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Birdies and Beer – Episode 1

July 11, 2018 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Birdies and Beer - Episode 1

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Brian Borngesser, Tim Stolz, Allison Fillmore

Welcome to the debut episode of Birdies and Beer, an unique lifestyle podcast featuring all things golf and craft beer! Guests for Episode 1 include Allison Fillmore, Executive Director of the PGA TOUR Championship, and Brian Borngesser, co-founder of Gate City Brewing.

Allison Fillmore/Executive Director of PGA TOUR Championship

The TOUR Championship is a golf tournament that is part of the PGA TOUR. It has historically been one of the final events of the PGA TOUR season. Prior to 2007, the field consisted exclusively of the top 30 money leaders of the past PGA TOUR season. Since then, it has been the final event of the four-tournament FedEx Cup playoff, and eligibility is determined by FedEx Cup points amassed throughout the season. Since 2013, the TOUR Championship has been the final event of the season. In addition to providing thrilling competition, the TOUR Championship takes pride in having donated more than $10 million to local charities, primarily benefiting the East Lake Foundation and The First Tee.

Brian Borngesser/Co-Founder of Gate City Brewing

Gate City Brewing partners Brian Borngesser and Pat Rains met in a Roswell Rotary Club meeting ten years ago. The two connected over common interests in home brewing and serving their local community. As the duo made beer, the beer made friends, and two future flagships were born: Copperhead Amber in Pat’s garage, and 1864 IPA in Brian’s. In 2012 the vision for Roswell’s first craft brewery evolved into a business plan, and in 2015 the business plan evolved into Gate City Brewing Company, a local venture still as dedicated to community as the pair who met a decade ago.

NORTH ATLANTA’S BIZLINK: Michael Lundmark with Jekyll Brewing

October 20, 2017 by John Ray

North Fulton Studio

NORTH ATLANTA'S BIZLINK: Michael Lundmark with Jekyll Brewing

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Deborah Lanham, Michael Lundmark, Nicole Sterghos

Michael Lundmark/Jekyll Brewing

The first brewery in the Deep South was founded on Jekyll Island in 1738. Today, Jekyll Brewing is proud to be the first brewery located in Alpharetta, GA. Award-winning Brew Master and Co-owner Josh Rachel provides creative direction for a lineup of craft beers that cover the global spectrum of brew styles.

Jekyll Brewing is intensely focused on hand-crafting sophisticated beers from the finest ingredients. They are passionate about the art of creating a great beer, the camaraderie of the craft brewing industry, and the joy of sharing it with all of you.

Alcohol Administrative & Regulatory Law

June 17, 2014 by angishields

BRX National

Alcohol Administrative & Regulatory Law

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Emily Rowell (Host), Eleanor Benson, Tommy Williams, Nancy Palmer, Taylor Harper

Taylor Harper/Taylor, Feil, Harper, Lumsden & Hess, P.C.

Taylor Harper with Taylor, Feil, Harper, Lumsden & Hess, P.C. Mr. Harper’s practice involves all aspects of commercial litigation, including contract disputes, restrictive covenants, trade secrets, business torts, insurance coverage, landlord/tenant issues, premises liability claims, secured transactions and real estate litigation. His firm has a heavy focus on the hospitality and beverage alcohol industries. Specifically, Mr. Harper assists breweries, wineries, distilleries, importers, brokers, wholesalers, hotels, restaurants, package stores, and others in beverage alcohol administrative and regulatory matters at the federal, state, and local levels.

Mr. Harper graduated from Georgia State University College of Law where he was a member of the Moot Court Board as well as the Student Trial Lawyers Association. During law school, Mr. Harper received several accolades including the Honors Award for Excellence in Litigation, the Nai Award for Achievement in Advanced Evidence, the C.A.L.I. Award for Excellence in Advanced Evidence, the Weltner Inn of Court Star Pupil Award and Scholarship, and the Patrick Wiseman Award for Most Dedicated Moot Court Member. Additionally, during his second year of law school, Mr. Harper was chosen as one of seventy-five students nationwide to participate in the United States Army JAG Corps Internship Program. Mr. Harper earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science and International Affairs from Georgia State University where he was graduated with honors.

When not lawyering, he serves as president and chairman of Maji Mazuri USA, Inc., a non-profit organization which raises funds to support projects based in Nairobi, Kenya. He is also a member of the Rotary Club of Buckhead, and he serves on the City of Dunwoody Board of Ethics. Mostly, though, he enjoys spending time with his wife and son and their two labs.

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Nancy Palmer/GA Craft Brewers Guild

Nancy is the Vice President of the Georgia Craft Brewers Guild and the founder and president of Cork & Key beverage consulting company. Founded in 2010, the Guild is organized to promote, protect and further, in every lawful manner, the common interests of the members and the licensed brewing industry in Georgia. Nancy Palmer is a perennial student of the beverage industry, having spent a decade exploring all facets of the business. Though she’s concentrated on wine for most of her career, she’s found tremendous pleasure in learning about both beer and spirits. Her favorite aspect of the business is certainly education – she enjoys making the complicated and often intimidating world of high-end beverage accessible and interesting for anyone with any background.

Nancy’s career began while working for Five Points Bottle Shop in Athens, Georgia. After graduating from the University of Georgia she worked at several establishments not only waitressing and bartending, but also conducting many wine classes at area restaurants. She then went on to become the wine buyer for Athens’ largest volume package store, Five Points Bottle Shop West. After a very successful stint there, she moved on to try her hand at the distribution side of the beverage business. She worked for Avant Partir representing the best international wine portfolio in the state and became familiar with the best restaurants and shops throughout Georgia and South Carolina.

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Tommy Williams/Independent Distilling Company, LLC

Tommy Williams is the Chief Operating Officer of Independent Distilling Company, LLC located in Decatur, GA. IDC is the first legal distillery in the Metro Atlanta Area since Prohibition. Along with his business partner Michael Anderson they are focusing on whiskey and rum at the moment and have begun shipping to their distributor for introduction into the market. The first product they are selling is Hellbender a copper pot distilled corn whiskey, the Rum will be available later this summer.

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Eleanor R Benson/Moondog Growlers

A lawyer by training, Eleanor became interested in craft beer back in law school when craft beer meant only Anchor Steam, Sierra Nevada & Sam Adams. Twenty years later – she had the opportunity to enter the craft beer business as the co-owner of Moondog Growlers. With three locations and over 100 taps – she is keenly aware of the changes in the craft beer industry as well as the challenges facing brewers and retailers of craft brews. Her love of special beer began way back in the late 80’s while attending GSU law school. Her study group was made up of her beer tasting buddies (fortunately), and together—between bar review sessions—they blind-tasted an array of types and styles of beer (little did she know back then that she was preparing for a career that’s a far cry from practicing law). Eleanor has enjoyed successful careers in law, marketing, and interior design, so she jumped at the chance to combine her background and creativity with one of her favorite hobbies – craft beer.

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Roger Davis with Red Hare Brewing Company and Eric Anderson with Novelis

April 27, 2014 by angishields

Growth Matters

Roger Davis with Red Hare Brewing Company and Eric Anderson with Novelis

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Roger Davis – Red Hare Brewing Company, Managing Partner

Roger Davis had semi-retired from the Corporate world in 2009 when he decided to explore brewing. He contacted his buddy Bobby Thomas who jumped right in. Soon they started brewing their own beer right in Roger’s basement. They created a homemade brewing system from a 15 gallon brew pot, water coolers, various tools and hoses and started creating recipes.

After about a year and many positive reactions from their friends, they realized their little basement brewing outfit had larger potential. The Red Hare Brewing Company was born and a larger space was found to match their goals. Over the next few months Red Hare secured proper equipment and licensing. In August 2011, Red Hare started selling its craft beer throughout the state of Georgia, and is now also available in Tennessee and South Carolina. Red Hare is the first craft brewery in Georgia to can their craft beer.

Red Hare Brewing Company is an independent microbrewery located in the heart of Marietta, GA. Red Hare is the first craft brewery to offer beer in cans in Georgia and currently cans all three of their year round beers. Now they have another first; they have partnered with Novelis as the first brewer globally to launch their craft beer in evercan™, the world’s first certified high recycled content aluminum for the beverage industry.

Now situated in an 11,000 sq. ft. warehouse, Red Hare Brewing Company has a 20 barrel brewhouse with a 3,800 barrel fermenting capacity. Making every day beer for beer fans everywhere, Red Hare’s flagship beer is Long Day Lager. Other year round Red Hare beers are Gangway IPA and Watership Brown.

Eric Anderson – Novelis, Director of Business Development and Marketing

As the Director of Business Development and Marketing at Novelis, Eric Anderson’s responsibilities include the global commercialization, execution strategy and advocacy for evercan, the World’s first certified high recycled content aluminium sheet used to make cans in the beverage industry.

Eric Anderson’s background includes over 20 years of operations, business development, marketing and team management experience with Coca-Cola, Red Bull and J. Walter Thompson. His diverse experience in product and package commercialization, brand and channel strategy, sales team management and portfolio optimization leadership provides a unique perspective on the challenges and business opportunities in the beverage industry today.

Novelis is the world’s premier producer of rolled aluminum and the global leader in aluminum recycling. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Novelis has 25 operating facilities on four continents. The company is part of the Aditya Birla Group, a $40 billion multinational conglomerate based in Mumbai, India.

Drawing on their expertise, Novelis’ commitment to innovation and world-leading technology, they deliver sustainable solutions for the most technologically demanding applications, including automobiles,beverage cans, architecture and consumer electronics. Much of their aluminum is made from recycled material, saving natural resources and allowing for the creation of consumer products that have a lower environmental footprint. Through their recycling leadership, what would have otherwise been discarded becomes the material for new creation.

Novelis, has partnered with Red Hare Brewing Company as the first brewer globally to launch their craft beer in evercan™, the world’s first certified high recycled content aluminum for the beverage industry.

The evercan™ aluminum can body sheet is made of a guaranteed minimum of 90% recycled content. Recycling aluminum requires 95 percent less energy, and produces 95 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) than primary aluminum.