Kentucky Commons Podcast

Michael goes to Cincinnati, OH to speak with Listermann and Madtree Brewing.

Michael drives down to Lexington, KY and speaks with Country Boy and West Sixth.

Michael's hanging out in Dallas, TX with OHB and Peticolas.

Local to Louisville, Michael meets up with The Kentucky Guild of Brewers' Executive Director and then gets a sneak peek at Louisville's newest brewery Mile Wide Beer Co.

Building Breweries is on location in Bloomington, Indiana - where Michael is touring and tasting beers at Upland Brewing Co. talking about sour ales and Parks & Recreation with Upland's President, Doug Dayhoff.

After a hiatus, Building Breweries is back with some updates. This episode features Purna Veer's new hop farm, Veering Creek Farm, located in Oldham County, KY and Louisville's newest brewery - Holsopple Brewing (coming soon!)

So, Great Flood Brewing Co. (Louisville, KY) is expanding. By kind of a lot. Listen as owners Matt Fuller and Vince Cain discuss their experience gained from opening up small taproom in their early twenties to a opening a canning facility in only 2.5 years. This new brewery is coming soon and you will like it. Not heard: Zach Barnes (he was hard at work cleaning the old taproom)

Michael speaks with a brand new brewery in Old Louisville about opening woes while playing a version of Match Game and then is joined by author Sarah Vabulas (The Catholic Drinkie) to discuss beer, Catholicism, and Home Brewed Evangelism.

In this packed episode of The Building Breweries Podcast, Michael is recording live from Monnik Brewing Co. and is joined by co-founder Brian Holton and then later Mayor Greg Fischer of Louisville.

Candace Moon, Esq., founder of "The Craft Beer Attorney" law firm (San Diego, CA) is responsible for the building of breweries in her own way. She joins Michael to talk about her firm, the legal issues of the industry, trademark law, unique cases, and her book "Brew Law 101."

Leah Dienes, co-founder of Apocalypse Brew Works (Louisville, KY) and Certified Beer Judge, speaks with Michael about beer, zombies, homebrew competitions, and the history of the Kentucky Common.

Phil Dearner of Goodwood Brewing Co. (Louisville, KY) joins Michael to talk about his beer that is touched by wood and brewed with limestone water. He has some insight about how millennials affect the craft beer scene, job creation within the beverage industry, and explains why The Kentucky Guild of Brewers is now the gold standard of brewer associations.

Andy Wiggins of Dry Ground Brewing (Paducah, KY) tells Michael how Dry Ground found wild success so quickly. We talk Coca-Cola, Wet/Dry counties, and Star Wars.

While no specific brewery or beer is necessarily talked about in this episode, Michael describes Louisville's Bloody Monday Riots of 1855 and how they relate to that time period's beer culture.

Dave Engbers, Co-Founder of Founders Brewing Co. (Grand Rapids, MI), joins Michael to discuss bankruptcy and bolt cutters, Kentucky Breakfast Stout and price gouging, and the Brewers Association. For Prince.

Michael spoke with Lindsey Roeper, Dream Facilitator of Rivertown Brewery (Cincinnati, OH), about Sours, wholesaling, liquor laws, and much more. Michael is still somewhat awkward in these episodes but he feels like the audio has gotten better. If you agree or disagree, be sure to subscribe to The Building Breweries Podcast on iTunes and rate/review!

Dan Carey, co-founder and Brewmaster of New Glarus Brewing Co. (Wisconsin) shares with us the history and culture of New Glarus, in addition to his opinions on some of the current business models of the beverage industry.