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Although they’ve been around for centuries, one of the newer (and very different) styles of beer currently gaining popularity among Australian craft beer drinkers are what’s known as Sours. As the name implies, these beers are brewed intentionally acidic, tart or sour due to the use of wild yeast and/or bacteria strains. Some Sour styles, such as Gose are also …
This week on the podcast I chat to Leah Spong, the manager of the back-office at Black Hops (The Chair Force). Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Click here to access all episodes of the Operation Brewery Podcast. Mentions Stone & Wood Backyard Invitational Indies Awards BrewCon Crafted Gold Coast Craft Beer & Cider Festival Sunshine Coast Craft Beer Festival …
This week we have Lukey and Smokey from Currumbin Valley Brewing. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Click here to access all episodes of the Operation Brewery Podcast. Currumbin Valley Brewing Black Hops Facebook Group (to ask questions of guests) Beeries Awards Niall’s and Ali’s nomination – Vote here Gold Club meetup at Burleigh Brewing ZePickle 7 Cent Brewery Tallboy …
This week we have Stirling Howland, Brand Director and co-founder of Balter. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Click here to access all episodes of the Operation Brewery Podcast. Key Mentions in the episode: Balter Brewing Beer Healer Podcast Founding team: Josh Kerr, Bede Durbidge, Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson, Sean Ronin, Ant McDonald, Scotty Hargrave Beer Healer Podcast – Bede …
Things to watch out for when canning When it comes to canning, there are a number of potential risk factors and quality compromisers that can mean your beer doesn’t live up to standard. The good news is, that by having some smart and sensible checks and balances in place, as well as having a switched on and diligent canning and …
This week Dan chats with Steve (Hendo) Henderson on the topic of beer quality. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Click here to access all episodes of the Operation Brewery Podcast. Mentions (in order) Black Hops Ambassadors Facebook Group Beer Cartel Industry Survey Revel Brewing Podcast Rockstar Brewing Beer30 Brewery Management Software AIBA Awards IBA Recall Guidelines Interview with Jamie …
As promised on this season we will be bringing you interviews from other brewery owners and there are non better than Jamie Cook from Stone & Wood. Episode Mentions Here are the episode mentions in order of appearance in the show. Links will open in new window. Stone & Wood Matilda Bay Brewing CUB Little Creatures James Squires 2004 article …
It’s been 2 years but our podcast on our journey building a brewery business is back for a 3rd season! Season 1 was about how we were going about building our first brewery, Season 2 focused on our efforts around quality and submitting to the AIBA Beer Awards. This Season is all about growth. Co-founder Dan is hosting the season …
We have decided to move all of our packaged beer into the 16 pack format. If you are interested in our decisions around this and how we’re going about it, feel free to read on. Background When we first put our beers into a packaged format, it was our Beach House in bottles back in 2015 for our original crowdfunding …
As the season changes and the cooler months are here, we decided it’s the perfect time to raise a glass and a toast to black and dark beers! So on the 20th of July we bring you a dual Taproom Winter event. An entire Black Hops taproom line up of dark beers. Yep, 14 dark beers on one line-up, on …
