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Last week Akasha announced a major rebrand with all the social media noise you would expect from such a move. In this conversation we catch up with co-founder Dave Padden to cut through the noise and discuss the background to the rebrand, what Akasha was were looking to achieve, as well as the reaction to the redesign. Being a conversation we also catch up with how Dave and Akasha has gone during...

This week the team discuss Queensland's long awaited 'artisan licence' and how Victoria's pubs are faring through Covid lockdowns.  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! Long-awaited Qld ‘artisan licence’ Bill introduced Indie beer on the up but big brewer craft rising fast NZ be...

This week on the Beer is a Conversation podcast we chat with designer Matt O’Connor. Matt’s design for Little Bang Brewing’s Face Inverter Citrus Super Sour recently won the inaugural GABS Festival can design awards. As can design generates increasing interest and awareness, we were interested in learning more about how Matt came to design for Little Bang and how he approaches the challenges of st...

This week the team have some strong views on zero alcohol beer and the contrasting fortunes of Founders First and Broo. 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 hero goes zero Byron Bay lager complaint dismissed Do consumers care about ‘being local’? Endeavour Drinks...

This week we speak with Andy Scade and Mike Morgan, the President and Secretary of the West Australian Brewing Association. WABA as it is known, was the first association representing the interests of Australia’s nascent craft brewing scene of microbrewers as they were then known. They are also the last, as the various state bodies have elected to join the IBA as state chapters, something that WAB...

It's a big week in the beer world as the team tackle a triple bunger. ABAC, Broo and BrewDog - all making headlines this week. 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! Behemoth urging Yes vote in Reeferendum Pirate Life and Juice face ABAC complaints again Broo raises another $1.25m...

This week we discuss brettanomyces with restaurant critic and wine writer Tony Harper. That might be a surprising topic for brewers with barrel-aging and working with Brett increasingly seen as part of the high art of brewing. But Tony sees brettanomyces as a fault, killing the sense of place of a beer. Tony Harper has been a restauranteur is a wine and food writer, co-owner of Craft at Red Hill a...

This week the team discuss the latest ruling from ABAC, the importance of local and what's next for hazy beers.  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! Juicebox IPA complaint upheld Coles Liquor invests in local as revenues rise No taking Liberty with hazy trend Indie beer disadva...

This week we catch up with brewer Ruth Barry to learn about her enthusiam for yeast. After getting into home brewing in her early twenties and discovering the joy of yeast driven German beers while Brisbane's famous German club, Ruth decided to make a career in Beer. She's an award-winning home brewer has worked for Boat Rocker and now White Rabbit in its barrel room. This is a fun chat about how...

This week the team get together to discuss the big news on Broo and whether bitter beers are facing their demise. 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! Broo signs contract brewing agreement Lion signals US plans with MD move Brewer forecasts death of bitter beers after IPA compet...

This week Matt chats with Mark Haysman, CEO of craft business accelerator Founders First. We first spoke with Mark in February last year when Founders first was in its relatively early days and had taken a stake in Victoria’s Jetty Road Brewing and Newcastle’s Foghorn Brewhouse. It was an interesting conversation about the business’ plans for craft and where they saw their future and the future of...

This week we jump into the wayback machine to talk a little bit about beer branding. This is a redux version of a conversation we had back in 2015 with consumer psychologist, Gruen Transfer panellist and award wining ad man Adam Ferrier. We've talked a little in recent weeks about the Reschs Appreciation Society and the power of brand and why brands have a deeper appeal than just products. This is...

It's a big week in beer news as debate overshadows a breakthrough in gluten-free barley and excise rises are paused for the first time in 37 years.  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 sheds staff; postpones BrewCon Researcher wins for breakthrough in gluten-free barley Exc...

Today’s guest is Phil Dempster from Burra Brewing, named not as a nod to Australia’s iconic avian alarm clock but rather a contraction of its hometown of Korumburra. It has been operating for just over two years and has built a loyal following with locals. Nestled on the hill of the main drag in the small Gippsland town, Burra is the manifestation of a crazy idea hatched by three blokes wanting to...

This week the team discuss the popularity of Reschs, the right way to recall a beer and how indie beer can boost your venue. 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! CUB bites the Silver Bullet with the return of Reschs cans Refermentation issue prompts sour beer recall Amazon signs...

This week Pete visits local Sean Ryan from Killer Sprocket. The bearded heavy metal funnyman has been brewing for almost a decade but has only recently set up shop of his own in the outer south east of Melbourne. It’s been a long and interesting journey and we take a bit of time to compare the contract and share-brewing model he employed in the beginning with the economics and price flexibility of...

This week the team discuss some hot topics including; pregnancy labels, inclusive advertising and government funding for breweries. 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! Industry ‘disappointed’ by pregnancy label decision More Australians cutting back on alcohol WA brewers receiv...

This week Pete snuck into Hard Road Brewing before the Victorian Government again made it all illegal and pulled up a barstool with co-founders Brad Merritt and Lein Jenkins. The brewery is 25 kms from the Melbourne CBD in the City of Knox which is fast becoming a destination for beer lovers along with neighbours Killer Sprocket, Project Brewing, Beach Hut That Little Brewery and even a couple of...

This week the team discuss how breweries are marketing themselves in the climate of Covid-19 and why you shouldn't ask your consumers to just refrigerate their exploding beer cans.  COVID-19 marketing in the spotlight at ABAC Indie brewers taking on budget beer Moon Dog launches Pub in a Box Government report into Australian drug and alcohol use Exploding cans need refrigeration BWS is calling for...

In this episode Pete catches up with Braden Beggs at Project Brewing. A keen homebrewer with a mechanical and process engineering background, Braden is living two dreams by building and running a small brewbar in a suburban industrial estate while holding down a ‘real’ job to keep his family fed. But, as you will learn, this is no part-time hobby but a well-planned work-life-passion balance involv...

This week the team overcome some recording difficulties to bring you the news of the week including the latest on tap contracts and the best and worst of can label designs. 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! Tap contracts will be difficult to change say publicans Peter Medding...

This week we chat with Peter Meddings who is stepping back from his job at Bintani - a company that he founded 25 years ago to supply brewing ingredients to the nascent craft brewing industry. We learn some fun facts from the early days of brewing such as when home brewing was legalised in the early 70s, home brewers sourced their malt extracts from chemists. We also unearth some of the challenges...

This week, the team discuss the latest on pregnancy labelling and when independence matters to the average consumer.  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! Perth Royal Beer Awards 2020 open New 2020 AIBA dates announced Queensland TAFE brewing training set to launch “No measurabl...

Newcomer to the beer scene, Bojak Brewing in Melbourne’s outer south east, is making its mark and showing that an honest beer and food offering paired with a welcoming indoor and outdoor space will grow an appreciative local following. Run by a young couple with a young family, from whom the brewery derives its name, Bojak Brewing shows that with the right kit, the right setup and the right amount...

This week the team discuss how Covid-19 shutdowns have affected the casual hospitality industry and share their thoughts on the new Sunly Seltzer. 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! Changing landscape for casual workers in hospitality Being local keeping New Zealand brewers al...