This week I visit Jay’s Brewing shop in Manassas Virginia and interview Thomas Boman on what its like to own and operate a small local homebrew shop.
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Topics in This Week’s Episode (40:26)
- Today on the show I visit Jay’s Brewing in Manassas for a remote shoot and interview Thomas Boman its owner about what its like to own a small home brewing shop.
- We start with a discussion about what its like to own a small homebrew shop
- Thomas gives us a bit of the history behind Jay’s brewing and how he acquirea bit over a year ago.
- We walk through some of the challenges Thomas and his wife ran into in trying to overhaul and run the shop.
- Thomas explains how the local brewing community has reacted to the changes they’ve made.
- We discuss how a brewing shop gets many of its ingredients and equipment at the wholesale level, as well as why some things are harder to get.
- Thomas tells us why the local homebrew shop still offers advantages over ordering from some of the large online brewing suppliers.
- We talk about the key role the local homebrew shop has in bringing new people into beer brewing as well as training and education.
- We also discuss how the shop is tied in with local clubs and events.
- Thomas tells us why he’s seen an uptick in sales the last year and how he’s continuing to drive the store forward.
- He shares his thoughts on the direction of brewing for the next few years as well as closing thoughts.
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Thanks to Thomas Boman for appearing on the show and also to you for listening!
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