Consuming the Craft

CBI026  - The Big Little Jumbo in the Room and Running a Cocktail Bar with Chall Gray   Chall Gray is an entrepreneur, author, and handsome athlete extraordinaire. His passion for ...

CBI031 - How Community College Can Develop Soft Skills with President John Gossett   Dr. John Gossett became the President of ABTech Community College in March 2020.  He has a 32-y...

CBI027 - The Shining and Brewing Lessons with ABTech Alumnus Dan Rowe   Dan Rowe is an alumnus of ABTech’s brewing program. After graduating in 2017, Dan worked at Dogfish Head Bre...

CBI037 - Instant-Aging and Rewriting the Brewing Book with Chad Slagle   Chad Slagle is one of the co-founders of the Two Trees Distilling Co. based in Fletcher, N.C. A Black Mount...

CBI025 - Female Brewing Ambitions & Collecting Recipes from the Women of Craft Beer with Anita Riley   Anita Riley is a Board Member of the an organization that supports the progr...

CBI033 - Drive-Through Booze and Revisiting Classic Beers with Leah Rainis   Leah Rainis is the Executive Director and the mind behind the Asheville Brewers Alliance (ABA). Startin...

CBI028  - The Battle of the Negroni and Concocting Spirits with the Urban Gastronome, Jeremy Hood   Former cocktail hobbyist and self-proclaimed ‘cocktail nerd’, Jeremy Hood, took ...

CBI032 - Riding the Cider Wave and Talking Picklebacks with Greg Hill   Greg Hill is the head cider maker at Urban Orchard, a first-level sommelier, and graduate of the CBI program...

CBI029  - The Secret Life of Tea and How to Pour the Perfect Cup with Jessie Dean   Jessie Dean is a West Asheville mom and traveler who’s on a mission to create the best cups of t...