TBR Interview - Karen Hamilton of Lagunitas Brewing Company

Hopefully, this is the first of many more interviews for 2008!

Special thanks to Michael and Specialty Distributing in Peoria IL for bringing Karen to town for a special Zappa themed tasting!

Karen is the Midwest representative for Lagunitas. Join us as we talk to her about their rapid growth, Zappa themed beers, and the "general weirdness" that goes on at Lagunitas.com.

Check it out here: http://media.libsyn.com/media/thebeerreport/TBR-Lagunitas.mp3

TBR Extra - Interview with Dave Engbers of Founders Brewery

Wow... Are we a respectable Beercast? We could make you to believe it with a special like this!

Dave Engbers, a VP and co-founder of Founders Brewery stopped in for a special tasting night at Kellehers in Peoria IL. Be patient with the sound... As you will hear, the bar crowd gets louder and louder as the interview goes on.

A special thanks to Mike from Specialty Distributing for setting up this event. They are doing lots of work to make this years Beer Fest a big event!

Topics touched on:

• Why are you in Peoria?


• Whats going on at Founders Brewery?


• How does Founders create an identity in the midst of a West Coast beer revolution?


• Founders Myspace page?


• How do we get better beer to the masses?

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Download this interview here.