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Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations

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No matter how you like it, grab your favorite drink and join us for a fun conversation. Bar Conversations features interviews musicians, personalities and entertainers as they talk about their careers, new projects coming and so much more. A new podcast is released every week.

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Episode 53: Summer cocktails and summer beers with...

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2021/06/17

Jake Sulek, Beverage Director at West Main Crafting Co in Lexington, Kentucky, joins us at the 1-minute mark.ONE TOUGH QUESTION: Did you bring your lunch or pack a lunch for school?What’s your favorite part about being a bartender these days?With summer here, what are some things folks should expect to see with seasonal cocktails?One or two cocktail at home recipes (single make)Large batch cocktail folks can make (for gatherings)what to watch out for in rumIs there any ingredient that might

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Episode 52: How to start a whiskey collection with...

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2021/06/10

Chad Watson, better known as My Daily Bourbon on Instagram, joins at the 1-minute mark to talk about building your whiskey collection.ONE TOUGH QUESTION (Icebreaker): What was your worst subject in school or class you hated?How/why did you start the MyDailyBourbon Instagram?What’s your bourbon journey been like? Always love it?What’s one of the coolest/best parts about being in the bourbon world?Starting a whiskey collection, rule 1?Some good bottles to start with?Finding your taste?Store

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Episode 51: Building innovative brands with SLO...

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2021/06/03

Rod Cegelski, co-owner of SLO Brew, and Koby Collins, one of the brewermasters, join us at the 2-minute mark.ONE TOUGH QUESTION (Icebreaker): Did you sit at the front of class or the back?Acquiring SLO Brewing with Hamish Marshall? How did you and Hamish meet?Koby, how did you get brought into this?Koby, how did you get into brewing?Launching Tio Rodrigo, Porch Pounder and SLO Stills? Why expand like that?Balancing brands and different types?Selling Cali-Squeeze?SLO Brew beers? And a taco

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Episode 50: Flight Night V with Breckenridge...

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2021/05/27

Bryan Nolt, owner/founder of Breckenridge Distillery in Colorado, joins us for Flight Night V.Introduction of the panelONE TOUGH QUESTION: With summer almost here, are you going to the pool or the river/lake?FIRST UP: Bourbon WhiskeyBryan, you’re still a practicing physician?What made you start a distillery?SECOND UP: PX Cask FinishWinning awards, not only for the bourbons, but your space and bar managerTHIRD UP: Rum Cask FinishYour setup and distilling systemScotch club and how it impacted

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Episode 49: Using hemp with Highway Vodka's Ben Williams

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2021/05/20

Ben Williams, owner/co-founder of Highway Vodka, joins us at the 1-minute mark.ONE TOUGH QUESTION (Icebreaker): Are you driving with the windows down during the summer or blasting the AC?How did you all start Highway Vodka?Homebrewing vodka? How does that work?Why go with a hemp seed vodka?How did you all come up with the name?What’s it like to be part of the the Nearest & Jack Advancement Initiative, a collaboration between Jack Daniel's and the Nearest Green Distillery. The program is

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56:34

Episode 48: For the home bar with Hella Cocktail's...

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2021/05/13

Eddie Simeon is the co-founder and CMO for Hella Cocktail Co. and he joins at the 1-minute mark.ONE TOUGH QUESTION: If you’re grilling out, what’s on the grill? What is Hella Cocktail?How do you all meet and start the company?What’s in the name?Why did you all decide to make each product in small batches?Why do the Bitters & Soda? And the products you do?What’s your go to drink when out and about?What’s next for Hella Cocktail?Don't forget to use hellagood15 on their website,

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46:29

Episode 47: Under the Influence Roundtable 3

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2021/05/06

We kick off May with our third Under the Influence Roundtable Series and our focus is craft beer. Panel includes: Neil Witte, Master Cicerone, and Owner/Founder of TapStar and Craft Quality Solutions; and Doug Veliky, chief strategy office for Revolution Brewing and founder of BeerCrunchers.com. Plus some email ramblings from Bryan Roth, editor and writer at GoodBeerHunting and director of the North American Guild of Beer Writers.Panel introduction ONE TOUGH QUESTION: What’s the best way to

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Episode 46: Flight Night IV with Chicken Cock Whiskey...

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2021/04/29

We kick off Flight Night IV with Gregg Snyder, Chicken Cock master distiller, at the 1:30-mark.Introduction of the panelONE TOUGH QUESTION: Would you rather enjoy a drink on the porch/deck or at the bar?History of the Chicken Cock brandFIRST UP: Chicken Cock bourbonConsistency on releases What drew you to Chicken Cock and Grain & Barrel Spirits?What’s it like partnering with Bardstown Bourbon Company to to produce custom bourbon and whiskey for Chicken Cock?SECOND UP: Chicken Cock

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Episode 45: Party planning with Peggy Noe Stevens and...

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2021/04/22

Peggy Noe Stevens and Susan Reigler join us at the 1-minute mark. Peggy is the founder of the Bourbon Women Association, a master bourbon taster, president of Peggy Noe Stevens and Associates and a Bourbon Hall of Fame inductee. Susan Reigler is a former restaurant critic for the Louisville Courier-Journal, a current correspondent for Bourbon+ and American Whiskey magazines., and has authored or coauthored eight books on bourbon. ONE TOUGH QUESTION: If you weren’t allowed to drink bourbon

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Episode 44: Launching a brand with Kentucky Senator...

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2021/04/15

Damon Thayer, co-founder of Kentucky Senator Bourbon, joins us at the 1-minute mark.ONE TOUGH QUESTION: What’s your favorite flavor of ice creamHow did you all start a bourbon company?Hard to launch?How did you all come up with the name?Why go the small batch route?Why be a NDP and not start up a distillery?First release, name and what’s in the bottlerHow has it been sourcing bourbon for releases?Batch releases? What was your bourbon journey like?Being an entrepreneur and any other

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Episode 43: Developing new beers with Ballast Point's...

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2021/04/08

Aaron Justus, Ballast Point's director of research and development, and Chris Takecuchi, R&D Brewer for Ballast Point, join us at the 1-minute mark.ONE TOUGH QUESTION: What’s your favorite snack food?What is an R&D Brewer? (4 min mark/ 6:15 mark good clip)Is it more than just drinking beer all day?The Brothers Gus, Let’s talk the Wee GusWhy try to make a clear beer this way?How do you guys come up with new beers? And do you literally do 150 different recipes at the R&D

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Episode 42: Still Austin Whiskey Co.'s Chris Seals...

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2021/04/01

Chris Seals, CEO of Still Austin, and John Schrepel, head distiller for Still Austin, join us at the 1-minute mark.ONE TOUGH QUESTION: What did you want to be when you were growing up?For Chris, working with your father and others to launch Still Austin Whiskey CompanyFor Chris, how did past experiences influence you and Still AustinFor John, how did you end up in Texas as a New York guy?What is Nancy and why this one-of-a-kind 42 foot tall Scottish-made still?Why the process of slow water

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Episode 41: Flight Night III with Braxton Brewing

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2021/03/25

Evan Rouse, co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer for Braxton Brewing in Northern Kentucky (Greater Cincinnati area), joins the Flight Night beer crew.IntrosBEER 1: GarageONE TOUGH QUESTION (Icebreaker): What is the one thing you really miss that you didn’t think you would?How did Braxton get started?What is the name in reference to?Did you really tell your dad at 16 that you all would brew together?BEER 2: HopFitDifferent cans and the can design The Vive Brand and making seltzers back in

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Episode 40: Spring cocktails and spring beers

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2021/03/18

Jake Sulek, beverage director at West Main Crafting Co in Lexington, Ky., joins at the 1-minute mark.ONE TOUGH QUESTION: What was your favorite subject in schoolWith spring nearing, what are some things folks should expect to see with seasonal cocktails?West Main Craft will be releasing their spring/summer menu, how long does it take you all to come up with that menu?One or two cocktail at home recipes (single make)Large batch cocktail folks can make (for gatherings)Is there any ingredient

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Guinness Open Gate Brewery's Ryan Wagner

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2021/03/11

Ryan Wagner, Guinness Open Gate Brewery National Ambassador and Certified Cicerone, joins us at the one-minute mark.ONE TOUGH QUESTION: What was your favorite bar food?How would you describe the Open Gate Brewery?BEER 1: Galaxy IPAThe Open Gate Brewery nameBEER 2: Station at 601, a black IPAStation at 601’s name has a purpose BEER 3: See Us, a brown aleSpecial series that Open Gate has right nowHistory of the site being a operating distillery up until the switchBEER 4: Blueberry StoutWhat

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Under the Influence Roundtable 2

Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations ·

2021/03/04

We kick off March with our second Under the Influence Roundtable Series and our focus is craft beer. Panel includes: Kindsey Bernhard, host of Boys are from Marzen, PorchDrinking.com writer, and bartender; Neil Witte, Master Cicerone, and Owner/Founder of TapStar and Craft Quality Solutions; Bryan Roth, editor and writer at GoodBeerHunting and director of the North American Guild of Beer Writers; and Doug Veliky, chief strategy office for Revolution Brewing and founder of

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59:03

Flight Night II with Urban Artifact

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2021/02/25

Scotty Hunter, co-owner/Head of Sales, from Urban Artifact in Cincinnati joins us for a Flight Night! Introduction of the panelONE TOUGH QUESTION (Icebreaker): What is your most used emoji on your phone?How did Urban Artifact get started?FIRST UP: Spyglass, lemon-lime tartWhy did you all decide to use real fruits? How did you all get the right formula for the sours?How much science goes into making the beer?How important is the pH level for sour beers?SECOND UP: Pinwheel, an orange goseHow

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Making whiskey from beer with Foundry Distilling

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2021/02/18

Greg Biagi, Distiller/Production Manager, and Ben Pollack, assistant distiller, of Foundry Distilling in Iowa join us for Flavorful February at the 1-minute mark.ONE TOUGH QUESTION (Icebreaker): What’s your favorite candy?Overview/history of Foundry Distilling and founder Scott BushThe location is an unique building Taking an innovative approach at FoundryHow are you flipping the process with beer and whiskey?How did collaborating with other distillers/brewers come about?How did you both

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How whiskey gets its flavor with Starlight's...

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2021/02/11

Christian Huber and Blake Huber, generational distillers for Starlight Distillery in Indiana, along with James Wood, Brand and Sales Manager, join us for Flavorful February at the 1-minute mark.ONE TOUGH QUESTION: Do you prefer the cold weather or warm? Background on Starlight and Huber WineryAt what age did Christian get into distilling?How does the distilling process in general go?You all make a blackberry whiskey, how does that process differ?Using local products and a new liqueur

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Creating wild beers with Mirror Twin's Derek DeFranco

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2021/02/04

Derek DeFranco, owner and head brewer of Mirror Twin Brewing in Lexington, Ky., joins us for the first of a fun lineup for Flavorful February at the 1-minute mark.ONE TOUGH QUESTION: What’s your favorite pizza? How does making beer in general go?How much science goes into beer?How difficult is it to make fruit or sour ales?Do sours/fruit beers take longer to make?How did you all make a donut stout?Do you use those actual ingredients (i.e. cereal and cookies)?Is it always in the strainer bag

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