Border Barrels Podcast

It may be the holiest of long weekends, but aint no act of God gonna slow down the Border Barrels train. The Not So Good Shed is greeted to a severe downpour, rendering recording a hopeless task. Thankfully we were able to use the inconvenience as a much needed half time break. Why a half time break you ask? Well we present to both you and ourselves the Beer Cartel Easter pack, choc full of malty...

We like to think we're a professional, well organised trio. This week's Brewery Showcase doesn't necessarily change that, but there are more twists, turns and genuine LOL's than we ever could have expected. It's Gratzy's turn to supply the beers, but through coincidence (or telepathy) Huddo inevitably brings extras as we dive DEEP into an unprecedented FIVE limited release...

It's gotta be Friday somewhere! To be more specific, it's a very Foxy Friday in the Not So Goods Shed. A sweltering March afternoon called for some big, fun beers, courtesy of soon-to-be jugganaut Fox Friday Brewing. Our little hiatus came to an end thanks to Simmo supplying the BB crew with a Pale Ale, Hazy IPA and West Coast IPA, all part of the Fox Friday core range. The major lesson we...

[Border Barrels back at it again] We felt it was important to work our name into the title this week, in honour of our favourite new Queenslanders, Working Title Brew Co. Hudson provided this weeks POD with 3 MASSIVELY unique beers, ranging from an Ice Cream sour to a Coffee ale and a Lime puree Milkshake DIPA. We manage to successfully make amends for our GABS top 5 gaffe from last week. What exa...

The boys return for the first brewery showcase of 2023, but with a last minute twist. Gratzy is the beer dealer this week, supplying the pod with the first ever Border Barrels Battle of the Breweries. If you manage to say that last part 3 times in a row you've unlocked a delicious journey of beers designed by Queensland legends Aether and Revel. IPAs, sours and stouts are on the menu as we put bot...

Here it is! Our gift to you. Well... More so a gift to ourselves. For a special treat this holiday season, Simmo, Hudd and Gratzy staged an epic Border Barrels Xmas party. A long-form POD filled with any topic that took our fancy in the moment, held together by our love of great beers. 9 brews in total, dispersed via lottery. Who wins big? All 3 of us. And you. Relive a boozy, fun-filled afternoon...

It's Simmo's turn to supply the goods this week. Being the thoughtful, nostalgia fiend he is, he transported us back to a friends holiday on the front steps of Torquay's Blackman's Brewery. You might think this is 'just another IPA' Beercast... And you'd be correct. However we have a very justifiable reason. Today we sipped and savoured 3 beers from Blackman's JUST ANOTHER IPA series, enjoying som...

The Border Barrels crew turn into biologists on this weeks pod, discovering brand new Kaiju Mutations plus some exciting, unexpected tidbits about the brewery of the same name.    Black metal references, Simpsons influences and enough wall art to fill MONA are just some of the crazy directions this weeks journey into Kaiju Brewing takes us.   It's another IPA heavy edition, with a N...

This week, we're taking the Sunday Road to Hop-town! Okay, so that opening joke sucked, but the beers enjoyed on our Sunday Road Brewing Co showcase certainly didn't. We enjoyed a New World IPA, an Oat Cream IPA, plus revisit an Imperial Stout that Simmo strained through both his liver and his laptop just 4 short weeks ago. Off-Roadie - New World IPA Dust From a Distant Sun - Oat Cream IPA Some Ve...

This week we decided to try something different and start tasting and reviewing beers from the same brewery. First cab off the rank, we tasked ourselves to taste and review some of the brilliance that is Range Brewing. We put our BRAND NEW Border Barrels rating system to the test, exploring the intricacies and face belting flavour explosions, as well as the visual and textual arts unique to each b...

It's Thirsty Devil launch week and we couldn't be more excited! Well... A couple of us at least. Simmo was rude enough to attend a friends wedding instead. In the real world, we discuss the important news making waves in the craft beer world. The 'consolidation' between Wayward and Batch, the GABS can art countdown, the revelation that is Spectrum hopping, plus initial reactions to a few new beers...

After a 5 week hiatus the tripod was finally whole again. Gratz returned to the desk with a Badlands limited release, while Simmo and Hud brought their A game with 2 MASSIVE beers that ensured chaos reigned supreme. From a serious standpoint, we discuss the origins and legitimacy of Selzter in the craft beer world. Huddo has a financial gripe with a special beer event and we tend to agree with his...

Huddo and Simmo sit down with Ryan LIVE @ The Goods Shed, Wodonga. We talked footy, beers and Ryan's craft beer journey. If you're not into craft beer and don't know where to start, come down to The Goods Shed and ask for Ryan. He's the craft beer Yoda and will put you on the right track. Beers: Stomping Ground - Czech Pilsner Stomping Ground - Gipps St Pale Ale Stomping Ground - Raspberry Smash S...

As BT would say, Boy Oh Boy Wowe it's getting down to the wire now! Huddo and Sime give you their hot takes for the games from the weekend and their gf predictions. Looks like it could be a divided pod with Simmo backing Geeeeeelong and Hudd favouring the youthful exuberance of the Sydney Swans. I've never used exuberance in a sentence before. How did I go? Send in a voice message: https://anchor....

This COULD BE the worst beercast we've ever done. We're sorry. Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/borderbarrels/message Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/borderbarre... Twitter: https://twitter.com/border_barrels Podcast available on all your favourite podcast platforms. Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H0aRnh Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3080NIb

In this episode, much like the title suggests, we preview the AFL finals. We talk about who like we like and don't like and make a huge call about one of the usual members of our podcasts hypothetical AFL career. Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/borderbarrels/message Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/borderbarre... Twitter: https://twitter.com/border_barrels Podcast available on all y...

In this week of the beercast we sample some dark beauties from Deeds and Bright Brewery. We delve into the price of maple syrup per kg and an old friend phones in with an absolute belter of a question. Huddo: Deeds Brewing - Legahoo Tropical Stout Simmo: Bright Brewery - Maple Heist Porter *Apologies for the lateness of posting

Huddo and Simmo do a season recap of the 2022 AFL season including many a stat. MANY A STAT. Good for some recon if you're already looking ahead to the 2023 SuperCoach season with top performers, POD's and potential picks for next year. Enjoy.

Huddo and Simmo were back in the not so good shed for some more beers and beer related news. Absent: Gratzy Huddo: Garage Project/Range Brewing - Lights and Music Simmo: Mountain Culture - Yellow Brick Road Again, Apologies for this being late.

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Twas only two outta three present for the latest beercast in the not so good shed. Simmo was fresh back from a Bridge Road Brewery pushing a wild conspiracy around the true ABV of New Sky Volume 1. Huddo was his charming self.  Beers were drank, laughs were had Huddo: Banks Brewing - Run With It DIPA Simmo: Bridge Road Brewers - New Sky Volume 1 Californian IPA. Until next week. Well.. a few...

This week on the Beercast, the boys run through their beers of the week. Simmo finally finishes his GABS journey, Zach overcomes his fear and goes back to and old favourite and Huddo drinks a beer which may cause him to be missing and presumed drunk. Gratzy: Bridge Road/Garage Project Dark Harvest Fresh Hop Black IPA Huddo: Brick Lane Simmo: 7th Day Brewing - Dropping F Bombs NEIPA We discuss coll...

Hud and Gratzy want to do all they can to keep their failed Supercoach preliminary finals off their minds, so things get a bit nutty in The Not So Good Shed. We almost shed a tear along with Ben Cunnington, as the great man makes his long awaited return from cancer. We run through the Supercoach history of 14 retiring stars of the game. You'll also never guess how siphoning petrol could be a runni...

In this episode, the boys sample a few beers, go through the news and shit talk until we hit stop. Huddo samples possibly the best sounding sour we've ever heard, Gratzy takes it easy due to the impending birth of his second child and Simmo tunes his metaphorical bass guitar all the way down to B to get through all 100 of the IBU's his beer, another GABS special. Hudson: Gweilo Neapolitan Ice Crea...

Finals fever hits the Not So Goods Shed! Simmo tries to keep it together both in Supercoach and real life. (Disclaimer: You can hear the moment he starts to slip thanks to the beer podcast we SWEAR we didn't record on the same day). Huddo brings back a classic Border Barrels trope: Picking future rookies from this season's upcoming draft on how cool their names sound. Gratzy can't help but questio...