Harriet and DJ McCready - Mountain Culture

Published: Feb. 14, 2023, 7 a.m.

b'Mountain Culture rocketed to the top of the GABS Hottest 100 just a few weeks ago, but that was the latest achievement for a brewery that has been exceeding expectations ever since it launched in late 2019, just before the world felt the grip of COVID.\\nCOVID put a huge dent in what were initially outlined as modest plans for a humble Blue Mountains brewpub. Their covid pivot seems to have paid off and they have been on a tear ever since, one that has seen contant expansion of their expanded brewhouse.\\nManaging growth is often seen as big a challenge for craft breweries as not growing, and I really wanted to find out what the Mountain Culture secret sauce is\\u2026especially as to the outsider Harriet & DJ give off some pretty laid-back, it\\u2019s all fun craft beer vibes that feel the opposite of a serious, growth-minded businesses negotiating a maturing market place.\\nIt\\u2019s a great chat and I hope I managed to get a look under the hood of of the engine that\\u2019s driving the business.\\nThis episode of Beer is a Conversation is presented by HPA. Australia\\u2019s leading hop grower offers a huge range of Aussie, international and innovative hop products that can help breweries of all sizes become more efficient, more sustainable, and more profitable. Check out their new product catalogue at www.hops.com.au/product-catalogue/\\nIf you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by:\\n\\nSponsoring the show\\n\\nReviewing us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcasting service\\n\\nEmailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts'