This week we hear from Sam Hambour, co-founder of Melbourne’s Hop Nation, along with friend Duncan Gibson.

Sam is a straight shooter and we chat about his move from the wine industry to creating a contract brand and growing it to the point where they could open their own brewery. We hear a little about about their philosophy and approach to brewing, what they have learned about running a business from running a business and how, while they were anticipating potential legal issues about Jedi Juice, they were a little blindsided by their run in with ABAC.

Enjoy the conversation.

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