Drips & Draughts: The Cold Brew Coffee and Craft Beverage Podcast

After about 2 years of producing a weekly podcast, we realized that we needed a break. It became tough putting out weekly content and we didn’t want our show (or our listeners) to suffer too bad with poor content. As we take the day to brew and reflect on 2 years of producing a podcast, […] The post Farewell Episode… Brew Day, Updates and Going AWOL appeared first on Drips & Draughts.

In this episode of the Drips & Draughts Podcast, we’re joined by Deborah and Jim from Roast House Coffee based out of Spokane, Washington. Roast House has made a name for themselves with their sustainable, organic coffees, but their cold brews, produced by their resident mad scientist Jim “Murph” Murphy is really drawing some attention… […] The post Dropping F-Bombs with Roast House Coffee… F@%# Yeah! appeared first on Drips & Draughts.

Part 2 of our interview with Barista Magazine founder, Sarah Allen. We change gears in our discussion with Sarah to discuss and define cold brew. As a magazine owner, Sarah has watched the popularity of cold brew skyrocket over the past decade and we chat about many of the changes she’s seen while at the […] The post The Quick Rise of Cold Brew from Trend to Category w/ Barista Magazine Founder, Sarah Allen (Part 2) appeared first on Drips & Draughts.

Ethan and Kate Zuckerman set out to make delicious, local kombucha with a small footprint by focusing on saving/reusing bottles. They’ve now saved over 750,000 bottles and are well on their way to one million bottles saved. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | Spotify Highlights & Takeaways Blue Ridge Bucha operates with a […] The post Sustainable Kombucha – Family Run Blue Ridge Bucha on the Way to 1 Million Bottles Saved appeared first on Drips & Draughts.

Today we’re excited to be joined by Barista Magazine editor and co-founder, Sarah Allen. We discuss with Sarah industry changes, startup challenges and growth through the nearly decade and a half history of Barista Magazine. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | Spotify Highlights & Takeaways What we mentioned on during this show […] The post Talking Growth, Industry Changes, Startup Challenges with Barista Magazine Founder, Sarah Allen (Part 1) appeared first on Drips &...

On today’s episode, we’re joined by Glen Turchin from Otus Coffee Company out of Orlando, Florida. Like so many others in the craft beverage industries, Glen’s journey began out of a passion for coffee. Otus Coffee Company is new to the market, but is already expanding business through collaborations with local bars using Otus cold […] The post Starting a Coffee Company as a Side Hustle and Expanding Biz Through Cold Brew Cocktails – Otus Coffee Company appeared first on Drips & Draughts.

We’re changing things up… switching New Years Resolutions to Coffee Resolutions. A solid list of things you should try this year to expand your coffee horizons. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | Spotify Highlights & Takeaways We all make new years resolutions, no body every keeps them This year, make some resolutions relating […] The post New Year Coffee Resolutions appeared first on Drips & Draughts.

Today, roles are reversed. Brendan gives up the keys to the drivers seat and becomes the interviewee as Rachel Dillon (Cold Brew Chick) is the one asking the questions. Join us as we explore behind the scenes of the Drips & Draughts Podcast, Keg Outlet and Cold Brew Avenue. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play Music […] The post A Dive Into Drips & Draughts – The Interviewer Becomes the Interviewee appeared first on Drips & Draughts.

Our discussion with Ballast Point Long Beach GM Tim Hass continues and we dive a little bit further into trends in the craft beverage industry as well as the craft coffee industry. We discuss the shift toward RTD beverages amongst other things. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | Spotify Highlights & Takeaways […] The post RTD & Craft Beverage Industry – Continued Discussion with Ballast Point GM appeared first on Drips & Draughts.

We’re joined by Ricky today to review our 2017 and discuss 10 of our top episodes. Unfortunately, Ricky’s mic was off for the first half of the episode…. rookie mistake. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | Spotify Highlights & Takeaways Whole bean cold brew – not that great… may need more than 24 […] The post Best of 2017 & Tasting Whole Bean Cold Brew appeared first on Drips & Draughts.

Today, we have a surprise visit from Ballast Point Long Beach General Manager, Tim Hass. Tim joins us to discuss beers and the craft beverage industry. We share some good beers and some good conversation and as we often do, we draw some parallels between the beer and coffee industry. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play […] The post Talking Beers and Trends with Ballast Point Long Beach GM appeared first on Drips & Draughts.

Today we smash a couple holiday beers and offer up our predictions on what 2018 will bring for the world of cold brew. We also answer a couple questions from a listener. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | Spotify Highlights & Takeaways Cold brew bottled with and without sediment What we mentioned on […] The post Bs & Qs (Beers & Questions) appeared first on Drips & Draughts.

Today we’re joined (briefly) by Jeanflorent from Barista Factory in Puerto Rico. Poor internet connection after the hurricane caused us to have to cut the conversation short, so we pulled in Cary with a new Ballast Point beer – High West Barrel Aged Victory at Sea From Ballast Point. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play Music […] The post Testing Puerto Rico’s Internet – We’re Joined by Barista Factory… Then Beer appeared first on Drips & Draughts.

Ricky and Cary join Brendan in the man cave to go through create the Drips & Draughts Top 10 Gift List for Coffee Lovers and the Top 10 Gift List for Craft Beverage Lovers. In the midst of it all, we select and announce a winner for the Cold Brew Avenue 5 Gallon Stainless Steel […] The post Top 10 Gift Ideas for Coffee Lovers & Craft Beverage Lovers, Plus Cold Brew System Winner appeared first on Drips & Draughts.

Alex Leech from Bellerophon Cold Brew joins us once again, this time to discuss expanding your market and reach by collaborating with a brewery for a beer release. Alex is always coming up with new and innovative ways to expand his market reach in a new and growing cold brew market. This episode is a […] The post Bellerophon is Back! Cold Brewing Whole Beans & Cold Brew / Beer Collaborations appeared first on Drips & Draughts.

Rachel Dillon AKA the Cold Brew Chick joins us today to discuss all things cold brew as well as starting a community and growing a following specifically dedicated to cold brew. Rachel’s site/brand “Cold Brew Chick” aims to taste, review and educate on all things “cold brew”. Make sure you go and give her a […] The post The Cold Brew Chick Joins Us to Talk… Cold Brew appeared first on Drips & Draughts.

Today, Ricky joins us with 3 Tetra Paks of Bulletproof cold brew that he picked up at Whole Foods on the way to “the studio”. We sample 3 flavors and provide our [honest] thoughts. We also briefly talk about some recent coffee news and even some fake coffee news… because what would news be without […] The post Sampling Bulletproof Cold Brews & Random Coffee Headlines appeared first on Drips & Draughts.

Today, we’re joined by food scientist Rachel Zemser to discuss C. bot, retort processing and obtaining shelf stability, particularly with respect to cold brew coffee. Rachel bring a wealth of information to the show and gives some good insights on why anyone looking to can or bottle should be working with a process authority. Subscribe: […] The post C Bot, Retort Processing and Shelf Stability with Food Scientist Rachel Zemser appeared first on Drips & Draughts.

Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | Spotify Highlights & Takeaways Working with friends/family is not for everyone Being able to successfully work with your friends/family requires a certain mentality As with everything, there are pros & cons to working with friends and/or family What we mentioned on during this show Episode 82 Transcript […] The post The Pros & Cons of Working With Friends & Family appeared first on Drips & Draughts.

Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | Spotify Highlights & Takeaways Magic Number progressed into cold brew coffee after making the ginger beer Mixing caffeine + cannabis = hippie speedball What we mentioned on during this show Episode 81 Transcript Brendan Hanson: Welcome back to another episode of the Drips and Draughts podcast. Got […] The post Cannabis Cold Brew – Magic Number Releases a THC Infused Cold Brew appeared first on Drips & Draughts.