United We Drink

With years of experience under their belts Mike and Kevin discuss the beer industries highs, lows and everywhere in between.

115 - Grab Bag 04/11/2024

115 - Grab Bag Grab bag time! The guys talk about a variety of topics including hefeweizens, branding and Cigar City. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/30763568

114 - Beer Awards 03/21/2024

114 - Beer Awards Tim Johnson joins the podcast as a new co-host and the guys talk about beer awards. Do they actually mean anything? Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/30465733

113 - Why 03/07/2024

113 - Why The word "why" can begin a lot of questions in relation to the beer industry. Mike and Kevin propose a number of these questions to each other to see what they think is the right answer. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/30256798

112 - Taprooms 02/22/2024

112 - Taprooms Taprooms, or tasting rooms to some, have evolved considerably over the last decade for breweries. A spot that was once considered, by many, to be a place to introduce people to their beer that can then be bought out in the market have turned into full scale bars and restaurants with the goal of keeping people coming back and spending. Mike and Kevin dive into own premise and taprooms and what they have become. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/30053313

111 - Catching Up with Tim Johnson 02/08/2024

111 - Catching Up with Tim Johnson Tim Johnson returns to the show to talk about his move from the beer industry to the spirits industry. He discusses the similarities and differences in an adjacent adult beverage field. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/29823223

110 - Pricing 01/25/2024

110 - Pricing Kevin tells the story of a voicemail he received from someone upset about his beer's availability and price. The guys talk about what goes into pricing of beer once the consumer sees it in a retails store. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/29635823

109 - Craft Brewers Conference 01/11/2024

109 - Craft Brewers Conference The Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) is an annual conference put on by the Brewers Association filled with educational seminars, an expo hall and lots of beer. It has seemed over the years that the core reasons for the conference have been lost and instead have turned into a yearly vacation for brewery personnel to get drunk in a new city. Mike and Kevin discuss this on today's new episode. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/29404828

108 - Distribution Revisited 12/14/2023

108 - Distribution Revisited The last time the show specifically talked about distribution the world hadn't fallen apart yet from Covid. A lot has changed with the middle tier since then. Mike and Kevin talk about what it's like being a distributing brewery in 2023. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/29059963

107 - Does Quality Sell? 11/30/2023

107 - Does Quality Sell? Does quality matter when it comes to sales? Do good quality beers outsell bad ones? Do consumers notice? Mike and Kevin discuss on today's episode. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/28825893

106 - Friction Points 11/16/2023

106 - Friction Points Friction points pop up to almost any business. They slow down how things are run and grow. Breweries are no different. Mike and Kevin talk about some of the most common friction points in the beer biz and different ways you can approach them. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/28614718

105 - Regulations 11/02/2023

105 - Regulations Breweries face a lot of different regulation bodies, on the federal and state level. Many brewers will say there is too much restrictions while others say there is not enough. Mike and Kevin dive into this topic and see if maybe it's really somewhere right in the middle. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/28492508

104 - A Chat with Dustin Jeffers 10/19/2023

104 - A Chat with Dustin Jeffers Dustin Jeffers has gone from working in breweries to working with breweries. He talks to Mike and Kevin about his transition from brewery to working for Next Glass, the parent company of Untappd, and what it has done for him. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/28357877

103 - Where Did All the Seasonals Go? 10/05/2023

103 - Where Did All the Seasonals Go? Over the years the tradition of season beers has changed a lot. Some have gone away while others have changed with no emphasis on the actual climate of the season. Mike and Kevin discuss this on today's episode. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/28225097

102 - Old Market Nostalgia 09/21/2023

102 - Old Market Nostalgia In the early days of craft Mike & Kevin would peruse the shelves of our locals stores and find brands from breweries like Avery, Great Divide, North Coast and more making up the majority of the space. Today many of these brands of old don't exist anymore or aren't distributed in these necks of the woods. The guys get nostalgic and talk about the love of many of these beers and what they meant to them. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/28095050

101 - Have Beer, Will Travel 09/07/2023

101 - Have Beer, Will Travel A lot of people travel with beverages and food in mind. Going to wine country, the Bourbon Trail and Oktoberfest are all popular trips. Mike and Kevin talk about their travels centered around adult beverages and how they planned them plus how they tackle these things now with families. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/27947631

100 - The 100th One 08/24/2023

100 - The 100th One 100 episodes! Mike and Kevin make it a pretty open format and discuss many things completely unrelated to beer and the beverage industry. Life, art and the MCU are just some of the things they get into. Thanks for the last 4 years! Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/27829914

099 - A Chat with Ralph Reneau 08/10/2023

099 - A Chat with Ralph Reneau Ralph Reneau is the head brewer of Barrel of Monks Brewing and a true student of the game. Ralph joins the show to talk about recipe development including reformulating existing beers while trying to maintain some connection to the past. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/27694413

098 - We Were Wrong 07/27/2023

098 - We Were Wrong Mike and Kevin have made a lot of claims and predictions over the years. Sometimes they are right and other times they are wrong. Maybe wrong more than right. They decide to look at some of the times they were wrong and what changed their minds. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/27572679

097 - Catching Up with Joel Kodner 07/13/2023

097 - Catching Up with Joel Kodner Friend and former co-host Joel Kodner joins Mike and Kevin to talk about what life has been like since leaving the show and leaving the beer industry. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/27451062

096 - NA Beer 06/29/2023

096 - NA Beer Non-alcoholic beer has had a substantial rise in sales and popularity over the last couple years with a large segment of drinkers becoming more conscious of their health. But NA beer has a lot to overcome including a stigma of bad taste, expensive equipment to make it and small market shares. The guys talk about what they think of modern NA beers and how much growth they think it could see. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/27317976

095 - The Death of Craft 06/15/2023

095 - The Death of Craft Over the last few months some big beer companies have sold off craft acquisitions they previously made while some legacy brands have sold to newer, younger companies. What does this mean for the craft segment and industry. Is it the death of craft in the making. The guys discuss. United We Drink loves . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/27154656

094 - A Chat with Craig Thorn 06/01/2023

094 - A Chat with Craig Thorn Craig Thorn is the creator of the in Canada where he talks about beer and other shit. Get it? Mike and Kevin welcome Craig on to talk about the Canadian beer scene, hip hop and his strange love for the Sunshine State. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/27003960

093 - Who Are We Selling Beer To? 05/18/2023

093 - Who Are We Selling Beer To? With a beer market that has become saturated and stagnant many are asking "Who is our target market?" Things aren't easy with competition from ready to drink (RTDs) cocktails, seltzer, hard juices and spirits themselves. Mike and Kevin discuss where breweries are looking to in order to grow sales. United We Drink loves . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/26865849

092 - Does Local Matter? 05/04/2023

092 - Does Local Matter? The terms craft beer and local have been synonymous with each other since craft became a thing but what exactly does it mean? And does local really matter int he scheme of things with customers? The guys talk about that. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/26718498

091 - Catching Up with Phil Palmisano 04/20/2023

091 - Catching Up with Phil Palmisano Our friend and former co-host Phil Palmisano from Canarchy stops by to catch up with us in the year plus since he left the show. We talk about his position within the company plus what he is seeing in the market, sales wise. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/26588559

090 - Activism 04/06/2023

090 - Activism Over the last number of years businesses have started to become more open about making statements in regards to social and political issues. Breweries are amongst them. Mike and Kevin discuss breweries taking activist roles in their social media and core values. United We Drink loves . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/26441904

089 - Social Media 03/24/2023

089 - Social Media Social media is an unavoidable avenue in marketing. The guys talk about how important it is not just for the delivery of the brand's message but if it is necessary for the collection of information about the trends and news of the industry. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/26318118

088 - A Chat with Sam Phanor of Savage Lyfe Beer Co 03/09/2023

088 - A Chat with Sam Phanor of Savage Lyfe Beer Co Sam Phanor has had quite a journey in starting Savage Lyfe Beer Co. He served 2 tours of Iraq, worked in law enforcement and created a non-profit raising money for survivors of human trafficking. Now he is focused on creating all barrel aged beers in South Florida. Listen to our conversation with Sam and his love of community and giving back. Get coffee delivered to your door with . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/26154576

087 - Who's an Authority? 02/23/2023

087 - Who's an Authority? Everyone seemingly wants to be a critic. When you have Yelp, Untappd, Google and a plethora of blogs almost anyone can play an authority of a specific thing. Mike and Kevin discuss this and who really should hold weight on ratings. United We Drink loves . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/26021976

086 - Besides Beer 02/09/2023

086 - Besides Beer The show is called United We Drink not United We Drink Beer so Mike and Kevin decided to talk about adult beverages that they enjoy outside of beer. The guys talk whiskey, tequila, wine and seltzer and offer up what they see going on in those segments. United We Drink loves . Follow on their social media channels. /episode/index/show/unitedwedrink/id/25845957

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