Paul Bowker - Brick Lane Brewing Company
b"This week I speak with Paul Bowker, Managing Director of Brick Lane Brewing company.\\nThe small brewing movement was built on a lot of romantic ideas about brewing that were born from a reaction to a brewing duopoly that didn\\u2019t offer consumers a lot of choice. The craft narrative was small, traditional and independent, it initially eschewed a lot of brewing techniques and business strategies that were seen as not being craft\\u2026and in doing so spawned a million discussions about what the term craft meant.\\xa0\\nIn this world, a brewery such as Brick Lane - well-resourced from the outset with the help of business people and celebrities, and openly adopting the modern brewing techniques that its resources provided - was viewed by a craft industry with some cynicism. And yet,\\xa0in 2023, the brewery has won a swag of major awards for beer quality and - in world where so much news is on craft businesses struggling -\\xa0Brick Lane appears to be going from strength to strength.\\nThese are the observations that continue to fascinate me, and I always enjoy discussing Brick Lane\\u2019s role in the brewing industry with Paul Bowker as a result.\\xa0\\nFEEDBACK: If you'd like to post a question or a voicemail for us to play on an upcoming podcast, you can leave a 90 second message for us here.\\nEntries for the 2024 Awards are now open. Visit\\xa0brewingawards.org\\xa0for more information and to enter.\\n\\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"