Brewing Education with Steve Parkes

01/19/22 • 68 min

Beer school! Is that even a thing ? It actually is. We take a deep dive into a professional brewing education with Lead Instructor Steve Parkes of the American Brewers Guild in Middlebury Vermont. The standards in the industry are the highest beer has ever seen. Products are getting better and the consumer is becoming ever more detailed with their palette. This has pushed people to take the art of making beer and the science of making beer more serious.
This episode we talk about all the topics covered in the program, along with other perks of being an alumni. Having an education can be a more stable platform to jump off of. Hear about some of our experiences as former graduates of the program and its application to our project.
If you having any questions about the program please check out the website:
www.abgbrew.com

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This Episode we talk all things SBA with Scott Birkner from Dogwood State Bank in Charolette North Carolina. Scott has been working specifically with Craft Beverage customers for the last 15 years and is a wealth of knowledge on the subject.
This Episode covers what is required to be financed with a SBA loan, some red flags for the bank, timeline considerations and more. If you haven't yet made the financing step in your process listen in on what Scott has to say.
During this episode we break down the steps to getting financed and moving your project one step closer to reality. Information is king, we hope that after this episode you reach out and start the conversation with someone who can assist you in the process.
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Craft Beer Attorney Lucas Noble

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Today we talk about formation of a company, licensing, trademark, contracts, and distribution as it pertains to breweries. Each one of these steps has several options or paths you can go down depending on your end goal. Speaking with an attorney early can help you make these decisions and get you headed in the correct direction. Lucas shares information on each of these topics and uses some real life examples to help us understand.
In our experience approachability was what made this relationship prosper. Lucas makes communicating about these subjects easy. Simple explanations and patience have made it easy to feel confident with our decisions early on when we set up our brewery.
If you would like to reach Lucas or Maddie click the link below to their website.
www.craftedlegal.com
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