#67: Sierra Nevada with Ken Grossman
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Release Date: 01/03/2019
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#71: Against the Grain: Building a Brewery
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#70: The Grind
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#69: Invest with Titan
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#68: Life with the Band:
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#67: Sierra Nevada with Ken Grossman
Path to Progress with Paul Heintzman and John Ackerman
Ken Grossman, founder & CEO of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., joins us to share how he built one of the largest breweries in America.
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#66: Come Hell or High Water
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Maud & Stirling Welch, Owners of Hell or High Water, join us to discuss the process of opening a 1920s speakeasy in Downtown Louisville.
info_outlineKen Grossman, founder & CEO of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., joins us to share how he built one of the largest breweries in America.
Questions answered in this episode:
- How long does it take to go from concept to bottle when brewing a new beer?
- How did you get started in brewing?
- How did you make your own brewing equipment when you started?
- How did you get funding when you first started?
- What was the goal when you started?
- What were the biggest keys to early growth?
- Did you have steady growth or were there any particular events that caused a spike in growth?
- What makes a good distribution partner in the brewing industry?
- What advice do you have to somebody starting a craft brewery today?
- How have you continued to grow as you have gotten bigger?
- Why did you open the additional North Carolina brewery?
- How did you maintain business knowledge without a business background?
- What motivates you to grow and keeps you passionate since you've reached the top of the industry?
- How has the Camp Fire impacted your company and what are you doing to help?
You can find a list of participating brewers selling Resilience IPA by clicking this link.
Last call:
- What advice would you give to your 25-year-old self?
- Giving up is not an option. It will be the hardest thing you ever do but it will be worth it.
- What additional advice would you give to an entrepreneur or somebody starting a brewery?
- Pick something you are passionate about and committed to.
- What is a book/documentary/podcast you would recommend?
- A book about Ernest Shackleton
- What is the best thing you spent money on in the last six months?
- A new tent and sleeping bag for his wife.
- What's your favorite thing to drink?
- Celebration IPA - Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Enjoyed this episode? We both recommend touring the new Sierra Nevada brewery in Mills River, North Carolina. Also, be sure to pick up a 6 pack of Celebration IPA. Have any topics you want to be covered or amazing people you’d like us to interview? Let us know! You can email us at [email protected]. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin. Please be sure to subscribe to our weekly mailing list at drunkenmoney.com/subscribe.