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This week the team discuss the bitterness of beer and the problem with yeast sediment. Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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! Batch Brewing & Willie the Boatman’s rebrands Bitterness versus Flavour Ready To Drink Alcoholic Beverages: How Breweries Can Adapt Check out the Brewery Pro Podcast. Our partners Cryer Malt - Supplying the best ingredients to Australian and New Zealand brewers for 30 years. Rallings Labels and Stickers - Leading provider of high quality Labels, Stickers and Packaging products. Call 1300 852 235. Bluestone Yeast - Bluestone yeast has you covered. You can reach out to them at info@bluestoneyeast.com.au or call Derek on (03) 8518 3172 and talk all things yeast. Brews News Business Directory - The place to advertise brewing ingredients, equipment, services and and more from Au

This week we meet Marie Claire Jarratt, brewing shift lead at Brick Lane Brewing Company.  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. This episode of Beer is a

This week the team discuss the challenges of the current beer market. Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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! Good Drinks results highlight tough market DrinkWise research advises mums-to-be to abstain from alcohol Check out the Brewery Pro Podcast. Our partners Rallings Labels and Stickers - Leading provider of high quality Labels, Stickers and Packaging products. Call 1300 852 235. Bluestone Yeast - Bluestone yeast has you covered. You can reach out to them at info@bluestoneyeast.com.au or call Derek on (03) 8518 3172 and talk all things yeast. Brews News Business Directory - The place to advertise brewing ingredients, equipment, services and and more from Australia and abroad. Brews News Brewer Database

This week we meet Sherri Dill, Lead Production Brewer at Capital Brewing Company and ACT State Coordinator of The Pink Boots Society. 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. This episode of Beer is a Conversation is presented by HPA. Australia’s leading hop grower offers a huge range of Aussie, international and innovative hop products that can help breweries of all sizes become more efficient, more sustainable, and more profitable. If you like what we do at Radio Brews

This week the team discuss the competitiveness of the brewing industry and the latest changes at Mighty Craft in a huge week for news. Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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! 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 Burleigh Barrels Closure Carwyn Cellars bought by Fox Friday Otherside brewing acquires Nowhereman Indies Judging Check out the Brewery Pro Podcast. Our partners Rallings Labels and Stickers - Leading provide

This week the team discuss all the happenings from the BrewCon, The EKKA and the news of the week. Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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! Dollar Bill repeats AIBA Success BrewCon Industry Partnerships Cryer Malt & Voyager Cryer Malt & Froth Technologies Local Taphouse Check out the Brewery Pro Podcast. Our partners Rallings Labels and Stickers - Leading provider of high quality Labels, Stickers and Packaging products. Call 1300 852 235. Bluestone Yeast - Bluestone yeast has you covered. You can reach out to them at info@bluestoneyeast.com.au or call Derek on (03) 8518 3172 and talk all things yeast. Brews News Business Directory - The place to advertise brewing ingredients, equipment, services and and more from Australia and abroad. Brews News Brewer Database

And this week as we prepare for BrewCon we have a special bonus episode of Beer is a Conversation as we meet Ed Jamison, Head of Marketing, for Fermentum Craft Beer Company and Richard Crowe, Head of Supply Chain, also for Fermentum. 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

This week we're speaking with James Phillips, Client Solutions Director, Australia New Zealand, for CGA by NielsenIQ.  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. This episode of Beer is a Conversation is presented by HPA. Australia’s leading hop grower offers a huge range of Aussie, international and innovative hop products that can help breweries of all sizes become more efficient, more sustainable, and more profitable. If you

This week the team discuss Southern Bay, trademarks and, of course, Hard Solo. Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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! No Dividend to Southern Bay Creditors Sydney Royal Beer Awards announced Trademarks July 2023 People Moves  Beer is a Conversation Justin Kendall and Zoe Licata - Brewbound 'Boutique' bottle shop shut down after selling cheap single beers NZ Beer Awards  Hard Solo Launch Alcoholic soft drink launch sparks plans for tighter regulation Check out the Brewery Pro Podcast. Our partners Rallings Labels and Stickers - Leading provider of high quality Labels, Stickers and Packaging products. Call 1300 852 235. Bluestone Yeast - Bluestone yeast has you covered. You can reach out to them at info@bluestoneyeast.com.au or call Derek on (03) 8518 3172 and talk all things yeast. Brews News B

Today were speaking with Justin Kendall and Zoe Licata from US brewing industry news site, Brewbound. 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

This week the team discuss Mighty Crafts sale of Jetty Road and Foghorn, and a new battle over tap contracts looms. Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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 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 Hard Solo Launch Buying booze? Your face - or palm - could verify your age Epic Response from Phil Cook Check out the Brewery Pro Podcast. Our partners Rallings Labels and Stickers - Leading provider of high quality Labels, Stickers and Packaging products. Call 1300 852 235. Bluestone Yeast - Bluestone yeast has you covered. You can reach out to th

Today we meet Liam Pereira, recently appointed Head of Hospitality and Community at Sydney’s White Bay Beer Co. 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. This episode of Beer is a Conversation is presented by HPA. Australia’s leading hop grower offers a huge range of Aussie,

This week the team discuss Epic Brewing in liquidation and FSANZ is looking for submissions on nutrition labelling. Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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! 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 Check out the Brewery Pro Podcast. Our partners Rallings Labels and Stickers - Leading provider of high quality Labels, Stickers and Packaging products. Call 1300 852 235. Bluestone Yeast - Bluestone yeast has you covered. You can reach out to them at info@bluestoneyeast.com

This week we meet Leanne White from social and market research firm Insightfully. 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. View the podcast data here. This episode of Beer is a Conversation is presented by HPA. Australia’s leading hop grower offers a huge range of Aussie, international and innovative hop products that can help breweri

This week the team discuss the purpose of Beer Cartels partnership with First Choice and the real issues with container deposit schemes. 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! Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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 BrewCon Replay - The Crowd Goes Wild Retail drinks releases online alcohol research Adelaide Beer Awards Results Anchor Brewing Fingers substack - Dave Infante Check out the Brewery Pro Podcast. Our partners Rallings Labels and Stickers - Leading provider of high quality Labels, Stickers and Packaging products. Call 1300 852 235. Bluestone Yeast - Bluestone yeast has you covered. You can reach out to them at info@bluestoneyeast.com.au or call Derek

This week we talk the science of beer with PhD Candidate Kelsey Picard, one of the founders of Science Made Beerable. Kelsey’s scientific background isn’t in beer, but she is a beer lover and her developing love for it as a consumer tickled her scientific curiosity, and in doing so she has become an enthusiastic advocate for sharing the science of making it. In this conversation we talk about what fired her interest, the challenges in communicating about science - and beer - and whether brewers are great at communicating about the things they make (spoiler alert, often they’re not) and also what can the brewing industry learn from science in a range of areas, including inclusion. It’s a great chat about the magic that underpins brewing, and how we can communicate that to fire other people's passions from someone who communicates it very well.  You can find out how to join the event and buy the beers here and follow it on Facebook here. This episode of Beer is a Conversation is presented by HPA. Australia’s le

This week the team discuss Tribe's relaunch, Mighty Craft review and Aussie drinking habits. 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! Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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 Aaron Rigg - Beer is a Conversation BrewCon Replay - Proper Costing of Beer BrewCon seeks Volunteers Anchor Brewing Colosure  Who killed the bucketty’s beer club Check out the Brewery Pro Podcast. Our partners Rallings Labels and Stickers - Leading provider of high quality Labels, Stickers and Packaging products. Call 1300 852 235. Bluestone Yeast - Bluestone yeast has you covered. Y

This week we meet we meet mechanical engineer turned publican, Aaron Rigg.  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. This episode of Beer is a Conversation is presented by HPA. Australia’s leading hop grower offers a huge range of Aussie, international and innovative hop products that can help br

This week the team discuss further losses from Endeavour Beer and is the craft beer explosion over? 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! Leave us a voicemail that we can share on the podcast brewsnews.com.au/get-involved 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 Check out the Brewery Pro Podcast. Our partners Rallings Labels and Stickers - Leading provider of high quality Labels, Stickers and Packaging products. Call 1300 852 235. Bluestone Yeast - Bluestone yeast has you covered. You can reach

This week we meet Christopher Shepard Senior Editor of US publication, Beer Marketer's Insights, which has the tag line that it’s the leading source of beer industry information since 1970. 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. This episode of Beer is a Conversation is presented by HPA. Australia’s leading hop grower offers a huge range of Aussie, international and innovative hop products that can help breweries of all sizes become more efficient, more sustainable, and more profitab