Better on Draft | Craft Beer Podcast · Better On Draft Podcast

Better on Draft 374 | Unmapped Brewing

·1 hr 6 min·4 clips

Derek Allmendinger says England, a homebrew kit, and Summit Brewing led him into brewing.

Rob opens the show with Wendy on the road in Columbus. She is drinking Thunder Lizard Imperial IPA. Rob is on Red Zeppelin from Burnham Brewing and mentions that he is looking forward to talking to that brewery next month sometime. Derek Allmendinger joins from Unmapped Brewing. He introduces No Trace, the brewery's flagship IPA. He describes it as an American IPA with a Midwest tilt and says it is plenty malty rather than overly bitter. The table stays loose and conversational. From there, the conversation turns to the practical reality of making one product that has to carry a lot of weight. It also opens onto the THC drink category. The episode treats that category as a different lane, not a beer replacement. The hosts and guest point out that THC seltzers reach a different customer. They are described as gluten free, zero calorie, and free of hangovers. That makes them attractive to people looking for a healthier beverage option. Minnesota's current approach comes up next. The state has started doing THC inspections. Derek says the first visit was educational rather than enforcement heavy. The brewery now has an actual state committee paying attention to the category. The conversation notes that legal flower is likely to arrive later and shift the market again. Even with that future in view, the episode keeps returning to beer, taprooms, and the everyday work behind keeping a brewery moving. It ends on the familiar Better on Draft feeling that whatever form you pour, draft still has its own pull.

As heard by us

A beer-first chat that widens into THC drinks and brewery business realities.

Better on Draft 374 spends its time with Derek Allmendinger of Unmapped Brewing and keeps the focus on No Trace, the brewery's flagship IPA. The beer talk lands in practical terms: American IPA, closest to a Midwest IPA, malty, and not overly bitter.

Read the full review in PlayNext →

Why you'd press play

You want a brewery chat that moves from Unmapped Brewing's flagship IPA to Minnesota THC-drink realities.

Read the full recommendation in PlayNext →

Listen to the show on

Apple Podcasts Spotify

Play clips from this episode More from Better on Draft | Craft Beer Podcast