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The Crafty Pint Podcast
The Crafty Pint is the home of craft beer in Australia.
The online magazine and resource has been crafting beer's best stories since 2010 and, in July 2024, launched The Crafty Pint Podcast.
Hosted by the editorial team behind Australia's leading craft beer media publication, the show features curated discussion of industry news, as well as an ever-changing lineup of guests sharing perspectives from all corners of the craft beer world.
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Episodes
The Crafty Pint PodcastBeyond The Barrel: Heartwood's Tim Duckett On Australian Whisky
“Our isolation leads to innovation.” In the last of the episodes recorded at the inaugural Grainstock in the Riverina in October, we take a sidestep into the…
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Finding Balance In The Beer World
Jayne Lewis needs little, if any, introduction to anyone that reads or listens to The Crafty Pint. Following stints at many of the country’s brewing…
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Going With The Grain
“It's a big picture approach. I love it because our kids are going to have a future.” The phrase “more than the sum of its parts” shouldn’t really apply when…
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Grainstock 2025
"We're all massive grain users – bakers, brewers, distillers – so it's so good to get to connect with them." Grainstock was a first-of-its-kind industry…
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Brewing In Paradise
“The ethos was trying to provide that cultural shift and be a catalyst for that.” What’s it like brewing beer in paradise? Or, more precisely, in Exmouth…
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At Craft Beer's Coalface
"Our goal was always to showcase every beer at every brewery as if it was our own." Joslyn Erickson works in a unique but essential part of the beer industry…
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Bold, Unapologetic, Wild & Weird
“A lot of my ethos about what I’d like brewing to be is that DIY punk vibe, which is really collaborative.” A year on from Feral’s return to independence, the…
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Farming With The Devil
"To see [our barley] from start to finish, and to also see the result in our beers, is something that's pretty beautiful." Michael Stanzel first came to the…
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The Art Of Being Evil
“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…
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Thirty Years Of Pioneering Beers
“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…
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Keeping The Beers Flowing At Tumut River
“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…
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Capital Gains
“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…
The Crafty Pint PodcastHow To Revive A Historic Country Hotel
“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…
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Voyager's Vision
“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…
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Community, Culture, Creativity – Inside The Cypher World
"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…
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One Drop. A Million Ideas
“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…
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Barrels, Belgians & British Boozers
“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…
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Staying Independent, Innovative & Relevant For Two Decades
“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…
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A Family Affair: 30 Years Of Bintani
“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…
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Selling Beer & Indie Beer's Story
“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…
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Seven Sheds & Countless Stories
“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…
The Crafty Pint PodcastAussie Hops Series: Vic Secret - Presented By HPA
"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…
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Reckless Race To Success
“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…
The Crafty Pint PodcastAussie Hops Series: Eclipse - Presented By HPA
"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…
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Philter's Award-Winning Potion
"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…
The Crafty Pint PodcastAussie Hops Series: Topaz - Presented By HPA
“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…
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Charlie Bamforth: A Life In Beer
"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…
The Crafty Pint PodcastAussie Hops Series: Ella - Presented By HPA
“Incredible. Sticky, glistening, super-intense resin and fruit goodness…” In partnership with HPA, Australia's leading hop grower, we've created a series of…
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The Making Of A Serial Trophy Winner
"I got the feedback and it was brutal. But I didn’t get upset; I just took it on the chin." Who better to feature on the podcast the week after the country's…
The Crafty Pint PodcastAussie Hops Series: Enigma
"It's like the most amazing team player of all time." In partnership with HPA, Australia's leading hop grower, we've created a series of podcast episodes - an…
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Australian International Beer Awards 2025
There’s a special edition of The Crafty Pint Podcast this week as we come to you from the Australian International Beer Awards. The country’s biggest annual…
The Crafty Pint PodcastAussie Hops Series: Galaxy - Presented By HPA
In partnership with HPA, Australia's leading hop grower, we're delighted to publish a series of podcast episodes - an Aussie Hop Series - looking closely at…
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The Malt Maven
"There's so much more than just drinking a beer. It's about the environment, the culture, and sharing it with friends." Most people in their very early 30s are…
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A Golden Era For Pubs - But Can It Last?
“People attract people. It’s that simple. Nobody wants to sit in an empty room.” If you've visited The Lincoln – a 171-years-and-counting-old corner pub on the…
The Crafty Pint PodcastBeer, Cheese & Life On Beautiful Bruny
"The nature of our brewery definitely comes across in our beers. I like to think of our brewhouse and fermenters as the terroir." Bruny Island is quite unlike…
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Understanding Sustainable Brewing
"A lot of customers are very concerned about their carbon footprint." For all the challenges faced by the beer industry, it’s one that continues to forge ahead…
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Brewing In The Deep South
"Balance is key for me in beer. I really love when a brewer can execute the balance between malt, hops and yeast." Dave Macgill is a brewer whose name will be…
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Hop Terroir And Timings With The Hop Professor
In an industry with no shortage of hop lovers, Tom Shellhammer’s interest in the wondrous plant goes further than most. The Professor of Fermentation Science…
The Crafty Pint PodcastThe High Country Hop Technical Symposium 2025: Independent Brewers Association
On March 21, 2025, The Crafty Pint team MC'd and recorded The High Country Hop Technical Symposium in Beechworth. Over the coming months, we'll share some of…
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Paddles, Podcasts & Performing With The Beer Pioneer
“Any job where it’s reasonable for you to have a beer in your hand when you’re doing it is a pretty good deal.” Those words could be spoken at any brewery…
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Behind The Scenes At The CIBD Convention 2025
In early March, The Crafty Pint headed to Hobart for the 38th Chartered Institute of Brewers and Distillers Asia Pacific Convention. The event brings together…
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Beer Tourism On The Brookie Trail
Beer tourism was back on the cards in 2024 in a big way – locally, at least, as we noted in our Year in Beer 2024 wrap. A number of new ale trails popped up…
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(Gluten) Free To Do What I Want
TWØBAYS weren’t the first gluten-free brewers in Australia, but they’ve certainly done their bit when it comes to putting Australian gluten-free beer on the…
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Take The Good Times & Make Them Better
“Citra is like salt – you kinda need it… but also we have a lot contracted so we need to get through it!” Banks Brewing hold a place in many Aussie beer…
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Shapeshifter & Their Fun, Hoppy, Modern Beers
"I think we got tagged early on as a hype brewery. We're not afraid to say that we were." In the words of Willie Nelson, we’re on the road again for this…
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Everything Indie, All The Time.
Terms like “legend”, “iconic” and “trailblazer” get bandied around a lot, probably rather more than they should. Yet we doubt there would be anyone in the…
The Crafty Pint PodcastLessons From A Decade Building A Brewery
“This country has been crippled in the way politicians handle affairs … Well, someone needs to step up at some point and have the courage to recognise that we…
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Building A Colourful Community Brewpub In A Craft Beer Hinterland
It's time to hit the road again after hosting the GABS Hottest 100 Countdown livestream as Will and James call into Noodledoof in Victoria's west. Founders Sam…
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GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers Of 2024 Livestream Replay!
For the best expert analysis served with a dash of opinion and plenty of banter, be sure to tune in to The Crafty Pint’s GABS Hottest 100 Video Podcast on…
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Innovative Off-Grid Brewing On The Limestone Coast
We return to normal programming – temporarily at least ahead of our GABS Hottest 100 Countdown livestream – for Episode 028 of The Crafty Pint Podcast…
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Welcome Back For 2025
The Crafty Pint Podcast is back for 2025 after a most enjoyable break; we hope all our listeners and viewers had a great festive period too. Our first show of…
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Year In Beer: 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…
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Year In Beer 2024: Queensland
We head to Queensland for the penultimate podcast of our Year In Beer 2024 series. As with much of the local beer industry, it's been a challenging time for…
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Year In Beer 2024: New South Wales
Our final podcast episode before Christmas touches down in New South Wales for a look back at the Year In Beer there in the company of a trio of guests. First…
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Year In Beer 2024: Tasmania
The second half of our Year In Beer 2024 series sees us head across the Bass Strait to see what's been happening in Tasmania. Unlike much of the country, the…
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Year In Beer 2024: Victoria
The third of our Year In Beer 2024 podcasts finds us on home turf as we turn our attention to Victoria. It’s undoubtedly been a tough year for many there…
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Year In Beer 2024: Western Australia
For the third instalment – and second podcast episode – of our Year In Beer 2024 series, we head west to catch up with two of the people behind one of the…
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Year In Beer 2024: National Trends & South Australia
As 2024 comes to a close, The Crafty Pint Podcast is hitting the road, taking a trip across Australia as we try to make sense of how this dramatic year has…
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Fighting For Indie Beer
“I think the thing that’s really important for consumers and the industry writ large to know is how many forces are currently at play that are going to make…
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Life's A Beach - Building A Brewery In Bali
"I'm still passionate about what I do, I still love what I do, and I still think I'm one of the luckiest people in the world. I get to make beer for a living…