The Beer Healer interviews

After much deliberation, my beloved podcast has run its course.I wanted to thank you all for listening and explain my reasons for taking what may end up being, in the words of Aerosmith, a permanent vacation. So here is one final episode.Thanks for your support; this has been a lot of fun.Cheers to great beers!

New Year's Eve parties with ACDC's Malcolm Young, secret concerts in the brewery with Dandy Warhols and private brewery tours with Hanson. These are just some of the stories that Jessie throws in during our awesome chat. Seriously, we both loved this one so much that we have already agreed we want to do a follow-up at some stage.Stop reading this and press play!Check out Young Henry's Beer Here

I've sat down and had a few beers with this episode's guest on a few occasions, both in my hometown and his. And each time I have, I remember our conversations with a smile on my face, but I also don't really remember our conversations as well as I should. Perhaps it's my memory, or maybe it's the beers? I don't know.Anyway, all I know is that this dude has a job that many beer lovers, me included, would kill for. His name is Will Ziebell, and he gets to schmooze his way around industry events, breweries and bars, drinking beer, talking about it with other cool like-minded people, and then writing about it for all of us other beer lovers to enjoy.I take that back, this bastard does all of that just to rub our noses in the fact that he has an awesome beer job, and we don't. Ok, well, I don't, and he does. Maybe it's just me who is insanely jealous of this bloke?Obviously, I am the bigger person because I have invited him on to MY award-winning podcast to share his life stories as a History Graduate turned award-winning beer writer!  Lead writer for Australia'sit's most-read craft beer publication, The Crafty Pint, Will Ziebell.Read Will'sback catalogue of articles here

You may know him as Social Media influencer, Schoonerversity, or maybe have read an article or two of his over at Australia's favourite online craft beer hub, the old Crafty Pint, where he has been writing articles for the last 5 or so years. He is a freelance copywriter, a gun for hire in the craft beer industry, and he is soon to release his very first book…The Beer Drinkers Toolkit.Mick Wust is his name and he has sent me an advanced copy of his ripping new book, so I thought I would get him on the poddy so that I can throw a few questions at him that came to me as I was thumbing the pages of his book.If you want to pre-order his book, go here

I remember when I first heard about the name of this episode's brewery, I gravitated towards it. Why, you may ask? Well, that's how my cousin used to describe me as a kid, Shifty…a Shifty Bloody Little Ukrainian, he would call me. He was a bit older than me, and he wasn't using it in a derogatory fashion; he was also a shifty bloody Ukrainian, just an older one! To us, shifty meant more about not accepting the status quo, always looking for opportunities, having the gift of the gab, and using that to your benefit.He was right; I've talked my way into many situations that benefit me and probably out of many situations that weren't so great. I'm always looking for opportunities to get an easy win or make the most of a situation.So how does the term Shifty translate in the beer world? Are the Team at Shifty Lizard street-smart hustlers looking to make the most of what life throws at them, or was it just a cool-sounding name?I've got no idea, so let's find out about that and a whole bunch more cool stuff with Shifty LIzard's Head Beer Maker Man, Lee Stone.Buy Shifty Lizard Beer Here

When we talk about craft beer and the people involved in the industry, we often focus on the brewer. This is fine; I guess they are the makers of the liquid that we adore at the end of the day, but there's more to the industry than that. Case in point, tonight's guest, his company, is one of many, let's call them third parties, who assist breweries in getting cans or bottles in the hands of the ever-important consumer. He may not brew the beer, but in my opinion, he is part of the fabric of this craft beer industry that we all know and love. I think I have pumped his tires enough, but I am referring to Brad Low from Rallings Labels, Stickers & Packaging. This guy lives and breathes craft beer, you may have seen him pop up at festivals, breweries or bars around the country during his travels, which he calls work, but I think that is a pretty bloody loose term…seems more to me like he is living his best life, chasing craft beer and selling a few labels on the side. Whatever it is he actually does, he spends a lot of time roaming the country talking with people within the industry and surely has plenty of stories to share with us.Want to know if Rallings can do something for your business? Well, check them out.

Mismatch Brewing began life back ten years ago, I am a huge fan of their beers, but sadly our schedules have never quite aligned to allow us to record together. A lush history with award-winning beers, a venue in the Adelaide Hills that needs to be seen to be believed, a new corporate partner in Mighty Craft, and now a new brewer...there is a lot to cover off on!Welcome to the Beer Healer interviews, Mismatch Brewing Co-Founder, Marc Huber and Head Brewer, Tom Wood!Wanna buy some Mismatch Beer?Shop here!

Salisbury is the site of the brewery for this episode…the Brisbane one, not the South Australian one. A brand new brewery that opened earlier this year by the name of Hiker Brewing Concern, set up by a couple of blokes by the name of Daniel Venema and Phil SharpThose of you looking to follow in their footsteps, you might learn something from this one. Co-founder Daniel Venema shares his experiences with what has been a mix of delays with the local council, managing the budget that doubled and almost running out of money...only to be saved by a good old working beer!This is a great beer story! And listen in to find out how the lads have given listeners a discount code to get 10% off their beers. Listen in and then go here to use your code:https://hikerbrewing.com.au/shop/

Modern Man, Brewer, Deep Thinker, Storyteller, or Trailblazer. There are so many ways I could describe Rhys Lopez from Otherside Brewing (and Evil Mega Copr) after chatting with him, but I don't want to slap a label on him.Instead, I invite you on a journey into his mind and soul so that you can enjoy the stories this absolute legend shares in our chat.From roaming the globe to working his way through the Western Australian brewing scene, with a quick stop off in a cult (for educational purposes), and now brewing amazing beers, this is a fun story!EnjoyWant to buy some Otherside beers?Click here

It was so great to get back into the podcast studio with Dave and Ben!On this episode, we get up to our usual hijinks... name-calling, shit-talking, and high-brow beer industry analysis.Enjoy!!

How did you settle arguments as a kid? I remember things like drawing straws, holding a rock behind your back and picking which hand it was in and the classic chant of Ip Dig Dog Shit, Too Bad You Are Not It…but nothing was quite as cool as Rock, Scissor Paper. Well, that's what we called it as kids, maybe it was a regional thing or a generational thing, but my kids have since informed me of the correct way to say it, Paper Scissor Rock. So glad I have been set straight; now we can talk about beer. My guest on this podcast is one of the co-founders of Paper Scissor Rock brewery, set up in an old tourist information centre in the Grampians National Park...in a town of 450 people!This is a great story about 3 mates having a crack, and it paying off!Thanks to Hops To Home for introducing me to this brewery.Find Paper Scissor Rock Beers here.

Once upon a time, the city of Launceston was dominated by a single brewery down on the esplanade…oh how times have changed. In recent times, an army of smaller breweries has been staking their claim on the town, including one who has kind of taken things to the next level and set up their first brewpub in the CBD, Ducane Brewing.Founder Will Horan has been brewing beers for around a decade, honing his skills as a homebrewer, sharing his beers with mates and maybe a few of his clients while working as a mountain trek tour guide. Upon making the decision to change careers, from the outside looking at least, things seem to have moved along pretty quickly.This is the story of Ducane Brewing with Founder, Will Horan.Check out Ducane Brewing here. 

Fans of European brewing know that the Belgians do things a little differently to other regions, which is all right by me! Aussies have been enjoying Belgian beer syles for years in Australia; I am sure that you have all at least tried a Duvel, a LA Trappe, a Chimay, or if you are really lucky, a Cantillon.But have you tried a Belgian beer, brewed with all Aussie ingredients, brewed by actual Belgians? You know, people who grew up in the lavish Belgian beer culture? Well, I know of a couple that for some reason, wanted so badly to share their love of Belgian beers with Aussies that they flew thousands of miles to this big brown land to do it!In this episode, one of those people tells me why she felt it necessary to make that trip with her co-founder, Jimmy Van Eetvelde. This is the story of Madocke Brewing with co-founder Annelies Nijskens Shop Madocke beer hereHuge shout out to  Brad from Rallings labels for introducing Annelies & I.

Way back in January 2016, I came across my guest at a local night market. Him and his bother in law, and their wives were operating a small wood-smoked meat stall at a local night market, and if my memory serves me correctly, they were also slinging beers from Van Dieman brewing. It was about this time that I was still busily writing regualr articles on beerhealer.com and I wrote my first one about Spotty Dog Brewers & American BBQ.Click Here To Check Out The ArticleIn that interview, co-founder, Michael stated…The plan to microbrew has been 5 years in the making, with everything along the way being part of the plan to open a microbrew pub!So, that was 2016, things had been ticking over for 5 years already, and they had plans for a brew pub. It's now 2023, almost 7 years to the day that I was at that market, and I am glad to say that Finally, Spotty Dog, has opened that micro brew pub. Well sort, it's something a little bigger than a microbrew pub. You could say they have built Hobart's answer to destination breweries such as Felons, Little Creatures or Hemingways.And sitting over the table from me for this chat from the brewery (sorry for the echos), sipping on a cold one, is Co-Founder Klimt Donohoe who for the last 10 years or so has been working his guts, along with the rest of the family, to make this dream a reality. He's a little older than that fresh faced skinny kid from the picture at that night market, but juggling a serious job, a family, a podcast and a brewery will do that to you…luckily he has the eminem blonde hair keep him looking youthful.Enjoy the chat!!Buy Spotty Dog Beers Here

Sometimes in this game we call craft beer, our hobbies can get a little bit out of hand, and before you know it, that hobby that once saw you making very average Kit & Kilo beers with your Coopers Kit from Big W, suddenly sees you surrounded by stainless steel, pumping out quality beers that were once the thing that dreams were made of.My guest on this episode, while he has followed his dream and turned plastic into stainless, he hasn't done it on a huge scale, and that's just how he likes it…this is about the community.Mortdale is the location where my guest chose to chase his dream, it's about 10km south-west from the craft beer mecca known as the Inner West of Sydney, but that's just fine, this is about community, not adding another stop on a Daves Brewery tour.The Social Brewers is coming up on its first birthday soon, and founder and head brewer, Beau Curtis has been pretty bloody busy the last 12 months...this is his story!

My guest on this episode needs no introduction, so he is not getting one! Never afraid to share his insights or tell you what is on his mind, he is a straight shooter and that's why I look forward to our chats.He has just released a new series of experimental beers called Sheer Terroir, exploring the wonderful world of Hop Terroir.From their website: Everyone loves an origin story, which in this case is both relevant to the birth of our new Experimental Series as well as the origin(s) of the hops that we used to kick it all off. Terroir is a French term that refers to the specific geographical and environmental characteristics, such as soil, climate, topography, and even cultural practices, that give a certain food or drink its unique flavour and qualities. Let's start there.What are you waiting for, get into it...The man, the myth, the legend, Hawkers Brewing Founder, Mazen Hajjar 

Meatloaf, god rest his soul, once famously stated, “I would do anything for love, but I won't do that”. What is it he wouldn't do before he met his maker? Let's throw a craft beer lense over that classic rock track by The Meat...“How much do you love craft beer, and how far would you go to chase your dream?” Would you move your family 4,500 kilometres across the country to take a new role? In 2021 Ryan Nilsson-Linne did, and this is his story!_____________________________________________________________If you want to check out Wicked Elf's beers, go here: Wicked ElfWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?• Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube• Rate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottom• Or Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

Every now and then, I hear a quirky little story pop up via one of my craft beer news feeds. Often the stories are from overseas, so getting the newsmaker onto the podcast is a little difficult, but not so this time.A few weeks back, I got a ping with this headline:The Best Place For Craft Beer In L.A. is a Gas Station in Pasadena...I was like, whaaaat? We can't even sell beer in Australian petrol stations, so how could one in LA be touted so highly? And I thought, bugger it, I'm gonna have a crack and reach out to the owner and see if they wanna have a chat about it with me.And he said yes!I will let Replicant Shell founder Shibli Haddad fill you in...*********************************If you want to check out Replicant Shell, go here: Replicant Shell.Want to help spread the craft beer gospel?• Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube• Rate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottom• Or Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

On this podcast, I get to talk to a lot of people about their beer journeys. Some are short and sweet, from the shed at home to the local brewery, whereas others are a little more complicated, often involving juggling real jobs and family commitments while learning their craft. Some learn in the shed or with the local brew club, others seek out a mentor, and some even go overseas to find their passion,Jimmy Krekelberg from Good Land Brewing has certainly done the latter. From Victoria to the UK, the Netherlands and back to Traralgon in the Gippsland Region, covering a lot of miles chasing the dream of becoming a brewer. And it worked, and he has an amazing story to tell!! If you want to check out Good Land's beers, go here: Good Land BrewingWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?• Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube• Rate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottom• Or Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

How many brewery workers do you know that have switched jobs since the pandemic?How many crazy fools do you know who decided to start a new brewery, their second one, during covid?I reached out to Seeker Brewing recently. I had seen them on social media and thought they seemed like they had a cool story to tell. Then they messaged back and it read…Hey Chris, this is Jeff - originally Grassy Knoll. Would love to catch up for another chat!Boom…mind blown!! Jeff, the drummer from another mother that I loved talking to last time, was at a new brewery. WHAT? I thought that seemed weird, knowing his backstory from episode 134. And then, thanks to my amazing research skills, I realised there was more to this story…so without any further delay, let's get into it!!!If you want to check out Seekers beers, go here: Seeker BrewingWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?• Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube• Rate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottom• Or Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

The list of the Western Australian breweries that I either drove past, didn't know where there were, or found out about after I got back home is long and comprehensive, and I'm now adding another to the list!Seasonal Brewing Co in Maylands was literally 15 minutes drive from Scarborough where I was staying, and shame on me for not hijacking another day trip to visit a brewery. It's a bit like Brewery Pokemon over that way, you've gotta visit them all.My guest, Brody Watts is a little bit of a man about town in the brewing industry, having worked at quite a few of the local breweries. You say the name  Brody Watts around old P-Town, and beer lovers get a twinkle in their eye.His initial dreams of making different beers every week were shelved once the team realised that locals were the most engaged drinkers, not the craft beer nerds, and that's just the start of it...If you want to check out Seasonal's beers, go here:  Seasonal BrewingWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?•Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube•Rate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottom•Or Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

Ladies and Gents, we're back in the studio for another episode of the Pro, The Protege & The Hack. The last time the 3 of us got together to talk about beer, was back in October 2021. So yeah, we have been kind of shit at keeping up a regular recording schedule. To be honest, Ben and I kinda blame Dave for that, he nearly died last year, but that's a poor excuse.And that text above is pretty much the exact description I used on that episode back in October...we have been slack!!!Enough bullshit, let's get into this.

James Isacsson is the founder and head brewer of AVNGE Brewing. A talented artist, former army man, and all-around nice guy...he has been an avid listener of the podcasts and reached out once he heard the Shapeshifter episode to say that it helped him with his plans...how awesome is that!An episode that goes off on many tangents, partially due to James' unique story, and partially cos this is my first time on the mice for a while!!Enjoy!!If you want to check out AVNGE's beers, go here: AVNGEWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?•Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube•Rate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottom•Or Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

I've got something a bit different for you on this episode. Last weekend 30 odd of us went out to the White Hills just outside of Launceston to have a day out at the Van Dieman Farm and Brewery. Access all areas and a long lunch with like-minded beer lovers, as members of Van Diemans Paddock Club.This episode is a combination of some interviews I did on the day, Will's "speeches" throughout the day, and my dulcet tones narrating it all! Enjoy!If you want to check out Van Diemans amazing beers, go hereVan Dieman BrewingWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeRate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottomOr Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

So I get a phone call two minutes before show time, it's Nick from Local Brewing Co. He says he can't make our chat and he is sending in the substitute, Hugo.All of a sudden, my weeks of research about Nick were thrown out the window, not a great start, I needed to wing it a bit. Next, we start the interview and Hugo calls me Beer Head…f'n hell, this is not going well.Then, we clicked, and I am not sure that I have laughed as much on a podcast in a while...this got loose!This is a complex story of craft beer, creating change, giving back, gypsy brewing and unique ideas. But, it's also a lot of fun, and Hugo was a great guest!I hope you enjoy this chat as much as I did!If you want to check out Local Brewing Co's beers, go hereLocal Brewing CoWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeRate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottomOr Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

Have you been to the supermarket lately? Once upon a time, the displays at the ends of the aisles were filled with chocolates and coca-cola, but these days there is a new player creeping into that space, non-alcoholic beer.And I am not talking about the stuff that you used to pick up next to the non-alc champagne that you drank at the Christmas table as a kid. Old brands in that space like Holsten or Kaliber are being challenged by a raft of newcomers, brewed by everyone from Heinken and Budweiser, to local craft breweries Upflow and Nort.Paul Bowker is CEO of Brick Lane Brewing, and they have introduced a new 70's vibe upstart to the category, Sidewinder. When retro vibes and modern lifestyles collide, that's where you will find the new refreshment-inspired non alcoholic beer from Sidewinder.With these new additions to the lineup, and a category that looks like it is going gangbusters, it seems there is a hell of a lot to talk about. Can Paul convince this Coke Zero and Lime Mineral Water drinker to switch to a non-alc beer…let's see!!If you want to check out these new beers, go hereSidewinder LifeWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeRate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottomOr Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

There is a point that craft breweries get to in their growth trajectory, the one where the founders have realised that they need a little bit of extra funding to fully realise their potential. That'w where we find Akasha Brewing Co right now.Founded in 2015 in Sydney's Five Dock, Akasha has helped spearhead Australia's blossoming love affair with high quality, hop-forward beer, rapidly becoming one of the most celebrated and successful independent breweries in the country.With a nationally recognisable brand, a stellar core range of highly awarded, eminently sessionable beers, and an expanding roster of limited release seasonal projects that push the art and science of brewing to new heights of invention, Akasha is now poised to expand.To realise their dreams, Dave and the Akasha team have decided to embark on a crowdfunding campaign to raise the required funds. They are calling it the inner circle and are very excited about how it can take Akasha to the next level volume-wise, and tick a bunch of other strategic planning boxes for them.Dave jumped on the mic with me to talk it all through.If you are interested in registering for the crowdfunding campaign, you can do so belowhttps://equitise.com/offer/akashaWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeRate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottomOr Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

Tasmania has a bit of a history with lagers…both of the big guys down have battled for 100 odd years to see who is best. More recently, Tasmanian drinkers have rediscovered their love of lager, brewed by the new wave of craft breweries in this state, and they are liking what they are tasting.I guess that's why a brewery such as The Albert can afford to model their whole business plan on them…lagers of every colour. I'm not sure if it's because I have done hazy's to death, or that I'm getting grumpy in my old age, but there is something about a lager right now that I am just loving. Add the fact that The Albert has recently pumped out another favourtie of mine, a mid strength lager, and I am, in heaven! The new Albert Blue has been my beer of choice for the last few months down here, and now it seems that you mainlanders are now going to get a taste of it.Head Brewer, JJ King, has worked his way around a few mainland breweries, and has now settled in Tasmania to brew Lagers at The Albert...enjoy the chat!Check out The Albert Brewery hereWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeRate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottomOr Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

The Northern NSW region has a deep brewing history...it's the birthplace of a little brewery called Stone and Wood, you might have heard it? But a few minutes south of that brewery, in Balina, is another one that has now been kicking around for about 4 or 5 years, Seven Mile Brewing…have you heard of that one?Started by a father and son duo in 2017, this is a truly family-run brewery, which sounds totally awesome, buuuut may have also been a bit tricky at times...we get to that!This is a great chat with Matt, where he opens up about how Stone & Wood came to his rescue one time, what he learned from his time with Dave Padden, how 4 Pines helped him understand the business, and some of the personal challenges he has faced along the way.A ripper of a chat!Check Out Seven Mile's Beers HereWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeRate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottomOr Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

One thing I know for sure is that this craft beer industry we love so much doesn't stand still for long. Venues that start off small, blow up, styles that were once a must-have on the tap list have been replaced with the next big thing. And, as breweries mature, they tweak their business models and plans, often resulting in a re-brand.All-Inn Brewing has been around since 2012, a little suburban brewery that started out as a labour of love for its founder, Harley Goodacre. He has a modest budget and had to do whatever it took to make his dream a reality, repurposing old milk vats and turning a humble shed into a much-loved brewery.These days, those milk vats have been replaced by shiny stainless, and just in the past few weeks, the beer on shelves has also had a bit of a facelift, which is one of the topics covered in this chat with All-Inn Brewing's COO and Head of Sales, Luke Phillips.Check Out All-Inn's Beers HereWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeRate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottomOr Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

150 Episodes...Whaaat? How did that happen?When I finished the episode with Aaron, I thanked him for his open and honest chat, and for shedding a light on the other side of starting a brewhouse...the food. Often on these podcasts, we focus on the beer, because that is what we all love. But we also love food, and for brewpubs, you aren't going to be too successful if you can't serve both.So anyway, that's a long way of saying this chat was really interesting to me and a bit of a breath of fresh air. This is the story of the Margaret River Brewhouse, a little place 3 hours south of Perth in the middle of some of the most breathtaking scenery in this country. It's a story of 3 guys and their partners who had a dream and how they navigated their way through the tough times, the successes, and the decision of what to do once they had achieved the goal the 3 of them set out when they started.Check out MRB's beers hereWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeRate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottomOr Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

Thanks to the wonders of the interwebs, two dudes who love beer, but were 4000km from each other, we able to catch up and talk about their love of...well a lot of different things, and then we got on to the beer!Tyler Little from Froth Craft Brewery is an all-around great dude, and I thoroughly enjoyed finding out about his journey from British Columbia, Canada to Exmouth, Western Australia...a lazy 13-hour drive North of Perth. The Western Australian Craft Beer scene is spread far and wide, and this is just another example of one of the gems you will find in it if you have the time to go looking.By the time you listen to this, Tyler will have begun the 13+ hour drive South to Bunbury to begin working on Froth 2.0. Such exciting plans, such an interesting dude...enjoy the chat.Check out Froth's Beers hereWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeRate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottomOr Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

An old mate of mine used to say, "every day is a school day", and this episode proved it to me once again.On this episode, I have invited Sean Johnson, mead maker at Erosion Meadery and Brewery in Western Australia, to give us a crash course in Mead, Mead 101 if you likeUntil I did this interview, I had absolutely no clue about Mead. How about you? To be honest I thought it was just something the Knights of the Round Table drank, because beer hadn't been invented. But then I think I saw them drinking it in that documentary about dragons, Game of Thrones, so thought it must be real! And you know what, it bloody is!!!But don't listen to me, I am obviously an idiot! But this idiot learned a lot in this episode, and got to taste a few a-grade meads!Enjoy!!Check out Erosion Meadery's Store HereCan artwork as mentioned in the chatWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeRate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottomOr Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

It was gonna take a special guest to get me to put down my beer, change out of my boardies and get back into the studio...that person is Denham D'Silva from Barossa Valley Brewing.This bloke is an energetic and charismatic craft beer lover who started his journey back in the 90's in the USA. Fast forward 30 years and he has experienced all the ups and the downs that this industry can throw at you...and he stuck with it.In this interview, he shares his latest ideas: an app called Agora and a beer he co-designed with the amazing team at the Australian Institute for Machine Learning. They collaborated to create a neural network that developed the recipe for "Rodney" the A2IPA.Artificial Intelligence and Craft Beer...is it the future, well let's see what Craft Beer's "Will Smith" has to say about it!Enjoy the chat!Check Out Barossa Valley Beers HereWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeRate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottomOr Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

She is one of the new breed of talented young beer lovers who are entering the craft beer industry, bringing fresh new ideas and a positive attitude that is rather infectious. The industry is getting older, and so are the people who work there. Change is coming fast for this industry, and I, for one, think that if the industry's future is in the hands of people like Bronte O'Donohue, everything is gonna be great!Described as an old soul or wise beyond her years, she is quickly blazing an impressive trail through the industry. She started her career at Western Australian OG Brewery, Feral, and now she is Head of Marketing for another iconic brewery, Eagle Bay Brewing Co.She is a storyteller by trade, and a natural on the mic, two traits that make my job as an interviewer so easy!Thank you to another outstanding Western Australian, Pia Poynton, for the heads up about this fantastic young marketer.Enjoy the chat!Shop for Eagle Bay Brewing Co. BeersWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeRate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottomOr Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

I love hearing beer drinkers argue about which state or region has the best craft beer in the land. Marrickville, Margaret River, Collingwood, Hobart, South Coast NSW, The Gold Coast, Adelaide Hills...every state has a craft beer mecca these days, and it gets me bloody excited!Personally, I feel like, in recent times, Victoria has really been shouting loudly about having some of the best beer around. Names like Brick Lane, Hawkers, Fixation, Bodriggy, Deeds, Molly Rose, Hop Nation, and Kaiju...the list goes on and on. And recently, I fell across another one to add to that list, Braeside Brewing. About 50 minutes South East on the Nepean is where you will find this little brewery, situated sort of on the banks of the Mordialloc Creek. I've never been there, no idea what the creek looks like, but it sounds charming,Celebrating their second anniversary recently, Braeside Head Brewer Charlie Thompson joined me to tell me all about the charm of that little creek...and more!Shop for Braeside Brewing beers hereWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeRate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottomOr Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

All I have to tell you about this one is that I was lucky enough to get a tour of Hamish's Rocky Ridge Farm Brewery and I recorded our conversation to share with you.Hamish is a bloody ripping bloke, and I just let him share his thoughts and stories from the last two years...and then he shared a few details on some of the fun stuff he has coming up!Buy Rocky Ridge Beers HereClick here to see the photos and videos I took during the chat

If you have been listening for a while, you know I am a proud Tasmanian and I like to be able to tell the stories from down this way when I can. This one has been coming for a little while, the boys and I have had a bit of back and forth, trying to align our schedules. But, with a cancellation in my ultra-busy weekend social calendar, I was able to find my way to the "Valley of Love" to pay the lads from Welcome Swallow Brewery a visit.30 odd minutes north of Hobart in the Derwent Valley, in the historic town of New Norfolk, that was the location for this chat. At 10:30 am on Sunday, I sat down and shared a "Morning tea" beer with the founders of the Welcome Swallow brewery and taproom, Nigel Graham and Elias Eichler, to find out more about them.Welcome Swallow Facebook PageBuy BeerWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeRate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottomOr Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

I was so happy to get a message from Nigel Ayling this week. He asked if he could jump on the podcast and record a Short Cut to tell everyone about a project he is involved with. You may know him as the founder of the Facebook Group, We Love Craft Beer, but in his working life, he is a marketer and always looking to get involved with beer-related projects.His latest project is the South Coast Ale Trail, and it is a ripper, so I was only too happy to help him promote it!South Coast Ale Trail FBSCAT WebsiteEmail SCAT

Hop Products Australia and Beer Cartel have teamed up again for another mixed 12 pack of amazing beers, made with some of the best breweries in the land! This time, instead of featuring a single hop (Eclipse last time), they are showcasing a new hop technology, LUPOMAX. LUPOMAX pellets come in a whole heap of different varieties (click below for more details) and the brewers have had a blast designing beers to showcase the individual hops characteristics that have been turned up to THE MAX with the LUPOMAX process.I made my way to Hops HQ to catch up with OJ in the boardroom.Order the Beer Cartel Lupomax Mixed 12 pack hereFind out more about Lupomax hereCheck out the latest news from HPA hereSupport the breweries who have brewed a beer for the pack:Akasha BrewingBatch BrewingBlack HopsDainton BrewingHobart Brewing CoHop Nation BrewingLittle Bang BrewingOne Drop Brewing CoOtherside BrewingSydney BreweryWhite Bay Brewing

Language warning, loud laughter warning, stupidity, and fun warning...geez this interview was a blast.A few of the OG's of Black Flag, Steve, John and Simon grabbed a few tinnies and their own personal fluffer/bar man and sat down to tell their story with me. I think this was the perfect storm for me with these interviews...a few lads that don't take themselves too seriously want to tell their story, have a few beers, take the piss out of each other, and eventually get to the point.I hope you enjoy this one, cos I certainly did!!!Get some awesome Black Flag Beers hereWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeRate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottomOr Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

This conversation started months ago at GABS festival in Melbourne. Right before I made a quick escape as the city went into its 50th lockdown, I met a bloke by the name of Nathan Munt and he was peddling some pretty cool beers at his 3x3 in Geoffs Shed. If I remember correctly, it was his Barrel Aged Belgian Tripel that I tasted that day, which was delicious, and I made a mental note that I needed to get him on the podcast.Fast forward 6 months or so, Melbourne is finally out of that lockdown and things are racing ahead, and that mental note has come back to the surface...buried by many beers back at GABS, and clearly forgotten by me until I saw something pop up in my Insta feed to remind me. Seriously, I need a personal assistant to help me keep track of potential guests.But anyhooo, we made it in the end and I was really keen to hear more about Nathans brewery, King River Brewing, situated in the Victorian High Country, where, the air is clean, the food is amazing, the people are welcoming and the beer is fresh.So finally, here is our chat!King River BrewingWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeRate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottomOr Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

Dollar Bill Brewing has just released a new series of beers...in cans!!! They call them the Storm Series and after taking one look at the labels on the cans, I was straight onto them to tell me more about it.It's been a while since I spoke with Ed & Fiona Nolle. In fact, it was at GABS, just after they won 2021 Champion Aussie Beer! They are great people, making great beers, and luckily for me, they were able to make time for me to have a chat with them!If you want to try these new Storm Series beers, find them here:Dollar Bill Brewing

Ladies and Gents, we're back in the studio for another episode of the Pro, The Protege & The Hack. The last time the 3 of us got together to talk about beer, was back in May as we did a follow-up to our Christmas special. So yeah, we have been kind of shit at keeping up a regular recording schedule. To be honest, Ben and I kinda blame Dave for that, he nearly died this year, but that's a poor excuse.And it's probably not gonna get much better, cos Ben's wife just had a baby, so he is going through all that kid bullshit for the first time. And by bullshit, I mean all the wonderful stuff we get to experience as first-time parents.Enough bullshit, let's get into this.

The stories about the awesome craft beer industry I share on this podcast are wide and varied. For the most part, they are celebrating what is awesome about the industry or sharing stories of people chasing their dreams and having a great time doing that.This episode with Brad Bown from Left Barrel is a little different. It's one of how things aren't always easy, especially with a pandemic and bush fires throwing you a curveball. But, it's not all doom and gloom it's just telling it like it is, and I thank Brad for sharing his story with me and hope that others get a bit out of it.If you want to help out Left Barrel, jump on and buy a few beers from them.https://www.leftbarrel.com/shop Want to help spread the craft beer gospel?Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeRate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottomOr Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

When a few sample tinnies of D5 turned up from Todd at Dainton, it jogged my memory that I hadn't had the team on the podcast. I'm hopeless like that, I need an assistant to help me plan out the year - otherwise, I am like Dory from Finding Nemo..."a shiny guest over here, great let's chat"...forgetting that I had been arranging a chat for weeks with someone else. For that, I am sorry Dainton, but you made up for it by having 3 of you jump in for this chat!Yep, on this episode, we have Founder, Dan Dainton, Head of Sales, Todd Barac, and Brewer, Mark Schipano.Oh yeah, and back to the D5, that beer was brewed to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of the brewery at Carrum Downs. In case you didn't know, Dainton has been around a few years longer than that, but I'll let you listen and find out more about it!Dainton BreweryWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeRate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottomOr Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

So I kinda put my foot in my mouth at the end of the RGBM interview, so I just had to apologise and explain myself!Reub Goldberg Brewing MachineWhat Is a Reub Goldberg Machine?bike2brewery.tumblr.com

So in 2014, Anna and Billy rode their bikes from Anchorage Alaska down to Costa Rica. Along the way they sampled beers at 150 breweries and dreamed up what would become their uber-cool, hyper-local brewery in Tarrawanna.Their story is interesting, amazing, and a lot of fun...I'm not going to tell you more here, just have a listen for yourself.Reub Goldberg Brewing MachineWhat Is a Reub Goldberg Machine?bike2brewery.tumblr.comWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeRate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottomOr Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player

Exciting times are ahead for Moffat Beach Brewing. Marketing Director, Craig Williams, tells me it's more than just the shiny new can designs they have released!Check out the new designs here

Well, this one was going to be a quick chat about the new LG IPA Sunday Road put out to say thanks for the local community support in lockdown, but it could have almost been a full episode!After the old blokes taled through their challenges with computers and what they used in the past, the chat got on track and we covered a lot of ground, including:The geography of the Syndey LGA'sGetting through lockdown with thanks to the local community support The shelf life of high hopped beersBeer affogato'sHaving no idea about song copyright laws for beer namesCold IPA'sDip HoppingAnd, Cryo HopsI told you we covered some ground! Enjoy this!Click here to buy the Skinny Dip, Dip Hopped IPA we talk about in the chat.

That's how Black Arts Brand Manager Chelsie Mew describes her introduction to Wild Ales with her husband, Head Brewer, Josh Murnane. That was a few years ago, and she must have loved it because now this dynamic duo throws everything into their brewing and blending operation. Well, that is, in between building a house, working in their regular jobs, and navigating yet another Melbourne lockdown.Chelsie and Josh are such a fun couple, and in this chat, we dive in and out of a whole bunch of topics:Josh's technique for blendingThe power of Chelsie's "Punters Palate"The opportunities to tell great stories within the magical world of wild alesAnd, the power of a peer review system that doubles as an exclusive beer club!All of this and Josh dumbs down the art of blending to help me understand some of the magic!Black Arts BeerWant to help spread the craft beer gospel?Follow me on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeRate, Review and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts...click the link on your phone and scroll to the bottomOr Follow/Subscribe on your favourite podcast player