Hugging the Bar
Hugging the Bar
Podcast Description
Welcome to the new and improved Hugging the Bar podcast!Mix up your favorite cocktail or mocktail, pour your favorite beer, and pull up a stool. We're getting into the ins and outs of the beverage alcohol and hospitality industries. Each month, we'll sit down with a different expert—bar owners, beverage directors, mixologists, brewers, distillers, taproom managers, marketers, journalists, social media consultants, educators, and more—to tackle topics from PR, employee education, consumer education, and drink and ingredient trends, to consumer behavior, DEI efforts, production techniques, and more. These conversations are a fascinating peek behind the curtain for enthusiasts, and for the pros, they're helpful dives into some of the most important, challenging issues for businesses in this industry today. I promise valuable takeaways from these trusted sources, with the aim of helping you survive—and even thrive—in the current climate.
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Episodes cover a wide array of topics including PR strategies, employee education, consumer behavior, drink trends, and production techniques. For instance, episodes may feature discussions about innovative beer tasting events like Bier Omakase or delve into educational programs led by bar professionals such as Anton Kinloch, providing listeners with valuable insights into the industry's current landscape.
Welcome to the new and improved Hugging the Bar podcast!
Mix up your favorite cocktail or mocktail, pour your favorite beer, and pull up a stool. We’re getting into the ins and outs of the beverage alcohol and hospitality industries. Each month, we’ll sit down with a different expert—bar owners, beverage directors, mixologists, brewers, distillers, taproom managers, marketers, journalists, social media consultants, educators, and more—to tackle topics from PR, employee education, consumer education, and drink and ingredient trends, to consumer behavior, DEI efforts, production techniques, and more. These conversations are a fascinating peek behind the curtain for enthusiasts, and for the pros, they’re helpful dives into some of the most important, challenging issues for businesses in this industry today. I promise valuable takeaways from these trusted sources, with the aim of helping you survive—and even thrive—in the current climate.
David Nilsen is a writer, educator, consultant, event host, and podcaster focusing on beer and artisanal chocolate. There’s more than enough to dig into with his prolific, insightful work for outlets including Wine Enthusiast, Pellicle Magazine, VinePair, Eater, Craft Beer & Brewing, and more, and with his engaging classes, tastings, and pairings he leads in Ohio and beyond, but just in time for its latest issue to hit preorder, we’re really diving into the zine David created with his wife Melinda Guerra, Final Gravity. Final Gravity harnesses the community-building, DIY spirit of zines to bring poignant, fascinating, narrative-driven stories centering around beer to life, from some of the world’s brightest writers. In this episode, we talk about why now is a perfect time for zines, what goes into bringing Final Gravity to life, and why these stories are so vital.
Check out David’s work and event schedule at davidnilsenbeer.com. Preorder the latest Final Gravity as well as past issues and other zines (including my Beer Tarot zine!) under Bean to Barstool’s publishing umbrella at BeanToBarstool.com. Enjoy!
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