Doug Donelan's guest appearances

Doug Donelan

Radio Brews News

Craig Williams

Brian Watson

Randy Mosher

Stan Hieronymus

Charlie Bamforth

Ray Daniels

Jason Perrault

Garrett Oliver

Bart Watson

Rudi Ghequire

Jamie Cook

Chris Kelly

Richard Kelsey

Kim Jordan

Chuck Norris

OwlTail

This conversation is a very deep dive into the industry and the stories behind it as we chat with Doug Donelan, who recently retired from his role as CEO at New Zealand Hops. After a varied career, that included falling in love with home brew, Doug got his start as an apprentice brewer under Chuck Hahn at the original Hahn Brewery in 1990. He saw the triumphs and the challenges that saw the business eventually go into receivership before being purchased by Tooheys. Deciding to stay on Doug worked in product development roles before being tapped on the shoulder to re-join Chuck as he launched what we now know as the James Squire brand at the Malt Shovel Brewery. He worked there in the early days of Australia’s craft brewery renaissance before spending the last 13 years as head of New Zealand hops. In a similar vein to our chats with Jamie Cook and Phil Sexton, this is a wide ranging chat the looks at the modern evolution of beer and the rise of craft brewing, as well as the development of the New Zealand hop industry. It is a fascinating chat, and one that could have gone on and on. Enjoy the conversation. Radio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt has been bringing you the world’s best local and imported malts. Your premium brewing partner and proud supporters of Brews News. We also thank Unleashed Software for supporting the show. Unleashed is more than inventory management software. It’s a system that runs your whole business operations and gives you an unfair brewing advantage. Learn how Unleashed can help you run and grow your brewery.  If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by:  Sponsoring the show Reviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting service Emailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts  All letter writers will receive a brews news bottle opener and go into the draw to win a mixed six-pack thanks to our good friends at Beer Cartel who sponsor our letter for the week.

This conversation is a very deep dive into the industry and the stories behind it as we chat with Doug Donelan, who recently retired from his role as CEO at New Zealand Hops. After a varied career, that included falling in love with home brew, Doug got his start as an apprentice brewer under Chuck Hahn at the original Hahn Brewery in 1990. He saw the triumphs and the challenges that saw the business eventually go into receivership before being purchased by Tooheys. Deciding to stay on Doug worked in product development roles before being tapped on the shoulder to re-join Chuck as he launched what we now know as the James Squire brand at the Malt Shovel Brewery. He worked there in the early days of Australia’s craft brewery renaissance before spending the last 13 years as head of New Zealand hops. In a similar vein to our chats with Jamie Cook and Phil Sexton, this is a wide ranging chat the looks at the modern evolution of beer and the rise of craft brewing, as well as the development of the New Zealand hop industry. It is a fascinating chat, and one that could have gone on and on. Enjoy the conversation. Radio Brews News is proudly presented by <a href="http://www.cryermalt.co.nz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cryer Malt</a>. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt has been bringing you the world’s best local and imported malts. Your premium brewing partner and proud supporters of Brews News. We also thank Unleashed Software for supporting the show. Unleashed is more than inventory management software. It’s a system that runs your whole business operations and gives you an unfair brewing advantage. <a href="http://unleashedsoftware.com/brew" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn how Unleashed can help you run and grow your brewery. </a> If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.brewsnews.com.au/donate-radio-brews-news/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sponsoring the show</a></li> <li>Reviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting service</li> <li>Emailing us at <a>producer@brewsnews.com.au</a> to share your thoughts</li> </ul> All letter writers will receive a brews news bottle opener and go into the draw to win a mixed six-pack thanks to our good friends at <a href="https://www.beercartel.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beer Cartel</a> who sponsor our letter for the week.

Beer is a Conversation: Doug Donelan

Sean Symons

This week in Beer is a Conversation, we hear an interview Matt recorded with New Zealand Hops CEO Doug Donelan earlier in the year during the New Zealand hop harvest. James and Pete also share a conversation they had with founder of White Lakes Brewing Sean Symons last week at the Australian Brewers Conference. Doug Donelan Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Doug was Head Brewer of Australia’s Malt Shovel Brewery and James Squire Brewhouses.  Doug has over 30 years’ experience in the brewing, beverage and hospitality industries and is an internationally recognised beer judge. Doug joined New Zealand Hops, the grower-owned co-operative in 2006 and has played a pivotal role in the co-ordination and successful repositioning of the New Zealand hops brand internationally and the continuing development of their unique hop variety offering. He has published numerous papers and articles for brewing journals, technical papers and presentations on beer, brewing and hops and also continues to write and present on innovation, marketing, research and new product development. Sean Symons Sean began brewing for the Hahn Brewing company in Sydney Australia in 1996 before transferring to the Tooheys brewery, part of the Lion Group. In 2002, Symons moved to Vietnam and built a microbrewery in Nha Trang before returning back to Australia in 2008 to take on critical roles within the XXXX Brewery in Brisbane and then the Swan Brewery in Perth, where he worked up until its closure in 2013. Sean is one of the founders of White Lakes Brewing company in Perth where he currently holds the position of Head Brewer. Amongst his many qualifications, Sean’s Bachelor of Environmental Science proves to be an invaluable tool in the establishment of White Lakes Brewing as is situated in a protected wetlands area and required innovative environmental planning. Get in touch Send us your feedback, or leave a voice mail by calling (07) 3040 1508, that we’ll play on our next show.  

This week in Beer is a Conversation, we hear an interview Matt recorded with New Zealand Hops CEO Doug Donelan earlier in the year during the New Zealand hop harvest. James and Pete also share a conversation they had with founder of White Lakes Brewing Sean Symons last week at the Australian Brewers Conference. Doug Donelan Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Doug was Head Brewer of Australia’s Malt Shovel Brewery and James Squire Brewhouses.  Doug has over 30 years’ experience in the brewing, beverage and hospitality industries and is an internationally recognised beer judge. Doug joined New Zealand Hops, the grower-owned co-operative in 2006 and has played a pivotal role in the co-ordination and successful repositioning of the New Zealand hops brand internationally and the continuing development of their unique hop variety offering. He has published numerous papers and articles for brewing journals, technical papers and presentations on beer, brewing and hops and also continues to write and present on innovation, marketing, research and new product development. Sean Symons Sean began brewing for the Hahn Brewing company in Sydney Australia in 1996 before transferring to the Tooheys brewery, part of the Lion Group. In 2002, Symons moved to Vietnam and built a microbrewery in Nha Trang before returning back to Australia in 2008 to take on critical roles within the XXXX Brewery in Brisbane and then the Swan Brewery in Perth, where he worked up until its closure in 2013. Sean is one of the founders of White Lakes Brewing company in Perth where he currently holds the position of Head Brewer. Amongst his many qualifications, Sean’s Bachelor of Environmental Science proves to be an invaluable tool in the establishment of White Lakes Brewing as is situated in a protected wetlands area and required innovative environmental planning. Get in touch <a>Send us your feedback</a>, or leave a voice mail by calling (07) 3040 1508, that we’ll play on our next show.

Beer is a Conversation: Doug Donelan / Sean Symons