Most people assume if a brewery makes great beer, that's exactly what ends up in the customer's glass. The truth is far more complicated.

In this episode of Thirsty Business, Jennifer Hauke and Phil Thomas sit down with Dr. Sean D Moore, molecular microbiologist and professor at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, to uncover what actually happens inside draft beer systems after the beer leaves the brewery.

After spending four years researching microbial communities inside commercial draft systems, Dr. Sean explains why every beer line develops its own unique ecosystem, how biofilms form, why bacteria adapt over time, and what happens when cleaning isn't done correctly.

Together, they dive into the science behind draft beer quality, why sodium hydroxide remains the industry sta ...