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Good Beer Hunting

704 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 232 ratings

Award-winning interviews with a wide spectrum of people working in, and around, the beer industry. We balance the culture of craft beer with the businesses it supports, and examine the tenacity of its ideals.

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EP-401 Jen Blair of Under the Jenfluence

February 24, 2024 13:00 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MB

In my time in and around the beer industry, I’ve heard too many people underestimate the Cicerone Certification Program, a worldwide standard for recognizing people who are experts in  beer sales and service. While I haven’t taken it myself, I understand the rigorous studying that’s required to pass the written and tasting exam to become a Certified Cicerone, just the second level of a four-part process to become a Master Cicerone. And even those who take the test seriously aren’t guarante...

EP-400 Julia Astrid Davis of Burke-Gilman Brewing

February 17, 2024 12:00 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MB

In this episode, we’re talking about process. And it’s not just in context of the brewing of beer, but everything that leads up to it, what happens during, and how a brewer can get better after. Helping us get into the detail of it all is Julia Astrid Davis, the head brewer and zygurmatrix at Burke-Gilman Brewing Company in Seattle. And if you're going to talk to a brewer about all these intimate aspects of their job, Julia is a great example of someone you should listen to. Over the cours...

TG-008 The One with a Whiskey River

February 14, 2024 12:00 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MB

It’s only February, but beverage companies are already setting the stage for the rest of 2024 with new products, big investments, and… TV ads? Today, Kate Bernot and me, Beth Demmon, recap the best and most blah Super Bowl commercials, discuss the potential of high and low ABV products, and you’ll hear from Drinkways Editor Emma Janzen about the economic outlook for spirits this year. This is the Gist.   

EP-399 Jess Griego of Bosque Brewing

February 10, 2024 12:00 - 50 minutes - 69.8 MB

When it comes to careers, longevity is hard to come by. Most surveys and job-focused websites will tell you Americans find a new job roughly every three-to-five years. The average American worker changes some aspect of their career—if not their entire professional focus—multiple times over their life. So, when you find someone who’s really committed to the people they work with and those they work for, you know something must be going right. Such is the case for Jess Griego, now the chief ...

EP-398 Sarah Real and Mike Dell'Aquila of Hot Plate Brewing Company

February 03, 2024 12:00 - 58 minutes - 81 MB

Sometimes when dreams get put on hold for too long, they can fade away and become nostalgia for what never was. But in the case of Sarah Real, her dream of starting a brewery was never far from her mind, and when she was finally able to open Hot Plate Brewing Company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts earlier this year with her husband and co-founder Mike Dell'Aquila, it had been many years in the making. As one of the few Latina-owned brewpubs amongst the nearly 10,000 total breweries in the Un...

EP-397 Theresa McCulla, formerly of the Smithsonian Institution

January 27, 2024 12:00 - 42 minutes - 58.1 MB

American craft beer is old enough to have “good old days,” which means it's no stranger to retirements or its best and brightest moving on to new careers. In October 2023, Theresa McCulla announced she’d conclude seven years of work with the American Brewing History Initiative at the Smithsonian Institution, wrapping up an effort that saw her collect artifacts, design exhibits, interview nearly 100 icons of American brewing, award-winning stories, and more. Theresa’s departure leaves a dis...

TG-007 The One with the $1 Billion Bust

January 23, 2024 20:09 - 24 minutes - 33.4 MB

It’s a new week with new news, but you already knew that. In this week's episode of The Gist, Sightlines reporter Kate Bernot talks with me, Beth Demmon, about Drizly’s billion-dollar bust, cider’s rising star, and… beads? BEES! Hat tip to Arrested Development for that one. This is the Gist. 

EP-396 Shanleigh Thomson of Shan.Ferments

January 20, 2024 12:00 - 50 minutes - 70 MB

People who work in beer arrive from all kinds of professional backgrounds and even different career trajectories. But once they’re in beer, it’s less common to find examples of those who will be true chameleons, working across businesses that make, move, or sell beer, or even for companies that just handle the raw ingredients that go into making it. That’s what makes this conversation particularly special. Shanleigh Thomson has been a food scientist, brewer, and sales rep for distributors ...

CL-139 Small Town Sober—Shining A Light On Arkansas’ Dry Counties

January 17, 2024 14:34 - 34 minutes - 46.9 MB

Football and beer tend to go together without much thought. But in places like Pope County, Arkansas, alcohol is noticeably absent from tailgate coolers, plastic Solo cups, and concession stands. That’s because the area, which is home to Arkansas Tech University, is also one of the state’s 29 dry counties, where access to alcohol is restricted thanks to political influence, conservative mindsets, and tradition left from the time of Prohibition.  In his first piece for Good Beer Hunting tit...

EP-395 Beth Demmon of The Beer Drinker’s Guide to Ciders

January 13, 2024 14:31 - 50 minutes - 69.3 MB

When I tell people that I’m really into beer, a quarter of the time someone mentions cider despite the two being vastly different. These interactions have always left me feeling helpless because I lacked the knowledge to educate them about the differences, and I certainly couldn’t guide them to a beer style that would be similar to cider. The extent of my cider knowledge was extremely limited—until I read fellow GBH contributor and podcast host Beth Demmon's book “The Beer Lover's Guide to C...

TG-006 The Gist—The One With The Juice

January 10, 2024 15:14 - 31 minutes - 43.7 MB

It’s a new year and things are already shaking up in the beer world, first with Asahi’s entry into brewing in the United States, plus Coca-Cola subsidiary Red Tree’s big plans for 2024. Looking outside of beer, Kate and I preview what Sightlines has planned for CiderCon, the annual cider industry conference kicking off January 16, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. Keep listening for all that and more, right here on The Gist.

EP-394 Julie Wartell, editor of Craft Breweries & Cities: Perspectives from the Field

January 06, 2024 12:00 - 59 minutes - 81.2 MB

When scouting locations to open a new brewery, quite a few things are left to chance. What’s available to lease, in the right price range, in the right area, at the right time? Data sometimes comes into play, but then again, sometimes, it’s just vibes.  Julie Wartell, a continuing lecturer at the University of California, San Diego and co-editor of the academic text titled “Craft Breweries and Cities: Perspectives from the Field,” believes that statistics and scientific measurements should...

EP-393 Nikki West of Ciders From Mars

December 30, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 85.5 MB

In the world of cider, Nikki West says the nerdier you are, the cooler you are. That’s probably the scientist in her talking, but she’s not wrong. As an agriculturally-based product, cider is inextricably tied to the earth, which is one reason why West decided to move from an academic career in geosciences to launching Ciders From Mars in Staunton, Virginia. It wasn’t a huge leap, scientifically speaking, but it was definitely one that changed the trajectory of their life. In our conversat...

EP-392 Todd DiMatteo of Good Word Brewing

December 23, 2023 12:00 - 56 minutes - 77.1 MB

From the moment I stepped into Good Word Brewing in Duluth, I was impressed. The space is a take on old-world style with warm wood and plush booths—it's comfortable, cozy, and looks like it’s been there for decades even though it's fairly new. It's a place where you can settle in for a long while, and you'll want to because the food and beer are so exceptional that lingering is a pleasure. Todd DiMatteo, the owner of Good Word, has been at the helm since its opening in 2017. We first met i...

TG-005 The Gist — The One In The Rearview Mirror

December 20, 2023 13:28 - 24 minutes - 33.4 MB

2023 is drawing to a close, so it’s time to take a look back at the year to see what happened, what’s happening, and what might happen in the coming months. This is the Gist with Kate Bernot and me, Beth Demmon, where we examine the biggest stories happening in beer and beyond so you know everything you need to know. It’s time for The Gist.

CL-138 Something Else Entirely—A Place For Third Culture Kids

December 20, 2023 12:00 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MB

In Korean folklore, dokkaebi are tricksy creatures who love to eat, drink, and challenge humans to wrestling matches. They tend to create mischief, but generally not mayhem, and can bring you luck—if you remain on their good side. This same sense of playfulness is evident at Dokkaebier in Oakland, California, an Asian-inspired craft brewery that encapsulates not just the name, but the spirit of dokkaebi in every beer they make. In her first story for Good Beer Hunting, Maloy Luakian descri...

EP-391 Trevor Nearburg of Beerburg Brewing

December 16, 2023 12:00 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MB

How many times have you heard some version of the phrase “beer brings people together?” We get it: eating and drinking with others is an ancient and deeply human way to connect with our communities, and beer plays a huge role in that. It’s such a foundational idea that gets thrown around so much that honestly, I’ve sort of forgotten it means anything. But after talking with Trevor Nearburg, owner and brewer at Beerburg Brewing in Austin, Texas, it’s the first time in a long time that the c...

CL-137 On Thin Ice—Ready to Die & Ready to Live

December 13, 2023 12:00 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MB

By definition, the realization that you’ve experienced a close brush with death can’t come until after you’ve survived, but sometimes you might realize you’re already standing on thin ice, left to wonder how you’re going to stay alive. We hope these moments in life are few, if at all, but when they do occur, reliving them with the safety and clarity of hindsight can teach us lessons about ourselves that we may otherwise never know.   In his piece “Melting Away — Ice Fishing on LSD While ...

EP-390 Isaiah Smith, Josie Footman-Smith, and Isaac Smith from Our Culture Brewing and Fenwick Broyard from Creature Comforts

December 09, 2023 13:00 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MB

Last year, while attending the Georgia Brewers Conference, I heard a DEI presentation from Isaiah Smith, the CEO of Our Culture Brewing Co, Fenwick Broyard, vice president of culture at Creature Comforts Brewing Co., and Tracy Bardugon, then a taproom manager at Fire Maker Brewing who now works at  Elsewhere Brewing. You might think once you’ve heard one DEI talk, you’ve heard them all, but I found this one to stand out because it detailed the importance of creating an inclusive environmen...

TG-004 The Gist—The One With The Beef

December 07, 2023 15:04 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MB

It’s a new week and that means new drama, news, and more on this episode of The Gist, with Kate Bernot and me, Beth Demmon. We bring you the latest beer world news with all the context—and the tea—you need to know on what’s happening right now. This is the Gist.

EP-389 Lauren and Joe Grimm of Grimm Artisanal Ales, Physica Wines, and Lala’s Brooklyn Apizza

December 01, 2023 12:00 - 40 minutes - 55 MB

Look around beer today and it’s easy to find lots … beyond it. Breweries are making hard seltzer, canned cocktails, wine, or opening up restaurant extensions. Whether it's over the counter at a taproom or in a store, the challenges to sell beer have never been more unique and plentiful as people can now choose to drink just about whatever they want in a variety of formats, flavors, and experiences. Which is part of the reason why the growth of New York City’s Grimm Artisanal Ales shouldn’t...

SL-038 Over a Barrel—Beer Fests Evolve as Tickets Sales Waver

November 29, 2023 12:00 - 41 minutes - 57.2 MB

When we talk about what they appreciate about beer, it’s not uncommon to hear them mention the people; the “community.” And in a very tangible way, there are few examples for how this appears than at a beer festival. All over the country, almost all year-round, you can find examples of packed event halls, convention centers, and even parking lots where enthusiasts and novices alike mill about, sampling different beers. But more recently - and certainly partially because of the COVID pandemic...

EP-388 Grant Gillon of Kinship Brewing

November 25, 2023 12:00 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MB

If you follow me on Instagram, you know my love for beer is only rivaled by my love for cooking. Cooking is not only a therapeutic experience but a creative outlet . When I'm not in the kitchen, I'm probably watching cooking shows. Without a doubt, MasterChef is my favorite, and I've been hooked since its first season. I was delighted this year when two people from the beer industry impressed the judges enough to earn white aprons and compete for the title of MasterChef. I was beyond ecsta...

CL-136 The Water Keeps Flowing — Change & Community On The Salmon River

November 22, 2023 12:00 - 33 minutes - 45.7 MB

Communities can be built through mutual joy just as easily as through shared struggle, and in the rugged landscape of the American frontier, it can also be built through necessity of survival. Along the banks of the Salmon River, the small town of Stanley, Idaho, embodies these ideals of wonder and respect for nature, but residents’ way of life is changing, in sometimes unexpected and unwelcome ways. In her piece titled “Dancing In The Dust — Idaho’s River Runners Navigate a Changing Ameri...

EP-387 April Dove of Tha CommUNITY

November 18, 2023 11:00 - 45 minutes - 61.9 MB

There are many movements throughout the craft beer industry shining a light on the importance of diversity and seeking ways to create more inclusive environments. One of these movements is Tha CommUNITY, a multi-brew initiative led by April Dove. Since its launch in 2021, April has brewed 11 beers with breweries in and around Charleston, South Carolina, while providing breweries with a blueprint on how to attract Black drinkers to their taprooms. In this episode, April shares the unlikel...

TG-003 The One About Maturity

November 16, 2023 12:00 - 25 minutes - 34.5 MB

From a declaration of maturity to mergers and acquisitions, cannabis, craft share, and beyond, it’s been a big week in beer. Let’s get the heart of what’s going on right now on The Gist, with Kate Bernot and me, Beth Demmon. 

EP-386 Vivian Ward of The ExBeerience

November 11, 2023 12:00 - 41 minutes - 57.2 MB

For a while now, it has been my mission to cover the stories of Black women in the craft beer industry doing incredible things. Many of us started as casual drinkers and transitioned into the craft beer scene with the aim of bringing more diversity into it. So, when Vivian Ward came to my attention, I knew I had to talk to her about The ExBeerience, her initiative focused on creating opportunities for beer lovers of all experience levels to learn about and enjoy beer through tastings, guid...

CL-135 Secret Handshakes & The Spirit of Chicago — The Story of Malört

November 08, 2023 12:00 - 32 minutes - 43.9 MB

There’s a masochistic element to drinking Malört, the bitter liqueur beloved by Chicagoans and reviled by others. But beneath its herbaceous and citrusy intensity, it represents much more than a challenge to your palate. To drink Malört is a rite of passage—entrance to a secret club you have to earn your way into through a tongue buckling finish and nearly a century of history.  In his piece for Good Beer Hunting, Chicago-based freelance writer and culture journalist Josh Terry unpacks the...

EP-385 Averie Swanson of Keeping Together

November 04, 2023 12:00 - 50 minutes - 68.9 MB

My guest needs little introduction. Averie Swanson is well-known in the craft beer industry for her work at Jester King Brewery—a brewery in Austin, Texas renowned for their farmhouse ales. She’s also one of 19 Master Cicerones in the world, and the founder and beer maker behind Keeping Together. Averie is here to talk about one of the most romantic beer styles in craft beer—Saisons. Though IPAs have long reigned in the American craft beer scene, many of us share a deep love for this rusti...

TG-002 The Gist — The One with the Feds

November 02, 2023 13:00 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MB

Ready to hear about why the Federal Trade Commission is not happy with Total Wine, what’s selling and what’s stalling at convenience stores right now, and whether we’re headed for an NA beer bubble? Keep listening—it’s time for The Gist with Kate Bernot and me, Beth Demmon.

SL-037 New Graft — Non-Alcoholic Offerings Expand into Cider

November 01, 2023 12:00 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MB

It doesn’t matter if you’re an avid drinker or someone who’s never had a drop—there’s a good chance you’ve seen or heard about the growth of non-alcoholic beer, wine, or spirits in the last year or two. Businesses like Athletic Brewing Company have reached pop culture status, appearing in TV shows and movies, showing up in magazines like GQ, and probably debuting at social events near you, at parties or weekend cookouts with friends. In this episode, we’ve got another player entering the gam...

EP-384 Rosa and John Paradiso of The Daily Beer Bar

October 28, 2023 12:00 - 57 minutes - 78.7 MB

In this conversation, we’re talking about hospitality. It’s a bit of an audio-based extension from what Sightlines reporter Kate Bernot has covered on GoodBeerHunting.com, telling the story of a widening gap that breweries are navigating between those who go wide—trying to find success by flinging beer as far as they want and need to for sales—and those who stay narrow by focusing on their neighborhood, city, and what can sell locally. A theme that runs through it all—whether a company decid...

CL-134 From Reader to Leader — GBH’s New Drinkways Editor, Emma Janzen

October 25, 2023 12:00 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MB

The practices of writing and editing, while similar, each require very specific skill sets that nudge against one another, but remain deeply individual in practice. The greatest writers rely on talented editors to shape their voice, and the best editors are those who can spy potential within a story and help tease it out as part of a collaborative effort. The results are mostly enjoyed by readers and listeners, but the creators themselves have to enjoy the process of putting something into t...

EP-383 Marco Ortega of The Black is Beautiful Documentary

October 21, 2023 11:00 - 50 minutes - 68.7 MB

Before it became a worldwide beer campaign, the phrase 'Black Is Beautiful' was a positive affirmation in my childhood. I had previously written about it on GoodBeerHunting.com in the essay, Colorism, Black Pride, and the Black Is Beautiful Initiative. Then, in June 2020, the saying also became the name of an international collab beer as an initiative created by Weathered Souls Brewing’ Marcus Baskerville, raising more than $5 million across 1,601 partner breweries that sent proceeds to orga...

TG-001 The One With the Vibes

October 19, 2023 11:00 - 24 minutes - 34 MB

The latest beer news, product developments, and what constitutes a “five-alarm fire” for distributors—at least, according to distributors. It’s all here in The Gist, a new Good Beer Hunting podcast with Kate Bernot and Beth Demmon, where you’ll get a breakdown of why the latest happenings in beer matter and the context around it all. This bite-sized show gives listeners quick, quippy, and expert insight into the big stories happening in the U.S. beer scene and beyond. Join Beth and Kate ...

CL-133 Write Like You Talk — Advice & Experience From GBH’s Newest Editor

October 18, 2023 12:00 - 32 minutes - 45 MB

Becoming a journalist today seems more treacherous than in any other time in history. With notions like “alternative facts” on the rise, media companies slashing budgets and jobs, and more divisiveness among readers than ever before, who on earth would sign up to work in media? Ren LaForme would, for one, and he has no regrets about it. In fact, he’s added a new position to his CV as the new North American beer editor for Good Beer Hunting. He’s been on this podcast before to talk about hi...

EP-382 The Value of Community — Discussing GBH’s Compound Interest Series

October 14, 2023 12:00 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MB

Every successful small business owner has to raise the bar if they’re going to compete. And for many, that means raising money, too. In this special episode, we’re talking about a series of articles that has appeared on Good Beer Hunting called “Compound Interest.” The stories written by Jerard Fagerberg are profiles devoted to founders who aligned their growth, fundraising, and community—and who keep their numbers up as they keep craft beer flowing. The stories are told in collaboration wit...

SL-036 Running On Empty

October 11, 2023 12:00 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MB

For years now, practically any industry has dealt with the threat of burnout. It was a problem before the COVID pandemic, became a bigger issue during 2020 and 2021, and has lingered since, as people try to find work-life balance that helps them find time to feel relaxed, recharged, or just happy. The challenges related to burnout are particularly harsh in hospitality, where staff at your favorite bar, restaurant, or brewery have to deal with high-pressure situations, unruly guests, long hou...

SM-010 The Rise and Fall of the 1970s' Biggest Kegger

October 07, 2023 13:00 - 55 minutes - 76.1 MB

What does it take to throw a party for ten thousand of your closest friends? A party that brings famous music acts from all over the country to your stage? A party with unlimited beer. And more than that, a party that brings in serious cash for a good cause. With enough planning, funding, and support from your community, you might pull it off. But to throw a party like that eight times in a row, you need more. You need the right historical moment. From 1972-1979, students at the Universi...

EP-381 Eno Sarris of The Athletic

September 30, 2023 12:00 - 55 minutes - 75.8 MB

This is a special edition of the podcast where we let you peer behind the curtain. Our guest, baseball writer and beer enthusiast Eno Sarris, is the subject of a profile you can read on Good Beer Hunting. As part of the reporting for that story, I recorded one of our interviews to share with you—it’s a way for you to hear from Eno more of what makes him the person he is today, as well as gain a better understanding for some of the ideas and themes you read about in the piece itself. Eno is...

CL-132 Luck, Poetry, and Baseball—How Eno Sarris Changed The Game

September 29, 2023 18:01 - 37 minutes - 51 MB

There’s a certain magic to baseball, filled with myths, heroes, and the power to make people feel that anything is possible. It’s no wonder it’s called America’s greatest pastime, or why players like Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, and Mickey Mantle are household names, familiar even to those who don’t closely follow the sport. But sometimes it’s those off the field who are the myth makers, the legend builders, and the magicians keeping our hearts aligned to the game, which is, of course, much m...

EP-380 Mandy Naglich, Author and Certified Taster

September 24, 2023 00:00 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MB

Flavor is much more than what something tastes like. It’s aroma, mouthfeel, and flavors all mixed together to create a sensory experience that has the power to transport us through time and space. It’s unique to each person, yet universal in scope; shared on some level by every human who ever existed.  In this episode, my guest is Mandy Naglich, a previous Good Beer Hunting contributor and author of “How To Taste: A Guide to Discovering Flavor and Savoring Life.” She’s an Advanced Cicerone...

EP-379 LP O’Brien of LP Drinks

September 16, 2023 12:00 - 48 minutes - 66 MB

If you’re an avid watcher of Netflix, you may have caught this episode’s guest on the hit series, Drink Masters, a reality-style competition based in the world of cocktails. LP O’Brien was the inaugural winner of the show, which she joined after years of a successful career in bartending, cocktail creation, and a host of hospitality roles. Her career was objectively already impressive before Netflix came calling, and being named as the “Master” of the show’s title simply added more excitemen...

EP-378 LaTreace Harris of The Beery Godmother

September 02, 2023 12:00 - 48 minutes - 66 MB

Beer is a treasure trove for anyone who wants to be a lifelong learner. From a historical perspective alone, there are thousands of years of brewing to discover and explore. If you ever get bored of that, you can switch to incredible discoveries around yeast and hop varieties. There’s a wealth of knowledge to be had for anyone, and it can be particularly useful by breweries as a way to educate customers and strengthen those relationships in the process. But how can breweries pass on that i...

CL-131 Life, Death & Lagers — Resilience in the Deep South

August 31, 2023 12:00 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MB

The American South means a lot of things, to a lot of people. But one thing is for certain—there’s no place like it in the world.  For his first feature in Good Beer Hunting, freelance journalist Owen Racer wrote about this place, its people, and how beer fits into it all. During a year as a resident of New Orleans, Owen tapped into the food and drink scene, researching its illustrious history, shared traumas, and steps towards the future, often through the unexpected lens of beer. In our ...

Strong Feelings in collaboration with National Black Brewers Association

August 26, 2023 12:00 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MB

This episode is a special one for us. It brings together voices of people who were in Nashville for the 2023 Craft Brewers Conference as a spiritual sequel to a 2018 episode we called "Strong Feelings." Our goal then and now is simple: To capture the feelings of a particular moment in the beer industry and encourage people to share ideas, inspiration, and what they think matters—or maybe needs to change. To help with creating this episode, I was joined by Kate Bernot at a bottle share part...

EP-377 Monique Gray of Momentum Cider

August 19, 2023 12:00 - 48 minutes - 66.1 MB

It’s not breaking news to say there aren’t many women owners across beverage alcohol, or to say there are even fewer Black women in ownership positions. That’s why when a company helmed by an African-American woman does launch, it’s essential to explore who they are, what they’re doing, and how we can understand their endeavors to help move industry cultures forward.  Monique Gray is the founder of Momentum Cider, a fledgling cider brand out of Long Beach, California, and the recipient of ...

CL-130 From Stone to Tongue—Exploring Minerality of Earth and Beer

August 16, 2023 12:00 - 32 minutes - 44 MB

At what point do creative pursuits become exercises in futility? When does the lack of success become failure, and when does it serve as a reminder in the value of pursuing a breakthrough? How can we look to the Earth as a guide towards unpredictability—and what does beer have to do with any of this? In his piece titled “From the Pores of Earth—The Impractical Alchemy of Stone Fermentation,” a story published as part of our Mother of Invention series in collaboration with Guinness, writer ...

EP-376 Cha McCoy of The Communion

August 12, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 85.6 MB

It's easy to get lost in the world of craft beer. I liken it to falling in love with someone. For years, craft beer was the only thing I could think of, but eventually I came up for air and realized there’s a world of wine and spirits out there. But instead of diving into the history or stories behind my favorite bottles, I find myself fascinated by the influencers, tastemakers, and educators in the beverage space. One of those people is Cha McCoy, a sommelier, public speaker, and beverage...

CL-129 Nostalgia, Authenticity, and Heritage — Exploring the Global Path of Today’s Spirits

August 09, 2023 12:00 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MB

Once upon a time, supporting independent makers in food and drink was paramount for conscientious consumers. To these shoppers, a common goal was to avoid anything with a whiff of global corporate ownership. But today, the goal posts have shifted in a slightly different direction, with customers often focusing on aspects like seasonality, sustainability, and staying as close as possible to the source.  This emphasis on hyper localism isn’t quite as one-dimensional as it seems, or so says w...

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