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Michael Crowell, Owner of Shortleaf Brewing Winghaven joined us this week. We dive into Shortleaf and get to know the origin story in more detail. We get to dive into why this is not Michaels full time job and that he just might be everyone's favorite teacher. We get understand what happens at each location of Shortleaf, LOTO and Winghaven. We talk distribution and beer styles that make Shortleaf so unique. 

Stephen Boardman, Director of Sales for 450 North Brewing Co. joins us this week. Stephen chats with us about the orgin of 450, how they have evolved to what we know and love. We dive into the early years and of course we have to discuss all about the delicious smoothie sours, We get the back story on the slushy series and what defines it. We talk about the Corn Maze festival and how it grows more and more each year. We get to talk about the Movie Theme drop and the inspiration of each can. All of this and so much more in this episode. Cheers!!

Henry Schwartz, Owner and Founder of MobCraft Beer in Milwaukee, WI joins us this week. We talk about the early stages of MobCraft and dive into what makes them so unique. Henry explains the philosophy behind the brewery and how it's the first crowd sourced brewery in the country. He touches on the Sour Fest 2024 and gives a rundown of the type of experience people can expect from MobCraft. We also touch on how historic Milwaukee is as a beer destination and city. All this and so much more in this episode. Cheers!!

Justin Harris, Co Owner of St. Louis Hop Shop in Missouri joined us this week. We chatted with Justin about the ever-changing beer world that is craft beer distribution. We dive into what is STL Hop Shop and why he had the idea for the bottle shop. We talk about the culture and history of the neighborhood it's in and get his perspective on beer trends. All this and much more on this episode. Cheers!

Russ Klisch, Owner and Founder of Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee, WI joined us this week. We deep dive into one of the pioneering breweries in the world of craft beer. Russ talks us through the early days in Lakefront and what he envisioned for the brewery. We learned about the evolution of the country's first gluten free beer, and we pick his brain on how he manufactured his first brew house. All this and much more on this episode. Cheers!!  

One of our loyal listeners Adam Ristich joined the guys to discuss his love for beer and where it all started. We get his take on who he thinks makes the best west coast and east coast ipas. We discuss his beer trading page FTW and hear why he decided to start it. We talk about his love for Hop Butcher and many more great breweries. Cheers!!