Unfiltered

We brought on three craft beer marketing and PR experts to discuss how they're weathering the COVID-19 storm, working to keep their craft breweries relevant, and staying top-of-mind for those who drink their beer. This roundtable includes John Carruthers of Revolution Brewing in Chicago, Emily Tracy of Seedstock Brewing in Denver, and Nate Smith of Long Table Brewhouse in Denver. 

'Twas an honor to be on Ryan Galiotto's Fueled Live podcast. Sam had a chance to talk about SIP Beer Fest and meet some new friends out in Pennsylvania. 

Eno Sarris, friend of the pod and writer for The Athletic (not The Atlantic), returns to the show to drink some beer and talk about what baseball will look like if it returns in 2020. 

Erica and Manuel Baca of Coal Mine Avenue Brewing join us this week to discuss weathering the COVID-19 storm, opening a brewery with an attached dog park, and facial hair. 

We went with an all-distiller crew for this episode of the Shelter-in-Place (SIP) Happy Hour, welcoming Rick Talley and Owen Locke from Locke and Co. Distillery, Lenny Eckstein from Deerhammer Whiskey, and Jay Johnson from Bear Creek Distillery. 

This was a really awesome conversation with Erica Shea and Stephen Valand, the founders of Brooklyn Brew Shop. We talk about their beer kits, which include the brewing equipment and ingredients to make a one-gallon, all-grain batch of beer on a stove top, their film degrees, and their love of Excel spreadsheets. And we just put in our order for our own beer kits so we'll keep you posted on the outcome! 

In what was again a massive dumpster fire, we recorded the Shelter-in-Place (SIP) Happy Hour. On this installment we have:

As mentioned in the introduction, you can find all the information you need on the Shelter-in-Place (SIP) Beer Festival as well as order event t-shirts at SIPBeerFest.com. 

In what is sure to be the most exciting conversation you will ever listen to about yeast, we shoot the shit with Matthew Peetz, founder of Denver-based Propagate Lab, one of the national leaders in the cultivation of tasty yeast strains. 

As mentioned in the introduction, you can find all the information you need on the Shelter-in-Place (SIP) Beer Festival as well as order event t-shirts at SIPBeerFest.com.

We went with a bit of a "Special Episode," bringing on CPA Justin Wenzelman to discuss the specifics of business- and economic-related things relevant to the craft beer industry. Jay, who usually offers very little, brought a ton to the table here, too. 

Anyone get that reference/joke?! Really aging ourselves...

On this week's show, we talked with Michael Memsic, one of the co-founders of Sanitas Brewing Company in Boulder, Colorado. 'Twas a really fun and interesting interview with a dude we'll be drinking with in-person as soon as this COVID-19 thing ends. 

As mentioned in the intro, information on the Shelter-in-Place (SIP) Beer Festival can be found at sipbeerfest.com. If you have questions, just email [email protected].