This week the team discuss BrewDog's expansion plans, Cryer Malt's focus on tech and expressions of interest sought for Mildura Brewery. 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! BrewDog AU to expand following growth Sauce launches brewer traineeships Cryer Malt focuses on tech in next growth phase Konvoy integrates Keg Services Madocke brews beer with Belgian Embassy Expressions o...
May 19, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 369
This week I meet Louise Cooper, Strategic Development Manager at Coopers Brewery as Coopers prepares to celebrate 160 years of brewing. Of course, with a name like that Louise is not just the Strategic Development Manager she is also daughter of Coopers Managing Director Dr Tim Cooper and a member of the sixth generation of the Coopers family to have a role in the brewery. In her role, Louise has taken a lead in managing Coopers’ recently announced $50 million visitor centre, microbrewery and wh...
May 17, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 243
This week the team discuss the challenges of being a parent in the brewing industry, and the philosophy of alcohol free beers and cannabis. 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! XXXX enters no-alc space Good Drinks set to exceed volume targets Barrett Burston’s wastewater recycling saves 1bn litres The challenges of being a parent in the brewing industry Philosophy of AF beers ...
May 12, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 368
This week, we speak to Blasta Brewing Co . founder Steve Russell. Since launching in 2018, the Western Australian brewery has gone from strength-to-strength through awards, funding and most recently, through appointing a national sales director in Luke Pirrottina. During the chat, we discuss these milestones, as well as the brewery's work with the Western Australian Brewers Association. Our partners HPA – Learn how HPA are contributing to a sustainable future of quality beer by watching their vi...
May 10, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 242
This week the team discuss Feral's role with Coca Cola, ABAC's biggest year, and which beers make it onto mainstream restaurant menus. 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! Feral set to stay in Coca Cola portfolio Biggest year on record for ABAC Online sales accelerate at Coles Liquor Second brewery in the works for Urban Alley Dan Murphy’s MD steps down Craft-sized pasteuriser...
May 05, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 367
This week, we speak to Kyle Pearson, founder of Alice Springs Brewing Co. During the chat, we discuss the success the brewery has found through awards, its recent expansion and the challenges of being a brewery located in a bustling tourist town. Our partners HPA – Learn how HPA are contributing to a sustainable future of quality beer by watching their virtual hop harvest. Brewstaff - Brewstaff partners with some of Australia's favourite craft breweries & distilleries to find the best talent...
May 04, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 241
This week the team discuss the IBA's 10 year roadmap, and continued growth expected for non-alc beers indicated by trademark activity. 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’s 10-year roadmap out for consultation Disaster-proofing on the agenda as Newstead brewing pauses Better Beer stays strong for Mighty Craft Konvoy doubles down on New Zealand NZ’s Crosby Hops partners fo...
Apr 28, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 366
Welcome to this special edition of Radio Brews News in which we hear from Kylie Lethbridge, CEO of the Independent Brewers Association about the just-released consultation draft of its Roadmap for the Australian independent beer industry, FutureBrew 2031 . This roadmap is the culmination of extensive consumer research and industry consultation and is an ambitious plan for the industry, including tackling a lot of challenges such as what does independence mean for the consumer. In this conversati...
Apr 28, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 366
This week, we head to the newly opened Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre to chat with Nathan Lennon, co-founder of Hawke’s Brewing Co. During the chat, we discuss the creative vision of Hawke’s Brewing as a brand and what continues to drive the business after five successful years. Our partners HPA - Learn how HPA are contributing to a sustainable future of quality beer by watching their virtual hop harvest. Brews News Business Directory - The place to advertise brewing ingredients, equipment, s...
Apr 26, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 240
This week the team discuss Endeavour Group sales, cardboard pop up venues and we honour some greats of the NZ 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! Endeavour third quarter results Bridge Road to open cardboard pop-up venue 2022 AIBA Presentation Dinner Our partners Cryer Malt - supplying the best ingredients to Australian and New Zealand brewers for 30 years Rallings ...
Apr 21, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 365
This week, we return to the endlessly fascinating world of beer marketing as I speak with Malcolm Eadie, Brand Director Craft and Premium at Lion. Part of Malcolm’s portfolio is the James Squire brand, which has just released a major new integrated marketing campaign, Ordinary be Damned. While the campaign itself is advertising - something that we normally wouldn't cover as news - it’s hard to ignore a major activation from Australia’s largest craft beer brand and Malcolm agreed to join me to di...
Apr 19, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 239
This week the team discuss sustainability, the definition of craft and a sharp decrease in ABAC complaints. 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! Brewers grapple with sustainable packaging Founder steps down at Broo Sharp decrease in ABAC complaints CUB brings back Reschs Dinner Ale Attracting new grads key to success at CUB Our partners Rallings Labels and Stickers - Leading p...
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 364
This week we chat with Young Henry’s Richard Adamson and Zoe Catterall. Listeners will recall that almost exactly a year ago we spoke with Oscar McMahon and Dan Hampton from Young Henry’s and, with so much happening in the beer world, we ordinarily wouldn’t speak to the same brewery so soon. However, Young Henry’s is just turning 10, a milestone for any brewery and particularly one that has grown to be one of the largest independent breweries in the country, If you want to hear about some of the...
Apr 12, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 238
This week the team discuss ways breweries can become carbon neutral and a price rise for container deposit schemes. 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! Carbon neutral Capital launches industry template Non-alcoholic XPA complaint dismissed by ABAC BreweryPro: Becoming a B Corp brewery NSW CDS prices rise but no change in ACT Sour beer recalled Brewers Association Releases 202...
Apr 07, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 363
This week, we speak with Hamish Coates and Ricky Watt, founder and brand director of Rocky Ridge Brewing Co. During the chat, we discuss the company's recent win of the Promoting Sustainability award for WA in the Telstra Best of Business Awards 2022 . We also speak about the brewery celebrating its fifth birthday this year, as well as the challenges of being a brewery based in Western Australia. Our partners Brewstaff - partners with some of Australia's favourite craft breweries & distiller...
Apr 05, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 237
This week the team discuss changes to excise payments and restrictions on entry categories for Melbourne Royal Beer Awards. 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 welcomes excise payment changes Labels should match entry category says Melbourne Royal DrinkWise launches mental health campaign Beer is a Conversation podcast Sunshine Coast beverage precinct attracts $33m Pink B...
Mar 31, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 362
This week we talk mindfulness around drinking as we talk about a new initiative from DrinkWise , the Never Have I Ever campaign. We work in an industry that is a little different to many. Alcohol is a part of our culture and can be a positive part of it, but due to its very nature it is a product that has special responsibilities around the way it is marketed and sold, and also consumed. It is also important to consider the culture that we promote and accept around alcohol consumption. It’s alwa...
Mar 29, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 236
This week the team go in depth on the latest research into drinking habits and discuss the idea of crowdfunding through sites like Go Fund Me. 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! Event raises $17.5k for flooded Brisbane breweries FARE claims alcohol companies profit from heavy drinkers Beer startup tries alternative route to market ABS survey explores alcohol consumption Regi...
Mar 24, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 361
This week, we speak to Lauren Sheppard and Jack Viney, general manager and head brewer of Moo Brew , Tasmania’s biggest independent brewery. During the chat, we break down the journey of Moo Brew and the challenges of being a brewery based in Tasmania. We also discuss the company’s new sub-brand, BREW, which launched last year with Tassie Lager. Recently, the brewery expanded upon the range with the release of Tassie Ale , the second addition to the range. Our partners Brewstaff - partners with ...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 235
This week the team launch the States of Brewing report, new board appointments at Retail Drinks and New Zealand is finally open! 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! Brews News launches States of Brewing report Good Drinks to sell Magners Irish Cider range in Australia Entries open for 2022 Royal Adelaide Beer Awards Authenticity is key for holiday marketing says expert Brewer...
Mar 17, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 360
This week we discuss all things hospitality as we chat with Sarah Turner- Beer Education & Experiences, Community & Culture Developer at 4 Pines Brewing Co . Having spent 13 years at 4 Pines, Sarah was a very early hire at the brewery when it was one of the foundational breweries in Sydney. Coming from a background in pubs, Sarah played a significant role in establishing 4 Pines as a hospitality venue, at a time when hospitality wasn’t always a focus for start-up breweries. We talk about...
Mar 15, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 234
This week the team discuss breweries impacted by the floods, Batch and Bucket Boys, and whether beer and sports should mix. 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! Batch acquires Bucket Boys Vic Pils wins best beer at Royal Queensland Beer Awards Breweries impacted by floods + Two Mates Flood relief IBD launches Essentials in Brewing course Digital Decals freshen tap offerings Be...
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 359
Due to the floods in South East Queensland and Northern NSW we are bringing you an abridged version of Brews News Week. Join Matt for a short update on this weeks news. 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! Brisbane breweries impacted by floods Two Mates gofund.me Better Beer defends against Brick Lane claims Broo results excise misfire Victoria alcohol takeaway rules changed A...
Mar 03, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 358
This week, Better Beer as we speak with the person behind that brand, Nick Cogger. Better Beer has become something of a Piñata for craft beer drinkers, particularly since its top 10 finish in this years’ GABS Hottest 100 Craft Beers, for a beer that doesn’t fit more traditional definitions of craft. But even in his mid 30s Nick is no newcomer to the world of beer, with almost two decades in the industry already. As you’ll hear, Nick discovered the world of brewing when his father set up a Brew ...
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 233
This week the team discuss how retailers are maintaining their performance through covid and rising aluminium prices. 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! COVID bites but retailers maintain performance Mixed results at crowdfunded beer businesses Navigating the challenges of recipe changes Aluminium price rises impact Orora Bentspoke and Capital secure another stadium deal Ent...
Feb 24, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 357
This week, we speak with Nat and Callum Reeves, founders of Kaiju Beer. Since launching in 2013, the Kaiju brand has seen considerable growth with the expansion of its canning line last year and most recently with opening its first Melbourne brewpub . During this chat, we discuss why the team chose a brewpub model, the journey to opening the new venue and the challenges that came with it. We also break down how Kaiju has evolved over the last few years and what led the business to launch its new...
Feb 22, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 232
This week the team discuss changes to Good Beer Week and BrewCon, disputes over covid drinking, and your perceptions around beer ABV strength. 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 rearranges Good Beer Week and BrewCon Brewery consolidation in spotlight: US report Lion owner Kirin to exit Myanmar venture COVID drinking dispute continues Portfolio brands growth at Good Drink...
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 356
In an announcement today , the Independent Brewers Association has made the difficult decision to postpone and rearrange both Good Beer Week and BrewCon this year. Good Beer Week, which was set to be held in May, is being cancelled, whilst BrewCon, the major brewing industry conference set to be held in Queensland, is being rescheduled for August 2023.
Feb 16, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 356
This week on the Beer is a Conversation podcast, we talk to Lauren Jack, chief operating officer of Brisbane's Ballistic Beer Co. which has been growing under the umbrella of the Mighty Craft portfolio. With five venues now under the Ballistic banner, Lauren discusses the challenges of a multi-venue model and growing a business in a pandemic. At the end of 2021, she was also appointed as a director on the board of the Independent Brewers Association, so we discuss her career, her new role at the...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 231
This week the team discuss the relationship between beer and spirits, Lion's new CEO and New Zealand's hottest 100 beers. 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 announces new CEO Whisky distillers acquire Lion’s West End brewhouse Clayton Hops invests in new hop processing plant 2021 GABS NZ Hottest 100 Craft Beers announced Cellar door alcohol consumption initiative launch...
Feb 10, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 355
