The Beer Healer Interviews

I am not sure what fascinates me about the West Australian beer scene, I mean we couldn't be further apart, and I haven't had the pleasure of trying many of the beers coming from the breweries over there, but still I chase them to jump onto the podcast and tell their story. Case in point, Cheeky Monkey Brewing Co...these guys have been around quite a few years and have an interesting history, and...

So I recorded this interview with Mark and Matt from Rusty Penny Brewing a few weeks ago, before the Corona virus hijacked our lives, the media and most of our conversations. I have to say that it was such a nice change of pace listening to this interview with the lads, we just talked about their story of a couple of best mates following their brewing dreams...from the shed to a storage locker in...

It's been a big weekend in Tassie with the Isolation Beer Festival running on social media. This weekend we have been celebrating Tassie Independent Beer with the Tasmanian Isolation Beer Festival. Brewers have been sharing their knowledge, consumers have been lapping it up, and in return posting pictures of their favourite Tassie beers with the hashtag, #tasindibeer And while this was set up to b...

It's lunch time and I am stuck at home with the kids...luckily I have friends in the craft beer industry who love a chat, so I'm pressing record! Dan Norris from Black Hops Brewing is a smart bloke with an award winning brewery and plenty of great ideas...but even they are doing it tough. In this episode, I check in with him on what's going on and then we shift gears to think about what life will...

It's Sunday afternoon and I feel like a beer. Its been a big week working from home and as of tomorrow I have my dear children joining me...oh the joys. It could be worse I guess, and I know there are many among us who are doing it pretty tough right now, and my heart goes out to you and your family. I'm not sure there is really much I can do to help, so I'm just trying to help take peoples minds...

I know what you are all thinking out there in the community...F%$K You Corona Virus! It's a strange time we are currently living in, and our little world of Craft Beer, there will be many tough times to come. To help combat this, the Crafty Pint have started the #keeplocalalive campaign to see if we as a community can help out the people working in the industry. I caught up with James, and my old...

Grant Tondro is the co-founder of the 3 Local Brothers Restaurant Group, who operate a whole bunch of food and beverage outlets throughout Southern California. One of their venues is Mason Ale Works, a 15 barrel, or 18 hectolitre operation just North of San Diego, which is a craft beer hot spot in the USA. The Brewery is set inside an airplane hangar-like building that is home to a huge restaurant...

So it seems that the beer lovers of Western Australia really love their beer, and I mean REALLY REALLY love their beer. I reached out to my listeners recently about what they wanted to hear more of on the Beer Healer Interviews, and the WA message rang through loud and clear..."We want to know more about the WA breweries and the people behind them". My guest on this episode is Reece Wead...

If you are a craft beer lover and have been to Hobart, you would most likely have visited one of the original craft beer hot spots on the waterfront, Preachers bar. That's pretty much where Chris Cooper began his foray into the world of craft beer, as co-owner of that establishment. With other friends and business partners, Chris continues to operate a number of venues and bottle shops, but maybe...

In this episode, it's all about the equipment! Once again I have Dave Padden from Akasha, and From Ben's, Ben Miller joining me in the discussion. We discuss how we got started, our previous kits and what we are currently brewing on. Dave talks about his brewery and making the step up from his Gatorade eski. Ben talks us through his Semi-Pro setup, and I talk about my Braumeister...even the old Br...

Strap on your seat belts pod casters, this episode covers a lot of ground! For those of you who know the name Mazen Hajjar know that he is never afraid to speak his mind and he doesn't take life too seriously...a great mix for having a great conversation about something we both love, craft beer. If you don't know Mazen, you need to take a long hard look at yourself. The Middle Eastern born, new Au...

If you like what I am doing here, please like, subscribe, follow and share the podcast to help me spread these stories far and wide! On this episode, I speak with one time IT Nerd, Grum Knight. He gave away the IT game many years ago and chased his dreams of opening a brewery...and EXIT Brewing was born! He cut his teeth as a part of the Cavalier Brewing posse that included a bunch of brewers now...

Last chance to contribute to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3Q9285D Richard Watkins, the Godfather of Canberra brewing and Co-Founder of Bentspoke Brewing, has been on the tools for almost 25 years. In that time, he has seen it all and has a few stories to share. In this episode, we talk about how he created the Hoppinator, his love of the Brew Pub model, advice on starting a brewery,...

Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3Q9285D Friend of the show and one of my favourite guests, Zoe Ottaway is back to discuss the latest beer trend (according to BWS) to hit the market, Lifestyle Products. Has it really just arrived? Will it be a fad or become a trend? And what about those 0% beers, will they catch on in the craft beer market. Zoe answers these questions and more as we dis...

Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3Q9285D This episode is for anyone interested in travelling a different path in the craft beer industry! Speciation Artisan Ales (https://speciationartisanales.com/) is based in Michigan, USA. Mitch Ermatinger founded the company on a shoe string budget with his wife Whitney, after having paid his dues in a number of jobs that would later hold him in goo...

Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3Q9285D We are back for a new year of great craft beer stories!! Due to the positive feedback on our first episode of The Pro, The Protege & The Hack, we are going to continue to get together once a month to record a light-hearted look at brewing topics. Once again I have Dave Padden from Akasha, and From Ben's, Ben Miller joining me in the discussio...

Introducing something new to the Beer Healer Interviews podcast stream! These podcasts are all about telling stories, but what if you could also learn a thing of two AND (hopefully) have a laugh at the same time? Well...here goes nuthin' In this episode, not only do the two lads share some great insights into designing awesome recipes, but they also: •Share tips for scaling up recipes; •Talk about...

On this episode of the beer healer interviews, I am pleased to say that despite significant connection problems with New Zealand, I am able to bring you this interview with Behemoth Brewing owner, brewer and resident giant, Andrew Childs. Apparently all of New Zealand was watching Netflix on the night of our interview and it caused all sorts of problems for us...even resulting in me finishing the...

So this one is for all of you who have dreams of trying to turn your hobby into some kind of business. Listen up...it's pretty hard work! Sam Attwater, ex-pro brewer and now resident brewing expert at Cheeky Peaks Home Brew Store in Victoria, has a dream of taking his very popular Home Brewing Instagram account and turning it in to an online resource for all things home brewing, and hopefully bein...

If you are a craft beer lover and have visited Hobart, Tasmania...chances are you have made your way to a little pub called The Winston. With it great American inspired food and awesome range of beers, it is home to a unique cross section of the population. Kris Miles is the man behind the beers, he brews many of them own the road at The Winston Brewing Co...you see the Winston is actually a brew...

Craft beer lovers, we need to talk about a serious issue (over a few beers maybe). GLOBALLY, ON AVERAGE, 1 MAN DIES BY SUICIDE EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY. Luckily for us men, the Movember movement is hoping to do something about this statistic. This month, Mo Brothers, supported by Mo Sistas, are raising funds by growing an itchy, annoying, and sometimes patchy clump of hair on their top lip! These...

If you have been to Bali, you would know that craft beer options are few and far between. Mattia Di Bittonto is hoping to change that by starting a one man craft beer revolution. Is he mad? Maybe? You can be the judge of that! Is he passionate? Definitely! I can vouch for that. And his beers are great! In this episode he tells his story about taking a chance and just giving it a red hot crack! If...

The energiser bunny of the Hawaiian brewing scene is back with more weird and wacky ideas on how to make beer from his natural surroundings. Yep, forests, volcanoes and the edge of the earth...nothing stops Steve in his search for amazing ingredients for his beers. In this episode he talks about: • Brewing beer with strawberries foraged from the side of an active volcano; • How he successfully cul...

In this episode, I paid a visit to my old mate Andrew at Batch Brewing. After a pint of my favourite WCIPA, he suggested we take a drive out the new "Small Batch" brewery at Petersham...which I of course accepted. There has been a lot going on at Batch since we spoke last...co-founder Chris has returned to the USA but has found a way to be able to work remotely, and Andrew has been busy...

One of the nicest blokes you will meet in the industry...that's how Dave Padden was described to me. And, yep, they were right. I had an absolute ripping time interviewing Dave and finding out about such things as: •How Akasha, sorta, kinda, not really, started out as a Gypsy brewing operation; •How Craft Brewing is the passion he never thought he would find (wifey excepted); •Why he chose the ran...