Rocky Ridge and Shelter might share a hometown and a spot on the Busselton foreshore, but any talk feuds or rivalries has been greatly overblown. Hamish sits down with Jason from Shelter Brewing to talk about building two very different breweries in the same corner of WA and why they’d both rather see people drinking local than fighting over who gets the pint. They also get into family-friendly venues, business partnerships, thick skin and what it takes to stick around when the industry inevitably changes.

What does it take to grow hops commercially in a place where almost nobody else is doing it? Hamish chats with Dirk from Margaret River Hops about bringing hop growing back to WA, learning the process from scratch and slowly building an industry around it. They get into the challenges of WA’s climate, harvesting and processing, the importance of brewers backing local producers, and Dirk’s plans to take Margaret River Hops to the next level.

Steve Finney has been around WA beer long enough to have seen plenty of trends come and go. In this episode, Hamish chats with the Found co-founder about his path through Matilda Bay, Little Creatures and Feral, and how those years shaped his approach to finally building something of his own. From creating a brand people actually want to connect with to opening venues, making balanced beer and resisting the urge to grow too quickly, it’s a conversation about knowing what you want to be and sticking to it.