Better on Draft | Craft Beer Podcast

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Recorded live at Nick the Brewer's place, Nick and Ian (formerly of Cellarmen's) joins us to talk about their long history in the industry, what has changed since we've had them on last, and what the future holds for craft beer, its fandom, and its future.   Join us live at our new start time, 8:30pm ET, every other Friday! Live on Twitch, Kick, X, and Faceb...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Recorded live at Nick the Brewer's place, Nick and Ian (formerly of Cellarmen's) joins us to talk about their long history in the industry, what has changed since we've had them on last, and what the future holds for craft beer, its fandom, and its future.   Join us live at our new start time, 8:30pm ET, every other Friday! Live on Twitch, Kick, X, and Faceb...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Join Ken, Wendy, and Rob in a conversation with David and Andy of Blackrocks Brewery. From homebrewing into the commercial space hear about how they balance business, pleasure, and community in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Join us live at our new start time, 8:30pm ET, every other Friday! Live on Twitch, Kick, and Facebook! MICHIGAN SERIES: Having brought in guests fro...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Wendy says goodbye to an old brewery friend then Rob and Wendy discuss some recent beery adventures! 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.fac...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Join Ken, Wendy, and Rob in a conversation with Jason and Kris Spalding of Brewery Vivant, Vivant Spirits, and Broad Leaf Brewing. Hear about the past, present, and future of this well-known Michigan brewery and how Broad Leaf and distilling came to be part of their business. Join us live at our new start time, 8:30pm ET, every other Friday! Live on Twitch, Kick, and Faceb...

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-t...

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...

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-distilleri...

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/brewe...

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...

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...

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 y...

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 st...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 T...

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://ww...

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-L...

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...

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 Do...

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 Mi...

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 Be...