craft beer

109 – Craft Brewers Conference

The Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) is an annual conference put on by the Brewers Association filled with educational seminars, an expo hall and lots of beer. It has seemed over the years that the core reasons for the conference have been lost and instead have turned into a yearly vacation for brewery personnel to get…

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108 – Distribution Revisited

The last time the show specifically talked about distribution the world hadn’t fallen apart yet from Covid. A lot has changed with the middle tier since then. Mike and Kevin talk about what it’s like being a distributing brewery in 2023. Get coffee delivered to your door with Trade. Follow United We Drink on their social media…

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107 – Does Quality Sell?

Does quality matter when it comes to sales? Do good quality beers outsell bad ones? Do consumers notice? Mike and Kevin discuss on today’s episode. Get coffee delivered to your door with Trade. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels.TwitterInstagramFacebook

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106 – Friction Points

Friction points pop up to almost any business. They slow down how things are run and grow. Breweries are no different. Mike and Kevin talk about some of the most common friction points in the beer biz and different ways you can approach them. Get coffee delivered to your door with Trade. Follow United We Drink on their…

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105 – Regulations

Breweries face a lot of different regulation bodies, on the federal and state level. Many brewers will say there is too much restrictions while others say there is not enough. Mike and Kevin dive into this topic and see if maybe it’s really somewhere right in the middle. Get coffee delivered to your door with Trade….

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104 – A Chat with Dustin Jeffers

Dustin Jeffers has gone from working in breweries to working with breweries. He talks to Mike and Kevin about his transition from brewery to working for Next Glass, the parent company of Untappd, and what it has done for him. Get coffee delivered to your door with Trade. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels.TwitterInstagramFacebook

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103 – Where Did All the Seasonals Go?

Over the years the tradition of season beers has changed a lot. Some have gone away while others have changed with no emphasis on the actual climate of the season. Mike and Kevin discuss this on today’s episode. Get coffee delivered to your door with Trade. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels.TwitterInstagramFacebook

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102 – Old Market Nostalgia

In the early days of craft Mike & Kevin would peruse the shelves of our locals stores and find brands from breweries like Avery, Great Divide, North Coast and more making up the majority of the space. Today many of these brands of old don’t exist anymore or aren’t distributed in these necks of the…

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101 – Have Beer, Will Travel

A lot of people travel with beverages and food in mind. Going to wine country, the Bourbon Trail and Oktoberfest are all popular trips. Mike and Kevin talk about their travels centered around adult beverages and how they planned them plus how they tackle these things now with families. Get coffee delivered to your door…

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100 – The 100th One

100 episodes! Mike and Kevin make it a pretty open format and discuss many things completely unrelated to beer and the beverage industry. Life, art and the MCU are just some of the things they get into. Thanks for the last 4 years! Get coffee delivered to your door with Trade. Follow United We Drink on their social…

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