Hosted by David Nilsen · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 190 episodes
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A podcast exploring the intersections of craft beer and craft chocolate.
David Nilsen hosts Bean to Barstool, a arts show with 190 episodes published.
Welcome to Bean to Barstool's Media Relations for Craft Chocolate Makers series! I’ve been a full time food and beverage journalist for about a decade now, and my wife and business partner, Melinda Guerra, has been a fre
In this episode, host David Nilsen talks with Ava J Holmes and Fiorella Richter, the founders of Women of Cacao, a global, bilingual network uniting professionals across sectors within cacao and craft chocolate: from gen
Welcome to Bean to Barstool's Media Relations for Craft Chocolate Makers series! As a full time freelance journalist in food and beverage, David Nilsen has communicated with thousands of breweries, distilleries, restaura
Bean to Barstool Redux: Vintage but still relevant conversations from the archives without all the extra narration. Just classic interviews from really cool people in craft chocolate, craft beer, and other food and bever
Bit of a rant today: In this bonus episode, host David Nilsen talks about his concerns around the ecological and human harms of LLM AI technology, and why he doesn't think you should use it in promoting your craft chocol
Foundry Chocolate in New Zealand release only a single inclusion bar each year, but this annual release has become one of the hottest tickets in craft chocolate. Each fall (for the Northern Hemisphere—spring for NZ), the
Welcome to Bean to Barstool Bite Sized, where we spend about 5 minutes on a specific topic in craft beer, craft chocolate, or artisan drinks. Today we're talking with Liang Wang of Kessho Chocolate in Austin, Texas. Lian
In today's episode, Tyler Cagwin of Nostalgia Chocolates gives advice for craft chocolate makers on selling cacao nibs and other ingredients to craft breweries. Tyler has sold cacao to many breweries in upstate New York
Bean to Barstool Redux: Vintage but still relevant conversations from the archives without all the extra narration. Just classic interviews from really cool people in craft chocolate, craft beer, and other food and bever
In this bonus episode, host David Nilsen talks about the most versatile craft beer styles to have on hand for pairing with craft chocolate. He explains why each style is so versatile and recommends types of craft chocola
We recently wrapped up our four-episode series called Collaboration for Chocolate Makers, which looked at different collaboration ideas for craft chocolate companies. Today, we’re looking at a case study of a specific ki
Welcome to Bean to Barstool Bite Sized, where we spend about 5 minutes on a specific topic in craft beer, craft chocolate, or artisan drinks. Today we're talking with Jason Brewer and Zac Boehnke of Wandering Monsters Br
This is the fourth and final part in a series called Collaboration for Chocolate Makers. In the series, we walk through different types of possible collaborations and how craft chocolate makers should go about them. In t
Bean to Barstool Redux: Vintage but still relevant conversations from the archives without all the extra narration. Just classic interviews from really cool people in craft chocolate, craft beer, and other food and bever
Welcome to Bean to Barstool Bite Sized, where we spend about 5 minutes on a specific topic in craft beer, craft chocolate, or artisan drinks. Today we're talking with Liang Wang of Kessho Chocolate in Austin, Texas. Lian
This is the third in a four-part bonus series called Collaborations for Chocolate Makers. In the series, we'll walk through different types of possible collaborations and how craft chocolate makers should go about them.
My friends Scott Fielder & Chris Crowe have spent the past few years publicly documenting their quest to pass the Master Cicerone exam. In late 2025, Scott Fielder became just the 29th Master Cicerone in the world. Chris
Elmer Pineda and his family grow cacao and make tree to bar chocolate in the mountains of Honduras. Taking their company name from the Volcanic crater lake where their chocolate factory is located, Yojoa Chocolate makes
This is the second in a four-part bonus series called Collaborations for Chocolate Makers. In the series, we'll walk through different types of possible collaborations and how craft chocolate makers should go about them.
Mike King at Encore Coffee and Chocolate in Kansas City is currently making some of the best coffee-infused craft chocolate bars on the market. I’ve had the chance to talk with Mike at the Midwest Craft Chocolate Festiva
Em Sauter
advanced Cicerone, certified beer judge · Pints and Panels
2 appearances on this show
Estelle Tracy
food writer and chocolate sommelier · 37 Chocolates
4 appearances on this show
Mike King
retired law enforcement investigator and criminal profiler · Canada West Veterinary Specialists
1 appearance on this show
Jorge Torres
Business Development Director for the Americas · Veramaris
1 appearance on this show
Nick Davis
Author of Competing with Idiots · Memery Crystal
2 appearances on this show
Brian Simpson
CEO · Riverbend Malt House
1 appearance on this show
Michael George
Bartender & Pastry Chef · Avoq
1 appearance on this show
Emily Stone
education director · Empowered Breastfeeding Bootcamp
2 appearances on this show
Brett Smith
firefighter-turned-entrepreneur · Branch & Bone
1 appearance on this show
Hannah Ferguson
CEO of Cheek Media Co. · DOPE Cider House & Winery
1 appearance on this show
Liang Wang
Kessho Chocolate
1 appearance on this show
Joanne Mumbey
BeyLoved Pairings
1 appearance on this show
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