EPISODE · May 7, 2026 · 1H 8M
A Brewmaster, His Son, and an Energy Drink That Actually Makes Sense
from Drink O'Clock · host Rob Valincius
A guy walks into a hospital gift shop at 2 a.m. while his wife is in labor, reaches for an energy drink, and realizes every option on the shelf was made for a teenager. That moment sparked Mocean Energy.This week I sit down with Tony Vieira, a brewmaster who spent 36 years at Anheuser-Busch, Coors, and Mark Anthony Brewing, where he helped develop White Claw. Tony breaks down the science of hangovers, what it was like building million-square-foot breweries during COVID to meet White Claw demand, and why he and his son Christian walked away from corporate life to build a clean energy drink rooted in Eastern medicine and his Filipino mother's home remedies.Find Mocean Energy at drinkmocean.energy or on Amazon.Want to be a guest on Drink O'Clock? Send us a message on PodMatch here: podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/drinkoclockKnow someone who'd be great to interview? Txt us!Support the show
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A guy walks into a hospital gift shop at 2 a.m. while his wife is in labor, reaches for an energy drink, and realizes every option on the shelf was made for a teenager. That moment sparked Mocean Energy. This week I sit down with Tony Vieira, a brewmaster who spent 36 years at Anheuser-Busch, Coors, and Mark Anthony Brewing, where he helped develop White Claw. Tony breaks down the science of hangovers, what it was like building million-square-foot breweries during COVID to meet White Claw dem...
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