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Harry's Pod.com

63 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings

A podcast about beer, dogs, women, and life.

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Ep. 055 Alex Koral of ShipCompliant on the state of beer DTC shipping

October 21, 2021 23:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MB

--- Panel --- Harry is joined by Alex Koral, editors Jenn Litz-Kirk and Jordan Driggers, to talk all things direct-to-consumer in our series on bev-alc e-commerce.  ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - hilarious banter.  01:15 alex koral of shipcompliant gives overview of what they do.  02:45 states where beer can ship dtc.  07:30 beer is heavy relative to its price.  08:30 will distribs block dtc of beer? 10:45 does more dtc mean more taxes? 12:40 allowing usps to deliver alcohol.  1...

Ep. 54 The gang groks MC freight, Athletic Brewing's rise, and craft trends

October 19, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MB

--- Panel --- Harry is joined by editors Jenn Litz and Jordan Driggers ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - harmless and hilarious banter 00:45 recurring technical difficulties bit 01:20 Jenn leaves for vacay and shit hits the fan molson coors not pleased with freight increase coverage.  01:50 some distrib responses legit. 02:00 remember MC had these supply chain issues long before covid. 02:35 mc is just about only major player that breaks out freight separate from laid-in cost.  06:...

Ep. 53 Jason Murphy of Buffalo Wild Wings

October 13, 2021 04:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MB

Today we speak with Jason Murphy at B-dubs on cracking the hard seltzer code on-premise, and more.  --- Panel --- Harry is joined by Jason and editors Sarah Barrett and Jordan Driggers.  ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - hilarious and amusing banter.  00:40 the biscuit is back.  01:05 harry describes his impression of discus.  02:00 sarah describes the vibe at the discus meeting in atx.  04:10 jason from b-duibs joins.  05:00 jason explains bw3 06:05 business is returning to on-pr...

Ep. 052 Bullpen recap session on NBWA Convention

October 10, 2021 02:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MB

This is a straight-up bullpen BS session with Harry and Jordan discussing the NBWA Convention, cbd beverages, rip spooky doo, new pod features coming, and a lot of other worthless banter.  --- Panel --- Harry is joined by beer editor Jordan Driggers. ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - long hilarious and informative banter: harry wears 'lipstick', jordan abandons harry at the vegas airport (or does he?), real bike vs peloton, spooky doo's last day thankfully as biscuit returns from ...

Ep. 051 Taylor Katzman, founder of distributor b2b e-commerce platform Provi

October 01, 2021 03:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MB

--- Panel --- Harry is joined by our editors Jenn and Jordan, along with Taylor Katzman, ceo and founder of distributor b2b e-commerce platform Provi, on the challenges and benefits of building an online ordering solution for bev-alc distributors.   ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - hilarious banter, the usual tech issues, harry plugging pod as best as he knows how, (bless his heart).  03:25 Taylor at Provi  04:30 the provi model explained by the ty-guy. 06:00 integrating with whol...

Ep. 050 Dan Timm, bev director at Dickey's BBQ Pit

October 01, 2021 01:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MB

--- Panel --- Harry is joined by editors Jordan and Jenn, along with Dan Timm, the bev director at Dickey's BBQ Pit, with over 550 locations, on how to build a bev-alc program from the ground up, with vastly different types of locations and with franchisees.  ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - tech difficulties as yoosh, introducing Spooky Doo.  03:35 Dan joins the party. 06:25 layering in assortment at stores with vastly different types of locations. 07:00 focus on the future: putt...

Ep. 049 Jo-Anne Reynolds of Sexy AF Non-Alc Spirits

September 23, 2021 22:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MB

--- Panel --- Harry is joined by entrepreneur Jo-Anne Reynolds of Sexy AF non-alc spirits options, along with Wine & Spirits editors Sarah Barrett and Hana Kruger. ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - hilarious and enchanting banter.  02:00 Jo-Anne Reynolds, founder of 0% abv Sexy AF spirits. 02:50 south african roots to canada.  03:05 aha moment.  05:40 tackling bar call/awareness challenges. 06:00 harry goes on a typical man-splaining riff.  jo-anne takes it in stride like a pro. 07...

Ep. 048 Maria Littlefied, co-founder of Owl's Brew

September 21, 2021 23:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MB

Harry is joined by Maria Littlefield, co-founder at Owl's Brew, the tea-based rtd made with completely natural ingredients, along with our editors Jenn Litz-Kirk and Jordan Driggers.    ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 - Intro - hilarious and entertaining banter - plus baby talk.  02:45 introducing Maria of Owl's Brew, drink wise, origin story, from shandy to boozy tea. 06:00 going from buckets to boozy clean tea in a can.  06:45 in 18 states and growing with mostly beer distribs.  07:20 ...

Ep. 047 The Gang debriefs each other on recent travels.

September 21, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MB

---About--- Beer Business Daily publisher Harry Schuhmacher joins his editors and other guests (almost) every day as they grok the industry issues of the day.   -Text or call Harry in confidence at:‪ (262) 345-2501‬ -Audio/Video feeds at HarrysPod.com -Articles referenced at beernet.com -Twitter / IG / TikTok:  @beerbizdaily

Ep. 046 Chelsea Phillips, A-B's vp, Beyond Beer Launchpad

September 16, 2021 21:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MB

Today Harry is joined by Chelsea Phillips, the vp at Anheuser-Busch of Beyond Beer - Launchpad, and Wine & Spirits senior editor Sarah Barrett.  --time-stamped contents-- 00:00 Intro - fighting with the internet.  01:25 Chelsea joins us 02:30 beyond beer and now launch pad 05:20 babe wine - adjacent to ab's core comp but not completely.  06:20 blessing and curse of being in AB network: amazing distribution capabilities, but some brands like babe need to choose accounts/geographies more...

Ep. 045 NBWA Convention primer with Craig Purser

September 12, 2021 19:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MB

--- Panel --- Harry is joined by NBWA chief Craig Purser to talk convention specifics, beer growth initiative, distrib values, and more.  ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - enchanting and humorous banter 00:15 Beer First Initiative: Beer Growth meeting at Andrews in Ft. Worth. 01:35 Barry A. and the arlington live concept. 02:25 operating safely in new reality. 03:00 what's new for nbwa convention? mitigating risk, like distribs been doing.  03:50 trade show more spread out, but sol...

Ep. 044 MKM's Bill Kirk on cannabis and seltzer slowdown

September 07, 2021 22:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MB

--- Panel --- Harry is joined by MKM's Bill Kirk, editors Jenn Litz-Kirk, and Jordan Driggers.  ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - engaging and hilarious banter. 02:00 Introducing Bill Kirk of MKM Partners, Jenn's husband - amiable, athletic, smart. 02:40 Do bill and jenn talk beer/bevs on date nights? 04:50 Bill a hard seltzer bear. getting tough out there in seltzerland. 05:20 Bill: if you still have lotsa seltzer cases today after labor day, you're stuck. 06:10 price war coming w...

Ep. 043: Grokking the top ten hard seltzers, last year vs this year

September 03, 2021 03:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MB

--- Panel --- Harry is joined by Jenn Litz-Kirk and Jordan Driggers to decipher what's going on with the top ten malt seltzers. ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - harry is dramatically in emo clothes and wearing blue blockers for no reason.  02:30 jenn recreates the plot of the Jerk.   02:50 harry sings song, nacho libre, etc.  04:20 Top ten seltzer pop quiz 10:45 hot prices for labor day 12:50 highlights from our fall distrib survey 14:20 most salespeoples' time spent dealing with ...

Ep. 042: Katie Beal Brown of Lone River Ranch Water

September 02, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MB

--- Panel --- Harry is joined by Katie Beal Brown of Lone River Ranch Water and our editors Jenn, Jordan, and a special appearance by Chanel Gulf Coast.   ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - free and easy banter - hot girl summer coming to an end. 01:00 ABI suing Constellation over Modelo Reserva's use of 'tequila' on label.  02:15 Legit claim or kinda dick move? 05:35 Katie Beal Brown of Lone River Ranch Water is a fan of the pod! Sweet redemption! 06:45 Katie's background in market...

Ep. 041 Grokking Wine & Spirits' wholesalers latest moves

August 27, 2021 06:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MB

--- Panel --- Harry is joined by Wine & Spirits Daily editors Sarah Barrett and Hana Kruger, along with beer editor Jordan Driggers, to discuss the latest in the W&S distribution world.  ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 needless banter about tech difficulties, Biscuit (the dog harry obsesses over) had cbd oil and is feeling the vibes.  04:45 industry trying to define these new bev-alc rtd's.  08:00 do rtd's play on-premise?  harry says no, sarah says yes in short term. 09:25 jordan says s...

Ep. 40: Mark King, ceo of Great Lakes Brewing on new innovations

August 26, 2021 01:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MB

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Ep. 039 Loverboy Hard Tea's Kyle Cooke

August 25, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MB

The reality tv star of Bravo's Summer House (and soon Winter House), Kyle  Cooke and COO Nick Califano join Harry and the gang to talk about their hard iced tea line, Loverboy.  ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 intro - aimless banter 00:50 can you take dogs anywhere now?  niet  01:30 jenn going to vermont to bank some marriage points with hubs. 02:35 pre-gaming the loverboy hard tea and summer house story 05:45 kyle and nick join us with loverboy 06:00 summer house spared by storm 07:10 k...

Ep. 038: Grokking Modelo Especial and Pacifico's growth, (and will it continue?)

August 17, 2021 02:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MB

--- Panel --- Harry is joined by bbd editors Jenn and Jordan. ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - bts talking canna-beverages coverage 01:40 harry is dressed like a rodeo clown, and we don't know why. 02:30 bts: jenn interviews bill newlands of constellation.  03:13 upside for modelo especial 03:40 jenn describes modelo as top brand in many non-california markets. 04:10 modelo is so big now, how much runway could it have?  05:30 modelo 50/50 hispanic vs general market, jim sabia pred...

Ep. 037: Bump Williams joins the gang to talk boston/pepsi deal, the ascendency of c-stores, and more

August 13, 2021 03:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MB

Harry is joined by Bump Williams of Bump Williams Consulting, Jenn, and Jordan. ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - talkin' trash. 02:00 grokking boston/pepsi implications 02:50 bump not a fan of hard sodas, but... 03:25 boston and pep folks are "wicked smaht" 04:10 mtn dew was the right brand to pic for alc test. 05:20 continued blurring of lines in beverages 05:50 long-term play -- how big? 06:20 lotsa ruffled feathers with boston distribs, more than anticipated 07:25 bump settles ...

Ep. 036: Grokking MTN Dew and more with chain expert Tom Fox

August 11, 2021 01:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MB

--- Panel --- Harry is joined by CM Profit Group's Tom Fox, along with Jenn and Jordan, to talk about all things chain sales. ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 intro - hard mtn dew not very similar to soft version. 00:50 will it compete more with 4 loko or twisted tea? 02:05 why low abv? likely due to issues of crossover from non-alc to alc. 02:50 it's a big deal and small deal: small in that it's one brand, big in that it brings a new big distrib competitor to the cold box.  03:30 jordan:...

Ep. 35: Grokking gopuff's business model, and High Noon's success

August 10, 2021 03:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MB

--- Panel --- Harry is joined by Jenn Litz-Kirk, Sarah Barrett, and Jordan Driggers ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - Gopuff model 02:00 They have the capital to win the prize. 02:15 Harry takes us down milkman and diaper delivery lane 03:35 So many models: tip of the iceberg 04:45 It will all end up being Amazon in the end 05:45 Favor was Harry's first delivery app experience, at Jenn's wedding in 2014 07:00 Jordan doesn't think tobacco is healthy.  07:40 Harry disagrees.  08:20 S...

Ep. 034: Talking Biden's exec order, people who staple checks, and the late hot girl summer blues

August 08, 2021 23:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MB

--- Panel --- Harry is joined by Jenn Litz and Jordan Driggers ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - Harry irritated with people who stable checks to invoices.  01:30 Biscuit watches new Nick Cage movie, Pig, and is traumatized.  03:20 International Beer Day.  04:10 Harry speaks with Nuno Teles of Diageo Beer Co., which is growing at twice the industry in beer and FMBs.  04:40 Smirnoff Ice at 20 years old is still a hit among Gen Z, and "icing" is still a thing, says Jordan.  04:55 Gui...

Ep. 033: Paul Rene of Geloso Beverage joins us to give a mid-year tune-up

August 05, 2021 00:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MB

 --- Panel --- Harry is joined by Paul Rene, Business Director for Geloso Beverage, and editors Jenn Litz-Kirk and Jordan Driggers.  ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - Talk with Geloso's Paul Rene.  Of course we have tech issues. 01:45 Getting back to traveling.  02:02 "We're not plug and play". It's vital for Paul and Geloso to be out there. 02:35 On-premise return hurt business? 03:05 Number 2 supplier in higher alc fmbs.  04:00 Keeping ahead of capacity constraints -- family owne...

Ep. 032: Chanel Gulf Coast heading to Saratoga with her Aunt

August 04, 2021 00:00 - 6 minutes - 4.38 MB

A brief chat with the staff re travel plans.   ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - Harry covid scare 00:50 Delta variant reactions of staff - Jenn wary. 01:45 Jessica doesn't go out, Gulf Coast masks up.  02:15 Gulf Coast heading up to Saratoga for Hall of Fame induction for her cousin, Todd Pletcher.  02:40 She hopes to meet @stoolpresidente there. 04:40 Pod devolves into poop jokes, again.  ---About--- Beer Business Daily publisher Harry Schuhmacher joins his editors and other gue...

Ep. 031: Provi may have legal issues in Texas, and beer pricing to be up over 4%

August 02, 2021 21:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MB

--- Panel --- Harry is joined by editors Jenn Litz-Kirk and Jordan Driggers. ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - Rainy Mondays get Jenn down.  01:35 Small world dept. Harry's cousin found distributor Bruce Leetz' golf ball on the street.  03:00 Provi -- the web ordering service for wholesalers -- is getting heat from TABC on whether it's legal. 04:15 Jenn: There's going to be pushback with anything new. 05:10 Bloomberg/IRI says beer pricing going up over 4% in Fall, with equal splits...

Ep. 030 Nick Lake joins us to talk MC sku reductions, seltzer summer, and more

July 30, 2021 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB

Former Nielsen and Heineken and Andrews Dist exec Nick Lake joins us to talk numbers.  --- Panel --- Harry is joined by Nick Lake, Jenn Litz-Kirk, and Jordan Driggers ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - Nick Lake 00:38 Nick likes retirement 01:20 AB and MC's Q2 results, no surprises.  01:35 Grokking MC cutting 100 SKUs. 02:30 Biting the bullet. 03:00 A-B continues to out-quarter MC by all measures.  03:45 Nick: Scale and innovation matter 04:35 Harry and Nick are not big runners.  0...

Ep. 029: The Truly Seltzer vs Twisted debate

July 28, 2021 23:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MB

Jordan is back in the studio, and Harry tries out Jenn's outdoor studio, to disastrous results. --- Panel --- Harry is joined by Jenn Litz-Kirk and Jordan Driggers. ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - Harry is in Austin at the Turnstyle Coffee House, which is appropriately named as it is loud as Grand Central.  00:40 Mexican imports (Modelo) outpacing seltzer in off-premise share trends.  01:40 Harry and Jenn bicker about which is cooler, Modelo or seltzers.  02:20 Podding from a no...

Ep. 028: Comedy of errors - a pod about Jordan not getting on the pod

July 27, 2021 19:00 - 11 minutes - 7.97 MB

Not much beer news today.  Comedy of Errors:  It's a pod about Jordan not being able to get on the pod. --- Panel --- Harry is joined by Jenn Litz-Kirk and Jordan sometimes. ----Table of Contents----- 00:00 Intro - Jordan still having technical issues. 01:30 Jordan still having technical issues.  01:50 Jenn has somebody "edge-ing" next to her(?!) 02:20 This is why we have to put "explicit" on the podcast rating.  07:00 Jenn's son is learning about banana rolls. 08:30 - Onward, Jordan has t...

Ep. 027: 2021 Predictions: How did we do mid-year?

July 27, 2021 02:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MB

We made industry predictions in early January for the year 2021.  Here we check ourselves and wreck ourselves.  --- Panel --- Harry is joined by Jenn Litz-Kirk and the ghost of Jordan ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - Checking in on 2021 predictions. 03:20 Jenn threatens to get an air horn. 05:20 Is Bill a can collector? 05:50 Harry is white 06:20 Gotta front merch to pay for the trike.  (he says bike). 06:20 Jenn has ideas.  07:00 We miss Jordan 07:30 We do it for the children 10...

Ep. 026: A Talk with Constellation Beer's Jim Ryan

July 25, 2021 15:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MB

A brief talk with Constellation Brands - Beer Division EVP Corp. Affairs and longtime beer veteran Jim Ryan about the latest with the V Foundation.  --- Panel --- Harry is joined by Jenn Litz-Kirk and Jim Ryan ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - Jim Ryan, SVP Corporate Affairs, Constellation Brands - Beer Division 02:10 - 10 years with the V Foundation.  ---About--- Beer Business Daily publisher Harry Schuhmacher joins his editors and other guests every workday as they grok the ind...

Ep. 025 Grokking A-B's purchase of Hawaii Branch and Andy England's latest trick

July 24, 2021 20:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MB

Harry is joined by Jenn and Jordan. ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - Biscuit be patrollin', they be hatin'. 01:00 Grokking A-B's plans to sell its Hawaii distribution branch to non-AB house Odom. 11:45 Former MolsonCoors CMO Andy England showing his British moxy using same slogan for vodka brand. 

Ep. 025: Grokking A-B's sale of Hawaii Branch, and Andy England's returning trick

July 22, 2021 19:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MB

--- Panel --- Harry is joined by Jenn and Jordan. ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - Biscuit be patrollin', they be hatin'. 01:00 Grokking A-B's plans to sell its Hawaii distribution branch to non-AB house Odom. 11:45 Former MolsonCoors CMO Andy England showing his British moxy using same slogan for vodka brand.  ---About--- Beer Business Daily publisher Harry Schuhmacher joins his editors and other guests every workday as they grok the industry issues of the day.   -Text or call ...

Ep. 024: Grokking cyber-security, weed, and Mars

July 21, 2021 22:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MB

--- Panel --- Harry is joined by Jenn Litz-Kirk, Jordan Driggers, and Chanel Gulf Coast ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - Jessica won our company seltzer cannonball contest (yes we are all over 21).  02:20 Grokking cyber-security and ransomware issues in the beer business.  06:00 Grokking the future of cannabis in the bev-alc space.  07:50 How California screwed the pooch on cannabis taxation and regulation. 10:10 Conquering the last mile is crucial, 50% of canna trade.  12:40 Does...

Ep. 023: Grokking Bang Energy seltzer news and Boston / Beam deal

July 15, 2021 22:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MB

--- Panel --- Harry is joined poolside by editors Jenn Litz-Kirk and Jordan Driggers. ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - Pod'ing by the pool. 01:00 Introducing the SchuhPub Crime Wagon (tm) 02:10 Dog initially ejected, but now has hang of it. 02:25 It is a "Crime Wagon", to prevent crimes. 02:50 Black Rifle Coffee gets fair write-up in New York Times Magazine.  Harry's family ranch Guajolote gets mentioned. 03:20 Jenn talks about Bang Energy's plans for bev-alc selter rollout. 04:05...

Ep. 022: Harry buys a cargo bike

July 14, 2021 02:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MB

No beer content today, just BS'ing. --- Panel --- Harry is joined by Chanel Gulf Coast. ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro  02:25 Harry gives up on idea of buying a peloton or hydro.  Bike is stolen. 04:50 Bike is stolen. 05:02 Harry reports theft on portal.  06:35 Story isn't over. 07:30 Have you ever seen the movie Nacho Libre? 07:50 Harry buys a cargo trike. 08:45 Made in the Netherlands, where land is flat and bikes are abundant.  09:30 Talking generations. Harry says Gen Z is be...

Ep. 022: Harry buys a cargo bike

July 14, 2021 02:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MB

No beer content today, just BS'ing. --- Panel --- Harry is joined by Chanel Gulf Coast. ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro  02:25 Harry gives up on idea of buying a peloton or hydro.  Bike is stolen. 04:50 Bike is stolen. 05:02 Harry reports theft on portal.  06:35 Story isn't over. 07:30 Have you ever seen the movie Nacho Libre? 07:50 Harry buys a cargo trike. 08:45 Made in the Netherlands, where land is flat and bikes are abundant.  09:30 Talking generations. Harry says Gen Z is be...

Ep. 021: Bloom off the rose for beer branded seltzers

July 13, 2021 15:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MB

---Panel--- Harry is joined by Jenn Litz-Kirk and Jordan Driggers. ---Contents--- 00:00 Intro 04:00 Constellation's charge for old beer. 05:50 Beer-branded seltzers, a bad idea? 06:55 Jenn says it works, always has.  08:00 Coors Seltzer RIP 09:00 Jordan:  They launched it so late in the year.  11:00 Jordan has equipment issues. 11:45 Pop quiz 13:50 HUSA bigger than DBC? 14:50 SweetWater moves west. 15:30 SweetWater has been looking west for a long time.  ---About--- Beer Business Daily pub...

Ep. 020: Vibing with TikTok star Doggface and Beatbox

July 11, 2021 18:00 - 32 minutes - 22 MB

We talk with breakout TikTok viral star @420Doggface208 and grok his deal with wine-based RTD Beatbox to roll out their Cranberry Dreams flavor. ---Contents--- 00:00 Intro - Nathan aka Doggface - 7 million active followers. 01:12 Doggface tells the story of the now-infamous Fleetwood Mac Dreams viral video. 02:50 Harry admires DF's work ethic, and vibing. 05:00 On starting over with new TikTok account after getting 160k followers. 06:15 Harry digs for tips to go viral.  08:00 DF appreciativ...

Ep. 019: A talk with winery and retailer advocate Tom Wark

July 08, 2021 20:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MB

Talking DTC for wineries and online retailers with their staunchest advocate, Tom Wark of Wark Communications and exec director of the National Association of Wine Retailers.  ---Panel--- Harry is joined by Sarah Barrett. ---Contents--- 00:00 Intro - Tom Wark 01:55 Update on retailer direct shipping to consumers across state lines. 02:30 The reciprocity era.  04:20 Explaining dicta in court rulings: The court may declare Tom and Harry to be a-holes, but it's not the law. 05:00 Most interpr...

Ep. 018: Summer 2021 is the hottest beer/seltzer/rtd ever so far, plus the Spec's interview

July 07, 2021 03:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MB

---Panel--- Harry is joined by Chanel Gulf Coast, Jenn Litz-Kirk, Jordan Driggers, Sarah Barrett, Jessica Lopez, and Hana Kruger. ---Time-Stamped Contents--- 00:00 Intro - BS-ing, gratified to get props from Rabobank/Liquid Assets pod. Introducing the entire SchuPub staff. 13:00 Comparing YTD-May shipment trends with same period in 2019.  15:50 Jordan says it's even more impressive that the industry is holding up compared to 2020, so far.  16:16 Mexican shipment comps will get tougher as th...

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June 30, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 757 KB

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Ep: 016 Grokking A-B's choice of a new U.S. CEO, Brendan Whitworth

June 29, 2021 04:00 - 11 minutes - 7.66 MB

Our first remote/mobile pod from bustling Vegas.  It's a short 11 minutes.  ---Panel--- Harry is joined by editors Jenn Litz-Kirk and Jordan Driggers  ---Contents--- 00:00 Intro 03:13 Grokking Brendan ---About--- Beer Business Daily publisher Harry Schuhmacher joins his editors and other guests every workday as they grok the industry issues of the day.   -Text comments and topic ideas to Harry at:‪ (262) 345-2501‬ -Audio feed at HarrysPod.com

Ep. 015: Grokking retailers' bid for Supreme Court hearing

June 25, 2021 22:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MB

--Panel--- Harry is joined by Wine & Spirits Executive Editor Sarah Barrett for a special edition pod. ---Contents--- 00:00 Intro 01:00 Delicato acquires Coppola, what do it mean? 03:23 Harry tries to flex and compares himself to Bill Murray in Lost in Translation. Sarah checks him.  04:45 Is it believable that Daniel Craig can date 20 year-olds in Bond movies? 05:36 Grokking the challenge to Missouri's in-state vs out-of-state laws.  06:40 Same issue, same players, different decade:  Tom W...

Ep. 014: Jack Owoc and Dave Burwick and August Busch IV, oh my

June 25, 2021 02:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MB

---Panel--- Jenn, Jordan, and Chanel ---Contents--- 00:00 Intro - daily check on Jenn's mic (ironically, Harry's mic is not on during this pod), Harry's hat game, Chanel Gulf Coast has been sick and playing ketchup. 02:24 Harry passes on a tip on NJ equalization bill. 03:21 Our first official fan. 04:05 Jenn trying to get somebody from Bang Energy on the pod. 05:11 Bang selling e-cigs 06:00 Remembering the Bang meeting and Jack Owoc. 08:30 On BBC's Dave Burwick. 12:33 Going to Vegas for the...

Ep. 013: Grokking the top FMB/seltzers

June 23, 2021 22:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MB

----PANEL---- Jenn-Litz, Sarah Barrett, Jordan Driggers 00:00 Intro - Jordan attends Fiesta NIOSA block party. 01:56 Jenn finally got her mic figured out. 03:44 Harry administers an FMB pop quiz to Jordan.  04:40 Ranking FMBs. 09:35 Wine and spirits also having supply problems.  12:37 Jenn groks celebrity-backed FMBs. 16:00 Harry hosting a Molson Coors exec tonight to discuss the charms of San Antonio as a host city for next year's distrib meeting.  18:07 Jenn's ideas for podcast recurring ...

Ep. 012: Grokking three-tier and GoPuff

June 22, 2021 22:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MB

Shipping bev-alc to consumers’ doorsteps is the last frontier. We grok the GoPuff model of buying brick-and-mortar with technology to bridge the last mile. ----PANEL---- Jenn-Litz, Sarah Barrett, Jordan Driggers, Gulf Coast ----Contents----- 00:00 Intro - After Harry makes it needlessly complicated, Sarah offers a simple yet elegant solution for fixing Jenn’s mic.  02:14 Victory!  Jenn’s mic finally works. 04:23 Jenn and Harry bicker about the direction of the podcast at a dinner with a to...

Ep. 011: Night Shift Brewing's brewer/publican/distributor Rob Burns

June 22, 2021 04:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MB

Wherein Harry hogs the mic in a frank chat with Rob organized by Jenn to explore Night Shift's sprawling empire in all three tiers.  (<40 min) ---Panel--- Jenn Litz-Kirk, Jordan Driggers, Chanel Gulf Coast, and guest Rob Burns ---Contents--- 00:00 Intro 01:51 About Rob and Night Shift Brewing’s story 04:03 Creating a distributorship from scratch 06:12 Distributor expansion 07:21 On the economics of delivering high margin products 07:56 Managing competing suppliers within distributorship 09...

Ep. 010: Grokking AB's bottle bottleneck, capacity matters, and on-premise killing it

June 18, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MB

It's the explanation of capacity utilization that does it for me.  <27 min) Btw, if you have ideas for the pod, text Harry at ‪(262) 345-2501.  He's bummed he's not getting enough feedback.  ---Panel---   Editors Jenn Litz-Kirk, Jordan Driggers ---Contents--- 00:00 Intro  01:50 Talking about AB's glass issue 02:36  ADHD Alert: Harry takes his usual Covid-fog tangent, this time about the spoils of living in your car.  04:55 Even more on bottle shortages, and the stress on cans 05:44 A quic...

Ep: 009: We grok the latest report from IWSR's Brandy Rand on bev-alc's killer 2020.

June 17, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MB

Plus, still working out the logistics of the podcast ..... on the podcast.  It's called being efficient. By the way, if you have ideas for the pod, text Harry at ‪(262) 345-2501.  (<36 min) Ed. Note:  By popular request, we've introduced a time-stamped table of contents to the pod so you can see what you're getting into.  Check it out below...... ---Panel---   Editors Jenn Litz-Kirk, Jordan Driggers, Sarah Barrett, and Chanel Gulf Coast ---Contents--- 00:00 Intro - Swapping laptops 03:38 ...

EP. 008: More on canned cocktail equivalency, bugs, and comparing milks. (20 min)

June 16, 2021 03:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MB

Panel:  Editors Jenn Litz-Kirk, Jordan Driggers, and Sarah Barrett.  (<20 min) -----Chapters----- 00:00 Intro, sad sad Sarah 03:30 Discus responds to NJ bill, no likey 04:13 Jersey Shore and Snooky prolly support bill 06:50 Jenn calls BS on tax revs 09:45 You gotta put it in the can 13:50 Jenn waxes prolific on the benefits of eating and wearing bugs 15:00 Harry compares and contrasts various milks -- throws shade on oat milk. -------- About ----------- Beer Business Daily publisher Harry ...