Paul catches up with the bad boys of brewing here on the coast at Blackflag Brewing. It’s all about the beers and ideas on a whiteboard. It's Steve, the leader. Ross, the resident artist. And Clint, the brewery creator from Black Flag Brewing. They talk award-winning Can Art, tattoos, Harleys, engineering expansion and crowd funding.

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In the hot seat for this episode is born and bred local John Madill from the Sunshine Coast’s very own Boiling Pot Brewery. John had a successful career in the car industry before putting the brakes on it and beginning a brewery in his hometown of Noosa. John's a bloke who knows what he wants, and he goes about getting it with a twinkle in his eye. 

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In the hot seat for this episode is Rupert Hall from 10 Toes Brewery. Ten Toes is one of the first of the Sunshine Coast new wave of breweries now totalling over 20. But who's counting?

The Ten Toes philosophy is about taking a step back from the corporate life and embracing your passion – for Rupert that includes his love of beer and the science that goes into making it. Join Paul as he chats with Rupert about his journey, his family and the characteristics of this independent breweries stand out craft beers.

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If you’d prefer a lager style brew than this is the episode for you. Join Paul as he chats with Craig Masterton, founder and owner of Heads of Noosa about their range of award-winning lagers,  sustainable brewing practices and how he and his brother/head brewer Lance, got into the art of craft brewing.  

Join Paul Taylor as he cracks a tinny or two with Terella Brewery, founder, owner and head Brewer, a bloke called Brandt Bamford. Now Brant is a knockabout type of fella. He's armed with a dream in his mind, a twinkle in his eye and a bucket full of energy to boot. Paul and Brandt have a chinwag over Sunshine Coast holidays being more than meets the eye and an introduction that turned his dream into a reality.

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This episode of In Pursuit of Hoppiness involves a bloke, a van and a dream filled with craft beer. Josh Donohoe from Sunshine Coast Craft Beer Tours is that man with a van. Actually, he's a man with four vans. He can get his hands on a bus to if you need it.

He's been part of the craft beer scene on the Sunshine Coast for longer than most of the brewers and has seen how the industry has grown over the last decade. Being a tour operator, he can talk underwater with a mouthful of marbles. Talk the leg off a chair! Join Paul Taylor as he chats with our unofficial Sunshine Coast craft beer Ambassador. The man with a van and a plan, Josh Donahue.

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This episode of In Pursuit of Hoppiness, host Paul Taylor sits down with Brouhaha Brewery production manager Tobias Alcorn and venue manager Becks Smedley. Brouhaha was born in Maleny in 2016, where four lads actually did what many of us have dreamed of doing – and they put their money where their mouth is and opened a brewery.

Brouhaha now operates out of two locations, with Maleny acting as the pilot lab for seasonal creations, where the mad scientists do their stuff, and the new venue at Aura acting as a production brewery tap room.

The craft beer scene here on the Sunshine Coast is vibrant and it's growing. In this episode Paul Taylor has a yarn with Christian McGarry from Your Mates. Now talk about vibrant and growing!

Probably too modest to admit it himself, but Your Mates in fact, Christian, they're the epitome of the local independent beer scene. Laid back, cheeky, natural and just great fun to be around. So, grab your thongs, get a towel, slap on some sunscreen because this one is a beauty.

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This episode of In Pursuit of Hoppiness is a chat with Matt Wilson, the owner and brewer of multi-award-winning Moffat Beach Brewing Co with host and legendary news anchor, Paul Taylor. From small beginnings to being crowned the most awarded Independent brewery in Australia – find out how Matt and his team have gone from strength to strength, expanding to open a second big brewery that's adorned with magnificent local artwork at the entrance to Caloundra.

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