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Athletic Brewing head brewer/co-founder John Walker
31 minutes Posted Jan 7, 2021 at 11:30 am.
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John Walker, co-founder and head brewer for Athletic Brewing, joins us at the 1-minute mark.

  • What is Athletic Brewing?
  • Did you know Bill Shufelt, founder, before or how did you all meet?
  • Was the R&D phase a lot of home brewing? 
  • How difficult was it for folks to grasp the non-alcoholic craft brewery?
  • Do you all make beer like other craft breweries or do you de-alcoholize the beer?
  • What are the unique challenges in brewing N.A. beer that “normal” craft brewers don’t face?
  • Why did you take the leap from a great brewpub in Santa Fe (where he was highly awarded) to take on the intellectual challenge of solving non-alcoholic beer. 
  • What drew you to get into brewing?
  • Are people shocked the first time they have a real N.A. craft beer?
  • How did the Aftershift IPA collaboration come together?
  • How do you approach creating recognizable beer flavors and styles?  
  • You all must be doing something right with the success, right?
  • Can folks expect any style of beer from you all?
  • “Two for the Trails” is your conservation-focused initiative, what is that?
  • What’s next for Athletic?

We talk about our Drinking Buddies club and our new monthly giveaways at the 27-minute mark.