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This week the team discuss Dry July as demand for alcohol free beverages explodes and sadly announce BrewCon is cancelled. Please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcasting app. It costs nothing and helps other beer lovers discover the podcast! BrewCon 2021 cancelled New dates for Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Show Mighty Craft to launch zero-carb beer Batch Brewing partners with Lion for NSW beer Dry July and the challenge of zero alc CUB chief executive steps down NSW brewers benefit from Job Creation Fund Retail Drinks refutes anti-alcohol lobby delivery claims Woolworths expands alcohol-free wine, beer and spirits Brews News T-shirts Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner and proud sponsors of Brews News. Mailbag brought to you by the Ne

This week we talk about beer, making it, owning a business that makes it and even not drinking it as we speak with Dan Dainton from Dainton Beer. You can read more about his background here, but this chat really digs a little deeper into the evolution of Dainton Beer from Clare Burnett’s recent article. We talk industry changes, crowd funding, business evolution and more. Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt, who we are thrilled to announce are back supporting us for another year of conversations. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner - and our premium podcasting partner - Cryer Malt is proud sponsor of this conversion and the Radio Brews News channel. Every guest on Beer is a Conversation receives a new piece of exclusive merch - a branded Yeti Rambler mug, thanks to our good friends at Yeti. If you like what we do at

This week the team discuss expansion plans for Brick Lane, Dainton and Bridge Road on top of the rest of the weekly news. Please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcasting app. It costs nothing and helps other beer lovers discover the podcast! Brick Lane expansion project set to triple capacity Melbourne venue for Bridge Road Brewers Dainton Beer moves to next phase Brewing co-operatives creating radical communities Brewing industry diversity survey launched Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner and proud sponsors of Brews News. Mailbag brought to you by the New Zealand Ale Trail. Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Zealand. We thank Rallings Labels and Stickers for sponsoring t

Welcome to the first episode of a new podcast, Brewers Perspective. Brews News created the first Australian beer podcast way back in 2011. As Brews News has evolved we discuss the news of the week and also the backgrounds of industry people, probing their experiences in the industry. If you haven’t heard it, you may well be interested in the industry news and insights those shows contain. Very regularly we get asked to tackle topics that are quite niche and quite technical. The topics are often ones that we would really like to explore, but may be a little off topic of Radio Brews News That’s one of the reasons we created the BreweryPro channel as the home for content that has higher value but for a more limited audience for our general listener. Next week the first episode is titled, There’s No Five Second Rule In Brewing, and looks at brewing cleanliness and sanitation. It features Aron McGarrity from Ecolab, but as you’ll hear when it drops, it not looking specifically at chemicals but how brewery desi

This week the team discuss the redundancies at Asahi, ground rules for charity beers and much more. Please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcasting app. It costs nothing and helps other beer lovers discover the podcast! Redundancies confirmed at Asahi following CUB deal E.g. Pirate Life’s John Phinney joins Newstead Moon Dog to launch seltzer dispensers Industry plea for NSW support in latest lockdowns Good Land launches in Gippsland Ballistic launches new beer in aid of Great Barrier Reef Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner and proud sponsors of Brews News. Mailbag brought to you by the New Zealand Ale Trail. Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Zealand. We thank Rallings La

This week Matt speaks with Andrew Wilsmore, CEO of Alcohol Beverages Australia. Regular podcast listeners will know of our frustration with some of the “facts” spread by what can only be described as the anti-alcohol lobby and the strategies they employ to do so. Given alcohol is so easily demonised it was interesting to see that the ABA is the body charged with putting the positive case for moderate consumption - and we stress moderate - and also some of the messaging they were using. We thought it would be worth learning more about the organization and its work. You can subscribe to the ABA's new newsletter here. Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt, who we are thrilled to announce are back supporting us for another year of conversations. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner - and our premium podcasting partner - Crye

This week the team discuss old vs new views on alcohol free beers, Bintani's take over of HopCo and the breweries who have never known "normal". Please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcasting app. It costs nothing and helps other beer lovers discover the podcast! Bintani Australia acquires HopCo East Coast Canning invests in digital can printing The breweries that have never known ‘normal’ Green light for Brewmanity brewery Brewing professionals sought for TAFE NSW Pink Boots Australia BrewCon 2021 scholarships open Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner and proud sponsors of Brews News. Mailbag brought to you by the New Zealand Ale Trail. Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Ze

Stomping Ground has been on the expansion track with a brewery at the Melbourne airport and also last week’s opening of the Morris Moor brewery in Moorabbin. Of course, both have been impacted by COVID so we discussed how they managed these, as well as the idea behind the growth strategy. Enjoy the conversation. Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt, who we are thrilled to announce are back supporting us for another year of conversations. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner - and our premium podcasting partner - Cryer Malt is proud sponsor of this conversion and the Radio Brews News channel. Every guest on Beer is a Conversation receives a new piece of exclusive merch - a branded Yeti Rambler mug, thanks to our good friends at Yeti. If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by: Sponsoring the s

This week the team discuss the $5m grant for Aussie brewers, DrinkWise puts a spotlight on older drinkers and Broo voids liquidation of Mildura home. Please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcasting app. It costs nothing and helps other beer lovers discover the podcast! $5m grant bonanza for Australia’s breweries Broo avoids liquidation of Mildura home Helios Brewing invests in customers and business Talent ages and packaging in the ABAC spotlight DrinkWise and Bowls Australia partner to improve Australia’s drinking culture New owner sought for NSW brewery Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner and proud sponsors of Brews News. Mailbag brought to you by the New Zealand Ale Trail. Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to f

This week on the Beer is a Conversation podcast, Australian Brews News senior journalist Clare Burnett talks to Jayne Lewis and Danielle Allen, co-founders of Two Birds Brewing. The Melbourne brewery is celebrating 10 years in the business this year, and it has been a big one for the team, after Two Birds agreed a deal which saw the business become part of the Fermentum group, owners of Stone & Wood Brewing. We talked about Two Birds through the years, the changes they have seen in the industry, what it’s like to be part of Fermentum and why there are not more women founding breweries. Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt, who we are thrilled to announce are back supporting us for another year of conversations. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner - and our premium podcasting partner - Cryer Malt is proud sponsor of this

Further to this week's episode of Brews News Week, Matt chats with Richard Kelsey and Geoff Huens from Beer Cartel as their crowdfunding campaign reaches $382k. Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner and proud sponsors of Brews News. Mailbag brought to you by the New Zealand Ale Trail. Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Zealand We thank Rallings Labels and Stickers for sponsoring this podcast. Brewers, if you are still applying self-adhesive labels to your bottles and cans, and believe that this is a sustainable solution for your packaging needs, you may want to call Rallings Labels, Stickers and Packaging and discuss your options with them. The team at Rallings will walk you through the various options available to you, t

This week the team discuss Yeastie Boys selling a stake in their business, the new official beer of the Wallabies and the brewery which received a grant from Amazon. The team also briefly cover Beer Cartel's crowdfunding campaign, but you can get the full rundown with Matt's interview with Richard Kelsey and Geoff Huens - which is also out now. Please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcasting app. It costs nothing and helps other beer lovers discover the podcast! Yeastie Boys to sell stake to UK drinks distributor Own a piece of the Co-Conspirators Brewpub Green Coast Lager: The Official Beer of the Wallabies NSW brewers reap benefits of government support Amazon backs no-alcohol UpFlow Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner and proud sponsor

This week we discuss beer without alcohol as we chat with Jaz Wearin from Nort. We have spoken with Jaz and her husband Grant in the past about Modus Operandi but this is the first time we have spoken to Jaz about her alcohol free beer project Nort. We look at what’s driving the alcohol free trend, why Jaz chose to separate the Nort brand from the core Modus brand, Jaz makes an interesting observation about the decision to put the first beer in bottles and we also talk about the new lines that are being released this week. It’s a great chat, full of insights about one of the most talked about categories in beer. Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt, who we are thrilled to announce are back supporting us for another year of conversations. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner - and our premium podcasting partner - Cryer M

This week the team discuss news on Great Northern Zero, the pitfalls of social media and the fate of Broo's green brewery. Please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcasting app. It costs nothing and helps other beer lovers discover the podcast! Great Northern Zero goes national amidst No-Lo bullishness Pitfalls and payoffs of new age of social media Endeavour Brewing founder fails in wind-up bid Bintani opens new Melbourne warehouse Broo’s ‘greenest brewery’ dream dies Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner and proud sponsors of Brews News. Brewing great beer takes time and is considered artistry by brewers. Polishing the art and expanding for the future is made easier with fluidic controls and automation of your processes, enabling more time

This week on Beer is a Conversation we talk the business of making beer as we catch up with Brick Lane’s Paul Bowker. We last spoke with Paul, together with his head brewer Jon Seltin, back in November 2018, not long after the celebrity-backed brewery launched. Over the past three years it has grown drastically, both with its partner brands that it brews under contract, and its own Brick Lane brands. Recently the business announced a $50 million capital raise to fund further expansion, putting it in the same realm as Stone & Wood and Mighty Craft. For all of its growth and undeniable beer quality, Brick Lane’s corporate feel has always left some engaged craft beer consumers feeling a little unengaged in the brand, and in this conversation I speak with Paul about growth, brand, engagement and the role and meaning of independence. Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt, who we are thrilled to announce are back supporting us for another year of conversations. With over 25 years in

This week the team discuss Lion's decision to sell off major assets, the rise of private label beer and a big social media misstep. Please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcasting app. It costs nothing and helps other beer lovers discover the podcast! Mighty Craft buys Mismatch Brewing Co. Crisis comms in the spotlight after social media misstep Lion selling major assets from closing West End Private-label beer on the rise after AIBA win and investment Bright Brewery still resilient after 15 years Tasmanian CDS open for consultation Entries open for 2021 Indies Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner and proud sponsors of Brews News. Mailbag brought to you by the New Zealand Ale Trail. Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social med

The brewing industry internationally was faced with a crisis last month after stories about sexism, harassment and assault from women in the US industry went viral. Notch Brewing Co. production manager Brienne Allan shared stories from women all over the US, and it quickly spread here, prompting wider discussions in the Australian and New Zealand industries about diversity, inclusion and creating safe workplaces. Australian Brews News senior journalist Clare Burnett spoke to some prominent women in the Australian and New Zealand brewing industries, including Kylie Lethbridge, general manager of the IBA, Sabrina Kunz, executive director of the Brewers Guild of New Zealand, and Tiff Waldron, president of Pink Boots Society Australia, about the issue in the AU/NZ context, and what we as an industry can do about it. Podcast with Brienne Allen of Notch Brewing in the US Check out the Crack the Ceiling podcast with Tiff Waldron IBA members can find resources in the Health and Wellbeing section of its website

This week the team discuss the growth of craft on the Sunshine Coast, new recommendations from ABAC and who had to hand back their AIBA trophy. Please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcasting app. It costs nothing and helps other beer lovers discover the podcast! NZ’s Deep Creek hand back AIBA trophy New Sydney venture to bring five craft brewers together ABAC recommends complaint time limitations $150m raising for Stone & Wood’s Fermentum Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner and proud sponsors of Brews News. Mailbag brought to you by the New Zealand Ale Trail. Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Zealand We thank Rallings Labels and Stickers for sponsoring this podcast. Brewers

This week is Dollar Bill Brewing as we’re joined by Fiona and Ed Nolle who are just getting over taking out the Champion Beer trophy at the 2021 Australian International Beer Awards. As you’ll hear, Dollar Bill is an ironic name for a businesses producing less than 15,000 litres a year, and taking up to two years to produce it. But you’ll hear a fascinating chat with two people pursuing their passion despite the challenges of being small, maintaining jobs and a family alongside their small business and a fair few planning and development challenges thrown in as well. But you’ll also hear two people who make you feel excited about the industry as they digest winning one of the highest industry accolades with humour and humility. Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt, who we are thrilled to announce are back supporting us for another year of conversations. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create th

This week the team discuss the AIBAs, new restrictions on advertising, and why some breweries are being forced to change their name. Please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcasting app. It costs nothing and helps other beer lovers discover the podcast! 2021 Australian International Beer Award winners revealed Former director moves to wind up Endeavour Second venue and brewery for Brouhaha Alcohol ad restrictions welcomed by industry Brewery Radar: May 2021 Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner and proud sponsors of Brews News. Mailbag brought to you by the New Zealand Ale Trail. Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Zealand We thank Rallings Labels and Stickers for sponsoring thi