Tim Maxwell & Alastair Gillespie - Lord Howe Island Brewery
b'This week we have a slightly different conversation as we meet Tim Maxwell and Alastair Gillespie from the Lord Howe Island Brewery.\\nThe brewery was announced in 2020, when I spoke with then Lion Managing Director James Brindley who, together with Chuck Hahn, told how Lion was working with the Maxwell family to build a brewery on the island. That caused a bit of a kerfuffle on the Island, as many locals - including the competing Lord Howe Island Brewing Company - were unaware of Lion\\u2019s involvement.\\xa0\\nIt turned out that due to their enthusiasm for the project, I probably put too much emphasis on Lion\\u2019s involvement in the project. In any event, with the brewery now open Lion\\u2019s changing strategy, which has seen it close or rebrand its smaller craft breweries, leaves the multinational\\u2019s involvement in the brewery uncertain\\u2026despite that, there is now a brewery on Lord Howe Island and I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to visit it.\\nI recorded this interview with Tim and Alastair on the island and in it we hear the background to how Lion was involved and where that stands now. More importantly, we talk about the very unique challenges of building a brewery on a very small, world heritage listed island as part of a very small and tight knit community.\\nIt\\u2019s an interesting conversation that is as much about sustainability and community as it is about beer, and I hope you enjoy it.\\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'