Podcasts about independent beer

#020 - Today we talk with Oakland resident and entrepreneur Aram Cretan of Federation Brewing, a producer of award winning craft beer.  Aram created Federation with his childhood friend and then roped in his retired “banker” dad to keep the books. What started as a home brewing project over 10 years ago grew into brewing for friends' weddings.  I asked Aram when he thought he had business:“You start to realize that you have the germ of a business here when all of a sudden you're spending every weekend on something.  That's not, you know, more than a hobby, but less than a profession.”Before the pandemic, Federation was selling kegs to restaurants and pints to customers in their Jack London tasting room.  When the pandemic hit, they lost 95% of their business.  The pandemic required Federation to pivot to a manufacturing and canning business, selling through distributors - a much different business.  The result was they grew 3x."When COVID started, we were just driving our kegs around Alameda and Contra Costa. That's what we were doing. We were a little East Bay brewery.  Now you can get our beer in cans from Paso Robles up to Redding.  We signed on with two distributors. We produced three times more beer by volume in 2021 than we did in 2020.” You can visit the brewery and tasting room at 420 3rd St. in the heart of Oakland's Jack London Square district.  This is NOT your neighborhood sports bar, however.  When you visit, be prepared to put your phone away and engage with other patrons.Be sure to stick around until the end to hear how Federation's mascot “Keg Bot” is fighting to keep the Town safe for independent beers. 

James Grugeon is the founder of The Good Beer Co. https://thegoodbeerco.com.au/.Covid-19 heavily impacted the business but he found a way to adapt and thrive.The Good Beer Co. is a social enterprise that exists to create and sell good beers to fund and support good causes.It works with and supports award winning breweries and is committed to creating award winning and popular beers like;Great Barrier Beer for the Australian Marine Conservation SocietyPale Tale for RSPCA QueenslandLove Beer for the Australian Marriage Equality campaign,andGreat Get Together Pale Ale for the Jo Cox Foundation.In this episode we talk with James about;His personal background in business, charities and social enterprise, both in the UK and here in AustraliaThe history of The Good Beer Co.How to build partnerships between companies and social enterprisesThe critical role of  businesses, particularly for-purpose businesses, in tackling really thorny challenges like climate changeThe brilliant Australian craft beer industryHis latest campaign A Good Beer Always HelpsThis campaign supports the local  independent craft industry by gifting a case of 16 independent beers to essential workers including nurses, police, aged care workers and  many others who have been dealing directly with  the spread and impacts of Covid-19The struggle of bootstrapping a small businessSocial EntrepreneurshipCollaborations 

It's Sunday afternoon and I feel like a beer. Its been a big week working from home and as of tomorrow I have my dear children joining me…oh the joys.It could be worse I guess, and I know there are many among us who are doing it pretty tough right now, and my heart goes out to you and your family. I'm not sure there is really much I can do to help, so I'm just trying to help take peoples minds off the shit stuff, even just for a half an hour or so while I tell stories on this podcast.So, I decided that this afternoon I didn't want to drink alone. Instead, I have invited a couple of my mates to join me…the man with the best bear in the Tassie beer industry (sorry Jimmy Anderson) who in the last 12 months broke the no IPA rule at Moo Brew, and also produced a Hazy as well…who can forget half Naked Dave McGill flipping his hair back in the water in their social media campaign.And, joining him is the Tassie Beer scenes Frank Costello…look it up peeps…the guy that brings everyone together, despite differing opinions and agendas, all for the good of keeping the peace and creating an awesome indie beer scene in Tasmaina, Cryer Malts Jon Burridge.Let's crack those cans!!

This month, the Society of Independent Brewers Association - SIBA - celebrates its 40 year of championing independent beer in the UK. SIBA has achieved some monumental things, including lobbying for SBR (Small Brewers Relief), helping independent brewers sell their beers into PubCos through Beerflex, and gathering beer professionals from all corners of the industry for Britain's largest brewery trade show - Beer X. SIBA have not been without their troubles over the last 40 years, receiving their fare share of flack when purchasing a major stake in beer supplier the Flying Firkin, as well as grumblings from members and former members over the ABV branding pricing structure when selling to estates such as Greene King and Admiral Inns. However, optimism is on the rise in the relatively newly appointed Chief Executive - James Calder - who has taken a much needed hands on approach with its members, bringing a breath of fresh air to many of its members. It’s been a road of ups and downs for the Voice of British Brewing. Considering the length of time the body has been established in contract to the US equivalent, the Brewers Association, though SIBA does not have the same level of resources at its disposal, the membership and supplier associates club together in regional meetings to offer advice, debate and comradery. So, this week, on the Hop Forward Podcast, we are joining the festivities and wishing SIBA a Hoppy Birthday, bringing an interview with Rooster’s Brewery owner and National Chairman, Ian Fozard. Ian has an extensive history in the beer industry, running various pubs and a large brewery and taproom based on the outskirts of Harrogate. In this episode, we discuss many of the issues SIBA members - and any independent brewer - faces on an everyday basis: beer duty, pricing, running a business, developing a brand, and making beer! --- Follow us on social media

Broadcasting from Brazos Valley Brewing Co. On tap this week: "OK, Boomer" Beer exist, Does tapping a beer can stop it from foaming?, A Nebraska Furniture Mart has the right idea, Big year for small and independent beer in 2019, Family friendly breweries and the negative feedback, plus a visit from the Zythological Society of North America, TX Chapter. All this and more! Featuring special guests Craig Mantey and Josh Bass.

On this episode we delve a bit into history as Denny talks about the results of our "Beer & Brewing Over 60" survey. Then we're flying into the future as we listen to OSU's Sarah Windes talk about the project to develop and select a new malt hybrid for both Mecca Grade and the public. Pollen flies on this episode along with all of our usual beery goodness! Episode Links: Micro Homebrew - https://www.microhomebrew.com Cairn Brewing - https://www.cairnbrewing.com Sierra Nevada - 40 Years of Independent Beer - https://www.forbes.com/sites/kennygould/2019/09/30/sierra-nevada-brewing... Stone's Portman Group Response - https://www.stonebrewing.com/blog/philosophy/2019/response-portman-group Violetta Malt Seed - https://limagraincerealseeds.com/malting-barley-seed/lcs-violetta/ Sarah Windes' Next Pint Project Talk Slides - https://imgur.com/gallery/hjAnxpO Chat with Champs - http://www.chatwithchamps.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:03:04 Announcements & Feedback 00:11:22 The Pub 00:29:43 The Library 00:49:14 The Brewery 01:03:48 The Lounge - Sarah Windes - The Next Pint Project 01:26:00 Q&A 01:39:42 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Brewing America Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs YCH Hops Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) - contact them at igor@experimentalbrew.com. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it - talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to questions@experimntalbrew.com! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d... Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss

On this episode we delve a bit into history as Denny talks about the results of our "Beer & Brewing Over 60" survey. Then we're flying into the future as we listen to OSU's Sarah Windes talk about the project to develop and select a new malt hybrid for both Mecca Grade and the public. Pollen flies on this episode along with all of our usual beery goodness! Episode Links: Micro Homebrew - https://www.microhomebrew.com Cairn Brewing - https://www.cairnbrewing.com Sierra Nevada - 40 Years of Independent Beer - https://www.forbes.com/sites/kennygould/2019/09/30/sierra-nevada-brewing... Stone's Portman Group Response - https://www.stonebrewing.com/blog/philosophy/2019/response-portman-group Violetta Malt Seed - https://limagraincerealseeds.com/malting-barley-seed/lcs-violetta/ Sarah Windes' Next Pint Project Talk Slides - https://imgur.com/gallery/hjAnxpO Chat with Champs - http://www.chatwithchamps.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:03:04 Announcements & Feedback 00:11:22 The Pub 00:29:43 The Library 00:49:14 The Brewery 01:03:48 The Lounge - Sarah Windes - The Next Pint Project 01:26:00 Q&A 01:39:42 Quick Tip & Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Brewing America Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs YCH Hops Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) - contact them at igor@experimentalbrew.com. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it - talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to questions@experimntalbrew.com! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d... Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss

Kyle and Tony sat down in Tony's kitchen to taste some beers, go over some news, and some social media questions Our sponsor is Bishop's Cellar! They're so awesome! Find out what's in store, on tap, and shop online! Sign up for the Behind the Taps Newsletter! ​ Make sure to subscribe on iTunes, and rate and review to help other people find us! We can always be found here: ​ Twitter Instagram Facebook ​ Clip and Share your favourite moments from the podcast using ReCast! Want to help support the 902 BrewCast? You can donate here [NOTE: This is in USD]. Your ears are all we ask for, but we appreciate your support towards helping improve the podcast and keeping it running! Thanks!

We sat down at Tanner & Co. in Chester Basin to talk about beer, packaging, and future expansion plans. Tanner and Co. Brewing Our sponsor is Bishop's Cellar! They're so awesome! Find out what's in store, on tap, and shop online! Sign up for the Behind the Taps Newsletter! ​ Make sure to subscribe on iTunes, and rate and review to help other people find us! We can always be found here: ​ Twitter Instagram Facebook ​ Clip and Share your favourite moments from the podcast using ReCast! Want to help support the 902 BrewCast? You can donate here [NOTE: This is in USD]. Your ears are all we ask for, but we appreciate your support towards helping improve the podcast and keeping it running! Thanks!

Owners Bonnie Jackson and Aaron at Irene's Taproom in Phoenix have set up their place to fully experience sound. With a continual list of local Arizona bands as well as bands traveling across the country, they want to make sure their guests get the full audio experience. When Bonnie and Product Manager Paul Rosevear threw out the idea of doing a podcast live in front of their patrons it was a no-brainer for me.  We landed on the polarizing topic of "big beer and independent beer" as a discussion point. No slouches ourselves Bonnie and I would be on this discussion panel but with such a complex topic we knew we needed some big guns to join in on this discussion. Leah Huss of Huss Brewing Company is a badass brewery owner and one of the most experienced beer personalities in Arizona craft beer. She's in! As the former president of the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild and a wealth of knowledge when it comes to anything craft beer related Ken Wilson from Lumberyard Brewing Company was our second Sorachi Ace in the hole. To round it all out my man Keaton aka The Brewz Traveler came to bring in the perspective of a devoted craft beer enthusiast.  In this episode, we all sit down and talk about this complex subject of "big beer" and independent craft beer. As you will see it's not quite as simple as a quick "f***k big beer". There is much more to this story than meets the eye. Enjoy the show! The plan is to have one of these live episodes (each with a new topic and panel) every few months so be on the lookout for the next one Thanks to Irene's Taproom for being awesome hosts! Extra special thanks to Chris Dodson for his awesome production/editing work to help put the audio side of the episodes together Intro/Outro music is "La Negra Tomasa" by the awesome local Arizona band Fayuca Want to show your support and help this show grow? Simply click here, give the show a rating and share some feedback!

PODCAST | In this episode we talk about the Australian independent beer movement, which has hit a new pace thanks to the advent of the official Independent Beer label. Will it change things? Will it help Brewers? Will it help drinkers? We ask these questions and more as we try The post S12E07: The Independent Episode appeared first on The City Lane.

A couple of weeks ago, tax reform for the brewing industry in the form of extended excise relief was announced as being part of the upcoming Federal budget. Less than a week later, the Independent Brewers Association (IBA) launched its seal of independence. To unpack these two big news items and their implications on the Australian beer industry, we talk to Wayward founder and IBA board member, Peter Philip. Beers Wayward Gadda Da Vida Wayward Chief Hopper's Copper Drop Wayward Blackout at the Homestead Links Beer excise changes: what it means The IBA's new Independence Seal: An industry perspective Lion reflects on Tap King failure Non-Beer Recommendations Tom: Avatar: The Last Airbender Adrian: All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders Jackson: Woy Woy, NSW Beer Recommendations Tom: Stone & Wood The Prequel Adrian: All Hands Fruit Bat Summer Ale Jackson: Harviestoun Old Engine Oil

Macro brewery owners want independent breweries and brewers to "calm down" and band together, which really means to fall in line with their way of doing business. We throw out a few of our thoughts, as we consider this in light of our current times. Michael celebrates twins and Josh talks about pie.

UPDATE: Sorry, we had a bad render on our Bob interview. If you download again, you should be able to hear Bob now! We start, as always, with your feedback and recap our successful charity effort, before we head to the Pub, where we reminisce about HomeBrewCon and what we did and enjoyed. We talk about a new seal (no not that one - that's later) and about Russian River's success and planned sale. In the library, Drew takes a little bit of time to talk about Patrick McGovern, the Indiana Jones of Beer, and his latest book, Ancient Brews. In the lab, we break down the results of our UnderPitch experiment - what went right and how Drew sorta, kinda goofed part of the whole thing. (Yeah, he's fired). What does happen when the freshest yeast you can get meets wor in two very different quantities? Then in the Lounge, it's another double dose of interviews - first, live from the Southern California Homebrewers Fest, Drew and Marshall Schott (Brülosophy) interview Joshua Kunkle about his portable pocket randall infuser with a less than work safe name! Then, Denny and Drew sit down with Bob Pease, the CEO of the Brewers Association about the newly introduced "Independent Beer" seal (note - not craft beer seal as Denny states). We skip over questions this week (Hey, Episode 48 is a Q&A - get some questions to us!) We do drop a quick tip and Drew reminds us why movie trailers can remind you of some awesomely non-family friendly music. (Seriously!) Episode Links: Craft Maltsers Guild Seal - http://craftmalting.com/ Russian River Selling Their Brewery - https://www.brewbound.com/news/2017/russian-river-plans-sell-original-pr... Ancient Brews - http://amzn.to/2sKxnco Underpitch Experiment - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/does-underpitching-make-mor... Josh K's Randall Video - https://youtu.be/Zp08de4s5uY Brewer's Association Independence Seal - https://www.brewersassociation.org/news/show-them-your-independence/ Black Panther Trailer - https://youtu.be/dxWvtMOGAhw Run the Jewels - Legend Has It (NSFW) - https://youtu.be/vWaljXUiCaE San Gabriel Valley Humane Society - http://www.sgvhumane.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors & Announcements 00:05:53 Feedback 00:9:52 The Pub 00:29:34 The Library - Ancient Brews 00:35:45 The Lab - UnderPitch 00:49:08 The Lounge - SCHF - Marshall, Drew and Josh K - Pocket Randall 01:05:23 The Lounge - Bob Pease - Brewers Association Independence Seal 01:27:41 Quick Tip 01:30:10 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) - contact them at igor@experimentalbrew.com. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it - talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to questions@experimentalbrew.com! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d... Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss

UPDATE: Sorry, we had a bad render on our Bob interview. If you download again, you should be able to hear Bob now! We start, as always, with your feedback and recap our successful charity effort, before we head to the Pub, where we reminisce about HomeBrewCon and what we did and enjoyed. We talk about a new seal (no not that one - that's later) and about Russian River's success and planned sale. In the library, Drew takes a little bit of time to talk about Patrick McGovern, the Indiana Jones of Beer, and his latest book, Ancient Brews. In the lab, we break down the results of our UnderPitch experiment - what went right and how Drew sorta, kinda goofed part of the whole thing. (Yeah, he's fired). What does happen when the freshest yeast you can get meets wor in two very different quantities? Then in the Lounge, it's another double dose of interviews - first, live from the Southern California Homebrewers Fest, Drew and Marshall Schott (Brülosophy) interview Joshua Kunkle about his portable pocket randall infuser with a less than work safe name! Then, Denny and Drew sit down with Bob Pease, the CEO of the Brewers Association about the newly introduced "Independent Beer" seal (note - not craft beer seal as Denny states). We skip over questions this week (Hey, Episode 48 is a Q&A - get some questions to us!) We do drop a quick tip and Drew reminds us why movie trailers can remind you of some awesomely non-family friendly music. (Seriously!) Episode Links: Craft Maltsers Guild Seal - http://craftmalting.com/ Russian River Selling Their Brewery - https://www.brewbound.com/news/2017/russian-river-plans-sell-original-pr... Ancient Brews - http://amzn.to/2sKxnco Underpitch Experiment - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/experiments/does-underpitching-make-mor... Josh K's Randall Video - https://youtu.be/Zp08de4s5uY Brewer's Association Independence Seal - https://www.brewersassociation.org/news/show-them-your-independence/ Black Panther Trailer - https://youtu.be/dxWvtMOGAhw Run the Jewels - Legend Has It (NSFW) - https://youtu.be/vWaljXUiCaE San Gabriel Valley Humane Society - http://www.sgvhumane.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors & Announcements 00:05:53 Feedback 00:9:52 The Pub 00:29:34 The Library - Ancient Brews 00:35:45 The Lab - UnderPitch 00:49:08 The Lounge - SCHF - Marshall, Drew and Josh K - Pocket Randall 01:05:23 The Lounge - Bob Pease - Brewers Association Independence Seal 01:27:41 Quick Tip 01:30:10 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) - contact them at igor@experimentalbrew.com. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it - talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at podcast@experimentalbrew.com. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to questions@experimentalbrew.com! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d... Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss

In this first episode, we'll talk to Bethany Baker. She's an Independent Beer and Food Marketing Consultant about some Vermont Craft Beers you must have, Trends in the craft beer industry and a recent story that found its way into national news. Bethany Baker can be found at Twitter.com/LipstickNLager Breakaway is a musical project of Peter Riley and friends - https://www.facebook.com/Peter-RileyPiano-Works-108976145801670/ Follow VTGR802 on Twitter, GR802 on Facebook or our website http://www.GR802.com