Interviews with the brewers (JD Wetherspoon International Real Ale festival)

Finishing earlier this month, UK pubchain JD Wetherspoons held an international real ale festival throughout its estate of 600 odd pubs. Part of the festival plan involves international brewers being invited to the UK to brew an exclusive beer for the festival. Banks's; Caledonian; Everards & Marston's all open the brewery gates to the selected few - who are encouraged to bring unique and distinctive tastes from their homelands and push the boundaries of cask conditioned real ale. Please find links below to pdf copies of interviews with this years brewers, as taken from the JD Wetherspoon official beer festival magazine.

Richard Adamson, Barons Brewing Co, Australia

Tonya Cornett, Bend Brewing Co, USA

Henk Oexman, Heineken, Holland

Tapio Kangas-Heiska, Sinebrychoff, Finland

Alan Hansen, Yukon Brewing Company, Canada

Luke Nicholas, Epic Brewing Company, New Zealand

Quick Price Survey - How does Perth stack up on beer prices?

We often complain about the price of beer here in Perth. Some blame the government, others the lack of Pokie revenue, hell, some of you may even blame the greedy licensees!
Well here is a snap poll on current pricing on two of the worlds uber brands, Heineken & Corona, by no means my first choices out of the party esky, but definitely two beers available the world over.

Bar Great Harry, 280 Smith St, Brooklyn, New York City, USA
Heineken (12oz) = $5 US = $7 AUD
Corona (12oz) = $5 US = $7 AUD

Milano Pizzeria, V Aleji 571, Prague 10, Czech Republic
Heineken (.33ltr) = 45Kč = $3.20 AUD
Corona (.33ltr) = 68Kč = $4.80 AUD

Orchid Lounge, 13 Coventry St, London, England
Heineken (330ml) = £4.10 = $8.50 AUD
Corona (330ml) = £3.90 = $8 AUD

The George, 216 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia
Heineken (330ml) = $9 AUD
Corona (330ml) = $9 AUD