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Jonathan Buford is the CEO and founder of Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company. He grew up in Ohio and moved to Arizona in 2002, when he drove his rusted-out 1988 Chevy Nova out West to explore the vast Arizona landscapes. He launched his first business, a window cleaning company, out of his garage in 2006. In 2010, while backpacking through the Arizona wilderness, Jonathan was inspired to take his interest in craft brewing to the next level to start his own brewpub. He orchestrated a successful Kickstarter campaign to obtain the necessary capital and opened the Arizona Wilderness Brewpub in Gilbert, Arizona, in 2013 as the very first brewery in Gilbert. Starting with just nine employees, Arizona Wilderness found quick success, growing rapidly and securing rave reviews from the likes of Esquire Magazine, The Phoenix New Times, Phoenix Magazine, Draft, Beer Advocate, and Sunset. Arizona Wilderness was even named “The Best New Brewery in the World” in 2013 by Ratebeer.com. Today, Arizona Wilderness has more than 160 employees and operates the original Gilbert brewpub, a European-inspired beer garden in downtown Phoenix, and a warehouse production and barrel-aging facility. Arizona Wilderness continues to celebrate hand-crafted, artisanal beers that are inspired by the beautiful and diverse state of Arizona and is consistently rated the best brewery in Arizona and among the top 100 breweries worldwide (out of nearly 20,000 total breweries). Arizona Wilderness also receives regular acclaim for its food, including being recently named one of the top 100 restaurants in Phoenix by AZcentral.com. In addition to providing world-class food and drink, Jonathan and his business partner, Patrick Ware, use their passion for the wilderness to continually drive improvements in Arizona Wilderness' impact on its community. Jonathan and Patrick have driven initiatives to: (1) save huge amounts of water from the Verde River (more than 320 million gallons) by transitioning the brewery's base malt to Sinagua Malt (which replaces heavy water use crops such as corn and alfalfa with barley in the Verde River Valley); (2) drastically reduce landfill usage by utilizing recyclable and compostable materials wherever possible; and (3) support local farmers and vendors by consistently seeking out local partners for all menu items, including exclusively offering 100% Arizona grass-raised and finished beef at the beer garden. Jonathan is also pursuing a career in capturing Arizona landscape photography. He embarked on a project documenting all 90 Arizona Wilderness areas which will be published by Arizona Highways Magazine. He also frequently contributes to the magazine. In the future, Jonathan looks forward to continuing to grow Arizona Wilderness to ensure a tangible, long-term, positive effect on Arizona. ---------- Guiding Growth: Conversations with Community Leaders Join our hosts, Sarah Watts and Ben Kalkman, as we explore the human journey of leaders - their stories of humility, triumph, roadblocks, and lessons learned - as they reflect on how they became who they are today and share stories of inspiration and hope with listeners. We'll take away the title, just for a moment, and enjoy a connection with the soul. Be sure to subscribe to our show for more interviews with community leaders. This podcast is brought to you by the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce and Modern Moments. Learn more about our show at https://guidinggrowth.co. View our Privacy Policy at https://modernmoments.com/privacy

Toni is traveling solo once again but luckily, she does not have to travel far! She takes a little jaunt to San Jose and meets up with Wendy Neff, one half of the amazing duo who founded Fox Tale fermentation Project. Fox Tale is a passion project turned entrepreneurial dream of Wendy and her husband Felipe Bravo. Established in 2022, Fox Tale is a community-based café-brewery serving up unique & specialty beers and fermented foods. It is a gathering space and as Wendy explains, they have created an environment where cultures can grow – fermented cultures and the people who come to enjoy them! During the conversation between Toni and Wendy they touch on many common PATHPod themes including connection and collaboration. Wendy shares the story of how Fox Tale came to be and how many lovely partnerships have blossomed as a result of their work. If you are in the San Jose area, Fox Tale absolutely needs to go on your to-do list! They offer up a unique array of fermented menu items from Red House Kimchi and Smokey Asparagus Chopenade to Thai Chili Lemongrass Kumquats along with an inspiring list of beers and some amazing mock-tales. They were also just awarded “Best New Brewery in the Country”! If you don't reside in the Bay area you can dream about visiting them one day by following them on Instagram @foxtalefermentationproject or by perusing their website. Want to learn more about fermentation?? - take a look at Kirsten Shockey's fermentation school Wendy mentioned during the show!

On this podcast, Gonzo and Amy take you to Frankfort in Benzie County for 10th annual Frankfort Beer Week (Oct. 1-8, 2023). Special events take place all week long in the charming, coastal city of Frankfort and neighboring village of Elberta.Segment 1: Rick Schmitt, co-owner of Stormcloud Brewery, talks about the spirit of the community and how local restaurants have come together to create a special foodie week for everyone. Look for a list of Stormcloud events, including Oct. 7's Stormtoberfest, at stormcloudbrewing.com. (Gonzo and Amy named Stormcloud the Best New Brewery in Michigan in 2016.)Segment 2: Good friend and local business owner Joey Barcheski talks about his popular FrankZ Restaurant, which offers not only great hot dogs and fries, but something spectacular called "Man Dip." It's a creation Joey and his friends came up with in the wee hours of the morning after a college party. The Grand Rapids native also talks about why he loves the area. "I always knew I wanted to open a restaurant in Frankfort," he said.Segment 3: Joanne Bartley, executive director of Frankfort-Elberta Chamber of Commerce, joins the show to talk about all the things there are to do in the area, which is just south part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and Point Betsie Lighhouse.Segment 4: Local restaurant owner Nick Crawford talks about what his restaurants will be offering during Frankfort Beer Week. He owns Birch & Maple, a scatch kitchen with craft cocktails, as well as Dos Arboles. He is doing a wine vs. beer dinner, paring a five-course meal with a wine and beer. Learn more at birchandmaplefrankfort.com.See the complete list of Frankfort Beer Week events at frankfortbeerweek.com.Tune in. It's a fun show!Keep up to date on everything going at Behind the Mitten, including our list of affiliates, at amyandgonzo.com.Follow Gonzo and Amy:Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/behindthemittenTwitter at @BehindTheMittenInstagram at @BehindTheMitten

Welcome to Moonwake.Moonwake, or “the moon's reflection on a body of water” speaks to the Scottish brewery's Leith Shore location, the importance of water as an ingredient, and their beers' reflection of the team's combined experience.Established in 2021 and the winners of ‘Best New Brewery' at our 2022 Brewers Choice Awards, the outfit brew with the belief that there is a beer out there for everyone and they create balanced beers for a wide range of people to enjoy.In the latest episode, we speak to Sarah Sinclair, marketing manager at Moonwake and also co-founder and head brewer Vinny Rosario.We discuss the brewery's achievements and successes over the last 12 months, the thought process behind new beers, the Leith taproom and the community around it, as well as road ahead for a business that is only on the up. 

Show Notes Best Beer Media (2:30) Best Label Art (4:20) Worst Beer (6:46) Biggest Disappointment (11:44) Best Non-Alcoholic Beer (15:40) Best Australian Draught Beer (18:12) Best Australian Bottled Beer (21:22) Best Australian Canned Beer (24:00) Best International Draught Beer (27:33) Best International Bottled Beer (30:56) Best International Canned Beer (34:01) Best New Brewery (37:52) Best International Brewery (41:55) Best Australian Brewery (46:37) Top 40 Breweries in no particular order Hemingways Fixation Love Shack La Sirene Sobremesa Mountain Culture Boatrocker Banks Hawkers Bracket Deeds Fox Friday Kaiju Hop Nation Good Land White Bay Uraidla Slow Lane CoConspirators Two Rupees Range Molly Rose King River Bowden The Mill Philter Shapeshifter Pirate Life Stomping Ground Little Bang Hobart Grifter Bentspoke One Mile Two Metre Tall Wildflower Dollar Bill Bright Dainton 3 Ravens Top 10 (1:50:35) In No Particular Order Hop Nation La Sirene Two Rupees Slow Lane Boatrocker Range Deeds Mountain Culture Banks Little Bang

For those new to the podcast welcome. This is our annual Awards show, where we attempt to wrap up the year in beer in an entertaining way. Hope you enjoy! You can find a full list of winners on the Beer O'Clock Australia website. Show Notes Best Beer Media (2:50) Biggest Disappointment (6:20) Best Non-Alcoholic Beer (10:07) Best Australian Bottled Beer (12:12) Best Australian Canned Beer (14:22) Best International Bottled Beer (16:06) Best International Canned Beer (18:54) Best New Brewery (23:48) Best International Brewery (25:58) Best Australian Brewery (29:39) Top 26 Breweries in no particular order Bentspoke Sobremesa Exit Banks Holgate Dainton King River Dollar Bill Future Mountain Blackman's Uraidla La Sirene Range Hawkers Hop Nation Wolf of the Willows Deeds Stomping Ground Otherside Molly Rose Mountain Culture Burnley Innate Two Rupees Hepburn Springs Wildflower Top 10 (1:08:59) La Sirene Hawkers Hop Nation Deeds Stomping Ground Molly Rose Uraidla Future Mountain Range Wildflower Thanks again for listening guys. Please like, subscribe, review us on your podcast platform of choice - everything helps more people find the show. As usual; questions, comments, suggestions or general statements to angus@beeroclockaustralia.com or dylan@beeroclockaustralia.com & we'll be back in a month or so, with any luck!   Remember it's always Beer O'Clock somewhere in the world!

We’ve finally adventured down to the Underworld in Fitchburg, MA to chat with our friends at River Styx Brewing. We had the pleasure of sitting down with the ultimate badass Jackie who is co-owner and brewer. We discussed all things River Styx and how they're trying to change the perception of Hard Seltzers in the craft beer world. We had a lot of fun, and a lot to drink, during this episode. We hope to see you in the Underworld soon!Make sure to check them out on social media and their website to find out more about their hours of operation. https://riverstyxbrewing.comCheersAlso our good friend's over at Gilded Skull got nominated for Best New Brewery of 2021 and we'd love to see our listeners support them. So head on over to the link and vote daily.https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-new-brewery-2021/gilded-skull-brewing-and-blending-co-woburn-massachusetts/Don't forget to join us on March 11th for our Meet The Brewers: Freshman Class as we talk to Penny Pinchers.https://www.facebook.com/events/229758718856611/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22search_results%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22search%22%7D]%7DCheers!Claw Hammer Supply- Claw Hammer Supply has taken brew in a bag (BIAB) to a whole new level with there single vessel, turn-key, all grain, digital brewing system. It’s a homebrew setup like you’ve never seen. Instead of a typical brewing systems that require 2 or even 3 different vessels (pots, pans, kettles, etc…). theirs only uses 1.Use our link https://www.clawhammersupply.com/?aff=12 and get your system today!Looking to start a new hobby? Wanting to get into homebrewing? Just looking to upgrade your current set up? We have you covered with our Beer & Wine Hobby promo code! Beer & Wine Hobby is a Family owned business driven to help folks make amazing beers, wines, cheeses, and charcuterie. Fortunately, for our listeners we are able to offer an exclusive promo code for 10% off your online order. Items can either be ordered online and picked up in store same day for our local listeners or delivered to your home (for free over $35). Use our promo code BREWROOTS for 10% off your next order! Go to www.beer-wine.com to get all your brewing needs! https://www.beer-wine.com***Each month, Shirts On Tap teams up with a local brewery, to collaborate on a sweet custom shirt design, and then send it to their members with coupons, stickers, a brewery bio, and more! Join the excitement with our exclusive link shirtsontap.com/offers/brewroots to get your first box for $5! ***Did you know that some of your favorite breweries use hops from a local family operated Hop Farm right here in Massachusetts. Our friends over at Four Star Farms are there for you wether you are a commercial brewery or a small scale home brewer. Make sure to head over to their website today and get your hands on some of the best and freshest hops locally. https://fourstarfarms.com Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we have Kenzie!!! Kenzie is a Siebel Concise Course in Brewing Technology Scholarship Recipient and Brewer at Exhibit 'A' and we talk about her journey in the craft beer world and being a Pink Boots Society Member. We're so stoked for this episode and hope y'all enjoy it too.Also our good friend's over at Gilded Skull got nominated for Best New Brewery of 2021 and we'd love to see our listeners support them. So head on over to the link and vote daily.https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-new-brewery-2021/gilded-skull-brewing-and-blending-co-woburn-massachusetts/Don't forget to join us on March 11th for our Meet The Brewers: Freshman Class as we talk to Penny Pinchers.https://www.facebook.com/events/229758718856611/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22search_results%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22search%22%7D]%7DCheers!Claw Hammer Supply- Claw Hammer Supply has taken brew in a bag (BIAB) to a whole new level with there single vessel, turn-key, all grain, digital brewing system. It’s a homebrew setup like you’ve never seen. Instead of a typical brewing systems that require 2 or even 3 different vessels (pots, pans, kettles, etc…). theirs only uses 1.Use our link https://www.clawhammersupply.com/?aff=12 and get your system today!Looking to start a new hobby? Wanting to get into homebrewing? Just looking to upgrade your current set up? We have you covered with our Beer & Wine Hobby promo code! Beer & Wine Hobby is a Family owned business driven to help folks make amazing beers, wines, cheeses, and charcuterie. Fortunately, for our listeners we are able to offer an exclusive promo code for 10% off your online order. Items can either be ordered online and picked up in store same day for our local listeners or delivered to your home (for free over $35). Use our promo code BREWROOTS for 10% off your next order! Go to www.beer-wine.com to get all your brewing needs! https://www.beer-wine.com***Each month, Shirts On Tap teams up with a local brewery, to collaborate on a sweet custom shirt design, and then send it to their members with coupons, stickers, a brewery bio, and more! Join the excitement with our exclusive link shirtsontap.com/offers/brewroots to get your first box for $5! ***Did you know that some of your favorite breweries use hops from a local family operated Hop Farm right here in Massachusetts. Our friends over at Four Star Farms are there for you wether you are a commercial brewery or a small scale home brewer. Make sure to head over to their website today and get your hands on some of the best and freshest hops locally. https://fourstarfarms.com Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Show Notes Welcome back to the Beer O'Clock Australia Podcast! This episode is basically an audio version of our Golden Pints Awards, which we aim to do every year. Basically we run relatively quickly through 9 awards & then spend the best part of an hour discussing the main award; Australian Brewery of the Year. Hope you enjoy!Best COVID Pivot (1:48) Best Media (5:37) Best Retailer (9:06) Best New Brewery (11:46) Best Australian Bottled Beer (15:00) Best Australian Canned Beer (18:15) Best International Beer (21:11) Best International Brewery (23:32) Best Australian Brewery (28:18) Top 20 Breweries The Mill La Sirene Mountain Culture Mr Banks Range Deeds Wildflower Exit 2 Metre Tall One Drop Bacchus Fixation King River Molly Rose Stomping Ground Hawkers West Side Ale Works Hop Nation Boatrocker Stone & Wood Top 9 (54:00) Top 5 (1:05:15)   Hope you all enjoyed our wrapup of the clusterfuck of a year that was 2020. Thanks again for listening guys. Please like, subscribe, review us on your podcast platform of choice - everything helps more people find the show. As usual; questions, comments, suggestions or general statements to angus@beeroclockaustralia.com or dylan@beeroclockaustralia.com & we'll be back later this month with regular programming! Remember it's always Beer O'Clock somewhere in the world!

In hour 2 of 1st Annual Brew Talk Awards Show, Horse Dragon's beer, Sad Panda wins Best Beer. Nick Armitage, head brewer and owner of Peculier Ales, wins Best New Brewery. Graeme Hirstwood, owner of McClellan's Brewing Company takes home a win for Best Seasonal Beer and Best Brewery.

In hour 2 of 1st Annual Brew Talk Awards Show, Horse Dragon's beer, Sad Panda wins Best Beer. Nick Armitage, head brewer and owner of Peculier Ales, wins Best New Brewery. Graeme Hirstwood, owner of McClellan's Brewing Company takes home a win for Best Seasonal Beer and Best Brewery.

In hour 2 of 1st Annual Brew Talk Awards Show, Horse Dragon's beer, Sad Panda wins Best Beer. Nick Armitage, head brewer and owner of Peculier Ales, wins Best New Brewery. Graeme Hirstwood, owner of McClellan's Brewing Company takes home a win for Best Seasonal Beer and Best Brewery.

Episode 17: 1840 - Kyle Vetter Runner up for Best New Brewery in 2020 (USA Today) - 1840 Brewing Company sits down with the Feelin Lucky crew. An awesome interview with a craft beer powerhouse.

On todays episode Jordan meets with Jay and Jeremy Bond of Bond Brothers Beer Company. So this story reminds me of Steve Jobs building Apple Computers out of his garage. These Identical twin brothers, along with close friend and now Brew Master Whit Baker started out brewing beer in Jeremys garage in Raleigh. Within a few short years they knew they had created something special and decided to take it to the next level. With their combined artistry, chemistry and a demand for excellence they went from creating exceptional beer for friends to being crowned USA Today's "Best New Brewery in the Country."

As a bonus episode in the Time in Barrel series, as presented by Carwyn Cellars, we are joined by Ian and Shane of Future Mountain Brewing and Blending.Bursting onto the scene only two years ago, it’s hard not to be excited by the direction this brewery has taken. With a strong focus on seasonality and farmhouse style offerings, Future Mountain captured the hearts of our audience last year, winning the People’s Choice Steppie Award for Best New Brewery (tied with Molly Rose).Shane and Ian talk about managing cultures, focussing on seasonality and beers they love from around the World, as well as their origin story and what’s coming next.If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, please rate, subscribe and leave us a review! It’s free and helps other beer lovers discover the podcast!Check us out on socials - https://linktr.ee/stepbrewersBecome a Friend Of The Show and support us on our Patreon! - https://bit.ly/2QkjkJg

When Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company was named "Best New Brewery in The World" in 2014 by RateBeer.com many would have assumed that this would be the best thing that could ever happen. But it almost broke them. ALMOST. They fought tooth-and-nail the whole way and now coming up on their 7th anniversary the Gilbert-based brewery is in a new phase of growth. The roller coast that was their formidable years has forged the AZW team into a group determined to leave their imprint on Arizona by minimizing the impact we all make on our beautiful state. Oh yeah, they make amazing beer and delicious food too! 

Here at Step Brewers we have a massive appreciation for those brewers in Australia paving the way in mixed culture, wild and dare we use the term, sour beers.We wanted to dedicate a series of episodes to those brewers and also partner with the best in the game. We are extremely pleased to announce the new series, as presented by Carwyn Cellars, Time in Barrel!Time in Barrel will be a deeper dive into our favourite breweries from around Australia who are producing these styles, what inspires them and where they see mixed culture and spontaneous beer going in Australia.To round out the series we will be hosting a round table episode with Carwyn Cellars, diving into their thoughts on the Australian scene, the exciting bottles we see coming from overseas and maybe even reach into our respective cellars for the evening!Welcome to Time in Barrel as Presented by Carwyn Cellars!To kick off our new series Time in Barrel presented by Carwyn Cellars, we caught up with one of our favourite breweries in the country, Dollar Bill. Dollar Bill won our hearts in 2019 and won the Steppie Award for Best New Brewery. Ed and Fiona join us to talk mixed culture, their inspirations and what they are looking forward to releasing over the next few years. They also settle the age old debate that haunts us all…Biggie or Tupac?If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, please rate, subscribe and leave us a review! It’s free and helps other beer lovers discover the podcast!Check us out on socials @stepbrewersBecome an official Friend Of The Show and support us via our Patreon! - https://bit.ly/2QkjkJg

Wild Leap Brew Co. keeps jumping with new beers and distilled spirits Wild Leap Brew Co. has been making waves with a huge showing in our Best of Georgia Beer awards and being named Best New Brewery by USA Today.  They've earned their honors with a constant stream of tasty beers like the Truck Chaser series of ice cream truck-inspired brews and their DIPA Alpha Abstraction series feature the same base beer but with new hops in each release, currently on Volume 11. We sat down this week at the BGR Studios with the Wild Leap crew to talk beer.  Chris Elliott, Chief Brewing Officer; Rob Goldstein, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Office; and Doug Sayler, Lead Brewer all made the trip to hang out and chat over a few brews.  We talk about having fun with experimental ingredients and the challenge of planning around those ingredients, their cool Three Harvest collaboration with Extreme Hops AL, an IPA utilizing hydroponically grown hops, and what that could mean for hop farming in the future.  We press Goldstein on the possibility of a taproom in Atlanta and what we're going to see in Alpha Abstraction Vol. 12. In addition to brewing up beer after beer, Wild Leap has also ventured into distilled spirits.  They currently offer a vodka for cocktails at the taproom and in retail 750s.  Elliott tells us they're experimenting with distilling at the brewery/distillery now to see what's next.  A distilled IPA, maybe? Hanging with the cool kids from Wild Leap! (L-R) Brian, Doug Sayler, Chris Elliott, Rob Goldstein, and Tim D. The Beer List Wild Leap Alpha Abstraction Vol. 11 | DIPA with HBC472 hops Wild Leap Caramel Cake Stout Wild Leap Chance | IPA Wild Leap Three Harvest | DIPA with hydroponic hops Wild Leap Truck Chaser Creamsicle | DIPA with orange, vanilla bean, and milk sugar Carton Regular Coffee | Imperial Cream Ale with coffee and lactose ICYMI | More from Georgia StillFire Brewing with Phil Farrell and Walt Wooden | Ep. 203 Good Word Brewing and Public House's Todd DiMatteo | Ep. 199 Wild Leap Brew C0. | Ep. 99 - Hear Chris and Rob's thoughts from November 2017! Wild Leap Alpha Abstraction Vol 9 took the #1 spot for our 2019 Best of Georgia Beer awards in the Best New DIPA category. (Photo: Wild Leap Brew Co.)

This episode we sit down with Mike Schallau, Founder and Owner of is/was brewing in Chicago.  Thanks for listening! Find is/was on instagram. Vote for is/was for Best New Brewery on USAToday! Follow the show on instagram: @wishidknownpod; email us:  wishidknownpod@gmail.com follow & connect with our hosts: Jack (@a_healthypour, LNKD); Joey (@jgartnerlaw, LNKD)

Nick Mayfield is a modern Michelangelo. The difference being his media, his paint brush and chisel, are food, drink and musical instruments. Having taken part in the launching of 505 Eats and Wild Leap Brew Company as well as the LaGrange satellite office of the Chattahoochee River Keepers— not to mention being a successful local musician! Nick has nearly done it all. His interview ranges all the way from his adoption in Romania to his participation in the awarding of the title of 2018’s ‘Best New Brewery’ to Wild Leap Brew Co. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed interviewing him! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/HeyLaGrange/support

Hope you enjoyed the holiday weekend! We have another great episode of the Happy Half Hour for you. This week, we’re recording from our sponsor, Sycuan Casino, which recently underwent a huge renovation, and are taping at their new restaurant, Bull & Bourbon Steakhouse. We talked with Marcel, Bull & Bourbon’s sous chef, about the restaurant’s in-house dry-aging program and a special tomahawk steak that is aged for 120 days. Our special guest this week is Arturo Kassel. He's the CEO of Whisknladle Hospitality, which brought us restaurants like PrepKitchen, Catania and of course, Whisknladle in La Jolla. In 2017, Arturo sold the company's Prepkitchen locations so he could focus on his next big project, Gravity Heights, a brewery in Sorrento Valley that just opened in January of this year. Gravity Heights was just named the all-around winner of Best New Brewery in our annual Best Restaurants list—this means that both Troy and our readers agreed that Gravity Heights deserved the title. Arturo is also working on another project in Sorrento Valley, a 10,000-square-foot food hall called Park Commons. His pick for Two People, $50, was The Fishery. Troy liked Cross Street Chicken and Beer, and Lauren’s pick was Morning Glory (which Troy reviews in our upcoming August issue!) In Hot Plates, we talked about Troy getting the First Look at Ciccia Osteria, Mario Cassineri’s new Italian restaurant in Barrio Logan, Puesto taking over Gordon Biersch’s location in Mission Valley and starting their own brewery, and Home & Away, a two-story cocktail and beer bar, opening in Encinitas. This week’s Hot Topic: soon, you’ll be able to order food from McDonald’s, and even a burger from Juniper & Ivy, and have it delivered by drone. San Diego is one of ten cities in the country where the tech giant partnered with McDonald’s to test out drone delivery. We got an email from a listener who needed a recommendation for good Mexican pastries and desserts—listen to find out what Troy and Arturo had to say.

Caroline and Ashley sat down with Brittany Goldstein (@bgoldstein59), Anna Watts (@annacaro), Tori Paquin (@toripaquin), and, a little later, co-founder Rob Goldstein (@rgoldstein45) of Wild Leap Brew Co. (@wildleap) We talk all things La Grange, reality TV, and what it's like to be the Best New Brewery in the nation. Make sure you stick around til the end because Rob makes an exclusive announcement you won't wanna miss! Get 20% off your ticket to ride the Atlanta Beer Bus: atlantabeerbus.com, use the Code BB20 at checkout! Follow Bitch Beer on Facebook and Instagram @bitchbeeerpodcast or www.bitchbeerpodcast.com

Bond Brothers Brewing Company, located in Cary, N.C, is the featured brewery this week. They were recently voted "Best New Brewery in the Country" by a USA Today Poll. Whit Baker, Brewmaster and Flavor Wizard; and Sean McKinney, Head of Blending, are the guests this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan Buford co-founded Arizona Wilderness Brewery without a brewing background and turned it into the #1 rated new brewery in the world in 2013. Listen to this episode to learn how they did it and last year generated $5.5M in revenue. Visit https://www.leadquizzes.com/podcast for the complete show notes of every podcast episode. Topics Discussed in this Episode: [01:24] How Jonathan transitioned from a window cleaning business into the brewery business [06:02] How he learned how to brew beer and got things started [10:07] How they marketed the business and raised the money they needed in a short amount of time [11:50] How they signed a lease and started construction for the brewery [15:31] Why they had to delay their opening for quite some time [18:54] How they developed this incredible quality product [23:07] How they leveraged getting awarded Best New Brewery in the World to create a buzz [25:09] Jonathan’s marketing strategy advice [29:04] What worked and what didn’t work for them when it came to hiring people [39:00] What had the biggest impact on their growth Key Takeaways: You risk so much by not knowing what construction timelines are and the true cost of things. If you have a ‘hype person’, you should also match them with a ‘logic person’. If you put all your money in the quality of your product, one thing that’s going to have to become cheaper is either labor or marketing. As long as you’re doing business ethically and you’re including everybody in the community and you’re not discriminating against anything and you have a story that’s exciting, you can save a lot of money in marketing because you’ll have people telling your story for you at high rates. When you sign a contract with somebody, there is no law that can get you out of that contract until a judge gets you out of that contract, and you don’t want to go to a judge or an arbitrator. So what happens is that contract that you have with that person is just a negotiation point. There is a soul to a business and there does need to be an ownership team and an executive team that all really love each other. Action Steps: Keep your day job when you’re building a company unless you know what you’re doing. And you’ll know you know what you’re doing when you have money in your bank account. Be exciting enough to have other people tell your story for you. Jonathan said: “Always set yourself up that other people do the marketing for you, so be exciting, be bold, tread it heavily. Don’t tread lightly. Be loud about what you’re doing and tell the story…” “Sometimes the only way to win a battle is if you both win. And that’s a complicated topic but just know that when you’re going into business, you have to have a partner…”   More from Jonathan Buford and Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co.: Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co.’s Instagram (@azwilderness) Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co.’s Twitter (@AZWildernessCo) Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co.’s Facebook Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co.'s Website Jonathan’s Instagram (@thewildernesshumans)   Sponsor link 14-day Free Trial to LeadQuizzes   Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to this podcast! And don’t forget to leave me a rating and a review on iTunes!

We visit American Solera in Tulsa, which was named Best New Brewery in the U.S. in 2016 by RateBeer, and talk to founder Chase Healey about hoppy, fruity, and funky beers.

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman record this show at One Well Brewing Co., one of their picks for Michigan's Best New Brewery.Other guests include reps from The Kalamazoo Growlers, and Kazoopy's Pizza and Grinders (one of John and Amy's pick for Best Sub Sandwiches).Also, Beer of the Week and Events:More on One Wellhttp://onewellbrewing.com/More on Kalamazoo Growlershttp://northwoodsleague.com/kalamazoo-growlers/More on Kazoopy'shttp://www.kazoopyspizza.com/Menu.htmlMore on BTMhttps://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten/This show aired June 10-11, 2017.

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of MLive and "Behind the Mitten" spend some time catching up with Rick Schmitt and Brian Confer at Stormcloud Brewing Co. in Frankfort.This Podcast was recorded Jan. 12, 2017 at the Michigan Brewers Guild Conference in Kalamazoo.John and Amy talk to Stormcloud about its busy winter season with an upcoming film and dinner series. And its popular curling league. John and Amy picked them as Michigan's Best New Brewery in 2016. http://www.mlive.com/dining/index.ssf/2016/08/michigans_best_new_brewery_our_2.html#0More on Stormcloud at https://www.facebook.com/StormcloudBrewing/?fref=tsBehind the Mitten is a one-hour radio show that airs on 10 stations across Michigan. More on BTM at https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten/

On their last show of 2016, Amy Sherman and John Gonzalez of MLive and Behind the Mitten pick their "Beers of the Year."John picks a beer from Stormcloud Brewing Company in Frankfort, which was their pick for Michigan's Best New Brewery.http://www.mlive.com/dining/index.ssf/2016/08/michigans_best_new_brewery_our_2.html#0More on Stormcloud: https://www.facebook.com/StormcloudBrewing/?fref=tsAmy picks a beer from Batch Brewing Company in Detroit. Batch was a Top 10 pick for Best New Brewery.More on Batch: https://www.facebook.com/BatchBrewingCompany/?fref=tsThis segment aired Dec. 31, 2016/Jan. 1, 2017.More on BTM: https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten/?fref=ts

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of MLive and "Behind the Mitten" visit Territorial Brewing Co. in Springfield, Michigan (near Battle Creek). Territorial was one of their picks for Michigan's Best New Brewery. This episode includes interviews with reps from the Air Zoo in Portage, and Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek.Segment 1:John and Amy talk to co-owners Charles Grantier and Tim Davis, who is the head brewer. They learn more about the brewery, which is German-inspired in beer and food. More info on Territorial at http://territorialbrewing.com/Segment 2 (Listen at 9:30):John and Amy have a lot of fun talking to Troy Thrash, President & CEO who oversees all operations of the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo. The Air Zoo will feature a lot of special events for the holidays. Learn more about the Air Zoo at http://www.airzoo.org/.Segment 3 (Listen at 19:06):John and Amy talk to Brett Linsley (manager of wildlife and conservation) Amy Riegel (President & CEO) of the Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek. They have a lot of activities for the holidays, and they're also introducing some new animals. More info at http://www.binderparkzoo.org/.Segment 4 (Listen at 29:00):Charles Grantier and Tim Davis of Territorial return to talk more about their brewery, as well as BEER OF THE WEEK. This week it's With Love from Denmark, a beer brewed with a dark roast coffee from Kalamazoo Coffee Company. It's base is a Danish Pilsner, which gives it a light-color. John and Amy also run down some events -- thanks to the Forest Hills Fine Arts Center. More events at http://behindthemitten.com/.MLive's Top 10: Best New Brewery: http://www.mlive.com/dining/index.ssf/2016/08/michigans_best_new_brewery_our_2.html#0More on Behind the Mitten on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten/Closing Music: Kari Lynch Band https://www.facebook.com/KariLynchMusic/?fref=ts

It’s the final part of our Golden Pints 2016 Trilogy and in this mammoth episode we look at Best UK Brewery, Best Overseas Brewery, Best New Brewery of 2016, Best Pub/Bar/Taproom, Independent Retailer of the Year, Online Retailer of the Year and Beer Festival of the Year. Beer | Fullers Past Masters 1910 Double Stout […]

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of MLive host the radio show Behind the Mitten.On this episode they interview the guys of Stormcloud Brewing Co. in Frankfort, winners of Michigan's Best New Brewery.They also talk Mary Carroll of the Benzie County Visitor's Convention Bureau (Segment 2-Listen at 9:55)They stop in at the Grand Coney in Grand Rapids for breakfast; they talk to owner Jeff Lobdell. (Segment 3-Listen at 18:47)And they also talk about their search for MLive's Michigan's Best Pizza with Mitten Brewing Co. and Harmony Brewing (Segment 4-Listen at 28:44)

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of MLive co-host the radio show "Behind the Mitten." This podcast features the Allegan County Fair, David Geen of Happy Village Tours/Villa and Vines, The Southerner in Saugatuck, and Tapistry Brewery in Bridgman. This show aired Sept. 10-11, 2016.Segment 1: Allegan County Fair with fair director Saree Miller.http://www.allegancountyfair.com/Segment 2 (Listen at 10:07):John and Amy head to Saugatuck, where Amy reconnects with her friend David Geen, who owns Hungry Village Tours (Saugatuck area foodie experiences), and Villa and Vines (international food and wine tours).http://hungryvillagetours.com/http://www.villasandvines.com/Segment 3 (Listen at 19:12):Amy and John remain in Saugatuck to reconnect with chef Matt Millar and Katie Fris, who co-own The Southerner. It was one of their picks for Michigan's Best Fried Chicken for MLive.https://www.facebook.com/TheSouthernerMi/MLive's Top 10 Best Fried Chicken List: http://www.mlive.com/dining/index.ssf/2016/07/michigans_best_fried_chicken_o_2.htmlSegment 4 (Listen at 28:50):Amy and John head to Bridgman to re-visit Tapistry Brewing Co., which was on their search for MI's Best New Brewery. It made the Top 10! John and Amy interview Tapistry owner Joe Rudnick.http://www.tapistrybrewing.com/More on Behind the Mitten:https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten/?ref=br_rsMore on MLive's Michigan's Best:http://www.mlive.com/michigansbest/

On this weekend's "Behind the Mitten" radio show, Amy Sherman and John Gonzalez talk to two brewery owners who made the Top 10 List for Michigan's Best New Brewery.Amy and John traveled the state recently for MLive and visited 30 breweries and sampled 300-plus beers on the trip.This show aired Aug. 6-7, 2016. Here is the Podcast:Segment 1:Amy and John talk about some of the highlight, and reveal the Top 5.The Top 10 on MLive:http://www.mlive.com/dining/index.ssf/2016/08/michigans_best_new_brewery_our_2.html#0Segment 2 (Listen at 9:37):Amy and John interview Dave Ringler of the Cedar Springs Brewing Co. He came in at No. 5. His German-style brewery pays homage to Bavarian Beer/German Food, as well as American. It opened Nov. 13, 2015.MLive story: http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2015/11/cedar_springs_brewing_company_1.htmlFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CedarSpringsBrew/?fref=tsSegment 3 (Listen at 19:00):Amy and John talk to Stormcloud Brewing Co. co-owners Rick Schmitt and Brian Confer. The Frankfort brewery was No. 1 on the search. They talk about not only making great Belgian-style beers, but being a "gathering table" for the community. It opened in June of 2013.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StormcloudBrewing/?fref=tsSegment 4 (Listen at 28:45):Amy and John talk to Dave Ringler again from Cedar Springs Brewing Co., who runs down some big events, including HopStock, which takes place Aug. 13 in downtown Grand Rapids. Amy and John also go behind the scenes of other statewide events.More on HopStock: https://www.facebook.com/events/625767797580735/More "things to do" in Michigan: http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/08/31_things_to_do_in_august_even.html#0Behind the Mitten on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten/Behind the Mitten on MLive:http://topics.mlive.com/tag/behind-the-mitten/

On this weekend's Behind the Mitten, John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of MLive interview Rick Schmitt and Brian Confer of Stormcloud Brewing Co. in Frankfort.On Aug. 4, 2016, John and Amy selected their brewery in the small harbor town in Northwestern Lower Michigan as Michigan's Best New Brewery. This is Segment 3 of this weekend's show, which airs Aug. 6-7 on several radio stations throughout the state.See the complete Top 10 List on MLive:http://www.mlive.com/dining/index.ssf/2016/08/michigans_best_new_brewery_our_2.html#incart_2box_michigansbestMore on BTM:https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten/?fref=ts

Amy Sherman and John Gonzalez of MLive were on the road this week searching for Michigan's Best New Brewery. On this weekend's "Behind the Mitten" radio show, they broadcast from the road at different locations, including their car.Segment 1:At Tecumseh Brewing Co. in Tecumseh.More info on Tecumseh: https://www.facebook.com/TecumsehBrewingCo/?fref=tsSegment 2 (Listen at 10:06):At Batch Brewing Co. Corktown in Detroit.More info on Batch: https://www.facebook.com/BatchBrewingCompany/?fref=tsSegment 3 (Listen at 19:08):On the road, and in the car with Driver Joe.Segment 4 (Listen at 27:45):Last stop of the search from Redline Brewing Co. in Burton (near Flint).More info on Redline: https://www.facebook.com/Redline-Brewing-Company-LLC-811555488915941/?fref=tsMore info on Behind the Mitten:https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten/?fref=ts

On this weekend's episode of Behind the Mitten, co-hosts Amy Sherman and John Gonzalez broadcast from Arcadia Brewing Company (also known as Arcadia Ales) in Kalamazoo. This episode aired July 23-24, 2016.Segment 1:John and Amy talk about their upcoming search for MLive, the search for Michigan's Best New Brewery. They also check out the food at Arcadia Ales. Segment 2 (Listen at 10:07):Renee Newman of Discover Kalamazoo talks about upcoming events and things you can do in the area.More info: http://www.discoverkalamazoo.com/Segment 3 (Listen at 19:09):Dana Schmitt of Townsquare Media in Kalamazoo talks about the upcoming Kalamazoo Ribfest, which is Aug, 4-6.More info: http://kalamazooribfest.com/Segment 4 (Listen at 29:19):Tim Surprise, the owner of Arcadia and one of the early pioneers of the Michigan craft beer scene, is excited to talk about the brewery's 20th anniversary, and its growth. Arcadia has its original location in Battle Creek, as well as its new location in Kalamazoo, which opened about 2 years ago. A new Arcadia will open this fall in Lansing.More info: http://arcadiaales.com/More info on Behind the Mitten:https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten?fref=ts