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Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations

Greener Side Podcasts

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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53:07

Under the Influence Roundtable 1

Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations ·

2021/01/28

We close out January with our first 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; and Bryan Roth, editor and writer at GoodBeerHunting and director of the North American Guild of Beer WritersPanel introductionONE TOUGH QUESTION: What is your guilty pleasure reality TV show

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72:58

Flight Night I with Barrell Bourbon

Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations ·

2021/01/21

Will Schragis, the national director for Barrell Craft Spirits, joins us for Flight Night I.Introduction of the panelONE TOUGH QUESTION: What was your favorite subject in schoolHow is Barrell Craft Spirits different than say the typical distillery? FIRST UP: Bourbon Batch 27, blend of bourbons from Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana, varying ages at 115.7 proofSECOND UP: Barrell Craft Spirits 15-year-old whiskeyTHIRD UP: Armida is a blend of three Straight Bourbon Whiskeys finished separately

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29:47

Seedlip Spirits' Laura Lashley

Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations ·

2021/01/14

Laura Lashley, the National Education Manager for Seedlip Spirits, joins us at the 1-minute mark.ICEBREAKER: Where is the favorite place you’ve lived?What is Seedlip Spirits?How did Ben Branson come up with Seedlip?How does the Seedlip distilling process differ from what one might expect?How difficult was it for folks to grasp the non-alcoholic spirits?What are the unique challenges for you all that “normal” distillers don’t face?How did you get into a career in drinks? Because you were

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31:30

Athletic Brewing head brewer/co-founder John Walker

Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations ·

2021/01/07

John Walker, co-founder and head brewer for Athletic Brewing, joins us at the 1-minute mark.What is Athletic Brewing?Did you know Bill Shufelt, founder, before or how did you all meet?Was the R&D phase a lot of home brewing? How difficult was it for folks to grasp the non-alcoholic craft brewery?Do you all make beer like other craft breweries or do you de-alcoholize the beer?What are the unique challenges in brewing N.A. beer that “normal” craft brewers don’t face?Why did you take the

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25:07

Favorite moments from 2020 and a preview of 2021

Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations ·

2020/12/31

Host Jonathan Greene kicks off the episode with what to expect with the podcast in 2021, including new segments, giveaways and more.Our favorite clips start at about the 3-minute mark.Against The Grain co-founders Jerry Gnagy and Sam Cruz share why the started their own brewery Middle West Spirits co-founder/head distiller Ryan Lang shares his family's history of distilling (8-minute mark)Tim Luscher, owner of Sig Luscher Brewing, talks about a court case that involving Sig (11:30

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37:39

Beer trends and winter beers with Kevin Patterson

Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations ·

2020/12/24

Kevin Patterson, a Cicerone and National Beer Judge and manager of the Beer Trappe Craft Beer Store and Bar in Lexington, Kentucky, joins us at the 3-minute mark.How how are things going?How has 2020 been for the bar and store?How has the pandemic effected bars and breweries?Let’s talk about beer trends, what are some styles you’ve seen grow over the past few years?What are some that may have died off or changed over the years?What about the low-cal IPA/athletic beer marketing?Do you think

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42:49

Abita Brewing brewmaster Mark Wilson plus cocktails...

Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations ·

2020/12/17

Mark Wilson, brewmaster of Abita Brewing, joins at the 1-minute mark.What would you be doing if you weren’t working as a brewer?How long have you been at Abita?How did you become brewmaster?What’s the story of how Abita was founded?What’s it like working for one of the larger independent breweries these days?What’s one of the biggest changes you’ve seen in the industry in your time?How difficult is to keep a variety of beers, but still make quality products?You all seem to have an

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49:01

Traverse City Whiskey co-founder Chris Fredrickson...

Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations ·

2020/12/10

Chris Fredrickson, co-founder and distiller of Traverse City Whiskey Co., joins at the 1:20 mark.How did you get started? And was it with your friends?Had you ever distilled before? What were you doing previously?Finding family history in distilling?What was going on in your mind when you found the patents? What’s it like to continue on a family recipe/tradition?What was the plan when you all started Traverse City Whiskey?When did you all get to be the whiskey creators and how has that

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52:17

Bourbon & holiday food pairings plus author Jarrett...

Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations ·

2020/12/03

Tim Knittel and Aften Locken of Distilled Living join us to talk about pairing holiday foods and bourbons. They also dish on holiday care packages and cocktails. And, Jarrett Dieterle, author of Give Me Liberty and Give Me A Drink!, talks about the policy side of the alcohol industry and the crazy laws that come with it.

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37:30

Bourbon Charity founder Brandon Hunt plus Chris...

Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations ·

2020/11/25

Brandon Hunt, founder of Bourbon Charity, joins us to talk about what Bourbon Charity is, how it was founded, sourcing bourbon, picking charities, events, Bourbon Hood and more. Also, Chris Walters, the creator of Nose Your Bourbon, talks about his nosing kits, how he got into bourbon and more.

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36:47

Nicole Austin talks Cascade Moon launch plus Josh...

Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations ·

2020/11/19

Nicole Austin, General Manager and distiller for Cascade Hollow Distilling in Tennessee, better known as the home for George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey, joins at the 1 minute mark.Was the Cascade Moon Whisky series what you couldn't talk about last time?The Cascade Moon is not part of the George Dickel brand?How much did you want to give back or channel the Cascade Pure Whiskey?How were you inspired by gose-style beers for this whiskey?How is this an approachable whiskey?How do you envision

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37:41

Sig Luscher Brewery co-owner Tim Luscher and...

Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations ·

2020/11/12

Joining us at the 1-minute mark is Sig Luscher Brewery co-owner Tim Luscher and brewmaster Dylan Greenwood.

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47:18

Ryan Lang of Middle West Spirits plus the...

Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations ·

2020/11/05

D. Brown, @vabourbonhunter on Instagram, joins at the 2-minute markHow did you become the vabourbonhunter?How big has your bourbon bar gotten now?Are you someone who opens most of your bottles or do you hold on to them?Is your wife a fan of bourbon or whiskey?How do you find some of your bottles?What’s your best or most excited about find?Is it difficult to find certain bottles in Virginia?What have you found out about the craft beer/bourbon community?How did the #vabourbonslide start? And

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27:59

Country artist Dustin Collins

Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations ·

2020/11/02

Kentucky native and chart-topping country artist Dustin Collins joins us to talk about his new song "Stand for the Flag", how he writes songs, being a road warrior, working on a new album and more.

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48:55

Starlight Distillery's Christian Huber and James Wood

Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations ·

2020/10/29

Christian Huber and James Wood from Huber’s Winery and Starlight Distilling, join at the 1:45 mark.How did the Huber wonderland with a farm, you-pick orchards, winery and distiller come to be?What’s it like being a true family business that has been here for generations?James, what’s it like to work for the Hubers?What’s it like balancing all the different businesses there?What was the process like to become a distillery in Indiana?Has it been a difficult journey?How has it been seeing

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41:45

Chattanooga Whiskey co-founder/CEO Tim Piersant

Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations ·

2020/10/22

Tim Piersant, co-founder/CEO of Chattanooga Whiskey, joins us at the 2 minute mark.Are you still rocking a mustache like the picture in Forbes?What made you go into whiskey?Did you expect the Vote Whiskey campaign back to take off like it did?Was there point where you thought it might not work out?Why were you upfront about sourcing your whiskey and then why retire the 1816 Series?Did you all go through 100 recipes to find the Whiskey 91 and Cask 111?What was it like winning awards for the

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44:54

Barrell Craft Spirits Tripp Stimson and cocktails...

Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations ·

2020/10/15

Michael Toscano, New York City Ambassador for Woodford Reserve, Michael joins us to talk cocktails and bartending at the 1:15 markHow did you get into bartending?How does one go from Indianapolis to New York City?What was it like working at Dante in NYC, which was recently named best bar in the world?What is the role of a brand ambassador?Helping out in NYC during early parts of the quarantineAre you still doing any bartending these days?For those at home, how can they craft a good

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23:59

Singer/songwriter Justin Wells

Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations ·

2020/10/12

Kentucky-based singer/songwriter Justin Wells, who recently released the United State, which is out now, joins at the 1:30 minute mark.How would you describe your style of music? What can folks expect on The United State?Why take that journey of a plan and have that type of idea for this album?The idea of going from birth to death on the songs?What’s it like to write songs about youthfulness then songs about getting older?How was it working with producer Duane Lundy and the team of

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48:55

George Dickel Master Distiller Nicole Austin plus...

Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations ·

2020/10/08

Tim Knittel, founder of Distilled Living, official bourbon steward of Churchill Downs, executive bourbon steward-in-residence at the Kentucky Castle and adjunct professor of bourbon studies at Midway University kicks off our chat at the 1:30 mark.Time for all your positionsHave you always been a big bourbon fan or did you grow to love it?What is a bourbon steward and how did you become one?How has the bourbon industry changed over the years?How has public experience changed?Have virtual

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30:08

Country duo Everette

Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations ·

2020/10/05

How would you describe your music? (1:00 minute mark)Naming of the album?What can folks expect on Side A? You all wrote or co-wrote all the songs on the entire project, both Side A and Side B. Did your personal experiences play a role in that.Sharing those personal experiences in songs, is it weird or different for you all?You even have a tribute to your wives “Love Me Like I Am”, how big of role have they played during your journey?You’re both from Kentucky, but you didn’t know each other

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