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#71: Against the Grain: Building a Brewery
Adam Watson, co-founder of Against the Grain Brewery, tells us how Against the Grain has built a global brand based in Louisville, KY.
Some questions answered in this episode:
- Why is your beer put into a four pack with tall cans?
- How did Against the Grain get started?
- What lead you to becoming a brewer?
- What was the process of opening your own brewery?
- What was the climate of the beer industry when you started?
- Why is the beer industry more communal than others?
- Why did you choose not only to be a brewery, but a restaurant as well?
- How do you use your background in law to not only improve your brewery but to help other breweries in the community?
- What are some big issues with Kentucky and National beer laws?
- What are the benefits of being a microbrewery?
- How has Bo & Luke helped you grow as a company?
- What can the public expect from Against the Grain the the next year or two?
- Have there been any big turning points in the company?
- What would you say to a young person who wants to start a brewery?
- How do you develop a new beer?
- Where do you get ideas for new beers?
- How do you judge a beer when you drink it?
- What is the future of beer?
- What is your next goal?
- What was your goal when you started in 2011?
- What advice would your 60-year-old self give you today?
- Take a vacation
- What advice would you give to somebody who wants to be an entrepreneur?
- Give all the fucks, care about everything
- What is a book/documentary/podcast you would recommend?
- On the Upside with Adam Watson
- Making sense with Sam Harris
- What is the best thing you spent money on in the last six months?
- Tool tickets
- What's your favorite thing to drink?
- Lagavulin Scotch
Enjoyed this episode? Check out our episode with Ken Grossman, Founder & CEO of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Have any topics you want to be covered or amazing people you'd like us to interview? Let us know! You can email us at [email protected]. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin. Please be sure to subscribe to our weekly mailing list at drunkenmoney.com/subscribe.
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Adam Watson, co-founder of Against the Grain Brewery, tells us how Against the Grain has built a global brand based in Louisville, KY.
Some questions answered in this episode:
- Why is your beer put into a four pack with tall cans?
- How did Against the Grain get started?
- What lead you to becoming a brewer?
- What was the process of opening your own brewery?
- What was the climate of the beer industry when you started?
- Why is the beer industry more communal than others?
- Why did you choose not only to be a brewery, but a restaurant as well?
- How do you use your background in law to not only improve your brewery but to help other breweries in the community?
- What are some big issues with Kentucky and National beer laws?
- What are the benefits of being a microbrewery?
- How has Bo & Luke helped you grow as a company?
- What can the public expect from Against the Grain the the next year or two?
- Have there been any big turning points in the company?
- What would you say to a young person who wants to start a brewery?
- How do you develop a new beer?
- Where do you get ideas for new beers?
- How do you judge a beer when you drink it?
- What is the future of beer?
- What is your next goal?
- What was your goal when you started in 2011?
- What advice would your 60-year-old self give you today?
- Take a vacation
- What advice would you give to somebody who wants to be an entrepreneur?
- Give all the fucks, care about everything
- What is a book/documentary/podcast you would recommend?
- On the Upside with Adam Watson
- Making sense with Sam Harris
- What is the best thing you spent money on in the last six months?
- Tool tickets
- What's your favorite thing to drink?
- Lagavulin Scotch
Enjoyed this episode? Check out our episode with Ken Grossman, Founder & CEO of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Have any topics you want to be covered or amazing people you'd like us to interview? Let us know! You can email us at [email protected]. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin. Please be sure to subscribe to our weekly mailing list at drunkenmoney.com/subscribe.