Radio Brews News focuses on the issues facing the Australian brewing business and discusses them with the people shaping the industry. Every Tuesday, hear an interview with a leader in the brewing industry and every Thursday, hear the Brews News team discuss the news of the week.
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This week the team discuss GABS latest hot 100 lists, Black Hops second equity crowdfund, and we get an update from the UK with Matt Curtis. 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! GABS releases all Hottest 100 lists Black Hops’ second equity crowdfund raises $2.2 million Endeavour Brewing buys taproom from JV partner New recipe for Asahi Super Dry All Inn’s wort kit diversificat...
This week, we chat with chef Paul West, host of River Cottage Australia and advocate for sustainability. He is also the host of the ABC’s Big Brew Challenge which will air on Tuesday, 8th February. Guided by Australian brewer Samara Fuss, the Big Brew Challenge will see three teams of craft beer enthusiasts compete over 3 weeks for their beer to be crowned champion. During the chat, we discuss the Big Brew Challenge, what he has learned about beer through the process of making the show and the c...
This week the team discuss the GABS Hottest 100 and are joined by Mike Bray to see what will be new with the awards next year. 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! GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers of 2021 announced Coca-Cola to sell interest in Australian Beer Co. IBA bullish despite tough year ATO extends beer repackaging concession Nanobrewery Brew Mountains expands Our p...
As one of the original craft brewers, Ben has been a frequent guest on this podcast over the last 12 years. In many ways, both Bridge Road and Brews News have grown up together, shaped by the ever changing industry in which we operate. When I am asked which breweries in Australia really exemplify the craft beer or indie ethos, Ben and Bridge Road are always in that list. Which is why it’s interesting to watch the way that Bridge Road has grown and evolved over its life and in this chat we look a...
Sabrina Kunz and Clare Burnett join Matt Kirkegaard as the team countdown GABS Hottest 100 beers of 2021. View the full list here . If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by: Sponsoring the show Reviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting service Emailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts...
This week the team discuss the ethics of 'buy now pay later' schemes, and wine is after a share of the beer market - should we take it as a compliment? 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! Buy-now-pay-later for alcohol “ethically questionable” GABS Hottest 100 celebrations ABAC review set for 2022 Jacob’s Creek fights for beer’s ‘share of throat’ at cricket Lion to sell Magic ...
Happy New Year and welcome to 2022! This week the team discuss a branding stoush between Brick Lane and Better Beer, and the 2021 Brewing in New Zealand report findings. 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! Brick Lane in brand battle Mighty Craft acquires 100% of Jetty Road Brewing in NZ 2021 report released Gage Roads set to open new venue Our partners Radio Brews News is pro...
This week the team discuss brewer tax contributions as revealed by the ATO, ABAC complaints spiking in recent years, and they reflect on the year that was 2021. 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! Brewer tax contributions revealed by ATO NSW trophy changes hands in 2019 Indies corrections Bondi Brewing signs US airline deal Complaints spike as ABAC judges major brands Sealegs...
This week on Beer is a Conversation, we spoke to Richard Adamson, newly-announced chair of the Independent Brewers Association. The IBA, like the industry itself, has faced many challenges in the past year not only in relation to COVID-19 but also with issues of diversity in the industry, skills shortages and labelling controversies. We spoke to Richard to find out his aims and focuses for the IBA in the coming year in a wide-ranging discussion looking at the IBA's new Code of Conduct , labellin...
This week we catch up again with Mighty Craft CEO and Managing Director, Mark Haysman. We first spoke to Mark way back in February 2019 shortly after the business, then named Founders First , announced that it had invested in Newcastle’s Foghorn Brewhouse. In that conversation Mark introduced the craft beer accelerator’s vision and outlined its unique model. That conversation spurred a lot on interest from brewers who reached out to us wanting to be put in contact with Mark, which certainly spok...
This week the team discuss the pallet shortage impacting brewers, Cryer's KeyKeg partnership and the opportunities in beer merchandise. 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! Pallet shortages impacting Australia’s brewers Cryer expands with KeyKeg partnership Major brewers team up for Victorian CDS bid “Overwhelming demand” for Mighty Craft beer brand Unrealised opportunities in...
This week on Beer is a Conversation, we meet Ben Holdstock, Co-founder and Head of Product with Heaps Normal . Regular listeners will know that we have a fascination with the alcohol-free beer category, trying to understand what it is, what its potential is and what it means for the broader beer world. 2021 has been a year that has seen unprecedented media coverage of the alcohol-free sector, and Heaps Normal has been at the forefront of that attention. The brand has certainly won plenty of acco...
This week the team discuss the corrections at the Indies Awards - including a chat with the IBA, Heaps Normal's big fund raise, and consumer voting opens for GABS Hot 100. 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 announces corrections to Indies trophies Heaps Normal raises $8.5m Bridge Road launches employee ownership scheme Prancing Pony focuses on local with pop-up Investmen...
Today we chat with Annelies Nijskens and Jimmy Van Eetvelde from Madocke Brewing. A Belgian couple, Annelies came to Australia for a school, exchange at 17 and always wanted to return. The couple had an engineering firm in Belgium but Jimmy found something a little disheartening about making something well and with pride, only to have it hidden in a cupboard of behind a false wall. He decided he wanted to make beer instead. Annelies persuaded a reluctant Jimmy to up their life and move to Austra...
This week the team discuss the global freight crisis, Lions acquisition of Stone & Wood and the Indie Awards are being contested. 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! Lion completes Stone & Wood acquisition 2021 Indies results revealed & Indies awards contested, audit underway Global freight crisis challenging the brewing industry WABA combats keg theft with latest...
This week, we speak with co-founders of Slow Lane Brewing Alex and Yvonne Jarman. Slow Lane first opened the doors in Botany in January this year and the local brewpub has gone from strength to strength. Most recently, the team won Champion Packaged Beer and Best NSW Beer at the 2021 Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Show for its Threefold Belgian Tripel. In this chat, we discuss growing as a brewery during COVID, the appeal of specialised breweries, and juggling working life in a brewery with famil...
This week the team reveal some of the history of the podcast and discuss the new network to link brewers with breweries and how seltzer marketing is facing ABAC. 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! Australian Brewers Network to link brewers and breweries Australian breweries win at International Brewing Awards Queensland Government caves to hotel lobby over four-packs Beverag...
Dr. Tim Cooper, Managing Director of Coopers Brewery, provides a candid overview of the company's 2021 performance, highlighting growth in packaged beer despite keg volume impacts. He delves into Coopers' journey with canned ales, including technical challenges and how the craft beer sector has positively influenced consumer perception. The discussion also covers strategies for attracting younger drinkers, Coopers' approach to product innovation, and the considerations behind potential craft brewery acquisitions, offering a rare glimpse into the dynamics of a major independent brewery.
This week the team discuss the 2021 Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Show winners, Hawkes' new production brewery and some disappointing results from the beer diversity survey. 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! Hawke’s launches production brewery in Marrickville Triple1Three launches crowdfund MD steps down at Lion Little World Beverages 38% respondents experienced abuse says ...
This week we speak with Eden Pink, senior brewer at Prancing Pony Brewery. First joining the brewery around five years ago, Eden has risen through the ranks and now has a beer named after her. In this chat, we hear how Eden has progressed throughout her career, what her experience has been like working at Prancing Pony, her thoughts on where the industry is heading and how the industry can work towards being more inclusive of everyone. Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer ...
This week the team discuss Lion's purchase of Bells Brewery in the US, a new chair for the IBA and expansion planned for Coopers after record sales. 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! Lion buys Bells Brewery New chair for the IBA ACCC will not oppose Stone & Wood sale to Lion Expansion after record packaged sales at Coopers Cheeky Monkey rebrands again Indigenous program...
This week we catch up with Scott Shomer, co-founder of Helios Brewing . Earlier in the year, we spoke with head brewer, Charlie Hodgson , as he celebrated his 20th anniversary in the industry. In this chat, we look at some of the brewery’s various achievements of late, including its win of the Lord Mayor’s Sustainability in Business award and its recent collaboration with BrewDog. We also discuss how Helios strives to be sustainable as a business and how the industry can move towards implementin...
This week the team recognise a milestone for the Independent Brewers Association, and discuss Konvoy Keg's plans for expansion and updates on the Coca-Cola situation. 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 beer association marks first decade Coca-Cola to exit beer in Australia, sell Feral Konvoy raises $30 million to fund expansion Mighty Craft $5.8m raise “Middle ground” ...
This week the team discuss Coca Cola's decision to exit the Australian beer market, Southern Bay Brewing is placed into liquidation and news on Young Henry's algae project. 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! Coca-Cola to exit beer in Australia, sell Feral Southern Bay Brewing placed in liquidation Young Henrys takes algae project to the next level Paper or plastic? The label...
This week we catch up with Scott and Renae McKinnon from Wolf of the Willows . We have spoken to Scott once or twice before but never Scott & Renae together about the back story to Wolf of the Willows. Today we discuss what led them to start as a nomad brewery in 2014, their inspiration and progress to taking over the site of the failed Albatross brewing just as COVID hit last year, how they survived the last 18 months and what it's like as a married couple running a brewery at the best of t...
This week the team discuss Grogan's big pay cut, Newcastle's plans for a crowdfunded brewery and Two Bays wins Australian Small Business of the Year! Content warning: This episode contains a discussion on alcohol addiction. If you'd prefer to skip this discussion, it happens between 29.18 to 37.53. 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! Grogan takes a pay cut as director leaves ...
This week the team discuss the new database for physical breweries, the findings of an ABAC survey, and the perception of pollies in pubs on freedom day. 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! Database of physical breweries launched BrewDog adds pasteuriser to expand NoLo range ABAC survey explores alcohol advertising perceptions ACCC consults on “competitive detriment” areas Ne...
This episode features a panel discussion we recorded this week looking at how to establish the value for a brewery, proudly presented by HPA . Our Expert Panel: Peter Bishop | Managing Director HLB Chessboard Peter has a depth of experience in private equity, agribusiness, health and services. He regularly acts as lead adviser to boards through corporate transactions. HLB Chessboard provides strategic advice to assist business owners with making business decisions in mergers and acquisitions, ca...
This week the team discuss the ACCC's stance on beer market competition, Sobah's crowdfunding success, and the rugby league players who decided to launch their own beer. 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 calls out beer market competition to ACCC Sobah Beverages raises $1 million The Mill Brewery opens second Victoria site Beerfarm gets $900k NSW grant ACT and NSW lower ...
