Better on Draft | Craft Beer Podcast

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: With a last minute cancellation and Dan on vacation, Ken hosts a brewery draft for Wendy and Nick where the three select breweries companies from all over the world for their portfolio, size, and quality. Join us to see which ones we picked, yell at us for the many we missed, and come up with your own in the comments of what you would have picked! Sponsors: North Center Br...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! While our interview with Mikkel of Mikkeller got delayed, we wanted to talk about the closing of their final location in the US and what this means for non-american beer in the US. Wendy starts off the show however with a National Beer Day quiz with Ken and Dan answer the questions, and Ken finishes the show talking about Bevana, its take on the supply chain, and w...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: 2023 marks the 20th year of The Alchemist being in business, but we sit down with the power couple of Jen and John Kimmich to talk about how they got there. From offering salary and health care to their employees, to rebuilding after Hurricane Irene, the story of The Alchemist is one that can be taught in business schools for years to come. Join us as we chat about hazy IP...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! We start off the show with Nick bringing us some news out of Tesla and their Gigabier, Wendy talks about San Diego making some beers out of air conditioner condensation, Dan chats about more speculation on a possible buyout of Boston Beer Company, and Ken ends the show talking about the off premise sales drop for St. Patrick’s day this year, and why he thinks there...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: When you think about the top breweries of metro Detroit, there is a well known secret out there about a certain brewery in Royal Oak, aptly named, The Royal Oak Brewery. Jeremy Altier joins us to talk about his decade plus time in the industry including his current place of employment, which he has garnered a lot of attention for some of his GABF Award Winning Beers, festi...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE!Ken continues down his rabbit hole of stats and data to see what is moving forward and backward with regards to sales of specific craft beer brands. Dan follows it up with a article about how Gen Z is just not drinking as much as Millennials and Gen X, and Nick gives us an article about the most and least expensive areas in the country, and we have lots of questions...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Opening a brewery in one of the most densely populated brewery towns in the states, just before lockdowns, FlyteCo has had quite the journey from their opening in 2019 to their second site late last year, and more. Join us as we chat with Mogran about the collaborations the brewery does including Stripes to Bars, which assists qualified veterans the ability to earn FAA cer...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! Ken gets the other three hosts to rank the best to worst drinking holidays in the USA, Wendy talks about the bump in beer bought in Philadelphia prior to the Super Bowl, Dan chats about Sierra Nevada investing in Riot Energy, and Nick asks us what we'd wait in line for, if it came with a free beer. Ken's Article - A Boozy List of National & Internatio...

March Draftness Predictions End 3/13/2023 at 7pm ET - https://challonge.com/MarchDraftness2023 CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Another week without a guest so we settle some scores with comments we've made in the past. Is the Craft Beer Bubble a myth? Who we think has a chance to take it all on March Draftness for this year? What are your bucket list breweries and why? Nick brings up a topic from la...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! Wendy starts us off talking about the big cuts to ABI breweries and we discuss if ABI could literally end those breweries, take the recipes and just make it under the ABI banner. Dan talks about breweries adapting to the changes in the industry and really take a look to see if that bubble will ever come, and if it may already be here. Ken finishes the episode talki...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: A last minute cancellation has us shifting gears for episode 312 of the Better on Draft Podcast where the hosts begin to discuss a litany of topics in the beer world including why when they want a beer flavored beer, adjunct beers still seem to catch their eyes more. What is the best way to allocate limited beers and products to the fans and your customers as a beer store....

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! Ken discusses a bit about his trip to San Antonio and Austin to start the show including his fun tour at Shiner, then goes into the world of craft beer business as Athletic getting it's investment is a cause for concern in the future of craft NA beer with Athletic housing 20% of all NA Beer Sales total. Nick talks about direct to consumer delivery for craft be...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: For the last handful of years, Edwin over at City Built Brewing has been brewing some of the best hazies, fruited sours, and high octane stouts in the state. This past weekend he came into our virtual studio to talk about the history of him in craft beer, his career history in teaching, and what the future will hold for City Built Brewing including a new food program. We l...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! Rob's Topic - Craft Beer Packaging Trends Recap – 2022 - https://www.brewersassociation.org/insights/craft-beer-packaging-trends-recap-2022/ Wendy's Article - TOP 5 CRAFT BEER TRENDS OF 2023 - https://www.firestonebeer.com/top-5-craft-beer-trends-of-2023/ Dan's Article - Last Call: Ballast Point Owner Kings & Convicts Exits Former Saint Archer Fa...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: For those of you who may not know, Robear will be leaving the show in two weeks to go on to other projects, and while we are excited for him to keep growing his brand, we couldn't just let him get away without first sitting in the hot seat that he has put guests into for the past seven years. So come take a seat, crack open a beer, as we dig deep into the history of R...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! This weeks news has Nick talking about some of the more famous Super Bowl Commercials including figuring out what ones were actually Super Bowl commercials and what ones weren’t. Dan talks about the new upcoming Monster Energy RTD entering the market, Dani discusses dynamic marketing and how she is currently debating whether to go to a beer spa, and Ken learns abou...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: What started off as a dream to work in Aviation turned into the largest gift to the Metro Detroit craft beer community. Well before the craft beer boom happened in the 2000s, Ashley’s job at a local grocer in Royal Oak Michigan showed what you can do with building relationships, gathering new product, and promoting not only local but breweries all across the country and wo...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! This weeks news brings up a few topics including the launch of zero proof cocktails from Dan, the Laverne and Shirley bottling line being sold by Nick, BrewDog in a marketing disaster by Rob, Dani talks about Fat Tire no longer being an Amber Ale, and Ken talks about price stabilization within the industry and gives an insight into the industry with helping the oth...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Three decades of experience for Fran Caradonna is not really common yet in the craft beer industry, and while we do hear from some of the major players from the 90s, Friday night we talked to Schlafly CEO Fran Caradonna to talk about the changes in the industry throughout the decades, how Schlafly has both grown and receded during it’s time, and what the future of the comm...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! Nick starts off the show discussing the department of energy and their investment in New Mexico in making beer better by removing water adjuncts. Wendy discusses the 6 beer industry trends to watch in 2023 including a massive discussion about ABV per dollar, and Rob discusses how Dry January may not be beneficial to everyone who drinks. Want to hear our thoughts? E...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Mark Logusz’s career in Mid-Michigan is well known within the industry, so we catch up with him over the last five years, talk about the importance of brewery consulting and what’s needed when a brewery wants to take it to the next level, and we then take focus onto what news is coming out of Ellison Brewery including the opening of REO Town in a few weeks, the closing of...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! Dan gives us the VinePair top rated stout of the year and we realize how old and broken Beer Advocate is in 2022, Rob talks about blue laws in Texas and how this past weekends rules and regulations will hinder many folks from buying booze for 2.5 days. Wendy brings us a sports article about Luka Doncic’s career night for Dallas and his need for a recovery beer, and...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Tristan began PorchDrinking.com over ten years ago when he reached out to some friends to cover the beer industry almost like what Grant Land did for sports. He talks about his life in the Ameriacorps, studying at Miami University, and the ebbs and flows in his life that got him to starting his own website. We talk about brewery responses to hatred and he talks about his p...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Even in the age of zoom, snow storms can be something to mess with, but while Dan in Arizona didn’t have to deal with it, Ken and him set up shop and chat with Cee from the BAOS Podcast based out of Canada. We discuss laws and regulations between the countries, how Cee got to Canada to start his hip hop career, and we discuss the similarities and differences between craft...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! This week in the news, Ken brings an article from the Chief Economist of the BA and his predictions for 2023, we discuss the importance of water in beer with Wendy’s article and government oversight, Nick discusses a major brewery purchase out in Canada an Dan quizzes us on some of the highest rated beers of 2022 from Uproxx. Ken's Topic - Brewers Association...