BUSINESS AND BEER WITH LEONARDO CALCAGNO X BARON MAG|| BBQ & BBB

Based near Montréal airport in Dorval, Louks Brewery has been brewing great classic beers with a twist since 2019. We discover their beer thanks to their rich Porter and minimalistic clean design. We talk about their business & vision, marketing, covid-19, and much more.

BBQ: The Business of beer in Québec podcast is brought to you by our friends at BSG Canada.

We all know that the best brewing results come from the best ingredients. BSG Canada offers the largest variety of quality ingredients to create outstanding beers. BSG brings the best malt, hops, and additives from around the world to your brewhouse. Their knowledgeable and dedicated staff comes from the brewing industry and can assist you in product consultation for your recipe formulation. Contact your dedicated sales rep, or become a customer by calling 1-800-234-8191 or emailing us at orders@bsgcanada.com

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British beer consultant David Spoerry has settled in Quebec and his mission is to discover the province’s microbrewery industry and also become his ambassador across the world.

We discuss his work and the importance of having brewing consultants create a great beer menu for the client and owner, the Québec craft industry, brewing trends, advice for brewers, the importance of great storytelling for breweries and their products, and much more.

BBQ: The Business of beer in Québec podcast is brought to you by our friends at BSG Canada.

We all know that the best brewing results come from the best ingredients. BSG Canada offers the largest variety of quality ingredients to create outstanding beers. BSG brings the best malt, hops, and additives from around the world to your brewhouse. Their knowledgeable and dedicated staff comes from the brewing industry and can assist you in product consultation for your recipe formulation. Contact your dedicated sales rep, or become a customer by calling 1-800-234-8191 or emailing us at orders@bsgcanada.com

BaronMag will be at Canadian Beer Award & Conference 2022 in Calgary. Come talk to us at the Can Management & Keg Management booth.

Interview with John Heim, president of Torque Brewing 

Interview with Steve Riley, Chief Beer Guy & Founder Company of BetterBeer.com at the Ontario Craft Brewers Conference & Suppliers Marketplace 2019.

Using unique, but effective ways to help hospitality professionals improve draught beer quality, profitability, & sales.

Interview with Lerna G, Sales & Operations Manager for the RC Show at the Ontario Craft Brewers Conference & Suppliers Marketplace 2019.

RC Show is a trade show and conference with networking events designed to connect suppliers to operators. With 20K industry professionals in attendance, RC Show is Canada's largest foodservice and hospitality event bringing the industry together to shop, taste, learn, connect and grow your business.

Owned and operated by Restaurants Canada – this annual event provides thought leadership and education, 250,000 square feet of the latest product innovation and culinary events designed to inspire and motivate by showcasing cutting-edge products, pioneering people and transformative ideas.

Interview with Nick Amador, Head of Growth of Kegshoe Inc. at the Ontario Craft Brewers Conference & Suppliers Marketplace 2019.

Kegshoe is a startup focusing on building software for breweries, cideries, and more. Our flagship product, Kegshoe Keg Tracking, helps companies around the world track their kegs. Keg tracking has been a longstanding issue in the beer and beverage industry, and breweries have typically relied on outdated solutions such as spreadsheets and whiteboards to keep track of where they’re sending their kegs. The result is that they frequently lose kegs and struggle to manage their keg fleets. Even for small breweries, this can end up costing thousands of dollars every year in lost inventory and efficiency.

At Kegshoe, we solve this problem by providing breweries with an intuitive, mobile solution that lets them easily manage their entire keg fleet. We love working in the craft beer industry and helping local businesses succeed all over the world is our jam.

Interview with Brian Hircock, Co-Founder of BeerCan Mag. A new publication celebrating beer in Canada at the Ontario Craft Brewers Conference & Suppliers Marketplace 2019.

Interview with Trish Yee, Quality Control Manager at Brunswick Bierworks during the Ontario Craft Brewers Conference & Suppliers Marketplace 2019.

Brunswick Bierworks is a collective of brewery partners who focus on collaboration, innovation, quality, and freshness.    

Our brewing capacity is 100% dedicated to helping local and global brewery partners produce high-quality, small to medium batch beers for local and export markets.  Brunswick Bierworks assists existing breweries to satisfy demand by providing additional production, as well as acting as a start-up incubator for new breweries.  

We provide our brewery partners direct access to National and International markets with fresh product, brewed to your exact specifications under the supervision of your Brewery’s Brewmaster. Our facility also provides a wide variety of packaging options as well as the ability to distribute directly from our brewery.

Interview with Rick Dalmazzi, executive director of the Canadian Craft Brewers Association, during the Ontario Craft Brewers Conference & Suppliers Marketplace 2019.

 The Canadian Craft Brewers Association represents the interests of over 1,000 craft breweries and brewpubs in every province and territory in Canada.

Interview with John Steinsky, owner of Bines and Vines Czech, during the Ontario Craft Brewers Conference & Suppliers Marketplace 2019. 

Bines and Vines Czech, help brewers to create and market great beer with Czech ingredients, expertise, and equipment.

Interview with Tomáš Sopek,  manager at Lindr, during the Ontario Craft Brewers Conference & Suppliers Marketplace 2019. 

Lindr is a dispensing and cooling system for breweries based in Sadová in the Czech Republic.

Interview with David Müller, Head of Economic and Trade Section at the General Consulate of the Czech Republic in Toronto during the Ontario Craft Brewers Conference & Suppliers Marketplace 2019. We talk about the Czech Republic craft beer scene and industry.

Interview with Jordan Baker, Business Development Manager at Equals Brewing Company Inc.(Contract brewing, co-packing, and partner brewing company.) at the Ontario Craft Brewers Conference & Suppliers Marketplace 2019

Interview with Árni Theodór Long, head brewer at Borg Brugghús on Island during the Québec's Microbreweries Convention, 1oth edition in Québec city.

Interview with Ray Daniels, founder & director of the Cicerone Certification Program and author of Designing Great Beers and Best of American Beer and Food.

The Cicerone Certification Program certifies and educates beer professionals in order to elevate the beer experience for consumers.

Interview with Sam Quinlan of Harvesters Of Organic Hops (HooH)

HOOH is a truly virtuous certified organic integrated hop company with over 20 acres of production across the benches of the Fraser Canyon, British Columbia. It is our aim to supply forward-thinking breweries with the essential ingredient for their craft.

Interview with Travis Persaud, Toronto Sales Manager of Collective Arts Brewing (CAB) at the Canadian Brewing Awards & Conference 2019. Travis gives us a tour of CAB philosophy and soul, entering the Québec market, a bird's view of the Ontario craft beer scene, and we discuss diversity in the craft beer industry.

Interview with Ethan Deffenbaugh, director of sales at Ska Fabricating during the AMBQ congress in Québec City.

Interview with Isabelle Lam, co-founder of ReMIXed Snacks.

Interview with Sean Kondra, Head of Operations at Multiplicity during Montréal StartupFest.

Multiplicity is a Toronto based corporate innovation lab. Multiplicity operates at the intersection of helping enterprise build and execute meaningful innovation strategies, as well as enabling founders to build great startups.

Multiplicity has been active in the Toronto startup ecosystem for almost a decade, including mentoring and operating a portfolio of accelerator programs with a global reach.

Multiplicity has worked on corporate innovation programs in both Toronto and Hong Kong.

Interview with Kirk Zembal of Blindman Brewing from Lacombe in Alberta at SIAL 2019 in Toronto.

Interview with Gus Klemos, Founder of Unbun Foods at SIAL CANADA in Toronto.

UnBun Foods is a Toronto based, certified keto, paleo, grain-free & gluten-free food company.  Founded in late 2017, the company has grown to over 1,250 locations, including Whole Foods, Burger’s Priest, Erewhon and more in less than a year.  

The mission is simple: to give people that follow low-carb, paleo or gluten-free diets the option to still enjoy their favourite restaurants, chains, fast food and meals at home without compromising taste or quality of dining experience.  First and foremost, our products taste amazing, they just happen to be keto, paleo, grain-free and gluten-free. We love what we do and hope you do too.

Interview with Dannah Davies owner of Sweetsmith Candy Co. at SIAL CANADA 2019 in Toronto.

Sweetsmith Candy Co. was founded by Dannah Davies in the summer of 2012. With money saved for school that she earned from paper routes, and jobs growing up, she began cooking her candy at home and selling at a local farmer's market once a week. Her handcrafted candy (all of which is based on a family recipe which she committed to memory as a teen) caught on fast. Soon enough she had to quit her day job, rented a commercial kitchen, and hired help to keep up with the demand.

In the time that Sweetsmith has been in operation, Dannah's candy has made its way into every market from Cochrane to Okotoks. Her sweets can be found at the Spruce Meadows International Christmas market, and various summer markets.