We are joined by one of the coolest, most easy going brewers we've ever met, Preston Thoeny from Wren House Brewing. While we were unsuccessful in getting him riled up about anything, we discussed many items including:
- Danny's take on Wren House Brewing.
- Preston's journey from Big Sky in Montana to Phoenix.
- How did Drew and Bill rope in Preston.
- Wren House Brewing's focused beer lineup.
- Initial beers that were not a success.
- Co-existing with other Arizona Breweries.
- The unique barrel program.
- The IPA program.
- Lagers.
- Unmet challenges.
- Constant collaborations.
- Eyeing expansion.
- A run down of all the latest trends going on in craft beer.
And much more!
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We are joined by founder of Turn It Up Media and former marketing director of Oskar Blues Chad Melis. We discuss many things including:
- How Danny got linked up with Chad years ago.
- How Chad got his start with Oskar Blues.
- Chad's involvement with the iconic branding and product introduction at Oskar Blues.
- Having fun with the packaging.
- Incorporating a outdoor lifestyle into a national brand.
- Oskar Blues speed and approach to rolling out products.
- Scaling up to CANarchy.
- Leaving Oskar Blues to start up Turn It Up Media.
- Building a client base.
- Taking on an established brand vs growing a new brand.
And much more!
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This week, we are joined by notorious character, founder of J. Wakefield Brewing, Johnathan Wakefield. Ahead of upcoming Wakefest 2019, we set the record straight on many topics including:
- Danny's first experience with J. Wakefield beer.
- What is Wakefest, and why should people go?
- How J. Wakefield Brewing fits in to the current craft beer landscape.
- The Florida Weisse and pastry stouts.
- Story behind Wakefield's labels and ego.
- The intellectual property issue in craft beer.
- Being labeled a hype brewer.
- Addressing scarcity.
- Secondary market on luxury goods.
- That collab life.
- Questions from our instagram friends.
- And much more!
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We are joined by veteran beer and whiskey writer Lew Bryson. We share stories, laughs and hot takes on covering booze.
Items of discussion include:
- Why Danny loves Lew.
- Our admiration of tech writer John C. Dvorak.
- Lew's approach to writing about beer and whiskey.
- Dealing with Pennsylvania liquor laws.
- Comparing to the late 2010's craft beer boom to the 90's.
- Well made alcohol is well made alcohol.
- Gut reactions to new styles.
- Decline in beer sales?
- Cannabis beverages.
- The death of beer writing.
And much more!
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