#37 – Shane from wobbly chook Brewing Co Continuing our NSW roadtrip, Adsy and Joel ventured to Yamba to visit Shane from the Wobbly Chook. Adsy first met the guys from the brewery at Crafted Festival on the sunny Gold Coast last September, and when he and Joel decided to do a NSW roadtrip, the Wobbly Chook was always going to be on the list. How many breweries have their own accommodation? Although we didn’t know it at the time, the Wobbly Chook has a heap of room for weary travellers and burnt out beer drinkers! jump to video The Wobbly Chook is located in the main part of a little coas ..read more

#16 – PIO – Old School beer brewing from the UK to USA What did we chat about? Hiker East Brisbane Update Closures – Brewski and Brew Baron Beer Co Old school beer brewing style from the Uk to hit the US in NYC – here Hop extracts make the beer world go round – here Craft beer struggles against big beer for Independence Day – here Best beer destinations in Europe are not what you may expect – here Stay Tuned For Our Latest Episodes You don't want to miss when ABV post a new episode do you? Get the first hand experience where you might get to have a beer with Adsy & Joel for an ..read more

#15 – PIO – earth-powered beers from geothermal springs What did we chat about? Hiker East Brisbane update The Crafty Pint First Term Report Card – here  Crimson Finch releases their first cans – here Kunisawa Brewing in Japan – here Brewing with Konnyaku root – here More info 1: here More info 2: here Kernza update from Episode #8 – here Earth-powered beer from geothermal springs. This is a great concept and proven, so why don’t other places with geothermal springs do this?  – here Marketing with a difference thanks to Voodoo Ranger – here Big Drop Brewing looking for investo ..read more

#36 – GABS festival brisbane 2024 A week or so ago now we hit GABS Festival Brisbane 2024 for the Friday night session, a new attempt by GABS to try and spread out the days so more patrons can enjoy themselves. If you saw our video of GABS Festival Brisbane 2023, you would have known that in Brisbane it’s usually been held over two sessions in the one day, with the second one being rather intoxicating, for all the wrong reasons. Those reasons are most people push through both sessions, which makes the second session quieter, but also the patons a little too inebriated. So now in 2024, GABS ..read more

#14 – PIO – What it’s like being a craft beer snob What did we chat about? Are you a craft beer snob? Adsy found a satirical article that will probably hit home, especially if you’re a craft beer snob! – here Would you drink or brew a hemp beer? – here White Bay Brewing in the history books after brewing a limited edition beer with the Sydney Swans to celebrate the 150 year anniversary of the Sydney Swans and South Melbourne Bloods – here New hybrid yeasts from the bark of trees in Patagonia – here Coopers knocked back a $352M takeover to remain as Coopers is now – here Home brew do’s ..read more

#13 – PIO – Hiker Brewing seeing double with 2nd venue What did we chat about? Hiker Brewing seeing double with 2nd venue – here  Brisbane GABS – We chat about the beers we tried, the new format with a Friday and more! Using the right glassware for beer – here Bolivia getting excited brewing beer using coca – here Breaking down yeast cells to use as a biostimulant for growing greener grass – here No BrewCon but WABA is throwing a conference in for good measure – here Turning beer bottles into Floridian beach sand – here Fore! Golf Simulators The Newest Addition to Brewery Tasting Room ..read more

#35 – Matt from Seven Mile Brewing Co Both Adsy and Joel were looking forward to Seven Mile, not only because we got to chat to another Matt Wilson (there’s actually 3 in brewing, the other one in WA), and also not just because it was the last stop on day one of our trip, but because we’re at a brewery that we feel familiar with. Seven Mile Brewing Co is based in Ballina in the Northern NSW town of Ballina. A once thriving town as the main highway used to go through here, it’s started to sleep a little now as the highway by-passes it. But you should always take the detour to check out Seven ..read more

#12 – PIO – Beer styles dying as brewers and drinkers avoid them What did we chat about? Ukrainian Golden Ale Taste Review – Matt from The Brew Baron Beer Co is dropping it in – here Brisbane GABS this weekend – Adsy & Phil chat about beers they’re wanting to try and what they’re planning for their own stalls at one of Australia’s best craft beer festivals. Adsy and Joel will also be doing another round trip to chat to some random people on the night, just like in 2023 GABS! Foghorn founder gets his brewery back from the clutches of Mighty Craft – here Beer styles dying as brewers and ..read more

#11 – PIO – raise anchor brewing with a good dose of yoghurt What did we chat about? Madocke’s mental Health Session for the brewing industry. We decided to come down and support both Madocke’s event, but also because the brewing industry can be tough and mental support is important in any industry – here  GABS Brisbane, Sydney results on Untapped. Both Adsy & Phil check out their beer ratings on Untapped that were on the container bars at GABS in Sydney last weekend.  White Lies Brewing Co issues recall. Never fun for a brewery to have to go through a recall, but Lee and the ..read more

#34 – Brian from Spangled Drongo Brewery Pretty excited to catch up with Brian from Spangled Drongo Brewery in Murwillumbah (Adsy even has trouble saying it), as the first official NSW brewery we have visited! Brian is an out and out local, having previously worked for some of the other large breweries in the area. You’ve probably heard of them, being Stone & Wood and Balter Brewing, definitely not small fish in this big pond we call beer. When we visited there was only a single beer being produced, a damn tasty Pale Ale, but a Lager is coming along shortly we were told. With no taproom ..read more