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The Brewbound Podcast is an extension of Brewbound’s leading B2B beer industry reporting, featuring interviews with beer industry executives and entrepreneurs, along with highlights and commentary from the weekly news. New episodes are released every Thursday. Send comments and suggestions to [email protected].

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Ferron Salniker is the spirits editor for BevNET, a media company that covers the beverage industry. She reports on trends, companies, and people within the spirits sector.
Dave Infante is the founder of Fingers, a newsletter focused on the alcohol industry. He is known for his insightful analysis of trends and business developments in the beverage alcohol market.
Zoe Licata is a senior reporter for Brewbound, a leading news source for the beer industry. She covers various aspects of the beer market, including trends and business news.
Founder of Destihl, a craft brewery based in Normal, Illinois, with experience in navigating supply challenges and expanding growth through partner brands.
Director of marketing at Briess, involved in marketing strategies and navigating supply chain issues within the brewing industry.
Vice President of brand development at U.S. Beverage, responsible for platform sales, marketing partnerships, and expanding the company's contract brewing and distribution network.
Founder of Upslope Brewing, involved in developing BevBoost, a patented dual-chambered widget designed to preserve beer freshness and extend shelf life, with a background in brewing and innovation.
Merchandise director at Rhinegeist Brewery with a fashion background, responsible for evolving the company's merchandise strategy and engaging diverse customer bases.
Vice President of marketing at Rhinegeist Brewery, involved in brand strategy and customer engagement initiatives.
Founder of 3 Tier Beverages, involved in the beverage alcohol industry with expertise in market trends and product development.
Consultant with expertise in beverage alcohol trends, focusing on consumer engagement and product innovation.
Vice President at CGA, specializing in beverage industry insights and market analysis.

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Brewbound is dedicated to covering the rapidly evolving craft beer industry and delivers daily content via www.brewbound.com and the Brewbound email newsletter. The website's core readers are craft brewers with brands sold on- and off-premise, beer distributors, retailers, investors and industry suppliers.

The Brewbound.com website provides comprehensive, up-to-the-minute information about the craft beer space, analysis of industry trends, interviews with industry leaders, new product announcements and exclusive content from beer events around the country. Brewbound also convenes industry leaders once a year for Brewbound Live. Providing brewers with a detailed look at the business of craft beer, our two-day conferences take place in Santa Monica each winter.

Published by BevNET.com, Inc., a leading b2b media company in the beverage space, Brewbound aims to be a leader in the craft beer space

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0:00 51:55

Deep Diving California’s Distribution Shakeup and the RNDC Fallout

Guests
Ferron Salniker Dave Infante Zoe Licata
Keywords
beverage distribution craft beverages alcohol industry business consolidation market trends consumer behavior generational preferences supply chain beverage production economic impact
With Republic National Distributing (RNDC) winding down distribution operations in California ahead of September 1 exit and consolidation continuing among craft wholesalers, this week’s Brewbound Podcast explores the fallout of both in the Golden State.
 
Ferron Salniker, BevNET spirits editor, and Dave Infante, founder of the Fingers boozeletter, join Brewbound’s Justin Kendall and Jessica Infante to look back on how one of the top distributors in the country’s California business crumbled, the effect on smaller bev-alc producers in RNDC’s book and the trickle-down effect on craft brewers.
 
They also explore multistate distributor Hand Family Companies' entry into the state through the acquisitions of three craft-focused wholesalers – Stone Distributing, Classic Beverage and Scout Distribution in Los Angeles – and the formation of Sunset Distributing. 
 
Plus, Brewbound senior reporter Zoe Licata and Justin chat about her recent feature on the hard refresher trend and Gen Z’s aversion to carbonated beverages.
0:00 41:02

From Malt to Partner Brands – Growing with Supply Chain Allies with Destihl, Briess and U.S. Beverage

Guests
Matt Potts Ron Schroder Kris Sjolander
Keywords
supply chain craft brewing partner brands supply chain communication U.S. Beverage contract brewing distribution brand partnerships
How can you get the most out of your supply chain relationships? Communication is key, and not just when the headwinds hit.
 
Matt Potts, founder of Normal, Illinois-based Destihl, and Ron Schroder, Briess director of marketing, share how they’re navigating supply challenges and how craft brewers can mitigate issues by maintaining lines of communication. 
 
Potts also explains why Destihl has supplemented its own growth with partner brands, including the Wrexham Lager, Hanson Brothers’ Mmmhops IPA, an Evel Knievel-branded beer and collegiate beers, including with the University of Illinois Fighting Illini.  
 
Plus, U.S. Beverage VP of brand development Kris Sjolander explains the importer and platform’s sales and marketing partnership program. He also dives into what opportunities U.S. Beverage’s contract brewing process offers to potential partners in the U.S. and beyond. U.S Beverage’s partners include Uinta, Woodchuck Cider, Moosehead, Captain Lawerence and several others. 
 
Sjolander shares why he believes U.S. Beverage excels at distributor management, how the company is expanding its national accounts presence to meet its partners’ needs and what types of brands benefit the most from partnering with the firm. 
 
Before the conversations, Brewbound editor Justin Kendall and managing editor Jess Infante break down Tilray Brands’ latest leadership shuffle and taproom closure, as well as quick thoughts on White Claw’s dominance of hard seltzer and cutting its vodka-based canned cocktail line. 
 
Jess and Justin play Another Round or Tabbing Out on the elders’ latest Generation Z gripe: forming a single-file line at the bar. They also talk about the Voodoo Ranger-Malört collaboration, Roulette IPA, where consumers risk getting a Malört-inspired IPA in a 6-pack.
0:00 42:44

BevBoost’s Secret to Fresher Beer

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Matt Cutter
Keywords
beer preservation shelf life extension BevBoost dual-chambered widget IPA flavor craft brewing sustainable packaging functional ingredients THC CBD beer innovation
How can brewers preserve freshness and extend their beer’s shelf life without breaking the bank?
 
Upslope Brewing founder Matt Cutter believes he’s found the answer with BevBoost, a Colorado company that has developed a patented dual-chambered widget that the company says is “food-safe, recyclable insert that holds fresh flavor compounds, functional ingredients, vitamins or even mood-enhancing additives such as THC and CBD, and unleashes them right when a carbonated drink is cracked open.” 
 
In the latest edition of the Brewbound Podcast, Cutter explains why his attempts to maintain an IPA’s flavor led to the founding of BevBoost and gives Brewbound editor Justin Kendall and managing editor Jess Infante a third-grade science lesson. He also shares his expectations for adding shelf life to beverages, how others interested in adding the widgets to their beverages can integrate them into their systems and why he believes BevBoost is prepared to scale and meet demand. Upslope is prepared to be the guinea pig with the release of Hop-Boosted IPA, which it celebrated last week at a party that featured side-by-side taste comparisons.
 
Before the interview, Justin, Jess and Brewbound senior reporter Zoe Licata discuss the latest M&A activity in Colorado, where Wilding Brands has added decade-old Denver brewery Station 26 to its roster and Ska Brewing has been sold to two families in the beer distribution business. 
 
Plus, in this week’s edition of Another Round or Tabbing Out, Zoe explains why anxiety may not be what’s driving Gen Z to close out their tabs after every order.
0:00 58:14

Inside Rhinegeist’s Merch Strategy – Emotional Hooks, Limited Drops and Loyal Fans

Guests
Jenny Morrissey Tracey Ireland
Keywords
merchandise strategy limited drops emotional hooks brand engagement collector community fashion background assortment planning heritage humor scarcity trend spotting inspiration sourcing brand partnerships inventory management
Merchandise remains an important piece of Rhinegeist Brewery’s business, and the Cincinnati brewery is leveling up under the guidance of merchandise director Jenny Morrissey. 
 
Morrissey and Rhinegeist VP of marketing Tracey Ireland share the evolution of the company’s merch strategy from “marketing tool,” to an individual business unit. 
 
After hitting its peak in the late 2010s, Rhinegeist’s merch business started to decline. Morrissey, who joined the company a year ago, has brought a fashion background and a new approach to the business, from assortment planning to limited-time offerings.
 
Morrissey and Ireland share how they’re working to engage Rhinegeist’s diverse customer base, from out-of-town visitors to the brewery’s Cincinnati taproom, to its home market “super fans.”
 
“We’re trying to get as many skull drop T-shirts on as many people as possible for every occasion,” Morrissey said.  
 
Morrissey and Ireland discuss efforts to re-engage fans with new products via event-driven and limited-time offerings and monthly product drops. 
 
“We’re exploring doing a lot more illustration, a lot more nods back to Cincinnati heritage and just having a lot more fun with it, a lot more humor,” Morrissey said. “And then driving sales with scarcity, essentially, and keeping our assortment fresh. It’s such a good lever to pull to just keep things fresh, keep people coming back to check what we have that’s new.”
 
The conversation covers trend spotting, sourcing inspiration, partnering with brands and tapping into a collector community. Morrissey and Ireland also share why creating emotion is key to breaking through with consumers. Plus, they share when to cut bait on slow-moving inventory. 
 
Ahead of the interview, the Brewbound team talks through Republic National Distributing Company’s (RNDC) exit from California. Plus, the trio play Another Round or Tabbing Out on the creation of family-friendly spaces, and Almanac CEO Damian Fagan’s distaste of the word “taproom.”
0:00 53:13

3 Tier Beverages on Key Bev-Alc Trends for Summer 2025

Guests
Donn Bichsel Danelle Kosmal Matthew Crompton
Keywords
bev-alc trends non-alcoholic beer hard juices craft lagers flavored lagers ABV style NA beer flavor craft line extensions AriZonas Jumex Hard Nectar craft brewery production
The team at 3 Tier Beverages breaks down hot trends in bev-alc heading into the summer selling season on the latest edition of the Brewbound Podcast.
 
3 Tier Beverages founder Donn Bichsel, consultant Danelle Kosmal and CGA VP Matthew Crompton share a complete look at trends in the off- and on-premise, including continued momentum for non-alcoholic beer, hard juice’s rocketing growth and the growing simplicity movement within craft. 
 
“The biggest opportunity for this summer and within the next year is just engaging new consumers and creating new drinking occasions,” Kosmal said of NA beer. 
 
Kosmal also covers why craft lagers are working, how flavored lagers such as lime are performing and what opportunities still exist in the space. Bichsel cautions craft brewers against playing the pricing game with mainstream lager brands. 
 
“When most of your revenue is coming from 4-packs, 6-packs and you start playing in the 12-packs, 15s, 18s, 24s, I think you’re chasing a losing proposition,” he said.  “You’ve got to be very careful or be prepared to have a high price and just give up some of your turns.”
 
Kosmal and Crompton explore why ABV and style remain among the key factors driving consumer purchases. They also cover the three pillars of innovation growth – NA beer, flavor and craft line extensions – and explain why flavor is leading the way within new products, led by AriZona’s Jumex Hard Nectar.
 
Before the conversation, Brewbound editor Justin Kendall and senior reporter Zoe Licata analyze 2024 craft brewery production data, which the Brewers Association released last week, including New Belgium leapfrogging Anheuser-Busch InBev’s craft portfolio, big losses for Boston Beer, big gains for Athletic Brewing and the regional craft breweries leveling up.

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