncts in beer but they have never devoted any time to the controversial subject. On this episode Mike and Kevin dive into the culture in beer that Kevin is only slightly responsible for. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
Have you ever walked into a bar, restaurant or hotel and see a beer that appears branded towards them? A brewery makes that beer. Sometimes it's made just for that place while other times it is a rebrand of an existing beer. Kevin and Mike talk about the practice of private labeling in the beer industry. United We Drink loves Athletic Brewing . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
A good brewery needs good branding. That means a company name, logo, beer names, label design. It's all important. Mike and Kevin dive into the branding in the beer world and what they think is important with it. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
Eric Hild is the Senior Lead Brewer for Toppling Goliath Brewing in Decorah, IA. Mike and Kevin talk with him about how he started in beer and worked up through the ranks of one of the countries most prolific breweries. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
Being in the beer industry people will commonly make generalizations about your job. "You must drink all day." "You have the best job in the world." Along with those there are many others. Kevin and Mike talk about some of the things drinkers and fans tend to not know about how the beer game works. United We Drink loves Athletic Brewing . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
Mike and Kevin sit down to talk with Kelly Meyer. Kelly is the former owner of The New Braunfels Brewing in Texas. After selling the brewery last year he authored the book How Not to Start a Damn Brewery , an honest approach to the mistakes he made when running the brewery for 10 years. That book has turned into a podcast of its own that discusses with other folks in beer their struggles in an industry that all too often only focuses on the good and successful stories. Kelly talks more with the ...
Kevin hasn't been on the show a long time. He wasn't involved in a lot of the earlier topics. Mike decides to hit Kevin up with some of these early episode topics like Work/Life Balance, Food Pairings and Getting into the Industry and get his takes on them. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
The Bruery has long been an innovating brewery in the beer industry. Barry Holmes & James Bruner join the show to talk about their focus as a business and catering to their memberships and locals alike. United We Drink loves Athletic Brewing . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
Joel is deciding it is time to step away from the show. Join the gang in seeing what Joel is going to do. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
Josh from the Craft Beercast is a long time friend of the show. He joins Mike, Joel and Kevin to talk about something that really grinds a number of people's gears, intellectual property theft in beer. Sit back and grab a beer as they all discuss the lifting of other companies IP theft and who does it hurt? United We Drink loves Made In Cookware . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
The guys attempt to tackle a question proposed to them by a listener about what the beer industry has made them appreciate more beside beer (ie cooking, coffee, travel, etc). One co-host doesn't like the question so things, inevitably, go off the rails. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
Beer fests over the years have gotten kinda dull. Same thing, over and over again. Mike and Kevin talk about some positives of beer fests. Unique concepts or just better planning and organizing in general. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
Ok, the title might be deceptive. There is quite a deal of bullshit but don't we all need that sometimes? The guys discuss RTDs, The Batman (more), some other beer stuff and the MCU (again, more). Sound like fun? United We Drink loves Made In Cookware . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
There was a time when the most sought after beers weren't packed full of juice or baking supplies. They were simple styles but among the best in the world. The guys talk about these beers that were once considered rare and the best but now have become somewhat easy to find. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
Joe Pye is a South Florida beer blogger that runs BrowardBeer.com . He has a background in journalism and prefers to take his blog in a different direction than most beer blogs focusing on stories, doing the reporting work and maintaining journalistic integrity. We talk with Joe about his love of beer, how he got started with the blog and his latest collaboration with 26 Degree Brewing to benefit Ukraine. . United We Drink loves Made In Cookware . Follow United We Drink on their social media cha...
The Craft Brewers Conference returned after a couple years abense, due to the pandemic, in Minneapolis. Mike and Kevin talk about their experiences with the biggest trade show for small breweries and whether it's actually worth the time and money. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
A recent survey came out that showed that only around a quarter of brewery production staff are completely happy in their jobs while over 75% of owners are. The guys dive into why brewery staff might not be happy and what could possibly be done about it. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
When wine tried to lay claim to pairings with food beer came along and said "Nah son, we can do this better." But as time as passed so has the beer dinner. The guys discuss beer and food pairings along with the concept of beer dinners. Are they dead? Why should people care anymore? United We Drink loves Made In Cookware . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
The guys take a free form approach to this episode. Mental health checks, The Batman and random beer thoughts galore. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
On this episode the guys talk about some big news items. Hair of the Dog is closing after almost 30 years in business. Modern Times is scaling back big time. Are Constellation and Monster going to merge after Monster just recently purchased CANarchy? Plus Twisted Hippo in Chicago suffered a devastating fire that burned their brewery down. You can help them at the GoFundMe . United We Drink loves Made In Cookware . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
Getting a brewery's beer to a retailer (bar, restaurant, beer store, liquor store, etc) sometimes requires the power of an entire nation. The guys discuss self distribution and what that is like for those that can legally do it and those that can't. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
What happens when a non legal term with no real definition focus on quality just doesn't mean much anymore? The guys discuss the term craft and if it really means much and if it appeals to the public. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
When working in beer or being around it for so long burnout is bound to happen. The guys discuss when they don't want to drink beer or even be around it. This episode is brought to you by Liquid Death . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
Beer ratings sites like Untappd and Beer Advocate have made the average drinker feel like a Zagat critic. Do these sites have more influence over the beer market than they should or are simply journaling tools for fans of beer? Listen as the guys talk about it. This episode is brought to you by Liquid Death . Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook...
