With Chris in Germany, Mike sits down for a one-on-one with his good friend Kevin Carey, who talks about how to way forward for craft breweries is to understand their community, and their neighbors. 

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A Classic Roundtable Episode!

We invite Andrew Burman of Other Half Brewing and long time friend of the pod Kevin Carey of Begyle to talk about what it means to own, operate and expand in a market where others are shutting their doors. 

We promise this is not a fantasy draft episode! Instead the GM's of the fantasy Draught league decide draft orders through an elaborate blind-tasting system!

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Chris & Mike talk about the opening of Mike's new taproom, plus the legal woes of a local brewery. Plus E-Letters and more!

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As the Is/Was Tap Room sets to open August 17th, Co-Host Mike Schallau drops some subtle hints about some "crowd pleaser" concessions he's made in the tap room.

Plus blind tasting beers, and news of the day.

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We're back after a long hiatus - and from a brand new location! Chris & Mike chop it up about an eventful few weeks away.

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It's a classic roundtable with guests John Rubio of The Beerists Podcast and Andrew Tader of Stone Brewing / Sapporo USA. Plus a hand-written message in a bottle arrives.

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We all know the breweries are struggling, but what happens when one actually closes down? They may seem to disappear to you, but they aren't really gone. Chris and Dave Dahl of Lo Res Brewing sit down to talk about a side of craft beer that people pretend isn't there. 

Chris & Mike discuss what's most terrifying about opening a taproom, plus the ventures from Hulk Hogan and the Kelce Brothers, and why one is a much better move than the other. 

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Chris and Doug Veliky sit down to discuss if local beer still matters, why Barstool should start shilling Montucky Coldsnacks, and why the big breweries are discounting their beer.

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