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Contract Brewing in craft beer has evolved over many years from what some might say was a dirty word (is it still?) to what has been a pathway to success for countless renown brands as well as a powerful revenue model for producers. We will examine the basic and more advanced models for contract brewing as well as dig deeper into how to actually pull off managing a successful contract brand and a contract production operation – plenty of information for both sides of the contract brewing equation. Some solid theory blended with a whole lot of practical experience – a “How To” and a “How Not To” guide from 25 years in the contract brewing trenches. Founder, long time president, now partner and independent consultant, Jeremy Cowan has seen a lot of life in craft beer. Evolving from tiny batch contract brewed beer in San Francisco in 1996, the Shmaltz adventure proceeded through 25 years of evolution, producing over 150 beers distributed through 40 states, brewing at multiple contract facilities, as well as their own 40,000 sq brewery in upstate New York, which brewed 30,000 bbls of contract beer for regional partners. After successful sales of the Coney Island brand, the Clifton Park Brewery, and recently the Shmaltz brand, Jeremy now consults across multiple areas in the craft beer industry for strategy, sales, operations, and finance. Let's chat - over a beer! Huge thanks to Encompass Technologies, Boelter, & Gorman Smith Beverage Equipment for all your support on our Fall Virtual Conference. Join us in-person for CBP Connects | Half workshop, half networkingCharleston, SC | December 4-6, 2023Grab your spot now at https://cbpconnects-charleston.eventbrite.com
In today's podcast we talk lessons learned starting, running and selling a brewery with Jeremy Cowan, founder of Shmaltz Brewing. Jeremy's advice to those who want to start a brewery? "Don't." "100% do not start a brewery. Go find a really cool brewery where the owners are spread a little thin, and go buy one, or become a partner...before you ever start your own brewery."Key TopicsOptions to invest in a brewery, without actually starting one How to raise pricing and margins with sustainability initiativesJeremy's advice for brewery owners looking to sellResourcesConnect with Jeremy on LinkedInLearn about a new network of brewery owners and operators: Beer Business Finance Association
Today on the podcast we hear from Jeremy Cowan, founder of Shmaltz Brewing and Coney Island Brewing. Jeremy shares his journey from starting to selling his breweries and lessons learned along the way. Jeremy talks about one of his passions: Helping breweries to lose less money.This may not be the most optimistic way to frame the problem (losing money) but it can be a very practical first step for breweries working towards profitability. Key TopicsLessons learned in starting, running and selling a breweryHow to "lose less money in your brewery"Contract brewing: Is it still relevant?ResourcesLearn more about Arryved POSGet the free brewery finance newsletter
Why Now is Not the Time to Treat for Winter Wheat Pests Programs to Spark Kansas Youth's Interest in Specialty Crops Garden Publications Available Through the KSRE Bookstore 00:01:06 — Why Now is Not the Time to Treat for Winter Wheat Pests: Today's program starts with an overview of the updated 2023 pest guides from our Entomology Department here at K-State. Jeff Whitworth shares highlights of the valuable resources offered and also advice for producers that are worried about winter wheat pests such as winter grain mites, army cutworms, and Hessian flies. KSRE Bookstore's 2023 Crop Insects of Kansas KSRE Bookstore's crop publications 00:12:14 — Programs to Spark Kansas' Youth's Interest in Specialty Crops: Sparking an interest in agriculture in youth is an important part of the work that occurs at Kansas State University. Jeremy Cowan, an assistant professor in sustainable food systems here at K-State, joins use to share insight on upcoming programs at the university such as hands-on learning experiences for high schoolers and a K-State student community garden that will help produce food for the university's dining facilities. K-State's Horticulture and Natural Resources Department website Jeremy can also be reached through email at jscowan@ksu.edu 00:23:06 — Garden Publications Available Through the KSRE Bookstore: We end with this week's horticulture piece featuring K-State Research and Extension's director of publications, Mark Stadtlander. Mark is known for commonly sharing in conversations that “there's a pub for that”, and today he shares publications available through the KSRE Bookstore specifically on gardening in Kansas. KSRE Bookstore's Kansas Garden Guide KSRE Bookstore's Making Compost: A Beginner's Guide KSRE Bookstore's Vegetable Garden Planting Guide KSRE Bookstore's Garden Templates and Plant Choices for Kansas School Gardens KSRE Bookstore's Considerations and Resources for School Garden Designs in Kansas Send comments, questions, or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Samantha Bennett and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast. K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.
When I came across a press release announcing the end of Shmaltz Brewing Company last fall (and see also articles in Brewboundand Forward), I was sad to see Shmaltz Brewing come to an end, but also knew it would be an excellent opportunity to have a conversation with the founder of the company for an episode looking back on Shmaltz Brewing. When I reached out to the founder, Jeremy Cowan, I was surprised to hear that it was in the process of being sold(!). The 117th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features a conversation with both Jeremy Cowan, looking back on his 25+ years of running Shmaltz Brewing Company, as well as introducing us to the new owner, Jesse Epstein.Jeremy Cowan is the founder of Shmaltz Brewing Company, about which we are discussing in this episode, and for which he had been owner and president for many years. In this capacity, he has supervised all brand development, sales, and marketing, as well as having managed relationships with wholesalers and retailers across more than 25 states. Shmaltz Brewing is not his only brewery with which he has been involved, as he is also the owner and president of Alphabet City Brewing Company, as well as having created and evolved five brand lineups with over 100 beer styles. One of these was Coney Island Brewing Company, which he founded and then sold to Boston Beer/Sam Adams (2013). He also opened and supervised multiple retail tasting rooms. He is also the co-founder and the first president of the New York City Brewers Guild. He is also the author of Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah. He also serves as an advisor and consultant for several clients including ProBrewer.com, Atmosphere TV, Great Gorge, and August Point Advisors.Support the showThank you for listening!If you have any questions, suggestions, or more, feel free to reach out at Drew@JewishDrinking.coml'chaim!
Jeremy Cowan, Shmaltz Brewing Company & HeBrew Beer, on the 25th Anniversary of the company
On tap this week: Mick Jagger Walks into a Bar…, A Beer festival sparks outrage, Guinness opens second U.S. taproom, The oldest breweries in America?, Portland State coach picks up massive beer tab for fans, Shmaltz Brewery drops some news on the show, Ripped From Reddit, Fun Facts, Hold My Beer and Watch This, All this and sooo much more. Featuring special guest Jeremy Cowan. This episode is presented by Cask Branding and RTIC Outdoors. Enjoy the show!!
nterview with Jeremy Cowan, an expert in organic and permaculture agriculture, we discuss our society's prejudice against home, physical work, and native-grown food. We then discuss growing food nearby as a national security issue. … More Permaculture and National Security (Jeremy Cowan Pt. 2)
You know what they say... This is the third and final part of the interview I did with Dr Jeremy Cowan, an expert in organic and permaculture agriculture, we conclude our reflections on Distributism by breaking both taboos. In this one we deal with the role of religion and politics in changing the way we grow food, but we do more than that. We delve into questions such as why religion is often unhelpful and how it could be otherwise, why political divisions get in the way and what might solve that problem … More Religion and Politics–Whoops, We Talked About Both (Jeremy Cowan Interview Part 3)
t part of a conversation I had with Jeremy Cowan, who participated in my Summer 2021 Seminar on the economic theory of Distributism. Dr Cowan is a specialist in organic agriculture with a strong interest in its relationship to politics and economics. In this part of the conversation, we get into the polarizing character of current politics and how it gets in the way of imagining turning towards Distributism or any other alternative to our current corporate-dominated and state-supported capitalism. We discuss the strong agrarian strain in Distributism and whether that is still a relevant direction to change in today's world. … More Could Agrarian Distributism Ever Work? (Interview with Jeremy Cowan Pt. 1)
In this special tech series, I talk to several leaders in the area of IoT. We discuss why IoT matters and why a technology consultants should pay attention to the topic. We talk about how the IoT is not only a business opportunity, but how it does good for people and our environment. We touch on why IoT projects fail, probably the most important part you will want to hear.Jeremy is the editor of IoT-now.com magazine among others. https://www.iot-now.com/IoT stack info graphic https://www.iotone.com/files/guide/editor/0-4.jpeg Support the show (https://cash.app/$cwhitking)
Steve and Josh from MachNation speak with Jeremy Cowan (Editorial Director and Co-Founder of IoT Now, Vanilla Plus, and The Evolving Enterprise) about how the tech landscape has changed over the past year and what tech trends we can expect to see in 2021.
Cubic Telecom has been named the overall winner of IoT Global Awards’ Automotive, Transport, and Travel category for its innovative connected software solution, PACE. With over 100 entries submitted across the eleven IoT categories, including Harman, Lenovo, Telstra, G&D, and Vodafone the global IoT software provider was also named a finalist in the Big Data, Cloud, and Analytics category. Now in its third year, the prestigious awards program identifies the most innovative companies, products, and individual talent. It has quickly become an industry benchmark for excellence in IoT. “It is an honour to be recognised among these top-class IoT technology providers, and to subsequently win such a distinguished category,” commented Cubic Telecom CEO, Barry Napier. “This further positions Cubicas a leader in not only the IoT, sector but also as a leading connected software solution provider, on the world stage.” Cubic PACE for Automotive is a connected software and data analytics solution that enables automakers to ship vehicles with preconfigured software for optimum connectivity and regulatory requirements already in place for each country. PACE gives automakers complete control. It facilitates a centralised architecture and integrates different data sets which can be analysed for a wide variety of use cases to inform evidence-based decision-making. PACE’s central integrated management system gives automakers the power to launch, customise and control digital services that can be easily scaled and aligned to global markets. Seamless software updates, live diagnostics and data collection – and the ability to ‘adopt and drop’ new features and functionality grant automakers much more flexibility, and a built-in ability to comply with fast-changing, region-specific requirements. “In a year like no other, filled with global health, social and business challenges, it has been a huge encouragement to all of us behind the 3rd annual IoT Global Awards to see so many entries displaying a wealth of business and engineering creativity,” said Chair of the Judges, Jeremy Cowan, Editorial Director and Publisher of IoT Now. “To the Award Winners, we salute your ideas, hard work and your applications of IoT-enabled services to improve lives worldwide. It really is that simple: You make all our lives better. In 2020 we can say for certain, that the Internet of Things has never been more important.” Today, over 3.5 million connected vehicles are powered by the Cubic PACE for Automotive platform, across over 90 countries globally. Automotive customers include Audi, Arrival, Bentley, e.GO Mobile, Porsche, Skoda, and Volkswagen. Learn more about Cubic’s connected software solution at its next webinar on December 3rd: Expert perspectives on software-defined vehicle design with automotive software experts from Cubic and Microsoft. Register here. More about Irish Tech News and Business Showcase here. FYI the ROI for you is => Irish Tech News now gets over 1.5 million monthly views, and up to 900k monthly unique visitors, from over 160 countries. We have over 860,000 relevant followers on Twitter on our various accounts & were recently described as Ireland’s leading online tech news site and Ireland’s answer to TechCrunch, so we can offer you a good audience! Since introducing desktop notifications a short time ago, which notify readers directly in their browser of new articles being published, over 50,000 people have now signed up to receive them ensuring they are instantly kept up to date on all our latest content. Desktop notifications offer a unique method of serving content directly to verified readers and bypass the issue of content getting lost in people’s crowded news feeds. Drop us a line if you want to be featured, guest post, suggest a possible interview or just let us know what you would like to see more of in our future articles. We’re always open to new and interesting suggestions for informative and different art...
This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy nerds out about beer and more with Jeff Cioletti, author of Drink Like a Geek. Jeremy Cowan of Shmaltz Brewing, Doug Campbell of Brewery Ommegang, and beer writer, Ben Keene join in as well to try and put a finger on the genre of geeky beers they all love. Jeremy shares the process he underwent getting the rights to sell Star Trek beer and Doug describes how the flavor was developed for Ommegang’s Game of Thrones series. They also discuss the connection between craft beer and Comic Con, what butter beer would really taste like, and their craziest projects to date including a Pastrami Pilsner. Joel Suarez and Matt Negron of Uptown Beer Society pop in to talk about their latest beer for the Bronx Culture Series: Mister Stoutee. Beer ListAlphabet City Brewing, Sugar Plum FairyBrewer Ommegang, Idyll Days PilsnerBrewer Ommegang, Game of Thrones Valar Dohaeris Tripel AleFirestone Walker Brewing, Flyjack IPARevelry Brewing, Gullah Cream AleShmaltz Brewing, Babka Loves Rugelach
Something to Chew On - Global Food Systems at Kansas State University
The production of food includes everything from large-scale growing and processing facilities to small backyard gardens. Our guest this episode, Dr. Jeremy Cowan discusses teaching future growers —and eaters— the importance of growing food with people in mind at every point in the production-consumption loop. As a land-grant institution K-State is challenged to teach, learn and research ways to feed the world. Local fresh produce has long been lacking in most diets and questions on the sustainability of current large farming practices is top of mind when considering our long-term ability to produce food. So where does the small farm fit in today’s food production realm?
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The Beer Guys sit down with Taylor Lamm, co-owner and head brewer at Oconee Brewing Company in Greensboro, Georgia. We talk to him about the startup process, and his background in brewing. Also, we speak with Jeremy Cowan from New York's Shmaltz Brewing about his new collaboration with Terrapin....as well as their new distribution partnership with Liberator. Finally, friend of the show Nick Hudson from Alabama's Free the Hops talks to us about a ridiculous new proposal affecting growler sales. Truck and Tap's Beers of the week are Oconee's Kolsch, IPA and Chili Pale Ale. We also have Tim's Whalez of the Week, the Hot List and more! Thanks for listening. Head to beerguysradio.com for more information...subscribe to the show (and leave a review!). Coming up next week, we'll be in studio with Marietta's Red Hare Brewing. Cheers! Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast 032
Jeremy Cowan tells us how he combined his love of craft beer and of Jewish culture and literature to create his Shmaltz Brewing Company. Episode 0095 March 6, 2015 Yiddish Book Center Amherst, Massachusetts
Inspired by Ep 59: Today is a Good Day to Cry, improvised in January 13, 2013 HIchop! is performed by Jen Usellis Mackay; & translated by Robyn Stewart, Chris Lipscombe, Christopher Kidder-Mostrom, Jeremy Cowan, and Ali Kidder-Mostrom.
Towels, and the war with the Klingon Empire, heat up when a bird-of-prey disables the Sisyphus, and Lt. King bonds with their young captain. Improvised January 13, 2013 from suggestion by Nicholas Holt on Facebook. HIchop! performed by Jen Usellis Mackay, translated by Robyn Stewart, Chris Lipscombe, Christopher Kidder-Mostrom, Jeremy Cowan, and Ali Kidder-Mostrom.
This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy Carbone, Jen Schwertman, and Chris O’Leary are talking about contract brewing with a studio full of guests! Jeremy Cowan joins from Shmaltz to talk about his thirteen years of contract brewing experience, as well as some upcoming Hurricane Sandy relief events. Greg Doroski joins from Greenport Harbor to share his opinion on contract brewing as a brewer. What is the difference between contract and gypsy brewing? Dann Paquette calls in to talk about his experiences with gypsy brewing, and how it was the only viable option for him to brew beer. John Liegey also calls up Jimmy and the crew to talk about Greenport Harbor’s expansion, and what it means in terms of expanding their beer portfolio. Jimmy wraps up the show by surveying everyone’s favorite weekend beers! This episode has been brought to you by GreatBrewers.com. “Sometimes, the more widely known beer out of the brewery is the gypsy beer and not the main beer that comes out of the brewery.” [31:45] — Chris O’Leary on Beer Sessions Radio “In the 90s, there were a lot opportunities for contract brewing on the East Coast, but a lot of those breweries either got bought or sold for scrap.” [32:30] — Jeremy Cowan on Beer Sessions Radio “I’ve never had to prove that I was the brewer because I was always in there making beer- even though I didn’t own [the brewery].” [39:10] — Dann Paquette on Beer Sessions Radio
This week on Beer Sessions tune in as Jimmy & Ray are joined by three very lively personalities in the studio. Warren Monteiro, known to some as the beer sensai, discusses some of the trends he’s seeing in craft beer and John Holl explains what made him write a book about beer in Indiana! Later on the show, Jeremy Cowan of Shmaltz Brewing Company joins the conversation as everybody in studio comments on big industrial beers, athe Burger King beer bar, and growlers at Duane Reade. This episode was sponsored by GreatBrewers.com the best beer site on the internet.