Next week we’re live streaming from Hemingways for the GABS Hottest 100. Listen live here.

This weeks topics:

• Support local, breweries urge as bushfire closures continue
• IWSR: Wine Consumption in US Declines for First Time in 25 Years
• ABAC advises breweries to audit social media
• Queensland brewers have say on new licences
• Every sixpack of beer contributes to climate change. Brewers hope algae is the solution

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