16. Volstead. Mr. Ombibulous

Auckland’s still in lockdown but there’s lots of international beer news to discuss this week as BrewDog enter partnerships to take over Japan and India, and Stone & Wood (Australia’s 2nd largest independent brewery) is purchased by Mitsubishi. We also chat about ingredient homogenisation, thick adjunct imperial stouts, homebrewing, cooking with beer and new releases. We’re drinking a brilliant classic West Coast IPA from Christchurch’s Volstead and remembering the man who inspired the name, Mr Ombibulous. Libby is the library app where you can read digital magazines for free with a library card. Some New Yorker articles by the Ombibulous HL Mencken https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/h-l-mencken Stone & Wood bought by Lion (Kirin/Mitsubishi) https://craftypint.com/news/2748/lion-buys-stone--wood Article from one of Black Hops’ founders with an inside view on the challenges of growing a beer business https://blackhops.com.au/the-challenge-of-staying-independent/ BrewDog Asahi partnership https://presshub.brewdog.com/presshub/brewdog-partners-with-asahi-japan-to-create-japanese-joint-venture The Cooking With Beer book Matt was reading https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Cooking-with-Beer/Mark-Dredge/9781912983469