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This week the team discuss the award for the beer awards, beer equipment bargains, and flaws in the tax system. 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! Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved Peer Nominations Open for Indies Beer awards wins itself an award BrewDog Bargain Hunting Choose Your Fighter Check out the Brewery Pro Podcast. O...
This week we return to beer labels and branding trends as we again chat with Isaac Arthur from US design consultancy Codo Design. We last spoke with Isaac in 2021, and wanted to go back to speak with Isaac as Codo has released its annual Beer Branding Trends Review, which is an incredibly rich resource for the brewing industry. I don’t think I am overstating it to say that in the incredibly competitive beer market, branding is increasingly the most important element in getting a consumer to choo...
This week the team discuss the current economic challenges facing the industry and recent brewery closures. 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! Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved Lion to close Two Birds Brewing Wicked Elf Beer to Close Tallboy and Moose announce ownership transition Pregnancy Labelling bites hard for breweries ...
This week the team discuss the Perth Royal Beer Awards and the latest ABAC adjudications. 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! Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved Latest ABAC Adjudications Perth Royal Beer Awards IBD launches Beer Sensory Analysis - short course Accessibility & Inclusion - Free QLD Government Training Buy you...
This week we meet Thomas Vandelanotte, head brewer at John Martin Brewery in Belgium, and makers of Timmerman’s beers and also Bourgogne Des Flandres. I will always have a fondness for Belgian beers. To some extent, that’s because they were among the first to show me that not all beers were lagers, but also as my career has developed and I have watched the evolution of the craft beer industry, because their brewers have such respect for what they make and also how it will be enjoyed, while still...
This week the team discuss the sustainability of packaging, breweries capturing CO2 and why craft beer needs constraints. 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! Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved PakTech partners with Visy to manufacture in Australia Rise in UK breweries going bust amid thirst for cheaper craft beers Breweries are...
This week we have a really fun conversation with Revel Brewing’s national sales manager, Hugh Doyle. Hugh has only recently started this position, joining Revel after finishing with Stone & Wood where he spend more than 11 years in sales roles. Prior to that Hugh had a career in hospitality, managing and co-owning pub venues - including time running a Vodka bar - where he gained a wealth of knowledge and experience. As we always do, we dig deeply in his career and what he has learned and can...
This week the team discuss the focus on pokies and suggest a rebrand for 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! Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved Matso’s sells pokies to focus on beer Hairydog acquires Boozebud Major DrinkWise Campaign launched ahead of state of origin Beer Needs a TV Makeover - John Holl Check...
This one is rustic ...Sabrina and Matt catch up in Melbourne the morning after the Australian International Beer Awards to discuss the news of the week...but our producer Jo is away, so we have uploaded it unedited and raw. Apologies for the quality! We discuss the 30th AIBA's, Mighty Craft and the increasing focus on alcohol warnings.
This week we have a slightly different conversation as we meet Tim Maxwell and Alastair Gillespie from the Lord Howe Island Brewery. The brewery was announced in 2020, when I spoke with then Lion Managing Director James Brindley who, together with Chuck Hahn, told how Lion was working with the Maxwell family to build a brewery on the island. That caused a bit of a kerfuffle on the Island, as many locals - including the competing Lord Howe Island Brewing Company - were unaware of Lion’s involveme...
This week the team share their disgust over Blackflags Barely Legal brew and share the other news of the week. Content warning: This episode contains some swearing and some topics that might not be suitable for young ears. 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! Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved Blackflag - Barely Legal Behemoth a...
This week we have a special panel discussion recorded live at the recent Craft Brewer Conference in Nashville. 2023 has been a pivotal year for the brewing industry here, and the current state of the market was a significant topic of discussion at this year’s Craft Brewers Conference. A strong Australian contingent was in Nashville attending the event and immediately after the conference closed, I was interested in hearing the immediate impressions from some of those that were in attendance. It ...
This week the team discuss the fact that no growth could be the new normal for craft and where new growth could come from. 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! Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved No growth the ‘new normal’ for craft New initiative for Cicerones launched in Australia New Hop Varieties for Clayton Hops Expressions ...
This week the team discuss Endeavours Q3 results, the toughest ever alcohol marketing code and whether AI is coming for the brewing 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! Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved Lion ends Bevy, rebrands as Little Creatures Endeavour Releases Q3 Results Toughest ever Alcohol Marketing Code IBA ...
This week’s conversation is so wide ranging and interesting that we didn’t even end up touching on the topic that we planned to. The guest today is Brand Manager of MoonDog, which I probably should note up front as in the hour long conversation, we don’t touch once on his current paid job or his employer. But my guest, Miro Bellini, is arguably Australia’s most passionate, thoughtful and pragmatic advocate for craft beer. This conversation ends up having no real topic…just beer, but with Miro th...
This week the team discuss 14 day payment terms for small suppliers and how healthy is alcohol really? 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! Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved Endeavour Group makes 14-day payment terms permanent for small suppliers Moderate Beer Consumption Is Associated with Good Physical and Mental Health Statu...
And this week we don’t just learn about beer, we learn about potato crisps as we meet brewing quality consultant Clare Clouting. Until recently Clare was with Good Drinks Australia where she had worked as Quality Assurance Manager and Operations Systems Manager. Recently she founded Athena Business Solutions with the aim of assisting food and beverage businesses produce safe, high quality and compliant products through education and easy to use tools, food safety coaching and consulting. We begi...
This week the team discuss ABACs quarterly report and VicReturn appointed as scheme co-ordinator for the Victorian CDS Scheme. 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! Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved ABAC quarterly report shows increase in complaints Brewery Radar VicReturn appointed as scheme co-ordinator for the Victorian CDS S...
This week we meet Dylan Firth, Executive Director of the Brewers Association of New Zealand. There is always a lot of discussion amongst brewers at the smaller end of the market about things like independence and the market dominance of the large brewers, but at the same time, there are a great many issues that affect all brewers. As we have discussed on this podcast recently, policy development and industry advocacy are incredibly time-consuming for industry bodies and I was interested in speak...
This week the team discuss online liquor sales review and calls for real teeth in regulating large retailers. 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! Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved Calls for ‘real teeth’ in regulating large retailers. Qld to consult on online liquor sales review Styks Brewery for Sale WA Beer & Brewing Conf...
Former Stone & Wood General Manager Nick Boots launches "The Business of Beer" consultancy, offering strategic advice to independent brewers. He candidly addresses the post-COVID market challenges, advocating for a shift from chasing hype and volume to focusing on robust financial planning, sustainable growth, and distinct brand identity. Boots also highlights the pitfalls of unreliable industry data and the importance of appealing to a broader consumer base beyond the craft niche. His insights provide a pragmatic look at building long-term profitability in a maturing industry.
This week the team discuss Black Hops loss post crowdfund and what was the real impact of Covid. 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! Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved Creditors approve Tribe DOCA Black Hops reveals large loss post-crowdfund COVID, floods and growth costs impact BrewDog results Pregnancy labelling changes appro...
This week we continue our accidental series on construction professionals who started a brewery as we meet Sonia and Guy Schweitzer from Scarborough Harbour Brewing Co. Scarborough Harbour made a bit of a splash recently at the The Royal Queensland Beer Awards, winning best new brewery and champion brewpub in addition to a number of gold medals. It was a strong result for a new brewery, especially one that didn’t ride the hype train as it launched and we wanted to check it out and hear their sto...
This week the team discuss how to spot an independent craft beer and updates to the recommended pregnancy label. 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! Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved Asashi to close Green Beacon production brewery, retain brew pub How to Spot an Independent Craft Beer FSANZ recommends change to pregnancy label...
This week we meet Cheyne Meehan, who opened Happy Valley brewery in Brisbane three years ago. Cheyne, who was making a pretty good living as a crane driver, was bitten hard by the homebrew bug and, like many before him, decided it would be a great idea to open a brewery. As you’ll hear, underfunded, underplanned, and with COVID swirling, he went ahead. It was hard, and mistakes were made, as they say, but when you listen to him it’s hard to hear any regret amidst his love of what he’s doing and ...
This week the team discuss lactose labelling requirements, Lion to close Tiny Mountain and we say goodbye to Neil 'Pops' Whittorn. 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! Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved Vale: Neil ‘Pops’ Whittorn Might Craft raises $5m for growth Lion to Tiny Mountain Lactose labelling requirements: FSANZ Heaps ...
This week on Beer is a Conversation we meet Dr Ron Beatson. It’s not many people who get to have the impact on a country’s industry that Ron has had on the hops industry in New Zealand. His research has been credited as having transformed NZ Hops from a cottage industry supplying hops to NZ-based brewers to a sophisticated export product with more than 85% of production now exported to the some of the world's leading beer producing nations. In Nectaron he has also had a hop named after him. I wa...
This week the team have an update on the Ballistic Beer situation, Better Beer are seeking capital and there's a confusing recall. 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! Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved Ballistic Beer avoid liquidation Better Beer seeks $20-million for expansion Product Recall: Counter Culture Eirinn Irish Cream...
This week we have something a little different as we meet Bede Durbidge, one of the founders of Balter Brewing Company. Balter is sometimes - and I think unfairly - referred to as the surfers brewery, on account of the four very visible faces who were behind the business. While the profile of the surfers behind Balter undoubtedly helped garner some attention and stand out in an increasingly crowded market when it launched, the drinks industry is littered with brands that failed despite much more...
This week the team discuss Asahi's deal with Live Nation, VBs high ABV play and one brewpub raises the drinking age. 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! Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved Asahi signs exclusive Live Nation deal ASIC raises concerns over CSF non-compliance Product recall: Your Mates Watermelon Sour Victoria Bitte...
