Today we speak with Jason Murphy at B-dubs on cracking the hard seltzer code on-premise, and more.
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Harry is joined by Jason and editors Sarah Barrett and Jordan Driggers.
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00:00 Intro - hilarious and amusing banter.
00:40 the biscuit is back.
01:05 harry describes his impression of discus.
02:00 sarah describes the vibe at the discus meeting in atx.
04:10 jason from b-duibs joins.
05:00 jason explains bw3
06:05 business is returning to on-premise, re-opening 1,200 draft systems. sports in full swing - weekends good.
07:25 on-premise nearly where it was in 2019 - sales to-go up.
09:00 do hard seltzers play on-premise and at bww?
10:20 more success with seltzer on tap. fall reset: national truly wild berry, plus a local/regional player in some states.
13:00 draft seltzer so new, not a standard pouring ritual. over ice or neat? we need you jim koch to tell us.
15:30 jordan asks if having color in draft seltzers adds to demand.
16:35 why doesn't package seltzer work at bww? curated buckets?
19:00 talking real beer: mich ultra and model the hot gainers.
20:25 jason gives his theories on why mich ultra jumped several spots up after covid.
22:00 stone buenaveza salt and lime lager is surprise hit.
23:20 several regional standouts too. 805, great divide hazy, mango cart, etc.
24:00 fruit beers making a comeback in 2022.
24:50 sarah asks about building out cocktail program at b-dubs: 80% beer, 18% spirits, 2% wine.
27:25 non-alc mocktails small but increasingly important to consumers.
29:40 non-alc beers at bww.
31:00 ipa's and blue moon still popular. local brews hit too.
34:20 jason gives the industry an uplifting message of hope.
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