Good Beer Hunting
722 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 232 ratingsAward-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-406 Michael Duckworth of True Anomaly Brewing Company
April 13, 2024 11:00 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MBYou’ve heard the joke—four scientists walk into a bar, and hilarity ensues. But have you heard the one about a few NASA employees opening a brewery? It’s not a setup. It’s how True Anomaly Brewing Company in Houston, Texas actually started, when four friends and homebrewers decided to trade in the final frontier for a shot at making their own beer. Michael Duckworth is co-founder and CEO of True Anomaly, which was recently named Brewery of the Year at the Texas Craft Brewers Cup for the s...
EP-405 Maddee McDowell of The Tasting Alliance
April 06, 2024 11:00 - 49 minutes - 68.1 MBWhat happens when a respected name in wine and spirits tries to make a move into the beer world? Does their experience translate into a new category, or do they have to build a reputation from the ground up? Does the beer industry welcome interlopers, or view them with skepticism and confusion? And if they’re asking to judge your beer at a new competition, does anyone show up? These are all questions I asked myself when I was invited to judge at The Tasting Alliance’s second ever beer comp...
TG-011 The One With the Sincerest Form of Flattery
April 04, 2024 13:02 - 22 minutes - 30.8 MBIt’s a consumer’s world—we’re just living in it. Maybe that’s just how it seems nowadays, based on the number of new products on shelves and who’s putting them there. In this episode of The Gist, lead Sightlines reporter Kate Bernot and Beth Demmon (that’s me) take a look at what products Tilray has released since going on a brewery-buying bonanza last August. We also talk about what sort of vibes Kate saw at the recent Illinois Craft Brewers Convention, and finally, what’s the latest buzz o...
EP-404 Natalie Thurman of Trace Brewing
March 30, 2024 11:00 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MBSo often, when you listen to these episodes, you hear conversations with people far along in their experience with beer, wine, spirits, or other alcoholic beverages. We’ve had our share of brewers and owners who have been in the game for a decade or more. And in this conversation, we’re invited to hear from Natalie Thurman, an up-and-coming brewer discovering what it means to go pro, create recipes, and learn all the time. Natalie was a homebrewer before she was brought on as a vocational ...
EP-403 Neil Fisher and Skip Schwartz of WeldWerks Brewing
March 23, 2024 11:00 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MBFluffernutter and Oreo Marshmallow pastry stouts. Kettle sours brewed with "obscene amounts" of fruit. A cream cheese rangoon gose. Depending on your level of curiosity and adventurousness, these beers may sound exciting or challenging, but they also have two things in common: They’ve been made by Colorado’s WeldWerks Brewing and they’re fun beers made with serious intent. In this episode, we get into some of the technical ideas, philosophies, and search for dialed-in joy with Skip Schwart...
CL-140 Malts, Monoculture, and Money—The Future of Barley in North America
March 20, 2024 12:00 - 31 minutes - 43 MBSome people nerd out about beer in general. Others go wild for water profiles, hop varieties, or yeast strains, but in Don Tse’s experience, not enough people are paying attention to malted barley. It’s something he’s been passionate about for a decade, and a topic he finally gets to explore in-depth in his first piece for Good Beer Hunting. In that Critical Drinking op-ed, titled “Fight the Power — How Craft Malt Is Central to Taking On Beer’s Industrial Complex,” Don explains how the ba...
EP-402 Ryan Lavery, Founder & President of Widowmaker Brewing
March 16, 2024 11:00 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MBThe story of homebrewing and craft beer is intertwined. Ask many craft brewery owners how they got their start, and you’ll probably hear about their homebrewing days—how it sparked their love of beer and eventually led them to turn their hobby into a career. However, homebrewing is only one part of going pro, and there are many more skills needed to open and run a brewery. Ryan Lavery, owner of Widowmaker Brewing, got his start brewing beer in his garage. A series of serendipitous moments,...
TG-010 The One With The Fighting Spirit
March 13, 2024 13:08 - 24 minutes - 33.4 MBModelo Especial continues to absolutely dominate as a lager, but is it so successful that we can call it the new domestic lager of choice? On this episode of The Gist, I’m joined as always by Lead Sightlines reporter Kate Bernot, along with special guest, freelance writer, and Good Beer Hunting contributor Jerard Fagerberg to talk about how Constellation Brands has grown Modelo to a 200 million case brand and what that means for the domestic beer category at large. Plus, we look at the lates...
FFT-25 Matt Manthe from Odd Breed Brewing
March 05, 2024 17:45 - 36 minutes - 50 MBNext up in our series of interviews from the 2023 Foeder for Thought festival, Kate Bernot is talking to Matt Manthe from Odd Breed Brewing in Pompano Beach, Florida. Most of the locations of the brewers we speak to at Foeder for Thought come from far and wide, and usually from places with more mild climates than Florida has to offer. So Matt and Odd Breed adapt their process and expectations to that reality, working with yeast strains and styles that provide the nuanced results they’re lo...
FFT-24 Aaron Kleidon of Scratch Brewing
March 05, 2024 17:40 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBIn this episode of the 2023 Foeder for Thought festival, I’m talking to Aaron Kleidon of catch Brewing in Ave, Illinois, one of the country’s most obscure and isolated brewers, that also happens to be one of the most welcoming and casual visits among the class of brewers you might consider a destination brewery. Tucked away in far southern Illinois, Scratch has made a name for itself with foraged ingredients, ancient methods of brewing, such as hot stone and campfire heating, as well as a ...
FFT-23 Trevor Rogers from de Garde Brewing
March 05, 2024 17:34 - 31 minutes - 42.6 MBIn this episode of the 2023 Foeder for Thought festival, Kate Bernot is talking to Trevor Rogers from de Grade Brewing, a geographical outlier like many of these producers, based in Tilamook, Oregon. de Garde was part of the avant garde in American wild ales, founded in 2012 with his partner Linsey, considered by many to be one of, if not THE first producer of these styles of beer in the US. Part of the legend of de Garde comes from its methods of collecting wild yeast along multiple locat...
FFT-22 Brandon Boldt of Primitive Beer
March 05, 2024 17:22 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBAfter taking a short break for a St. Pete-style rain to pass through, the crowd at Foeder for Thought gathered in the courtyard at Green Bench again, dried off some seats and got a beer to listen to our second chat featuring Brandon Boldt from Primitive Beer in Colorado. A well-respected and novel producer of wild ales, Primitive is perhaps more widely known for their packaging style, putting uncarbonated wild ales into a bag and box serving package. These still beers provide a profoundly ...
FFT-21 Zach Adams of Fox Farm
March 05, 2024 17:16 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MBWe’re kicking off our 2023 Foeder for Thought episodes with Zach Adams of Fox Farm in Salem, Connecticut. Like many craft brewers, Zach was a home brewer, but unlike most home brewers, he competed at the top of the game in the Boston Beer Longshot challenge and won. Riding that boost of confidence, he and his partner bought a 1960s dairy barn and renovated it to create a humble but beautiful destination for what would quickly become one of the ties premier beer destinations. That confide...
FFT-20 Khris Johnson of Green Bench Brewing
March 05, 2024 17:09 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MBUnless you’ve been listening to older episode of the GBH Podcast, you may not have heard my voice in awhile. I’ve been working on some new projects this past year or so that I’m excited about, but if there’s one thing that pulls me out of semi-retirement each year, it’s the Foeder for Thought festival in St Petersburgh Florida every March with Green Bench Brewing Company, and here we are again on the cusp of that annual gathering of wild and spontaneous beer producers gathering. This year ...
RV-002: Measurements, Bias, and Their Impact on Beer Science and Community Building
March 02, 2024 12:00 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBThis episode is one of a three-part series recorded as part of the Rare & Vintage Beer Tasting, an annual event held in Durham, North Carolina that brings brewers and beer lovers together from all over the country. Along with a beer festival, Rare & Vintage also hosts beer industry professional development conversations each January. The combo acts as a fundraising and awareness effort for the Michael James Jackson Foundation, which funds education and career advancement for Black, Indigenou...
RV-003: Building Inclusive Lexicons for Beer
March 02, 2024 11:00 - 53 minutes - 73.4 MBThis episode is one of a three-part series recorded as part of the Rare & Vintage Beer Tasting, an annual event held in Durham, North Carolina that brings brewers and beer lovers together from all over the country. Along with a beer festival, Rare & Vintage also hosts beer industry professional development conversations each January. The combo acts as a fundraising and awareness effort for the Michael James Jackson Foundation, which funds education and career advancement for Black, Indigenou...
RV-001: Big Ideas and Storytelling with Jamaal Lemon
March 02, 2024 11:00 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MBThis episode is one of a three-part series recorded as part of the Rare & Vintage Beer Tasting, an annual event held in Durham, North Carolina that brings brewers and beer lovers together from all over the country. Along with a beer festival, Rare & Vintage also hosts beer industry professional development conversations each January. The combo acts as a fundraising and awareness effort for the Michael James Jackson Foundation, which funds education and career advancement for Black, Indigenou...
TG-009 The One with the Pivot
February 28, 2024 15:34 - 24 minutes - 33.2 MBIf we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a thousand times—beverage companies are going to have to expand their offerings not just to grow, but to survive at all. In this episode of The Gist, lead Sightlines reporter Kate Bernot joins me, Beth Demmon, to take a big look at 2023 and what the numbers mean for 2024, why diversification is the word of the year, and what a brewery buying into CBD could signal to the rest of the industry. This is the Gist.
EP-401 Jen Blair of Under the Jenfluence
February 24, 2024 13:00 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MBIn 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 MBIn 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 MBIt’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 MBWhen 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 MBSometimes 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 MBAmerican 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 MBIt’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 MBPeople 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 MBFootball 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 MBWhen 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 MBIt’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 MBWhen 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 MBIn 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 MBFrom 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 MB2023 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 MBIn 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 MBHow 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 MBBy 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 MBLast 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 MBIt’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 MBLook 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 MBWhen 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 MBIf 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 MBCommunities 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 MBThere 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 MBFrom 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 MBFor 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 MBThere’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 MBMy 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 MBReady 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 MBIt 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 MBIn 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...