Podcast Episode

We’re back with one final Friends of SBS episode before Season 3 releases next week. In this episode, we’re joined by the Chief Economist of the Brewers Association, Bart Watson. We talk about breweries charging their worth, how direct-to-consumer is coming into play, and Bart gives us his thoughts on the current state of the […]

We’ve brought up this name quite a bit on the podcast…  We believe Ekos is the quintessential software for craft beverage businesses. That’s why we are super excited to welcome the guest for this week’s edition of Friends of SBS. Today we’re talking with CEO of Ekos, Josh Mckinney. Josh tells us how Ekos found

We’re back with one last edition of Office Hours before we drop some guest content in anticipation of Season 3. Breweries are no strangers to the concepts of generalization versus specialization. So today’s episode is all about niche firms and specialization. We’re talking with another superstar here at SBS, Michelle Ryan, a Brewery Accountant and

As you may or may not know, both Small Batch Standard and The True Craft Podcast operate entirely remotely. And of course, due to recent events, working remotely has never been more relevant and practical.  Today’s episode of Office Hours is all about remote work.  We’re joined by one of our many stellar Brewery Accountants,

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