Virtual Beers Across The Interweb!

So I had this idea recently…You see, living in Tasmania means that I am literally miles away from the craft beer hot spots of the world. Don’t get me wrong, Tasmania is a great place to live, but it’s not the excitement capital of the world, and despite having it’s own blossoming craft beer scene, it’s not where it is at for the majority of the major players.

Other than by racking up frequent flyer points on flights that I pay for with my own money, to fund a hobby that doesn’t provide me with any fiscal return (try and get that one by the wifey!), getting access to chat with industry figures is a really hard thing to do. Then I thought to myself, “the inter-web”, maybe that can help me bridge the gap? Well, actually, it came about one night when the kids and I were Face Timing my wife while she was away on business, we had her humungous head on display on the big screen TV in the lounge room and were all involved in a discussion about how Dad wouldn’t let the kids sleep with him while Mum was away, cos he likes having the extra room…how rude, I know!

Anyway, it struck me, what if I could share a virtual beer with these people in the industry over face time and then edit it into a “best bits” You Tube video? Lord knows I could use some more practice in Premiere Pro and I wasn’t keen to have to transcribe an audio chat with a brewer again…it takes ages! And maybe just maybe, some of you guys out there might find what these guys have to say is interesting. So, Broadband Beers was born!

First up this week is my friend/guinea pig, Will Tatchell from Van Dieman brewing. I have said it before, this guy sis great for the industry…not only is he a great brewer, but he is very knowledgeable, and very giving of his time. We actually spoke for 2 hours on a Thursday night for this video…we turned off the cameras after an hour and just kept talking about beer! I can only hope that my next interviews are as much fun as this one was, I had a blast!

Anyway, as you would expect with first attempts, there were a few teething problems. Most notably, the fact that the camera that was filming Will was recording 4K quality video, which was great, but also meant that it could only record for 10 minutes at a time. Something I didn’t realise at the start…I still recorded all of the audio, but no vision of Will. Instead of just showing my big head on the screen for that entire part of the interview, I have collected up some photos of the Van Dieman operation to share with you as you listen to Will’s wise words!

Many thanks to all the sites that I borrowed photos from…you are credited in the video.

I hope you enjoy this video, please leave a comment and subscribe to my channel if you like what I am doing. Also, if you know of someone in the industry with an interesting story to tell, tell them to get in contact with me and I can put them on the schedule for a future Broadband Beers!

Cheers to great beers!