98 - Ben Waymouth

Published: July 15, 2016, 6:20 a.m.

b'This week we catch up with Ben Waymouth, head brewer at Napoleone Brewers in the Yarra Valley. We discuss Ben\'s approach to brewing, his experience malting his own grains and the zen approach needed for\\xa0eight-hour bottling runs. In the pre-ramble we discuss the growing log jam of beer and brewery names predominantly in the US, and reference a couple of stories out of the US...\\n As Hop Puns Run Dry, Craft Beer Trademark Litigation Heats Up\\n Inside the food fight over catchy craft beer names\\n Time to Grow Up: Beer Branding\\u2019s Cleverness Deficiency\\n We discuss\\xa0draught beer on tap in planes but recorded before Men\'s Journal\'s takedown of the idea with more information. Send us your feedback, or leave a voice mail by calling (07) 3040 1508, that we\'ll play on our next show. Also, if you like the show and you want to help us\\xa0to help keep it going, develop it further, you can become a site patron. Head on over to our Patreon page and sponsor the show to the tune of $5 or $10 per month. Radio Brews News is hosted by Matt Kirkegaard and Pete Mitcham and is produced by Lachie Mackintosh. Download the audio or subscribe below.\\n \\n \\n Special thanks to.... Executive Producers Craft Beer Industry Association Steven Cottee Beerco Mathew O\'Keefe Producers Dan Summers Kris Domagala Paul [adrotate banner="12"]'