Author name: Chris Farmand

We want to continue to peel back the curtains here with another look into some of our internal processes, and another edition of Office Hours. Office Hours’ primary goal is to share the value and insight of the many extraordinary people who keep the gears turning here at Small Batch Standard. And this time around, […]

We’re still recording and putting on some finishing touches on Season 3, so in the meantime here’s another episode of Office Hours with our COO Tom Miller. In Episode 7 of Season 2, Chris and Jen spoke with Matt Katase about the true definition of the term culture, and all of the things that come

Season 2 has officially come to a close!  We couldn’t be more thankful to our guests, listeners, and of course Jen Febre, our amazing Season 2 co-host. In the final episode of our second season, Chris and Jen take a look at what we learned throughout the past nine episodes.  They talk about Doug from

This episode is all about family-run breweries. Jen starts us off by discussing what led her to opening a family-run brewery, what her family was up to before MacLeod opened, and how she’s avoided nepotism. Then we bring in our guest for this episode, Brian Avery from Brävery Brewing Company out of Lancaster, California. Brian

Today’s episode is all about draught. Jen sits this one out as MacLeod is currently focused on taproom sales, so Chris starts this episode off with a talk about decision making. Then we bring in our guest for the episode, Chris Smith, co-founder of The Virginia Beer Company out of Williamsburg, Virginia. We talk about

Today we’re exploring the concept of brewery culture. We start with a quick overview of Jen’s bagpiping skills, how to see eye to eye with your founders, and we take a look at what we’re really talking about when we use the word culture.  Then we bring our guest for this episode, Matt Katase from

Today we have something a little different for you. Chris starts the episode off by diving into the topic of case equivalents (CE’s). He covers what CE’s even are, the number of CE’s your sales rep should aim for, and how that changes if you’re self-distributing or going through a distributor. Then we bring in

Jen starts the episode off by telling us her top leadership priorities, what happens when lines are crossed or too many drinks are had, and we take a deep look at accountability in the brewery. Then we bring in our special guest for the episode, Karlos Knott, owner of Bayou Teche Brewery out of Arnaudville,

Today’s episode we’re diving into the deep topic of operations. Jen starts us off by telling us why she considers her number one job to be the “team-picker”, plus a short history of MacLeod’s portfolio. Then, we bring in our guest for the episode, Joel McClosky, CEO and Founder of Four Saints Brewing Company out

Today’s guest is an industry expert specializing in brewery and craft beverage insurance. Having worked with over 150 breweries throughout his career, it’s easy to see why he’s a fountain of craft insurance knowledge.   In this episode, we’re talking with Certified Insurance Counselor Kyle C. Rheiner from CraftBrewingInsurance.com and The Beer Mighty Things Podcast. He