Better on Draft | Craft Beer Podcast

The final installment of our weekend at the WEB and while Ken is away, Nick and Ed party!  The first episode for Ellison involves a cast of characters including Ellison, M4CIC, Brew Detroit, and Drafting Table.  It ends with Steve from Frankenmuth Brewing to put a cherry on the top of the yearly festival in Frankenmuth!  Check it out here! Subscribe to our podcast at http://playpodca.st/betterondr...

Part 3 of our 4 part World Expo of Beer brings in some more great brewers!  Dana from B. Nektar talks about mead and cider within the confines of the industry, Michael from Saugatuck joins us to talk about the purchase of Gonzo's, and Wob and Phil from Mitten Brewing sit down to chat about beer.  It starts with Nick and Ken for the first two episodes and as Ken leaves, Ed joins Nick to finish...

Another trio of interviews between the two days as Tyler from Loggers, Aaron from Lumber Barons, Nicole from Forgotten Ciders, and Cody from Oracle brewing all sit down with Ken to chat about the festival, Oracle brings some samples for us to try, and Aaron from Lumber Barons delivers us some beer!  Matt from Michigan Beer Box / Better on Draft joins us for the Forgotten Ciders episode while Nick...

Ken is riding solo during part 1 of the World Expo of Beer show.  This trio of interviews involves some great local brewers including Bo from Fillmore 13, Andrew and John from Witch's Hat, Doug from Big Buck, Nick from Cheboygan, Connor from Grand Armory, and Tim from Rummel Insurance!  We learn everything from brewing, to the competition, to what we think needs to change about Michigan festi...

As Ken made his way back from South Carolina, Rob misses one of the biggest news stories ever with the Boston Beer Co Merger, Wes and Marty from Odd Side and Kathy (their mother) join us to chat about the long list of beers (as we try nearly everyone OSA makes), Matt tries to best us in a game of Better on Draft Bingo, and we ask the O'Leary's some embarrassing questions! Learn more by l...

Matt, Ken, Rob, and Nick talk with Gary and Gordy from Cadillac Straits and opening up a brewery in Madison Heights. From a welcoming city to a great start as a homebrew shop, Cadillac Staits is gearing towards a June opening. Rob gives us some news updates while Matt challenges us on to 5 Questions with a mystery beer! Learn more by listening to the show! Subscribe to our podcast at http://playpo...

Matt, Nick, Ken, and Rob run to No Rules Day where they interview John and Connor where we talk about removing No Rules from distro, how the event plans on going, and a little bit more about big beers in smaller vessels.   Learn more by listening to the show! Subscribe to our podcast at http://playpodca.st/betterondraft   If you have a minute, please feel free to rate us on iTunes, we would truly...

We start off episode 174 with a phone call from one of the owners of M4 CIC who talks to us about craft beers, high-end imports and ciders, and bringing the delicious liquid to the masses! He ends the call telling us his favorite non-Michigan distro'd brewery and we hope he can make his own dream come true! Bryan and Jenny are in studio from M4 to continue the conversation and they bring Kyle...

With the studio out of power, we bring you episode #11 of the Brewz Brothaz which you can listen to over at  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-brewz-brothaz-better-on-draft/id1443234432?mt =2 as they interview the Diversity director of Founders Brewing amidst the allegations of racism within the workplace.     Want to learn more?  Check them out on iTunes, and make sure to leave a review....

Matt, Ken, and Jenna welcome Dave and Jess from Youngblood Vineyard to open our mind about wine!  We sip on a nice Pinot Noir and drink some beers in between as they explain their first few years in the wine making business, and how 3 years of growing and producing will finally yield their first wine which will be available Memorial Day Weekend right at the Vineyard!  Grab some wine, don't be...

New host Jenna, Matt, Ken, and writer Ed join us as we make our trip west on I-96 heading to Brewery Becker, Aberrant Ales, and Old Nation! Listen to the show and learn about our antics! Subscribe to our podcast at http://playpodca.st/betterondraft   Don’t forget to listen to us live every Friday at 7pm EST on Facebook Live. We are also on your Spotify too! https://open.spotify.com/show/0rofqU5VHP...

Jenna (TheBrewLocker) officially joins the team as the fifth member of our show. She surprises us with her own version of five questions, and we discuss topics and news of the beer industry today. Light hearted and fun. Don't forget we are off next week so no live show, BUT there will be a show featuring Adam of Aberrant Ales, Matt of Brewery Becker, and Travis of Old Nation that we recorded...

Ron, Lauren, Kim, and Kyle, owners of the Detroit Mobile Bar join us in studio to chat about entrepreneurship, how they came up with the name, mascot, and creation of the Detroit Mobile Bar, and what they hope they can do over the next few years with this one of a kind idea! No news or game segment this week as the conversation took us to draft cocktails and the service industry! Don’t forget to l...

Aaron and Chuck from ROAK join us to talk about the industry, how they can stay friends with their opponents in the work force and continue to bring each other up. They talk about the future of ROAK and we dive deep into the CANAarchy model to see if maybe ROAK could follow it. We discuss their previous artwork prior to Aaron/Chuck's time in the company, and we talk about life on the road as...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST: Zane Lamprey calls in to chat about his travels, we call him out for never coming to Michigan for any of his shows, and he talks about his new show Four Sheets as well as how to buy some of his clothing line which helps plants trees. He also gives us his best hangover cure!. 00:00 ​ - Introductions 03:05 ​ - DrinkTV and Four Sheets 07:35 ​ - Local Hangover Cures 10:45 ​ - Not R...

As we raise Baffin into the rafters for being two time March Draftness champs, Joe Dowd joins us to talk about contract brewing, distribution, and we begin a conversation on how to become more inclusive of both women in the industry and Black Brew Culture. The topic starts as Rob realizes that he was one of very few black people at the Winter Beer Festival. We begin to break down further how to re...

A few weeks ago, Ken and Matt joined the Nerds with Alcohol group to hop on their show to talk a bit more about nerdy things including the Oscars. Here is their snippet:   We were on their show a few weeks ago and had such a good time we wanted to have them on our show. We talk about all sorts of nerdy stuff as well as the Better On Draft show and a new project they just launched, the MI Beer Box,...

Kevin and Alex, sales reps of Founders Brewing join us in our Detroit Studio to discuss distribution allocation, and pushing the updates of how well Founders has been doing including the new brewery celebrating its one year anniversary! Don’t forget to listen to us live every Friday at 7pm EST on Facebook Live. We are also on your Spotify too! https://open.spotify.com/show/0rofqU5VHPmEjcGLwJbocm I...

No guest and Nick is on weather duty for DTE, Rob, Matt, and Ken sit together to talk about restaurant taboo's, beer news, and what trends Thrillist said needed to end in beer in 2016 and match it up with what they said in 2019. Don’t forget to listen to us live every Friday at 7pm EST on Facebook Live. We are also on your Spotify too! https://open.spotify.com/show/0rofqU5VHPmEjcGLwJbocm If y...

While Episode 163 was being recorded in Detroit, Ken was visiting Dan down in Phoenix where they met up with Eric from Tap That AZ, and Arizona based craft beer podcast with well over 100 episodes covering the mass growth of craft beer down in Arizona!  This was the second of two special episodes recorded down there along with Episode 163.5 with our friends from The Shop Beer Co.  Check out both t...

Beerstagram star @TheBrewLocker joins us to talk about her foray into craft beer, gives us a social media lesson, and a surprise appearance by Jon Piepenbrok helps us break down the mindset of a distro rep, we talk about kids in bars, and we gamble on some prop bets.   Don’t forget to listen to us live every Friday at 7pm EST on Facebook Live. We are also on your Spotify too! https://open.spotify....

Compliments of Tap That AZ Podcast, we were able to record a live interview with the folks from The Shop Beer Co.  We discuss their beginnings, how they've stayed together for so long, and why we don't see too many big beers in Arizona.  We try some of their amazing beers along with bringing some delicious beers from Michigan for them to try. Don’t forget to listen to us live every Frida...

Donavon from Paw Paw joins the guys as well as our online blogger Ed Norton who does our reviews. The boys shared some of Paw Paws “complex as hell” beer and share their thoughts. We also talk the news as well as the launch of - our new subscription service- Mi Beer Box Don’t forget to listen to us live every Friday at 7pm EST on Facebook Live. We are also on your Spotify too! https://open.spotify...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Recorded live during The Brewz Brothaz episode 6, Ken hops in to talk to Brandon from To Ol about distribution and importing craft beer from across the Atlantic. NOTE: This episode also includes the initial Brewz Brothaz episode and was recorded live at Ale Mary's in Royal Oak, MI. Sponsors: North Center Brewing - https://northcenterbrewing.com/ Zetouna Liquor - https...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Nick the brewer joins us from Black Lotus to talk about the Brew Pub Club and the updates to Black Lotus including their new canning line and moving away from growlers. He tells us what it was like to work on a cruise ship as a musician and we discuss the parts of the government shutdown effecting beer while Matt tries to find every way around the system. Sponsors: North C...