Better On Draft | A Craft Beer Podcast

CRAFT BEER PODCAST INFO: What started off as a dream to work in Aviation turned into the largest gift to the Metro Detroit craft beer community. Well before the craft beer boom happened in the 2000s, Ashley’s job at a local grocer in Royal Oak Michigan showed what you can do with building relationships, gathering new product, and promoting not only local but breweries all across the country and world. Ashley’s is so well known that local meadmaker B. Nektar actually made a mead dedicated to his commitment to the industry. What was next for Ashley? Start his own store and bar, with a focus on craft, import, and non-alcoholic products, which is where we are today with his store, Metropolitan Variety in Detroit, Michigan. Ashley breaks down his journey to his own place, the commitment to finding some of the best non-alcoholic products in the industry, and continues to improve his store and bar by creating mock-tails, updating his food menu, and constantly updating the store. This isn’t your regular beer store, b