EP-216 Ian Roberts and Kevin Watson of Future Primitive Brewing

Today I’m going to introduce you to a brewery that basically just getting
off the ground—it’s still in its infancy. But the folks behind it, with
experience across a variety of well-known breweries, and a killer bar, and
the bones of the building having seen a couple breweries itself, well, it’s
more of a collection of old-but-still-passionate souls.

This is Future Primitive Brewing in Seattle.

When I visited they were just a couple weeks old and hadn’t really dug in
yet. But they were close. And over the course of our conversation, talking
about Ian Roberts’ experience owning and running one of Seattle’s best beer
bars, Pine Box, and Kevin Watson’s experiences at breweries like Elysian
and Allagash, it was clear to me that both of these guys had been focused,
for a long time, on learning everything they could before they took the
leap themselves.

And not to distract from the great personal stories here and the exciting
things coming up for Future Primitive, but this episode includes themes
candid and thoughtful. Not to mention some of the most insightful
discussion I’ve ever had with a brewer who’s worked at a brewery before and
after an AB InBev acquisition. While it may not surprise you to hear some
of these things, the clarity and balance with which he presents his
experience is entirely uncommon—at least in the public discussion of such
things. I was thoroughly impressed and I think you will be also.

This is Ian Roberts and Kevin Watson of Future Primitive. Listen in.