CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO:
What started off as a dream to work in Aviation turned into the largest gift to the Metro Detroit craft beer community. Well before the craft beer boom happened in the 2000s, Ashley’s job at a local grocer in Royal Oak Michigan showed what you can do with building relationships, gathering new product, and promoting not only local but breweries all across the country and world. Ashley’s is so well known that local meadmaker B. Nektar actually made a mead dedicated to his commitment to the industry. What was next for Ashley? Start his own store and bar, with a focus on craft, import, and non-alcoholic products, which is where we are today with his store, Metropolitan Variety in Detroit, Michigan. Ashley breaks down his journey to his own place, the commitment to finding some of the best non-alcoholic products in the industry, and continues to improve his store and bar by creating mock-tails, updating his food menu, and constantly updating the store. This isn’t your regular beer store, but one you should check out the next time you’re in Detroit!

MICHIGAN SERIES: Having brought in guests from all over the country this past two years, we wanted to still be true to our roots, so we have began the Michigan Series. A series of Michigan Brewery owners, employees, brewers, and sales reps, talking about what is happening here in the state and what is happening at their facilities.

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Ken

A craft beer fan since 19, used to look for your non-regular beers on frequent trips to downtown Windsor with friends, at 21 Ken basically took over an entire refrigerator with monthly visits to Merchants. With 5 years of podcasting prior, Ken decided to create the brand and show Better on Draft in the spring of 2015, and began creating his dream of a beer-centric website that wasn't too full of itself. He now runs the board and does a lot of the back office stuff while the show goes on, keeping everyone in line, and the beer flowing!

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