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 Sydney Beer Week and the alcohol consumption rates in Australia. Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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! Sydney Beer Week to Return Apparent Consumption of alcohol in Australia Cancer Warnings Check out the Brewery Pro Podcast. Our partners Cryer Malt - Supplying the bes...
This episode features Mark Hubbard, an equity crowdfunding specialist, engaging in a candid discussion with host Matt about the nuances of raising capital for breweries through OnMarket. They delve into the perceived benefits of ECF for growth opportunities, contrasting it with traditional investment methods, while robustly addressing Matt's long-standing concerns regarding investor returns, regulatory enforcement, and post-funding communication. The conversation highlights the balance between financial and emotional investor motivations, and the importance of integrity to maintain trust in the craft beer industry.
This week the team discuss the idea of dynamic surging and is alcohol the new tobacco? Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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! Melbourne's Bad Shepherd enters Voluntary Administration Ozempic seems to curb cravings for alcohol. Here's what scientists think is going on Shouting killed by rising cos...
This week Matt is back in Sydney’s inner west to chat again with Wayward Brewing’s Peter Philip. The last few weeks have almost been a Where Are they Now series, as we go back and find how the last few years have treated guests that we spoke to during the COVID days to see what’s changed and how they are dealing with what, I think we can accept, are challenging times. If you have time on your hands, it’s again worth going back and having a listen to my 2021 chat with Peter . This week Wayward la...
This week the team discuss WSET new beer courses and declaring added sugars in beer. Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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! Clayton Hops launches advanced hop product range WSET Introduces new beer courses Defining added sugars for claims Check out the Brewery Pro Podcast. Our partners Cryer Malt...
This week we speak to Dave Padden from Akasha Brewing. Over the last decade or more that this podcast has been running Dave has been a frequent guest and that’s because he’s always thoughtful, and importantly always willing to engage in discussions about important topics. He is someone I always enjoy speaking with on or off the microphone. And this conversation is no exception. The brewing industry is vastly different from where it was at 8 years ago when Dave founded Akasha and I wanted to hear...
Content warning: this episode contains explicit language. This week the team discuss Philter's crowd fund, juvenile marketing, and the problem with pay in the beer industry. Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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! Philter to launch crowdfund "to stay Aussie owned" Next boom category RTDs Check out...
This week we return to Brisbane’s Felons Brewery after a four year break and meet Brand Director Dean Romeo and Tom Champion its Brewery Director. We last spoke to Felon's Brewing before covid just months after the Howard Smith's Wharves on Brisbane's Riverside opened. The huge development has dramatically changed the hospitality face of Brisbane and Felons is central to the development. I wanted to check in and find out how the hospitality heavy business was going, what they've learned about ha...
This week the team discuss the BrewDog and the ways in which breweries can help each other out. Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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 Results Brewery Radar What is beer bringing to the table? Dynamic surging - Idea to increase beer prices at popular times Beer is a conversation - Pat McI...
This week we return to Sydney's Inner West and again catch up with Willie the Boatman’s Pat McInerney. We last spoke to Pat back in May 2020 just as the impacts of the Covid epidemic were starting to make themselves felt across the economy. You may wish to go back and listen to that episode before embarking on this one, because it's a very different Pat that we meet this week. We have been hearing a lot about the changes that have taken place in the industry since COVID and the increased challen...
This week the team discuss the bitterness of beer and the problem with yeast sediment. Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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 Brewing & Willie the Boatman’s rebrands Bitterness versus Flavour Ready To Drink Alcoholic Beverages: How Breweries Can Adapt Check out the Brewery Pro Podcast. ...
This week we meet Marie Claire Jarratt, brewing shift lead at Brick Lane Brewing Company. Marie Claire, better known as MC, has had a very interesting pathway into the brewing industry. With a background in physics and mathematics, MC was working towards a PhD in experimental quantum physics when she discovered the craft brewing industry in Sydney’s inner West. Her passion fired, MC wrote as a blogger on her own blog and beer writer and was awarded the beer Media Award at the Australian Internat...
This week the team discuss the challenges of the current beer market. Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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! Good Drinks results highlight tough market DrinkWise research advises mums-to-be to abstain from alcohol Check out the Brewery Pro Podcast. Our partners Rallings Labels and Stickers - Lead...
This week we meet Sherri Dill, Lead Production Brewer at Capital Brewing Company and ACT State Coordinator of The Pink Boots Society. Sherri has just appeared the face of the first episode of a new beer education series created by Capital Brewing, which you can see on Instagram or download . I was interested in finding out a little bit more about her background and career progress that has seen her recently appointmented as Capital’s lead production brewer. As you’ll hear it’s what could be desc...
This week the team discuss the competitiveness of the brewing industry and the latest changes at Mighty Craft in a huge week for news. Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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 beer market competitive: CUB We don’t get in the way of independents Mighty Craft Chair slams previous board’s t...
This week the team discuss all the happenings from the BrewCon, The EKKA and the news of the week. Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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! Dollar Bill repeats AIBA Success BrewCon Industry Partnerships Cryer Malt & Voyager Cryer Malt & Froth Technologies Local Taphouse Check out the Brewer...
And this week as we prepare for BrewCon we have a special bonus episode of Beer is a Conversation as we meet Ed Jamison, Head of Marketing, for Fermentum Craft Beer Company and Richard Crowe, Head of Supply Chain, also for Fermentum. Regular readers of our news service will have been following the gradual restructure and rationalisation of Lion’s craft business that has seen breweries such as Tiny Mountain in Townsville and, more recently, Two Birds in Melbourne close and Bevy Brewing in Perth r...
James Phillips from CGA by NielsenIQ discusses key insights into the Australian on-premise market, highlighting the increasing importance of food quality, value, and diverse experiences over traditional drinking. The conversation explores how younger consumers are shifting away from beer towards spirits and cocktails, driven by trends like health consciousness and social media shareability. It also delves into the resurgence of domestic beer brands and the potential threat of draft cocktails to beer taps, especially given staffing challenges in hospitality.
This week the team discuss Southern Bay, trademarks and, of course, Hard Solo. Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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! No Dividend to Southern Bay Creditors Sydney Royal Beer Awards announced Trademarks July 2023 People Moves Beer is a Conversation Justin Kendall and Zoe Licata - Brewbound 'Boutiq...
Today were speaking with Justin Kendall and Zoe Licata from US brewing industry news site, Brewbound . Brewbound is the leading industry trade publication providing comprehensive information about the United States beer industry, analysis of industry trends and in-depth interviews with industry leaders. Justin is the site's editor and Zoe a reporter and both are extremely plugged into what's going on in the US and two people whose coverage I always look to when news breaks in that market. With t...
This week the team discuss Mighty Crafts sale of Jetty Road and Foghorn, and a new battle over tap contracts looms. Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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! Mighty Craft sells Jetty Road/ Foghorn, Better Beer on auction block New Battle over Tap Contracts Looms Insights Craft Challenges and need fo...
Today we meet Liam Pereira, recently appointed Head of Hospitality and Community at Sydney’s White Bay Beer Co . Liam has had an incredibly varied career in the brewing industry. From pulling pints in London to working in a hotel bar with early craft beer aspirations, to working in bottle shops, to being a co-owner of Dave's brewery tours and Sydney Beer Week to working at Batch brewing and now his latest position White Bay Beer Co, he has seen a lot. His career has spanned and also mirrored the...
This week the team discuss Epic Brewing in liquidation and FSANZ is looking for submissions on nutrition labelling. Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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! Epic Brewing in Liquidation IBA calls for indexation to excise remission scheme Coopers and IBA call out retailers on market power FSANZ calls...
This week we meet Leanne White from social and market research firm Insightfully . Leanne, or Lenny to her friends, is a former journalist and media advisor whose career has seen her move into the field of data research, especially in the area of public opinion. Her business, Insightfully, is an opinion and market research and strategy company. But, Lenny and her husband are also small investors in a brewery, Madocke Brewing on the Gold Coast and so has - to some extent - turned her expertise in...
This week the team discuss the purpose of Beer Cartels partnership with First Choice and the real issues with 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! Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved Beer Cartel partners with First Choice Rapid Consumption continued focus for ABAC complaints Victoria’s container deposit...
This week we talk the science of beer with PhD Candidate Kelsey Picard, one of the founders of Science Made Beerable . Kelsey’s scientific background isn’t in beer, but she is a beer lover and her developing love for it as a consumer tickled her scientific curiosity, and in doing so she has become an enthusiastic advocate for sharing the science of making it. In this conversation we talk about what fired her interest, the challenges in communicating about science - and beer - and whether brewers...
This week the team discuss Tribe's relaunch, Mighty Craft review and Aussie drinking habits. 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 Tribe announces relaunch with clean slate Mighty Craft review recognises business model flaws BrauBeviale and drinktec merge Positive impact of minimum unit process ...
This week we meet we meet mechanical engineer turned publican, Aaron Rigg. Aaron’s story is like many who have come to work in craft beer…fell in love with the products, become more and more interested with some mates and then, after a few beers, found himself as a part owner of a craft beer pub in Maitland. As you’ll hear there’s a little more to it than that, but there’s also a lot to the journey that Aaron has been on. Aaron is also a management consultant, and having spoken with him about hi...
This week the team discuss further losses from Endeavour Beer and is the craft beer explosion over? 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 Fury & Son to Close Endeavour Beer announces further losses IBA Releases BrewCon Program Beer is a Conversation BrewCon Replay Australia’s United Malt agr...
This week we meet Christopher Shepard Senior Editor of US publication, Beer Marketer's Insights, which has the tag line that it’s the leading source of beer industry information since 1970. In this conversation, we look at the challenges the brewing industry faces and what it means for breweries. We discuss the differences between the US and Australian markets, which is important when Australian brewers look to the US for a lead. We discuss the challenges the brewing industry will confront in th...
