Host Ben Rice chats with Matt Vincent, owner/operator of Durango, Colorado's Oh Hi Beverage Company. Oh Hi is a beverage company focused on CBD and THC infused beverages with a current focus on seltzers. We chat about Matt's initial foray into the infusion game, as well as his past/current beer-related enterprises, Ska Brewing and Ska Fabrication, as well. Find out why Oh Hi started, why you can't mix THC and alcohol together even though hops and hemp are cousins, the fierce competition for sales in the infusion/edible CBD/THC world, the demands of the consumer in beer and weed, and the hardest sell Matt ever had to make. Plus! Beer's bottle to can transition, finding alternate revenue streams, how to spice up your life, and COVID-19 business adaptation! All this and more, on episode 131 of Barley & Me. Enjoy!

Find out more about Oh Hi Beverages (including shipping of their CBD releases) by following them online @ohhibevco or www.ohhibev.com

Check out Ska Brewing @skabrewing and Ska Fabricating @skafabricating. Be sure to enter their #SexyCans campaign for a chance to win a custom Yeti cooler loaded with Ska products and a $1,000 donation in your name to Plastic Oceans – get more info at skafabricating.com/sexycans

Barley & Me can be found across social media @barleyandmepod. Email questions/comments/concerns/guest ideas/brewery ideas to [email protected] or [email protected]

And be sure to learn more about the Black Is Beautiful Initiative, as featured in Episode 129 with Marcus Baskerville of Weathered Souls Brewing, at www.blackisbeautiful.beer

Get your merch or make donations at www.customink.com/fundraising/black-is-beautiful-initiative

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Ben is also posting #Chugs4Charity videos semi-daily on Instagram (@barleyandmepod), to help raise funds for those affected by this shutdown. You can Venmo Ben ($comedianbenrice) or hit his PayPal (@barleyandmepod) and all money will go to support the NAACP, ACLU, Black Lives Matter, and other civil rights helpers. Charities will change with the times and as emergencies arise. But the point is: all donations will go to help those who need it.

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Intro Music: “JamRoc” by Breez (@breeztheartist)

Alternate Intro Music (not featured in this episode): “Functional Alcoholism” by Be Brave Bold Robot (@bebraveboldrobot)

Logo by Jessica DiMesio (@alchemistqueen)