{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Von Ebert\u2019s Dashawn Agbonze on Failing in Safe Spaces and the Importance of Brewing Education","description":" Von Ebert Brewing brewer Dashawn Agbonze sees himself as the \u201cfun police\u201d \u2013 a badge he wears proudly, much like the German brewers that he admires.   \u201cI\u2019m always like, \u2018Why are we doing this?\u2019\u201d Agbonze said on the latest edition of the Brewbound Podcast. \u201cUltimately, like the Germans, I don\u2019t believe in magic. I need an explanation. Let\u2019s talk it out. Part of that is, let\u2019s train people so that everyone can see the same vision and we have the same goal because we know exactly how to get there.\u201d   Agbonze, a two-time Michael James Jackson Foundation for Brewing and Distilling (MJF) scholarship awardee, shares his journey climbing the ranks of the brewing industry and why he believes education is critical for up-and-coming brewers.   \u201cThe education is important because it enables you to be in a controlled space to fail,\u201d he explained. \u201cYou\u2019re not putting a business on the line. You don\u2019t have employees with families that you have to risk in order to learn that \u2018Hey, a clean tank would make the beer that you want,\u2019 or \u2018Hey, contamination via your canning line can happen,\u2019 or how to solve these problems in a safe space.\u201d   Failures in a learning environment become key lessons in training the next generation of brewers, Agbonze shares.   Before the interview, the Brewbound team discusses the latest news, including a major departure from Whole Foods\u2019 bev-alc team, an update on Pabst\u2019s stolen beer, the Beer Institute\u2019s latest beer supply data and FIFCO USA\u2019s new owner and new\/old name.   Brewbound managing editor Jessica Infante also shares highlights from her trip to Asheville for the annual business planning meetings at Highland Brewing and Sierra Nevada. ","author_name":"Brewbound Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/brewbound.libsyn.com\/website","html":"