Brewbound Podcast

Brewbound Podcast

The Brewbound Podcast is an extension of Brewbound’s leading B2B beer industry reporting, featuring interviews with beer industry executives and entrepreneurs, along with highlights and commentary from the weekly news. New episodes are released every Thursday. Send comments and suggestions to podcast@brewbound.com.

Episodes

North Coast Brewing’s Jennifer Owen; Plus, Tom McCormick and HopXL’s Eric Duchin

April 26, 2024 • 37 mins
In the last round of interviews from the Brewbound Podcast On Location at the California Craft Beer Summit, North Coast Brewing CEO Jennifer Owen discusses taking Acme California Lager statewide, what it means for the Fort Bragg, California-based brewery to be a certified B Corporation and the company’s charit...
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Bump Williams Consulting on Q1 Beer Trends, What to Watch This Summer

April 24, 2024 • 51 mins
Bump Williams Consulting’s Dave Williams and Brian “BK” Krueger explore Q1 beer category trends, the stickiness of 2023’s shifts caused by the Bud Light fiasco, the creep up of pricing, regional cider growth and the dampening of Dry January but continued growth of non-alc beer. 
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The Brewers Association’s Dr. J on Thrive, CBC and Vegas Musts

April 17, 2024 • 48 mins
Brewers Association (BA) director of social impact Dr. J Jackson-Beckham joins this week’s Brewbound Podcast to preview the THRIVE pre-conference workshop, which takes place Sunday, April 21, ahead of this year’s Craft Brewers Conference (CBC). Dr. J discusses the increased focus on wellness during this year’s...
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Hear From Green Cheek, Arryved and East Brother

April 12, 2024 • 43 mins
On a special bonus episode of the Brewbound Podcast, we bring you a 3-pack of interviews from the California Craft Beer Summit in Sacramento in March.
 
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Topa Topa, Match Point and That’s Delicious Financials on What’s Working for Craft

April 10, 2024 • 56 mins
This week’s Brewbound Podcast features a 3-pack of conversations from the California Craft Beer Summit. 
 
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BevPort Seeks to Open Distribution Access for Craft Brewers

April 3, 2024 • 35 mins
BevPort, a self-described three-tier compliant digital distribution portal, launched in Florida earlier this year. Co-founder Phil Guana joins the Brewbound Podcast to explain how BevPort works, its focus on helping “the little guy” gain market access in the Sunshine State and the partnerships the startup has ...
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Anderson Valley’s Kevin McGee on Keeping a Legacy Brand Fresh; Full Circle’s Arthur Moye on Building a House of Brands

March 27, 2024 • 51 mins
This week’s Brewbound Podcast features two on location interviews from the California Craft Beer Summit in Sacramento. Anderson Valley Brewing president and CEO Kevin McGee shares how he’s keeping the legacy craft brand relevant, and why he’s entangled in a legal battle with the nation’s largest beer wholesale...
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Russian River’s Natalie Cilurzo on Pliny The Younger’s 20th Anniversary; Calicraft on Going Beyond Beer

March 20, 2024 • 59 mins
Russian River co-owner Natalie Cilurzo joins the Brewbound Podcast On Location at the California Craft Beer Summit to discuss the 20th anniversary release of Pliny the Younger triple IPA, with festivities starting this weekend. Cilurzo discusses creating an experience that brings back repeat customers, its eco...
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How Breweries Can Navigate Leasing Issues

March 11, 2024 • 45 mins
Landlord issues have been a frequent reason cited among recent brewery closures. What do you need to look out for in a lease? When should you start renewal discussions? How do you navigate improvements? BPE Law Group associate attorney Melanie De Marco gives a leasing 101 course.
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Brewbound Podcast: A California Craft Beer Check In

March 6, 2024 • 46 mins

California Craft Brewers Association (CCBA) board of directors member Alicia Barr (5050 Brewing Co.) and former director Peter Hoey (Urban Roots Brewery) join the Brewbound Podcast to discuss the state of craft beer in California, the country’s largest craft market, in advance of the CCBA’s annual California Craft Beer Summit next week in Sacramento.

The Brewbound team discusses recent headlines, including...

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Teamsters and A-B’s Tentative Deal, Boston Beer’s CEO Swap, Hard MTN Dew Going National, Blue Cloud Pivoting

February 29, 2024 • 13 mins

With a flood of news over the last couple of days, the Brewbound team breaks down the latest stories, including the Teamsters and Anheuser-Busch InBev reaching a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract, Boston Beer Company’s CEO succession plan, and PepsiCo’s Blue Cloud Distribution pivoting from wholesaler to brand licensor.

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Diving into Early Year Bev-Alc Data Trends with 3 Tier Beverages

February 28, 2024 • 47 mins
3 Tier Beverages’ Mary Mills and Stephanie Roatis break down the early year data, including positive cider trends in convenience, non-alc trends, hard seltzer rationalization and much more. They also get into the growing trend of private label hard seltzer and whether anyone can break through the hard coffee c...
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Firestone Walker Details Its House of Brands Strategy

February 21, 2024 • 51 mins
Firestone Walker CMO Dustin Hinz and brand director Hannah Barnett explore the marketing approach to the Paso Robles, California-based craft brewery’s biggest brand, 805, as well as its portfolio of other brands, including Cali Squeeze, Mind Haze and the F Brand. 
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MikMak’s Rachel Tipograph on the Post-Drizly Bev-Alc E-Commerce Landscape

February 14, 2024 • 54 mins
MikMak founder and CEO Rachel Tipograph joins the Brewbound Podcast to analyze what’s next for beverage-alcohol e-commerce in a post-Drizly world. 
 
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How a Las Vegas Wholesaler is Prepping for the Super Bowl

February 7, 2024 • 70 mins
Breakthru Beverage Nevada beer division VP Deacon Nauslar joins this week’s Brewbound Podcast to share how the distributor is preparing for Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. 
 
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An Exit Interview with Naomi Neville of Allagash Brewing

January 31, 2024 • 75 mins
 
Naomi Neville is departing Allagash Brewing after 14 years of leading and building its sales team. She has helped turn the Portland, Maine-headquartered craft brewery into a regio...
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Road Reports, Private Equity Deals and More Leadership Changes

January 24, 2024 • 36 mins
The Brewbound team reconvenes after a week of West Coast travels to discuss the latest bev-alc industry news. 
 
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Ding Dong, Drizly is Done; Plus, Scanning the Craft Scans

January 17, 2024 • 39 mins
Drizly will be no more as of March. The week started with Uber announcing plans to shut down the e-commerce alcohol delivery platform. Brewbound editor Justin Kendall and weekend newsletter writer Sean McNulty discuss the decision and why it’s another blow for brewers. (Co-hosts Jess Infante and Zoe Licata are...
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AFicioNAdo Founder Meagen Anderson on Creating the Non-Alc Training and Certification Program

January 10, 2024 • 60 mins

Meagen Anderson, the founder and CEO of AFicioNAdo (AFNA), joins the Brewbound Podcast to discuss the formation of the training and certification program for professionals in the adult non-alcoholic beverage space. 


Anderson shares her own journey to NA, how retailers are strategizing around the products and what it means for future generations. 


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What Even Happened in 2023?

January 2, 2024 • 53 mins
Fellow beer industry journalists Kate Bernot and Christopher Shepard join the Brewbound Podcast to recall the bev-alc/non-alc crossover brand madness of 2023, craft beer’s stormy seas and a potentially grim outlook for draft beer sales. 
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