{"podcast":{"title":"The Crafty Pint Podcast","slug":"the-crafty-pint-podcast-6968224","podcast_index_feed_id":6968224,"rss_url":"https://feeds.zencastr.com/f/jOaSFYh1.rss","website_url":"https://zencastr.com/The-Crafty-Pint-Podcast","image_url":"https://media.zencastr.com/image-files/63f467f97c4fbbc9318cd276/e912d03a-2b93-41ab-92bf-3855f1051da5.jpg","author":"james@craftypint.com","episode_count":115,"summary":"The Crafty Pint is the home of craft beer in Australia. The online magazine and resource has been crafting beer's best stories since 2010 and, in July 2024, launched The Crafty Pint Podcast. Hosted by the editorial team behind Australia's leading craft beer media publication, the show features curated discussion of industry news, as well as an ever-changing lineup of guests sharing perspectives from all corners of the craft beer world. Subscribe now and delve into the fascinating stories shaping beer.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T06:19:35.183957+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crafty-pint-podcast-6968224"},"episode":{"title":"We Are Family – Blackman's Brewery","slug":"we-are-family-blackman-s-brewery","published_at":"2026-01-21T13:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crafty-pint-podcast-6968224/we-are-family-blackman-s-brewery","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crafty-pint-podcast-6968224","url":"https://zencastr.com/z/bw6oESgP","audio_url":"https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/697043d95f7a5799f5a35b18/size/86052141/audio-files/63f467f97c4fbbc9318cd276/86ccc222-b313-4c65-9215-0fa27bf06f89.mp3","summary":"\"Anything that's happening in our area we try to be a part of.\" The Crafty Pint Podcast returns for 2026 in the company of Renn Blackman, one half of the powerhouse husband-and-wife team behind one of the sunniest and funnest breweries in the country. The family influence at Blackman's [https://craftypint.com/brewery/250/blackmans-brewery] runs deeper than just Renn and Jess too: parents and others helped get the business up and running – quite literally when it's come to knocking their venues into shape – and some are acknowledged in core range beer names. They're also big on community, sponsoring many causes and clubs, as well as partnering with events big and small throughout the Surf Coast and Geelong region. They've brewed beer for the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race and you can now enjoy their beers at the Cats' stadium – a major achievement for lifelong Geelong fan Renn. As well as discussing the ethos that's helped Blackman's evolve to where they are today, Renn tells us how he and Jess first met while working a snow season, about their travels both within Australia and overseas, the genesis of the brewery, their decision to operate multiple venues before such an approach started becoming commonplace, diversifying, running fun events, and the secret (or not-so-secret) to making great beer. At the start of the show, Will and James round up the stories we've published so far this year: the return of a Hop Nation founder to his winemaking roots [https://craftypint.com/news/3965/hop-nation-co-founder-duncan-gibson-departs-to-return-to-his-roots]; the launch of one hospo pioneer's new venue [https://craftypint.com/news/3967/creating-a-venue-iv-huzzah-at-last]; a bucolic experience on Phillip Island [https://craftypint.com/news/3966/green-gully-get-greenlight-for-t…","meta_description":"\"Anything that's happening in our area we try to be a part of.\" The Crafty Pint Podcast returns for 2026 in the company of Renn Blackman, one half of the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3585,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-crafty-pint-podcast-6968224/episodes/we-are-family-blackman-s-brewery/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crafty-pint-podcast-6968224/we-are-family-blackman-s-brewery.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}