Warren and Davydd are joined by Mike Leonard from Hop Hen Brewing to hear all about his journey from home brewer [and home hop grower] to running his own brewery!
As ever you can maximise your listening experience by purchasing the beers we discuss from our online store here: https://the-coolroom-podcast.myshopify.com/products/hop-hen-mixed-6-pack
How does a mild-manner school principal make the jump into not just owning a brewery but also running his own venue - well it's quite a story and Mike shares it with us along with plenty of advice for anyone who'd like to make a similar journey themselves.
We hear about the styles he loves, the hops he grows and prefers to use in his brews, and the challenges and joys of operating at his brewery size.
He has a surprising answer for which bit of equipment he likes best [SPOILER it's not a centrifuge], Warren gets distracted by chicken suppliers and Davydd keeps hinting that he might have been a teacher in the past.
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224 - Carwyn/CoolroomT Black Box Preview!
223 - Blake Willoughby - Local Brewing Co
221 - Fixation Returns Part 2
220 - Fixation Returns Part 1
219 - Modus Operandi &.Melbourne Celtic Club
218 - The Zythologist
217 - Hard Road Brewing
216: Carwyn Cellars & Nubilum Distilling
215 - Hawkers Part 3 and Nigel Ayling
214 - Bakery Hill & Ramblers Ale House
213 - Hawkers 2 & Daniel from Beer Reflections
212 - Braeside Brewing & Valhalla
211 - Hawkers 2023 1 of 3!
210 - Adroit Theory [US]
209 - Willie the Boatman
208 - Kaiju & Noodledoof
207 - Hopocrisy, Coconspirators & Urban Alley
206 - Madocke Brewing
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