I had heard on the grapevine that Mike was into music, so I asked him how he worked that into his brewing. Fair to say it wasn't really how I expected him to respond!

For those of you wanting to sing along at home to Black is Black!!

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Short Cuts are anything that you, me, we, the craft beer community, want them to be. Effectively, these are short, sharp conversations that won't fill a regular episode length. Think of things like new beer announcements, brewery updates, short stories or even crowdfunding pitches.

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This episode is all about relationships. Mike has worked his way around the industry and made a lot of friends. One of his friends, Krish Fotedar (@Titanstins) introduced Mike to me and we quickly realised that we knew a few of the same people from around the Sydney brewing scene.

Mike has worked for Batch Brewing, Archie Rose Distilling, Beer Cartel, and Stewart Brewing and Edinburgh Beer Factory in Scotland...he's paid his dues! Sometime before Covid smashed us, Mike and his Dad, Mark decided to jump in the deep end and start Bracket Brewing in Alexandria, just on the southern outskirts of Sydney. With many friends in and around the area, Mike has leaned on them to help him through some tough times and has come out the other side with a nice range of ever-changing beers that are starting to make people sit up and take notice.

If you haven't heard of Bracket Brewing, listen up, cos Mike is a ripping guest. And if you haven't tried their beers, you can order them here...they are also awesome.

And if you want to see the Chuffed Song, check it out here!

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Let's call this one a medium-cut, because there is a lot of information in this one with Rose from Sparkke.

She shares how they have created their first Carbon Zero beer, and goes into detail as to how they achieved it. Sharing their methods is all part of the plan so that others can follow in their footsteps.

Such an informative 15 minutes, I didn't want to interrupt her as she shared her knowledge, hence the longer run time for a short-cut! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Thanks for the lesson, Rose. Every day is a school day!

For more information about Sparkke's Carbon plans, click here

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Short Cuts are anything that you, me, we, the craft beer community, want them to be. Effectively, these are short, sharp conversations that won't fill a regular episode length. Think of things like new beer announcements, brewery updates, short stories or even crowdfunding pitches.

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I recently shared this picture of a Slow Lane Brewing Table Beer called, Little One. It was a very tasty beer, but long-time follower, Mike Colley wanted to know exactly what a Table Beer was. I gave him a quick answer with the knowledge I had of the style, which turned out to be pretty close, but also told him I would ask the brewer, Alex from Slow Lane, to explain it for the podcast.

So here it is!!

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Short Cuts are anything that you, me, we, the craft beer community, want them to be. Effectively, these are short, sharp conversations that won't fill a regular episode length. Think of things like new beer announcements, brewery updates, short stories or even crowdfunding pitches.

If you know of someone with something to share, or even if you want to yourself, shoot me an email at [email protected], or find me on Facebook or Instagram.

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Slow Lane Brewing is a bit of throwback...a bit of what's old is new, old-world beers with a modern twist. If you didnt know better you would think Slow Lane's beers were brewed in a beautiful old stone brewery in the rolling hills of Europe, not in a warehouse in an inner-city industrial suburb of Sydney!

But that's Slow Lane Brewing for ya, they take the old, and make it new again, and they are doing it really well. From Europe to Botany, with a modern interpretation, and not afraid to push the boundaries. Mixed fermented sours, barrel ageing, and open-top fermenters, these aren't your run of the mill beers.

This is the story of a husband and wife duo teaming up to follow a dream, which makes it even more awesome. This is Alex & Yvonne Jarman from Slow Lane Brewing...and an extra special guest!

Slow Lane Brewing

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This shortcut came about because of a simple question after we finished the interview..."How's the new job going". I'm working in influencer marketing and have been learning a lot, so it turned into a bit of a download of all the stuff I have been learning about the little social media platform called TikTok.

If you aren't sure about why it's different to other platforms this should give you an intro to it, without being too much!

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Short Cuts are anything that you, me, we, the craft beer community, want them to be. Effectively, these are short, sharp conversations that won't fill a regular episode length. Think of things like new beer announcements, brewery updates, short stories or even crowdfunding pitches.

If you know of someone with something to share, or even if you want to yourself, shoot me an email at [email protected], or find me on Facebook or Instagram.

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Geoff and Richard have been at this beer thing for a while, so I thought it would be great to have a chat about what changes they have seen in the industry and how they as a business have moved with the times to stay on top of things. Packaging formats, the rise and plateau of US Craft Beer, Big Beer trying to beat them at their retail game and fads that have come and gone.!

Beer Cartel is in the middle of a crowdfunding campaign, so of course, the boys wanted to spruik that, but I made them take a walk down craft beer memory lane before I let them pitch the deal!! ;)

If you are interested in investing, you can find more info here: https://www.birchal.com/company/beercartel

Or you can buy great craft beer here: https://www.beercartel.com.au/

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If you are a craft beer fan, I reckon you would know the name Stirling Howland, or at least have seen his face. He is the co-founding Brand Director for Balter Brewing Company, a brand that continues to dominate the craft beer scene in Australia.

As a fellow marketer, I look up to this bloke, because he is one of the most talented marketers I have met in my career. As a beer lover, I am insanely jealous of what he gets to do and call it work. He does it so damn well, and it always looks like great fun. I'm sure there are serious times, but what I see in his videos makes it look like a constant good time with mates.

Forgive me if this one isn't all about beer, but there were some other things I wanted to cover with Stirl, including:

•His partner in film, Mike Calvino;

•The art of story telling and how it moves him;

•Why Balter bucked the trend in selling to CUB;

•Blue cheese, Dorito's and Purple tinnies;

•Influencer marketing; and

•Getting a bit serious, checking in on each other.

I thoroughly enjoyed this chat with Stirl, he really opened up and I just got to sit back and enjoy the show!

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Links from the episode

•Mike Calvino

•Smartless Podcast

•Sick Leave Podcast

•Andy Irons "I surf because"

•Joel Parkinson "I surf because"

Introducing Beer Healer Short Cuts.

When I conduct these interviews, sometimes there are bits of the conversation that end up on the cutting room floor, for whatever reason. In this case, my "mystery guest" for next week jumped straight into interview mode; he was so keen!

Short Cuts are anything that you, me, we, the craft beer community, want them to be. Effectively, these are short, sharp conversations that won't fill a regular episode length. Think of things like new beer announcements, brewery updates, short stories or even crowdfunding pitches.

If you know of someone with something to share, or even if you want to yourself, shoot me an email at [email protected], or find me on Facebook or Instagram.

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Up until a few weeks ago, I knew nothing about my guest on this episode. One day a mad keen craft beer lover from Canberra sent me a message. His name was Liam Adamaitys, and over the course of a week or two, and a couple of visits to the venue, he sent me many messages and pictures, professing his love for a place called Dangerous Ales.

He was so damn excited to tell me about it! I knew I just had to get their founder, Damian Martin (no not the ex-Australian Cricketer) onto the mic for a chat.

Dangerous Ales is on the South Coast of NSW, closer to Canberra than Sydney to be honest. And according to their biggest fan, they are bloody amazing, with a great story. You can judge for yourself!

https://dangerousales.com/

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