The Radio Brews News team discuss the Stone & Wood sale and its implications.

Radio Brews News

Below the Fold: A conscious uncoupling

This week the team discuss Grogan's big pay cut, Newcastle's plans for a crowdfunded brewery and Two Bays wins Australian Small Business of the Year!Content warning: This episode contains a discussion on alcohol addiction. If you'd prefer to skip this discussion, it happens between 29.18 to 37.53.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!Grogan takes a pay cut as director leaves BrooShare consolidation at Good DrinksNewcastle distillery plans crowdfunded breweryThe Mighty Hunter Valley to sell but Foghorn stays onSale and leaseback for Jetty RoadTwo Bays named Small Business of the YearWineDepot acquires KaddyRegistrations open for Good Beer Week 2022Our partnersRadio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner and proud sponsors of Brews News.Mailbag brought to you by the New Zealand Ale Trail. Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Zealand.We thank Rallings Labels and Stickers for sponsoring this podcast. Brewers, if you are still applying self-adhesive labels to your bottles and cans, and believe that this is a sustainable solution for your packaging needs, you may want to call Rallings Labels, Stickers and Packaging and discuss your options with them. The team at Rallings will walk you through the various options available to you, that are more sustainable than applying self-adhesive labels which don’t help the environment at all. Whilst they do produce self-adhesive labels for many breweries, there is a much better way to ensure that your carbon footprint is lower than what you are currently doing by utilising pre-sleeved cans. Give the guys a call on 1300 852 235 to find out more.If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by:Sponsoring the showReviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting serviceEmailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts

Brews News Week #341 Be Excellent To Each Other

This week's conversation is with brewer Bradford Tetlow.Bradford has had an interesting brewing career after - like many people - discovering great beer while traveling overseas.He has worked as a brewery technician at Federation Uni, had a diverse career at Lion as a Lab technician and sensory trainer, QA Leader and brewer at Little Creatures. After a sabbatical travelling and sampling his way around Europe, he has spent a little over two years working at Camden Town in the UK and now as operational quality manager at Carlsberg.While we talk about his career and travels, one of the most interesting aspects for me is that we discuss the nature of beer sensory, something that is Bradford’s career focus but that became particularly relevant to Bradford when he caught Covid and lost his sense of smell and taste, which he is only just getting back after almost a year.Enjoy the conversation.Our partnersRadio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt, who we are thrilled to announce are back supporting us for another year of conversations. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner - and our premium podcasting partner - Cryer Malt is proud sponsor of this conversion and the Radio Brews News channel.Every guest on Beer is a Conversation receives a new piece of exclusive merch - a branded Yeti Rambler mug, thanks to our good friends at Yeti.If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by:Sponsoring the showReviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting serviceEmailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts

Bradford Tetlow - Carlsberg

This week the team discuss the new database for physical breweries, the findings of an ABAC survey, and the perception of pollies in pubs on freedom day.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!Database of physical breweries launchedBrewDog adds pasteuriser to expand NoLo rangeABAC survey explores alcohol advertising perceptionsACCC consults on “competitive detriment” areasNew CEO for CUBLion managing director steps downOur partnersRadio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner and proud sponsors of Brews News.Mailbag brought to you by the New Zealand Ale Trail. Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Zealand.We thank Rallings Labels and Stickers for sponsoring this podcast. Brewers, if you are still applying self-adhesive labels to your bottles and cans, and believe that this is a sustainable solution for your packaging needs, you may want to call Rallings Labels, Stickers and Packaging and discuss your options with them. The team at Rallings will walk you through the various options available to you, that are more sustainable than applying self-adhesive labels which don’t help the environment at all. Whilst they do produce self-adhesive labels for many breweries, there is a much better way to ensure that your carbon footprint is lower than what you are currently doing by utilising pre-sleeved cans. Give the guys a call on 1300 852 235 to find out more.If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by:Sponsoring the showReviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting serviceEmailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts

Brews News Week #340 Fancy a Shandy?

This episode features a panel discussion we recorded this week looking at how to establish the value for a brewery, proudly presented by HPA.Our Expert Panel:Peter Bishop | Managing Director HLB ChessboardPeter has a depth of experience in private equity, agribusiness, health and services. He regularly acts as lead adviser to boards through corporate transactions. HLB Chessboard provides strategic advice to assist business owners with making business decisions in mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and valuation services.Paul Fraser | Queensland Director of the CBRE Hotels Investment and Brokerage team.Paul Fraser specialises in all asset classes across the hospitality industry. Paul’s core focus is across large style pub / tavern and accommodation style assets across the state. With over $200 million in transactions over the last 24 months (26 transactions) Paul’s market share in the Pub and Hotel space has been unrivalled in Queensland.Matt Vitale | Co-Founder and Managing Director of BirchalAn experienced financial services lawyer and entrepreneur Matt has worked in private practice at a top tier law firm, and founded several successful businesses. Since 2018, Birchal has helped over 100 Australian businesses raise over $70m from their most passionate customers and fans onlineOur partnersRadio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt, who we are thrilled to announce are back supporting us for another year of conversations. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner - and our premium podcasting partner - Cryer Malt is proud sponsor of this conversion and the Radio Brews News channel.Every guest on Beer is a Conversation receives a new piece of exclusive merch - a branded Yeti Rambler mug, thanks to our good friends at Yeti.If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by:Sponsoring the showReviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting serviceEmailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts

Valuing a Brewery - Live Panel Discussion

This week the team discuss the ACCC's stance on beer market competition, Sobah's crowdfunding success, and the rugby league players who decided to launch their own beer.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 calls out beer market competition to ACCCSobah Beverages raises $1 millionThe Mill Brewery opens second Victoria siteBeerfarm gets $900k NSW grantACT and NSW lower CDS supplier costsVoting opens for 2021 GABS Can Design AwardsRugby players launch beer Article from National Liquor Newsguide-to-beer-glasswareOur partnersRadio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner and proud sponsors of Brews News.Mailbag brought to you by the New Zealand Ale Trail. Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Zealand.Support for this episode comes from Ska Fabricating. Ska Fabricating builds reliable, automated packaging line equipment that is hand-crafted to make life easier for breweries and their production teams. If you are a brewer looking for the best way to get your product out of your taproom and into the hands of your customers, Ska Fab has you covered. With a wide range of depalletizers, custom conveyance, date coding, rinsing and drying systems, and more, Ska Fab specializes in helping breweries of all sizes get their beer from keg to can. To find out more about how Ska Fab can help you sell more beer, visit www.skafabricating.com today.We thank Rallings Labels and Stickers for sponsoring this podcast. Brewers, if you are still applying self-adhesive labels to your bottles and cans, and believe that this is a sustainable solution for your packaging needs, you may want to call Rallings Labels, Stickers and Packaging and discuss your options with them. The team at Rallings will walk you through the various options available to you, that are more sustainable than applying self-adhesive labels which don’t help the environment at all. Whilst they do produce self-adhesive labels for many breweries, there is a much better way to ensure that your carbon footprint is lower than what you are currently doing by utilising pre-sleeved cans. Give the guys a call on 1300 852 235 to find out more.If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by:Sponsoring the showReviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting serviceEmailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts

Brews News Week #339 The Mandela Effect

This week we learn about the biggest beer in the land as Matt catches up with Hugh Jellie, Marketing Manager at the Great Northern Brewing Co.In under 10 years, Great Northern went from launch to becoming the highest-selling beer in the country and in many ways it has also changed the face of beer marketing by coming to reflect some major social shifts that have taken place in Australia. Check out the Pure Blonde commercial from around 15 years ago and compare it with the Great Northern Fathers Day commercial from 2019 we reference in this conversation.Beer marketing is always fascinating, especially when it comes to the biggest beer brands. With Stone & Wood's entry into the clear-bottled contemporary market in August it felt like a good opportunity to find out what makes Great Northern tick and why it resonates so well with the modern beer drinker. We also get to touch on another hot topic - alcohol-free beer - with Great Northern’s entry into the market as well.Our partnersRadio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt, who we are thrilled to announce are back supporting us for another year of conversations. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner - and our premium podcasting partner - Cryer Malt is proud sponsor of this conversion and the Radio Brews News channel.Every guest on Beer is a Conversation receives a new piece of exclusive merch - a branded Yeti Rambler mug, thanks to our good friends at Yeti.If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by:Sponsoring the showReviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting serviceEmailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts

Hugh Jellie - Great Northern

This week the team discuss Queensland's rules on takeaway alcohol, Lion's paid parental leave and the latest concerning trend, beer in pouches!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!Restaurant and Catering Association ‘bewildered’ by Qld BillWild Life Brewing to expand after $200k raiseOne Year On… Sauce Brewing Co. CairnsLion offers full parental leave to workersIBA adopts new Code of ConductBarrel-aged porter recalledCould Fruity Alcohol Pouches be the Next Big Thing in the Alcohol Industry?Our partnersRadio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner and proud sponsors of Brews News.Mailbag brought to you by the New Zealand Ale Trail. Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Zealand.We thank Rallings Labels and Stickers for sponsoring this podcast. Brewers, if you are still applying self-adhesive labels to your bottles and cans, and believe that this is a sustainable solution for your packaging needs, you may want to call Rallings Labels, Stickers and Packaging and discuss your options with them. The team at Rallings will walk you through the various options available to you, that are more sustainable than applying self-adhesive labels which don’t help the environment at all. Whilst they do produce self-adhesive labels for many breweries, there is a much better way to ensure that your carbon footprint is lower than what you are currently doing by utilising pre-sleeved cans. Give the guys a call on 1300 852 235 to find out more.If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by:Sponsoring the showReviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting serviceEmailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts

Brews News Week #338 Only 90's Kids Remember

Today we speak with Ryan Nilsson-Linne, head brewer at Port Macquarie’s Wicked Elf Beer.Wicked Elf, once known as Little Brewing, is a brand that traces its origins back to the days when beer from small breweries was boutique.Despite having a national presence through the early 2010s and a reputation for great beer, the business went into receivership in 2016, being purchased by its current owner in 2017.In May 2021 Ryan joined the business and has started to raise its profile.With Wicked Elf being one of those ‘I wonder what happened to’ brands and Ryan having worked at Margaret River’s Bootleg Brewery, which is another brewery in that category, we were interested in learning more about Ryan, his career and the future of Wicked Elf.Our partnersRadio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt, who we are thrilled to announce are back supporting us for another year of conversations. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner - and our premium podcasting partner - Cryer Malt is proud sponsor of this conversion and the Radio Brews News channel.Every guest on Beer is a Conversation receives a new piece of exclusive merch - a branded Yeti Rambler mug, thanks to our good friends at Yeti.If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by:Sponsoring the showReviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting serviceEmailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts

Ryan Nilsson-Linne - Wicked Elf Beer

This week the team discuss Queensland takeaway reforms, the ethics of zero alcohol and the ACCC requests submissions on the Stone and Wood takeover. 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!Queensland takeaway reforms sideline beerACCC asks for submissions on Stone & Wood takeoverSpinifex raises $2m in biggest beer CSF raiseBrewDog Australia confident as losses narrowCUB zero alcohol brands reach milestonesThe ethics of zero alcoholRecall for Cola SourBrewers Guild of NZ appoints new exec directorOur partnersRadio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner and proud sponsors of Brews News.Mailbag brought to you by the New Zealand Ale Trail. Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Zealand.We thank Rallings Labels and Stickers for sponsoring this podcast. Brewers, if you are still applying self-adhesive labels to your bottles and cans, and believe that this is a sustainable solution for your packaging needs, you may want to call Rallings Labels, Stickers and Packaging and discuss your options with them. The team at Rallings will walk you through the various options available to you, that are more sustainable than applying self-adhesive labels which don’t help the environment at all. Whilst they do produce self-adhesive labels for many breweries, there is a much better way to ensure that your carbon footprint is lower than what you are currently doing by utilising pre-sleeved cans. Give the guys a call on 1300 852 235 to find out more.If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by:Sponsoring the showReviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting serviceEmailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts

Brews News Week #337 When The Cat's Away

In this conversation we meet Clinton Schulz and Lozen McDiarmid-Schultz from Sobah and hear about their background and how they came to be in the non-alcohol sophisticated beverage industry.We discuss what’s driving alcohol free beer, whose drinking it and why, and whether it has a long-term future. We look at the alcohol free movement, the anti alcohol movement and Australia’s drinking culture and also business and crowd sourced funding.It’s a powerful chat about some topics that are very relevant and really important to the brewing industry...including - surprisingly - building a business to sell and who to if you do.Our partnersRadio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt, who we are thrilled to announce are back supporting us for another year of conversations. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner - and our premium podcasting partner - Cryer Malt is proud sponsor of this conversion and the Radio Brews News channel.Every guest on Beer is a Conversation receives a new piece of exclusive merch - a branded Yeti Rambler mug, thanks to our good friends at Yeti.If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by:Sponsoring the showReviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting serviceEmailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts

Clinton Schulz and Lozen McDiarmid-Schultz - Sobah

If you listened to this weeks Brews News Week "Don't Mention The War" you would have heard us considering a special Below The Fold on Stone and Wood. Here's an explanation of where we're at. 

Below The Fold - Where Is It?

This week the team have decided to provide a Stone and Wood free zone for Brews News Week. We're discussing the possibility of doing a whole "below the fold" episode on the topic tomorrow. News for this week includes a new venue for Matso's, Broo's land sale delays and VB's vaccination campaign.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!Queensland venue for Good Drinks brand Matso’sGage Roads picks up Cricket NSW sponsorshipEndeavour partners with IBA for Paktech initiativeInfluencer and PR pledge by ABAVB launches ‘hard-earned thirst’ vaccination adBroo’s land sale delayed while Mildura Brewery now sellingNew and improved Brewing Cert III releasedHow well does your state support its brewers?Our partnersRadio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner and proud sponsors of Brews News.Mailbag brought to you by the New Zealand Ale Trail. Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Zealand.Support for this episode comes from Ska Fabricating. Ska Fabricating builds reliable, automated packaging line equipment that is hand-crafted to make life easier for breweries and their production teams. If you are a brewer looking for the best way to get your product out of your taproom and into the hands of your customers, Ska Fab has you covered. With a wide range of depalletizers, custom conveyance, date coding, rinsing and drying systems, and more, Ska Fab specializes in helping breweries of all sizes get their beer from keg to can. To find out more about how Ska Fab can help you sell more beer, visit www.skafabricating.com today.We thank Rallings Labels and Stickers for sponsoring this podcast. Brewers, if you are still applying self-adhesive labels to your bottles and cans, and believe that this is a sustainable solution for your packaging needs, you may want to call Rallings Labels, Stickers and Packaging and discuss your options with them. The team at Rallings will walk you through the various options available to you, that are more sustainable than applying self-adhesive labels which don’t help the environment at all. Whilst they do produce self-adhesive labels for many breweries, there is a much better way to ensure that your carbon footprint is lower than what you are currently doing by utilising pre-sleeved cans. Give the guys a call on 1300 852 235 to find out more.If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by:Sponsoring the showReviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting serviceEmailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts

Brews News Week #336 Don't Mention The War

In the wake of the big news last week, this week we go back to drink from the well where the beer renaissance began as we speak with Matilda Bay and Little Creatures co-founder Phil Sexton. There are no hot takes just the considered thoughts on the industry from someone who has not only seen it all before, he’s done it all before.It’s a great chat where we discuss Phil’s view on craft, independence, the inherent demand for businesses to grow and the inevitability that they will sell. And his undisguised admiration for what the Stone & Founders achieved. We hear how he nearly brought Starbucks to Australia, but decided to create Little Creatures instead, and as ever there are many rabbit holes we fall down as we do.Our partnersRadio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt, who we are thrilled to announce are back supporting us for another year of conversations. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner - and our premium podcasting partner - Cryer Malt is proud sponsor of this conversion and the Radio Brews News channel.Every guest on Beer is a Conversation receives a new piece of exclusive merch - a branded Yeti Rambler mug, thanks to our good friends at Yeti.If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by:Sponsoring the showReviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting serviceEmailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts

Phil Sexton - Matilda Bay

In this episode, the team receive breaking news about the sale of Stone and Wood to Lion. You'll hear their live, unfiltered reactions to the news.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!Lion acquires Stone & Wood parent FermentumGreen Coast lager labellingThe Gatherer moves to Two Birds$30m redevelopment for Little Creatures FremantleLion invests $6m in de-alcoholising plantPhilter Brewing One Year On Repackaging rules changed for cocktails but not beerSupport available for people concerned about drinkingMildura Brewery & Pub up for saleOur partnersRadio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner and proud sponsors of Brews News.Mailbag brought to you by the New Zealand Ale Trail. Head to www.nzaletrail.com or @nzaletrail on social media to find the best beer experiences in New Zealand.Support for this episode comes from Ska Fabricating. Ska Fabricating builds reliable, automated packaging line equipment that is hand-crafted to make life easier for breweries and their production teams. If you are a brewer looking for the best way to get your product out of your taproom and into the hands of your customers, Ska Fab has you covered. With a wide range of depalletizers, custom conveyance, date coding, rinsing and drying systems, and more, Ska Fab specializes in helping breweries of all sizes get their beer from keg to can. To find out more about how Ska Fab can help you sell more beer, visit www.skafabricating.com today.We thank Rallings Labels and Stickers for sponsoring this podcast. Brewers, if you are still applying self-adhesive labels to your bottles and cans, and believe that this is a sustainable solution for your packaging needs, you may want to call Rallings Labels, Stickers and Packaging and discuss your options with them. The team at Rallings will walk you through the various options available to you, that are more sustainable than applying self-adhesive labels which don’t help the environment at all. Whilst they do produce self-adhesive labels for many breweries, there is a much better way to ensure that your carbon footprint is lower than what you are currently doing by utilising pre-sleeved cans. Give the guys a call on 1300 852 235 to find out more.If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by:Sponsoring the showReviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting serviceEmailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts

Brews News Week #335 Lion In The Henhouse

Hosted by Matt Kirkegaard and Pete Mitcham, Radio Brews News speaks with the big names in Australian beer and brewing and tackles the hard issues over a beer.

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