Radio Brews News

This is an archive conversation. As Covid is playing havoc with our scheduling, we found this very old, but still relevant interview with BrewDog’s James Watt from September 2011. We have been joking - or maybe half joking - about the post craft world we increasingly inhabit. As craft beer growth slows, the market becomes increasingly crowded and commercial realities of running a business seem to...

This week the team discuss the latest news including Feral closing the original Swan Valley brewpub and we hear from a listener on tap contracts. 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 to close original Swan Valley brewpub Private label boosts Endeavour Group Mighty Craft bu...

This week we jump into the way, way back machine and visit a time before craft beer was even a thing. Back to when you could write a book that took beer much more seriously than most books about beer, but still categorise it in terms of 'session', 'premium' or 'weirdo' beer. I speak with Ben Canaider, who together with fellow wine writer Greg Duncan Powell, wrote a book called Slabs Stubbies and S...

This week the team discuss nostalgic lolly themed beers, how the Aussie beer market has bolstered growth for Orora and we hear from Nick Boots on the new launch. 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! “Juice” IPA and Pastille Sour Ale face ABAC Beer market bolsters Orora growth So...

This week we go back and visit Matt King and Glenn Wignall, who with their friend, Trent Evans, have been quietly building The Grifter brewery in Sydney’s inner west. We visited the guys back in January 2018 and we’d invite you to go back and listen to that chat first if you haven’t already to learn the background to the brewery, which we don’t cover too much in this episode. One of the things tha...

Welcome to the first ever special edition of Below the Fold. Below the Fold is the part of our weekly beer news podcast where we step beyond the headlines and discuss some of the stories or beer events of the week in a little more depth and with a little more opinion than just the news story. Listeners will know that we have been discussing the PR-driven aspects of the zero alcohol drinks category...

This week the team discuss rice lagers, 15 years of Burleigh Brewing and the quarterly reports from Coles Liquor. 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! Rice lagers go craft 15 years of Burleigh Brewing Coles Liquor quarterlies First beers set to be brewed at Mountain Culture Pink...

This week we catch up with Dave Phillips, as he was announced as Chief Operating Officer at Shipyard Brewing in Portland, Maine. It was an interesting announcement, given to the Australian industry, Dave is best known for his tourism roles here. We have spoken with Dave before, both in his role as founder of Dave’s Brewery Tours which became Dave’s Travel and Events, and also as the eventual owner...

This week the team discuss Little Creatures 21st birthday release and share their thoughts on whether zero alcohol beer is becoming a "gateway drink". 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! Little Creatures launches Pacific Ale Zero alcohol dispute over “gateway drink” claims 4 Pi...

This week a long-awaited chat with Peter Philip from Wayward Brewing. Peter is no stranger to readers of Brews News, or listeners to this podcast through his role as Chair of the Independent Brewers Association. As an industry focused publication, that has possibly overshadowed his role as founder of Wayward Brewing Company, one of the earlier breweries to Sydney’s Inner West. Today we rectify tha...

This week the team discuss the dark arts of marketing, the IBA's code of conduct and Broo's first quarterly profit. If you'd like to record a "boom" from wherever you are in the world please send through to producer@brewsnews.com.au. 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! Venue st...

This week the team discuss Dry July as demand for alcohol free beverages explodes and sadly announce BrewCon is cancelled. 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! BrewCon 2021 cancelled New dates for Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Show Mighty Craft to launch zero-carb beer Batch Brewing...

This week we talk about beer, making it, owning a business that makes it and even not drinking it as we speak with Dan Dainton from Dainton Beer. You can read more about his background here, but this chat really digs a little deeper into the evolution of Dainton Beer from Clare Burnett’s recent article. We talk industry changes, crowd funding, business evolution and more. Our partners Radio Brews...

This week the team discuss expansion plans for Brick Lane, Dainton and Bridge Road on top of the rest of the weekly 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! Brick Lane expansion project set to triple capacity Melbourne venue for Bridge Road Brewers Dainton Beer moves to next p...

Welcome to the first episode of a new podcast, Brewers Perspective. Brews News created the first Australian beer podcast way back in 2011. As Brews News has evolved we discuss the news of the week and also the backgrounds of industry people, probing their experiences in the industry. If you haven’t heard it, you may well be interested in the industry news and insights those shows contain. Very reg...

This week the team discuss the redundancies at Asahi, ground rules for charity beers and much more. 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! Redundancies confirmed at Asahi following CUB deal E.g. Pirate Life’s John Phinney joins Newstead Moon Dog to launch seltzer dispensers Indust...

This week Matt speaks with Andrew Wilsmore, CEO of Alcohol Beverages Australia. Regular podcast listeners will know of our frustration with some of the “facts” spread by what can only be described as the anti-alcohol lobby and the strategies they employ to do so. Given alcohol is so easily demonised it was interesting to see that the ABA is the body charged with putting the positive case for moder...

This week the team discuss old vs new views on alcohol free beers, Bintani's take over of HopCo and the breweries who have never known "normal". 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! Bintani Australia acquires HopCo East Coast Canning invests in digital can printing The breweries...

Stomping Ground has been on the expansion track with a brewery at the Melbourne airport and also last week’s opening of the Morris Moor brewery in Moorabbin. Of course, both have been impacted by COVID so we discussed how they managed these, as well as the idea behind the growth strategy. Enjoy the conversation. Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt, who we are thrilled...

This week the team discuss the $5m grant for Aussie brewers, DrinkWise puts a spotlight on older drinkers and Broo voids liquidation of Mildura home. 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! $5m grant bonanza for Australia’s breweries Broo avoids liquidation of Mildura home Helios B...

This week on the Beer is a Conversation podcast, Australian Brews News senior journalist Clare Burnett talks to Jayne Lewis and Danielle Allen, co-founders of Two Birds Brewing. The Melbourne brewery is celebrating 10 years in the business this year, and it has been a big one for the team, after Two Birds agreed a deal which saw the business become part of the Fermentum group, owners of Stone & Wo...

Further to this week's episode of Brews News Week, Matt chats with Richard Kelsey and Geoff Huens from Beer Cartel as their crowdfunding campaign reaches $382k. Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your...

This week the team discuss Yeastie Boys selling a stake in their business, the new official beer of the Wallabies and the brewery which received a grant from Amazon. The team also briefly cover Beer Cartel's crowdfunding campaign, but you can get the full rundown with Matt's interview with Richard Kelsey and Geoff Huens - which is also out now. Please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podca...

This week we discuss beer without alcohol as we chat with Jaz Wearin from Nort. We have spoken with Jaz and her husband Grant in the past about Modus Operandi but this is the first time we have spoken to Jaz about her alcohol free beer project Nort. We look at what’s driving the alcohol free trend, why Jaz chose to separate the Nort brand from the core Modus brand, Jaz makes an interesting observa...

This week the team discuss news on Great Northern Zero, the pitfalls of social media and the fate of Broo's green 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! Great Northern Zero goes national amidst No-Lo bullishness Pitfalls and payoffs of new age of social media Endeavour Br...