Harry's Pod.com

Harry's Pod.com

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Harry's Pod.com episodes

  • Ep. 015: Grokking retailers' bid for Supreme Court hearing

    --Panel---
    Harry is joined by Wine & Spirits Executive Editor Sarah Barrett for a special edition pod.

    ---Contents---
    00:00 Intro
    01:00 Delicato acquires Coppola, what do it mean?
    03:23 Harry tries to flex and compares himself to Bill Murray in Lost in Translation. Sarah checks him. 
    04:45 Is it believable that Daniel Craig can date 20 year-olds in Bond movies?
    05:36 Grokking the challenge to Missouri's in-state vs out-of-state laws. 
    06:40 Same issue, same players, different decade:  Tom Wark and James Tanner still hammering away at three-tier.
    08:17 State residency requirements and physical location mandates under attack.
    14:46 Will the Supreme Court hear the case?  Probably not.

    ---About---
    Beer Business Daily publisher Harry Schuhmacher joins his editors and other guests every workday as they grok the industry issues of the day.  

    -Text comments and topic ideas to Harry at:‪ (262) 345-2501‬
    -Audio feed at HarrysPod.com
    -Video feed at youtube.com/c/beerwriter

    Twitter / IG:  @beerbizdaily

    18 min
  • Ep. 014: Jack Owoc and Dave Burwick and August Busch IV, oh my

    ---Panel---
    Jenn, Jordan, and Chanel

    ---Contents---
    00:00 Intro - daily check on Jenn's mic (ironically, Harry's mic is not on during this pod), Harry's hat game, Chanel Gulf Coast has been sick and playing ketchup.
    02:24 Harry passes on a tip on NJ equalization bill.
    03:21 Our first official fan.
    04:05 Jenn trying to get somebody from Bang Energy on the pod.
    05:11 Bang selling e-cigs
    06:00 Remembering the Bang meeting and Jack Owoc.
    08:30 On BBC's Dave Burwick.
    12:33 Going to Vegas for the Nightclub & Bar Show
    13:53 Harry tells an anecdote about August Busch IV and the NCBS.
    16:40 Jenn and Jordan talk about what they're working on. 
    17:29 Weekend plans.


    18 min
  • Ep. 013: Grokking the top FMB/seltzers

    ----PANEL----
    Jenn-Litz, Sarah Barrett, Jordan Driggers

    00:00 Intro - Jordan attends Fiesta NIOSA block party.
    01:56 Jenn finally got her mic figured out.
    03:44 Harry administers an FMB pop quiz to Jordan. 
    04:40 Ranking FMBs.
    09:35 Wine and spirits also having supply problems. 
    12:37 Jenn groks celebrity-backed FMBs.
    16:00 Harry hosting a Molson Coors exec tonight to discuss the charms of San Antonio as a host city for next year's distrib meeting. 
    18:07 Jenn's ideas for podcast recurring segments. 
    20:55 More texts from Harry's son.
    22:58 More discussion on pod segments. 
    24:25 Jordan talks about Great Nation Brewing's expansion plans.
    26:06 Jordan discusses Reyes' on-premise account issues in SF.
    27:35 truly trends and on-premise seltzer sales. 
    29:33 Harry picks on Jordan for being a picky seltzer drinker.
    30:26 Hot girl summer flavor: watermelon. 

    ---About---
    Beer Business Daily publisher Harry Schuhmacher joins his editors and other guests every workday as they grok the industry issues of the day.  

    -Text comments and topic ideas to Harry at:‪ (262) 345-2501‬
    -Audio feed at HarrysPod.com

    Twitter / IG:  @beerbizdaily

    33 min
  • Ep. 012: Grokking three-tier and GoPuff

    Shipping bev-alc to consumers’ doorsteps is the last frontier. We grok the GoPuff model of buying brick-and-mortar with technology to bridge the last mile.

    ----PANEL----
    Jenn-Litz, Sarah Barrett, Jordan Driggers, Gulf Coast

    ----Contents-----
    00:00 Intro - After Harry makes it needlessly complicated, Sarah offers a simple yet elegant solution for fixing Jenn’s mic. 
    02:14 Victory!  Jenn’s mic finally works.
    04:23 Jenn and Harry bicker about the direction of the podcast at a dinner with a top industry exec.
    05:43 Banter vs content: Why can’t we have it all?
    06:45 A rare apology from Harry 
    07:55 GoPuff buys Kentucky’s Liquor Barn
    09:13 GoPuff’s interesting model of buying liquor retailers instead of partnering with them (like Drizly).
    10:46 Jordan brings up the Kentucky Bourbon angle.
    12:00 Harry discovers he doesn’t fully understand GoPuff’s model as clearly as he thought. Sarah sets him straight.
    13:18 First purchase on Favor:  Camel Snus
    14:02 Biscuit’s eating and sleeping habits
    15:37 Jenn describes a three-tier panel she attended last week, and how w&s suppliers and distribs are in lock-step in supporting tech to solve the DTC issue rather than through the courts. 
    18:14 Technology solving the decades-long DTC / three-tier fight that the courts couldn’t solve.
    18:46 The amazon wildcard
    23:38 The perils of DTC, beer vs wine/spirits:   freshness vs progeny.
    28:13 The shortages of hot girl summer, and why you don’t order raw seafood on Mondays. 

    ---About---
    Beer Business Daily publisher Harry Schuhmacher joins his editors and other guests every workday as they grok the industry issues of the day.  

    -Text comments and topic ideas to Harry at:‪ (262) 345-2501‬
    -Audio feed at HarrysPod.com

    Twitter / IG:  @beerbizdaily

    32 min
  • Ep. 011: Night Shift Brewing's brewer/publican/distributor Rob Burns

    Wherein Harry hogs the mic in a frank chat with Rob organized by Jenn to explore Night Shift's sprawling empire in all three tiers.  (<40 min)

    ---Panel---
    Jenn Litz-Kirk, Jordan Driggers, Chanel Gulf Coast, and guest Rob Burns

    ---Contents---
    00:00 Intro
    01:51 About Rob and Night Shift Brewing’s story
    04:03 Creating a distributorship from scratch
    06:12 Distributor expansion
    07:21 On the economics of delivering high margin products
    07:56 Managing competing suppliers within distributorship
    09:48 Working in indie markets in the NE
    11:26  If only bears drank beer
    11:42  Harry tries to explain to Rob his own business
    12:13  How to manage so many different types of people in wildly different jobs
    15:20  Hot girl summer meme, redux
    17:30  Craft beer sexism reckoning 
    20:00  Rob on prospects for cannabis products
    24:28 Jordan gives his HGS predictions
    25:60  Rob’s typical day
    26:52  Harry seems surprised that Night Shift runs just like any other beer distributorship.
    29:12  The next big thing, more on seltzers
    34:29  Addressing the Loverboy lawsuit(s) against Night Shift testing MASS’ new franchise law
    35:22  Grokking Night Shift’s supplier-friendly contracts

    ---About---
    Beer Business Daily publisher Harry Schuhmacher joins his editors and other guests every workday as they grok the industry issues of the day.  

    -Text comments and topic ideas to Harry at:‪ (262) 345-2501‬
    -Audio feed at HarrysPod.com

    Twitter / IG:  @beerbizdaily

    40 min
  • Ep. 010: Grokking AB's bottle bottleneck, capacity matters, and on-premise killing it

    It's the explanation of capacity utilization that does it for me.  <27 min)

    Btw, if you have ideas for the pod, text Harry at ‪(262) 345-2501.  He's bummed he's not getting enough feedback. 

    ---Panel---  
    Editors Jenn Litz-Kirk, Jordan Driggers

    ---Contents---
    00:00 Intro 
    01:50 Talking about AB's glass issue
    02:36  ADHD Alert: Harry takes his usual Covid-fog tangent, this time about the spoils of living in your car. 
    04:55 Even more on bottle shortages, and the stress on cans
    05:44 A quick lecture from Harry on the relationship between capacity utilization and earnings. 
    09:50 More on Gavin and inventories
    10:18 Gavin's take on the explosive on-premise
    11:24 Restaurants and bars are packed
    11:50 We think 2021 will be YUUGE
    13:28 How distributors *really* get hacked. 
    15:48 More BTS on improving this podcast (your input requested)
    16:57 Wherein we alert our competitors on what we're working on. 
    20:24 Recording with guest from Night Shift on Monday
    22:17 Unicorn suppliers
    24:48 Do you like to listen or watch?
    25:21 Something about the plague 
    25:57 Checkers vs Tic-Tac-Toe 

    -------- About -----------
    Beer Business Daily publisher Harry Schuhmacher joins his editors and guests every workday as they grok the industry issues of the day.  

    Text comments for discussion to Harry at:‪ (262) 345-2501‬
    Audio feeds at HarrysPod.com

    Twitter / IG:  @beerbizdaily

    27 min
  • Ep: 009: We grok the latest report from IWSR's Brandy Rand on bev-alc's killer 2020.

    Plus, still working out the logistics of the podcast ..... on the podcast.  It's called being efficient. By the way, if you have ideas for the pod, text Harry at ‪(262) 345-2501.  (<36 min)

    Ed. Note:  By popular request, we've introduced a time-stamped table of contents to the pod so you can see what you're getting into.  Check it out below......

    ---Panel---  
    Editors Jenn Litz-Kirk, Jordan Driggers, Sarah Barrett, and Chanel Gulf Coast

    ---Contents---
    00:00 Intro - Swapping laptops
    03:38 Brandy Rand's 2020 report, that Sarah has already read
    09:30 Harry tries to claim the pod is not for interviews or news
    10:43 Jenn and Sarah try to convince Harry to add more value to the pod, to little avail.
    11:38 Harry reveals that he gives his dog CBD.
    13:17 Jenn and Gulf Coast reveal they are planning a Drankers meet-up at Caesar's Palace on Oct 3, to Harry's annoyance.
    15:27 Harry reveals a crush on Jenny McCarthy.
    16:20 Grokking the new Happy Dad seltzer: "No More Skinny Can B**sh**"
    16:45 Harry disses Jordan and Jenn for their home podcast studio game.
    19:50 Why is Liberty Mutual all over the web? And the power of YT.
    21:27 People hate this podcast.
    21:57 Harry is abusing industry contacts to get his son Wyatt a summer job.
    22:50 Grokking how consumers will purchase cannabis once legal:  retail or app delivery?
    29:30  Harry goes out of his way to describe two stories he's chasing down to prove that he is working:  equalization bill in NJ and distributors getting hacked.
    30:10  Harry gets another text from son asking for money. "He doesn't realize that he IS the debit card."

    -------- About -----------
    Beer Business Daily publisher Harry Schuhmacher joins his editors and guests every workday as they grok the industry issues of the day.  

    Text comments for discussion to Harry at:‪ (262) 345-2501‬
    Audio feeds at HarrysPod.com

    Twitter / IG:  @beerbizdaily

    36 min
  • EP. 008: More on canned cocktail equivalency, bugs, and comparing milks. (20 min)

    Panel:  Editors Jenn Litz-Kirk, Jordan Driggers, and Sarah Barrett.  (<20 min)

    -----Chapters-----
    00:00 Intro, sad sad Sarah
    03:30 Discus responds to NJ bill, no likey
    04:13 Jersey Shore and Snooky prolly support bill
    06:50 Jenn calls BS on tax revs
    09:45 You gotta put it in the can
    13:50 Jenn waxes prolific on the benefits of eating and wearing bugs
    15:00 Harry compares and contrasts various milks -- throws shade on oat milk.

    -------- About -----------
    Beer Business Daily publisher Harry Schuhmacher joins his editors and guests every workday as they grok the industry issues of the day.  

    Text comments for discussion to Harry at:‪ (262) 345-2501‬
    Audio feeds at HarrysPod.com

    Twitter / IG:  @beerbizdaily
    WATCH on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/beerwriter

    20 min
  • Ep. 007: Wherein we talk about retailers' big bet on canned cocktails, the newly exercised levy powers of the TTB in rap form, pricing, and why I would rather watch a show about The Bachelor than The Bachelor itself.

    Ft. Lazy Sunday with the TTB:  "We gonna chase ya' Southern Glaza."  (<28 min)

    Panel:  Editors Jenn Litz-Kirk, Jordan Driggers, and Sarah Barrett. 


    -------- About -----------
    Beer Business Daily publisher Harry Schuhmacher joins his editors and guests every workday as they grok the industry issues of the day.  

    Text comments for discussion to Harry at:‪ (262) 345-2501‬
    Audio feeds at HarrysPod.com

    Twitter / IG:  @beerbizdaily

    28 min
  • Ep. 06: Grokking the recent crazy IRI numbers with Jordan (poor audio)

    We only had about 15 minutes in a crowded hotel lobby before we were expected at a supplier reception, but Jordan and Harry were able to knock out a quick-and-dirty pod before the weekend regarding the craziness doing on in off-premise numbers.  We apologize for the poor audio quality (we were in the lobby bar of the Hotel Emma).  (<9 min)

    Panel:  Jordan Driggers

    -------- About -----------
    Beer Business Daily publisher Harry Schuhmacher joins his editors and guests every workday as they grok the industry issues of the day.  

    Text comments for discussion to Harry at:‪ (262) 345-2501‬
    Audio feeds at HarrysPod.com

    Twitter / IG:  @beerbizdaily

    9 min

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