Better on Draft | Craft Beer Podcast

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...

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 Brewi...

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...

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://northc...

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...

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 - ht...

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:/...

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/...

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 o...

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://northcenterbre...

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...

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...

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 farmi...

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...

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 C...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! We talk about the trends from 2014 to now of sessionable beer, brewing with goose poop, and a local store focusing on non-local brews.   00:00- Introductions 04:55- Low ABV/Large Volume vs. High ABV/Low Volume 18:38- Brewing With Goose Poop 25:47- Non-Michigan Beer Store In Michigan Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - h...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Brian Newcomb and Tyler Kueber of Ground Breaker Brewing joined us to talk about the different techniques of gluten free brewing, the different ingredients used, and the need for more gluten free products in the market for the 20 million Americans living with some for of Coeliacs/Gluten Intolerance diseases. Brian talks about it from the perspective of someone who lives a...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! We discuss the top beer brands of 2020, discuss business leases that can supersede laws, and we reflect one year later on the Black is Beautiful movement. 00:00- Introductions 05:40- Top Beer Brands of 2020 14:55- Black is Beautiful After 1 Year 25:20- Suing Over 3.2 Beer Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https://www....

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Mark DeFrank and Eric Briggeman join us from Rochester Mills / Two Roots to talk about the trend of NA Beer, the buyout of the Rochester Mills production facility, and discuss the award winning Two Roots beer and it's future in Michigan and across the world. 00:00- Introductions 05:00- Rochester Mills Acquisition 07:30- Pitch to Drink NA Beer 11:30- Winning Beer Medal...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! Ken gives quite the opinion on the current staff shortage in the restaurant industry, and the crew covers the news, some positive and negative alcohol laws popping up in the US, and the 2020 data for craft beer in Michigan.  We hope you enjoy the show and you can watch them live at 7pm ET on Friday nights!   00:00- Introductions 04:28- 2020 Data For Michigan Craft...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Jason and Brian of the Michigan Brews show join us to talk about competitive homebrewing, starting up the show during COVID, and we exchange notes of what and where we see the current state of Michigan Beer. Join us on a very relaxed episode of the Michigan Series 00:00- Introduction and Genesis of the Show 13:02- Favorite Styles and Homebrewing 16:10- Competitive Homebrew...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! From the USPS being allowed to ship beer legally, to beer filled baseball bats, to Hard Seltzer taking over 30% in beer taxes, we go over this weeks news.  We know the largest story of this week (the litany of sexual harassment statements from women in the industry, we discussed this on the 258th episode of Better on Draft which you can download right now!) 00:00-...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: We break down this weeks craft beer bombshell discussing the litany of women whom have come forward to discuss their time in the craft beer industry as a brewer, owner, employee, or fan. We talk about how to be an ally, and that progression takes effort. Be the change you want to see. We hope you take the time to listen, learn, and as a community show that we can do and be...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! From Sonic Slushes to Iron Maiden's newest beer, we break down the articles of this weeks craft beer news and tell you what we think.   00:00​- Introductions & Mask PSA 09:52- Iron Maiden's Newest Beer 18:35- Sonic Hard Slush Seltzer 26:00- Sneaky Favorite Breweries/Bars in CA/AZ/MI Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zeto...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Brock Stuard of Tenth and Blake, a portion of MolsonCoors, sits down to talk to us about big beer, acquiring breweries, shelf space practices, and the 3-tier system. 00:00- Introductions 04:50- Introduction To Brock 08:35- Big Beer and its Relationship with Homebrewing 13:40- Reaching Out to "Craft Only" Fans 15:55- Searching For New Opportunities 17:35- Where Ha...