WTF Is Mission-Driven Beer? A Conversation with Prison Break Brewery

Hi, hello, and welcome to the fourth edition of TapRm’s podcast and explainer series, “WTF Am I Drinking?” This episode, we’re talking about mission-driven beer. What does it mean to set out with a social goal at the same time as a craft beer goal, and for that social goal to be every bit as important as that beer goal? How do you build a community outreach movement alongside a lineup of high-quality, crowd-pleasing craft brews? To find out, we caught up with Greg Thompson, founder of Prison Break Brewery. In our chat, Greg candidly opens up about his own past and struggles to find a second chance after being incarcerated, and how that journey inspired him and his partners Jim Monahan and Jack Straw to create a brand geared around helping others find that path in an easier, ...