Podcast by The Craft Beer League
On this Podcast, we speak with Untapped Co-founder Greg Avola on how he started untapped, some of the challenges of the last 10 years, and discuss what he is thinking of doing next.
On today's podcast, our guest is Jeff Nowicki from Bump Williams Consulting. Jeff has been a Beer data guru for years and is retiring this month. We catch up with Jeff to reflect on how he got started in the beer business and what he sees happening now with some of the category's innovations.
On the Podcast today is Chris Rom National Sales Director for Brooklyn Brewery. Chris talks about his journey into craft beer, the challenges of being New York's brewery during the pandemic, and the tremendous innovation coming '21 from Brooklyn Brewery. The sponsor of today's podcast is www.brandedaware.com . Build excitement, engagement, and curiosity around the data and metrics driving your organization with BrandedAware.
Today's guest on the podcast is Obed Salazar from Golden Road Brewery. Obed begins his journey wanting to be a plastic surgeon in LA and that leads him to be the head brewer at Golden Road's Glendale California brewery. Obed also talks about what it is like to be a small craft beer company when it is bought by one of the largest brewers in the world. Obed's story is a great craft beer adventure. The sponsor of today's podcast is www.brandedaware.com . Build excitement, engagement, and curiosity around the data and metrics driving your organization with BrandedAware.
This week our podcast guest is Gary Fish, President and Founder of Deschutes Brewing. Gary started Deschutes in 1988 in Bend, Oregon, before Craft Beer was called "Craft Beer." We talk to him about his journey of starting a small brewpub, filling that first dented keg, and using an old Pepsi machine to bottle their first beers. Deschutes is now available in 35 states and is considered one of the larger brands in craft beer, which comes with new challenges and so the odyssey continues.
This week on the podcast, we speak with Corey Pearson from BrewBudds. We talk with Corey about how he first got interested in craft beer and his recent 60-day road trip with his wife to breweries throughout the Northeast U.S.
This week on the podcast, we speak with Christian Bartholomew from Athletic Brewing. We discuss how Christian found his way to Athletic and how they have redefined the no alcohol category with an amazing line of craft beer.
This week we speak with Jim McCune and Jackie DiBella from the Craft Beer Marketing Awards.
This week our Podcast guest is Doug Piper, Founder and Host of Gourmet Brewing. Doug talks about his journey from buying a used homebrew set to hosting his weekly live stream on craft beer. You can find Doug on Linkedin at linkedin.com/in/dougpiper Stream On.
In this episode, our guest is Julie Rhodes from Not Your Hobby Marketing Solutions. Julie is a business consultant focused on the craft beer industry. She helps start-ups and midsize brewers manage and understand critical business elements in the sales and marketing areas necessary for a brewery to thrive. If you have customers, it is not your hobby, it is a business. You can find Julie at https://www.notyourhobbymarketing.com/
Today our guests are Alex and Seth from Nubeer. They have created an app that leverages AI to help you with your purchase decision when selecting a Craft Beer. Alex and Seth have created a truly breakthrough app for craft beers drinkers. They talk about the origin of the idea and what they are working on next for the app. Their app is available for both Apple and Android devices and you can find them on the web at https://nubeer.io
We interviewed Ari Kaplan, an expert and pioneer in Baseball analytics to talk about analytics in sports, sports fantasy, and the craft beer league. We recorded this on the first day of the modified 2020 baseball season and asked him for his predictions for the season. You'll have to Listen to see how accurate his numbers on the season are, but I am definitely going to ask him for help in picking my beers this week.
Jessica Infante from Brewbound is our guest and she talks about her craft beer journey that started with the 99 Beer Club at CrabClaw in Lavallette New Jersey to Boston Beer and now an editor at Brewbound
Em Sauter from Pint and Panels describes when she had her first Craft Beer, working at Fox Farms and studying for the Master Cicerone Exam.
In this week's Podcast, Nick Mallory Director of Marketing at Elysian Brewing talks about how got started in Craft brewing and the trends and innovation he sees coming in craft beer.
Meghan Zachry, Director of Sales at Two Roads Brewing in Stratford CT, joins the podcast today to discuss how she got into craft brewing, what she is seeing in the industry and the special new beers being created at Area Two
Toppling Goliath Founder Clark Lewey joins us to talk about how he started in Craft Brewing. Clark tells the story of going from brewing small batches of beer for his friends and family to distribution in 26 states in almost no time. We also talk about his desert island choice of beer Fire Skulls & Money and how that got its name. Clark also provides some background on the Killer Sue branding issue with the Field Museum in Chicago and how that got resolved. This is a fun one.
Ben Heisler from Sports Illustrated talks fantasy sports. Ben gives his insights into how to approach selecting players for fantasy, the growing interest in sports betting, and the likelihood of pro football happening this fall.
In this episode, we talk with Andrew Fitzgerald about his beer journey from that took him from the pubs of Ireland to launching White Claw in Southern California
Jon Dispenza From Untappd by The Craft Beer League
This week Mike and Mike review week 1 of the Craft Beer league and discuss their picks for Week 2.
The Craft Beer League Episode 1 by The Craft Beer League
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