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United We Drink
With years of experience under their belts Mike, Kevin and Tim discuss the beer industries highs, lows and everywhere in between.
Episodes
United We Drink116 - Pay
Pay for brewery employees has been a subject talked about in circles for years. In comparison to similar trade and manual labor jobs many brewery salaries…
United We Drink115 - 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 Trade. Follow…
United We Drink114 - 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…
United We Drink113 - 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…
United We Drink112 - 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…
United We Drink111 - 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…
United We Drink110 - 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…
United We Drink109 - 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…
United We Drink108 - 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…
United We Drink107 - 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…
United We Drink106 - 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…
United We Drink105 - 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…
United We Drink104 - 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…
United We Drink103 - 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…
United We Drink102 - 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…
United We Drink101 - 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…
United We Drink100 - 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…
United We Drink099 - 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…
United We Drink098 - 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…
United We Drink097 - 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…
United We Drink096 - 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…
United We Drink095 - 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…
United We Drink094 - A Chat with Craig Thorn
Craig Thorn is the creator of the BAOS Podcast in Canada where he talks about beer and other shit. Get it? Mike and Kevin welcome Craig on to talk about the…
United We Drink093 - 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…
United We Drink092 - 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…
United We Drink091 - 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…
United We Drink090 - 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…
United We Drink089 - 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…
United We Drink088 - 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…
United We Drink087 - 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…
United We Drink086 - 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…
United We Drink085 - A Chat with Tommy Kelley
Tommy Kelley has worked for Free State Brewing, in Lawrence, KS, for his entire brewing career. He started as a busser in the brewpub and over 17 years has…
United We Drink084 - A Chat with Bobby Bump
Bobby Bump brewed beer for over a decade in 3 different states and 1 district. Today he is a stay at home parent and sober. We talk to Bobby about the toll the…
United We DrinkHoliday Break
We are taking a break from new episodes during the holiday. Thank you once again to everyone that donated on the Charity Fundraiser. Enjoy your holidays!
United We Drink083 - Adjuncts
For years the guys have made off hand comments about adjuncts in beer but they have never devoted any time to the controversial subject. On this episode Mike…
United We Drink082 - Private Labeling
Have you ever walked into a bar, restaurant or hotel and see a beer that appears branded towards them? A brewery makes that beer. Sometimes it's made just for…
United We Drink081 - Branding
A good brewery needs good branding. That means a company name, logo, beer names, label design. It's all important. Mike and Kevin dive into the branding in the…
United We Drink080 - A Chat with Eric Hild
Eric Hild is the Senior Lead Brewer for Toppling Goliath Brewing in Decorah, IA. Mike and Kevin talk with him about how he started in beer and worked up…
United We Drink079 - Common Misconceptions
Being in the beer industry people will commonly make generalizations about your job. "You must drink all day." "You have the best job in the world." Along with…
United We Drink078 - A Chat with Kelly Meyer
Mike and Kevin sit down to talk with Kelly Meyer. Kelly is the former owner of The New Braunfels Brewing in Texas. After selling the brewery last year he…
United We Drink077 - Kevin Covers Old Topics
Kevin hasn't been on the show a long time. He wasn't involved in a lot of the earlier topics. Mike decides to hit Kevin up with some of these early episode…
United We Drink076 - A Chat with Barry Holmes & James Bruner of The Bruery
The Bruery has long been an innovating brewery in the beer industry. Barry Holmes & James Bruner join the show to talk about their focus as a business and…
United We Drink075 - Joel's Last One
Joel is deciding it is time to step away from the show. Join the gang in seeing what Joel is going to do. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware. Follow United…
United We Drink074 - Talking IP Theft with Josh from The Craft Beercast
Josh from the Craft Beercast is a long time friend of the show. He joins Mike, Joel and Kevin to talk about something that really grinds a number of people's…
United We Drink073 - Therapizing
The guys attempt to tackle a question proposed to them by a listener about what the beer industry has made them appreciate more beside beer (ie cooking…
United We Drink072 - Positive Beer Fest Stories
Beer fests over the years have gotten kinda dull. Same thing, over and over again. Mike and Kevin talk about some positives of beer fests. Unique concepts or…
United We Drink071 - No Bullshit
Ok, the title might be deceptive. There is quite a deal of bullshit but don't we all need that sometimes? The guys discuss RTDs, The Batman (more), some other…
United We Drink070 - The "Whales" of Old
There was a time when the most sought after beers weren't packed full of juice or baking supplies. They were simple styles but among the best in the world. The…
United We Drink069 - A Chat with Joe Pye
Joe Pye is a South Florida beer blogger that runs BrowardBeer.com. He has a background in journalism and prefers to take his blog in a different direction than…
United We Drink068 - Craft Brewers Conference
The Craft Brewers Conference returned after a couple years abense, due to the pandemic, in Minneapolis. Mike and Kevin talk about their experiences with the…
United We Drink067 - Brewery Employee Satisfaction
A recent survey came out that showed that only around a quarter of brewery production staff are completely happy in their jobs while over 75% of owners are…
United We Drink065 - Food Pairings
When wine tried to lay claim to pairings with food beer came along and said "Nah son, we can do this better." But as time as passed so has the beer dinner. The…
United We Drink064 - Free Period
The guys take a free form approach to this episode. Mental health checks, The Batman and random beer thoughts galore. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware…
United We Drink063 - The News
On this episode the guys talk about some big news items. Hair of the Dog is closing after almost 30 years in business. Modern Times is scaling back big time…
United We Drink062 - Self Distribution
Getting a brewery's beer to a retailer (bar, restaurant, beer store, liquor store, etc) sometimes requires the power of an entire nation. The guys discuss self…
United We Drink061 - Does Craft Even Matter?
What happens when a non legal term with no real definition focus on quality just doesn't mean much anymore? The guys discuss the term craft and if it really…
United We Drink060 - Beer Burnout
When working in beer or being around it for so long burnout is bound to happen. The guys discuss when they don't want to drink beer or even be around it. This…
United We Drink059 - Beer Ratings Sites
Beer ratings sites like Untappd and Beer Advocate have made the average drinker feel like a Zagat critic. Do these sites have more influence over the beer…
United We Drink058 - Christmas Holiday Hop Pun
With Christmas just days away Mike and Kevin talk winter seasonals, their favorite Christmas beers and other general nonsense as Joel is out on holiday…