Two Perspectives, One Pour (The Kishwaukee Brewing Experience)

About this episode

This episode features two perspectives on Kishwaukee Brewing, discussing brewing philosophy, community, and the business of craft beer.

Business Over Beer is FINALLY back in a brewery… and this episode was apparently so nice, I had to film it twice. 🍻 After falling behind on editing, life chaos, schedules, and me apparently forgetting how calendars work, I’m excited to finally share this special episode featuring Kishwaukee Brewing in Woodstock, Illinois. This episode ended up becoming something unique. I sat down with Cara on one day and Dan on another, giving this conversation two completely different perspectives on the brewery, the beer, the creativity, and the business behind it all. Honestly, it made the episode even better. We talk about: 🍺 Brewing philosophy 🍺 Building community through craft beer 🍺 The story behind Kishwaukee Brewing 🍺 Award-winning beers 🍺 Running a brewery as a team 🍺 Midwest beer culture and why local breweries matter Huge thanks to Dan and Cara for being patient while I crawled out from underneath my editing cave to finally release this one. 🎧 Follow Business Over Beer: Instagram: @bizoverbeerpodcast TikTok: @bizoverbeer X: @bizoverbeer Follow Ben: Instagram: @ben_surratt Follow Passages to Success: Instagram: @passagestosuccess 🔗 Linktree…

People in this episode

Host: Ben Surratt

Guests: Cara, Dan

Topics covered

• brewing philosophy
• community building
• craft beer
• Kishwaukee Brewing story
• award-winning beers
• teamwork in brewing
• Midwest beer culture

Keywords

• Kishwaukee Brewing
• craft beer
• brewing philosophy
• Midwest breweries
• community building
• award-winning beers
• business podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kishwaukee Brewing

Places: Woodstock, Illinois

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