#174: Tommy Kennedy | HOMES Brewery

Back to the dual-chair lifestyle this week.We discuss Matty’s recent finish at @RunMillinocket and continued transition into a RUNNER GUY; @BBBThreeRivers’ first  prix fixe dinner and the vibe explosion it proved to be; and ride the waves on an out-of-nowhere but kinda cool discussion on FLOW.Available NOW, wherever podcasts swell .Music: “Mountain Climb” by @JakeHillInternet .#PrixFixe #BeerDinner #HalfMarathon #RunMillinocket #Lifestyle #Discipline #BeerPairing #Saison #MixedFermentation #Flow #Focus #BeerPodcast #Homebrewing #GrainGang

This week, we’re stoked to be joined by Leigh Kellis and Jeff Buckwalter of @HolyDonutMaine! Leigh (founder) and Jeff (CEO) recap the incredibly humble origins of the company and being struck by the donut lightning bolt; injecting organization into a company born in comfortable chaos; the joys and pitfalls (mostly joys) of being a family business; what donut would most impress Julia Child; and a handful of other conversation flavors.Listen to the entire episode, fresh baked and ready NOW!🍩👩‍🍳🍻🚛📈🤪🥓🥔🌾💻⏱.Music: “Mountain Climb” by @JakeHillInternet .#MaineBusiness #SmallBusiness #FamilyBusiness #PotatoDonuts #Entrepreneurship #DonutGenius #TimetodotheDonuts #ChocolateSeaSalt #RadioJingle #HolyDonut #BeerPodcast #Homebrewing #GrainGang

We’re stoked to be joined (in the gahdayum studio) by co-founder/brewer of Pittsburgh’s COVEN — Caiti Sullivan!Caiti and her brewery had popped up multiple times in the Graingangosphere, and fate finally got its wish. Our conversation is all over the map, touching on Caiti’s background in art (pocket that for tre bay); quick love for the Steel City; the enigmatic force that awakens the entrepreneurial spirit; hypothetical advice for aspiring business owners l; and not much at all about witches. Always a treat to get a visiting in-person guest on the pod, and this was no different. Listen to the entire cauldron of our conversation NOW, available wherever podcasts are procured.🎨🎥🌉🧙🧹🔥🤝🥭🍊🍻.Music: “Mountain Climb” by @JakeHillInternet.#CovenBrewing #Pittsburgh #WomeninBeer #Fermentation #Homebrewing #Kombucha #Cider #BeerFriends #BusinessOwnership #BusinessPartners #Entreprenuer #SmallBusiness #SmallBrewery #Lawrenceville #PGH #HazyIPA #BeerPodcast #GrainGang

This week, we’re joined by one of our own — @BissellBrothers Kitchen Chef Dave Rinaldi!We get into the origins of Dave’s love for food (🇮🇹); balancing the traditional intensity of kitchen work with a more gentle temperament; eating grill banana slug in Thailand; rare pastas; and BBK’s upcoming FEAST OF THE SEVEN FISHES!An awesome conversation with an even better dude, available NOW, wherever podcasts are served. 🇹🇭🍝⚡️🎣🍤🐟🔪👨‍🍳🥘🔥🏝.Music: “Mountain Climb” by @JakeHillInternet.#FeastoftheSevenFishes #BissellBrothersKitchen #Cooking #HeadChef #Delegation #KitchenManagement #BreweryFood #FoodandBeer #BeerDinner #Pasta #RarePastas #Rockclimbing  #Homebrewing #BeerPodcast #GrainGang

Coming at us from Wolverine country, we’re joined this week by Tommy Kennedy of @HomesBrewery and @DrinkSmooj!We get into Tommy’s flex-focused business philosophy; Homes’ staunch anti-signage/ pro word-of-mouth (WOM?) approach to marketing; accidentally creating a new beverage category  with Smooj (shout out, Adult Smoothie®); the profound value of fighting, and a whole lot else.Our conversation with keen, intelligent, and all-too-humble beverage baron is available NOW, wherever the finest word WOM podcasts are found.🍓🍌🐺🧑‍🚀🦄🍍🍋🍻☕️🌾.Music: “Mountain Climb by @JakeHillInternet .#Smooj #HardSeltzer #ShelfStable #AnnArbor #MichiganBeer #FiveLetterMagic #BusinessPartner #Fatherhood #AdultSmoothie #BeerMarketing #GrainGang #Homebrewing #BeerPodcast

Chills, tingles, scares, and spooks; We share spoo-ookky stories, rank costumes of years’ past, argue over candy etiquette, unite over hatred for horror, and wrap with pumpkin beers.Available NOW for intrepid ears everywhere…LISTEN IF YOU DARE!🎃🦇🤖🧙🏻‍♀️📞👻👩‍🚀🧟‍♀️🧛‍♂️🍻🌾.Music: “Mountain Climb by @JakeHillInternet .#BeerPodcast #CraftBeer #MaineBeer #PumpkinBeer #PrankCall #UncannyValley #CostumeContest #Halloween #HalloweenCandy #BissellBrothers #GrainGang

We’re joined in the studio this week by founder of @CFCWear and friend of the brewery — Kyle Poissonnier!Kyle was selling t-shirts out of a car trunk when Noah was making his first “beer” on the stove. Needless to say, a lot of growing has happened since then, and Kyle opens up on the undeniably long and mistake-laden path that led him - and virtually any “successful dreamer” - to where he is today. We also get into the genesis of Catalyst For Change; it’s “Just a Kid From Maine” and other biggest lines; Surviving Black Friday as a Small E-Comm 101; public speaking, and so much else.👚👕💭🏈🎤😥🌲🎬📺🍻🌾Grab life by the handlebar moustache and listen to our entire conversation NOW, available wherever podcasts are sold for free!.Music: “Mountain Climb” by @JakeHillInternet .#Entrepreneur #SuicidePrevention #ClothingforaReason #Biddeford #JustaKidFromMaine #JohnnyCupcakes #LongRoad #SmallBusiness #KPo #EdShardy #Homebrewing #BeerPodcast #GrainGang #MaineEconomy

A *classic* solo on the books this week! Matty discusses life in the 50k club (and the silent slog to get there; Noah muses on the spiritual successor of his hemp wristwear dreams; the “beer as art” debate is revived in a SHOCKING way; carbo-load on some heartfelt listener mail.; and gear up for a RUDE n’ CRUDE interhost show down in the fantasy football realm!🏔🏃🌲♟📫❤️🎭❔🏈💭🌾🍻Unless your running the Big Brad, download and listen NOW, available on all platforms!.Music: “Mountain Climb” by @JakeHillInternet .#Ultramarathon #BigBrad50k #BigBradUltra #Woodturning #ChessMen #HandTurning #ListenerMail #FantasyFootball #FlintJuggalos #Homebrewing #BeerPodcast #GrainGang

We’re joined in the OG studio this week by @BBBThreeRivers’ very own — Chef Joe Robbins!With five months of operating Milo’s kitchen under his belt, Joe reflects on the nuances of serving top-notch food in a small town, rolling with an incredibly lean crew (he represents 50% of kitchen staff), and finding profit in sourcing locally. We also get into how Joe’s Penobscot heritage influences his approach to food, the many virtues of @RezDogsFX, and the truly touching story that got him into the kitchen in the first place.Our entire conversation is available NOW, wherever locally grown podcasts are harvested.🍔🏀🥩🍁🌮🍻🧀🥕📈❤️🌾.Music: “Mountain Climb” by @JakeHillInternet .#ChefJoe #ComfortFood #Bison #NavajoTacks #Mozzarella #SkeletonCrew #KnowYourFarmer #PenobscotNation #LouisSockalexis #NativeCuisine #ReservationDogs #YungSweeneyTodd #Homebrewing #BeerPodcast #GrainGang

Oxbow CFO (and actor, photographer, and former semi-pro football player) Matt Delamater is with us this week!We compare notes of the role of “finance guy at small brewery” (Matt is more Obi than Darth); discuss the unquantifiable  value of time in beer cost; and shout the virtues of rural breweries. 💸Oh, and when he’s not wearing a green visor, he’s casually building his @IMDB credits (26 and counting), most recently in “The Tender Bar” (*a George Clooney joint) and “Julia” on @HBOMax. We get a into his highly unique performance journey, beginning with a Barry-esque entry into Maine community theater as an adult banker. Wild and genuinely inspiring stuff. 🎭Take in all three acts of this convo with a golden-hearted polymath of life, available NOW wherever tickets are sold.💰📈🚜🎿🌲🍻🏈🎭🎬💛🌾.Music: “Mountain Climb” by @JakeHillInternet .#Oxbow #Saison #BreweryFinance #CFO #BarrelAging #BeerCost #SmallBrewery #MaineBeer #Theater #Acting #IMDB #SAGCardHolder #TheTenderBar #LocalBrew#Homebrewing #BeerPodcast #GrainGang