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Radio Brews News

Australian Brews News

Radio Brews News focuses on the issues facing the Australian brewing business and discusses them with the people shaping the industry. Every Tuesday, hear an interview with a leader in the brewing industry and every Thursday, hear the Brews News team discuss the news of the week.

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72:39

Episode 50: Derek O'Donnell, Australian Beer Company

Radio Brews News ·

2015/04/27

This week the Prime Minister celebrates our 50th Episode by skolling a beer to a chanting rugby crowd. Our guest this week is Derek O’Donnell, the general manger of the Australian Beer Company, the partnership between Coca Cola Amatil and Casella. In a wide ranging interview we look at whether Coke can make craft beer - or whether it's Coke's business at all - and what the Yenda range says about where beer is headed. Radio Brews News is hosted by Matt Kirkegaard and Pete Mitcham and is produced by

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75:25

Episode 49: GABS and Vale

Radio Brews News ·

2015/04/17

With the Great Australian Beer Spectacular nearly upon us, we catch up with Steve Jefferies, the mastermind behind what’s now been called one of the top beer festivals in the world. We talk about changes to this years festival, if the tap rotation craze has had it’s day, and plug our own GABS 2015 event 'Brewin Transfer'. Also joining the program Tim Collin the co-owner and Jeff Wright the head brewer at Vale Brewing Company. We have a wide ranging chat about the business' origins and history - and

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41:09

Episode 48 - Brad Rogers

Radio Brews News ·

2015/04/12

This week Matt flies solo from his holiday location to post an interview with Brad Rogers from Stone & Wood. Brad talks about the new brewhouse for the Murwillumbah brewery, how they are managing the Galaxy hops shortage, the next incarnation of their annual stone beer and he also takes us through the six beers in their Beer of the World release. Radio Brews News is hosted by Matt Kirkegaard and Pete Mitcham and is produced by Lachie Mackintosh. Radio Brews News is proudly supported by and

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78:02

Episode 47: BeerBud's crowd funding and Pete Brown

Radio Brews News ·

2015/04/02

In this very non-Easter but extremely good Radio Brews News we catch up with Mark Woolcott from beerbud.com.au who explains his company's latest beer crowd funding venture - and what’s really in it for the consumer. BeerBud's crowd funding page: beerbud.com.au/crowdfunding We then speak with writer Pete Brown who gives you the lay of the land for craft beer in the UK, explains why his attitude to the J D Wetherspoon’s chain is softening, if not becoming his favourite craft beer bar. Pete also

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70:01

Episode 46: Brendan Varis (CBIA) and Cam Pearce...

Radio Brews News ·

2015/03/27

This week you’ll find out why Stella Artois wants you to buy a lady from the developing world a drink. Altruism or cynicism from Stella Artois? You’ll meet Brendan Varis who sits on the board of the Craft Beer Industry Association. He’ll talk you through the changes to this year’s conference. And last, but certainly not least, Cam Pearce from Coopers joins the show. If you’ve ever wanted to know the philosophy behind Coopers and how a family business maintains its hold in an

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58:33

Episode 45 - beer writer Stephen Beaumont

Radio Brews News ·

2015/03/23

This week we welcome a new microphone for Pete, a new producer for the show and, most importantly, our guest influential Canadian beer writer Stephen Beaumont. Stephen has been writing about beer since the early 1990s and has written, co-written or contributed to a dozen books, including The Pocket Beer Guide (Pocket Beer Book 2014 in the U.K.) and The World Atlas of Beer, both co-written with Tim Webb. A true beer insider, Stephen retains an outsider's eye and a quick wit as is demonstrated by

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87:03

Episode 44: Tim Lord & Richard Adamson

Radio Brews News ·

2015/03/17

This week we catch up with Tim Lord from Hop Products Australia about the 2015 hop harvest and what t means for the Australian beer industry. As often happens when beer is a conversation, some of the best discussion happened at the end of the interview. As we were saying goodbyes, Tim amplified some of the things we had discussed during the interview including how the Australian hop industry may not have survived but for the current craft beer resurgence. Tim has kindly let us keep this informal

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105:56

Episode 43 - Anton Szpitalak from Brewpack

Radio Brews News ·

2015/02/17

This week Matt & Pete quickly dissect the washup from the Hottest 100 countdown and then chat about the recent media interest in tp contracts. You can hear an older episode about tap contracts here You can read about tap contracts here We then play an interview Matt recorded with Anton Szpitalak from Brewpack last year. It's an interesting chat about the beer business and Anton's take on the craft beer cycle and contract brewing. Follow Australian Brews News and Radio Brews News on

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169:50

Episode 42 - Hottest 100 Countdown

Radio Brews News ·

2015/01/26

The podcast of our first ever live broadcast, of the 2014 Hottest 100 Countdown. Broadcast from Queensland's Fortitude Brewing, Matt is joined by brewer Ian Watson with crosses to Pete Mitcham at the Local Taphouse St Kilda and guests Steve Jeffares from The Local Taphouse, publican Corey Crooks from Newcastle's Grainstore, brewer Dave Padden, Steve Finney from Feral and a surprise call from Feral brewer, Brendan Varis, calling in from LA. It's rough, it's ready, but it captures the excitement of

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54:33

Episode 41: RBN Wears out the Crown Part II

Radio Brews News ·

2015/01/23

This week we play part two of Matt's interview with CUB about the revitalisation attempts for the Crown brand and Tim Ovadia is joined by CUB's Chief Brewer Jaideep Chandrasekharan about the 2014 Crown Ambassador Reserve, the brewing process and Matt & Jaideep have the first public sampling of the vintage. Later they are joined by Crown's Marketing Manager, Scott Tindall. In the intro Matt & Pete muse about KFC's application to sell beer, which leads into a chat our attitudes to drinking and what

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83:51

Episode 40: RBN Wears the Crown

Radio Brews News ·

2015/01/13

In this episode of Radio Brews News, Matt & Pete discuss the recent controversies about craft beer getting big, hipsters and its growing pains. We also play an interview Matt recorded last year with Tim Ovadia, General Manager Insight & Marketing Capability with CUB. It concludes the stories that we have done in recent years about the true history of Crown Lager, and we discuss the way forward for the beer and the brand including the last year's release of Crown Golden Ale. This is part one of the

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80:18

RBN...A year in review

Radio Brews News ·

2014/12/30

Matt & Pete finally catch up to discuss the year that was, and also play an interview recorded earlier in the year with the Editor of All About Beer magazine, John Holl. We discuss with John the idea of what would beer look like if it was only invented today...

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54:25

Yeastie Boys seek love money for European expansion

Radio Brews News ·

2014/12/17

Over the past 6 months Brews News has received at least one request to promote a crowd funding scheme covering everything from a "precision tool for your perfectly crafted beers" aka a bottle opener to "a draft system that serves any beer, fresh from the tap, anywhere you want it". We also recently received a release about the "world’s first smartphone-controlled home-brewing machine". Today we received an announcement from Yeastie Boys advising that next year they will be crowd funding expansion

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70:39

RBN…Crafty’s book and Richard’s gin

Radio Brews News ·

2014/07/30

In this episode we catch up with Mr Crafty Pint, James Smith, to discuss his new book 150 Great Australian Beers, as well as Mr Young Henry, Richard Adamson, to talk about his plans for gin. Being Radio Brews News, and beer being a conversation, we talk about these things and many, many more, including Good Beer Week, tap contracts and Crafty's mum. Got some thoughts on this episode? You can post them in the comments section down below, on our Facebook page, or email us. If you like the

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39:44

RBN…We give a XXXX about branding

Radio Brews News ·

2014/07/14

Welcome to Radio Brews News. This is a slightly shorter podcast with one interview, this time with Jack Mesley, Marketing Manager with XXXX. While for many breweries changing their label may not have huge repercussions, when you have a beer that makes some claims to be Australia’s biggest beer…at least in terms of volume sales, the move can be fraught. XXXX last week announced it was rebranding and, being fascinated by beer marketing, I wanted to find out about what’s involved and the

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70:11

RBN...once in a Blue Moon

Radio Brews News ·

2014/06/24

Despite the title, we're getting kind of regular here at Radio Brews News. Once again Matt is not joined by usual co-host Pete Mitcham. Pete’s on a family holiday in Europe. We will try and touch base with him at some stage to find out about his trip and get an update on what he's been drinking over there. You can follow Pete's travels on Twitter. We do however have Kevin Hingston, Communications and Media spokesperson with the 2014 Australian National Homebrewing Conference Committee to find out

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44:21

RBN...my definition is this

Radio Brews News ·

2014/05/28

In Episode Two of the current season, Matt flies solo and catches up with Dave Bonighton, chair of the Craft Beer Industry Association, about the new definition for craft beer, and the soon-to-be-released consumer website. Matt also catches up with Paul van de Walle from ABInBev to discuss the challenges of making beer consistent around the world and looks at what is involved in an Australian brewery getting a licence to brew ABInBev's brands in Australia and the issue of brewed under licence

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31:29

RBN has the gift of the GABS

Radio Brews News ·

2014/05/26

As some special bonus content, Matt & Pete snatched some time to catch up over a beer between sessions of last weekend’s Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular. Don’t expect insightful interviews, just Matt & Pete chatting about Good Beer Week, Matt almost apologising for dissing Warnie and the Australian International Beer Awards, including Matt eventually bringing the conversation around to his Australian Beer Media Award. Radio Brews News is proudly presented by: If you’ve never been to Beervana

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76:24

RBN put the Pod in Podcasting

Radio Brews News ·

2014/05/08

Welcome back to Radio Brews News after our very long hiatus. Pete Mitcham and I see the podcast as one of the most important things we do through the site, able to discuss the big issue in Australian beer. Time and resources have always been an issue as the show is time consuming to present. However, thanks to a couple generous sponsors we are back and - hopefully - regular. In our first episode back, we catch up with Peter 'Pod' McLoughlin, Marketing Director at Carlton & United Breweries. This

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57:44

RBN recorded live at GABS 2013

Radio Brews News ·

2013/06/01

It's great to be back with Pete and in this episode we record live at the Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular. While Pete was busy hosting the Craft Beer College, Matt caught up with a range of brewers and beer identities to get their thoughts on Good Beer Week, GABS and life in general. Apologies in advance for the sound quality, this was recorded on the floor at GABS,. Apologies too for the repetitiveness of the intros to the guests and other things...we're learning as we go as you know. Our

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