Brew Hui Podcast

Episode 6 of the Brew Hui Podcast perfectly closes a circle that I've been drawing all year. Since moving to Warkworth in March, I've made a point of shining a light - however dim it may be - on the blossoming brewing scene north of Auckland's Harbour Bridge.  While Episode 4 starred 8 Wired kingpin Søren Eriksen, Episode 6 stars his exceptional protégé: McLeod's head brewer, Jason Bathgate. It's no secret that Jason has had to overcome more adversity in the past 15 months than most of us face in a lifetime - but that's really a story for a different podcast.  This one's all about the subsequent comeback - and anyone who has tasted any of the McLeod's beers in the past few months will agree that *this* particular comeback is a doozy...