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How NOT To Start A Damn Brewery: the podcast

People of Earth, I would like to welcome you to the How NOT To Start a Damn Brewery: the podcast. In this podcast I consider it my duty to share the sometimes gory but always honest truth hidden in the craft beer industry. Mainly that it rarely operates like a business. Margins are trash, distributors are garbage and capital expenditures are a raging dumpster fire. But many of the people are badasses. I autopsy deceased breweries, retailers and distributors. I talk with wineries, breweries and distilleries. All in the search for ways to lure out profitability and best practices.

Black Hops Brewery - Dan Norris

84 hours 7 mins; September 29, 2025

Rule G Brewing - Ralph and Lisa

99 hours 23 mins; September 08, 2025

Einhorn Beer Company - Doug Martin

72 hours 12 mins; August 15, 2025

Elsewhere Brewing - Sam and Sara Kazmer

89 hours 17 mins; May 08, 2025

Landmark Beer Company - Kiernan May

73 hours 18 mins; March 21, 2025

Tumbledown Brewing - Matthew Swan

77 hours 54 mins; December 05, 2024

Tanglefoot Brewing - Andy Martinec

90 hours 15 mins; October 29, 2024

Pono Brewing - Larry Clouser

114 hours 34 mins; September 24, 2024

Blue Cat Brewing Co - Charlie Cole

73 hours 2 mins; August 15, 2024

Margins Wine - Megan Bell

93 hours 17 mins; July 24, 2024

North Center Brewing - Kevin DeGrood

103 hours 49 mins; June 24, 2024

Deschutes Brewery - Gary Fish

78 hours 47 mins; May 28, 2024

Emmanuales - Nick Law

103 hours 16 mins; May 17, 2024

Burnt Hickory Brewing - Scott Hedeen

115 hours 19 mins; May 01, 2024

Coastal Craft Kombucha - Rachel Rappa

84 hours 47 mins; March 27, 2024

Main & 6 Brewing - Dennis Espinosa

97 hours 25 mins; March 03, 2024

Exit Brewing - Grum Knight

77 hours 30 mins; February 20, 2024

Escape Velocity Brewing - Jason Behenna

88 hours 40 mins; February 05, 2024

People's Pint - Doug Appeldoorn

81 hours 18 mins; January 21, 2024

Flat Tail Brewing - Dave Marliave

125 hours 13 mins; December 29, 2023

Franconia Brewing - Guy Hagner

92 hours 2 mins; December 15, 2023

Beer Nouveau - Steve Dunkley

108 hours 29 mins; December 08, 2023

Hedgehog Brewing - Jonathan Harris

85 hours 18 mins; November 21, 2023

Mockery Brewing - Zach Rabun

92 hours 9 mins; November 12, 2023

Fractal Brewing - Robo Robison

104 hours 34 mins; November 01, 2023

BrewCult - - Hendo Henderson

130 hours 8 mins; October 18, 2023

Lost Abbey Brewing - Tomme Arthur

88 hours 6 mins; October 05, 2023

VLOG2: Why we sold our Damn Brewery

15 mins; September 27, 2023

Adena Distributing - Michael Amann

94 hours 56 mins; September 17, 2023

Urban Brew Labs - James Moriarty

88 hours 34 mins; September 08, 2023

Dos Luces - Judd Belstock

66 hours 39 mins; August 30, 2023

Peoples Beer - - Clint Lanier (author)

83 hours 56 mins; August 18, 2023

Second Self Beer Company - Jason Santamaria

84 hours 34 mins; August 09, 2023

Bonus - State of the Industry with Aaron Gore

46 mins; July 31, 2023

Pathfinder Brewery - Eric Addison

99 hours 16 mins; July 26, 2023

Hawkins Farmhouse Ales - Philip Davis

73 hours 28 mins; July 18, 2023

Husick's Taphouse - Joshua Kress

66 hours 30 mins; July 03, 2023

Home Brewing Co - - George Thornton

98 hours 8 mins; June 19, 2023

Falling Rock Taphouse - Chris Black

114 hours 46 mins; June 06, 2023

Season 5 Coming Soon

2 mins; May 29, 2023

Hidden Mother Brewing - Mike Detar

89 hours 52 mins; April 26, 2023

NewFangled Brew Works - Adam Cole

97 hours 55 mins; April 13, 2023

Hair of the Dog - Alan Sprints

85 hours 2 mins; March 21, 2023

Craft Beer Cellar New Orleans - Matt & Pat Boudreaux

95 hours 55 mins; March 09, 2023

Pappy Slokum & Sockdolager Brewing - Jeff & James

95 hours 33 mins; March 02, 2023

Redwood Coast Cider - Christina and Jesse

116 hours 35 mins; February 16, 2023

Rocket Frog - Richard Hartogs

86 hours 52 mins; February 01, 2023

VLOG1 - Memento Mori

9 mins; January 24, 2023

Shepherd's Meadery - Jim Pence

89 hours 39 mins; January 16, 2023

Steam Whistle - Greg Taylor

67 hours 44 mins; December 20, 2022

St Somewhere Brewing - Bob Sylvester

102 hours 25 mins; December 07, 2022

Get Ready for Season 4

1 min; November 22, 2022

Craft Beverage Lending - Jason Sleeman

90 hours 37 mins; October 05, 2022

Starlight Distribution (and a bunch of others) - Eddie Anderson

94 hours 39 mins; August 18, 2022

Infinite Monkey Theorum - Molly Ware

94 hours 45 mins; June 21, 2022

Barrel of Monks Brewing - Kevin Abbott

110 hours 8 mins; May 25, 2022

Intergalactic Brewing - Alex VanHorne

120 hours 20 mins; May 10, 2022

DeFalco's Home Wine & Beer Shop - Scott Birdwell

99 hours 47 mins; April 26, 2022

Genetic Brewing - Gene Bouck

97 hours 55 mins; April 11, 2022

Garrison Brothers Distillery - Dan Garrison

84 hours 4 mins; March 27, 2022

Atlanta Beer Boutique - Jen Price

110 hours 39 mins; March 15, 2022

Hanging Hills Brewing Company - Joe Ploof

116 hours 2 mins; February 21, 2022

Aces and Ales - Adam Metcalf

111 hours 6 mins; January 25, 2022

Lauren Kendzierski - - Black Rabbit Farms

138 hours 21 mins; January 11, 2022

Black Rabbit Farms - - Lauren Kendzierski

136 hours 3 mins; January 11, 2022

New Republic Brewing - Dean Brundage

119 hours 18 mins; December 28, 2021

MixTape Beverages - - Chad Mitchell

43 mins; December 14, 2021

Beervana International Distribution - Chad Mitchell

88 hours 1 min; December 14, 2021

Southern Star Brewing - Dave Fougeron

99 hours 36 mins; November 30, 2021

Beer Business Daily - Harry Schuhmacher

92 hours 36 mins; November 16, 2021

Wandering Boots Distribution - Kris Jones

102 hours 12 mins; November 13, 2021

Rabbit Hole Brewing - Laron Cheek

83 hours 38 mins; November 01, 2021

Brigadoon Brewery-Alan Ward

101 hours 58 mins; October 23, 2021

Gather Brewing Company - Mike and Justin

106 hours 39 mins; October 09, 2021

Solid Rock Brewing - Curt Webber

107 hours 27 mins; September 26, 2021

WhichCraft - Jody

70 hours 21 mins; September 18, 2021

Day Off: Hot Tub Beers

74 hours 30 mins; September 11, 2021

Audacity Brew House - John Culp

95 hours 4 mins; September 04, 2021

Part 2 of 2: Theresa and Brett of Fetching Lab Brewery

105 hours 47 mins; August 28, 2021

Josh Cunningham - Kora Kora Coffee

88 hours 29 mins; August 22, 2021

Part 1 of 2: Theresa and Brett of Fetching Lab Brewery

69 hours 12 mins; August 15, 2021

Off Rhodes Craft Beer Station - Chris Rhodes

92 hours 16 mins; August 07, 2021

Altmeyer and Lewis Brewing Company - Byron Lewis

105 hours 4 mins; August 04, 2021

Noble Rey Brewing - Chris Rigoulot

105 hours 43 mins; August 04, 2021

How NOT To Start A Damn Brewery: the podcast

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