Glenn Wignall's guest appearances

Glenn Wignall

Radio Brews News

Build Me A Brewery

Chris Kelly

Yvonne Jarman

Michael Capaldo

Kylie Lethbridge

Pat McInerney

James Smith

Topher Boehm

Ray Daniels

Jason Perrault

Garrett Oliver

Bart Watson

Tom Hennessy

Rudi Ghequire

Jamie Cook

Michael Anderson

OwlTail

Matt King

This week we go back and visit Matt King and Glenn Wignall, who with their friend, Trent Evans, have been quietly building The Grifter brewery in Sydney’s inner west.We visited the guys back in January 2018 and we’d invite you to go back and listen to that chat first if you haven’t already to learn the background to the brewery, which we don’t cover too much in this episode.One of the things that struck me during that earlier conversation was just how quietly The Grifter team got on with what they did and not making much of a noise about it. In the intervening years they have continued not making waves on social media or troubling our email inbox with endless media releases or attention seeking novelties.So it was that when I wandered into the brewery back in March this year to have a beer and chanced to bump into Matt and Glenn and had a brief catch up, I was gobsmacked that they said they were expanding again and had passed through the million litre production mark. That’s one of those production figures touted as being close to the other side of the ‘valley of death’ as Black Hops has described in its blog post on the topic.The amazing thing about that - something Matt and Glenn confirm in the podcast - is that The Grifter has gone about it so quietly, compared to a brewery such as a Black Hops, that has driven its businesses very successfully harnessing the power of hype and novelty. And I say that in admiration for Black Hops prowess here, not in scorn.But to me, it made The Grifter something of a Unicorn, growing to the scale of some much more notable breweries in such an unassuming way, and in a market that many describe as crowded.I was very keen to go back and revisit the teams and see if I could learn more about their secret sauce, or at least where they learned to make their secret sauce.Our partnersRadio Brews News is proudly presented by Cryer Malt, who we are thrilled to announce are back supporting us for another year of conversations. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner - and our premium podcasting partner - Cryer Malt is proud sponsor of this conversion and the Radio Brews News channel.Every guest on Beer is a Conversation receives a new piece of exclusive merch - a branded Yeti Rambler mug, thanks to our good friends at Yeti.If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by:Sponsoring the showReviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting serviceEmailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts

This week we go back and visit Matt King and Glenn Wignall, who with their friend, Trent Evans, have been quietly building The Grifter brewery in Sydney’s inner west. We visited the guys back in January 2018 and we’d invite you to go back and <a href="https://www.brewsnews.com.au/2018/01/12/beer-conversation-matt-king-glenn-wignall/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">listen to that chat</a> first if you haven’t already to learn the background to the brewery, which we don’t cover too much in this episode. One of the things that struck me during that earlier conversation was just how quietly The Grifter team got on with what they did and not making much of a noise about it. In the intervening years they have continued not making waves on social media or troubling our email inbox with endless media releases or attention seeking novelties. So it was that when I wandered into the brewery back in March this year to have a beer and chanced to bump into Matt and Glenn and had a brief catch up, I was gobsmacked that they said they were expanding again and had passed through the million litre production mark. That’s one of those production figures touted as being close to the other side of the ‘valley of death’ as Black Hops has described in its <a href="https://blackhops.com.au/top-11-lessons-building-a-brewery-and-navigating-the-valley-of-death-part-1-of-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">blog post</a> on the topic. The amazing thing about that - something Matt and Glenn confirm in the podcast - is that The Grifter has gone about it so quietly, compared to a brewery such as a Black Hops, that has driven its businesses very successfully harnessing the power of hype and novelty. And I say that in admiration for Black Hops prowess here, not in scorn. But to me, it made The Grifter something of a Unicorn, growing to the scale of some much more notable breweries in such an unassuming way, and in a market that many describe as crowded. I was very keen to go back and revisit the teams and see if I could learn more about their secret sauce, or at least where they learned to make their secret sauce. Our partners Radio Brews News is proudly presented by <a href="https://cryermalt.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cryer Malt</a>, who we are thrilled to announce are back supporting us for another year of conversations. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt are dedicated to providing the finest brewing ingredients to help brewers create the foundations of a truly excellent beer. Your premium brewing partner - and our premium podcasting partner - Cryer Malt is proud sponsor of this conversion and the Radio Brews News channel. Every guest on Beer is a Conversation receives a new piece of exclusive merch - a branded Yeti Rambler mug, thanks to our good friends at <a href="https://au.yeti.com/collections/drinkware" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yeti</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><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/radio-brews-news/id442140414" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reviewing us on iTunes</a> or your favourite podcasting service</li><li>Emailing us at <a>producer@brewsnews.com.au</a> to share your thoughts</li></ul>

Matt King and Glenn Wignall - The Grifter

Part 5 of the  Meet The Brewer Series, where we sit down with Co-Founders and Head Brewers from local Sydney breweries, to get their stories, insights and advice.In today’s episode, I sit down with Co-Founder Glenn Wignall from The Grifter Brewing Co in Marrickville. Glenn &amp; co-founders Matt King &amp; Trent Evans began their journey into the craft brewery scene by bouncing around the Inner West doing Gypsy brewing, fine tuning their recipes and finding a temporary haven with their own tank space at the Young Henry’s brewery in Newtown when they were just launching back in 2012. Building a solid brand and loyal following they took the opportunity to purchase Young Henry’s brewhouse equipment a couple years later, holding it in storage for sometime until they finally left the Young Henrys nest and finding their own physical premises and setting down roots in the Marrickville area. Glenn has a lot of advice to give on equipment sourcing, gypsy brewing, as well as thoughts on a topic that hasn’t been spoken a lot about so far, and that is the importance of safety within a brewery and considerations for aspiring brewery owners around meeting Australian standards with their equipment and ensuring a safe workplace for your employees and customers.EPISODE LINKS:https://thegrifter.com.au/Visit us at www.buildmeabrewery.com.au and sign up to our mailing list to be the first to know when episodes launch plus exclusive Brewery Building Content.Also like and follow us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/buildmeabrewery

Part 5 of the  Meet The Brewer Series, where we sit down with Co-Founders and Head Brewers from local Sydney breweries, to get their stories, insights and advice.In today’s episode, I sit down with Co-Founder Glenn Wignall from The Grifter Brewing Co in Marrickville. Glenn &amp; co-founders Matt King &amp; Trent Evans began their journey into the craft brewery scene by bouncing around the Inner West doing Gypsy brewing, fine tuning their recipes and finding a temporary haven with their own tank space at the Young Henry’s brewery in Newtown when they were just launching back in 2012. Building a solid brand and loyal following they took the opportunity to purchase Young Henry’s brewhouse equipment a couple years later, holding it in storage for sometime until they finally left the Young Henrys nest and finding their own physical premises and setting down roots in the Marrickville area. Glenn has a lot of advice to give on equipment sourcing, gypsy brewing, as well as thoughts on a topic that hasn’t been spoken a lot about so far, and that is the importance of safety within a brewery and considerations for aspiring brewery owners around meeting Australian standards with their equipment and ensuring a safe workplace for your employees and customers. EPISODE LINKS: <a href="https://thegrifter.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thegrifter.com.au/</a> Visit us at <a href="http://www.buildmeabrewery.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.buildmeabrewery.com.au</a> and sign up to our mailing list to be the first to know when episodes launch plus exclusive Brewery Building Content. Also like and follow us on Facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/buildmeabrewery" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/buildmeabrewery</a>

Meet The Brewer Part 5 - Glenn Wignall from The Grifter Brewing Co.

This week on Beer is a Conversation we join Matt King and Glenn Wignall of Sydney’s The Grifter Brewing Company in their brewery bar in Enmore, Sydney. Starting out in 2012 as a gypsy brewer, The Grifter has since opened its own brewery and taproom where the guys are turning out some great beers in what is undoubtedly one of the country’s most visually appealing venues. Matt Kirkegaard, Pete Mitcham and James Atkinson visited just before Christmas to find out a bit more about The Grifter’s journey to date, their upcoming plans, and of course their views on recent industry developments. Enjoy the conversation... You can send feedback and suggestions here. In return, we’ll send you a Brews News bottle opener. You can donate to the podcast here.

This week on Beer is a Conversation we join Matt King and Glenn Wignall of Sydney’s The Grifter Brewing Company in their brewery bar in Enmore, Sydney. Starting out in 2012 as a gypsy brewer, The Grifter has since opened its own brewery and taproom where the guys are turning out some great beers in what is undoubtedly one of the country’s most visually appealing venues. Matt Kirkegaard, Pete Mitcham and James Atkinson visited just before Christmas to find out a bit more about The Grifter’s journey to date, their upcoming plans, and of course their views on recent industry developments. Enjoy the conversation... You can send feedback and suggestions <a>here</a>. In return, we’ll send you a Brews News bottle opener. You can <a href="https://wp.me/P9jL8q-ayc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">donate to the podcast here</a>.

Beer is a Conversation: Matt King and Glenn Wignall