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Welcome to the first episode of The Antidote, Radio Brews News' daily check in with the Australian brewing industry to see how it is managing the current coronavirus emergency. We hope our conversations will be your antidote to the uncertainty and isolation that current conditions can bring. In our first episode we chat with Bintani's Phil Meddings about maintaining ingredient supply at the moment, and also his first hand account of what's happening in the US. We also chat with Two Birds co-foun...
This week we look at some of the positive changes businesses are making to adapt to current economic and social challenges. Read more about our biggest stories below. Please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcasting app. It costs nothing and helps other beer lovers discover the podcast! IBA asks for government ‘survival package’ CUB launches raft of traineeships for 2021 Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt . With over 25 years in ...
This week, we continue our swing through the High Country Brewery Trail and return to Beechworth and Bridge Road Brewing. Bridge Road Brewery’s founder Ben Kraus has been a regular guest through the life of this podcast, but as we discussed last year he planned over a couple of years to set the business up so he and his family could move to his partner Maria’s home Austria and live there for two years. And this conversation is the first time we have spoken with with Bridge Road’s CEO Donald Mace...
On the Brews News Week podcast, small brewers are leading the way with innovation by being greener about their waste products and the COVID-19 virus causes the IBD convention to be postponed. Please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcasting app. It costs nothing and helps other beer lovers discover the podcast! IBD Asia Pacific postpones convention Startup aims to turn brewery wastewater into fuel Grainstone turns spent grain into flour Yulli’s Brews with smo...
This week, we return to the High Country Brewery Trail to visit Beechworth’s ‘other’ brewery Billson’s . A recent addition to the Beechworth tourism scene, Billson’s is very much a labour of love for exercise physiologist-turned brand consultant-turned brewery owner Nathan Cowan. It is built above a natural spring, from which water is sourced for all the beverages produced on site. Operating as a brewery for almost 60 years Victoria's temperance movement saw it switch to cordials in the 1920s. N...
This week, a warning for brewers thinking of using cartoons on their labels, and how the Coronavirus is affecting the beer industry. Please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcasting app. It costs nothing and helps other beer lovers discover the podcast! Craft Brewers Conference issues coronavirus update Lost and Grounded Brewers disagrees with Portman Group finding Complaint upheld over brewer’s Instagram post NSW launches indie brewers ‘action plan’ Asahi of...
This week we speak with with Ben Summons and Nick Boots. Over the last few months Stone & Wood founder Jamie Cook has retired from the business and Ben Summons has stepped up from managing director of Stone & Wood into the role of CEO of the Fermentum group of companies, the overarching business. Nick Boots has in turn been promoted from Stone & Wood’s head of sales to General Manager. The changing of the guard comes at a significant time for the business, as the industry faces crowd...
Are cans really greener than bottles? The team discuss this and much more on Brews News Week. Please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcasting app. It costs nothing and helps other beer lovers discover the podcast! HPA marks first phase completion of $35m expansion Gage Roads signs on with Western Bulldogs Divided opinions over online alcohol study How to go green for CO2 recovery Beer is a Conversation: Bale Breaker Radio Brews News is proudly presented by C...
This week, we continue our series featuring breweries of the Victorian High Country Brewery Trail affected by the January bushfires, visiting Wangaratta and chat with Grant Jones from Malt Shed Brewing . We learn of the background of the business as three mates, lovers of all things malt, decided what the community needed was a brewery. You’ll hear the origin and focus of the brewery, the challenges and the achievements in a small town and also how the friends, having taken it as far as they can...
Jimmie Gold guest hosts the podcast with Matt and Pete to discuss the news of the week. ‘Disproportionate’ warning labels to cost $100 million Electronic nose identifies beer quality More than 200 brewers join Resilience Beer efforts Sydney’s All Hands sold for $20m Royal QLD Beer Awards Festival 7 March The Dorito Effect Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt . With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers crea...
This week, we start a series that is very close to the hearts of us here at Brews News. Late last year and through January the country experienced catastrophic fires. The response from both here and abroad has been - and continues to be - incredibly generous. However, the impact on the communities involved is often hidden, especially in areas not directly damaged by flames, but were still very affected by the fires. In late January we visited the Victorian high country and spoke to a number of t...
The whole crew is together this week as Matt, Pete and Clare discuss all the big stories for the week: Dismay over Pirate Life’s inclusion in local festival Trade mark cancelled after Melbourne brewers’ legal battle IBA increases focus on traineeships South Australia funds brewing traineeship pilot Hawker’s equity crowd fund Flagship February Matt’s essay £96 a bottle: the exotic beer that is as expensive as vintage wine Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt . With over 25 years in...
This week Matt chats with Sam Holloway, the Bay Area Distinguished Professor of Management & Entrepreneurship at the University of Portland. He is also a beer lover and in addition to being on the board of a brewery, developed Crafting A Strategy an online, digital curriculum that gives brewing entrepreneurs the tools, wisdom, and knowledge to go out and improve the world, one community at a time, one craft beer business at a time. He’s in Australia and next week, on February 19th will be pr...
This week Pete is joined by Brews News Senior Journalist Clare Burnett, and there's lots to cover. Jamie Cook steps down as IBA chair ATO figures reveal brewers’ tax contributions Entries now open for AIBA 2020 Registrations open for WA Beer Week 2020 Gage Roads ‘changing gears’ in 2020 as revenues rise ABAC dismiss trio of complaints Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt . With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help...
We recently saw the GABS Hottest 100 beers of 2019 revealed. It was the biggest year yet for the national poll, but as it has grown, so has the discussion and debate about the results. This year seemed to see the antipathy towards the results reach new levels as many of the social media beer cognoscenti decried what they regard as pedestrian beers gaining high positions in the results. Another bugbear for some were little known breweries - at least little known to them - triumphing over beer kno...
Coming to you from the road this week, Matt and Pete debrief the hottest 100 countdown. Pacific Ale back on top in GABS Hottest 100 Australian Brews News visits Victorian High country breweries Ryefield Hops rallies industry after drought devastation Brewsvegas 2020 launches Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt . With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Yo...
While he wouldn’t be known outside of his home town, this week’s guest is something of a Brisbane beer identity. Since starting in craft beer about a decade ago, Jimmie Gold has worked at some of the city’s pioneering beer venues and craft breweries. Over that time he has really come to impress with his thoughtful approach to hospitality and also managing the challenges that come in working in the alcohol and hospitality industries. He’s also a central figure in the community around craft beer i...
Over the next three hours - yes, it’s a long one - you will hear Pete Mitcham and Matt Kirkegaard, joined by Hemingway’s Brewing head brewer Anthony Clem and Cryer Malt’s Queensland & Northern Territory Sales Manager, Fergus Seppanen reveal the results live. We chat with a cavalcade of brewery representatives, including Brendan Varis and Will Irving from Feral, Scott Hargrave from Balter, Nick Boots from Stone & Wood, Christen McGarry from Your Mates and Mazen Hajjar from Hawkers as well...
This week Matt and Pete are joined by Australian Brews News Senior Journalist Clare Burnett. Make sure you tune in live for our countdown of the GABS Hot 100 on Saturday. GABS Hot 100 Countdown Registrations open for GABS 2020 Craft Beer & Cider Festival Beer InCider taking expressions of interest to sell the event. Email: martin@beerincider.com Alcohol advertising watchdog reports record number of breaches with social media the key culprit Jetty Stout Pies on Qantas Beer is a Conversation w...
This week we catch up with BrewDog's Australian top dog Calvin McDonald. Regular listeners will know that BrewDog has been a close study for Australian Brews news and on this podcast as we watched the business explode and try to match the hype and the antics with the output and the execution of what is a global craft beer phenomenon. As you'll hear, the hospitality side of the venue has exploded over the last few months, being one BrewDog's most profitable venues in the world over that period. A...
Next week we're live streaming from Hemingways for the GABS Hottest 100. Listen live here . This weeks topics: Support local, breweries urge as bushfire closures continue Industry rallies for resilience IWSR: Wine Consumption in US Declines for First Time in 25 Years ABAC advises breweries to audit social media Queensland brewers have say on new licences Every six pack of beer contributes to climate change. Brewers hope algae is the solution Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt . ...
This week we catch up with Gage Roads ’ Chief Strategy Officer Aaron Heary. Midway through last year we had a conversation with Gage Roads co-founder John Hoedemaker and Aaron about the origins and history of the publicly listed brewery. It was a really well received episode and one that received an unusually high response at the time, with many of you saying how interested you were to hear that history which hadn’t really been discussed much. In that chat we filled the episode just talking abou...
We're back for our 10th year of podcasting! Here's what's making news at the beginning of 2020. Looking Ahead: Beer Pros Predict The Next Decade Of Industry Trends (US) ABAC warns against ‘milkshake’ in latest findings Brewpubs should sound good too GABS Hottest 100 Live Countdown BrewDog Is Opening the World's First Alcohol-Free Craft Beer Bar Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt . With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredien...
This episode features Adam Trippe Smith, a leading figure in the Australian brewing scene, reflecting on his diverse career. He delves into the challenges and triumphs of co-founding McLaren Vale Brewing Company and establishing Kegstar, Australia's first keg leasing company. Adam also shares his vision for his latest ventures, Konvoy Kegs and White Bay Beer Company, offering valuable insights into industry trends, brand building, and sustainable growth strategies for entrepreneurial brewers.
Welcome to a special Beer is a Conversation, our last for 2019. A live chat with Stone & Wood co-founder Brad Rogers recorded at Brisbane’s My Beer Dealer. It’s fair to say that Brad is a legend. If it wasn’t just for creating Pacific Ale, arguably the most influential new beer of the last twenty years, Brad would still be revered as a brewer. This is a wonderful, long chat with Brad about so much that is going on in the beer word at the moment, but also about the beers that he is creating a...
That's a wrap. Our final Brews News Week for 2019. Here's what's making news: Social media posts again before ABAC New Belgium’s employee owners have voted in favour of selling the brewery to Lion’s global craft division, Lion Little World Beverages . CUB donates water to Queensland and NSW farmers FARE attacks Uncle Dan’s Revised Limits on Safe Alcohol Consumption Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt . With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt has been bringing you the world’s ...
This week Matt speaks with brewer Dean McLeod. Dean has a varied history in the Aussie brewing scene with names like Colonial Brewing, Lord Nelson, Malt Shovel, Little Creatures and White Rabbit under his belt, before moving to Canada. Matt catches up with Dean to see what he's up to now and how the Canadian beer scene compares. Enjoy the conversation. Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt . With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt has been bringing you the world’s best local an...
It's the penultimate episode of Brews News Week for 2019. Here's what's making news. ACCC raises competition concerns over Asahi-CUB deal Malt Shed owners put brewery up for sale IBA showcases independence Beer volume decline to hit big brewers say analysts Brewing training launched by Queensland high school Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt . With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt has been bringing you the world’s best local and imported malts. Your premium brewing partne...
Pete joins Matt in Brisbane to discuss a huge week in Aussie beer news. Balter announces sale to CUB ABAC upholds complaints about historic social posts Scale up without selling out says Founders First CEO Hat-trick year for Bright Brewery at Victoria Tourism Awards Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt . With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt has been bringing you the world’s best local and imported malts. Your premium brewing partner and proud supporters of Brews News. We th...
Balter Brewing Co has been acquired by Carlton and United Breweries as Australia’s big brewers engage in another wave of craft acquisitions. The sale, announced today for an undisclosed sum, sees the Currumbin-based brewery join 4 Pines and Pirate Life in the existing CUB stable. If the Asahi acquisition of CUB is allowed to go ahead , they also join Green Beacon which was acquired by Asahi back in August . Balter was launched in 2016 and its beers have since been the recipient of a host of awar...
