The Speakeasy

22 years ago the minds behind Dale’s pioneered good beer in a can. Today they’re taking it one step further and serving those cans with a side of Jorts! Aaron Baker and Evan Butteris from Dale’s sit down with Greg and Damon to talk about educating drinkers that IPAs can in fact come in cans, why denim just felt like the right brand move, and what they’re doing with the US curling team. They also talk about the current state of microbrewing, and what to make of the last few years of lower sales and brewery closures. PLUS is an orderly single file line at a bar a bad thing and why is the answer yes? Greg has a theory about why we built the chaos that way. Follow Dale’s on Instagram at @drinkdales [https://www.instagram.com/drinkdales/] Become a Regular: patreon.com/SpeakeasyRegulars [http://patreon.com/SpeakeasyRegulars] For resources on dealing with ICE agents in your community visit nouswithoutyou.la/ [http://nouswithoutyou.la/] and @thenycalliance [https://www.instagram.com/thenycalliance/?hl=en] The Speakeasy is now on YouTube! Tune in to “see” what we’re talking about at youtube.com/@Speakeasy.Podcast [http://youtube.com/@Speakeasy.Podcast] Check out Quiote Imports at quioteimports.com [http://quioteimports.com/] and use promo code “Speakeasy” to get free shipping at checkout. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can.  🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business.  FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Damon Boelte @DamonBoelte [https://www.instagram.com/damonboelte/?hl=en] Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk [https://www.instagram.com/creativedrunk/?hl=en] Greg Benson @100ProofGreg [https://www.instagram.com/100proofgreg/?hl=en] Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast [https://www.instagram.com/speakeasypodcast/] FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk [https://twitter.com/creativedrunk?lang=en] SpeakeasyRadio @SpeakeasyRadio [https://twitter.com/speakeasyradio?lang=] Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support The Speakeasy by becoming a member [http://heritageradionetwork.org/donate]! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

We talk a lot about how whiskey is made, mixed, marketed and just generally talked about. But not how it’s distributed. Fortunately Angela Bosco is here to pull back the curtain on the often murky, sometimes deliberately opaque distribution system for alcohol in this country. She sits down with the band to talk about the three-tier system, building a brand, what a brand needs to do to get acquired, as well as some straight whiskey talk. What are people doing to keep this storied category innovative. And did the industry really make progress towards equity with the MeToo movement? Or did it just look like it did? Angela weighs in on what it’s like to be a woman in what can often be the boys club of rye and bourbon PLUS it’s our first show of October and you know what that means. It’s time for pumpkin spice everything! But is it also time for a redemption arc for this much maligned gourd? Greg makes the case that pumpkin is poised for a comeback. Follow Whiskey Row on Instagram at @whiskeyrowbourbon [https://www.instagram.com/whiskeyrowbourbon/] Follow Angela at @garnish_and_gown [https://www.instagram.com/garnish_and_gown/#] Become a Regular: patreon.com/SpeakeasyRegulars [http://patreon.com/SpeakeasyRegulars] For resources on dealing with ICE agents in your community visit nouswithoutyou.la/ [http://nouswithoutyou.la/] and @thenycalliance [https://www.instagram.com/thenycalliance/?hl=en] The Speakeasy is now on YouTube! Tune in to “see” what we’re talking about at youtube.com/@Speakeasy.Podcast [http://youtube.com/@Speakeasy.Podcast] Check out Quiote Imports at quioteimports.com [http://quioteimports.com/] and use promo code “Speakeasy” to get free shipping at checkout. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can.  🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business.  FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Damon Boelte @DamonBoelte [https://www.instagram.com/damonboelte/?hl=en] Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk [https://www.instagram.com/creativedrunk/?hl=en] Greg Benson @100ProofGreg [https://www.instagram.com/100proofgreg/?hl=en] Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast [https://www.instagram.com/speakeasypodcast/] FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk [https://twitter.com/creativedrunk?lang=en] SpeakeasyRadio @SpeakeasyRadio [https://twitter.com/speakeasyradio?lang=] Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support The Speakeasy by becoming a member [http://heritageradionetwork.org/donate]! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Why drink a gin that clocks in at only 20% ABV? That’s the question Sharelle Klaus wanted to answer with Second Sip Gin, a gin that isn’t full strength or full NA, but directly in the middle. She sits down with Greg and Damon to talk about designing a gin that still packs a punch at half the strength (with the help of two giants in the industry) the power and the point of freezer door martinis, and how low ABV drinks are the future because, sadly, we’re none of us as young as we used to be. Follow Sharelle on Instagram at @sharelle.klaus [https://www.instagram.com/sharelle.klaus/] Follow Second Sip Gin at @secondsipgin [https://www.instagram.com/secondsipgin/] LINKS Become a Regular: patreon.com/SpeakeasyRegulars [http://patreon.com/SpeakeasyRegulars] For resources on dealing with ICE agents in your community visit nouswithoutyou.la/ [http://nouswithoutyou.la/] and @thenycalliance [https://www.instagram.com/thenycalliance/?hl=en] The Speakeasy is now on YouTube! Tune in to “see” what we’re talking about at youtube.com/@Speakeasy.Podcast [http://youtube.com/@Speakeasy.Podcast] Check out Quiote Imports at quioteimports.com [http://quioteimports.com/] and use promo code “Speakeasy” to get free shipping at checkout. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can.  🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business.  FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Damon Boelte @DamonBoelte [https://www.instagram.com/damonboelte/?hl=en] Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk [https://www.instagram.com/creativedrunk/?hl=en] Greg Benson @100ProofGreg [https://www.instagram.com/100proofgreg/?hl=en] Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast [https://www.instagram.com/speakeasypodcast/] FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk [https://twitter.com/creativedrunk?lang=en] SpeakeasyRadio @SpeakeasyRadio [https://twitter.com/speakeasyradio?lang=] Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support The Speakeasy by becoming a member [http://heritageradionetwork.org/donate]! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Greg and Sother sit down with David Page, creator of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives to talk about his new podcast “Culinary Characters Unlocked.” The conversation goes out of our usual wheelhouse and all over the place as they discuss obscure regional dishes, the flattening of American culture, and how cooking is surprisingly like television… in that everyone kind of thinks they can do it. Plus, Espresso Martini Week is upon us! Does this mean the wave has finally crested? Tune in to find out where Greg and Sother stand. Follow the podcast on Instagram at @culinary_characters_unlocked [https://www.instagram.com/culinary_characters_unlocked/] LINKS Become a Regular: patreon.com/SpeakeasyRegulars [http://patreon.com/SpeakeasyRegulars] Check out the craft beer episode of Back Bar: heritageradionetwork.org/episode/microbrew-killed-the-macrobrew-star/ [http://heritageradionetwork.org/episode/microbrew-killed-the-macrobrew-star/] For resources on dealing with ICE agents in your community visit nouswithoutyou.la/ [http://nouswithoutyou.la/] and @thenycalliance [https://www.instagram.com/thenycalliance/?hl=en] The Speakeasy is now on YouTube! Tune in to “see” what we’re talking about at youtube.com/@Speakeasy.Podcast [http://youtube.com/@Speakeasy.Podcast] Check out Quiote Imports at quioteimports.com [http://quioteimports.com/] and use promo code “Speakeasy” to get free shipping at checkout. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can.  🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business.  FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Damon Boelte @DamonBoelte [https://www.instagram.com/damonboelte/?hl=en] Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk [https://www.instagram.com/creativedrunk/?hl=en] Greg Benson @100ProofGreg [https://www.instagram.com/100proofgreg/?hl=en] Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast [https://www.instagram.com/speakeasypodcast/] FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk [https://twitter.com/creativedrunk?lang=en] SpeakeasyRadio @SpeakeasyRadio [https://twitter.com/speakeasyradio?lang=] Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support The Speakeasy by becoming a member [http://heritageradionetwork.org/donate]! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

How do you scale a molecular mixology program up from one property to several dozen? The first step is to love being busy and fortunately Mariena Mercer-Boarini fits that bill. The master mixologist for Wynn Resorts North America talks through her thought process for running beverage programs from Boston to Macao, the intense infrastructure she’s built in her hometown of Las Vegas to keep all her locations humming, and an upcoming street festival featuring a number of Speakeasy alumni. She also gets into her side projects highlighting buzz buttons, a naturally occurring compound that does a number on your taste buds. We can not fully endorse trying it while on air. Plus, it’s Curbside Dining Week! Or at least… it was. Greg and Sother process their feelings about this relic of the pandemic and how sometimes even if you love something, you have to let it go. Follow Mariena on Instagram at @mariena_the_wanderlush_ [https://www.instagram.com/mariena_the_wanderlush_/] Follow Electric Dust at @_electricdust_ [https://www.instagram.com/_electricdust_/#] LINKS Become a Regular: patreon.com/SpeakeasyRegulars [http://patreon.com/SpeakeasyRegulars] Check out Electric Dust: electricdust.shop [https://www.electricdust.shop/] For resources on dealing with ICE agents in your community visit nouswithoutyou.la/ [http://nouswithoutyou.la/] and @thenycalliance [https://www.instagram.com/thenycalliance/?hl=en] The Speakeasy is now on YouTube! Tune in to “see” what we’re talking about at youtube.com/@Speakeasy.Podcast [http://youtube.com/@Speakeasy.Podcast] Check out Quiote Imports at quioteimports.com [http://quioteimports.com/] and use promo code “Speakeasy” to get free shipping at checkout. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support The Speakeasy by becoming a member [http://heritageradionetwork.org/donate]! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].