Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations
No matter how you like it, grab your favorite drink and join us for a fun conversation. Bar Conversations features interviews musicians, personalities and entertainers as they talk about their careers, new projects coming and so much more. A new podcast is released every week.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 267
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Episode 63: Fall beers and fall cocktails with Kevin Patterson and Jake Sulek
While the temps may be summer like, the beers on the shelves and cocktails at the bar are beginning to change. Kevin Patterson, a Cicerone and National Beer Judge, talks about fall beers, different t…
00:38:48 |
Thu 26 Aug 2021
Episode 62: Building a company during the pandemic with Wolf Spirit's Umberto Luchini
From Puncher's Chance Bourbon to Blood x Sweat x Tears Vodka, Wolf Spirit founder/proprietor Umberto Luchini is building an independent spirits company and all during a pandemic. Umberto talks about …
01:09:18 |
Thu 19 Aug 2021
Episode 61: Hockey and tequila with Chris Chelios
A living legend joins us to hockey and tequila. Chris Chelios, co-founder El Bandido Yankee Tequila and Hockey Hall of Famer, talks about the launch of El Bandido, how he came to love tequila, the di…
00:28:01 |
Thu 12 Aug 2021
Episode 60: Under the Influence of Craft Beer Roundtable #4
We are Under the Influence of Craft Beer this roundtable as GoodBeerHunting.com's Bryan Roth, Master Cicerone Neil Witte, BeerCrunchers.com founder Doug Veliky and Cicerone/Beertender Lindsay Hayes a…
01:07:53 |
Thu 05 Aug 2021
Episode 59: Flight Night VI with Traverse City Whiskey's Chris Fredrickson
It's a bourbon Flight Night as we enjoy a three experimental finishes of Traverse City Whiskey and talk with co-founder Chris Fredrickson. The crew for flight night includes: D. or the @vabourbonhunt…
00:50:00 |
Thu 29 Jul 2021
Episode 58: Bourbon, whiskey and moonshine with Ole Smoky's Robert Hall
Everyone has heard of Ole Smoky Moonshine from Gatlinburg, Tennessee, but did you know they have a bourbon? Robert Hall, CEO for Ole Smoky Distillery, joins us to talk about the launch of James Ownby…
00:40:14 |
Thu 22 Jul 2021
Episode 57: Changing alcohol laws and what it means with policy expert Jarrett Dieterle
Jarrett Dieterle, alcohol policy expert with R Street, joins to talk about changes in alcohol laws and his book "Give Me Liberty and Give Me A Drink!". We discuss how a dispute over airlines has impa…
00:41:36 |
Thu 15 Jul 2021
Episode 56: Getting creative with Connor Query and Carrie Johnson
Connor Query, artist/graphic designer, and Carrie Johnson, trash crafter extraordinaire, join us to talk about being creative in the alcohol world as we close out Summer School 2021. They share how t…
00:44:02 |
Thu 08 Jul 2021
Episode 55: Making agave spirits with Mean Mule's Jeff Evans
Jeff Evans, CEO/co-founder of Mean Mule Distilling Co from Kansas City, joins us to talk about making agave spirits in America, how it differs from tequila, how they got their start, sharing where th…
00:42:12 |
Thu 01 Jul 2021
Episode 54: Grains and their impact on whiskey with Middle West Spirits' Ryan Lang
Ryan Lang, co-founder/head distiller of Middle West Spirits in Columbus, Ohio, joins us to talk about the impact grain selection has on whiskey. Ryan talks about what grain to glass means, how they s…
00:43:24 |
Thu 24 Jun 2021
Episode 53: Summer cocktails and summer beers with Jake Sulek and Kevin Patterson
We learn about both hops and spirits this week with cocktails and beers. Jake Sulek, beverage director at West Main Crafting Co in Lexington, Ky., talks about crafting cocktails for the summer, bars …
00:45:51 |
Thu 17 Jun 2021
Episode 52: How to start a whiskey collection with MyDailyBourbon's Chad Watson
Have you ever wondered how to start a whiskey/bourbon collection? Chad Watson, better known as MyDailyBourbon on Instagram, gives you the best practices to do just that. Learn what are good bottles t…
00:52:37 |
Thu 10 Jun 2021
Episode 51: Building innovative brands with SLO Brew's Rod Cegelski and Koby Collins
Rod Cegelski, co-owner of SLO Brew, and Koby Collins, one of the brewermasters, join us to talk about building innovative brands, creating unique products, brewing a variety of styles, taco chips in …
00:46:48 |
Thu 03 Jun 2021
Episode 50: Flight Night V with Breckenridge Distillery's Bryan Nolt
It's a bourbon Flight Night as we enjoy a four varieties of Breckenridge Distillery and talk with owner/founder Bryan Nolt. The crew for flight night includes: D. or the @vabourbonhunter on Instagram…
01:09:21 |
Thu 27 May 2021
Episode 49: Using hemp with Highway Vodka's Ben Williams
Ben Williams, owner/co-founder of Highway Vodka, joins us to talk about using hemp seed in vodka, how charity plays an important role, working with family, navigating the legal side, what's next and …
00:45:43 |
Thu 20 May 2021
Episode 48: For the home bar with Hella Cocktail's Eddie Simeon and Draft Top's Sean Kelly
Learn about some cool products for the home bar this week with Eddie Simeon of Hella Cocktail Co. and Draft Top's Sean Kelly. Eddie, co-founder and CMO for Hella, talks about how Hella Cocktail got i…
00:56:34 |
Thu 13 May 2021
Episode 47: Under the Influence Roundtable 3
We are Under the Influence of Beer this roundtable as Master Cicerone Neil Witte and BeerCrunchers.com founder Doug Veliky join us. We hit on a variety of topics, including seltzers taking over taps …
00:46:29 |
Thu 06 May 2021
Episode 46: Flight Night IV with Chicken Cock Whiskey and IZO Spirits
It's a bourbon Flight Night as we enjoy a few varieties of Chicken Cock and talk with legend and master distiller Gregg Snyder. The crew for flight night includes: D. or the @vabourbonhunter on Insta…
01:23:27 |
Thu 29 Apr 2021
Episode 45: Party planning with Peggy Noe Stevens and Susan Reigler plus cocktails with Michael Toscano
We have three amazing folks joining us so you can plan the perfect Kentucky Derby Party (or Bourbon Tasting event). Peggy Noe Stevens and Susan Reigler talk about their book “Which Fork Do I Use With…
00:50:01 |
Thu 22 Apr 2021
Episode 44: Launching a brand with Kentucky Senator Bourbon's Damon Thayer
Damon Thayer, co-founder of Kentucky Senator Bourbon, joins us to talk about launching a bourbon, the history of the name, being a NDP producer, trying to source bourbon and what's next. Plus, we get…
00:46:07 |
Thu 15 Apr 2021
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