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• Wayward and LDC exits VA
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Tim reached out to me to tell me about the brewing apprenticeship that he undertook in Germany and the things that he observed about the differences between learning brewing in Germany and in Australia, as well as a whole host of other differences between the two industries.

In the past when we've talked to brewers about cultural differences we've had a great response from our audience and so I thought it would be a great one, particularly with so many young brewers looking at pursuing careers and getting skills in the brewing industry. 

It's a great chat with an interesting young brewer and I hope you enjoy just as much as I did.

As we discussed Tim has returned to Australia and has set himself up on the Sunshine Coast as a consultant brewer but also filling in for breweries that need additional expert hands or replacement brewer. His business is Meister Brewing Solutions.

We’ll be back this Thursday with our discussion of the news of the week, and don’t forget this Saturday is our annual Hottest 100 Craft Beers live countdown. We’ll be coming to you live from the First Choice Liquor Market store in Ashfield, Sydney counting down Australia’s hottest 100 beers and meeting the people who make them and a whole lot of other great guests.

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• Dainton exits VA
• Wayward & Local Drinks Collective enters VA
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• Wild Life Brewing to close

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Late last year - 2023 that is, given this is the first episode of 2024 - Your Mates celebrated its 10th anniversary, and it’s been quite a ride for the business. Both Christen and Matt are pretty open about the mistakes and learnings that they had as the stereotypical two mates bonding over homebrew, however, they have also learned a lot - and a lot of that has come from seeking and taking advice. 

I thought it would be worth checking in on the pair and seeing how things are going, and what more they have learned as they celebrate the decade of mateship.

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• Good Beer Week to take a breather

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For a start-up, it was an impressive setup, especially when the business was running very counter to what were then the predominant craft trends. While hops and haze were the norm, Heads made a Japanese Lager as it's flagship beer and also put its beers in bottles. In a small brewing industry that is tended to follow the trends it was very interesting to watch the way this business has evolved and grown.

Five years down the track, and with the brewery at least giving the appearance of growth and success, I wanted to catch up with Craig and Lance and find out whether the reality matched the appearance, whether they would have done anything differently and what it was like to be ahead of the present lager wave. It's a great chat and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

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• Cheeky Monkey Brewing Co. acquires Sound Brewing Co.
• Good Drinks provides Rider Lite update
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• Aldi and BrewDog Are Opening a One-Night-Only Sydney Pop-Up Pub Where a Beer Only Costs $3.25

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With the entire industry looking at ways forward and industry consolidation a very hot talking point this week Cheeky Monkey and announced that it was acquiring Sound Brewing Company which is currently in administration. Brendan and I discussed that and Cheeky Monkey's plans for the newly combined businesses, but we also go back and talk about the origins of Cheeky Monkey, the state of brewing in Western Australia and the opportunities for and challenges around growth more generally

This is a terrific chat one that I now wish that I'd had much much sooner given his Insights and thoughtfulness. As we often say on the podcast, answers can be had to come and are often very subjective but in this conversation Brendan generously shares his calculations and working that are relevant to all.

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• CIT and BentSpoke to release brewing apprenticeship
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The small brewing movement was built on a lot of romantic ideas about brewing that were born from a reaction to a brewing duopoly that didn’t offer consumers a lot of choice. The craft narrative was small, traditional and independent, it initially eschewed a lot of brewing techniques and business strategies that were seen as not being craft…and in doing so spawned a million discussions about what the term craft meant. 

In this world, a brewery such as Brick Lane - well-resourced from the outset with the help of business people and celebrities, and openly adopting the modern brewing techniques that its resources provided - was viewed by a craft industry with some cynicism. And yet, in 2023, the brewery has won a swag of major awards for beer quality and - in world where so much news is on craft businesses struggling - Brick Lane appears to be going from strength to strength.

These are the observations that continue to fascinate me, and I always enjoy discussing Brick Lane’s role in the brewing industry with Paul Bowker as a result. 

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• Dainton Beer enters Voluntary Administration
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Chris is Program Director for the program, and Jen is the Exam Manager…and Jen has just attained the highest accolade for Cicerones, becoming a Master Cicerone, joining a group of only 22 other individuals worldwide to achieve that title.

Education has always been in short supply in the brewing industry, and as beer styles have changed and evolved dramatically over the course of the last two decades, making beer service and consumer advice relevant to the highly diverse market has never been harder. In this conversation, I discuss with Jen and Chris how to make beer relevant to the market, improve service and ask what breweries and venues need to do to be better.

You can find out more at Cicerone.org, there’s also an Australian Certified Cicerone group on Facebook that you should consider joining for support in your Cicerone journey. 

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• Hard Solo found to appeal to minors
• Changing Tasts
• Mighty Craft gains MD, loses Chair
• Sierra Nevada to reduce availability in Australia

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Peter, or Flip as he’s better known, is something of a white whale for me. He spent 25 years with CUB, finishing as CEO and - in that position - was high on my list of people I very much wanted to interview. Today I get me chance.

We have a great conversation about his decision to get involved in the purchase of Jetty Road, as well as his confidence in the market that led to it. We discuss a lot about the role of craft and whether small breweries should tackle the majors had on.

It’s a great chat with someone who knows that industry better than most.

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• Bad Shepherd emerges from VA
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Last Friday they proposed a Deed of Company Arrangement to creditors, which was successful, seeing the business able to restructure its debts and continue to trade

In this very open conversation Dereck and Diti discuss the circumstances that led to their decision, the business during and post-COVID and what the VA process has meant for them. We also have a frank conversation about where the market is that will be of interest to every brewery.

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• Sponsorship deals sees Coles' Tinnies poured at cricket
• Southern Highlands Brewing acquired by UK group
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Now, this is an interesting one. It’s no secret that in the current market, many small breweries are looking to evolve and find a business model that opens up a way forward in a very crowded market. Consolidation is the word on everyone’s lips so it was no surprise to receive a media release about two breweries coming together. However, I would definitely had long odds on that being a merger between a small regional New South Wales brewery and a small regional brewery in the UK.

But that’s what has happened with Southern Highlands Brewing merged into the Powder Monkey Group Limited, owners of Powder Monkey Brewing Co and Powder Monkey Tap House near Portsmouth in the United Kingdom.

It’s an intriguing move and I am sure that, like me, you have plenty of questions. So this is my chat with Southern Highlands Brewing founder Ben Twomey in which I try and make sense of one of the more interesting announcements of 2023.

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• Reinvent and diversify says US Brewers Association Chair
• Revenue growth for Coles Liquor but craft down
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The brothers have recently partnered with Endeavour Group’s Pinnacle Drinks to release two beers under the Largo brand and I speak to them about the origins of the partnership and the development of the beer, as well as a surprising amount about band riders. Theirs doesn’t prohibit brown M&Ms, but is explicit about the beers they want.

We are also joined by Hayley Martin, Lead Quality Specialist with Pinnacle Drinks, to learn about the process the company went through to attain robust carbon neutral certification.

This bonus podcast is presented by Largo Lagers and Pinnacle Drinks.

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• Sydney Beer Week to Return
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Long time listeners may recall I spoke with Mark way back in 2016, not long after he founded Blizzard Brewery in Victoria’s High Country.

Blizzard has since closed but Mark is still of the industry, now working with OnMarket as a brewery crowdfunding specialist.

Mark is also a podcast listener and has heard my thoughts about equity crowdfunding, and has reached out a number of times to discuss them, very frankly. 

On this occasion, Mark very generously agreed to have a chat on mic for the podcast.

I say generously, because as a listener you will know that I have expressed some thoughts about how the wonderful potential of equity crowdfunding hasn’t always delivered on its promise and its promises, and especially my concerns about the powerlessness that many investors have felt about the lack of recourse when the reality hasn’t met that promise. 

Well, in this episode I get to discuss all of that, and more, and address some of my frustrations about the process.

When I say address my frustrations, I’ll leave it to you to decide whether vent may be more appropriate. But my frustrations and doubts were certainly aired…and I hope fairly expressed

And I have to thank Mark for engaging with those questions and doubts with patience and good humour…even for the considerable time after we finished recording. As he said, having heard me on previous podcasts, he was certainly not ambushed by the questions. But also as Mark said, the conversation was important to foster understanding. 

And there was quite a bit of that, on both sides, even if our views of how well regulated the system is may still differ.

It was a great chat….and I hope that whichever side of the discussion you come down on, you agree it was robust but in good spirit. 

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• Melbourne's Bad Shepherd enters Voluntary Administration
• Ozempic seems to curb cravings for alcohol. Here's what scientists think is going on
• Shouting killed by rising costs
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• Dynamic surging - Idea to increase beer prices at popular times

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The last few weeks have almost been a Where Are they Now series, as we go back and find how the last few years have treated guests that we spoke to during the COVID days to see what’s changed and how they are dealing with what, I think we can accept, are challenging times. If you have time on your hands, it’s again worth going back and having a listen to my 2021 chat with Peter. 

This week Wayward launched a Recession Ale, designed to bring attention to the economic challenges that brewers are facing, and I was fascinated about what that meant about what Peter was seeing in the economy but also, given our recent chat with Pat McInerney, what he was seeing in Sydney's in a west given it is one of the country’s exciting craft beer hubs. 

This being a conversation there's a few detours on the way to talking about those things but regular listeners will know that we discuss a couple of topics that have been exercising my mind over the last six months. It may not surprise some but Peter doesn't agree with a lot of my thoughts which always makes for a great conversation.

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• Clayton Hops launches advanced hop product range
• WSET Introduces new beer courses
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And this conversation is no exception. The brewing industry is vastly different from where it was at 8 years ago when Dave founded Akasha and I wanted to hear his thoughts on what driven some of those changes, where the industry is at the moment and - most importantly - where it's headed. 

I hope you appreciate his insights as much as I do.

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This week the team discuss Philter's crowd fund, juvenile marketing, and the problem with pay in the beer industry.

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We last spoke to Felon's Brewing before covid just months after the Howard Smith's Wharves on Brisbane's Riverside opened. The huge development has dramatically changed the hospitality face of Brisbane and Felons is central to the development. 

I wanted to check in and find out how the hospitality heavy business was going, what they've learned about having a Craft Brewery that has to cater to the widest of tastes in a venue that sees 10,000 visitors per week. I also wanted to talk a little about the changing tastes in beer. A very relevant conversation as this weekend the venue is launching its Lagerpalooza Beer Festival, celebrating that once maligned section of the beer landscape, lagers. It's a fun but reflective chat with two terrific and very smart people and I hope you enjoyed it as much as you'll hear that we did. you paragraph

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We have been hearing a lot about the changes that have taken place in the industry since COVID and the increased challenges brewers are now facing, and Pat goes into some detail in discussing his experiences over the last 3 years. This latest conversation came about after Pat announced Willie the Boatman was launching a rebrand and we discuss that it also lead to a very frank discussion about market conditions, and the crowded marketplace that small Brewers are facing at the moment. 

Despite Pat’s ever-present upbeat nature, it's a sobering conversation, especially when contrasted with that which took place just three years ago.

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Marie Claire, better known as MC, has had a very interesting pathway into the brewing industry. With a background in physics and mathematics, MC was working towards a PhD in experimental quantum physics when she discovered the craft brewing industry in Sydney’s inner West.

Her passion fired, MC wrote as a blogger on her own blog and beer writer and was awarded the beer Media Award at the Australian International Beer Awards in 2020.

For that varied background, you'll hear MC’s path forked many times and could have gone in many directions, but she has ended up working as a brewer, currently at Brick Lane brewing, a role in which saw her spend quite a lot of time on stage at awards ceremonies of late..

Her path to brewing has given her unique insights into beer, brewing and the brewing industry and this is a great chat with one of the emerging leaders of the next generation of Australian brewers.

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• Good Drinks results highlight tough market
• DrinkWise research advises mums-to-be to abstain from alcohol

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Sherri has just appeared the face of the first episode of a new beer education series created by Capital Brewing, which you can see on Instagram or download. I was interested in finding out a little bit more about her background and career progress that has seen her recently appointmented as Capital’s lead production brewer.

As you’ll hear it’s what could be described as a non-traditional career path for a brewer, but also highlights the changing industry. It also gives Sherri some interesting insights into the industry and how brewing needs to change and adapt to a changing market.

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• Australian beer market competitive: CUB
• We don’t get in the way of independents
• Mighty Craft Chair slams previous board’s terrible performance.
• Trevor O’Hoy resigns from Mighty Craft Board
• New Chair for ABAC
• Mixed views in NZ on the new alcohol supply act
• IBA Supports status quo on carbohydrate and sugar claims                      
• Triple-1-Three acquires WA’s Nowhereman’s assets inshare deal
• Pioneer Brewing Closure
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• Carwyn Cellars bought by Fox Friday
• Otherside brewing acquires Nowhereman
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Regular readers of our news service will have been following the gradual restructure and rationalisation of Lion’s craft business that has seen breweries such as Tiny Mountain in Townsville and, more recently, Two Birds in Melbourne close and Bevy Brewing in Perth rebranded as a Little Creatures brewpub.

It turns out that was all paving the way for a more significant restructure that sees all of the Lion craft businesses come the badge of Fermentum, the Stone and Wood parent company that Lion acquired in September 2021 and has now been renamed Fermentum Craft Beer Company.. 

With the restructure bringing OG craft brewery Little Creatures under the Fermentum badge and all of the other changes that have been taking place in the Lion craft portfolio, I was interested to hear from Ed and Rich, two of the three people tasked with leading Lion’s craft division, about what it means for Lion, for beer drinkers and for beer in general.

I have had many questions since the acquisition of one of Australia's most significant independent craft breweries and how it would come to be integrated into the broader Lion business. It was a long period of restructure and now is the time to ask many of them. As you’ll hear, It's a robust conversation and I get to ask those questions. I genuinely appreciate Ed and Richard’s willingness to engage and answer them.

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We spoke to James last October for the first time to hear his company’s insights as Australia came out of the pandemic economy. 

Brews News has recently had a lot of focus on data, and particularly squishy data, so we thought it might be a good idea to go back and speak to James and see what CGA by NielsenIQ is seeing now and how that applies to craft breweries. I also push James to look a little bit beyond just the data and see what analysis he can provide about what's driving some of the things that they are seeing.

It's an interesting conversation, especially for businesses negotiating the current market forces and economy.

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• Sydney Royal Beer Awards announced
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• Beer is a Conversation Justin Kendall and Zoe Licata - Brewbound
• 'Boutique' bottle shop shut down after selling cheap single beers
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Brewbound is the leading industry trade publication providing comprehensive information about the United States beer industry, analysis of industry trends and in-depth interviews with industry leaders. 

Justin is the site's editor and Zoe a reporter and both are extremely plugged into what's going on in the US and two people whose coverage I always look to when news breaks in that market. 

With the US being so influential on emerging trends here in Australia, I thought it was a good opportunity to talk with them about what they were seeing in the US beer market particularly following the sobering news that came out of the Craft Brewers Conference back in May.

We start by talking about what they have labelled as craft beer’s toxic positivity problem, we look at current trends and challenges facing the beer market and how their industry and industry associations are responding and we also look at the future of the beer slushie

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• Mighty Craft sells Jetty Road/ Foghorn, Better Beer on auction block
• New Battle over Tap Contracts Looms
• Insights Craft Challenges and need for renewal
• Beer is a Conversation Liam Pereira - White Bay Beer Co
• Brewery Pro - Impact of SafAle K-97 on hoppy beers
• The impact of SafAle K-97 on hoppy beers
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• Buying booze? Your face - or palm - could verify your age
• Epic Response from Phil Cook

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Liam has had an incredibly varied career in the brewing industry. From pulling pints in London to working in a hotel bar with early craft beer aspirations, to working in bottle shops, to being a co-owner of Dave's brewery tours and Sydney Beer Week to working at Batch brewing and now his latest position White Bay Beer Co, he has seen a lot.

His career has spanned and also mirrored the formative years of craft beer. Liam was drawn to the passion and excitement of the industry’s early days but is also seen it mature and confront a myriad of challenges. This podcast really looks at what people in the industry have learnt throughout their careers and Liam is one of those people that can really talk about some of the lessons that are to be learnt comma and that he has learnt himself.

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• Epic Brewing in Liquidation
• IBA calls for indexation to excise remission scheme
• Coopers and IBA call out retailers on market power
• FSANZ calls for submissions on carb claims 
• Orora announces direct-to-packaging digital printing
• Insights Craft Challenges and need for renewal
• Beer is a Conversation - Leanne White - Insightfully 
• Anchor Brewing
• Fingers substack - Dave Infante

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Leanne, or Lenny to her friends, is a former journalist and media advisor whose career has seen her move into the field of data research, especially in the area of public opinion. 

Her business, Insightfully, is an opinion and market research and strategy company. But, Lenny and her husband are also small investors in a brewery, Madocke Brewing on the Gold Coast and so has - to some extent - turned her expertise into an interest in data in the brewing industry. 

With all of our recent focus on ‘squishy data’ we thought it was a good time to speak to Lenny about what makes good data and how breweries should be critically interpreting the data that they have available to them especially when making decisions based on it.

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• Beer Cartel partners with First Choice
• Rapid Consumption continued focus for ABAC complaints
• Victoria’s container deposit rates announced 
• Beer is a Conversation - Kelsey Picard
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• Retail drinks releases online alcohol research
• Adelaide Beer Awards Results
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• Tribe announces relaunch with clean slate
• Mighty Craft review recognises business model flaws
• BrauBeviale and drinktec merge
• Positive impact of minimum unit process questions
• Brewing Industry Woes Go Mainstream 
• Habits have changed, but more Australians drinking than before pandemic
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Aaron’s story is like many who have come to work in craft beer…fell in love with the products, become more and more interested with some mates and then, after a few beers, found himself as a part owner of a craft beer pub in Maitland. As you’ll hear there’s a little more to it than that, but there’s also a lot to the journey that Aaron has been on. 

Aaron is also a management consultant, and having spoken with him about his journey over the years and been impressed with his insights, I thought it would be a useful chat for others interested in getting into the industry to hear about the highs and the lows, and what he’s learned and what he would do differently. 

It’s a great chat about buying into the beer business, why you’d do it but also why you may not.

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• Fury & Son to Close
• Endeavour Beer announces further losses
• IBA Releases BrewCon Program
• Beer is a Conversation
• BrewCon Replay
• Australia’s United Malt agrees t $1 bln takeover offer from Fances InVivo 
• Is this the end of Australia’s craft beer explosion?
• When Beer Goes Flat 
• CUB celebrates Victorian barley farmers
• Four Pillars announces full sale to Lion
• Pourhouse Maitland is for Sale 
• Better Beer launches Bitcoin Giveaway

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In this conversation, we look at the challenges the brewing industry faces and what it means for breweries. We discuss the differences between the US and Australian markets, which is important when Australian brewers look to the US for a lead. We discuss the challenges the brewing industry will confront in the face of the growing neo-prohibition movement and demographic shifts and whether no alc is the answer. We also look at what has happened to Bud Light over the last few months and what that says about beer consumers and also beer's ability to effect social change.

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• Peer Nominations Open for Indies
• Beer awards wins itself an award
• BrewDog 
• Bargain Hunting
• Choose Your Fighter

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We last spoke with Isaac in 2021, and wanted to go back to speak with Isaac as Codo has released its annual Beer Branding Trends Review, which is an incredibly rich resource for the brewing industry.

I don’t think I am overstating it to say that in the incredibly competitive beer market, branding is increasingly the most important element in getting a consumer to choose your beer on shelf, and so I wanted to go back to Isaac to hear where he sees the industry is at and where its going.

Isaac is very generous with his insights, and this podcast is well worth a listen, as is reading the 2023 Trends publication. Isaac also has a podcast and plenty of resources available on his website.

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• Lion to close Two Birds Brewing 
• Wicked Elf Beer to Close
• Tallboy and Moose announce ownership transition
• Pregnancy Labelling bites hard for breweries
• Mark Haysman to Step Down from Mighty Craft

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• Latest ABAC Adjudications
• Perth Royal Beer Awards
• IBD launches Beer Sensory Analysis - short course 
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I will always have a fondness for Belgian beers. To some extent, that’s because they were among the first to show me that not all beers were lagers, but also as my career has developed and I have watched the evolution of the craft beer industry, because their brewers have such respect for what they make and also how it will be enjoyed, while still being willing to experiment and not be entirely shackled by tradition. But the focus is always for the drinking experience.

Thomas was in Australia as his beers are just about to be made available again, and the importer has said that after a decade of declining interest in classic Belgian beers, people are rediscovering them. 

Thank you to Felons in Brisbane, where the interview was recorded, for hosting us. By coincidence, this interview was recorded in the week that Felons launched its first beers from its own barrel program, and we got to try them after the interview. 

And just a plug - unpaid - for Thomas’ beers…they will be landing in early July and will be available for Beer Importers and Distributors. If you’re a retailer, get in touch…if you’re a consumer, maybe put your local independent bottleshop in touch.

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• PakTech partners with Visy to manufacture in Australia
• Rise in UK breweries going bust amid thirst for cheaper craft beers
• Breweries are starting to capture carbon — from beer
• Why craft without constrains isn't really craft at all
• Craft beer mimicking macro beer

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Hugh has only recently started this position, joining Revel after finishing with Stone & Wood where he spend more than 11 years in sales roles.

Prior to that Hugh had a career in hospitality, managing and co-owning pub venues - including time running a Vodka bar - where he gained a wealth of knowledge and experience.

As we always do, we dig deeply in his career and what he has learned and can be applied to the brewing industry, as well as his feelings around the sale of Stone & Wood, and what made him choose his next role with Revel.

It’s a great chat loaded with valuable insights, and I hope you get as much from it as I did.

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• Matso’s sells pokies to focus on beer
• Hairydog acquires Boozebud
• Major DrinkWise Campaign launched ahead of state of origin
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We discuss the 30th AIBA's, Mighty Craft and the increasing focus on alcohol warnings.

The brewery was announced in 2020, when I spoke with then Lion Managing Director James Brindley who, together with Chuck Hahn, told how Lion was working with the Maxwell family to build a brewery on the island. That caused a bit of a kerfuffle on the Island, as many locals - including the competing Lord Howe Island Brewing Company - were unaware of Lion’s involvement. 

It turned out that due to their enthusiasm for the project, I probably put too much emphasis on Lion’s involvement in the project. In any event, with the brewery now open Lion’s changing strategy, which has seen it close or rebrand its smaller craft breweries, leaves the multinational’s involvement in the brewery uncertain…despite that, there is now a brewery on Lord Howe Island and I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to visit it.

I recorded this interview with Tim and Alastair on the island and in it we hear the background to how Lion was involved and where that stands now. More importantly, we talk about the very unique challenges of building a brewery on a very small, world heritage listed island as part of a very small and tight knit community.

It’s an interesting conversation that is as much about sustainability and community as it is about beer, and I hope you enjoy it.

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• Blackflag - Barely Legal
• Behemoth and Kaiju to share trademark
• Fortitude Brewing Recall Pacer

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2023 has been a pivotal year for the brewing industry here, and the current state of the market was a significant topic of discussion at this year’s Craft Brewers Conference.

A strong Australian contingent was in Nashville attending the event and immediately after the conference closed, I was interested in hearing the immediate impressions from some of those that were in attendance. It was a very informal, spontaneous group that I chatted with, but it’s still a group of senior industry representatives.

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• Adam Trippe-Smith, Founder and Managing Director, Konvoy Kegs
• Nick Boots, Founder The Business of Beer
• Phil Meddings, Joint CEO Bintani Australia

I hope you enjoy hearing their first thoughts and takeaways from the Craft Brewers Conference.

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• No growth the ‘new normal’ for craft
• New initiative for Cicerones launched in Australia 
• New Hop Varieties for Clayton Hops
• Expressions of Interest for Brewlab on the Gold Coast
• People Moves
• DrinkWise and Queensland Hotels Association are launching new initiatives in regional QLD
• Good Beer Week Returns
• Modus Brewing and Aboslutely A.i
• Easy Times selling Brewhouse.
• Kaddy
• Boozebud

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• Lion ends Bevy, rebrands as Little Creatures
• Endeavour Releases Q3 Results
• Toughest ever Alcohol Marketing Code 
• IBA Seeks Judges for Indies
• Young Henrys and Solotel join forces to raise funds for Farmers for Climate Action
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The guest today is Brand Manager of MoonDog, which I probably should note up front as in the hour long conversation, we don’t touch once on his current paid job or his employer. But my guest, Miro Bellini, is arguably Australia’s most passionate, thoughtful and pragmatic advocate for craft beer. This conversation ends up having no real topic…just beer, but with Miro that that topic is always engaging. 

Enjoy this conversation with Miro Bellini.

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• Endeavour Group makes 14-day payment terms permanent for small suppliers
• Moderate Beer Consumption Is Associated with Good Physical and Mental Health Status and Increased Social Support
• From Slate: Pour One Out The boozy story of how we decided alcohol was a health boon in the ’90s—and how it all fell apart.
• Celebrating the collective force of the beer category across all three tiers
• Beer Brewer Kirin Strikes $1.2 Billion Deal for Australia’s Blackmores Vitamins -

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Until recently Clare was with Good Drinks Australia where she had worked as Quality Assurance Manager and Operations Systems Manager. Recently she founded Athena Business Solutions with the aim of assisting food and beverage businesses produce safe, high quality and compliant products through education and easy to use tools, food safety coaching and consulting.

We begin by learning a bit about Clare and had she came to work in quality, coming to beer via Frito Lay, which is where the potato crisps come in, including what is the lager of chips. 

We have had Clare on BreweryPro podcast a number of times and I highly recommend you go back and listen to them if you have an interest in quality, and seeing more of Clare expertise. 

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• ABAC quarterly report shows increase in complaints 
• Brewery Radar 
• VicReturn appointed as scheme co-ordinator for the Victorian CDS Scheme
• Coles Liquor Chief Executive Darren Blackhurst steps down

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There is always a lot of discussion amongst brewers at the smaller end of the market about things like independence and the market dominance of the large brewers, but at the same time, there are a great many issues that affect all brewers. As we have discussed on this podcast recently, policy development and industry advocacy are incredibly time-consuming for industry bodies and I was interested in speaking with Dylan about the role of the association that represents the interests of the largest brewers in New Zealand and where some of these overlaps are.

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• Calls for ‘real teeth’ in regulating large retailers.
• Qld to consult on online liquor sales review
• Styks Brewery for Sale
• WA Beer & Brewing Conference is back for 2023
• Young Henrys announced B-Corp Certification
• Australia’s system of taxing alcohol is íncoherent but our research suggests a single tax rate isn’t the answer.

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It’s an interesting beer podcast when you’re quoting the from the William Goldman book The Princess Bride…but it was apt for a podcast with a consultant. To paraphrase it, "the brewing business is hard, anyone who tells you differently is selling something" and in this podcast we look at the challenges that breweries are facing in the maturing and highly competitive market post covid. It was refreshing to hear Nick talk openly about the challenges of brewing and the need to know your business. 

We don’t promise answers in this episode - as they say in finance podcasts, this is general advice only - but I think we raise some of the questions that brewers should be asking themselves about their business.

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• Creditors approve Tribe DOCA
• Black Hops reveals large loss post-crowdfund
• COVID, floods and growth costs impact BrewDog results
• Pregnancy labelling changes approved

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Scarborough Harbour made a bit of a splash recently at the The Royal Queensland Beer Awards, winning best new brewery and champion brewpub in addition to a number of gold medals.

It was a strong result for a new brewery, especially one that didn’t ride the hype train as it launched and we wanted to check it out and hear their story. 

And I discovered a gem. It’s a great story about how changing circumstances saw Sonia became the driver of the brewery that beer-loving Guy wanted to build, but has had to enjoy from a continent away. 

Enjoy this conversation with Sonia and Guy Schweitzer.

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• Asashi to close Green Beacon production brewery, retain brew pub
• How to Spot an Independent Craft Beer
• FSANZ recommends change to pregnancy label
• Introducing the Bintani Nut Bar

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Cheyne, who was making a pretty good living as a crane driver, was bitten hard by the homebrew bug and, like many before him, decided it would be a great idea to open a brewery.

As you’ll hear, underfunded, underplanned, and with COVID swirling, he went ahead. It was hard, and mistakes were made, as they say, but when you listen to him it’s hard to hear any regret amidst his love of what he’s doing and his passion for beer. 

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• Vale: Neil ‘Pops’ Whittorn
• Might Craft raises $5m for growth
• Lion to Tiny Mountain
• Lactose labelling requirements: FSANZ
• Heaps Normal Achieves B Corp Certification 
• Barret Burston and Cryer Malt launch Australian Extra Pale Malt
• Double Beer Brand Buy for ALM

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It’s not many people who get to have the impact on a country’s industry that Ron has had on the hops industry in New Zealand. His research has been credited as having transformed NZ Hops from a cottage industry supplying hops to NZ-based brewers to a sophisticated export product with more than 85% of production now exported to the some of the world's leading beer producing nations.

In Nectaron he has also had a hop named after him.

I was in Nelson for the first time and had the chance to speak with Dr Beatson about a career that saw him move from research into tobacco into hops, what he loves about the industry and also where he sees hops and hop research going.

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• Ballistic Beer avoid liquidation
• Better Beer seeks $20-million for expansion
• Product Recall: Counter Culture Eirinn Irish Cream Stout
• Young Henrys opens brewing scholarship for 2023

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Balter is sometimes - and I think unfairly - referred to as the surfers brewery, on account of the four very visible faces who were behind the business. While the profile of the surfers behind Balter undoubtedly helped garner some attention and stand out in an increasingly crowded market when it launched, the drinks industry is littered with brands that failed despite much more evident star power.

Having heard Bede speak about his career and the origins of the brewery, I always wondered whether the people behind the brand, actually played a part in its success in ways more than just celebrity. That's what I explore in this episode.

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• Asahi signs exclusive Live Nation deal
• ASIC raises concerns over CSF non-compliance
• Product recall: Your Mates Watermelon Sour
• Victoria Bitter makes ABV play with Xtra
• Lord Nelson raises the legal drinking age
• Merri-bek council launches brewery and music trails
• 2022 Australian Craft Beer Survey results revealed

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Matt is Brewmaster at California’s Firestone Walker Brewery. He is one of those brewers that is quietly revered by other brewers and we were lucky to get to catch up with him advance of his upcoming visit to Australia. He will here for HPA’s hop harvest and, of interest to Australian brewers, speaking at the High Country Hop Technical Symposium where he will be speaking on the topic of Hop Quality and Optimising Hop Impact - A field to glass approach.

Matt is perfectly placed to speak about this. He moved into brewing from a job as a hop chemist and has been heavily involved in teaching about hops through the Master Brewers Association of America and the US-based Hop Quality Group…something that we discuss in this conversation. 

Such is a life of and commitment to hops, last year he was awarded the Order of the Hop at the at the International Hop Congress in Prague, only the second US brewer to be so honoured. 

In this conversation you will hear Matt talk about that, and so much more about the evolution of hops in brewing and some thoughts on where we are and where brewers are headings. More than anything, it will give you a taste of what you will hear if you’re lucky to hear him speak at High Country Hops. 

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• Moffat Beach wins best beer at Royal Queensland Beer Awards
• Growth up, profit down for Good Drinks
• Better Beer drives Mighty Craft half year results
• Tribe Breweries Enters Administration
• 37th Asia Pacific IBD Convention

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Earlier this year, Pete tweeted about the dire state of craft brewing in the UK and the number of breweries closing. I wanted to hear more about the challenges being faced there to see what was relevant in our own market. We also talk about the evolution of the craft beer market and how we got to this point in the craft beer cycle. We also discuss his latest book, Clubland, looking at the intoxicating history of the working men’s clubs in the UK.

As always with Pete, it’s a very thoughtful conversation about beer.

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• Lager recall commences
• Liquor ‘cycles’ down for Coles Group despite 3 year growth
• Australian International Beer Awards Entries Open
• Brewcon tickets on sale
• Calls for national container deposit scheme to stop ‘discouraging innovation’ of small producers
• Balter's new ad

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Paul recently travelled to the US where he passed his Advanced Cicerone exam, making him one of the handful of advanced Cicerones in Australia. 

As you’ll hear, Paul has had a lengthy career in hospitality and liquor, but he is one of those people that has found a passion for beer and craft beer in particular and is a tireless advocate for changing the way people think about it.

I never tire talking beer with Paul, and his enthusiasm and drive to share the best of what beer can be often reignites my own enthusiasm and I wanted to capture a little of that in this conversation.

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• Konvoy announces equity raise and GABS partnership
• GDA & Stomping Ground pull out of planned acquisition
• Market fears end Stomping Ground/ Good Drinks deal
• Endeavour Group revenue grows; retail sales decline
• NZ Hops Ltd unveils Superdelic
• New CEO as Triple-1-Three rebuilds post COVID
• Black Hops announces new CEO as founder departs
• 2023 AIBA Entries Open
• New beer trail launches tour offerings
• New brewery lures former Green Beacon brewer

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COVID put a huge dent in what were initially outlined as modest plans for a humble Blue Mountains brewpub. Their covid pivot seems to have paid off and they have been on a tear ever since, one that has seen contant expansion of their expanded brewhouse.

Managing growth is often seen as big a challenge for craft breweries as not growing, and I really wanted to find out what the Mountain Culture secret sauce is…especially as to the outsider Harriet & DJ give off some pretty laid-back, it’s all fun craft beer vibes that feel the opposite of a serious, growth-minded businesses negotiating a maturing market place.

It’s a great chat and I hope I managed to get a look under the hood of of the engine that’s driving the business.

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• Better Beer wins Federal Court battle
• Brewers bear brunt of Dan Murphy’s price promise
• IBA concerned about impact of Endeavour fee on brewers
• Revenue grows at Good Drinks Australia
• Good Drinks announces new appointments
• CUB Formally launches Power’s return

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We have opined on this ourselves.

But we also hear a lot about why breweries consider it’s not worth joining or why they are leaving, and this often involves suggestions that the association isn’t doing enough in some areas, or is focusing on the wrong areas. Often there’s little understanding of the enormity of the association’s task just in dealing with governments at all levels on issues that are critical to the daily operation of every brewery, whether a member of the association or not. 

While we were in Canberra for the Hottest 100 Countdown, we took the opportunity to sit down with Richard and Kylie to try to understand what the IBA does, outside of its most visible work on the Indie Seal, the Indies and BrewCon just to give listeners an understanding of why having an association that represents the interests of brewers is so important.

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• GABS Hottest 100 results announced
• Government grant sees Lion reverse Boag’s closure
• Growth for Mighty Craft despite decline in craft beer
• Brewing in New Zealand Report
• Lessons Learned: Two Mates Brewing

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During the chat, we discuss Jess and Dennis’ extensive careers within the industry, how one of their lagers took out the Champion Beer at the 2022 Indies and what they’ve learned working at pioneering and rapidly scaling breweries. 

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• Ballistic Beer enters administration
• HPA provides crop update
• Busy Quarter for ABAC
• Lion to close James Boag’s Visitors Centre
• Future uncertain for La Sirene Brewing
• Mid-Strength excels, NoLo slows: Research

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During the chat, we learn about Evin’s extensive experience in selling craft beer, culminating in his current role at Bright. 

We also discuss his recent appointment to the IBA board, business growth and how a local brewery maintains a brand as it looks for broader markets. 

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• Asahi makes nostalgia play with return of Power’s
• Social media backlash highlights crisis comms value
• Wayward to open former Bucket Boys bar as new venue
• Grifter launches Pale Ale in Qantas Lounge
• Sauce lists brewing equipment for sale

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Chuck is no stranger to our listeners and has graced this podcast a number of times over the decade plus we have been doing it. 

However, late last year Chuck quietly retired from Lion. We wanted to have one more chat with Chuck (we don’t want to call it the last, we are hoping we can lure him back from time to time) because there have been few larger influences over the Australia brewing scene, or more passionate ambassadors for beer. 

If you would like to know more about Chuck's stellar career, check out James Atkinson’s excellent documentary podcast on Chuck recorded to celebrate his 50 years in brewing. If you haven’t already, seek it out on James’ Drinks Adventure podcast.

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• Little Creatures to stay at original Fremantle site
• Liquidators expect return for Sample Brew creditors
• Survey explores mental health in small businesses
• ABAC eyes advertising placements

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Late last year Beer Cartel released its results and advised it was moving to an online-only model, closing its Artamon store. 

With more than a decade of experience watching the growth of craft beer and the various fashions, from rare imports and growlers towards a move to local craft beer, as well as the significant jump in online during the pandemic, I was interested to hear about how these trends are impacting the decisions that a comparatively small online retailer is making.

Beer Cartel also raised nearly $1.5 million on a valuation of $20 million dollars 18 months ago, and with providing annual financial reports a requirement for businesses that raise funds in this way, it provides a window into the state of the craft industry, and we chat about how the business is going and also their decision to crowdfund and the results.

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During the chat, we speak about the founders’ recent decision to sell the brewery after 22 years, and what this means for the craft beer industry moving forward. 

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• Angry shareholders demand answers from Endeavour
• Mighty Craft reports strong start to Q2 & Mark Haysman – Mighty Craft podcast
• Bucket Boys to rebrand as Local Drinks Collective
• Akasha Brewing acquires The Edwards
• Your Mates to open bowls club
• BrewCon 2023 exhibitor applications open

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In this conversation we take a look at its unicorn brand, Better Beer, and whether any sort of meaningful scale is possible for its craft beer brands, including its focus brands. We ask what is for the future for the de-prioritised brands, why they have struggled to get scale and whether this has forced a change of strategy for the craft incubator.

Finally we also look at the business’ spirits businesses and what the future direction is them, what makes them different from beer and how the focus on them will impact its beer business.

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• Bintani achieves Certified Sustainable status
• Beer Cartel to move to online-only model
• IBD Convention 2023
• Inflation continues to affect hospitality industry
• More Instagram posts in front of ABAC
• Future Mountain 

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We have spoken to Fineran and Sidwa a couple of times on the podcast previously, including around the time of their crowdfunding campaign.

During this chat, we discuss the challenges they have faced in owning a brewery, and the things they didn’t know or anticipate, in addition to their plans for the future.

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• Voting opens for GABS Hottest 100
• La Sirène Brewing closes due to asbestos
• CUB declines to change ‘diet culture’ marketing
• WABA releases ‘Drink West Drink Best’ mixed pack

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Travla was launched recently with Masterchef’s Andy Allen, actor Travis Fimmel and former Jetty Road brewer Blake Bowden as the public faces. During this chat, we learn about Travla's origins, the importance of marketing, and what the founders want for the future of the brand. 

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• New Board Members at IBA
• Keg pooling grows as Konvoy signs Lion
• Seltzer Flavours Recalled
• ABAC Releases Social Media Compliance Audit Data

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During the chat, we discuss how the industry has evolved since the brewery launched 13 years ago, and what this means for 8 Wired.

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• Industry drives support for agricultural jobs
• Red Hill Brewery listed for sale
• Lessons Learned: Parched Brewery
• Award to highlight best brewery workplaces

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During the chat, we discuss Seymour’s diverse career background, the craft beer scene in Tasmania and the challenges of launching new businesses in a pandemic.

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• Good Drinks announces strong first quarter
• Influencer led launch continues push to broaden beer’s appeal
• DrinkWise launches parental influence campaign
• Tooborac Hotel and Brewery Listed for Sale
• People Moves 
• Do Beer Styles Matter 

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This bonus episode is from our attendance at SEA Brew, which was made possible thanks to HPA and with the support of Bespoke Brewing Solutions.

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During the chat, we discuss Lost Palms’ specific branding, future plans for the business and design trends in beer. 

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• Coopers Positive Despite Tough Year
• Wave of equity crowd funds underway
• Black Hops award win after Qld safety program
• Entries now open for the Royal Queensland Beer Awards 
• Novel vending machine highlights craft value
• Growing SEA Brew renames to Brew Asia
• Sunshine Coast is Australia’s Craft Beer Capital
• Brewdog & Campaign denouncing World Cup - backlash

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During the chat, we discuss Hopkins' career journey in FMCG industries, including his time with Cadbury, Asahi and Coca Cola. We also look at the impact of COVID on draught beer in his current role, and whether keg formats have changed following excise changes on kegs under 50 litres. 

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• Growth at Mighty Craft despite ATO obstacle 
• People Moves October 
• Lack of Budget support for breweries ‘no surprise’
• Tax break assists Belgian brewery to Australianise its beers.
• Innovation is the key to progress says industry pioneer
• Konvoy converts NZ’s Good George to keg rental
• Brews News launches INSPIRED Report
• Departure of Clare Burnett

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During the chat, we discuss the brewery’s third anniversary, liquor retail, the brewpub offering and the challenges of a growing business. 

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• Malting revival and provenance discussed at ANHC
• Growth and Covid impact Brew Dog results
• 2022 GABS Can Design Award Winners Revealed
• Brews News launches INSPIRED Report
• On Premise drives customers to trial drinks
• Coles Liquor sees first quarter sales decline
• Advertising placement and packaging face ABAC.

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During the chat, we discuss consumer on-premise trends from the latest CGA by NielsenIQ On Premise Consumer Pulse Report. 

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• Comedians to push fastest-growing beer in eight years into the UK
• Wayward and Batch create Local Drinks Collective
• Best Independent Beers of 2022 announced
• Predictable Decline in Endeavour Retail Revenues
• 10 Years of Big Shed Brewing 
• IBA is calling for nominations for the Board of Directors
•  Dale Vocale and Adam Murphy - Jarrah Boy 

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During the chat, we discuss the startup's story, the cultural challenges around alcohol and creating a market presence. 

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• DrinkWise and Bowls Australia launch Campaign
• Beer Fans partners with Endeavour Drinks Group
• FSANZ calls for comments on label colour changes
• Lord Nelson withdraws brewery from sale
• Brewery Radar
• ABAC Complaints increase in latest quarter

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During the chat, we speak about the launch of Du Cane, which opened last month, and where Reid sees the market for both craft beer and craft cider. 

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• Behemoth crowdfunds as it eyes AU expansion
• Brisbane’s Easy Times appoints voluntary administrator
• Orora opens $25m glass recycling plant

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During the chat, we speak about Cook’s impactful career within the industry, including his time with Kegstar and how he started the marketplace dedicated to beer branded merch, Beer Fans. 

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• Pale ales recalled
• Slimline beer cans and the future of can formats
• Fruity Beers Media Release
• DB Breweries backs pay gap reporting
• New brewery for Launceston
• Freshwater Brewing opens in Brookvale
• Pink Boots AGM 6 October 2022 - held virtually via Zoom and details on our event page. 
• Indies Judging is underway in Melbourne with the Awards announcements Thursday 13 October. 
• Voting in GABS Can design Awards currently open. 
• Drinkers Decoded: What Market Research Says about Today’s Consumers
• CODO Design newsletter: The perils of releasing a budget brand

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During the chat, we discuss O'Shea's brewing journey, why he wanted to start Five Barrel and the brewery's recent work with liquid yeast business, Mogwai Labs. 

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• Mighty Craft offloads “non-core” Sparkke
• Brewers urged to consult on FSANZ label colour mandates
• Brick Lane secures B Corp status
• Mead brand Greedy Bear launches crowdfund
• Multi-venue models in the spotlight as industry grows
• Behemoth signs Ballast Point deal
• CO2 recovery for smaller brewers excites at Drinktec
• Drinktec impresses up-and-coming brewers
• Craft lager renaissance driving rediscovery of heirloom malts

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Despite Yapp recently leaving NZ Hops, this is a fascinating discussion on hops, management and the future of the ingredients business. 

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• Konvoy expands into Europe
• Endeavour launches retail marketing arm
• Better Beer ABAC complaint upheld
• Concerns over beer sugar content and claims
• Lessons Learned: Woopi Brewing Co.
• Brewlab Qld seeks participants for industry workshops

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During the chat, we discuss his long career from making coffees in his parents restaurant through to his current role, and the stops along the way, including as brand manager for Little Creatures.

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• IBA launches brewer immigration drive
• Colonial rebrands as CBCo
• Entries open for 2022 GABS Can Design Awards
• XPA recall underway
• DrinkWise launches FASD Awareness Day campaign
• BOC invests in CO2 facility
• Weather impacts Europe hop yield: BarthHaas report

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During the chat, we discuss how the business came about, how it grew and how it came to be sold to Duxton Pubs Group, which was first announced back in June. 

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• Coles Liquor focuses on local as sales grow
• $5m XXXX seltzer investment
• WA launches hospitality recruitment campaign
• Two Birds takes back the Bulldogs
• Musician Amy Shark joins Fields Brewing

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Along with wife Nada, Bown opened the microbrewery and taphouse in 2018, specialising in farmhouse-style barrel-aged sours. 

During the chat, we discuss Left Barrel's journey, including its recent win of Most Outstanding Beer in Show at the 2022 Royal Adelaide Beer & Cider Awards.

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• Good Drinks Australia buys Melbourne’s Stomping Ground & Details emerge of Stomping Ground buyout
• Sales stagnate but profits up at Endeavour Group
• Employee share scheme paves way for Wayward IPO
• HPA invests in new pellet plant
• Online liquor delivery numbers slow
• Solid growth for Orora despite price pressures
• Zero alcohol drinks - Alcohol and Drug Foundation
• Brewery of theweek: Kickback Brewing Aldinga

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• Inflation and excise increase pressure on brewers
• New brewery Future Magic launches CSF campaign & Melbourne’s 3 Ravens launches crowdfund
• Lion’s Swan Draught returns to WA
• Lion sells UK’s Magic Rock and Fourpure
• NoLo growth continues despite low purchase propensity
• Sydney Brewery wins big at 2022 Sydney Royal awards

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During the chat, we discuss Watson's extensive career as well as the rise of contract brewing through his work with SmartBrew. 

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• Stalwart Brewing goes into liquidation
• Pink Boots and Gage launch leadership scholarships
• NZ Hops launches Bract Brewing Programme
• The basics of beer tourism
• Sponsored: How to plan brewery builds

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With Player's and Finney's combined extensive experience within the industry, the two have recently teamed up with another two colleagues to form plans for FOUND. Goods Co, a new production brewery and brewpub in East Perth. 

During this chat, we discuss the evolution of craft beer and how that has shaped the evolution of their plans. 

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Lark Event: Boilermaker Lunch at The Still

Join LARK Head Distiller, Chris Thomson and some of the team from Wolf of the Willows for a lunchtime event filled with beer, chicken, and of course whisky. Learn the history of Boilermakers, and why they are continuing to grow in popularity. What brought LARK and Wolf together, the process behind our Wolf of the Willows releases and what makes them special.

• Date: 8th August 2022
• Time: 1:00 PM
• Price: $65 per person
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• Tas Whisky Week

WOTW Events: The team at WOTW are having events across Melbourne to celebrate the 5th release of the collaboration, head to their website to find out more.

• Hungry Like a Wolf, 6.30pm Wednesday 10th August, Beer Delux, Fed Square (CBD Melb)
• Master Class, 6.00pm Friday 12th August Wolf Taproom, Mordialloc
• Feast of the Barrel, 6.00pm Saturday 13th August Naughtons, Parkville

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• Diversity milestone for Sydney Royal judging panel
• BarthHaas report positive despite global risks
• Entries open for 2022 Indies & Indies judging applications now open
• New Australasia appointment at NZ Hops
• New Zealand Beer Awards 2022 winners announced
• Reinvention keeps brewing industry fresh
• The rise of the “paddock to pint” philosophy

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During the chat, we discuss Swersey’s extensive career in the US, including his time with the Brewers Association as competition manager, where he ran the Great American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup competitions.

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Events

Lark Event: Boilermaker Lunch at The Still

Join LARK Head Distiller, Chris Thomson and some of the team from Wolf of the Willows for a lunchtime event filled with beer, chicken, and of course whisky. Learn the history of Boilermakers, and why they are continuing to grow in popularity. What brought LARK and Wolf together, the process behind our Wolf of the Willows releases and what makes them special.

• Date: 8th August 2022
• Time: 1:00 PM
• Price: $65 per person
• Event Sign Up: https://www.obee.com.au/thestill/e/boilermaker-lunch 
• Tas Whisky Week

WOTW Events: The team at WOTW are having events across Melbourne to celebrate the 5th release of the collaboration, head to their website to find out more.

• Hungry Like a Wolf, 6.30pm Wednesday 10th August, Beer Delux, Fed Square (CBD Melb)
• Master Class, 6.00pm Friday 12th August Wolf Taproom, Mordialloc
• Feast of the Barrel, 6.00pm Saturday 13th August Naughtons, Parkville

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• Lion launches Sustainability Report
• 2022 Royal Adelaide Beer & Cider Awards results
• Navigating grants for breweries
• Sponsored: The fascination with fresh hop beers

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• Dixon Asia Pacific – Dixon Asia Pacific supplies all the technical flow products needed to brew a good beer.
• Lark Whisky - Celebrating the launch of Wolf Release V and the fifth year of a shared vision between The House of LARK and Victoria’s Wolf of the Willows brewery.
• Bluestone Yeast - Australia's first and only liquid yeast manufacturer. Email info@bluestoneyeast.com.au or call Derek on (03) 8518 3172.
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During the chat, we discuss branding, the difference in drinking cultures of Germans and Australians, and what’s happening at Philter as Sydney’s inner west develops as a craft brewing hot spot.

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• NoLo trade marks outpace category growth
• ABAC complaints continue to decline
• Lessons learned: Seasonal prep & production scaling

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We spoke with Hamish and his co-founder and brand director Ricky Watt back in April after the brewery won a major sustainability award. The chat this week focuses on the recent Perth Royal Beer Show Awards.

Rocky Ridge was named Champion Large Brewery, which is a significant achievement, but the brewery also took home the Champion Beer Trophy for a Grodziskie. During this discussion, we speak to Terlick to find out more about this beer and what drove the brewery to use this style.

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• David Cryer to retire from Cryer Malt
• Beer Cartel launches craft beer survey for 2022
• Konvoy Group expands IoT tracking offering
• Lessons Learned: Marketing & flexibility

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• Ska Fabricating - Ska Fabricating builds reliable, automated packaging line equipment that is hand-crafted to make life easier for breweries and their production teams.
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Son of industry veteran and Matilda Bay founder, Phil Sexton, we speak to Harry about the resurgence of the brand in 2019, the challenges of running a brewery with a deep heritage and what his plans are for the business.

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• Little Bang sells to Duxton Pubs Group
• Broo confirms liquidations amid restructure
• FELLR launch non-alcoholic seltzer range

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During the chat, we discuss Clements' start in the brewing industry after starting out as an environmental scientist.

Clements describes how she came to brewing, starting in the laboratory at Gage Roads working as a quality officer, to being encouraged to step into a brewing role and her progression to head brewer at Freo.

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• Catchment gains Fortitude announcing ambitious expansion
• Bridge Road crowdfunds at $52m valuation
• Tall Timbers secures WA grant
• DrinkWise launches State of Origin campaign

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Formally trained in hotel management in Switzerland, Miles held a range of positions in hotels and a Canadian brewpub in the last 1990s before returning to Australia, where he we worked as Food & Beverage Manager for the Sydney Olympic Games Organising Committee.

His next role was as Head of Creative Development & Marketing : Founding General Manager - Hospitality for a little brewing start-up called Little Creatures, which I still regard as one of the most influential hospitality venues in the beer industry, and a venue that most brewpubs open today can trace their DNA back to.

He is currently General Manager of his own hospitality group in Perth, with three venues and a fourth - a brewpub - to open later this year.

As the brewing industry matures and changes, the quality and thoughtfulness of the hospitality that breweries offer is increasingly as important as the beer. That makes this very thoughtful and thought provoking chat with Miles a must listen for anyone running or thinking of opening a brewpub.

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• Endeavour Group teams up with CUB for new beer style
• New categories and scoring for Indies
• Winners announced for 2022 Perth Beer Awards
• Brick Lane to open in former Melbourne hotel
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During the chat, we explore how Fowler co-founded Reckless Brewing, which is set to have its own brewery and venue soon. We also discuss Fowler's career journey, including her time with Akasha Brewing Co.

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• Akasha looks for $2m to fund growth
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The brewery - built on the ambition of becoming the hub and meeting place for its local community, opened late last year after a fairly fraught and extended development process, not too dissimilar from many breweries in planning, and conversations about building a brewery are often a great insight for others planning their own and so could have been a good conversation all of its own.

This conversation has an added dimension though. Immediately welcomed by the locals, the brewery had barely found its rhythm when it was devastated by this year’s floods.

So bad was the damage that it looked like the brewery may not reopen. But it has.

This is a conversation about hockey, mates, family, beer, community and also resilience…all the best things that we love about this industry.

I hope you enjoy it - and are as inspired by it - as I was.

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• Beerland wins Champion Beer at AIBA & AIBA feedback and fame invaluable say brewers
• Pioneering Redoak Beer Cafe to close doors
• More Australians seeking help for alcohol says FARE
• The rise of new hops and evolving NPD
• RedDot Brewhouse Brewery in Melbourne for sale

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During the chat, we discuss Coffey’s career journey from his role at New Holland Brewing in the U.S. to now working with Mighty Craft.

We also break down Coffey’s newly created role as he will oversee the Mismatch and Jetty Road breweries.

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• Good Drinks signs “game-changer” Molson Coors deal
• Beer trail receives Vic small-scale funding
• NZ Hops chief moves on
• New head brewer at Philter
• One Year On… Ballistic Whitsundays

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During the chat, we discuss the company’s development journey, tourism in the town of Bulli, and the challenges of opening a brewery right before a global pandemic hits.

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• BrewDog AU to expand following growth
• Sauce launches brewer traineeships
• Cryer Malt focuses on tech in next growth phase
• Konvoy integrates Keg Services
• Madocke brews beer with Belgian Embassy
• Expressions of interest sought for Mildura Brewery
• WA Beer & Brewing Conference returns

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Of course, with a name like that Louise is not just the Strategic Development Manager she is also daughter of Coopers Managing Director Dr Tim Cooper and a member of the sixth generation of the Coopers family to have a role in the brewery.

In her role, Louise has taken a lead in managing Coopers’ recently announced $50 million visitor centre, microbrewery and whisky distillery at its Regency Park site.

Having spoken with Dr Tim Cooper many times, this was a special conversation for me, and I was looking forward to the chance to hear from Louise about her introduction to the family business and her approach to carrying such a venerable family name. We talk about the different experiences that succeeding generations bring to a family business, and the unique challenges each faces. You’ll hear about the new visitor centre means to the business and also whether making whisky is sticking to Coopers' knitting.

It’s a great chat, hopefully one of many as the next generation of Coopers comes to guide the business.

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• XXXX enters no-alc space
• Good Drinks set to exceed volume targets
• Barrett Burston’s wastewater recycling saves 1bn litres
• The challenges of being a parent in the brewing industry
• Philosophy of AF beers and cannabis discussed at CBC
• Aussie brewers secure wins at World Beer Cup
• WA Beer Week events schedule launched

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Since launching in 2018, the Western Australian brewery has gone from strength-to-strength through awards, funding and most recently, through appointing a national sales director in Luke Pirrottina.

During the chat, we discuss these milestones, as well as the brewery's work with the Western Australian Brewers Association.

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• Feral set to stay in Coca Cola portfolio
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• Second brewery in the works for Urban Alley
• Dan Murphy’s MD steps down
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• Craft trends predicted to reach mainstream menus
• New Broo directors terminate Ballarat land deal

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During the chat, we discuss the success the brewery has found through awards, its recent expansion and the challenges of being a brewery located in a bustling tourist town.

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• IBA’s 10-year roadmap out for consultation
• Disaster-proofing on the agenda as Newstead brewing pauses
• Better Beer stays strong for Mighty Craft
• Konvoy doubles down on New Zealand
• NZ’s Crosby Hops partners for US expansion
• Trade mark activity highlights no-alc growth
• It’s About Time We Give Up Glass Wine Bottles

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