I visited Trove Brewing Company for the first time and brought my podcasting gear! I interviewed Jeff Crane (Co-Owner) and Nate Schneider (Investor & Friend) about how Burnsville's newest brewery is doing since they opened their taps back in October. Give a listen and then decide for yourself whether or not you want to add another stop to your beer route. Spoiler alert: You Will!!

This episode is generously sponsored by First Draft Tap Solutions. Cheers!

I sat down with Eric Sannerud of Sannerud Hop Consulting to talk about hops at Dual Citizen Brewing Company. Eric expertly answers all my questions about this dynamic craft beer ingredient. If you want to know the story behind this "wicked and pernicious weed," go ahead and pop in your headphones and let Eric's knowledge isomerize your brain. Cheers!

Whether you own a bar or are an avid home brewer, cleaning your beer lines is paramount to making sure beer tastes as it should. On this episode, Brett Erickson from First Draft Tap Solutions came on to dive deep into every facet of line cleaning. If after hearing this episode, you feel like you want to contact Brett to secure his services, email him at [email protected] to set something up. We recorded this episode at Sea Salt in Minneapolis and enjoyed a few pours of Fulton Brewing's Po Boy Pils, which was brewed exclusively for Sea Salt. Cheers!

On this episode of A One Pint Stand, Dan sits down with Anthony Jennings, one of the Co-Founders of the Black Brewers Podcast. In addition to being a podcaster, Anthony is has worked for several breweries, is a member of the Brewing Change Collaborative, and is a pioneer when it comes to shining the light on the importance of making craft beer accessible to all.

This episode was recorded at Wooden Ship Brewing Company in Minneapolis. Pop in and grab a pint of the collaboration beer between Wooden Ship and The Black Brewers Podcast, Hit Em' With Some Moor. It is a refreshing British Golden Ale and it is on tap now! Our conversation is a good one, so enjoy. Cheers!

I sat down with Brittney Mikell, Founder of Bubble Line Brewing Company, the first black, woman-owned brewery in the great state of Minnesota. Brittney talks about her inspiration for wanting to open up a brewery in Saint Paul and how that journey is progressing.

On this episode of A One Pint Stand, I sat down with the team behind Rail Werks Brewing Depot in Columbia Heights. They open up on June 1st and will be the first brewery in Columbian Heights. I chatted with Denise and William, the owners, Cory, the bar manager, and Kabel, the head brewer about the food and the drinks. They will be brewing up beer in the brewhouse and smoking BBQ in the kitchen. Give a listen!

I sat down with Bob Galligan, Director of Government & Industry Relations for the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild. Bob is a wealth of information and talking to him was a fantastic learning experience. We chatted about what he does at the Minnesota State Capitol, how Minnesota became a blueprint for others when it comes to THC legislation, and what the Minnesota craft beer landscape looks like as growth has slowed down from a few years ago. Bob has expert perspective and you are going to enjoy this beer conversation. Cheers!

I had a great beer conversation with my friend Charles Dorsey, the owner of Montgomery Brewing in Montgomery, Minnesota. He has a passion for brewing great beer and a wonderful perspective on what breweries have to do to be successful. Cheers!

I sat down with Shaun Lill, the new (ish) Head Brewer at Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative. Shaun talks about his own path into craft beer and explains how he will bring his gifts as both a person and a brewer to help grown Broken Clock's beer portfolio.

To do my small part to help amplify the woefully underrepresented voices of women in craft beer and beverage, I sat down with Ariel Keeton. Ariel is the founder of Team Nevertheless, a group of women in craft beer in Minnesota. She has been in the craft beer industry for 8 years and currently brews at Excelsior Brewing Company in Excelsior, Minnesota. Ariel shares her path into beer, how she helped create Team Nevertheless, and what is going on at Excelsior Brewing.

She also got me really excited to celebrate the beers that are releasing at various Minnesota breweries on March 8th, which is International Women's Day. I hope you enjoy listening to the show! Cheers!