Radio Brews News

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 duri...

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 wi...

This week we catch with one of our favourite interviewees, Dr Tim Cooper. Quite apart from being the Managing Director of the 159-year-old Coopers Brewery, Tim is one of those rare interviews that actually engages with the premise of a question and tries to actually provide an answer. Believe us when we say that is quite a novelty in news interviewing. For the listener, it means you will get much...

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 launche...

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 to...

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...

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 ho...

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 Austral...

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...

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 surviv...

The Radio Brews News team discuss the Stone & Wood sale and its implications.

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...

This week's conversation is with brewer Bradford Tetlow. Bradford has had an interesting brewing career after - like many people - discovering great beer while traveling overseas. He has worked as a brewery technician at Federation Uni, had a diverse career at Lion as a Lab technician and sensory trainer, QA Leader and brewer at Little Creatures. After a sabbatical travelling and sampling his way...

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 AB...

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 strate...

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...

This week we learn about the biggest beer in the land as Matt catches up with Hugh Jellie, Marketing Manager at the Great Northern Brewing Co. In under 10 years, Great Northern went from launch to becoming the highest-selling beer in the country and in many ways it has also changed the face of beer marketing by coming to reflect some major social shifts that have taken place in Australia. Check ou...

This week the team discuss Queensland's rules on takeaway alcohol, Lion's paid parental leave and the latest concerning trend, beer in pouches! 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! Restaurant and Catering Association ‘bewildered’ by Qld Bill Wild Life Brewing to expand after $20...

Today we speak with Ryan Nilsson-Linne, head brewer at Port Macquarie’s Wicked Elf Beer. Wicked Elf, once known as Little Brewing, is a brand that traces its origins back to the days when beer from small breweries was boutique. Despite having a national presence through the early 2010s and a reputation for great beer, the business went into receivership in 2016, being purchased by its current owne...

This week the team discuss Queensland takeaway reforms, the ethics of zero alcohol and the ACCC requests submissions on the Stone and Wood takeover. 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! Queensland takeaway reforms sideline beer ACCC asks for submissions on Stone & Wood takeover...

In this conversation we meet Clinton Schultz and Lozen McDiarmid-Schultz from Sobah and hear about their background and how they came to be in the non-alcohol sophisticated beverage industry. We discuss what’s driving alcohol free beer, whose drinking it and why, and whether it has a long-term future. We look at the alcohol free movement, the anti alcohol movement and Australia’s drinking culture...

If you listened to this weeks Brews News Week "Don't Mention The War" you would have heard us considering a special Below The Fold on Stone and Wood. Here's an explanation of where we're at.

This week the team have decided to provide a Stone and Wood free zone for Brews News Week. We're discussing the possibility of doing a whole "below the fold" episode on the topic tomorrow. News for this week includes a new venue for Matso's, Broo's land sale delays and VB's vaccination campaign. Please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcasting app. It costs not...

In the wake of the big news last week, this week we go back to drink from the well where the beer renaissance began as we speak with Matilda Bay and Little Creatures co-founder Phil Sexton. There are no hot takes just the considered thoughts on the industry from someone who has not only seen it all before, he’s done it all before. It’s a great chat where we discuss Phil’s view on craft, independen...

In this episode, the team receive breaking news about the sale of Stone and Wood to Lion. You'll hear their live, unfiltered reactions to the 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! Lion acquires Stone & Wood parent Fermentum Green Coast lager labelling The Gatherer moves to...