Better on Draft | Craft Beer Podcast

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Hailing from Chicago IL, Jonathan Fritz of Hopewell Brewing sits down to talk about the explosion that is the Chicago Craft Beer scene, distributing into Michigan, and the ch…

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Kevin sits down with our yearly catch-up where we talk about this past year, the trials and tribulations, the changes in the industry, and what we can look forward to in 2022…

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Wendy Yuengling sits down to discuss the history of Yuengling Brewery, it's take on the current market, and how it plans to compete in the future as we continue to open up br…

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE!  We make a change to our format where each host brings a news topic to discuss during the episode. This week we discuss the following:

Wendy- IPA Day has come and gon…

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Four Fires Meadery joins us to discuss the making of mead, why the price point can get a bit high, his history of making fermented beverages and how he got into mead making, …

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: The show starts off with a fun game before the crew gets into the news for the past few weeks including upcoming increases in beer costs, a craft beer game show, and if we ar…

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE!  We make a change to our format where each host brings a news topic to discuss during the episode. This week we discuss the following:
Wendy- Using green-friendly can…

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Most of the episode is spent talking about the future of craft/independent beer in the state of Michigan and what losing 2% of market share overnight for the craft beer indus…

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE!  From hops that go into space, to gimmick beers nearly 1000 feet in the air, Rob is back talking about the news including the upcoming beer cost increases we should e…

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: 35 years will give you a long and honest outlook in the craft beer industry, and Mark Stutrud has provided us with that outlook.  From college aspirations to craft beer pione…

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE!  The crew discusses what holidays they enjoy going out to drink, what a brewing incubator in the state of Michigan could do to help bring a low cost entry into craft …

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: This week we bring in Matt Demorest to chat about his brewery up in northern Michigan, we discuss pay rates of his staff verse the industry, we discuss his litany of collabor…

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE!  A bit of a delay but we finally get the episode out to you and it's a doozy.  Ken tries to keep quorum discussing the news but gets easily sidetracked like a cat who…

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Adam from Boulevard Brewery in Missouri sits down to talk to us about Tank 7 (and how everyone in KC has a Tank 7 Story), we review some amazing beers including Space Camper …

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: The crew discuss a few more news articles before going into the topic that's been held off for a bit, and that is, what disappoints you when you attend a brewery. Dan discuss…

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: Ken, Dan, Dani, and Wendy all hop right into talking about this weeks news articles including a discussion about Mikkeller Beer Celebration, Brave Noise, IPA's still leading …

CRAFT BEER PODCAST ANNIVERSARY EPISODE!  Rob is in Portland Oregon, Dan is in Hawaii, so we bring old host Matt Bush in to celebrate another year of the podcast.  We talk a little bit of news and tal…

CRAFT BEER PODCAST ANNIVERSARY EPISODE!  Rob is in Portland Oregon, Dan is in Hawaii, so we bring old host Matt Bush in to celebrate another year of the podcast.  The theme of this episode discusses …

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE!  We talk about the release of Sam Adams Utopias, Allagash re-tracing it's distribution, Shiner 1909's release, and a refocusing in the craft beer industry that focuse…

CRAFT BEER PODCAST NEWS EPISODE!  It's here to stay! Low carb beers. Low cal options. NA beers. They're all here to stay. So we break down the stats of what consumers want, what trends are increasing…