Craft Beer Professionals

[Industry Ambassador Episode] Trivia nights are one of the most popular forms of bar entertainment – and they can be one of the most lucrative, as well. But many owners and managers struggle to put together an effective trivia night, spending hours researching questions and trying to find the best ways to get the word out about their event. Brian will share not only how to host a successful trivia night, but also the keys that make them super-successful on the profit side as well! www.DeliverMeTrivia.com

In this conversation we will hear from several of your peers discussing the past year, challenges, surprises, strategies for success, and predictions moving forward.  This conversation features:  Carmone Macfarlane - Phoenix Brewing Company Jason Snyder - Peak Drift Brewing Company Michael Crowell - Petrichor Brewing Pola Girard Galie - Lower Forge Brewing Company  www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. Marty Nachel was born and raised in the Chicago area. His love for quality beer can be traced back to a long weekender to Toronto and an unplanned tour of the Molson brewery in 1982. He became a member of the BJCP in 1986, one of the first 70 people in North America and the 1st in the state of Illinois. He has since written for countless beer publications, published multiple books on beer and brewing, and is passionate about beer education. www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

In this conversation we will hear from several of your peers discussing the past year, challenges, surprises, strategies for success, and predictions moving forward. This conversation features: Erik Coleman - Beer by Coleman Josh Pringle - CO2 Meter Kevin Weaver - Brewmation Scott Schmidt - Promote the Brew www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. M. David Gonzalez (DG) has been a professional brewer since 1996 and attended the prestigious Siebel Institute of Technology in 1997. He has been in a variety of situations from small brewpubs and breweries, to larger production facilities, to spending more than a decade with a corporate brewpub chain as a Head Brewer, and in a variety of capacities ranging from Assistant Brewer though to Director of Brewing Operations as well as many other important roles. He has spent two tours on the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild, including being the first Vice President. He has won dozens of Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals at the Carolinas Championships of Beers over the years, and part of a brewing team that brought home a Gold Medal at the Great American Beer Festival in 2016. Shortly after Lost Worlds opened, he lead the team that earned four medals, including three Gold, at the 2020 North Carolinas Brewers Cup, and a Silver medal at the Great American Beer Festival in the same year. He is the Director of Brewing Operations/Head Brewer for Lost Worlds Brewing Company in Cornelius, North Carolina. In his spare time (which he runs a brewery, so isn’t much), he spends time with his wife and 4 boys, hiking, and visiting other breweries…of course. www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

This conversation features: AJ Head - Safe Bars Amy Leesa - Fisher Phillips Law Firm (focus on Employment Law in the brewery space) Kyle Rheiner - Arthur Hall (Craft Beverage Insurance) www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

CBP Stories showcase individual members who have an inspiring story to tell. Gloria has been in the craft beer industry for over ten years in a variety of capacities – writer, brand ambassador, sales representative, bartender and founder of the Syracuse Women of Craft Beer. A former university professor, she changed careers from higher education to pursue her beer journey. Her writing started with The Hoppy Nomad blog which led to writing for Syracuse’s Table Hopping Newspaper, Beer Advocate Magazine, Cigar Snob, VinePair and more. She is a Cicerone® Certified Beer Server. She has combined her love of teaching and beer to create Crafted Minds LLC, a company dedicated to beer education for all. www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

White Labs CEO Chris White is joining us to share a first look at the future of yeast with Craft Beer Professionals. The team at White Labs has been hard at work behind the scenes, innovating to bring brewers the most superior yeast on the planet. Today is an exciting moment for all of us at White Labs. Our entire team prides itself on our constant push to innovate and improve, and in doing so we celebrate success that helps move the industry forward. From the industry’s first pitchable liquid yeast to a complete revolution in the way it’s propagated, our innovative spirit is tireless, and today I get to share that we’ve done it again. Introducing PurePitch Next Generation, an evolution of White Labs’ PurePitch® – the most superior and consistent yeast on the market – made even better with new packaging for ease of use, and verifiable quality and consistency to help you make the absolute best beer possible. www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

This conversation features: Betsi Good - Four Corners Brewing Company James Moriarty - Urban Brew Labs Laura Dierks - Interboro NYC Nancy Trigg - Arryved Randy Jensen and Sindre Ingebrigtsen - Molo Brew www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org

This conversation features: Collean Laney - Three Notch'd Brewing Company Katie Nierling - Ska Street Brewstillery Muriah Kilmer - Freedom's Edge Brewing Tiare Austin - Walking Stick Brewing www.CraftBeerProfessionals.org