22 - Mark Kondrat

Nick and Jonathan are joined today by returning guest Mark Kondrat! We chat with Mark about his podcast, Let’s Meet For A Beer, and dive into the history of the Alberta Beer Festivals team and how many of their current festivals came about.

Mark claims to be a on trick pony with everything he does revolving around beer and his podcast is no exception. Meeting for a beer is the best way to take time out of your day and get to know someone, and Mark uses the Let’s Meet For A Beer podcast to interview people who’ve inspired him personally. His first interview took place in June of 2018 with Jim Button of Village Brewing who surprised him at the last minute with an extra guest - the President of Beer Canada! Since then Mark has released more than 30 episodes, pumping out a new release every single week, and many of his episodes have focused on destigmatizing mental health by talking with men and women willing to open up about their own struggles and sharing how they tackle those issues.

We also take some time to talk about Mark’s approach to work, despite being the founder of a company focused on massive festivals with thousand of people, Mark tells us he’s not much of a team player and most days simply prefers to work on his own. In addition we discuss the four very unique personalities that make up the ABF team and how together they’ve come together to create six amazing yearly festivals including the upcoming Banff festival from November 21 to 23 which he calls “the most beautiful beer festival in the world.”

After Mark’s appearance on the show we sit down with Mama T to get her input on a red hot market, one that frequently flares up and some might even describe as inflamed: the hemorrhoid cream market. Through a little bit of digging we discover Nick has some experience of his own with industry frontrunner Preparation H. “If it’s good enough for your ass, it’s good enough for your tattoos!"

Join us at the Wild Rose Taproom for 20oz of your own


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Mark Kondrat - Let’s Meet For A Beer: website | instagram | twitter

Alberta Beer Festivals: website | instagram | twitter