This week host Pete Mitcham and Brews News founder Matt Kirkegaard discuss: The IBA’s board members, Queensland’s new craft beer strategy, and will Australian brewers embrace the US move to making alcoholic fizzy water?
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IBA welcomes new board members
This week, the IBA extends a warm welcome to Stone & Wood’s Jamie Cook and Ballistic’s David Kitchen as its two new IBA Board Directors.
Brews News Week Episode 194
This week in a busy week of beer news, Pete and Matt discuss: The IBA merger with Melbourne’s Good Beer Week, GABS spreads its wings into Brisbane and Newstead shows how to manage a product recall.
IBA to merge with Good Beer Week
The Independent Brewers Association today announced a merger with Melbourne’s Good Beer Week, effective immediately.
Labeling Guidelines launched to assist brewers
The Independent Brewers Association has today launched guidelines for brewers to assist them to get their labeling right.
Australian craft and the brewpub phenomenon
As the Australian craft beer market becomes more crowded, the brewpub is becoming an increasingly attractive business model.
IBASafe a long-term approach to brewing safety
To combat brewing industry safety hazards, the Independent Brewers Association partnered with Victual Risk Management to launch the IBASafe Manual in April 2018.
Brewers’ data ammunition for the IBA
Brewers must share their data with the IBA so it can lobby on their behalf, attendees were told at BrewCon last week.
Beer is a Conversation – Ben Kraus
This week’s guest is Ben Kraus from Bridge Road Brewers which is celebrating it’s 13th birthday. Ben is outspoken on issues of craft, tap contracts, provenance and much, much more… all of which we canvass in this wide ranging discussion.
Good Brews Week Episode 175
This Good Brews Week Zoe Ottoway from Totem Marketing is back by popular demand and joins Matt and Pete to discuss the news of the week including: Gage Roads takes over Matso’s Brewing, IBA Independence seal has been well received and Lion opens Little Creatures brewpub in Singapore.