Brunswick Beer Collective

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode, our second stop on our journey through the USA, we talk about the beer wonders of the nation’s capital, Washington DC, and how spoilt we feel when even the crab joint had a better beer selection than many Australian restaurants. We also talk about a bar with a 21 page beer list, play bingo with an...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this season opener we talk (brag) obsessively about the New York drinking scene, recounting tales of legendary breweries, pizza fails, and adventurous beers. We also discuss the joys of finding 60-something craft taps at a non-craft beer bar, the miracle of tiny cans of strong stouts, and when nights end with chicken...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | Is Barleywine really life? In this, the final episode of season 15, we talk about the high alcohol, crushing, night-ending glory of the Barleywine beer style. We also ask: what makes a good Barleywine? Who did it first? And why the heck does it even exist? Finally, we harp on about the difference between the English and...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | Have you heard of these NEIPA things? In this episode we talk about the fabled New England India Pale Ale, the NEIPA, and ask the questions: Is this the first social media-created style? Do all beers need to have haze to be beers now? And what on earth makes a real NEIPA? We also talk NEIPA memes, the order of TV episode...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | Have you ever had one of those days where you just felt like something other than beer? In this episode we talk about all things cider. From the strict world definition to the loose North American definition, we discuss this amazing and interesting alternative to beer in all its variations. We also talk about what it tak...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | Does this beer taste hoppy to you? In this episode, we explore the origins and the modern takes on the humble India Pale Ale. It’s a chance for us to muddle through history as we discuss how this beer made its mark on the world, and do so in a way that is surely missing key details. We also discover some incredibly inter...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | Is there anything you can’t do with a stout? In this episode we ask this very question, knocking on the door of creative combinations, hilarious ageing techniques, and unexpected taxidermy. But how did it come to this? Is today’s stout just a liquid cake? Is there even a normal stout any more? And if there is, woul...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | Is it just us, or are sour beers almost mainstream now? From its accidental origins to its rebirth as a lauded juggernaut style, sour beers now everywhere and accepted by even the most stubborn beer drinker. We also discuss our favourite sour styles and explore how sour beers offer the opportunity to make a beer that is...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | What the heck is a Belgian Beer? In this episode we delve deep into the history of the Belgian beer, and Belgian style beer, and explore what Doubels, Tripels, and several other terms just like that actually mean. We also talk about the Taken films, Weezer records, and the great retailer/literary character Don Quixote. T...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | How did Lagers get so damn popular? For this, our 15th season, each episode we discuss a different beer style, beginning this week with the bane of many craft drinkers, the Lager. It’s an episode where we learn a little more about a style that we acknowledge, but still don’t really enjoy. We also try to work out what a P...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode, our eighth and last stop on our 86 tram crawl, we visit one of the signature craft beer venues in Australia, Carwyn Cellars , and speak with the Bens (Duval and Carwyn) about how the venue came to be, the genesis of their fabled events, and what beers they take and what b...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this, the seventh stop on our 86 tram bar crawl, we visit Clifton Hill Brewpub and speak with head brewer Ryan to find out what it’s like to run a brewpub in an old pub, what it takes to keep a balance between local-friendly core beers and interesting craft beers, and what beers were never expected to work with both p...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | At this stop on our 86 tram line bar crawl we visit the incubator , the brand-new microbrewery from Fixation Brewing Co , and talk with Tom and Sam about turning an old warehouse outlet into a bar, the joys of creating an IPA-only brewery, and just what can be conjured in their self-imposed IPA prison. It’s a mammoth epi...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | At this stop on the 86 tram line we speak with Mirek, the owner, founder, and forger of The Mill Brewery , about growing from a home brewer to a fully-fledged brewery, keeping up with his regular drinkers, and how the brewery’s beers change and evolve over time. We also find out exactly what beers they would make i...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | At this stop along the 86 tram line, we sidequest away from the rails and speak with Pete from Bodriggy Brewing Co to find out what it takes to open a new brewpub in Abbotsford, why call a brewery Bodriggy, and what it takes to brew beers that represent your neighbourhood. It’s a tale of construction and permit blues, po...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | At this stop on the 86 tram line, we speak with Shayne, the owner and manager of Beermash , about the history of the bar, what they put on their taps, and what they choose not to offer. It’s a journey that take us via a few Scandinavian breweries, a few blurry nights, and a whole lot of praise for one of our favour...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this continuation of our journey on the 86 tram line, we visit Stomping Ground Brewing Co and speak with head brewer Ashur about what they brew, what they won’t brew, and what it is like to grow at such a rapid pace. It’s an episode that stretches from fruit beers to lagers to barley wines (which are life) and everyth...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode, we go to Bar SK , our first stop along Melbourne’s 86 tram line, and chat with the bar’s owners and founders, Dave and Louie. It’s a conversation that jumps wildly from the serious to the strange as we find out what it takes to run an independent video game art bar, an independent craft beer bar, and an...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this weary episode, we talk about all the drinking events we have reason to recover from, chronicling: Paul’s extensive drinking trip to Japan, Jeff’s discovery of new drinking spots in London, and Chris’ small drinking adventure in Hobart. We also discuss attending Cantillion’s legendary Zwanse Day celebration; we th...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode Paul and Kyle go to Japan to attend the Mikkeller Beer Celebration and give us a brief (due to Skype issues) report of exactly what happens when one of the world’s best breweries organises a beer festival, but not before Paul gives his own preamble to himself in the future. We also take multiple nor...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode we talk about the drinking chaos that comes with the season of Spring, the style of several Scottish beers, and the strange nature of low ABV beer at sporting events. We also talk about obscure towns and their film namesakes (who knew there was a town called Broken Arrow?), colder than cold beers, and eve...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode we look at the influence media, communities and apps have on our drinking habits. From Facebook communities like Beerthread, to apps like Untappd, to games like Brew Town, we bang on about the things we look at when we’re not looking in our glasses, and the influences that get us under the influence. It’s...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode we ask the question: what makes a sour beer? We then answer that question with a series of confused looks and seemingly-random beer styles that we didn’t realise were actually classified as sour beers. We also discuss the state of sours today, explore what the future of sours might be, and plan how we mig...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode we talk about all things drinking and all things North. Featuring adventures in Sweden’s second-largest city, Gothenburg, and stupidities less North at a beer festival Chris lovingly describes at ‘the country GABS’: Bendigo’s ‘Bendigo on the Hop’. It’s an episode filled with ‘normalling’ at it...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this state-hopping episode we talk about what it’s like to visit Perth, often while a little under the weather, and take a journey through it’s quite brilliant craft beer venues. Featuring everything from shining new breweries, to fancy corporate boxes, to copious amounts of hydralyte, this is the ultimate adventure t...