#53: Josh Schlesinger II | Bissell Brothers

We're making reparations for past auditory and conversational
wrongs by welcoming our FIRST REPEAT GUEST EVER, the BBB's own
Josh "Sniff" Schlesinger, former owner/operator of Sleek Machine
Distro. A hell of a lot has happened since the last time we spoke
with mics on, almost exactly a year ago, so we get right into the
most obvious - Sleek Machine being absorbed by Bissell Brothers
at the beginning of 2020, after law was passed to significantly
raise Maine's self distribution cap. We naturally unpack how beer
distribution has adapted to selling beer in a pandemic, what
lasting imprints COVID-19 will have on that facet of the brewing
industry moving forward, and how the experience of running a
business himself has helped Josh navigate the landscape shift
with what appears to be a very laudable degree of
ease. 
More importantly, however, we revisit Project Serpo and get
caught up to speed on Sniff's current feelings towards
extraterrestrial life, and touch on the state of conspiracy in
general (Pulitzer-level stuff, to be sure). Jokes aside (save for
the many weaved throughout the episode), this may be to most
diverse conversation we've had to date...fittingly had with the
man Noah's dad still considers to be exactly one half of "Coolest
Guys on Earth" (see Episode #38 w/ Baxter Key). Listen along, and
join us in washing away any memories of the travesty that is
Episode #2, with a chat of quality much more befitting one of the
hardest working dudes in beer.

Music: "Mountain Climb" by Jake Hill