The Beer Healer Interviews

Strange title for my 100th episode? Listen in and you will understand the reference. In this episode, the always entertaining Jos and Pete from Garage Project share their stories from the past, present and future. We cover a lot of ground and have a lot of laughs as the lads dive into some of the folklore around an amazing brand. I don't need to sell this one to you, you know it will be great...am...

If you haven't been to Hobart, chances you haven't heard of, and more than likely never tried the beers from my guests brewery. If you walk 15 minutes North of the Hobart CBD, you are in one of the best areas for food and drinks in Tasmania, and one of the first places you will discover is a small brew pub by the name of T-Bone brewing. Established in 2015 by the dynamic husband and wife duo of To...

When you want to go deep on a topic you love, in this case IPA's, you want to talk about it with someone who also loves them and is pretty damn good at brewing them...luckily Dave Padden is known as one of the best brewers in the IPA game! And, believe it or not, his Protege, Ben Miller has been lapping up all of the knowledge that Dave has been throwing his way in recent years and really rises to...

The hall of Asgard is where Vikings go to drink with their mates in the after life...how cool is that! What started out as a story of a guy busting is balls to live his brewing dream ended up being a fun and entertaining chat about gypsy brewing, the art of label design, and 90's Aussie rock!! I had a great time chatting with Scott Hunt form Valhalla Brewing, he is a ripping bloke that has a great...

Uraidla? Where the f##k is Uraidla? That was the response from my mate when I told him I had Uraidla Brewery Head Brewer, Oscar Matthews on the podcast this week. Uraidla sounds like a town in the middle of nowhere, but truth be told, its only 25 minutes from the Adelaide CBD in the Adelaide Hills! And what a great story Oscar has to tell. He learned his craft in a San Luis Obispo, converted an ol...

It's a pretty familiar story with craft breweries, there are only so many resources available and far too many jobs to be done. Often, getting the beer out the door is a lot more important than building a brand, so what inevitably happens is that the brewery designs a logo. As Dave talks about in this interview, a logo and a brand, while closely related and must work together cohesively, are diffe...

Usually when I prepare for these interviews, I have a pretty good idea for what topics we will discuss, and know enough about my guest to not get too caught off guard with their answers. I thought that would be the case with this interview, but i was DEAD WRONG! Whatever you think you know about St. Andrews Beach Brewery, I guarantee this chat with Tim will make you realise that there is more than...

Hands up if you think that 2020 has been pretty shit? I am with you, it sure has. But let's spare a thought for our friends in Victoria...their 2020 has been extra shit, and it continues to be that way. I have friends, family and work colleagues in Victoria and sometimes I feel guilty for the current situation we find ourselves down here in Tasmania, and sometimes I honestly feel helpless. So last...

No fancy introduction to this one...I'm going to keep it simple. If you have any interest in becoming a Gypsy Brewer, or want to know more about how it works, listen to this episode with Shapeshifter Brewing Co-Founder (and current Gypsy Brewer), James McCall. James has written a blog about the subject and wants to share is tips with even more people, so he joined me for a chat! https://www.shapes...

Tell me if you have heard this story before, a bunch of Uni mates decide to home brew to "save money". Sounds familiar? Well for South Fremantle Brewing, that is how it all started for a group of 12 mates, an then they realised they were kinda good at it. A few of the 12 dropped off along the way, but those who remain decided to follow the gypsy brewing path and set out to create beers t...

This episode is the usual mix of taking the piss, back slapping and little gems of info they that the Pro & Protege drop along the way! This time, we are talking about Kettle Sours, and then we move into adding fruit into beers. Both Ben and Dave are very experienced with these styles...Dave sips on a Blood Orange Gose while we chat, and Ben has been messing around with these styles in his Pro...

China...allegedly the second hardest place in the world to open a craft brewery and Carl Setzer from Great Leap Brewing said "Challenge Accepted"!! Enjoy this extended play interview, Carl had a lot of great stories to tell, so I just wound him up and let him go for it! In this episode he talks about: •The importance of combining the chinese stories and the american brewing ideas to come...

Mentioning the name Sea Legs Brewing outside of the Sunshine State might draw a few blank looks from beer lovers, it certainly snuck up on me, and I'd like to think I have my finger in the beer pulse in this country. I was flicking through the Gram and came across one of their posts somehow. One click through to their profile and a few photos later, I was like, who are these people, I want to know...

The wonderful world of yeast is the topic for discussion on this episode, and there is a lot to cover off on! Among the piss taking and laughter, there are some serious bits of knowledge being dropped by the lads this week. In this episode, we cover: •Yeast flavours and aromas •Rules for yeast usage •Over pitching •Collecting and cleaning yeast •Starters vs rehydration •And the boys brewer crush o...

Strap yourselves in, this is a long one! On the back of a long lunch and some strange meetings that required them to taste test their own products, the boys are fully charged, have a lot of opinions, and want to share them with you! The lads just took me on a fantastic voyage with this one, so much so that I threw away my notes and just ran with it! These guys are knowledgeable, funny, nerdy and s...

The Tasmanian beer scene was a little slower that other states to get on board with the craft beer idea, but in recent years the number of small breweries in the state has increased. As they say in the classics, a rising lifts all boats, and as brewers around the state have increased their brewing knowledge, the whole industry has benefited. And now, Tasmanian breweries are producing some world cl...

Matt Moore is like a wound up spring, so make sure you listen good! Bright Tank Brewing in East Perth is one of the many amazing breweries that are building the best beer scene in the land, according to Matt! Not one to do things by halves, Matt rund his brewery, still consults in the construction industry and trades currencies in his spare time! Matt jokingly said to his wife, who is apparently t...

In case you didn't notice, our craft beer scene in Australia is maturing quickly. We are well past our formative years, made a few mistakes as we great up and now I think we are in a bit of an adolescent phase. We are finding out who we are, what we stand for and are forging our own identity. The same can be said for many craft breweries around the nation...you get into your 4th, 5th & 6th yea...

Anyone who loves 90's hip hop is an immediate friend of mine...enter Ed Nolle. One half of the dynamic duo behind Dollar Bill Brewing Co. Wife, Fiona, is also a hip hop lover...she likes Naughty By Nature!! Anyway, this is a story of wild ales, intricate labels, playing with yeast and relying on your palate to blend up some wicked beers! https://dollarbill.com.au/

So this episode got off to kind of a rough start, but the mistake I made in calling Brian Watson, Brian Hamilton was actually a blessing in disguise. Why? Well, because I had his name wrong (the Good George Brewery is in Hamilton, hence my error), my research didn't turn yup much about his friggen amazing career...this guy is an OG, right up there with names like Dave Bonighton, Brad Rogers, Phil...

Well it's not every day you get to speak to the Managing Director and Head Brewer of a brewery, but I guess that just speaks to how generous Brick Lane Brewing are with their time and resources. There is so much I didn't know about Brick Lane before this chat, and both gents were really open and honest with how their brewery got up and running, and operates today. In this episode we talk about: ·...

It's been a Baptism of Fire (no pun intended) for Sanctus Brewing. They are yet to celebrate their first birthday and they have already experienced devastating bushfires and a worldwide pandemic. Many would have folded under such pressure, but not Head Brewer Banjo Hillier...he is just getting on with all of his jobs, from handyman to gardener and of course brewer! Banjo was originally a winemaker...

Wanna learn something about Hazy beers, or have a laugh...why can't we just have both? In this episode, Dave and Ben talk about their favourite hazy beers and how to brew them. They also answer all of your questions you submitted on https://www.facebook.com/BeerHealer Listen in for a way you can win some Akasha beer, paid for by me!!

If you love a good Home Brew to Pro story, then the story of how Cornel started Shambles will be right in your wheel house! He goes deep on this one, letting us all in on •how his most popular beer started life as a mistake made when commissioning the brewery; •how his business plan and his spreadsheets never included a plan for a core range, and how that was very quickly changed; •and why he love...

Maybe I am starting to get better at this with my hard hitting style of journalism, because in this interview I manager to extract two exclusive pieces of information from Scott Taylor. Well, ok, he basically just let them slip, but I will claim it! Waaaaay back in episode 6, Scott Taylor from Deep Cree Brewing onto a very dodgy internet connection with me and did a really nice thing for me as a b...