PODCAST GUESTS
John Walker
John Walker Co-founder of Athletic and a talented head brewer who took the leap from a great brewpub in Santa Fe (where he was highly awarded) to take on the intellectual challenge of solving non-alcoholic beer. John’s palette is the basis for all recipe decisions.
Grant Lawrence
Grant Lawrence
EPISODE 10: NON-ALCOHOLIC
PODCAST HOST:
TOBY TUCKER – DIRECTOR OF SALES, COUNTRY MALT GROUP
GUESTS:
JOHN WALKER – CO-FOUNDER, ATHLETIC BREWING COMPANY
GRANT LAWRENCE, TERRITORY MANAGER, COUNTRY MALT GROUP
Key Points From This Episode:
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Knowledge John gained from working at Second Street that’s helped him with his non-alcoholic brewing.
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The move John made to non-alcoholic craft beer; why he decided to fill this gap.
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Athletic Brewing’s expansion and why they set up shop San Diego after Connecticut.
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The process of developing brews early on and the homebrewing setup John had in his garage.
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Styles John started with and Athletic Brewing’s current range.
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Athletic Brewing’s branding; why it’s more like a culture than a brand.
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What vacuum distillation does to flavor and some challenges with membrane filtration.
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How malts present in non-alcoholic beer.
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Why Athletic Brewing leads towards organic when it is possible.
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The role that dry hopping plays in non-alcoholic beer flavor development.
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Selling non-alcoholic beer; the unique advantages and challenges.
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Finding distributors and how it has become easier over the past two years.
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Difficulties Athletic Brewing has faced with supply chain disruptions this year.
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The global popularity of non-alcoholic beer; worldwide trends.
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A case for having a non-alcoholic beer in taprooms for small craft brewers.
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When you make non-alcoholic beer, you have to have a legitimate food safety plan.
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The accolade that has stood out most to John. • John’s mentors and role models, including his dad, Ken Grossman, and Ron Tweet.Â