Radio Brews News

This week on Beer is a Conversation, we have a long chat with Greg Koch, co-founder of San Diego’s Stone Brewing. Brews News first chatted with Greg back in 2010 when he was actively campaigning against the grey importing of Stone beers into Australia. At that time many drinkers took the view, “what’s the harm? Sure the beer isn’t always great - but it will still be good and at least I get to taste the great beers of the craft brewing world.” But Greg slapped that argument down with the incredibly passionate defence he made for drinking his beers fresh and the way he intended, Much of today’s discussion refers back to that conversation and so we would really recommend that even if you have listened before, you go back and revisit that chat. Of course, since that conversation Stone is now imported to Australia. When we last spoke, Greg identified Australia’s  internal transport and logistics structure as being a major barrier to getting his beer into our hands fresh. He also mentioned the price, saying tha