Better on Draft | Craft Beer Podcast

Jeremy and Ryan come in Studio while their partner joined us in the live chat (which you can join us each and every Friday at www.facebook.com/betterondraft at 7:00pm EST)  We talk about them being t…

Ken arrives late Friday night from Missouri so the show didn't start until 10pm, but that just means we get to bring in our Event recapper Ed to talk about The Great Taste of the Midwest, Burning Foo…

No guest in studio this week means we hit the news hard including talking about the investment of Rochester Mills Production Facility, the merger of Dark Horse with ROAK, we give away $20 gift card l…

Without any guests we discuss the big news for the week, including the huge purchase/investment into Founders, Matt challenges us to NCAA Football names and we try Natural Light Seltzers because why …

We are joined with Tom Block and his headbrewer over at Schoolcraft College as we chat about the brewing and distilling program and as it reaches its fourth year what new things are on the horizon in…

We are joined by the ladies of Recolte Meads as we take an adventure into how a meadery started from a landlord dispute where in lieu of money the customer gave the landlord honey.  We try a bunch of…

Shamus and John from EMBC come into the studio to talk about their drive to change the laws in Michigan, we drink some of their amazing NEIPA's, and we go further into what pop culture brand would ma…

This week we discuss the rise and fall of Cellarmen's, beer trends we saw (and didn't see), and Matt sets up the summer time draft for beers to drink for every occasion.  We toast some delicious Mich…

On this July 4th edition of Better on Draft, writer Ed joins Matt, Rob, and Ken as they go over the weeks news, we get hard numbers for how much beer is not selling, and Ken challenges the other thre…

Rob, Ken, and Matt talk about the three tier system, and rise and fall of some breweries in the state, how the local brewpub is turning into the local watering hole removing the local dive bar, and M…

Robb and Jason come down to Royal Oak to discuss the opening of their new brewery Tenacity Craft in Detroit, MI. They talk about opening up the brewery in Flint, dealing with the water crisis, and we…

It's that time!  We made it to Holland, MI to check out Brewery 4 Two 4!  Ed, Ken, and Matt interview Dave, owner and head brewer about his career into the brewing industry, what made them choose Hol…

Nick and Rob needed a break so we brought Ed in here to chat with Brian and Eric from Phillips Orchards. Eric is a former brewer at Ozones and Brian's family has owned the orchards for over 160 years…

Ken was in Dallas Texas for a week so he sits down with Victor from Dallas Beer Talk (SEE VIDEO HERE) and don't forget to subscribe to them over at SoundCloud. Learn more by listening to the show! Su…

Andrew of Rusted Crow joins us to talk about liquor, cocktails, Michigan Moonshine, and we discuss the caloric intake of booze, proper cocktails to make with Rusted Crow, and Matt tests our flavors t…

The final installment of our weekend at the WEB and while Ken is away, Nick and Ed party!  The first episode for Ellison involves a cast of characters including Ellison, M4CIC, Brew Detroit, and Draf…

Part 3 of our 4 part World Expo of Beer brings in some more great brewers!  Dana from B. Nektar talks about mead and cider within the confines of the industry, Michael from Saugatuck joins us to talk…