Aussie Beer Voyage

In March the  Royal Queensland Beer Awards (RQBA)  were held in Brisbane, where Adsy was a judge and  Hendo  was the Chairman of Judges! A fancy title to be sure, but what does it mean and what do beer competitions entail? Here we chat about how to judge beer and what goes into the process of the stewarding behind the scenes, judging process and all the other things you might not know.  We already...

The Royal Queensland Beer Awards is an important event in the Australian beer calendar for craft breweries around the country. It's one of the first chances they get to receive feedback on their beers and take that onboard for any future improvements and tweaks. Taking home a nice trophy and some medals is also nice! Adsy and Joel chat with Ari from The Royal National Agricultural and Industri...

In this episode, Adsy and Joel (well, mostly Adsy) geek out over some serious homebrewing equipment with Gary from Newera Brewing in Brisbane. It's not just homebrew kits though, Gary supplies a full range of equipment for making great beer, right through to high end professional level stainless. Two of the main brands you can find at Newera are Ss Brewtech and Brewtools. Gary shows us around...

Adsy and Joel have been keen to chat with Annelies from Madocke Beer Brewing Company on the Gold Coast for some time now, and they weren't disappointed! This outstanding Belgian family owned brewery, started from very humble beginnings in the home garage, which brewed small batches of beer and even featured a fully licensed tap room! Nowadays, you'll find them brewing award winning beers i...

Adsy took some time to drink a beer the other morning and jump on a Zoom call with James from The Crafty Pint to chat about all things Local Beer Day . With the state of the economy, the hospitality sector and the brewing industry at large suffering with the cost of living, this day is a day to bring back that simple appreciation for beer. The world's best beverage, just ask Adsy! Unfortunatel...

How to put beer into cans? It's a pretty important question to answer, especially if you're a brewery that doesn't own a canning line. That's where mobile canning companies like Craft Punks Canning, come into play! Our second episode of the year takes us to Madocke Brewing to sit down (turns out we stood up) with Scott from Craft Punks Canning. Adsy and Joel have a bit of history w...

Our first craft beer podcast episode of the year, sees us return to Helios Brewing Company in Brisbane, where we chat to their new head brewer - Jake Harrison. Jake cut his teeth working for many years at Ballistic Beer Company just down the road from Helios in Salisbury, before making the shift to a more simple life brewing solo at the solar powered Helios. In this episode, Jake talks us through...

This episode is the 24th and final episode not only of this season, but of this year! 2023 Year in Review is where Adsy and Joel take a look back at some of their best interviews, best moments, funny stories and more. This episode was actually filmed at  Hiker Brewing Co , just before we went live and filmed  #23 – ABV Awards 2023 . If you haven’t seen the awards post yet, you should check it out....

What were the stand out beers tried by Adsy and Joel in 2023? Wonder no more! Here's our ABV Awards ceremony for 2023, that we streamed live to our Facebook page on December 3rd, 2023 for viewers to enjoy in real time. Thanks to our venue hosts - Hiker Brewing Co . Thanks to Absolute Streaming for making it all happen Thanks also to our new sponsors, Craft Punks Mobile Canning . We love our am...

Part two of our massive chat with Matt Kirkegaard from Brews News! As expected, Matt turns the tables and fires off a few questions to Adsy at the start of this conversation, before more beer talk continues. Matt has spent the last few decades delving deeply into the Aussie beer scene through various writing, podcasts, interviews, events and more. We love our amazing sponsors ⁠Bintani⁠ , ⁠CRAFTD....

Our final podcast guest interview for 2023, and we've saved the big guns for a two-part finale! This guy needs no introduction to craft beer fans, nerds, industry folk, and drinkers around Australia - it's Matt Kirkegaard from Brews News! Matt has spent the last few decades delving deeply into the Aussie beer scene through various writing, podcasts, interviews, events and more. He's al...

The Brew Baron Beer Company is one of the newest additions to the Brisbane beer scene, having taken over the former brew site/venue of Parched Brewing earlier in 2023. The head brewer, Matt, managed to squeeze a chat with Adsy and Joel into his busy schedule, between making beers for the locals, and teaching the next generation of brewers at TAFE Queensland. We're glad he did, as the beers, ve...

Helping people to build better breweries, and in turn, result in better quality beer for us all to drink. It's an important job! We chat to Lachy from WellBrewd Equipment about how he and his team make this all happen. Cheers to Hiker Brewing Concern for the use of their brewery in filming this episode! We love our amazing sponsors  ⁠Bintani⁠ ,  ⁠CRAFTD. Glass⁠  and  ⁠Konvoy Kegs⁠  once again,...

So Adsy met Jaimie, a Beer Traveller from the United States of America, while sitting at  Hiker Brewing Concern  one afternoon. It was only 5 minutes into the conversation before Adsy had heard enough and asked Jaimie if she’d be keen to film an interview. Little did Adsy know that there were two issues with his request. Jaimie dislikes social media and being filmed, and, Jaimie was only in the co...

Hiker Brewing Concern is one of the more recent additions to the Brisbane craft beer scene, taking up residence in Salisbury, and opening their doors to the public in February 2023. Together, Dan and Phil have got straight to work pumping out some great quality beer, and running some fun local based events in their large warehouse styled brewery. Adsy and Joel always enjoy swinging by for a chat a...

Meet Mick, beer writer extraordinaire! You've probably read his work in places like the Crafty Pint, but now he's got a new book out, so you can read even more of his witty, sharp, and profound beer related Prowse. Adsy and Joel joined him for a beer at Tippler's Tap South Bank in Brisbane, for some beers and a good chat about all things beer writing. 'Beer Drinker's Toolkit&#3...

We're back at Moffat Beach Brewing! One of Australia's most awarded craft brewery. Do we need to say more? Adsy and Joel were delighted to sit down with Matty from this legendary Australian brewery, to chat about the humble beginnings of this award winning establishment on the Sunshine Coast. Remember to check out part 1 if you haven't already! We love our amazing sponsors ⁠Bintani⁠, ⁠...

Moffat Beach Brewing. Australia's most awarded craft brewery. Do we need to say more? Adsy and Joel were delighted to sit down with Matty from this legendary Australian brewery, to chat about the humble beginnings of this award winning establishment on the Sunshine Coast. It's no surprise this chat went on for awhile, and will be a two part episode! We love our amazing sponsors ⁠Bintani⁠,...

This would have to be one of the most beautiful and charming breweries we've visited so far! Noosa Hinterland Brewing Company is situated in the picturesque town of Cooran, inland from Noosa. Adsy and Joel popped in to chat with owner and head brewer, John, about following the dream to own and operate a small craft brewery. We love our amazing sponsors ⁠Bintani⁠, ⁠CRAFTD. Glass⁠ and ⁠Konvoy Ke...

GABS Festival! Australia's big annual event of everything craft beer related...and more! Adsy and Joel headed into the Brisbane event, and during the second session mingled amongst the crowd to chat with just some of the many brewers, and beer fans there. Oh, and Joel may have made Adsy ride the Ferris Wheel...which was interesting. We love our amazing sponsors ⁠Bintani⁠, ⁠CRAFTD. Glass⁠ and ⁠...

If you haven't watched Part 1, check it out here ! Part 2 of our interview with craft beer industry legend, Steve 'Hendo' Henderson. This part of the chat picks up with Hendo talking about his year spent brewing at Stone and Wood Brewing, the creation of Rockstar Brewer Academy, and his work with training the next generation of Aussie brewers through TAFE Queensland. We love our amazin...

The man, the myth, the legend. We finally chat to Steve 'Hendo' Henderson! With so much to talk about in his interesting career, this quickly turned into a two part episode. Part 1 takes a look at how Hendo got started in brewing, worked his way up to create his own craft beer label that won plenty of fans and awards, and ultimately the not so pleasant end to the company...crack open a bee...

On this episode we dive into even more hop talk with Andrew from Hilltop Hops Farm in Brisbane. Check out Episode #8 for part one of our chat. We learn more about lupulin and sending hops for study. Credits We love our amazing sponsors ⁠⁠Bintani⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CRAFTD. Glass⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Konvoy Kegs⁠⁠ once again, our thanks. As industry people supporting the little guys like us, it’s invaluable what they do for t...

Welcome to Part 1 of our two part series with Andrew from  Hilltop Hops Farm . These two episodes feature something you don’t normally see on ABV, and that’s Adsy without a beer in either episode! Anyway, hops don’t wait for anyone. They’re ready when they’re ready and that’s that. So when we organised to catch up with Andrew and chat about all things hops, we couldn’t miss the opportunity. We wer...

When we asked Mitch from  Padre Brewing  if he wanted to be involved in our podcast, it wasn’t a case of if, it was a case of when. If you’ve ever spent time talking to Mitch about beer, his softly spoken demeaner belies a full-on passion for the beers that he enjoys and brews. We caught up with him at  Ze Pickle  in Burleigh Heads to drink some early morning beers.  Adsy and Mitch first met when...