Welcome to Thirst Responder Podcast! We are pouring up beer, booze, and the people that serve them up. Episodes dive into the life of bartending, craft beers, and trending brands in the world of cocktails.Enjoy comical and intriguing interviews with barte
In this episode, I talked with Ronnie about bartending the importance and the benefit that it gives to people doing it part time while maintaining a full-time job. Also, we dive into some amazingly fun and wife, memorable stories with Paul McCartney's tour band, the Syracuse in New York Mets, and of course, all of the excitement that comes with a Sunday, Funday experience. We hope you enjoy and please leave a review and comment on your thoughts, and we appreciate all of your support and stay tuned for the next Episode.
In this episode we have the pleasure of talking with Tom who has been in the beer industry for several years. Tom shares the background of where he started in the craft beer scene and how he's navigated his path to now working with one of the most iconic brands in New York State. We chat on craft beer, the Sloop brand and the occasional hilarious rant. If you haven't tried Sloop Juice and love a great New England style IPA then grab a 4 pack and enjoy this episode!
In this episode we talk with an amazing brand ambassador who represents various Liquor Brands in the spirits industry. We dive into the life of a female bartender and Cidney gives her perspective on how being a brand ambassador works. She shares some experiences on how she started out and how she has continued to rise up within her organization, becoming more involved with management and going from "repping" the brands to training the new hires to do the same, with flawless execution. Get ready to enjoy some insights into these major brands, such as Titos, Jameson and Malibu, as well as how life in this industry looks from a day to day perspective, with the occasional tangent we bring to each episode that is hilariously honest and brings an entertaining component to every listeners experience. Be sure to check out all of our episodes on the show and leave comments with your thoughts on anything discussed in the episode! We appreciate all the support and hope you enjoy!
In this episode we interview Alex aka Jovo who has been bartending for almost a year now and has really shared some great insight into how bartending has helped him sharpen his “soft skill” set which has carried over into his full time job. Also, Alex shares his thoughts on how bartending has been an amazing side hustle and how new bartenders or people looking to break into the field can do so with proper insight!
In todays episode we talk with Ashley and Julia who are brand ambassadors for Bud Light Seltzer. They share their experience with how they found and were hired with Bud Light Seltzer to do tasting events at various venues around Downtown Syracuse. We also dive into sports cards for a brief side tangent and during the episode they both get a huge surprise they were not expecting or aware of before hand! Enjoy the episode and make sure to follow us on Instagram for upcoming Bud KLight Seltzer Tastings!
In this episode we talk with Amanda, who has been working in the Spirits brand and distribution side of the industry. We dive into the strategic and opportunistic ways in which she is able to help establishments stay current on their cocktails, brand development and continue to see growth and success in some areas they might be unaware of at the time. Than k you Amanda for being such an amazing guest on the show and giving us some insight to a few new things that High Noon might be coming out with later this year!
In this episode we have a great ti talking with Nate about the life of bartending, IPAs and dive into the world of seltzers, high nooners and a brand new product we review with Nate called “Nutrl” which was just released by Anheuser Busch. Thank you Nate for taking the time to be on the show and we look forward to having him on again!
In this episode we dive into the world of liquor with one of the most interesting liquor reps I've met in the industry! Kyle shares is story of starting out as a graduate from one of the most prestigious culinary schools in the country and how his journey has led him into now working as a spirits rep for a new part of the TJ Sheehan portfolio in their distribution company.
In this episode we dive into the world of Hard Cider, what its like being a young female bartender and how that journey can lead to an even larger path toward success with the right strategy and mindset. We'd like to give a big thank you to Kyle for taking the time to be on the show and share some great insight from her experiences at Downeast Cider. Kyle shares her thoughts on where the hard cider industry is headed, some exciting new things we can expect from Downeast and how she found success in representing Downeast in a previously dominated area with other hard cider competitors such as “Nine Pin” and “1911”.
In this episode we had a chance to talk with Cayley Sheehan who has had such an awesome career for almost 10 years in the bar industry. We touch on how the industry has evolved for women and Cayley shares her insights on being a women in the bar industry and how she has navigated her way through that over her career.
We had an amazing conversation with Dave Sax, talking about the life of selling beer, the distribution and how to approach a career path in this multi billion dollar global industry. Dave was awesome and we appreciate him taking the time to chat with us, helping provide some insight and value for all the opportunities that the distribution and sales side offer.
In this episode we talk with Zach, who has worked in a variety of roles in the bar industry. Zach shares personal experiences that started out in bartending, to now overseeing the warehouse and inventory for one of the largest beer distribution companies in Upstate New York.
In this episode we interview Jon Page and how he took is love of video games, his skill and knowledge of the bar and service industry and started his own bar “Three Lives”. Jon talks about his background in the industry, how he worked his way to the top and some valuable advice he gives for those looking to venture out into owning their own business.
In this episode we interview Jake who is brand new to the bartending scene. Jake has been in the bartending role for just over a month now and we get great insight to how a brand new bartender l, with no prior experience, handles the day to day life.
Join us as we talk with Dave about his journey starting out as a lover of beer and turning that into becoming a well known bartender for over 6 years. We talk the last way in craft beer, share a crazy story or two and get Dave's take on a fun Q&A round in the craft beer and bartending industry.