Social Lubricants, Lunchbox Lager Cocktails, and the Power of Brewery Collaborations with Sarah Gulotta

CBI022 Social Lubricants, Lunchbox Lager Cocktails, and the Power of Brewery Collaborations with Sarah Gulotta

 

Sarah Gulotta is a former student and graduate of the Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast program here at A-B Tech. Shortly after graduating from the program, she began working at Hi-Wire Brewing Company as a tour guide before working in packaging, and later, in beer brewing. Now, Sarah works in the sales department at Hi-Wire.

 

Sarah joins me today to discuss the power of collaboration in the craft beverage brewing industry. She shares the benefits of packaging your products in cans versus bottles and why Hi-Wire decided to shift their packaging focus from bottles to cans. She shares her experience of working in the brewing industry from a female brewer perspective and her predictions for the future of the brewing industry. We also discuss what a Lunchbox lager cocktail is - and how to make one.

 

 

 

This week on Consuming the Craft:

 

Why the market is shifting from packaging beer in bottles to packaging it in cans. The benefits of packaging beer in cans versus bottles. Why Sarah moved from brewing to working in the sales department. Her experience and perspective on being a woman in the craft brew industry. Fake French accents and the sparkling Booze Clues apple cider surprise. The projects her company is collaborating on with other breweries. Her predictions for the ‘next hot product’ in the brewing industry, from a sales perspective. The importance of having a consistent, core product line to ensure the long-term success of your brewery. The lunchbox lager cocktail.

 

 

Resources Mentioned:

 

Black Mountain Ciderworks + Meadery

 

 

Connect with Sarah Gulotta:

 

Hi-Wire Brewing Company Facebook Twitter Instagram

 

 

 

 

 

This episode is brought to you by…

 

McConnell Farms - Taste the Way You Remember. Enjoy homemade ciders and ice cream made from only the best produce on the market. Visit the McConnell Farms website to learn more our seasonal inventory and delicious creations you can make with our homegrown produce.

 

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