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    Good Food

    The Tricky Thing about Brewing Beer in Oz

    Cam Hines is the co-founder and owner of Mountain Goat Brewery in Melbourne, Australia. Due to the extremely high excise tax put on bottles and kegs in Australia, there are very few microbreweries and very little Australian beer is exported to the US.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Cam Hines is the co-founder and owner of Mountain Goat Brewery in Melbourne, Australia. Due to the extremely high excise tax put on bottles and kegs in Australia, there are very few microbreweries and very little Australian beer is exported to the US.

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    7. 37:22Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
    8. 43:20Chinese Pies
    9. 49:16The Sacred Lamb
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      Evan Kleiman

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    The full episode

    6 of 9
    Bison Burgers, Australian Beer, Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
    1. 0:00Bison versus Buffalo
    2. 4:43What Chefs Feed Their Kids
    3. 10:28A New Twist on Minestrone
    4. 13:36Food Adventures for the Young and Old
    5. 21:57Plantains and Cilantro: From Africa to Latin America
    6. 30:23The Tricky Thing about Brewing Beer in OzYou’re reading this
    7. 37:22Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
    8. 43:20Chinese Pies
    9. 49:16The Sacred Lamb
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