Beer is a Conversation: Bill Savage
b'This week on Beer is a Conversation we meet Bill Savage from Goose Island.\\n Bill came to brewing having taught himself to make mead while studying classical language and literature at college. He went on to make wine and mead professionally, before joining Goose Island in 2013. He is now Lead Brewer in the Goose Island Barrel Aging Program.\\n This conversation coincides with the launch of Goose Island\\u2019s Sour Sisters range in Australia and we speak with Bill about Goose Island\\u2019s barrel program, the growing popularity of barrel-aged beers and the challenges of scaling up esoteric beer production to meet global demand.\\n In the interests of full disclosure, this was a sponsored podcast. We were offered a chance to speak with Bill but we had interviewed\\xa0Ken Stoutand Dave Tohtz\\xa0from Goose Island late last year and with so much happening on the beer scene here we initially declined the offer. But they were keen for us to speak with Bill and offered to sponsor the episode. It turned out to be a really interesting chat. Let us know your thoughts on this interview and sponsored chats in general.\\xa0We don\\u2019t do it often, it doesn\\u2019t change the content but it helps keep the show running.\\n The Goose Island Sour Sisters beers are available from select Dan Murphy\\u2019s and First Choice Stores \\u2013 and also from BoozeBud for under $30 a bottle.'