Since 2017, breweries and wineries across the country have relied on Ben Jordan’s St. Paul-based ABV Technology. Its technology adjusts the alcohol content of craft beverages without changing the flavor. ABV recently acquired Minneapolis’ Bauhaus Brew Labs. Jordan, also sits on the board of the Minnesota Hemp Beverage Producers. He uses social media to catch up on mergers and acquisitions and the latest trends in the brewery industry.

Business of Drinks

A shockingly deep podcast with useful coverage of what’s happening across the beverage industry.

Joy of Why

The podcast [from Quanta magazine] is science-, math-, and tech- oriented, which are skills I value running the business.

@brewbound

They are headline creators and the Buzzfeed of the brewery and NA industries. I look for what companies are sold and which breweries are the main distributors of ciders, cocktails, and NA craft beer.

Mock the Toast

It’s a weekly newsletter founded by Jose Diaz, a SFO native with two decades of sales experience, who has stopped drinking alcohol. I go to see what ideas lose traction in the low- and non-alcohol industry, and keep up with M&A.