The greatest beer writer that ever lived – Michael Jackson (Not That One) – was nearly-always positive in his writing.  In 1987, he penned a piece defending the art of […]

Episode 7 represents a change in tack for the Brew Hui Podcast. Once a week, I pop-down to my local – Warkworth’s craft beer institution Tahi Bar – for a half-pint […]

Episode 6 of the Brew Hui Podcast perfectly closes a circle that I’ve been drawing all year. Since moving to Warkworth in March, I’ve made a point of shining a light – however […]

The stars of Episode 4 of the Brew Hui podcast – Søren Eriksen and the 8 Wired team – really need bugger-all in the way of introduction: formerly Supreme Champion Brewery of New Zealand, now […]

On the subject of facing change, the late-and-very-great David Bowie gave some choice advice: that we should all just turn and face the strange. Most change is an accepted part of life – an […]

The first three installments of the Brew Hui Podcast project have rather-inadvertently documented an illustrious brewing dynasty. The star of this episode – Captain Pale Ale himself, Epic’s Luke Nicholas – trained for a spell under […]