Better on Draft | Craft Beer Podcast

Liz and Dani of the Detroit chapter of Girls Pint Out join us to talk about female fans of craft beer, and we learn that all beer is girl beer! We go over some news including some Michigan government…

We may have managed to cram in the most gambling puns into this episode, but Loaded Dice is a gamble that Jef Smith is willing to take.  Setting up in Troy, MI this will be the first (not national ch…

The final part of our Dry January series, we bring in Eric, former owner of Ellison Brewery to talk about his adventure post brewing, Reputation Beverage, based out of Lansing/DeWitt, Eric has cultiv…

We end the year with our two main sponsors, Jack of Zetouna Liquor and Kevin of North Center Brewing.  Ed joins us for another episode and we talk about lowering the drinking age, some of the bigger …

Our writer Ed just can't seem to get enough of the spotlight as he joins us for this episode of Better on Draft.  Ken brings the beer he would chase in studio as he found it while in Oakland Californ…

As special guest hosts Ed and Wendy come on the show, Jack Zetouna of the (mentioned many times) Zetouna Liquor store in Rochester Hills comes on the show to share some bourbon, some Bourbon County, …

Eric from DeHops joins the show to chat about brewing in Michigan vs. Chicago, what types of beers to order at a bar, and Rob takes us through the news including the New Belgium buyout.  All that and…

Doug takes the long trip down I-75 from Gaylord Michigan to bring us some tasty beers!  He wins bonus points for bringing an altbier for Ken, while they discuss traveling in Michigan during the winte…

We brought back the guests from episode 100 to chat and give us some updates on the industry.  We talk about the issues with Michigan laws, the kind of party it would be if all the alcoholic guilds o…

Prior to the Detroit Fall Beer Festival put on the by the Michigan Brewers Guild, we invited a lot of out of town brewers to come into studio to chat about their brewery, try some of their beers, and…

We entered the Griffin Claw Brewery in Birmingham Michigan the night before their Flying Buffalo Release to get a sneak peak at all the flavors of Flying Buffalo. We discuss the most recent fall beer…

Prior to the Detroit Fall Beer Festival put on the by the Michigan Brewers Guild, we invited a lot of out of town brewers to come into studio to chat about their brewery, try some of their beers, and…

Prior to the Detroit Fall Beer Festival put on the by the Michigan Brewers Guild, we invited a lot of out of town brewers to come into studio to chat about their brewery, try some of their beers, and…

As their beer fest is going on, Matt, Rob, and Nick are running the outside while Ken runs a couple of interviews inside. Talking about festivals, trends, struggles, and catching up, this episode is …

With Nick and Matt having the week off, Rob and Ken bring in a special treat a little different than your normal show with Urban Embodiment! We chat about their upcoming Mobile Bartending competition…

Ken had to spend the week in Sacramento and everyone told him he had to check out Urban Roots, so he reached out to owners Peter and Rob and sat down to talk about their brewery, the high stakes of l…