Melissa Cole - Beer Writer Part Two

<p>We’re back this week with the second part of my interview with beer writer, author, and judge <a href="http://www.melissacolebeer.com/">Melissa Cole</a>. Since we last heard from Melissa, I actually had the chance to have beers in person with her in Minneapolis during the Craft Brewers Conference. Along with Melissa, my Beer Edge partner John Holl and a couple of Australian beer writers hit several dive bars in Northeast Minneapolis before singing our hearts out at 1 am karaoke. As I said in the last episode, it’s never a dull day with Melissa Cole. </p><p><br></p><p>And the second half of this interview is also unlikely to bore you. In fact, Melissa delivers a devastating indictment of Brew Dog amidst all the scandals swirling around the company. These controversies, which seem to multiply week after week, involve a host of issues including allegations of an abusive and harmful corporate culture, poor treatment of workers, surveillance of employees and critics, and mistreatment of females. </p><p><br></p><p>It can be difficult to get your arms around the issues facing Brew Dog as they seem to pile on more as time goes on. </p><p><br></p><p>For this week, we continue our chat with Melissa, who has covered Brew Dog for more than a decade. And we start at the beginning, including her first memories of meeting Brew Dog's co-founder James Watt and how her impressions of him and the company evolved over time. A word of warning for listeners. We discuss some sensitive issues in this episode, including physical abuse, harassment, and sexism. Listener discretion is advised. </p><p><br>For more information on the Beer Edge Podcast, follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/thebeeredge">@thebeeredge</a>. And visit <a href="https://www.beeredge.com/">Beer Edge</a> for more articles and engaging content.</p><p>Host: <a href="http://www.beeredge.com/our-team/">Andy Crouch</a><br>Guest: <a href="http://www.melissacolebeer.com/">Melissa Cole</a><br>Sponsors: <a href="https://www.lallemandbrewing.com/">Lallem