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kelly meyer
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. Support...
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4.8 stars from 33 ratings
Extremely insightful
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“My ADHD took me down the brewing path and I’m currently in brew school at Saint Louis University. I started this podcast around June this year to really hone in on the business aspects of brewing. I’ve recently finished listing to every single episode and feel well equipped with the knowledge...”Read full review »
Leadership Dr. via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/19/23
Absolutely no value to be found
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“The most negative piece of media I’ve ever heard. I get the concept and understand the baseline of what this show is trying to do, but it goes far past that and is insulting to an entire industry.
In the spirit of this show, I’ll continue my review in the same vein of its episodes: The host...”Read full review »
DerrockRescue via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/31/23
Insightful and entertaining
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“As someone engaged with a brewery in planning I’ve found this podcast to be very insightful, humbling, and entertaining all at once. Thank you for the episodes and engaging conversations, hoping we continue to hear more. Also, I need to stop using UnTappd 😂. Cheers!”
slmacy98 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/13/23
Recent Episodes
Rachel Rappa didn’t make beer. She imagined into life what grew into a large-scale kombucha brewery on Long Island in New York.
But the similarities between what she experienced growing her fermented sweet tea business to the craft beer industry are startling. She dealt with distributors,...
Published 03/27/24
Published 03/27/24
When Dennis Espinosa partnered with his mom to open Main and 6 in Jacksonville Florida he had the highest of hopes.
In 2017, like pretty much everyone in craft beer, he only saw victory ahead.
Most people would agree that he was set up for success. He started with award-winning beers,...
Published 03/03/24
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