Brewing beer at home used to be a way of life, even a way of survival. It’s also the foundation upon which the craft beer renaissance is laid. These days it’s a hobby that millions of men and women around the world enjoy. My next guest is a home brewing educator and she wants to help you brew at home too.

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Once upon a time in America, you could have any beer you wanted, so long as it was pale yellow and mass-produced. Then some revolutionaries challenged the status quo. My next guest led this charge and forever changed not just a nation, but the world of beer as we know it.

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 Despite having only four basic ingredients, there is incredible diversity and complexity in the liquid in your glass. This complexity becomes less confusing due to a common language that helps differentiate one beer from another. My next guest is an Advanced Cicerone, Author and Podcast host, and she’s here to discuss Beer Evolution in 50 Styles.

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There are bars, breweries and staff… and then there are great bars, great breweries and great staff. So what’s the difference? I say Education! Employees are the primary representatives for any beer business. The better educated they are, the better the reputation, and the greater the profits. My next guest is a beer educator who will help you level up your game to better serve your guests and your business.

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American craft beer, originally built on passion and dreams, is now a legitimate business. It requires hard work to keep up with competition and stay relevant to the consumers. Yet, a number of our legacy breweries have recently closed or lost significant ground due to complacency or some other vice. My next guest has literally written the Bible on beer and helps us learn the difference between those breweries that thrive and those that fail.

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One of the things I love about people in the beer industry is the Can-Do attitude. To face a new challenge knowing you’ll just figure it out takes an unwavering swagger. That being said, there are times when we all need to seek wise counsel. My next guest is an expert who helps her beer clients stay out of legal hot water.

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One of the things we all love about beer is, it’s inherently diverse with styles coming from a wealth of cultures. Yet, somehow we have difficulty extending the same ideology to other people. This problem has risen to the surface lately, but honestly, it’s always been there. Like a weed, it’s time to eradicate the root and sow the seeds of a better future for all. My next guest works to create this better landscape in the beer and service industries and will help you learn how to do your part.

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Learning to evaluate our beer like a professional goes way beyond whether we simply like it or not. Our senses of taste and smell, and a growing vocabulary, will help us detect flavors that don’t belong in our glass. My next guest is an industry leader who teaches us how to detect and decode the off-flavors of beer like a pro.

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We all explore our world using sight, sound, touch, taste and smell whether we’re conscious of it or not. We take for granted the ability to identify garlic simmering in marinara or chocolate chip cookies fresh out of the oven. But what is the full impact of taste and smell on our lives? And, what if we lost them? My next guest studies the science of taste and smell and navigates us through these questions.

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In the old days of marketing, luck was a significant aspect of a successful campaign filled with jingles and interruptions. Now, we’ve learned to ad value in the form of branded content that works better for your beer business. My next guest is a coach and a guide who navigates us through the world of content marketing.

Opening a brewery or taproom and showing up is a great first step to a successful beer business. But, well branded, content marketing can take you where you want it to go. It’s efficient, effective, and can greatly improve your business if it’s done well. Thank you to Julie for, once again, helping us raise the bar in beer.

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