Radio Brews News

Beer is a Conversation: Mazen Hajjar

23 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When news broke that CUB has been purchased by Asahi for $16 Billion the comments and questions came thick and fast. Some things were clear, if the sa...

Brews News Week: A Cuddle At A Distance

18 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Radical changes to ice cold beers and second hand drinking catch the boys attention this week as Matt and Pete discuss Brews News Week. Radical cha...

Beer is a Conversation: Harry Jenkins

16 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have a very timely conversation with Harry Jenkins, independent chair of the Alcoholic Beverages Advertising Code scheme (ABAC). This co...

Brews News Live: Jayne Lewis at West Australian Brewers Association Craft Brewers Conference

12 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks to Bintani this is a special edition of Radio Brews News, live from the West Australian Brewers Association Craft Brewers Conference. Two Bird...

Brews News Week: We've Reached Peak Podcast

11 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week Matt and Pete discuss the big ideas. Have we reached peak beer here in Australia and why is ABAC copping so much hate? Have We Reached Pe...

Beer is a Conversation: Shaya Rubenstein

09 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A Baltimore-born, Brooklyn raised, Israeli soldier/homebrewer marries and settles in Melbourne and finds himself the Head Brewer in his friend’s bus...

Brews News Week: Inception

04 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Which brewer is taking part in Dry July? Find out as Matt and Pete discuss Brews News Week. Bintani launches 2019 vintage Signature Malt NE-IPA’...

Beer is a Conversation: John Hoedemaker and Aaron Heary

02 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Beer is a Conversation we visit Gage Roads Brewing and meet co-founder John Hoedemaker and Chief Strategy Officer Aaron Heary. As a publ...

Special: Signature Malt 2019

01 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bintani has launched the 2019 vintage of its premium Signature Malt produced with Joe White Maltings.   We wanted to dig a little bit deeper into al...

Brews News Week: Good For Your Fitness

27 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we learn that listening to Brews News Week is great for your fitness. So jog along as Matt and Pete discuss the news of the week. Board chang...

Brews News Live from GABS: Grum, Pia Poynton and Eddie Still

25 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is a special edition of Brews News, live from GABS in Melbourne. Thanks to Bintani, Brews News was able to take our mobile studio to GABS and c...

Brews News Live from GABS: Sam Fuss, Justin Fox and Ash Hazel

20 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is a special edition of Brews News, live from GABS in Melbourne. Thanks to Bintani, Brews News was able to take our mobile studio to GABS and c...

Brews News Week: Don't Upset The Monks

20 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Matt finally backs BrewDog! And some sage words of warning for those wanting to rip off Belgium Monks. Plus all the big Aussie beer stories of the wee...

Brews News Live from GABS: Brendan Varis and Richard Watkins

18 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is a special edition of Brews News, live from GABS in Melbourne. Thanks to Bintani, Brews News was able to take our mobile studio to GABS and c...

Brews News Live From GABS: Andrew Higginbotham and Lincoln Kelly

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is a special edition of Brews News, live from GABS in Melbourne. Thanks to Bintani, Brews News was able to take our mobile studio to GABS and c...

Brews News Week: It's just not FARE

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A fun chat this week as Pete and Matt debate whether a stamp collection counts if it has not been "licked and sticked" as well as the big news stories...

Brews News Live from GABS: Phil & Dale Meddings

12 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is a special edition of Brews News, live from GABS in Melbourne. Thanks to Bintani, Brews News was able to take our mobile studio to GABS and ca...

Beer is a Conversation: Dr Glen Fox

12 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we meet Dr Glen Fox, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation...

GBW Trade Panels: Labels - Regulations and Requirements

11 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

During the recent Good Beer Week in Melbourne, the Cryer Malt trade hub at BeerDeluxe was once again a focus for the brewing industry with a number of...

Brews News Week: As Punk As The GoGos

06 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Will Pete be convinced of shower beers? Which brewery needs to delete their social media feed? And who has been described as "as punk as the GoGos"? T...

GBW Trade Panels - What Makes an AIBA Winning Beer

05 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

During the recent Good Beer Week in Melbourne, the Cryer Malt trade hub at BeerDeluxe was once again a focus for the brewing industry with a number of...

Beer is a Conversation Special: Martin Dickie

30 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have a special edition of Beer is a Conversation featuring BrewDog co-founder Martin Dickie. BrewDog is an interesting case. Makers of u...

Brews News Week: "Disappointing"

30 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Anything but "disappointing", this episode contains the good, the bad and the ugly responses breweries have to backlash, how to win online beer rating...

GBW Trade Panels - Pink Boots Know Your Worth

29 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

During the recent Good Beer Week in Melbourne, the Cryer Malt trade hub at BeerDeluxe was once again a focus for the brewing industry with a number of...

GBW Trade Panels - How to Handle a Recall

28 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

During the recent Good Beer Week in Melbourne, the Cryer Malt trade hub at BeerDeluxe was once again a focus for the brewing industry with a number of...

Beer is a Conversation: Steve Hindy

28 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we catch up with Brooklyn Brewery Co-founder Steve Hindy. We last caught up with Steve in June 2015 after he gave the keynote presentation ...

Brews News Week: Vale The Cook Limit

23 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Pete and Matt are back to chat about the big news stories of the week and take a quick call from OJ from Hop Products Australia as the annual hop crop...

Beer is a Conversation: Jamie Cook - IBA Update

21 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Last week saw Good Beer Week celebrated in Melbourne, and the Cryer Malt trade hub at BeerDeluxe was once again a focus for the brewing industry with ...

Brews News Week: Invoice Enclosed

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week Pete, Matt & Zoe get together in Melbourne during Good Beer Week to record this week's new round up. As much as we wanted to avoid naming t...

Beer is a Conversation: Dr Tom Shellhammer

14 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we feature a conversation with Tom Shellhammer, Nor’Wester Professor of Fermentation Science at Oregon State University and an internation...

Brews News Week: Declaration of Independence

09 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week Matt is joined by Totem Marketing's Zoe Ottoway as Pete is off judging the Australian International Beer Awards. Tops stories this week: ...

Beer is a Conversation: Smiling Samoyed

07 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Brews News Week: What Makes Matt Mad

03 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we go a touch over the Cook Limit but it's worth it as we hear from Craig Williams on how Gabs Festival went in Brisbane. And the big news s...

Beer is a Conversation: Big Shed

30 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week Pete caught up with Craig Basford and Jason Harris from Big Shed Brewing Concern during a family holiday to Adelaide.  From humble beginni...

Brews News Week: Jacobsen's Hat

25 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week Matt and Pete raise a glass to our service men and women and discuss the news of the week including: Brewery openings plummet by 98% as U...

Brews News Week: It Happens With All Beers

18 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week Matt catches up with Pete while he's at (not a nudist) beach. The big stories of the week are: Ratebeer teams up with GABS Festival Mal...

Beer is a Conversation: Bale Breaker

16 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Our 100th episode of Beer is a Conversation!  This week we meet two Kevins - Kevin Smith and Kevin Quinn from Bale Breaker Brewing in Yakima Washing...

Brews News Week: Ich Bin Nein Berliner

11 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A big week in brews news with some of Matt's favourite breweries heavily featured.  BrewDog buys Stone Berlin The Hubris Of Stone Brewing Bre...

Beer is a Conversation: Rupert Hall

09 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s conversation is a memo to all to check out the breweries that make less noise. I had been hearing about Sunshine Coast’s Ten Toes Bre...

Brews News Week: Committed to Compliance

05 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Pete and Matt are back for a full on week of brews news. The big stories include: Applications now open for CUB grad programs ABAC eyes social me...

Beer is a Conversation: Johnathan Hepner

02 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have an interesting chat with Bucket Boy Johanthan Hepner. This conversation arose from an article on the beer blog SydneyBeer titled B...

Brews News Week: Live From Burnley

28 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Two become four today as Matt and Pete are joined Zoe Ottaway from Totem Marketing and Megan Sahli, Writer at Australian Brews News, live from Burnley...

Beer is a Conversation: Christian McGarry

26 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We finish our sweep through Queensland’s Sunshine Coast and visit Your Mates Brewery to meet one of the mates, Christian McGarry. In an increasingl...

Brews News Week - Women like beer too

21 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Zoe Ottaway from Totem Marketing joins Matt and Pete as a special guest, with perfect timing as discussions take place around women in beer advertisin...

Beer is a Conversation: Glasshouse Brewery

19 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our sweep through Queensland’s Sunshine Coast and visit the recently opened Glasshouse Brewery. It was a four year ordeal for Simon Mic...

Brews News Week Episode 210

14 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Matt and Pete are in Queensland for the Royal Queensland Food and Wine Show Beer Awards. They also discuss the weeks top stories in a big week for be...

Beer is a Conversation: Boiling Pot

12 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we visit soon-to-open Boiling Pot Brewery and get to meet owner John Scott Madill and his brewer Pedro De Luca. Scott’s family are well k...

Brews News Week Episode 209

07 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Pete and Matt are pushing the Cook limit this week and they pack plenty in. The big stories of the week are:  AB InBev say 8% of beer volumes com...

Beer is a Conversation: Heads of Noosa

05 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we continue our tour of the Sunshine Coast with a visit to the region’s latest brewery - Heads of Noosa.  We catch up with Craig and La...

Brews News Week Episode 208

28 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Pete and Matt are back from their road trip and get stuck into the beer news of the week including: Smaller is better as craft beer booms Experts...

Beer is a Conversation: Chris Sheehan

26 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The first stop on our sweep through the Sunshine Coast with Sunshine Coast Craft Brewery Tours is to Eumundi Brewery to talk with head brewer, Chris S...

Beer is a Conversation: Josh Donohoe

26 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on a bonus episode of Beer is a Conversation, Pete and Matt are on the road with Josh Donohoe from Sunshine Coast Craft Brewery Tours. The ...

Brews News Week Episode 207

22 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Pete and Matt are on the road to the Sunshine Coast this week. They sit down together to discuss: What it means for a beer to be truly local Endea...

Beer is Conversation: Shawn Sherlock

19 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat with Shawn Sherlock from Newcastle’s Foghorn Brewhouse. In January it was announced that Founders First had invested in the bre...

Brews News Week Episode 206

14 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Matt and Pete bring you the top beer news stories of the week including: Craft beer waits for more consumers to join its movement Eumundi Brewery ...

Beer is a Conversation: Mark Haysman

12 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Matt meets Mark Haysman, CEO of craft business accelerator Founders First for this weeks Beer is a Conversation. The craft beer industry has been evo...

Brews News Week Episode 205

08 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Matt and Pete have fun calling out advertising faux pas while discussing this weeks biggest news stories.  Flagship February Strong Growth for ...

Beer is a Conversation: Felons Brewing

05 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ash Cranston and Tom Champion from Brisbane’s Felons Brewing join Matt as the brand new venue explodes in popularity.  Brews News readers will kno...

Brews News Week Episode 204

31 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With the GABS Hottest 100 Australian Craft Beers announced last week, Pete and Matt look at some of the misconceptions and criticisms about the poll ...

Brews News Live: GABS Hottest 100 Craft Beers

30 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Now in its eleventh year, the GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers poll shines a powerful spotlight on the trends, brands and breweries shaping the b...

Beer is a Conversation: Brooklyn Brewery

30 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On our first conversation for 2019 we catch up with Brooklyn Brewery President Robin Ottaway and Gordon Treanor, General Manager of Craft at Lion to d...

Brews News Week Episode 203

27 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Breweries walk the fine line of cultural sensitivity this week with one accused of mocking maori culture and another opting to rename one of its beers...

Brews News Week Episode 202

20 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Matt and Pete are back to discuss the news of the week including: WA bus route revives ailing beer tourism  Moon Dog makes a recall CUB apolo...

Brews News Week Episode 201

13 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to another year of the podcast. This week Pete and Matt look at the beer news of the week, including: Townsville Brewery opposes new ...

Brews News Week Episode 200

20 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On our 200th Episode of Brews News Week we record live from Wilfred's Room at The Local Taphouse. Some of our most popular podcast guests - including ...

Brews News Week Episode 199

16 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On our weekly Brews News Week podcast host Pete Mitcham and Brews News founder Matt Kirkegaard discuss the attention-grabbing beer stories of the we...

Radio Brews News Breaking: Cryer Malt partners with Yakima Chief Hops

12 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On a special Breaking News edition of Beer is a Conversation, we chat with Cryer Malt's David Cryer and Ryan Hopkins, Vice President of Sales for No...

Beer is a Conversation: Ben Kooyman

11 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Beer is a Conversation, Matt Kirkegaard catches up with Endeavour Beer Founder Ben Kooyman. Today they kick off an equity crowd funding ...

Brews News Week Episode 198

09 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On Brews News Week host Pete Mitcham and Brews News founder Matt Kirkegaard discuss the attention-grabbing beer stories of the week. This week they l...

Beer is a Conversation: Hemingway's

04 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week Matt ventures to tropical north Queensland in search of the beer from up there.    Cairns is an interesting city. 1730 kilometers north ...

Brews News Week Episode 197

02 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On Brews News Week host Pete Mitcham and Brews News Founder Matt Kirkegaard, discuss the attention-grabbing beer stories of the week.   This week w...

Brews News Live: Labelling and Marketing

30 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks to Kegstar, this is a special live edition of Radio Brews News. During the recent Sydney Beer Week the Independent Brewers Association host...

Beer is a Conversation: Scott McKinnon and Dereck Hales

27 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week Pete Mitcham shares two separate chats he had with Scott McKinnon from Wolf of the Willows and Dereck Hales from Bad Shepherd Brewing. Scot...

Brews News Week Episode 196

25 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On Brews News Week host Pete Mitcham and Brews News Founder, Matt Kirkegaard, discuss the attention-grabbing stories of the week.  This week they ta...

Beer is a Conversation: Hawkers and Liberty

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week Pete Mitcham takes on not one, not two but three streams of beer consciousness as he catches up with the spiritual heads of Hawkers Beer and...

Brews News Week Episode 195

18 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's news and discussion, Pete and Matt have a look at : The update to the Bintani court case The pending sale of Foghorn Brewhouse in ...

Beer is a Conversation: Paul Baggio

13 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week Matt speaks with Paul Baggio, managing director of a network of companies with interests in the craft brewing movement, including Craft & Co...

Brews News Week Episode 194

11 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week in a busy week of beer news, Pete and Matt discuss: The Independent Brewers Association today announced a merger with Melbourne’s Go...

Brews News Live: Have beer weeks had their day?

08 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

During the recent Sydney Beer Week we were fortunate to work with Kegstar to present this discussion panel looking at the future of beer festivals and...

Beer is a Conversation: Paul Bowker and Jon Seltin

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Word about a cashed-up brewery-in-planning featuring some celebrities and big sporting names started to drift around the industry a little over 18 mo...

Brews News Week Episode 193

04 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Brews News Week, Pete and Matt discuss the beers news of the week. Under the  microscope this week is: The US Brewers Association is...

Beer is a Conversation: Steve Jeffares & Guy Greenstone Part 3

30 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The third and the final part of our conversation with Steve Jeffares and Guy Greenstone, founder of The Local Taphouse, GABS and the Hottest 100, amon...

Beer is a Conversation: Steve Jeffares & Guy Greenstone Part 2

30 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In part 2 we look at what beers Steve and Guy consider the most influential over the last 10 years, we look at the origins and the evolutions of the H...

Beer is a Conversation: Steve Jeffares & Guy Greenstone Part 1

30 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ten years ago the Local Taphouse opened and quickly became a benchmark for what a great beer bar should be. Over the last 10 years founders Steve Jeff...

Brews News Week Episode 192

28 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Brews News Week, Pete and Matt keep it under the Cook limit as they discuss: The volume of jobs open to brewers at the moment How ...

Beer is a Conversation: John Holl

23 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week Pete and Matt catch up with US beer writer, John Holl. John is a an award-winning journalist and currently the senior editor of Craft Beer ...

RBN Revisited: John Holl 2014

23 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Radio Brews News revisited. Regular listeners will know that up until a year ago Brews News Week and Beer is a Conversation were one show,...

Brews News Week Episode 191

21 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This Brews News Week, Pete and Matt discuss what happened in the beer world including: The Independent Brewers Association has launched guidelines...

Beer is a Conversation: Brendan Varis

16 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Beer is a Conversation, Pete and Matt catch up with Feral Brewing founder, Brendan Varis. It’s been 12 months since Brendan announced...

Brews News Week Episode 190

14 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Pete catches up with Matt live from Townsville to discuss the beer news of the week such as: The ten years of Hop Hog and how much the industry ha...

Beer is a Conversation: You

11 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, due to a combination of a horrific donut related tongue biting incident and and errant mail server, we did not have a Beer is a Conversatio...

Brews News Week Episode 189

07 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Brews News Week we welcome Pete back after a break and talk about the news of the week, including: Bintani announces a partial sale...

Brews News Week Episode 188

30 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Brews News Week Matt is joined by marketing expert Zoe Ottaway from Totem Marketing to discuss the beer news and events of the week.   ...

Beer is a Conversation: Tom Delmont

25 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Beer is a Conversation we have a chat with one of the great characters of the Australian brewing industry, Tom Delmont. We have had Tom...

Beer is a Conversation: Simon Walkenhorst

18 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week's Beer is a Conversation is with Hargreaves Hill’s Simon Walkenhorst. We last chatted with Simon when Pete caught up with him to discuss ...

Brews News Week Episode 187

15 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There was really only one story to discuss in a rough week for Australian craft beer and we were very fortunate to be joined by marketing consultant a...

Breaking News: 2018 Australian Craft Beer Survey Results

12 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This breaking news episode features a chat with Richard Kelsey from Beer Cartel in which we take a deeper dive into the 2018 Australian Craft Beer Su...

Beer is a Conversation: Portland Tourism

11 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Beer is a Conversation we discuss beer tourism. Tap rooms have become an important part of small brewery business plans as tourism increa...

Brews News Week Episode 186

09 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Brews News Week, Matt & Pete discuss the beer stories of the week including: Cryer Malt launches Border Malt Sydney Beer Week 2018...

Beer is a Conversation: Michael Bannenberg

05 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Beer is a Conversation, Pete and Matt are joined by Michael Bannenberg. Banners, as he’s better known, spent 28 years working with adv...