Co-founder, CTO, and Lead Developer Greg Avola of the social beer sharing service Untappd stops by to discuss their newest feature- Brewery Pages, where drinkers will be able to follow breweries of their choosing and interact with them directly after checking into a brew. Over 300 breweries have already claimed their pages, including: Dogfish Head, Stone, Bell’s, Boston Beer Co. and many more. Greg explains the mechanics and benefits from both the consumer and brewery perspective, and talks about other changes and improvements they are working on for the popular service.
Ryan from the Chicago-based blog Guys Drinking Beer checks in to talk about the difficult circumstances Anheuser-Busch InBev now finds itself with the Illinois Secretary of State’s office, when it was recently revealed their wholly-owned subsidiary WEDCO (owners of large ABI distributor City Beverage) has never been registered to do business in the state. We speculate on possible repercussions the upcoming decision could have on AB-InBev and the beer distribution landscape in Illinois, talk about the recent influx of exciting new breweries in the state, and get an update from a local on how Goose Island is perceived since they were acquired by ABI.
Slouch welcomes Jenn Coyle and Lindsey Herrema, founders of The Can Van to the show. What started as a business school project is turning into a mobile craft beer canning operation in Northern California that will go live this month. Join us as we talk about sustainability, the challenges of starting a small business, and of course canning delicious craft beer.
Slouch likes to talk about beer. Lew Bryson REALLY likes to talk about beer. They discuss his new “American Beer Blogger” Kickstarter project, the future of craft beer, the proposed changes to the Pennsylvania liquor laws and more.
Want more Lew? For our western Pennsylvania listeners, Bocktown Beer and Grill is hosting a meet and greet on January 3rd in their new location in Monaca to help Lew Bryson raise awareness and funding for ”American Beer Blogger”. Join him for an ‘edutasting’ where he shows us his new project, a television series that will highlight our favorite industry! Details will post soon on Bocktown’s website, Facebook page and Twitter.
Slouch sits down with Jamie Rice, Justin Waters, and Kyle Branigan, the guys behind Milkman Brewing. Milkman made a name for themselves at last month’s Pittsburgh Brewfest, taking home top honors with a Peppercorn Rye that had everyone in the local beer community talking. They discuss the trials and tribulations of starting a boutique brewery on a shoestring budget, their philosophy about creating recipes that push the boundaries of beer, the upcoming first Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week, and a lot more.
Slouch sits down with Erik Lars Myers of Mystery Brewing Company to talk about the invasive tactics of some larger craft breweries, transitioning from homebrewer to pro, successfully funding a brewery on Kickstarter, equal representation at the Brewers Association for small breweries, his upcoming book North Carolina Craft Beer and Breweries, and a heck of a lot more. Listen in and share a pint with us.
Barley and Slouch welcome Lucas, Chip, and Angela from Lucky Town Brewing of Gluckstadt, Mississippi to the show. We talk about the incredibly restrictive beer laws in the Magnolia State, their selection of (as-required-by law) session beers, how they got started, and much more…
Find out what it takes to found a brewery in a craft beer wasteland, how to avoid lighting your yard on fire after a long brew day, getting funded on Kickstarter, the real deal behind Biggs Blacklidge, supporting Raise Your Pints, engaging the homebrew community, and getting the ladies hooked on Oatmeal Stouts.
Anyone interested in beer and social media is well aware of Untappd, a tech startup service that allows Aleheads to “Check In” to the beers they are drinking, share it with their friends, and earn badges for a wide variety of beer-related accomplishments. Untappd just celebrated its first anniversary, and this week on the podcast I caught up with cofounder and chief technical officer Greg Avola to talk about the service’s tremendous growth and unexpected popularity, their new iPhone and Android apps, the future of beer and technology, and a lot more.
Here at Aleheads we love big beers, new takes on classic styles, and bold brewing philosophies that favor innovation over convention. Our guest tonight is Jason Lavery; his brewery in Erie, PA was built around those same ideals. If you live outside of western Pennsylvania, chances are that you haven’t had a chance to try Lavery’s beers yet- but looking at the exciting brews coming out of this young ale factory, that is bound to change. Rejecting the notion that every brewery needs to trot out the same cookie-cutter styles to be financially viable, Lavery brews the kind of beers Aleheads like to drink; from his flagship Imperial Red Ale to his insanely strong and uber-hopped Imperial French summer seasonal, this is a brewery that we’ll be watching closely. Jason was nice enough to sit down with us for almost an hour, giving us the lowdown on starting a brewery built around your own vision, how he creates his distinctive beers, and much more. So sidle up, order a pint, and meet Jason Lavery of Lavery Brewing Company.
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Slouch likes to talk about beer. Lew Bryson REALLY likes to talk about beer. They discuss his new “American Beer Blogger” Kickstarter project, the future of craft beer, the proposed changes to the Pennsylvania liquor laws and more.
