Radio Brews News

An Easter family driving holiday to Adelaide led to Pete reaching out to a few local friends for some must- see recommendations. Without exception all included Smiling Samoyed. He was warmly welcomed by Kate Henning and brewing partner Simon Dunstone along with Assistant Brewer Maddie who has risen from the ranks of their hospo staff to learn the ropes. If her early efforts are any indication, then Simon is a pretty good mentor and the beer list is in good hands. Pete caught up early in the morning with Kate who is the co-founder and co-owner of Smiling Samoyed Brewery in Myponga on South Australia’s Flerieau Peninsula. It’s a reasonably small brewery in a fairly large and well-run venue in a very small town with not much else to offer than great locally made beer. So how do you attract custom outside of your locals, how do you offer more than just beer and how do you adapt when a public access reservoir opens its gates to fun seekers?  Kate covers a wide variety of issues like packaging, growth strategy an