Brunswick Beer Collective

PODCAST | In this rabble-rousing episode we venture north once more and visit the fabled Bright Brewery where we are are joined by their favourite son, James Davidson, for a conversation that is informing, irreverent, and intriguing. It‘s an exploration involving a large dose of bad jokes, a healthy amount of obscure film references, and some unexpected background noises. We drink great high count...

PODCAST | In this very lekker episode, we explore everything there is to explore about what to drink at Christmas. It’s an episode designed for your commute back to your family, to either help to enjoy them or to survive them. We also have another type of gift, specifically three beers that Paul bought from a random Belgium beer vendor that offered free shipping. What could go wrong? As you...

PODCAST | In this brewery-filled episode, we venture outside the confines of Melbourne and knock on the door of Beechworth’s Bridge Road Brewers, where we ask ill-informed questions to their CEO, Donald. As well hearing about their enormous core range of beers, we also hear about their systematic use of locals, both for the beer ingredients and for the brewery staff, their CEO included. We then ex...

PODCAST | In this season-opening episode, we attempt to make up for the postponed Brewers Feast beer festival by instead chronicling Paul and Ben’s incredible journey through Sydney’s Northern Beaches, in which they apparently end up largely at 4 Pines venues. It’s a wander that involves buses, tiny breweries, Google definitions, and the delicate art of crashing a Christmas party...

PODCAST | In this mind-bending episode, we assemble a dream team of drinkers including Ben, Chris, Emily, Jeff, Kyle and Paul to tackle Garage Project’s Silk Road series of beers. The results are hillarious, irresponsible, and unstoppably unwieldy. It’s an episode where, no matter what you thought our runtime should have been, we can assure you that this is longer. We also talk about the art of dr...

PODCAST | In this monstrously-long episode we are joined by the brilliant people behind Froth Craft Beer Magazine , editor Emily and designer Clint , to help them celebrate the two year anniversary of the magazine. It’s an adventure that goes to a lot of places we didn’t expect, and many places we did, as we explore just what it takes to make Australia’s premiere craft beer print magazine. We’ll g...

PODCAST | In this recipe-defining episode we explore just what it takes to make an effective beer cocktail, often using ingredients that you probably won’t find around the house; delve deep into our limited knowledge of council restrictions and associated noise complaints; and talk about the Melbourne Cup and its associated craft beer drinking-related activities, or lack thereof. It’s...

PODCAST | In this hungover episode, we speak with Tyson from Brewers Feast beer festival about strong beers, sleep deprivation, and this year’s festival, obviously. It’s everything you could ever hope for in an episode and several things you probably would have liked to avoid. It’s a complicated balance, we’ll admit. We also explore the amazing depth and stupidity required to put on a beer f...

PODCAST | In this enlightening episode, we visit Melbourne’s The Craft & Co., a place that does everything from beer to coffee to cheese, and talk with the head brewer Heath about all things beer. It’s a conversation filled with complicated beer terms, long-dead philosophers, and regular pilsner drinkers. We also inadvertently stalk someone on Untappd and find our ratings strangely aligned wit...

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this surprisingly-serious episode, at least for the first part, we explore the issue of breweries being taken over by other, bigger breweries and other brewery-like companies, and try to look at it from the perspective of both the brewer and the drinker. And then to balance it out, we laugh at some of the best Untappd...

PODCAST | In this well-earned episode, we talk about Bright Brewery ’s brand-new cause-worthy beer, the excellent Mr West in Melbourne’s Footscray, and the latest beers we’ve discovered in the scene. We also mispronounce several comments, some with more flair than others, and talk about parallels between the wine industry, the beer industry, and strangely, the pop music industry. Finally, we talk...

PODCAST | In this adventurous episode, Paul and Leon detail their trips to some of the best breweries found in the USA while at the same time taking idiotic questions from the rest of us. It’s a meeting of many minds as we bust out three beers from fabled brewery, Evil Twin, that arrived in Paul’s suitcase and that most of us had never seen before. And finally, we learn what a yinzer accent is, di...

PODCAST | In this special episode, our 100th, we talk about episodes past, ponder the episode present, and ask what we think will happen for episodes future. It’s a chat about what makes us angry, and above all, what makes us happy in the beer world. There are also rants, because sometimes that’s needed, as well as an obscure reference to Sophie Monk, which is probably less needed. And if that was...

PODCAST | In this rambunctious episode, we turn up sort-of announced to Brunswick’s brilliant Himmel Hünd Brewing Company where we proceed to drink their great beer, talk with their awesome brewer, and ask our own brand of ill-thought-out questions. We also discuss Brisbane’s Melbourne beer problem and then proceed to discuss what must be Melbourne’s Brisbane beer problem. It&#82...

PODCAST | In this to-do list-redeeming episode, we chronicle our journey at the regional Victoria beer festival Bendigo on the Hop , the only festival we know that combines the two drinking things we love the most: beer festivals and pub crawls. It’s a breakdown of what we checked-in, where we checked-in, and how we checked-out. It also involves some obscure Twin Peaks references and some heavy mi...

PODCAST | In this background-noise filled episode (it was recorded outside) we talk about drinking games, playing games while drinking, and just drinking in general. We also discuss coffee in beer, the rise and longevity of the New England India Pale Ale (NEIPA), and obscure comparisons with food and beer flavours in Untappd comments. We also question our own beer ratings and comments and how they...

PODCAST | Want to avoid a hangover? We’re here to help. In this special bonus piece we discuss with a pharmacist (Paul’s wife, Lauren) about how you can avoid a hangover after your next drinking adventure. Topics include: preparing to drink eating in advance breaking the seal miracle hangover cures drinking when you’re not drinking. You’ll probably never look at a gatorade...

PODCAST | Have you ever wondered how to plan a pub crawl? In this idiotic yet informative bonus piece we cover the steps to take to plan your own pub crawl including: identifying your area planning at napkin length ensuring optimum timing locking in your eating stops diversifying venues for your audience. You should probably also drink water, but we’re sure you already know that. Note: We&#8...

PODCAST | In this bumper season-closing episode, we take over the University of Melbourne’s Tsubu bar to talk about the bars and breweries of Canberra, Australia; the books and beers of the upper west coast of the USA and Canada; and the booze and (lack of) bacon of Manchester, UK. Beyond this we discuss whether there can be such a thing as a summer stout, try to decide if 5.0 ABV is really high e...

PODCAST | In this groundbreaking episode, we talk all things Untappd with one of the people who made it, the app’s co-founder, Greg. It’s an episode where we gladly explore the cultural relevance of Untappd to the craft drinking scene, as well as noting how it has helped to provide content for 40 per cent of our show. We also explore and embrace the world of badges and the complexity of making a s...

PODCAST | In this noisy and rambunctious episode, we are joined by the very sensible folks from Old Wives Ales for a rambling discussion about Bruce , the collaboration beer we’ve made with them, The Craft & Co. and Froth Craft Beer Magazine . We also journey through the highs and lows of what it takes to make a beer when your planning tool is an oversized message feed, and talk about th...

PODCAST | Get your coloured woollen jumpers ready people as in this episode we discuss everything we know, which as usual turns out to be very little, about the fabled Swedish brewery, Omnipollo. It’s a Scandinavian road filled with obscure chip flavours, print colour code numbers, and some utterly incredible desert-like beer. And if that wasn’t enough, we reach the startling realisation that of a...

PODCAST | In this, our most Top Gear-like episode yet, we do something we’ve been threatening to do for many episodes and take on the ultimate beer challenge, risking life and limb as we drink seven different lagers in the hope of finding out if we can actually tell the difference between a craft lager and a macro lager. It’s a journey that needed blindfolds, memory prompts, and a solid level of m...

PODCAST | In this grand tour of an episode, we talk about the Vietnam craft beer scene, inspired by Paul’s recent trip to the country, where it seemed he managed to visit almost every craft proprietor he could find. It’s an episode packed full of obscure references, obscure beer medals, and the host of obscure tools that are needed to open a bottle of beer. And if that wasn’t enough, we continue o...

PODCAST | In this suburb-trekking episode, we attempt to recollect our expedition to the east of Melbourne and the mystical and unexpected pubs we discovered. It’s a quest filled with great playlists, plush couches, and dangerously-placed dart boards, along with talk about the prevalence of brown ales and the joy of well-timed imports. Finally, we discuss a beer that wound up being incredibly effe...