After much deliberation, my beloved podcast has run its course. I wanted to thank you all for listening and explain my reasons for taking what may end up being, in the words of Aerosmith, a permanent vacation. So here is one final episode. Thanks for your support; this has been a lot of fun. Cheers to great beers!…

New Year's Eve parties with ACDC’s Malcolm Young, secret concerts in the brewery with Dandy Warhols and private brewery tours with Hanson. These are just some of the stories that Jessie throws in during our awesome chat. Seriously, we both loved this one so much that we have already agreed we want to do a follow-up at some stage. Stop reading this …

I've sat down and had a few beers with this episode's guest on a few occasions, both in my hometown and his. And each time I have, I remember our conversations with a smile on my face, but I also don't really remember our conversations as well as I should. Perhaps it's my memory, or maybe it's the beers? I don't know. Anyway, all I know is that thi…

You may know him as Social Media influencer, Schoonerversity, or maybe have read an article or two of his over at Australia's favourite online craft beer hub, the old Crafty Pint, where he has been writing articles for the last 5 or so years. He is a freelance copywriter, a gun for hire in the craft beer industry, and he is soon to release his very…

I remember when I first heard about the name of this episode's brewery, I gravitated towards it. Why, you may ask? Well, that's how my cousin used to describe me as a kid, Shifty…a Shifty Bloody Little Ukrainian, he would call me. He was a bit older than me, and he wasn't using it in a derogatory fashion; he was also a shifty bloody Ukrainian, just…

When we talk about craft beer and the people involved in the industry, we often focus on the brewer. This is fine; I guess they are the makers of the liquid that we adore at the end of the day, but there’s more to the industry than that. Case in point, tonight's guest, his company, is one of many, let’s call them third parties, who assist breweries…

Mismatch Brewing began life back ten years ago, I am a huge fan of their beers, but sadly our schedules have never quite aligned to allow us to record together. A lush history with award-winning beers, a venue in the Adelaide Hills that needs to be seen to be believed, a new corporate partner in Mighty Craft, and now a new brewer...there is a lot t…

Salisbury is the site of the brewery for this episode…the Brisbane one, not the South Australian one. A brand new brewery that opened earlier this year by the name of Hiker Brewing Concern, set up by a couple of blokes by the name of Daniel Venema and Phil Sharp Those of you looking to follow in their footsteps, you might learn something from this …

Modern Man, Brewer, Deep Thinker, Storyteller, or Trailblazer. There are so many ways I could describe Rhys Lopez from Otherside Brewing (and Evil Mega Copr) after chatting with him, but I don’t want to slap a label on him. Instead, I invite you on a journey into his mind and soul so that you can enjoy the stories this absolute legend shares in our…

It was so great to get back into the podcast studio with Dave and Ben! On this episode, we get up to our usual hijinks... name-calling, shit-talking, and high-brow beer industry analysis. Enjoy!!By Chris Lukianenko

How did you settle arguments as a kid? I remember things like drawing straws, holding a rock behind your back and picking which hand it was in and the classic chant of Ip Dig Dog Shit, Too Bad You Are Not It…but nothing was quite as cool as Rock, Scissor Paper. Well, that’s what we called it as kids, maybe it was a regional thing or a generational …

Once upon a time, the city of Launceston was dominated by a single brewery down on the esplanade…oh how times have changed. In recent times, an army of smaller breweries has been staking their claim on the town, including one who has kind of taken things to the next level and set up their first brewpub in the CBD, Ducane Brewing. Founder Will Horan…

Fans of European brewing know that the Belgians do things a little differently to other regions, which is all right by me! Aussies have been enjoying Belgian beer syles for years in Australia; I am sure that you have all at least tried a Duvel, a LA Trappe, a Chimay, or if you are really lucky, a Cantillon. But have you tried a Belgian beer, brewed…

Way back in January 2016, I came across my guest at a local night market. Him and his bother in law, and their wives were operating a small wood-smoked meat stall at a local night market, and if my memory serves me correctly, they were also slinging beers from Van Dieman brewing. It was about this time that I was still busily writing regualr articl…

Sometimes in this game we call craft beer, our hobbies can get a little bit out of hand, and before you know it, that hobby that once saw you making very average Kit & Kilo beers with your Coopers Kit from Big W, suddenly sees you surrounded by stainless steel, pumping out quality beers that were once the thing that dreams were made of. My guest on…

My guest on this episode needs no introduction, so he is not getting one! Never afraid to share his insights or tell you what is on his mind, he is a straight shooter and that's why I look forward to our chats. He has just released a new series of experimental beers called Sheer Terroir, exploring the wonderful world of Hop Terroir. From their webs…

Meatloaf, god rest his soul, once famously stated, “I would do anything for love, but I won't do that”. What is it he wouldn’t do before he met his maker? Let's throw a craft beer lense over that classic rock track by The Meat...“How much do you love craft beer, and how far would you go to chase your dream?” Would you move your family 4,500 kilomet…

Every now and then, I hear a quirky little story pop up via one of my craft beer news feeds. Often the stories are from overseas, so getting the newsmaker onto the podcast is a little difficult, but not so this time. A few weeks back, I got a ping with this headline: The Best Place For Craft Beer In L.A. is a Gas Station in Pasadena... I was like, …

On this podcast, I get to talk to a lot of people about their beer journeys. Some are short and sweet, from the shed at home to the local brewery, whereas others are a little more complicated, often involving juggling real jobs and family commitments while learning their craft. Some learn in the shed or with the local brew club, others seek out a m…

How many brewery workers do you know that have switched jobs since the pandemic? How many crazy fools do you know who decided to start a new brewery, their second one, during covid? I reached out to Seeker Brewing recently. I had seen them on social media and thought they seemed like they had a cool story to tell. Then they messaged back and it rea…

The list of the Western Australian breweries that I either drove past, didn't know where there were, or found out about after I got back home is long and comprehensive, and I'm now adding another to the list! Seasonal Brewing Co in Maylands was literally 15 minutes drive from Scarborough where I was staying, and shame on me for not hijacking anothe…

Ladies and Gents, we’re back in the studio for another episode of the Pro, The Protege & The Hack. The last time the 3 of us got together to talk about beer, was back in October 2021. So yeah, we have been kind of shit at keeping up a regular recording schedule. To be honest, Ben and I kinda blame Dave for that, he nearly died last year, but that’s…

James Isacsson is the founder and head brewer of AVNGE Brewing. A talented artist, former army man, and all-around nice guy...he has been an avid listener of the podcasts and reached out once he heard the Shapeshifter episode to say that it helped him with his plans...how awesome is that! An episode that goes off on many tangents, partially due to …

I've got something a bit different for you on this episode. Last weekend 30 odd of us went out to the White Hills just outside of Launceston to have a day out at the Van Dieman Farm and Brewery. Access all areas and a long lunch with like-minded beer lovers, as members of Van Diemans Paddock Club. This episode is a combination of some interviews I …

So I get a phone call two minutes before show time, it's Nick from Local Brewing Co. He says he can't make our chat and he is sending in the substitute, Hugo. All of a sudden, my weeks of research about Nick were thrown out the window, not a great start, I needed to wing it a bit. Next, we start the interview and Hugo calls me Beer Head...f'n hell,…

Have you been to the supermarket lately? Once upon a time, the displays at the ends of the aisles were filled with chocolates and coca-cola, but these days there is a new player creeping into that space, non-alcoholic beer. And I am not talking about the stuff that you used to pick up next to the non-alc champagne that you drank at the Christmas ta…

There is a point that craft breweries get to in their growth trajectory, the one where the founders have realised that they need a little bit of extra funding to fully realise their potential. That'w where we find Akasha Brewing Co right now. Founded in 2015 in Sydney's Five Dock, Akasha has helped spearhead Australia's blossoming love affair with …

Tasmania has a bit of a history with lagers...both of the big guys down have battled for 100 odd years to see who is best. More recently, Tasmanian drinkers have rediscovered their love of lager, brewed by the new wave of craft breweries in this state, and they are liking what they are tasting. I guess that's why a brewery such as The Albert can af…

The Northern NSW region has a deep brewing history...it's the birthplace of a little brewery called Stone and Wood, you might have heard it? But a few minutes south of that brewery, in Balina, is another one that has now been kicking around for about 4 or 5 years, Seven Mile Brewing...have you heard of that one? Started by a father and son duo in 2…

One thing I know for sure is that this craft beer industry we love so much doesn't stand still for long. Venues that start off small, blow up, styles that were once a must-have on the tap list have been replaced with the next big thing. And, as breweries mature, they tweak their business models and plans, often resulting in a re-brand. All-Inn Brew…

150 Episodes...Whaaat? How did that happen? When I finished the episode with Aaron, I thanked him for his open and honest chat, and for shedding a light on the other side of starting a brewhouse...the food. Often on these podcasts, we focus on the beer, because that is what we all love. But we also love food, and for brewpubs, you aren't going to b…

Thanks to the wonders of the interwebs, two dudes who love beer, but were 4000km from each other, we able to catch up and talk about their love of...well a lot of different things, and then we got on to the beer! Tyler Little from Froth Craft Brewery is an all-around great dude, and I thoroughly enjoyed finding out about his journey from British Co…

An old mate of mine used to say, "every day is a school day", and this episode proved it to me once again. On this episode, I have invited Sean Johnson, mead maker at Erosion Meadery and Brewery in Western Australia, to give us a crash course in Mead, Mead 101 if you like Until I did this interview, I had absolutely no clue about Mead. How about yo…

It was gonna take a special guest to get me to put down my beer, change out of my boardies and get back into the studio...that person is Denham D'Silva from Barossa Valley Brewing. This bloke is an energetic and charismatic craft beer lover who started his journey back in the 90's in the USA. Fast forward 30 years and he has experienced all the ups…

She is one of the new breed of talented young beer lovers who are entering the craft beer industry, bringing fresh new ideas and a positive attitude that is rather infectious. The industry is getting older, and so are the people who work there. Change is coming fast for this industry, and I, for one, think that if the industry's future is in the ha…

I love hearing beer drinkers argue about which state or region has the best craft beer in the land. Marrickville, Margaret River, Collingwood, Hobart, South Coast NSW, The Gold Coast, Adelaide Hills...every state has a craft beer mecca these days, and it gets me bloody excited! Personally, I feel like, in recent times, Victoria has really been shou…

All I have to tell you about this one is that I was lucky enough to get a tour of Hamish's Rocky Ridge Farm Brewery and I recorded our conversation to share with you. Hamish is a bloody ripping bloke, and I just let him share his thoughts and stories from the last two years...and then he shared a few details on some of the fun stuff he has coming u…

If you have been listening for a while, you know I am a proud Tasmanian and I like to be able to tell the stories from down this way when I can. This one has been coming for a little while, the boys and I have had a bit of back and forth, trying to align our schedules. But, with a cancellation in my ultra-busy weekend social calendar, I was able to…

I was so happy to get a message from Nigel Ayling this week. He asked if he could jump on the podcast and record a Short Cut to tell everyone about a project he is involved with. You may know him as the founder of the Facebook Group, We Love Craft Beer, but in his working life, he is a marketer and always looking to get involved with beer-related p…

Hop Products Australia and Beer Cartel have teamed up again for another mixed 12 pack of amazing beers, made with some of the best breweries in the land! This time, instead of featuring a single hop (Eclipse last time), they are showcasing a new hop technology, LUPOMAX. LUPOMAX pellets come in a whole heap of different varieties (click below for mo…

Language warning, loud laughter warning, stupidity, and fun warning...geez this interview was a blast. A few of the OG's of Black Flag, Steve, John and Simon grabbed a few tinnies and their own personal fluffer/bar man and sat down to tell their story with me. I think this was the perfect storm for me with these interviews...a few lads that don't t…

This conversation started months ago at GABS festival in Melbourne. Right before I made a quick escape as the city went into its 50th lockdown, I met a bloke by the name of Nathan Munt and he was peddling some pretty cool beers at his 3x3 in Geoffs Shed. If I remember correctly, it was his Barrel Aged Belgian Tripel that I tasted that day, which wa…

Dollar Bill Brewing has just released a new series of beers...in cans!!! They call them the Storm Series and after taking one look at the labels on the cans, I was straight onto them to tell me more about it. It's been a while since I spoke with Ed & Fiona Nolle. In fact, it was at GABS, just after they won 2021 Champion Aussie Beer! They are great…

Ladies and Gents, we're back in the studio for another episode of the Pro, The Protege & The Hack. The last time the 3 of us got together to talk about beer, was back in May as we did a follow-up to our Christmas special. So yeah, we have been kind of shit at keeping up a regular recording schedule. To be honest, Ben and I kinda blame Dave for that…

The stories about the awesome craft beer industry I share on this podcast are wide and varied. For the most part, they are celebrating what is awesome about the industry or sharing stories of people chasing their dreams and having a great time doing that. This episode with Brad Bown from Left Barrel is a little different. It's one of how things are…

When a few sample tinnies of D5 turned up from Todd at Dainton, it jogged my memory that I hadn't had the team on the podcast. I'm hopeless like that, I need an assistant to help me plan out the year - otherwise, I am like Dory from Finding Nemo..."a shiny guest over here, great let's chat"...forgetting that I had been arranging a chat for weeks wi…

So I kinda put my foot in my mouth at the end of the RGBM interview, so I just had to apologise and explain myself! Reub Goldberg Brewing Machine What Is a Reub Goldberg Machine? bike2brewery.tumblr.com 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥 Short Cuts are anything that you, me, we, the craft beer community, want them to be. Effectively, these are short, sharp conve…

So in 2014, Anna and Billy rode their bikes from Anchorage Alaska down to Costa Rica. Along the way they sampled beers at 150 breweries and dreamed up what would become their uber-cool, hyper-local brewery in Tarrawanna. Their story is interesting, amazing, and a lot of fun...I'm not going to tell you more here, just have a listen for yourself. Reu…

Exciting times are ahead for Moffat Beach Brewing. Marketing Director, Craig Williams, tells me it's more than just the shiny new can designs they have released! Check out the new designs here 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥 Short Cuts are anything that you, me, we, the craft beer community, want them to be. Effectively, these are short, sharp conversations t…

Well, this one was going to be a quick chat about the new LG IPA Sunday Road put out to say thanks for the local community support in lockdown, but it could have almost been a full episode! After the old blokes taled through their challenges with computers and what they used in the past, the chat got on track and we covered a lot of ground, includi…