The Crafty Pint Podcast

“I try to do as few things on purpose as possible.”

More than a thousand brewing companies have launched in Australia since the turn of the millennium, but there’s been nothing quite like Evil Mega Co…

“We’re lucky to work in an industry that’s a lot about fun.”

This week’s guests need little, if any, introduction. Not only is BentSpoke – the brewery launched in a Braddon brewpub in 2014 and now a n…

“Tumut is a bit of a hidden gem still and one of the things we're trying to do is help put it on the map via the brewery.”

Late in 2024, two former employees took ownership of Tumut River Brewing Co, …

“You can be more sustainable and make more money at the same time.”

Capital Brewing are well established alongside BentSpoke as part of the ACT beer scene’s big two. Despite retaining a tight sales fo…

“I like to say we’re the only pub in the world that’s a pub, police station and morgue in the same room.”

One of the key figures in Sydney’s craft beer boom was Brad Flowers. He didn’t brew beer or ru…

“We don’t produce bulk commodity malt; we’re here to create malts that craft brewers and distillers can leverage off.”

Here at The Crafty Pint we’ve made little secret of our admiration for the work o…

"We've got big plans and big ideas, and want to have some fun with it along the way.”

Canberra’s beer scene has been dominated – in a nice way – by two breweries for the best part of a decade now, but…

“From very early on, we all agreed that we would play to our strengths.”

More than a thousand brewing companies have come and, in many cases, gone since the craft beer era began in Australia, but ther…

“At the heart of [the beer industry] is the beer drinker who just loves beer, appreciates quality, and wants to share that experience.”

Ahead of their biggest event of the year, Ramjet Day, we joined …

“These large multinationals aren’t really interested in a diverse portfolio of beer. They would love it to be only two products but their hand is forced by independents."

Bridge Road Brewers’ story is…

“People’s tastes won’t go back to where they were before. So, whatever shape it takes in the next few years, we’re still going to see better beer in Australia.”

For 30 years and counting, Bintani have…

“If you don't hustle you haemorrhage."

Will Ziebell visited Bright Brewery for their annual Darker Days festival and, while in the High Country town, sat down with their national business development …

“I think Seven Sheds was a bit like the Velvet Underground. It’s been said about the Velvet Underground that they didn’t sell many records, but every second person who bought a record went off and st…

"We've done some really hop-forward, Brettanomyces-fermented beers which have been really neat with Vic Secret too, just the way that the Brett biotransforms some of the compounds in Vic Secret is pr…

“I think we’re just as surprised as anyone, really. We’ve been blown away by the awards.”

Since settling into their Bathurst brewpub in 2022, Reckless Brewing have been on quite the tear when it comes…

"I don't think you can really overpower it because it's just such a great hop and pairs really well with a lot of other tropical or fruity hops."

In partnership with HPA, Australia's leading hop growe…

"In this game, you have to all believe in what you're trying to achieve.”

While no strangers to awards success, it’s fair to say the team at Philter enjoyed a night to remember at the 2025 Australian …

“The purpose of Topaz was really a bittering hop. And then as that craft flavour grew and hit mainstream, it really evolved from simply being a start-of-boil, hot-side hop to something that was used …

"I’m the one who can have a beer and advertise my endowment. The Edward Teller professor of nuclear physics is not walking around with uranium. And you can join the pet food industry, but on a Friday…

“Incredible. Sticky, glistening, super-intense resin and fruit goodness…”

In partnership with HPA, Australia's leading hop grower, we've created a series of podcast episodes – an Aussie Hop Series – l…