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Episode 081: The Year In Beer 2025 – The Territories
Time to wrap up The Year In Beer 2025 podcast series with a look at the ACT / Canberra region and the NT in the company of Mat Farrington from CanBEERra, Paul Docherty from To All My Friends, and Adam Asanovski from Purple Mango.
Episode 080: The Year In Beer 2025 – Victoria
Regular podcast hosts James and Will are back on home turf for this episode of The Year In Beer 2025. They're joined by the Carwyn Bens at the end of a tumultuous year for them and Love Shack co-owner Conna, who's had another blinder.
Episode 079: The Year In Beer 2025 – Queensland
We head north to Queensland for this episode in The Year In Beer 2025. After running the rule over the state's beer scene with our own Craig Williams and Mick Wüst, we catch up with Slipstream Brewing and Ivy Macario from Netherworld.
Episode 078: The Year In Beer – New South Wales
We turn to New South Wales as we hit the midway point in The Year In Beer 2025. After casting an eye over the state with Jason Treuen we're joined by Bec Read from Curious Craft then Sunday Road's Brad Walker and Mick O'Rance.
Episode 077: The Year In Beer 2025 – South Australia
For the third episode in The Year In Beer 2025 series, we call into South Australia. There, Briony Liebich and Steve Brockman cast their eyes far and wide, while the teams at Bowden Brewing / NOLA and Beer & BBQ reflect on their years.
Episode 076: The Year In Beer 2025 – Tasmania
We head across Bass Strait for the second episode of The Year In Beer 2025 series. Will is joined by Matt Fielding of Science Made Beerable, Nick Devereux of Hobart Brewing Co, and Du Cane Brewing's Sam Reid.
The Year In Beer 2025 – Western Australia
We kick off the state by state by territories leg of The Year In Beer 2025 in WA with a stellar lineup: Crafty contributors Guy Southern and Jono Outred, Rocky Ridge founders Mel Holland and Hamish Coates, and Chris Bausor from Froth Town.
Episode 074: The Year In Beer 2025 – National Trends
We kick off our end-of-year podcast series with a show featuring regular hosts James Smith and Will Ziebell discussing our National Trends piece and the week's news before looking at our most-read articles of 2025 and our hopes for 2026.
Episode 073: From Little Things, Big Creatures Grow
As Little Creatures prepare to unveil their new home in Fremantle as part of their 25th anniversary, we caught up with head brewer Russell Gosling for a chat about stewarding the iconic Pale Ale, his career in beer, and much more.
Episode 072: Two Decades Of Moo Brew
Ahead of the trailblazing brewery's 20th birthday celebrations, we caught up with Moo Brew's Jack Viney. Just the third head brewer in two decades, he reflects on the brewery's ethos, evolution, future plans and role in the Tassie beer scene.
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Episode 071: All Indie, Always Innovating
We welcomed our first identical twins onto the show this week: Jeff and Curtis Argent, the brothers who've been in a band together, lived together, and now run the much-loved and innovative Seeker Brewing in Wollongong together.
Episode 070: Beyond The Barrel – Heartwood's Tim Duckett On Australian Whisky
A sidestep into the world of spirits this week in the last of the episodes recorded at Grainstock. We were joined by guest host Luke McCarthy for a lively chat about Australian whisky with one of the industry's genuine characters, Tim Duckett.
Episode 069: Finding Balance In The Beer World
This week's show could be titled, "What Jayne did next" as we welcome trailblazer Jayne Lewis on to talk about the new direction she's forged since leaving Two Birds, one that's focused on the human side of the food and drinks world.
Episode 068: Going With The Grain
While at Grainstock 2025, we caught up with two of the central figures helping push for more sustainable practices in brewing and agriculture: Wildflower co-founder Topher Boehm and Chris Greenwood of Organically Greenwood.
Watch Now: It's The Vibe Of It Aussie Hop Series
If you missed the livestream tasting for HPA's Aussie hop series, It's The Vibe Of It, you can enjoy a catch-up viewing of the session hosted by The Crafty Pint and featuring guests from HPA and Rocky Ridge on our YouTube channel.
Episode 067: Grainstock 2025
Fresh from the inspiring experience that was the inaugural Grainstock, based at Voyager Craft Malt but taking in sites across the Riverina, this episode features three of the guest speakers from the brewing, grain and distilling worlds.
Episode 066: Brewing In Paradise
We're back on the road with this week's show recorded in paradise, or specifically, Exmouth – gateway to the spectacular Ningaloo Reef. There we joined Pete and Justin, co-founders of Froth Craft Brewery and Whalebone Brewing.
Episode 065: At Craft Beer's Coalface
We turn our attention to beer tourism, judging, and ways in which brewers can attract new customers in the company of Joslyn Erickson, co-founder of Hop On Brewery Tours and leading steward at many of the country's beer competitions.
Episode 064: Bold, Unapologetic, Wild & Weird
Charlotte Freeston is the ex-Beavertown and Beerfarm brewer entrusted with shaping the next chapter in WA icon Feral's story. We joined her at the brewery for a delightful, insightful chat about her life both in and before beer.
Episode 063: Farming With The Devil
Devilbend Farm Beer Co brew beer on farmland on the Mornington Peninsula, where they also grow hops and barley for their beers. We joined head brewer Michael Stanzel in the brewery to find out more about their approach.
Episode 062: The Art Of Being Evil
Time for something different as we sit down with Rhys Lopez, AKA the one-man-band / "worker-owned Utopia" operating as Evil Mega Corp for a chat about his unique approach to beer, brewing and much more besides.
Episode 061: Thirty Years Of Pioneering Beers
The last, but certainly not least, of the shows recorded on June's podcast roadtrip features one of the biggest names in Aussie beer: BentSpoke. We joined the founders for a chat stretching back to their days in the kitchen at the Wig & Pen.
Episode 060: Keeping The Beers Flowing At Tumut River
Late in 2024, two former employees took ownership of Tumut River Brewing Co from liquidators, promising to return the brewery to its community and tourism-focused roots – so we paid them a visit to find out how their mission is going.
Episode 059: Capital Gains
We head back to Canberra for this week's show, sitting down with Capital Brewing co-founder Laurence Kain and head brewer Wade Hurley to delve into their backstory and how they operate their brewery as upstanding global citizens.
Episode 058: How To Revive A Historic Country Hotel
The tale of how Brad and Nicole Flowers ended up running the Riverland's oldest pub is wild, but five years on they've turned the haunted Overland Corner Hotel into an award-winning success – drag queens, grey nomads, quarry raves and all.
Episode 057: Voyager's Vision
Ahead of their inaugural Grainstock event in October, we joined the visionary founders of Voyager Craft Malt – Brad Woolner and Stu Whytcross – for a wide-ranging chat at the Whitton Malt House in the Riverina.
Episode 056: Community, Culture, Creativity – Inside The Cypher World
Cypher Brewing have fast been making a name for themselves on the Canberra scene. We paid a visit to their Gungahlin brewpub as part of our podcast road trip odyssey in June to chat to co-founder Jeff and head brewer Matt.
Episode 055: One Drop. A Million Ideas
Later than planned – and audio-only due to tech issues when we joined them in Botany – here's our chat with Meg, Clay and Nick from One Drop. It covers their wild approach to beer, their serendipitous meeting, "contained chaos" and more.
Episode 054: Barrels, Belgians & British Boozers
Ahead of Ramjet Day 2025, we paid a visit to Boatrocker's Barrel Room in Braeside for a chat with brewery founders Matt and Andrea Houghton, exploring their approach to brewing and distilling and much more besides.
Episode 053: Staying Independent, Innovative & Relevant For Two Decades
As they celebrate two decades of beers, we joined Bridge Road Brewers founders Ben and Maria Kraus at their ever-expanding brewery venue in Beechworth for a trip through the years.
Episode 052: A Family Affair – 30 Years Of Bintani
Bintani has grown from a one-man operation looking to supply the homebrew industry into a key player in the region's beer industry. As the family business marks 30 years, we sat down with founder Pete Meddings and sons Dale and Phil.
Episode 051: Selling Beer & Indie Beer's Story
Evin Craney has risen from bottleshop retail to a national role with Bright Brewery and chair of the Independent Brewers Association via brewery repping jobs over the past dozen or so years. We joined him for a chat at the brewery in Bright.
Episode 050: Seven Sheds & Countless Stories
In seemingly no time at all, we've reached our 50th episode, and it was a real pleasure to welcome one of the formative figures of the modern beer world, Willie Simpson, and his partner, Catherine Stark, as guests for this milestone show.
Aussie Hop Series: Vic Secret by HPA featuring Cellar West
We wrap up our Aussie Hop Series with another trip overseas for a discussion about Vic Secret. Craig Williams is joined by Zach Nichols, founder and brewer at Cellar West in Colorado, and Chris Swersey from HPA.
Episode 049: Reckless Race To Success
However you look at it, Reckless Brewing have been enjoying a fine time since setting up in Bathurst: trophy-winning beers; a buzzing local community; flying laps of Mount Panorama... We caught up with them to hear about it all.
Aussie Hop Series: Eclipse by HPA featuring Philter Brewing
In partnership with HPA, Australia's leading hop grower, we've created a series of podcast episodes looking closely at some of the country's most recognised hop varieties. Here we talk Eclipse with Max Hämmerle from Philter Brewing.
Episode 048: Philter's Award-Winning Potion
Following their four-trophy triumph at the 2025 Australian International Beer Awards, we caught up with Philter co-founders Mick Neil and Stef Constantoulas for a chat about their brewery, their brand, and the wider world of beer.
Aussie Hop Series: Topaz by HPA featuring Young Henrys
In partnership with HPA, Australia's leading hop grower, we've created a series of podcast episodes looking closely at some of the country's most recognised hop varieties. Here we talk Topaz with Jesse Searls from Young Henrys.
Episode 047: Charlie Bamforth: A Life In Beer
Charlie Bamforth is a name and voice familiar to many in the beer world. We caught up with one of beer’s great storytellers and educators in Hobart earlier this year for a chat about his fascinating career.
Aussie Hop Series: Ella by HPA featuring Stone Brewing
In partnership with HPA, Australia's leading hop grower, we've created a series of podcast episodes looking closely at some of the country's most recognised hop varieties. Here we talk Ella with Jeremy Moynier from Stone Brewing.
Episode 046: The Making Of A Serial Trophy Winner
A week after the country's biggest beer awards, we welcome onto the show the man whose beers have won more trophies in recent years than any other: Matt Wilson of Moffat Beach Brewing Co on the Sunshine Coast.
Aussie Hop Series: Enigma by HPA featuring Aether Brewing
In partnership with HPA, Australia's leading hop grower, we've created a series of podcast episodes looking closely at some of the country's most recognised hop varieties. Here we talk Enigma with Aether head brewer George MacGregor.
Episode 045: Australian International Beer Awards 2025
We put down a special edition of The Crafty Pint Podcast, recording interviews and reflecting on the results of the 2025 Australian International Beer Awards as soon as the final trophy was handed out.
Aussie Hop Series: Galaxy by HPA featuring Stone & Wood
In partnership with HPA, Australia's leading hop grower, we've created a series of podcast episodes looking closely at some of the country's most recognised hop varieties. First up: Galaxy with Stone & Wood head brewer Caolan Vaughan.
Episode 044: The Malt Maven
After a stellar ten years in the malt industry – one she joined straight from uni – Steph Howard has moved back to New Zealand and into a new industry. In the midst of packing her bags, she joined us to reflect on a decade in the beer world.
Episode 043: A Golden Era For Pubs – But Can It Last?
As they prepare to showcase Tasmania's brewers at The Lincoln for Pint of Origin, we sat down with award-winning publican Iain Ling for a broad-ranging chat about the joys of running a vibrant pub, and the major threats facing hospo.
Episode 042: Beer, Cheese & Life On Beautiful Bruny
It's time to hit the road – and catch a ferry – as The Crafty Pint Podcast joins the team at Bruny Island Cheese & Beer Co for a chat about the genesis and ethos of the unique operation, and life on their beautiful Tasmanian home.
Episode 041: Understanding Sustainable Brewing
From powering breweries and reusing ingredients to supporting regenerative farming and creating innovative ways of cutting waste, the brewing industry is a hotbed of sustainability. Here we chat to a panel of experts in the field.
Episode 040: Brewing In The Deep South
Dave Macgill is one of the most popular figures in the world of Aussie brewing, one of only three head brewers at Moo Brew in its 20-year history, and these days found at the brewery he co-founded with mates, Deep South in Hobart.
Episode 039: Hop Terroir & Timings With The Hop Professor
There are few people on the planet who know more about hops than Tom Shellhammer, Professor of Fermentation Science at Oregon State University. We caught up with the expert in all things hops in Hobart.
Indie Beer's 2025 Election Campaign
Australians go to the polls on May 3, and with the cost-of-living crisis still dominating the public mood, will more politicians pledge to support indie beer? We chatted to the IBA team about the importance of this election campaign.
Episode 038: Paddles, Podcasts & Performing With The Beer Pioneer
Time for something a little different as we mark the start of the 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival by inviting Melbourne-based comedian, podcast host, and beer-travel-history show presenter Matt Stewart onto the show.
Episode 037: Behind The Scenes At The CIBD Convention 2025
Earlier this month, we headed to Hobart for the 38th Chartered Institute of Brewers and Distillers Asia Pacific Convention. While there, we caught up with a plethora of attendees both local and international.
Episode 036: Beer Tourism On The Brookie Trail
The Brookie Trail launched in Brookvale last month, making it both the newest and easiest to navigate of all ale trails in Australia. We caught up with two of its driving forces, Jonny and Joel from Freshwater Brewing and 7th Day Brewery.
Episode 035: (Gluten) Free To Do What I Want
Ahead of Coeliac Awareness Week and their accompanying Free The Taps nationwide tap takeover, we joined Richard Jeffares, founder of gluten-free TWØBAYS Brewing Co and head brewer Kristian Martin at the brewery's Dromana home.
Episode 034: Take The Good Times & Make Them Better
The Banks story is a classic of modern Aussie beer: constant, yet measured, growth and evolution since it was launched by a couple who'd just started a family too. We joined Chris and Penny Farmer at their brewery to hear all about it.
Episode 033: Shapeshifter & Their Fun, Hoppy, Modern Beers
Back to back episodes from Adelaide as we join James and Carla from Shapeshifter Brewing at their brewpub in Findon. We discuss their favourite styles, fondness for hops and experimentation, and how the beer world needs to be better.
Episode 032: Everything Indie, All The Time
If there's a more passionate, knowledgeable member of the Australian beer and hospo community than Jade Flavell, we're yet to meet them. We joined her at The Wheaty for a chat about her life in booze and belief in independence.
Episode 031: Lessons From A Decade Building A Brewery
We originally invited Hawkers founder Mazen Hajjar onto the show to mark the brewery's tenth anniversary this month, but plenty happened between invite and recording, so strap yourselves in for a rollicking ride!
Episode 030: Creating A Colourful Community Brewpub In A Craft Beer Hinterland
Episode 030 sees us call into Noodledoof, the community-focused brewpub and distillery in Koroit, a small town at the western end of the Great Ocean Road, for a chat with co-founder Alex Carr about their unique approach.
GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers Of 2024: The Results
The 2024 poll saw Mountain Culture's Status Quo become only the second beer to win three in a row, but there were plenty of surprises and new faces in the Hottest 100.
Episode 028: Innovative Off-Grid Brewing On The Limestone Coast
We return to normal programming – temporarily at least – for this week's main podcast episode. We call into the fascinating Loophole Brewing on SA's Limestone Coast for a chat with head brewer Tom O'Reilly.
Episode 027: Welcome Back For 2025
After a most welcome break over the festive period, The Crafty Pint Podcast is back for 2025. For the first show, we reflect on the news of the year to date and look forward to a busy few months of travel and events.
Year In Beer 2024: ACT & NT
The final episode of The Crafty Pint's Year In Beer 2024 series is a double-header with a triple dose of guests. After completing the full set of states, it's the turn of ACT and the Northern Territory.
Year In Beer 2024: Queensland
For our penultimate Year In Beer 2024 episode we head to Queensland. We kick off with Crafty writer Mick Wüst before joining Josh Donohoe of Sunshine Coast Craft Beer Tours then Hiker Brewing founders Phil Sharp and Daniel Venema.
Year In Beer 2024: New South Wales
We head to New South Wales for our final podcast episode before Christmas to reflect on the year in beer with Meesh Dale-Cully from Wildflower, Nick McDonald from Bucketty's and Crafty writer Jason Treuen.
Year In Beer 2024: Tasmania
Our Year In Beer 2024 series heads across the Bass Strait to find out what's been happening in Tasmania in the company of Matt from Science Made Beerable and multi-brewery venue operator Scott Seymour.
Year In Beer 2024: Victoria
The fourth instalment of our Year In Beer 2024 series finds us on home turf as we turn our attention to Victoria. Joining Will and James are Cherry Murphy and Good Land Brewing's Jimmy Krekelberg.
Year In Beer 2024: Western Australia
Time to head west for the second instalment of our Year In Beer 2024 series. Our Western Australia show features Crafty writers Guy Southern and Jono Outred plus Phat Brew Club and indie retailers Copper & Oak.
Year In Beer 2024: South Australia
We kick off our state by state by territory reviews of 2024 in South Australia, where we sat down with longstanding Crafty contributor Matt King, brewer-turned-malt man Steve Brockman, and sensory guru Briony Liebich.
Episode 019: Fighting For Indie Beer
As an immensely challenging year for indie brewers draws to a close, we invited key figures from the Independent Brewers Association to look back at the highs and lows of the past 12 months and ahead at their plans for 2025.
Episode 018: Life's A Beach: Building A Brewery In Bali
We set sail for Bali in this episode to catch up with Sam Füss, one of the beer world's true characters, who moved there from Sydney to help launch Beaches Brewing Co after more than two decades in brewing and hospo in Australia.
Episode 017: 25 Years Of Holgate
Few small businesses make it to a quarter-century, let alone in the world of brewing, yet that's the milestone marked by Paul and Tash Holgate in 2024. We joined them at their Woodend pub to hear their remarkable story.
Episode 016: Making A Positive Impact With Beer
What does it mean to be a sustainable business or to brew in a sustainable manner? How can beer businesses have a positive impact on the world around them? We sat down with sustainability expert James Perrin.
Episode 015: From Beer Writing To The Brewhouse – Building A Local Brewpub In NZ
In Episode 015 we head overseas for the first time to join a man who swapped a career writing and commentating on beer in Australia for rebuilding a twice-liquidated brewery in his hometown on the South Island of New Zealand.
Episode 014: Moon Dog's Marvellous Medicine
This week saw Moon Dog open their third megavenue, Doglands, on the Marvel Stadium concourse. We joined founders Karl van Buuren and Josh Uljans there to trace the evolution of their unique story.
Episode 013: From Teaching History To Brewing It
If you were to draw up a list of Australian brewing greats of the past 20 years, Shawn Sherlock would be in the very upper echelons. The former Murray's brewer now in full control of FogHorn Brewery joined us on the podcast.
Episode 012: Social Media, Branding, Diversity & Non Beer
Episode 012 of our podcast covers so many topics in the company of Amanda "Bakes" Baker, part of the team at Lost Palms on the Gold Coast, it could have been a mini-series. Enjoy!
Episode 011: Brewing Traditional Beers In The High Country
Traditional beer styles have been enjoying a revival so, in the midst of the busiest Oktoberfest season we can recall, we invited a man who's been brewing them since launching his brewery in 2016 onto the podcast for a chat.
Episode 010: Gillian Letham, Brisbane's Queen of the Suburbs
Gillian Letham never meant to build an empire of suburban bars. But in 11 years, she's gone from not drinking beer to owning three and become a pillar of Brisbane’s beer community. She tells us how it happened on The Crafty Pint Podcast.
Episode 009: Talking Terpenes with Sam Bethune & Scott McKinnon
Terpenes are hot property in the brewing world right now, providing brewers with another tool as they set about creating new beers. But what are they, where do they come from, and why the excitement around them?
Episode 008: Derek Lacey of Bluestone Yeast
While spending time as a stay-at-home dad, medical researcher Derek Lacey had a "Eureka!" moment that inspired him to launch Bluestone Yeast. As he puts finishing touches to his new yeast production facility, we invited him for a chat.
Episode 007: Steve Finney & Will Irving of FOUND.
FOUND. is little more than a year old, yet the story of the people driving the brewing company stretches back far longer, and is interwoven with the very fabric of craft beer in Western Australia.
Episode 006: Hamish Coates From Rocky Ridge
In mid-September, Rocky Ridge will open their Brunswick brewery, giving the Jindong brewers a substantial East Coast home. We sat down with co-founder Hamish Coates at the former Thunder Road site the day before he signed the deal.
Episode 005: Matt & Ant From Brewski
Another podcast episode featuring breaking news, as Ant and Matt signed the lease on a new My Beer Dealer bar & bottleshop on the day we were recording the intro for their chat about all things beer, Brisbane and Brewski.
Episode 004: Tom Delmont
Few people in Australia have put as much craft beer into as many venues as Tom Delmont. Mountain Goat's first sales rep and the co-founder of Fixation joined us in the studio for the fourth episode of The Crafty Pint Podcast.
Episode 003: Callum Reeves of KAIJU! & The IBA
Fresh from the star of episode 002 picking up three trophies at the Indies, we sat down with new IBA chair, KAIJU! co-founder Callum Reeves to reflect on the awards, the challenges facing indie brewers and much, much more.
Episode 002: Lindsay Astarita of Stomping Ground
Ahead of the 2024 Indies awards, we sat down with Lindsay Astarita, sensory and quality guru at Stomping Ground, for a chat about her role, what it's like to be a beer judge, and a life spent travelling the world via craft beer.
Episode 001: Chris & Gab Moore of Sailors Grave Brewing
The Crafty Pint Podcast is officially up and running. And we've got two great guests to kick things off: Chris and Gab Moore, the creative geniuses behind the unique Sailors Grave Brewing.
