Better on Draft | Craft Beer Podcast

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It’s been seven years and more than three hundred episodes since we last spoke with Adam at Ascension, and a lot has changed since then. From his explosive opening in 2015 to now, they’ve added their THICC seltzer line, countless amazing variants of Gorilla Juice, their famous hazy beers, but Adam in this episode talks about the importance of his business which includes empowering his employees to be the be...

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A slow news week but Ken starts off the show with the official statement from Better on Draft regarding the Founders situation at hand. We then go into the news talking about how Not Your Fathers and Henry’s were a little ahead of their time as net sales of Monster branded booze is continuing to grow. Nick talks about bread made from Naan and asks us to think about food products we may want to see i...

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Brad and Kerri started B. Nektar as a side gig to take Brad’s passion of meadmaking and turn it into something fun and different.  But since 2008 the ebbs and flows of life have caused them to constantly have to audible their lives, their business plans, and what will happen in the future.  Brad talks about historical ingredient supply issues, changing his business plan from side gig to full time, and how h...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE! The BA announced the top 50 this year and there are some big jumps. We see more merger organizations joining the top 50, Athletic is inching close to the top 10, and we say goodbye to Bell’s in the list officially. Wendy talks about more than 2000 cans of High Life being destroyed in Europe, and Dan talks about refreshers from Smirnoff and we look into beer refreshers and ask why many breweries are ...

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: We ask the question that every brewery in progress asks themselves. What will make their brewery unique, special, and stand out against a crowd of nearly 10,000 other breweries in the country. We ponder the same question by asking what we as the consumer wants? Ken, Wendy, and Dan talk about what they look for in their favorite breweries, what can be turn offs to them, and what we may want to see more of. W...

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This weeks craft beer news talks about the changes in serving rules at sports venues and how with updated public transportation and the ability to take Uber and Lyft, why the rules of last calls before the game is over is past due for a change. Ken solidifies his commentary that craft beer bubble theories are all dead, and Wendy talks about how hydroponics can change the world of beer for the future...

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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!

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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 what beer distributors could do to h...

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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 IPA’s, meeting Heady Topper fanboy Sc...

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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 will be a continued consolidation ...

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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, festivities including the Kolsching Hour...

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 on how they came up with this list...

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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 certificates and become commercial pil...

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 & International Drinking Holidays in 2023 - https://www.findm...

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 last week about czech lagers and wanted to...

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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 talking about pre-workout beers that Ath...

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. They discuss pre-flying rituals an...

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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 beer in Illinois and why the craft beer fa...

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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 learn about how the Run The Jewels C...