Radio Brews News

This week the team discuss BrewDog's expansion plans, Cryer Malt's focus on tech and expressions of interest sought for Mildura 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! 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 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. New Zealand Ale Trail - Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Zealand. Bluestone Yeast - Australia's first and only liquid yeast manufac

This week I meet Louise Cooper, Strategic Development Manager at Coopers Brewery as Coopers prepares to celebrate 160 years of brewing. 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 i

This week the team discuss the challenges of being a parent in the brewing industry, and the philosophy of alcohol free beers and cannabis. 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! 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 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. Dixon Asia Pacific – Dixon Asia Pacific supplies all the technical flow products needed to brew a good beer. If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you ca

This week, we speak to Blasta Brewing Co. founder Steve Russell. 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. Our partners HPA – Learn how HPA are contributing to a sustainable future of quality beer by watching their virtual hop harvest. Brewstaff - Brewstaff partners with some of Australia's favourite craft breweries & distilleries to find the best talent the industry has to offer. Dixon Asia Pacific - Dixon Asia Pacific supplies all the technical flow products needed to brew a good beer. If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by: Sponsoring the show Reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcasting service Emailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts

This week the team discuss Feral's role with Coca Cola, ABAC's biggest year, and which beers make it onto mainstream restaurant menus. 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! Feral set to stay in Coca Cola portfolio Biggest year on record for ABAC Online sales accelerate at Coles Liquor Second brewery in the works for Urban Alley Dan Murphy’s MD steps down Craft-sized pasteurisers “next big thing” Craft trends predicted to reach mainstream menus New Broo directors terminate Ballarat land deal 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. New Zealand Ale Trail - Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Zealand. Ska Fabricating - Ska F

This week, we speak to Kyle Pearson, founder of Alice Springs Brewing Co. 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. Our partners HPA – Learn how HPA are contributing to a sustainable future of quality beer by watching their virtual hop harvest. Brewstaff - Brewstaff partners with some of Australia's favourite craft breweries & distilleries to find the best talent the industry has to offer. Brews News Business Directory – The place to advertise brewing ingredients, equipment, services and more from Australia and abroad. If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by: Sponsoring the show Reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcasting service Emailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts

This week the team discuss the IBA's 10 year roadmap, and continued growth expected for non-alc beers indicated by trademark activity. 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! 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 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. New Zealand Ale Trail - Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Zealand. Bluestone Yeast - Australia's firs

Welcome to this special edition of Radio Brews News in which we hear from Kylie Lethbridge, CEO of the Independent Brewers Association about the just-released consultation draft of its Roadmap for the Australian independent beer industry, FutureBrew 2031. This roadmap is the culmination of extensive consumer research and industry consultation and is an ambitious plan for the industry, including tackling a lot of challenges such as what does independence mean for the consumer. In this conversation Kylie takes us through the key areas of the roadmap, and I dig into a little more background about what they means for sensitive topics such as association membership changes, the challenge as major retailers become the biggest customer and a growing competitor to small brewers and the vexed issue of tap contracts. If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by: Sponsoring the show Reviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting service Emailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share y

This week, we head to the newly opened Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre to chat with Nathan Lennon, co-founder of Hawke’s Brewing Co. During the chat, we discuss the creative vision of Hawke’s Brewing as a brand and what continues to drive the business after five successful years. Our partners HPA - Learn how HPA are contributing to a sustainable future of quality beer by watching their virtual hop harvest. Brews News Business Directory - The place to advertise brewing ingredients, equipment, services and and more from Australia and abroad. If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by: Sponsoring the show Reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcasting service Emailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts

This week the team discuss Endeavour Group sales, cardboard pop up venues and we honour some greats of the NZ industry. 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! Endeavour third quarter results Bridge Road to open cardboard pop-up venue 2022 AIBA Presentation Dinner 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. New Zealand Ale Trail - Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Zealand. Bluestone Yeast - Australia's first and only liquid yeast manufacturer. Email info@bluestoneyeast.com.au or call Derek on (03) 8518 3172. Brews News Business Directory - The place to advertise brewing ingredients, equipment, services and and more from Austra

This week, we return to the endlessly fascinating world of beer marketing as I speak with Malcolm Eadie, Brand Director Craft and Premium at Lion. Part of Malcolm’s portfolio is the James Squire brand, which has just released a major new integrated marketing campaign, Ordinary be Damned. While the campaign itself is advertising - something that we normally wouldn't cover as news - it’s hard to ignore a major activation from Australia’s largest craft beer brand and Malcolm agreed to join me to discuss the evolution of the brand, the craft beer segment, the challenges that growing craft breweries face and the novel challenges consumer that the brewing industry is facing, all through the prism of this campaign. It’s a fascinating chat, and Malcolm offers insights into the industry that are relevant for anyone looking at their beer brand and how it fits into the marketplace. Our partners HPA - Learn how HPA are contributing to a sustainable future of quality beer by watching their virtual hop harvest. B

This week the team discuss sustainability, the definition of craft and a sharp decrease in ABAC complaints. 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! Brewers grapple with sustainable packaging Founder steps down at Broo Sharp decrease in ABAC complaints CUB brings back Reschs Dinner Ale Attracting new grads key to success at CUB Our partners Rallings Labels and Stickers - Leading provider of high quality Labels, Stickers and Packaging products. Call 1300 852 235. New Zealand Ale Trail - Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Zealand. Bluestone Yeast - Australia's first and only liquid yeast manufacturer. Email info@bluestoneyeast.com.au or call Derek on (03) 8518 3172. Brews News Business Directory - The place to advertise brewing ingredients, equipment, services and and more from Australia and abroad. If you like wh

This week we chat with Young Henry’s Richard Adamson and Zoe Catterall. Listeners will recall that almost exactly a year ago we spoke with Oscar McMahon and Dan Hampton from Young Henry’s and, with so much happening in the beer world, we ordinarily wouldn’t speak to the same brewery so soon. However, Young Henry’s is just turning 10, a milestone for any brewery and particularly one that has grown to be one of the largest independent breweries in the country, If you want to hear about some of the business side of the business, we’d recommend you back back to the last episode, which is still very current. In this episode however, we wanted to explore how, in the rapidly evolving craft beer space, a brand continues to stay young and relevant in the market. Particularly one that is so steeped in the cooler end of the market with it’s very music industry centric brand. So we spoke with co-founder Richard Adamson - who has been a recent guest through his role at the IBA, but also one of the newest employees, sc

This week the team discuss ways breweries can become carbon neutral and a price rise for 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! Carbon neutral Capital launches industry template Non-alcoholic XPA complaint dismissed by ABAC BreweryPro: Becoming a B Corp brewery NSW CDS prices rise but no change in ACT Sour beer recalled Brewers Association Releases 2021 Rankings of Top 50 Craft Breweries By Volume; Athletic, Fiddlehead Vault into Rankings Our partners Rallings Labels and Stickers - Leading provider of high quality Labels, Stickers and Packaging products. Call 1300 852 235. New Zealand Ale Trail - Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Zealand. Bluestone Yeast - Australia's first and only liquid yeast manufacturer. Email info@bluestoneyeast.com.au or call Derek on (03) 8518 3172. Brews Ne

This week, we speak with Hamish Coates and Ricky Watt, founder and brand director of Rocky Ridge Brewing Co. During the chat, we discuss the company's recent win of the Promoting Sustainability award for WA in the Telstra Best of Business Awards 2022. We also speak about the brewery celebrating its fifth birthday this year, as well as the challenges of being a brewery based in Western Australia. Our partners Brewstaff - partners with some of Australia's favourite craft breweries & distilleries to find the best talent the industry has to offer. Brews News Business Directory - The place to advertise brewing ingredients, equipment, services and and more from Australia and abroad. Yeti - Every guest on Beer is a Conversation receives a new piece of exclusive merch - a branded Yeti Rambler mug. If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by: Sponsoring the show Reviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting service Emailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thou

This week the team discuss changes to excise payments and restrictions on entry categories for Melbourne Royal Beer Awards. 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! IBA welcomes excise payment changes Labels should match entry category says Melbourne Royal DrinkWise launches mental health campaign Beer is a Conversation podcast Sunshine Coast beverage precinct attracts $33m Pink Boots announce 10th anniversary brew days Drunken Davis lambasted bar staff in squid and wine dispute Our partners Rallings Labels and Stickers - Leading provider of high quality Labels, Stickers and Packaging products. Call 1300 852 235. New Zealand Ale Trail - Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Zealand. Bluestone Yeast - Australia's first and only liquid yeast manufacturer. Email info@bluestoneyeast.com.au or call Derek on (03) 8518 3172

This week we talk mindfulness around drinking as we talk about a new initiative from DrinkWise, the Never Have I Ever campaign. We work in an industry that is a little different to many. Alcohol is a part of our culture and can be a positive part of it, but due to its very nature it is a product that has special responsibilities around the way it is marketed and sold, and also consumed. It is also important to consider the culture that we promote and accept around alcohol consumption. It’s always positive to see the way that the broader industry, through DrinkWise, works to create positive change to the thinking around drinking, and some of the most notable and effective campaigns have originated with that body. Last week, a new campaign was launched that was actually inspired by concerns raised by a group of young people in the Federal electorate of Macquarie that had been brought together by local MP Susan Templeman. A youth advisory committee highlighted some issues that were taken to DrinkWise who deve

This week the team go in depth on the latest research into drinking habits and discuss the idea of crowdfunding through sites like Go Fund Me. 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! Event raises $17.5k for flooded Brisbane breweries FARE claims alcohol companies profit from heavy drinkers Beer startup tries alternative route to market ABS survey explores alcohol consumption Registrations open for WA Beer Week How to become a carbon neutral brewery Big change coming to Dan Murphy’s in Melbourne Our partners Rallings Labels and Stickers - Leading provider of high quality Labels, Stickers and Packaging products. Call 1300 852 235. New Zealand Ale Trail - Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Zealand. Bluestone Yeast - Australia's first and only liquid yeast manufacturer. Email info@bluestoneyeast.com.au or call Derek

This week, we speak to Lauren Sheppard and Jack Viney, general manager and head brewer of Moo Brew, Tasmania’s biggest independent brewery. During the chat, we break down the journey of Moo Brew and the challenges of being a brewery based in Tasmania. We also discuss the company’s new sub-brand, BREW, which launched last year with Tassie Lager. Recently, the brewery expanded upon the range with the release of Tassie Ale, the second addition to the range. Our partners Brewstaff - partners with some of Australia's favourite craft breweries & distilleries to find the best talent the industry has to offer. Brews News Business Directory - The place to advertise brewing ingredients, equipment, services and and more from Australia and abroad. Yeti - Every guest on Beer is a Conversation receives a new piece of exclusive merch - a branded Yeti Rambler mug. If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by: Sponsoring the show Reviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting service

This week the team launch the States of Brewing report, new board appointments at Retail Drinks and New Zealand is finally open! 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! Brews News launches States of Brewing report Good Drinks to sell Magners Irish Cider range in Australia Entries open for 2022 Royal Adelaide Beer Awards Authenticity is key for holiday marketing says expert Brewers invited to join Drinkers for Ukraine fundraiser New board appointments at Retail Drinks Big Shed Brewing wins sustainability award ‘It’s a vocation’: the women leading Barcelona’s craft beer revolution Our partners Rallings Labels and Stickers - Leading provider of high quality Labels, Stickers and Packaging products. Call 1300 852 235. New Zealand Ale Trail - Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Zealand. Bluestone Yeast - Australia's fi