Annelies Nijskens and Jimmy Van Eetvelde from Madocke Brewing

Today we chat with Annelies Nijskens and Jimmy Van Eetvelde from Madocke Brewing. A Belgian couple, Annelies came to Australia for a school, exchange at 17 and always wanted to return. The couple had an engineering firm in Belgium but Jimmy found something a little disheartening about making something well and with pride, only to have it hidden in a cupboard of behind a false wall. He decided he wanted to make beer instead. Annelies persuaded a reluctant Jimmy to up their life and move to Australia, with Jimmy only agreeing if he could make beer...the result is a Belgian brewery on Queensland’s Gold Coast. It’s been a long year 2021, and there has been a lot happening in this post-craft world of ours. And in a lot of ways, this was the conversation I needed right now. Our partners Radio 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 show Reviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting service Emailing us at [email protected] to share your thoughts