In this episode:
As middle-tier M&A dominos fall this summer, National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) president and CEO Craig Purser joins the latest Brewbound Podcast to discuss the tectonic shifts in the distribution landscape following Republic National Distributing Company’s (RNDC) fire sale.
Purser is part of a double-shot of interviews this week, including Aeronaut director of programming Deepa Chungi, who shares how the Massachusetts craft brewery created a booming events business.
First, Purser offers insights into what middle-tier consolidation means for small producers and distributors and how the power structure has been reshaped with mega spirits distributor Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits picking up Anheuser-Busch InBev’s distribution rights in major markets.
Purser also explains what he believes the intoxicating hemp beverage industry needs to do to help get lawmakers onboard and potentially avert the ban coming in November.
Then, Chungi explores the keys for small breweries looking to add private and public events to their businesses, and why events such as “Pitch a Friend” and Dungeons & Dragons have led to packed nights in Aeronaut’s taproom.
Plus, the Brewbound team discusses the demise of Schlitz, the closure of Minneapolis’ Bauhaus Brew Labs and a helluva partnership for Mike’s Dirty Lemonade.
Guest
Show Highlights:
2:24 Last call for Schlitz
4:54 Bauhaus Brew Labs to close
7:47 Mike's Dirty Lemonade partners with All-American Rejects
14:13 NBWA president and CEO Craig Purser interview
36:24 Aeronaut director of programming Deepa Chungi interview
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