Brunswick Beer Collective

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this explosive new episode we talk about the things we do before, during, and after drinking, or at least, the things we can remember doing. From late-night karaoke to endless Uno, it’s a journey that, like playing games while drinking, lowers in skill level the more it drinks. We think you’ll enjoy this season opener...

PODCAST | In this episode, the last for this season, we talk about escaping the Australian winter to foreign countries and when you do, how to successfully drink there. We also ask questions like: how do you find the best beers in a city? What is the most scientific way to find them? And what do you when recommendations lead you astray? It’s the perfect episode for those needing an escape from the...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode we talk about the Australian independent beer movement, which has hit a new pace thanks to the advent of the official Independent Beer label. Will it change things? Will it help Brewers? Will it help drinkers? We ask these questions and more as we try to unravel the present and future of what it means to...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode we talk about beers you drink in winter, beers that you could drink in winter, and the issue with only drinking certain beers at certain times of the year, like winter. Recorded outside on a freezing evening in Brunswick, we talk the inception, tactics, and trials of the season and how it relates to beer....

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode we talk about all things NEW, asking questions like: what happens when you combine an IPA with a stout? Has craft beer infiltrated strip bars? And what is it like to have a full week without alcohol? It’s an episode full of mysticism, delight, and a suitable level of stupidity. And if that wasn’t enough,...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode we talk about what happens when a brewery sells out to a bigger brewery. Do they do good? Do they do bad? Are they about the same as what they were? These just some of the questions we ask in an episode also filled with other pivotal questions such as: who really owns who? How is 4 Pines Brewing everywher...

PODCAST | In this episode we chronicle the highs and lows of the beer scene of Hobart in Tasmania. From airport lounges to brewery bars, it’s a step-by-step journey through the best and worst places to drink, covering everything from Irish bars with craft beer, to hot wings with a purchase limit, to a late night Blondie playlist. Because isn’t all that what everyone does when they go to Hobart? An...

PODCAST | In this episode, we talk about the craft beer scene of South America, with Paul stumbling across vibrant watering holes even when he isn’t looking for them. It’s an intricate journey filled with obscure burger ring-like bar snacks, hole in the wall bars, and DC comics references. You could say we cover one of everything in this episode. But if that wasn’t enough, we also drink a be...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode we interview Tony McGee, the incredibly-charismatic founder and CEO of Lagunitas Brewing Company, and talk about what it’s like to build a brewery from nothing, to maintain a brewery’s counter-culture for a new generation, and s...

PODCAST | In this bumper season closer, we breakdown our picks, both strange and brilliant, for Melbourne’s fabled Good Beer Week festival, and journey through Container C of the Melbourne GABS festival lineup, finding ourselves drooling just a little bit at what is to come. But all of this is just talk in preparation for our full-on vertical tasting of Mountain Goat’s Imperial Stout series, from...

PODCAST | In this far-reaching episode we talk new beers, such as Feral’s Tusk, at underrated craft beer joints; the best methods for finding great beer venues in unknown places; and the joy of reuniting with, and re-appreciating, session beers. We also, as long-promised, talk through the Melbourne GABS Container B, and offer our ill-planned picks for this container, many of which involve de...

PODCAST | In this ill-planned and unintentionally music-filled episode, we talk about various methods of attempting to convert people to craft beer, the potential beer gods that may be inhabiting the world, and do a brief review of Melbourne’s GABS Container A beers. We also discover a very old whisky thanks to an oversized poster on the wall of our recording venue, The Catfish. Finally, we...

PODCAST | In this burning, cobbled-together, ramshackle episode, we talk about: the emergence of craft distilleries; a visit to a city bar that have barley wine on tap; and the advent of April fools gags and, with that, the thought of rum-ham beer. We also discuss a divisive beer and talk about whether it got our attention because of what it was, or simply how it was presented. Or both. The answer...

PODCAST | In this startling episode, we bring together a rogues gallery of drinkers to talk about the rise of accessible craft beer, our own expectations of craft beer, and what this means for the future of what we describe as craft beer. We also dig out a tap list from 2012 and realise just how far craft beer has come. Finally, we drink beers from America and New Zealand; both of which turn out t...

PODCAST | In this rambunctious episode, we are joined by Kyle of Gage Roads Brewing Co to talk about the chaotic, perilous, and ultimately successful rise of the brewery, and the mildly-hilarious bumps they faced along the way. It’s a conversation featuring a hint of merch, a well-stocked stadium, and a long tangent about using unicorns in beers. The latter could be hard to prove. We also drink Ga...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this rag-tag unofficial followup to episode one of this season, we continue to drink Geuze-style beers from the fabled BOON box, polishing off the very last of the beers this time around. It’s a continued voyage of discovery, but perhaps less so than with the first two bottles. We also talk about another pub crawl, th...

PODCAST | In this brand-new, season-opening episode we crack open a box of four Geuze-style beers from Lambeek brewery, BOON. It’s a journey we didn’t really expect, if only because the box came with it’s only multi-language, in-depth instruction manual. It made us want to write one of our own. We also talk about our recent pub crawl to the south of Melbourne and everything we discovered. Or at le...

PODCAST | In this ramshackle episode, we gather a crack team including Jeff, Paul, Kyle, Clint, Emily, and Chris, to decide on our favourite beers of the summer while at the same time trying in vain to predict what beers will appear in the future. We also drink a beer that we thought was another beer but turned out to be a different beer again. It got confusing, but we liked that beer all the same...

PODCAST | In this windswept episode, we connect with Jeff on the other side of the world as we talk about the beers and bars we have discovered recently, along with everything that comes from a few days of hard drinking. It’s one of those standard journeys where we rant about NEIPAs, talk about the intricacies of making a coffee-based beer, and then rant more about NEIPAs. You could say that...

PODCAST | In this whirlwind episode, we wander the hallowed grounds of Brewers Feast beer festival where we jump from brewer to brewer, talking with the great people from CoConspirators Brewing , Watts River Brewing , Forrest Brewing , Holgate Brewing , and Harcourt Valley Winery . It’s a journey packed full of surprising beers, incredibly-questionable puns, and occasionally-shoddy audio choices &...

PODCAST | In this weather-beaten episode we celebrate Melbourne’s weather change by recording during a storm, talking about some lengthy adventures during a long weekend, and once again herald our own beer, the Market NEIPA (sometimes the Market IPA). We also talk about beers that aren’t our own, and let roles reverse as Paul becomes the angry one. Like the changing weather in Melbourne, this epis...

PODCAST | In this time-bending episode, we celebrate the new year by first talking about the previous one, and then jumping straight to rest of the current one. It’s an episode featuring our favourite beers of 2017, our new beers resolutions for 2018, and somewhat strangely, cooled and heated footpaths. It also has a few plugs for things like our upcoming Market NEIPA with Hop Nation, the re...

PODCAST | In this illuminating episode, we visit Melbourne’s Hop Nation Brewing Co. to talk about their inspirations, their successes, and their future. We also explore the runaway success of the Jedi Juice, their cult-like NEIPA; celebrate the joy of combining two great beers into one completely different beer; and exclusively reveal Hop Nation’s brand-new sister brand SITE, which will feat...

PODCAST | In this genre-defying episode, we talk about New Years Eve drinking and subsequent New Years Day drinking, discuss the strategies required to drink Omnipollo ‘s fabled NOA when on tap, and find out what is new and exciting in Paul’s hometown of Perth. We also discover a Mediterranean wholesaler that sells a whole load of craft beer, marvel at the right sort of pricing for tas...

PODCAST | In this well-travelled episode, we catch up with who we think was our very first guest, Gareth, to ask him all about his beerventures in places as far-flung as Russia and Egypt. It’s a journey that features not only several well-stocked beer fridges, but also an entire a beer shop that may never been found. This conversation knows no limits, is complete with obscure pop culture reference...