If you’re in the beer industry, you’ve probably heard the name Rhonda Kallman. Credited with helping launch Boston Beer Company alongside Jim Koch in 1984, Kallman has experienced a lifetime’s worth of entrepreneurial successes and failures – and she’s lived to tell the tale. In the latest episode of Taste Radio, Kallman tells her story and discusses the defining moments of her personal and professional journey.
When John McDonald founded Boulevard Brewing Company in 1989, he never envisioned that the company would grow to 178,000 barrels and sell beer in 40 states. You can listen to McDonald discuss these topics, and more, on episode 111 of Taste Radio.
PicoBrew co-founder Bill Mitchell doesn’t want to sell you a device that can produce the best beer you’ll ever drink. He just wants to give homebrewers a chance to “exactly replicate” what some of the country’s top breweries are already commercially selling.
On this week’s episode of Taste Radio, BevNET CEO John Craven joins Brewbound editor Chris Furnari for an interview with Craft Brew Alliance CEO Andy Thomas. As the head of one of the largest craft beer companies in the U.S., Thomas oversees a portfolio that includes Kona, Widmer, Redhook and other craft brands. During his segment, Thomas shares insight into topics such as the commercial evolution of the category, the importance of being patient with innovations (and where to find the inspiration to fuel them), and how the proliferation of small craft breweries is challenging companies to cultivate stronger, more unique brand identities.
