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Can you call it a barn lager if you don't drink it in a barn? Are you drunk if you don't try to stand up? How much would Andy sell the podcast off for? Keith and Elizabeth from Trillium join Dan, Karl, and Andy to find out on today's BarTalk! Intro music is from "Coast to Coast" by Cory Gray.

Bar manager Kieth Piesco joins Andy, Karl, and eventually Dan to talk about aesthetic and safety compliance, measuring and managing stock loss, and why Keith's picture isn't on the wall. Intro music is from "Coast to Coast" by Cory Gray.

Dan, Karl, Jess, and Andy talk about dealing with burnout, what you can work through, and what you really shouldn't. Intro music is from "Coast to Coast" by Cory Gray.

Recorded in front of a live studio audience, Karl, Dan, and Andy are joined by TV host Tobias to talk about networking, people's reaction to fees, and the horrors of Shania Twain.

Karl, Jess, Andy, and Dan are joined by WAC founder George Fairhall to talk about WAC, an app that allows hourly and gigging workers to manage their schedules and bills.

Plymouth music educator Andy Show joins the show to talk about Plymouth Calling, a musical fundraiser being held on March Fifth at the New World Tavern. Intro music is from "Coast to Coast" by Cory Gray.

Dan, Jess, and Andy are joined once again by Joe Buckley to talk about forgetting your tab, walking a fine line as a manager, and how not to get the bartender's attention. Intro music is from "Coast to Coast" by Cory Gray.

Comedian and former bartender Joe Buckley joins Andy, Jess, and Dan to talk about the line between a regular and a friend, country singer bars, and throwing Karl out a second floor window. Intro music is from "Coast to Coast" by Cory Gray.

Matt Audette talks about soundproofing, Jess taste tests a drink recipe, Andy talks nicknames, and today, Dan is surprisingly ambivalent about pandas. Intro music is from "Coast to Coast" by Cory Gray.

Dan, Jordan, Jess, and Andy are joined by singer and (AHH cohost) Matt Audette to talk about music bringing people out to the bar, road closures, and Matt's moral stand against "Wagon Wheel." Intro music is from "Coast to Coast" by Cory Gray.

Andy struggles with more names, Mike Zappolo tells the secret behind flights, Karl explains who to comp for a meal, and Dan is baffled by the concept of leftover fried chicken. Apologies for Andy's sound quality. Intro music is from "Coast to Coast" by Cory Gray.

Mike "Zap" Zappolo joins Andy, Karl, Dan, and Jordan to talk about beer styles, how to set your brewery apart, and leash laws for children. WAC Link: https://wac.onelink.me/QLrV/BarTalk Intro music is from "Coast to Coast" by Cory Gray.

Andy & Karl are joined by Karl's Tolson's partner Darren, and Sarah Audette from Mayflower to talk about potentially bringing back happy hour, staff management, and objecting to fees out of principal. Intro music is from "Coast to Coast" by Cory Gray.

The New World Tavern, BarTalk's home bar, held a competition for Plymouth's best bartenders. Listen to Andy get progressively drunker as he chats with competitors, attendees, and the other judges! Intro music is from "Coast to Coast" by Cory Gray.

Andy and Karl are joined by Karl's Tolson's co-owner Darren Chun and Mayflower's Sarah Audette to talk about what makes events special, events as charity, and how to get the word out. Intro music is from "Coast to Coast" by Cory Gray.

Karl & Andy talk about ways to use events to dive business, Dan has out-of-the-box game ideas, and Jess expounds on the joys of day drinking for comedy. Intro music is from "Coast to Coast" by Cory Gray.

Andy, Dan, and Karl, and The Artisan Pig's Andrew Rivera-Myers continue last episode's pizza argument, then go on to talk about food shortages, bringing kids where they don't belong, and the curse of ice machines. Intro music is from "Coast to Coast" by Cory Gray.

Andy, Jess, Dan, and Karl get together for hot takes on bar pizza, ketchup temperature, tomato-based drinking, draft or tap, and other ways to start arguments with your friends.   Intro music is from "Coast to Coast" by Cory Gray.

Chef Mike Wisdom joins the show to discuss sketchy parking lot hot sauce deals with Andy, moist cabbage with Jess, custom 'krauts with Karl, and how he'd fare in jail with Dan. Intro music is from "Coast to Coast" by Cory Gray.

While Jordan's away, the mixologists will play. Fancy bartender Cam joins Dan, Karl, and Andy to talk about what's involved with mixing complex cocktails, tipping an open bar, and   Intro music is from "Coast to Coast" to Cory Gray.