Today we sit down with Lamar Neagle and Sam Zisette, two of the co-founders of Ballard FC. Ballard FC is a USL 2 team based in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, and had its inaugural season in 2022. USL 2 is the fourth tier of the US profes

Breaking the Mold: Starting a Brewery without a Brick-and-Mortar Location, with Kings and Daughters

Apr 18th, 2023 47m 29s

I first met Kyle Larsen in the UK when he was head brewer for Siren Craft Beer. In quite a crazy coincidence, Kyle - originally from Seattle - was working at a brewery very close to where I was originally from in England. We kept in touch, and

The future of authenticity, with Monday Night Brewing

Mar 10th, 2023 45m 31s

Having met co-founder Jeff at a Brewbound conference back in 2019, it was only time before Reuben's Brews and Monday Night Brewing brewed a collaboration beer together. Jeff Heck and Peter Kiley came to Seattle in December 2022 to brew, and so

2023 Beer Predictions

Dec 28th, 2022 1h

Adam sits down with Kendall Jones of The Washington Beer Blog to talk about the trends they saw in 2022, and then translate that into what they see coming in 2023 for craft beer. They talk about non-alcoholic beer, with some warnings for craft

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John Harris and Adam Robbings on their mashup collab Cri-Star IPA

Mar 24th, 2022 34m 20s

This special episode of Reuben's Sightglass was recorded live at Reuben's Brews on March 8th, 2022 at the Seattle launch of Cri-Star IPA. Many thanks to John Harris of Ecliptic Brewing for making the drive up to Seattle and for the Reuben's and

Exploring the Wide World of Rye Beers with Reuben's Brews

Nov 29th, 2021 56m 44s

Our host for this episode, Kendall Jones, is a central figure in the Washington brewing community. He is the founder of the Washington Beer Blog , co-founder (alongside Adam Robbings) of the Hop Mob, and a perennial judge at Washington State be

Brewing in the UK Craft Beer Scene, with Darren Anley of Siren Craft Brew

Oct 27th, 2021 40m 2s

Siren Craft Brew was founded by Darren Anley in 2013, and has quickly grown to one of the best craft breweries in the UK and known worldwide for its collaborations. Located just outside of Reading, near in fact to where Adam used to live, Sire

How to Tell a Story with Your Beer through Design, with Ben Butler of Top Hat

Sep 8th, 2021 56m

Design is one of the least discussed but potentially most important things a brewery can do to tell their story. If you do it well you will connect with your customer, helping to build a critical and lasting bond, or as Ben Butler of Top Hat p

The Art of Running a World-Class Beer Bar: Nat and Vern from Brouwer’s Cafe

Sep 1st, 2021 37m 5s

Sightglass Season 4, Episode 5: The Art of Running a World-Class Beer Bar: Nat and Vern from Brouwer’s CafeThe cornerstone of the craft beer industry are the retailers: bottleshops, grocery stores, and restaurants who all help consumers on thei

Understanding the Wholesaler Tier, with Scott Cook of NW Beverages

Aug 25th, 2021 48m 48s

Sightglass Season 4, Episode 4: Understanding the Wholesaler Tier, with Scott Cook of NW BeveragesSince the end of prohibition the alcohol industry in the United States has been governed by the Three-Tier System for alcohol distribution. The fi

What a Leading Brewery Accountant Wants You to Know About Starting a Brewery, with Chris Farmand of Small Batch Standard

Aug 18th, 2021 40m 8s

Sightglass Season 4, Episode 3: What a Leading Brewery Accountant Wants You to Know About Starting a Brewery, with Chris Farmand of Small Batch StandardThanks to our friend Chris Farmand and the entire team at Small Batch Standard for their con

How to Launch a Successful Neighborhood Brewery with Tommy Ransom and Audra Johansen, Ravenna Brewing

Aug 11th, 2021 41m 56s

Season 4, Episode 2: How to Launch a Successful Neighborhood Brewery with Tommy Ransom and Audra Johansen, Ravenna BrewingIn this special live-recorded episode Adam Robbings, co-founder of Reuben's Brews, and Matt Lutton, Marketing Manager of R

Episode 0 - The History of Reuben’s Brews featuring Co-Founders Adam and Grace Robbings

Aug 4th, 2021 53m 13s

Episode 0 - Introduction: The History of Reuben’s Brews featuring founders Adam and Grace Robbings. In this live recording of Reuben’s Sightglass Podcast, Adam, Grace, and Matt discuss the backstory of Reuben’s Brews and the business of beer.

James Dugan, Andy Miller, and Paul Reiter, Great Notion

Apr 15th, 2021 56m 49s

James Dugan, Andy Miller, and Paul Reiter are our friends, our new Ballard neighbors, and the people behind the iconic Portland brewery, Great Notion. They live by the slogan “Keep Beer Fun” and have built their brewery by staying on top of and

Tomme Arthur, The Lost Abbey, Port Brewing, and more

Apr 8th, 2021 52m 12s

Tomme Arthur - member of the "first name club" in craft beer - is a legendary and highly influential brewer out of San Diego, California. We sat down with Tomme to discuss his career, from his roots in the nascent San Diego craft beer scene in

Manny Chao, Georgetown Brewing

Apr 1st, 2021 43m 44s

Georgetown Brewing Company is an icon in the Seattle and Pacific Northwest brewing community and have brewed some of the most popular local beers of the last two decades, including Manny's Pale Ale and Bodhizafa IPA. This week we are sitting do

David Walker, Firestone Walker Brewing Company

Mar 25th, 2021 34m 55s

Firestone Walker Brewing Company is a brewery that we've long looked up to: they brew a tremendous portfolio of quality beers, they've got a number of locations around Southern California that shows off their authenticity so well, and they've m

Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association

Mar 18th, 2021 37m

Welcome to Season 3 of Reuben's Sightglass! This season begins with a scene-setting interview with the one-and-only Bart Watson, Chief Economist for the Brewers Association. We explore the lay of the land at this point of Covid recovery and exp

Michael Ferguson, Hop Breeder at HAAS

Mar 5th, 2021 38m 8s

Michael Ferguson is the Director of Hop Breeding at Haas, one of the Yakima Valley's premiere hop growers. His job is to cultivate the next great hop, and that involves breeding and evaluating thousands of clones, in search of the needle in the

The Year in Review: 2020

Dec 31st, 2020 1h 5m

Our guests on our 2020 Year in Review episode of Reuben's Sightglass are Jamie Bogner, Cofounder and Editorial Director of Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine, Jeff Alworth, beer writer and editor of Beervana, and Kendall Jones, beer writer and found

The Impact of Coronavirus on Breweries, Issue #6

Dec 2nd, 2020 1h 16m

It has been three months since we last checked in with our friends John Dantzler (Torch and Crown Brewing, New York City, NY), John Harris (Ecliptic Brewing, Portland, OR), and JC Hill (Alvarado Street Brewery, Monterey, CA), so we rang them up

Kit and Jesse Schumann, Sea Wolf Bakers

Nov 18th, 2020 42m 14s

Adam speaks with the founders of one of his favorite local bakeries, located walking distance from his and Grace's home in Seattle. Kit and Jesse got their start around the same time as Adam began brewing, and the stories of how both family-own

Dave Green and Will De Remer, Skagit Valley Malting

Oct 28th, 2020 52m 31s

Just 50-some miles up the road from Reuben's Brews is the Skagit Valley, an important agricultural region in Washington State and home of world-famous tulips. Adam and Matt speak with Dave and Will from Skagit Valley Malting about their unique

Matt Hoffmann and Steve Hawley, Westland Distillery

Oct 7th, 2020 1h 14m

Seattle's Westland Distillery was founded in 2010 and has quickly made its mark on the worldwide whiskey scene. Westland's Co-Founder and Master Distiller Matt Hoffmann and Director of Marketing Steve Hawley sit down with Adam and Matt to walk

John Holler, Holler Brewing

Sep 2nd, 2020 1h 7m

At this year's Texas Brewers Guild annual meeting, held just before the shutdowns, Adam met John Holler, of Holler Brewing in Houston, TX. John and his wife Kathryn's journey to starting a brewery echoes our own origin story. Adam and John also