In Pursuit of Hoppiness

In this episode of In Pursuit of Hoppiness, the ‘Spirit’ series heads to Caloundra to learn the history and inner workings of award-winning gins at Beachtree Distillery Co. Steve Grace and Kirra Daley turned a passion into a business. Beachtree is Australia’s only First Nations-owned-and-operated distillery, producing small-batch artisan gin – and with names like Quokka and Koala – you know that native botanicals are a key ingredie...

In Pursuit of Hoppiness continues in good spirits with Paul Taylor catching up with Matt Hobson, co-founder of Sunshine & Sons distillery based at the Big Pineapple precinct in Woombye. Within minutes of tuning in, you’ll be transported to your happy place just by listening to Matt’s passion and zest for the Sunshine Coast way of life – no spirits required!

You’ll learn that after Matt’s discussion in 2018 about starting up a disti...

Join Paul Taylor as he pursues more than just hoppiness, in the ‘Spirit’ series: a podcast about craft beer and distilleries on the Sunshine Coast. In this episode you’ll meet founder and owner at  Pomona Distillery Robin Yates, who has a love of the Alchemy of Spirits, dating back to University where he spent his lectures distilling in the back of the chemistry lab while flirting with fellow students!

You’ll learn a lot about the ...

Paul’s mum told him that you can't always tell a book by its cover. This episode of in pursuit of Hoppiness is a case in point. When Glass House Brewery founder Simon Michelangeli fronted up, Paul had never laid eyes on him before, so took him at face value. That face was beardless.

What Paul didn't know was that Simon just had his very first shave in 17 years! Join Paul as he chats with Simon about all thing’s beards, brews, start...

In this episode Paul twists the top of a squealer of Noosa Hinterland Brewing Companies Finest IPA with founder, owner, Brewer, Barman and Chief bottle Washer John Tynan. Noosa Hinterland - that family owned and run microbrewery at Curran. Believe it or not, it's in the Noosa hinterland. Google it, it is a beautiful Aussie village. It's safe to say it's the smallest brewery that we've talked about so far in this podcast.

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This podcast is about the Sunshine Coast’s (and Qld’s) first brewery, Sunshine Coast Brewery. It's a great story, a conversation about the start of craft beer in Queensland on the Sunshine Coast.

Join Paul as he chats with the Curran family, Bridget and Greg who bought the place at Kunda Park behind Maroochydore over 20  years ago, and their daughter Bernadette  who recently joined the throng as head Brewer. With their mixed bag of...

In the hot seat for this episode is Rupert Hall from 10 Toes Brewery. Ten Toes is one of the first of the Sunshine Coast new wave of breweries now totalling over 20. But who's counting?

The Ten Toes philosophy is about taking a step back from the corporate life and embracing your passion – for Rupert that includes his love of beer and the science that goes into making it. Join Paul as he chats with Rupert about his journey, his fam...

Join Paul Taylor as he cracks a tinny or two with Terella Brewery, founder, owner and head Brewer, a bloke called Brandt Bamford. Now Brant is a knockabout type of fella. He's armed with a dream in his mind, a twinkle in his eye and a bucket full of energy to boot. Paul and Brandt have a chinwag over Sunshine Coast holidays being more than meets the eye and an introduction that turned his dream into a reality.

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This episode of In Pursuit of Hoppiness involves a bloke, a van and a dream filled with craft beer. Josh Donohoe from Sunshine Coast Craft Beer Tours is that man with a van. Actually, he's a man with four vans. He can get his hands on a bus to if you need it.

He's been part of the craft beer scene on the Sunshine Coast for longer than most of the brewers and has seen how the industry has grown over the last decade. Being a tour ope...

This episode of In Pursuit of Hoppiness, host Paul Taylor sits down with Brouhaha Brewery production manager Tobias Alcorn and venue manager Becks Smedley. Brouhaha was born in Maleny in 2016, where four lads actually did what many of us have dreamed of doing – and they put their money where their mouth is and opened a brewery.

Brouhaha now operates out of two locations, with Maleny acting as the pilot lab for seasonal creations, w...

The craft beer scene here on the Sunshine Coast is vibrant and it's growing. In this episode Paul Taylor has a yarn with Christian McGarry from Your Mates. Now talk about vibrant and growing!

Probably too modest to admit it himself, but Your Mates in fact, Christian, they're the epitome of the local independent beer scene. Laid back, cheeky, natural and just great fun to be around. So, grab your thongs, get a towel, slap on some su...

This episode of In Pursuit of Hoppiness is a chat with Matt Wilson, the owner and brewer of multi-award-winning Moffat Beach Brewing Co with host and legendary news anchor, Paul Taylor. From small beginnings to being crowned the most awarded Independent brewery in Australia – find out how Matt and his team have gone from strength to strength, expanding to open a second big brewery that's adorned with magnificent local artwork at t...