craft beer

152 – Marketing on a Small Scale

Small breweries usually don’t have the budget for a marketing person, let alone a team. What’s it like to try to get word out about your brewery when your skillset doesn’t include marketing and neither does your budget. The guys discuss marketing your brewery at a small scale. Cook like a pro with Made In Cookware….

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151 – Crowd Funding

In the early 2010s it seemed like every aspiring brewery was crowd funding to kick start their businesses. After some businesses on the brink of closing tried to capitalize on crowd funding the method seems to have dried up for businesses. The guys discuss this and what they think happened. Cook like a pro with Made…

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150 – Brewpubs

In the early days of craft beer the brewpub was a popular spot in many cities. Maybe they were known more as a restaurant that brewed beer than a brewery with food but chains of brewpubs were popping up all over the place. Today the days of the brewpub seem to be in the past…

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149 – The News

A lot has happened with some of the US’s larger breweries. The guys tackle some of the big news items such as 21st Amendment’s closure, Jim Koch retaking the reigns of CEO at Boston Beer and Sierra Nevada’s release of Pils. Cook like a pro with Made In Cookware. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels.BlueSkyInstagramFacebook

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147 – State of the Industry with Phil Palmisano & Eric Hild

The show is joined by a couple former guests. Phil Palmisano is the Director of Innovation for Monster Brewing Company and a former co-host of the podcast. Eric Hild is the Head Brewer for Blackstack Brewing. Two very different jobs at two very different sized companies. The guys ask them where they see the current…

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145 – We Build a Bar

Mike and Kevin get hypothetical and talk about how they would open a bar in today’s world. Location, theming, food and drinks are all on the table. What would they do to make a great bar? Cook like a pro with Made In Cookware. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels.BlueSkyInstagramFacebook

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144 – Styles

It’s become increasingly clear that beer style names don’t mean as much as they used to. IPA has become a seeming catch all along with Lager. Do consumers even care about true definition of style or do they just want flavors descriptors? The guys talk about what styles even mean anymore. It’s cold brew season…

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143 – The Next Big Thing

For a few years now when the “next big thing” for beer comes up the topic is rarely beer related. THC, coffee, spirits and seltzers are all things that breweries are getting involved in that are, in fact, not beer. The guys discuss these and if there are any things beer related that can shine….

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142 – Shootin’ the Shit with Adam Feingold

Adam Feingold is the former owner of Bangin Banjo Brewing. He sold the company he started and it still exists today, albeit under a different name. We talk him about how he came to the tough decision and what made him sell instead of closing. It’s a perspective rarely seen in the brewery world. It’s…

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141 – Sponsorships

Major venues and companies want sponsors and the big beer companies have long been traditional players in these areas. When craft breweries start to get involved the price tags to play can be mind boggling. What do small breweries do to try to stay relevant while not bursting the bank? Cook like a pro with Made…

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