Breaking News: Adrian Slaughter on Green Beacon sale to Asahi

Published: Aug. 21, 2019, 8:01 a.m.

b'Thanks to our Malt Mates at Cryer Malt, welcome to a special breaking news edition of Beer is a Conversation.\\n Well, it\\u2019s Australian craft brewing\\u2019s longest running rumour finally proved true today when Brisbane\\u2019s Green Beacon announced the full sale of the business to Asahi.\\n There will be a million views on the sale, but we decided to go straight to co-founder Adrian Slaughter and get his story on the rumours, the sale and the future of Green Beacon.\\xa0\\n As you would expect there is a lot of \\u201cnothing will change and this is good for the business\\u201d but I try to dig a little deeper into that and there is a lot more besides platitudes in this chat.\\n Radio Brews News is proudly presented by\\xa0Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt has been bringing you the world\\u2019s best local and imported malts. Your premium brewing partner and proud supporters of Brews News.\\n We thank\\xa0Rallings Labels and Stickers\\xa0for sponsoring this podcast. Call Rallings on 1300 852 235 to discover a more efficient way to get your small batch canning labels done.\\n If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by:\\n Sponsoring the show\\n Reviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting service\\n Emailing us at\\xa0producer@brewsnews.com.au\\xa0to share your thoughts\\n All letter writers will receive a brews news bottle opener and go into the draw to win a mixed six-pack thanks to our good friends at\\xa0Beer Cartel\\xa0who sponsor our letter for the week.'