A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more.
Is it Australia's craft beer capital? The Sydney suburb of Marrickville almost certainly has the highest concentration of breweries of any suburb in Australia. I'm happy to be corrected on that if anyone has information to the contrary.
There's yet another brewery soon to join their ranks by the end of 2019, with the news that Philter Brewing is poised to set up shop just down the road from the original Batch Brewing facility.
Co-founder Sam Fuss joined me for a chat about this momentous development for Philter, which has fast become one of Australia's larger independent beer brands without having a brewery of its own.
And meanwhile, the company has picked up a slew of trophies for its flagship XPA.
Sam and I chat about the Marrickville brewing scene, and whether the emergence of so many breweries in one suburb is a good thing.
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But also, we find out a bit more about Sam's brewing career, which began at Little Creatures in 2000.
There, Sam worked alongside Creatures' first ever brewer, Janice McDonald, who was one of the first guests on the Drinks Adventures podcast, back in Season One.
A special thanks to Chris Lukianenko AKA The Beer Healer for recently having me on his podcast, The Beer Healer Interviews.
It was something of a new experience for me, having Chris ask the questions for a change.
If you want a little more insight into my background and how Drinks Adventures was conceived, please head on over to The Beer Healer Interviews.
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