“People are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.”

Having leapt all the way south and east from WA to Tassie, we find ourselves back in the middle of them for the third instalment of our state by state by territories tour of Australia for The Year In Beer 2025.

Beer gurus Briony Liebich (Flavour Logic) and Steve Brockman (AMSAT Character Malts / Tour Dad) reprise their starring roles from 2024, casting their gaze far, wide and deep across the state’s scene.

While acknowledging it’s been another tough year – Big Shed’s announcement they’d been locked out of the brewery by their landlord came just after we recorded the chat – there’s plenty more to cover, from the rise of small, often collaborative events to the growing popularity of local ingredients and advanced hop products.

They’re followed by Alex Marschall and Josh Talbot, who this year oversaw major expansion of Bowden Brewing on the one hand and celebrated ten years of indie-supporting beer bar NOLA on the other. They discuss the changing beer scene, exploring new styles, and hopes to see indie brewers lead the next generation of beer festivals.

Speaking of which, the duo behind Adelaide’s biggest beer festival, Beer & BBQ, are our final guests. Gareth Lewis and Aaron Sandow look back at the event’s tenth anniversary, drop hints about its potential future, praise the loyalty of beer fans, and offer some tips for ways state governments can easily throw their weight behind local producers.

This episode is presented by Mogwai Labs.

Start of segments:

• 1:40 – Briony & Steve
• 21:05 – Alex & Josh
• 37: 36 – Aaron & Gareth

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