A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more.Brewing company Fermentum Group – parent company of craft beer heavyweights Stone & Wood – has announced its shock sale to Japanese-owned brewer Lion Australia.You are likely as shocked by this as I was. You know how committed Stone & Wood seemed to their independence back when we met the founders https://drinksadventures.com.au/2019/05/08/stone-wood-brewing-leads-third-wave-of-independent-craft-beer-season-two-episode-one/ (in this 2019 documentary).You may also like:https://drinksadventures.com.au/2021/07/22/baxter-holmes-espn-nba-wine/ (The NBA’s wine obsession, with Baxter Holmes of ESPN: S10E1)
https://drinksadventures.com.au/2022/02/03/jukes-cordialities-by-matthew-jukes-now-in-australia/ (UK wine writer Matthew Jukes on non-alc wine & more: S12E1)
https://drinksadventures.com.au/2021/11/02/chuck-hahn-50-year-global-brewing-odyssey-s11e2/ (Brewing legend Chuck Hahn's 50-year global brewing odyssey: S11E2)
https://drinksadventures.com.au/2019/12/16/tommys-margarita-cocktail-creator-julio-bermejo-s4e8/ (Iconic cocktails: Julio Bermejo, creator Tommy’s Margarita cocktail: S4E8)

Soon after the news broke I published an opinion piece that expressed pretty clearly how I felt about their backflip, and the unfortunate knock-on effect for the independence movement:https://drinksadventures.com.au/2021/09/09/stone-woods-multinational-backflip-costly-for-indie-beer/ (Stone & Wood’s multinational backflip costly for indie beer)

On Friday I got hold of co-founder Ross Jurisich to try and make sense of the decision.Theme music 'Devotion' by Silverlining. Purchase https://silverlining-dubs.bandcamp.com/track/devotion (here).Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drinksadventures_au/?hl=en (@drinksadventures_au) and https://www.instagram.com/byjamesatkinson/?hl=en (@byjamesatkinson).Sign up free of charge for my newsletter https://mailchi.mp/drinksadventures/newslettersubscribe (here).More must-listen episodes:https://drinksadventures.com.au/2020/08/20/two-paddocks-pinot-noir-sam-neill-on-his-wine-obsession-s6e6/ (Two Paddocks wine with Sam Neill, pinot noir obsessive: S6E6)
https://drinksadventures.com.au/2019/12/09/jancis-robinson-on-the-changing-world-of-wine-s4e4/ (Wine critic Jancis Robinson on the changing world of wine: S4E4)
https://drinksadventures.com.au/2021/12/02/tara-nurin-historian-on-women-in-beer-sensory-expert-briony-liebich-s11e6/ (Brewing historian Tara Nurin, and beer sensory expert Briony Liebich: S11E6)
https://drinksadventures.com.au/2021/02/26/mr-black-spirits-founder-tom-baker-podcast/ (Cocktails meet coffee with Mr Black Spirits: S8E5)

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