Podcast United We Drink

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 c…

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 Made In Cookware. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Faceb…

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 Made In Cookware. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Tw…

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 worked his way through the ranks to being Head Pub Brewer today. Tommy talks about the storied history of Free State, his own struggles with mental health in the industry and the art of being a …

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 brewing industry took on him, his battles with addiction and his motivation to get clean and have a better life. United We Drink loves Athletic Brewing. Follow United We Drink on their socia…

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!Oleh United We Drink

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 and Kevin dive into the culture in beer that Kevin is only slightly responsible for. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Inst…

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 that place while other times it is a rebrand of an existing beer. Kevin and Mike talk about the practice of private labeling in the beer industry. United We Drink loves Athletic Brewing. Foll…

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 beer world and what they think is important with it. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook…

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 through the ranks of one of the countries most prolific breweries. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook…

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 those there are many others. Kevin and Mike talk about some of the things drinkers and fans tend to not know about how the beer game works. United We Drink loves Athletic Brewing. Follow Uni…

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 authored the book How Not to Start a Damn Brewery, an honest approach to the mistakes he made when running the brewery for 10 years. That book has turned into a podcast of its own that discusses w…

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 topics like Work/Life Balance, Food Pairings and Getting into the Industry and get his takes on them. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware. Follow United We Drink on their social media channel…

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 catering to their memberships and locals alike. United We Drink loves Athletic Brewing. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook…

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 We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram FacebookOleh United We Drink

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 gears, intellectual property theft in beer. Sit back and grab a beer as they all discuss the lifting of other companies IP theft and who does it hurt? United We Drink loves Made In Cookware. F…

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, coffee, travel, etc). One co-host doesn't like the question so things, inevitably, go off the rails. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. T…

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 just better planning and organizing in general. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook…

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 beer stuff and the MCU (again, more). Sound like fun? United We Drink loves Made In Cookware. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook…

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 guys talk about these beers that were once considered rare and the best but now have become somewhat easy to find. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware. Follow United We Drink on their soc…

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 most beer blogs focusing on stories, doing the reporting work and maintaining journalistic integrity. We talk with Joe about his love of beer, how he got started with the blog and his latest…

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 biggest trade show for small breweries and whether it's actually worth the time and money. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter…

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. The guys dive into why brewery staff might not be happy and what could possibly be done about it. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. …

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 guys discuss beer and food pairings along with the concept of beer dinners. Are they dead? Why should people care anymore? United We Drink loves Made In Cookware. Follow United We Drink on t…

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. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram FacebookOleh United We Drink

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. Are Constellation and Monster going to merge after Monster just recently purchased CANarchy? Plus Twisted Hippo in Chicago suffered a devastating fire that burned their brewery down. You can h…

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 distribution and what that is like for those that can legally do it and those that can't. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitt…

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 means much and if it appeals to the public. United We Drink loves Made In Cookware. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook…

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 episode is brought to you by Liquid Death. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram FacebookOleh United We Drink

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 market than they should or are simply journaling tools for fans of beer? Listen as the guys talk about it. This episode is brought to you by Liquid Death. Follow United We Drink on their social m…

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 assignment. This episode is brought to you by Liquid Death. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram FacebookOleh United We Drink

When Bell's Brewery announced their sale to Lion, the parent company of New Belgium, people had a lot of feelings. Our hosts are no different but with more positivity. Here what the guys have to say. Plus Ball Corporation, one of the largest aluminum can makers in the US, have announced steep new minimums that will impact many medium to small brewe…

Every July the same conversation begins amongst beer lovers and beer makers. It's a conversation with extreme prejudice on each side of the argument. It's a discussion that probably will never see an end. It's seasonal creep. The guys discuss the practice of earlier and earlier seasonal releases along with their own experiences with it on today's e…

When news dropped that Due South Brewing in Boynton Beach was closing it hit each of the co-hosts. Every one of them have worked at Due South at some point with majority of them having it be their introduction to working in the industry. The guys share their stories and feelings of seeing one of South Florida's OG breweries deciding to call it a da…

Breweries are commonly looked at, to the outside, as fun places to work but many seem to forget that it is a job that is often time dangerous and things can go wrong fast. Mike and Joel talk about when mistakes go too far, become overlooked, become too common and are even accepted. This is Brewery Horror Stories. This episode is brought to you by L…

Brown Distributing was, at one time, a force in the Florida beer market. It covered the entire state for with a huge craft portfolio while also being an ABI house in the majority of Palm Beach County. It was named Craft Distributor of the Year in 2012 by the Brewers Association and the National Beer Wholesalers Association. In the years since Brown…

On a previous episode Mike and Joel discussed how they would open up a brewery. Kevin has opened a brewery so the guys decide to ask him if there are any things he would do differently if he could do it all over again. This episode is brought to you by Liquid Death. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook…

The guys talk about what they think a post pandemic world in the beverage industry looks like. Is that even a thing? This episode is sponsored by the Liquid Death. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram FacebookOleh United We Drink

Phil Clark, from the Brit and Yankee Craft Beer Pubcast, joins the show to talk about Chicago suburbs beer, drinking out of the can and his dislike of a certain Chicagoland liquor that nearly everyone seems to adore. This episode is sponsored by the Liquid Death. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook…

The guys discuss the media's jumping to conclusions on the end of seltzer and Kevin talks about his first beer fest in COVID world. You can check out the New York Times article Joel mentions here. This episode is sponsored by the American Homebrewers Association. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook…

Mike and Joel welcome Kevin Abbott to the show as the new permanent co-host. Kevin discusses his career in beer, his dislike of the previous co-host and why you should never put sweet potatoes in a mash. This episode is sponsored by the American Homebrewers Association. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebo…

Mike and Joel bring you up to date on what is going on with the show including Joel's health and a new co-host making their debut on the next show. This episode is sponsored by the American Homebrewers Association. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram FacebookOleh United We Drink

Alexandria Gray from Bay Cannon Beer joins the guys to shoot the shit about...really...just a whole lot of stuff. It's a great conversation and you'd be missing out by not listening. This episode is sponsored by the American Homebrewers Association. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook…

Tim Johnson from the Bitter Units Podcast is here to talk about just about anything. He talks how he got into beer, what grinds his gears and a crazy idea that Taco Bell should be taking up. #BrunchWrapSupreme Check out all of our sponsors at our website. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram Facebook…

The guys discuss, in a realistic way, how they would build a brewery. Where? What size system? What sort of beers? What kind of aesthetic? Get a sneak peak into Mike and Joel's minds and hear what you may see some day. This episode is sponsored by the American Homebrewers Association. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter I…

The guys take what was supposed to be a "quick episode" and dive into Good Beer Hunting's recent story about Constellation and it's craft brands. Then Mike challenges Joel to a rapid fire on some of the most common arguments on Beer Twitter. This episode is sponsored by the American Homebrewers Association. Follow United We Drink on their social me…

The guys are back after taking a break for the month of March. They discuss the recently released Top 50 Craft Brewers by Volume list. Mike and Joel then take turns just dropping some Last Calls about things that have been on their minds the last month. This episode is sponsored by the American Homebrewers Association. Follow United We Drink on the…

Mike and Joel take a look at a couple more classic brands that were important in their early days of craft beer, Bell's Two Hearted and North Coast's Old Rasputin. Do these still hold up over the years? Spoiler Alert: They do. This episode is sponsored by the American Homebrewers Association. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. T…

The guys dive into the whole Boulevard situation and how the craft beer industry really isn't what it makes itself out to be. This episode is sponsored by the American Homebrewers Association. Follow United We Drink on their social media channels. Twitter Instagram FacebookOleh United We Drink