Black Rabbit Farms - - Lauren Kendzierski

<p>Our guest today is Lauren Kendzierski of the late Black Rabbit Farm Brewery in Southwick, MA.</p> <p>She did beer the way I did. Only more authentic and actually on a farm. Sadly, we can’t taste her beer now that her brewery has closed but we can hear the story and feel the passion that went into every bottle.</p> <p>And I hope that both of those come through in this interview. She tells her story from inspiration to construction all the way to distribution and final dissolution. There’s a lot in there and I’m eternally grateful that she took the time to share it.</p> <p>She knows her shit. She’s an artist. She even understands business. But as we’ll hear over the next couple of hours, it wasn’t enough to keep her farmhouse brewery alive.</p> <p>You’ll notice I’m a little annoyed and maybe a little sad during parts of this interview. Lauren and her team got to do what I wanted to do. My long-term plan was to get back to the land and make beer the way they did. I’m well-aware now that it wouldn’t have changed the outcome of story, except maybe to add a few hundred thousand more to the amount of money I lost. But imagining how those days were spent still makes me nostalgic about it.</p> <p>I hope you enjoy this episode and Lauren’s brewery’s story as much as I enjoyed recording it for you. Cheers and listen in.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Episode Sponsored by:</p> <p><a href="https://brewerydirect.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brewery Direct</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.simpsonmotorcyclehelmets.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Simpson Motorcycle Helmets</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.yakimavalleyhops.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yakima Valley Hops</a></p> <p><a href="https://beerattorney.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Beer Attorney</a></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/damnbrewery/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/damnbrewery/support</a>