Beer O'Clock Australia

Episode 74 - July News

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 13:15:06 +1000

This episode is just a news episode. In true Beer O'Clock style there's been some major developments since we recorded this which we'll cover off in the next ep!

Thanks again for listening guys. Please like, subscribe, review us on your podcast platform of choice - everything helps more people find the show. As usual; questions, comments, suggestions or general statements to angus@beeroclockaustralia.com or dylan@beeroclockaustralia.com & we'll be back soon, with any luck!

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Golden Pints 2024

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:29:09 +1000

Some of you may have already heard this, if so please feel to scroll on by. We had an issue in the backend where this didn't upload to all podcast platforms. If it's new to you hope you enjoy!

If you're new here this is our wrap of the year in beer that was 2024 - they're always fun conversations that get a little silly towards the end... This one is no exception.

3:00 to 5:30 - Best Event
5:30 to 10:00 - Worst Beer
10:00 to 12:30 - Non-Alcoholic
12:30 to 16:00 - Australian Bottle
16:00 to 22:15 - Australian Can
22:15 to 25:00 - International Can
25:00 to 27:30 - Australian Brewery
27:30 to 1:20:30 - Initial Discussion
1:20:30 to 1:37:20 - Top 10 Discussion

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Episode 72 - June News

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:30:24 +1000

Just a quick note, if you've already heard this don't worry - we just had a couple of issues in the backend & some of you may have not had this in your feed yet. Some of you also may not have seen the Golden Pints episode, which will

This episode is just a news episode. In true Beer O'Clock style there's been some major developments since we recorded this which we'll cover off in the next ep!

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Episode 71 - Live News from Westside Ale Works

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 20:17:14 +1000

In true Beer O'Clock style we're following up one of our most out of date episodes with one of our most up to date episodes! Given the amount of recent industry news we took the show on the road to Westside Ale Works last weekend. It's only news this month, however we have plenty of stuff in the pipeline so stay tuned.

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Singapore Day 3 - A Ranking of Lagers Extravaganza

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 13:55:59 +1000

Due to weight restrictions we needed to get some beers drunk! So here are 3 new entries to the ranking of lagers.

Singapore Day 2 - BrewAsia Wrap

Sat, 05 Oct 2024 13:22:18 +1000

BrewAsia Day 2 - 5 interviews, lots of beers, lots of chat.

Singapore Day 2 - Germaine Clerx of Blefa

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 19:47:52 +1000

Interview from the BrewAsia Media Booth with Germaine Clerx, International Sales Manager for Blefa. We talked about how they produce 1.7m kegs a year, which are sold in every country from A-Z. They're accredited to 4 ISO Standards and have industry leading welding technology. Germaine also kept us plied with Pilsner throughout the 2 days for which we are eternally grateful.

Singapore Day 2 - Leon & Liz of Tenggara Brewing

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 19:18:33 +1000

Interview from the BrewAsia Media Booth with Leon & Liz, Co-owners & brewers from Tenggara Brewing Co in Indonesia. They are home brewers, turned contract brewers who after a lengthy 2 year process were finally able to produce their first beers in February 2024. This is a really good chat that covers the difficulties of brewing in Indonesia as well as the close community they've found themselves among.

Singapore Day 2 - Paul Jones of Cloudwater Brew Co

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 18:03:18 +1000

Interview from the BrewAsia Media Booth with Paul Jones, Co-founder of Cloudwater Brew Co in Manchester, UK. This was a really thoughtful wide ranging conversation that delved into the depths of the industry. If you've only got time for one of these interviews I would make it this one. Paul was one of the key note speakers at BrewAsia & we were privileged to have him join us.

Singapore Day 2 - George Wade of Zevero

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 13:39:56 +1000

Interview from the BrewAsia Media Booth with George Wade, Co-Founder & COO of Zevero. We discussed their Carbon Management solutions, how it helps the brewing industry & the planet as well as talking about how employees get to work can impact your carbon footprint. If that sounds dry, don't worry it isn't! It's a really good chat with an engaging guest who is passionate about what he does.

More information can be found here: https://www.zevero.earth/

The Decarbonisation Guide George mentioned in the interview can be found here: https://hubs.ly/Q02S6WlF0

To Book a Demo: https://www.zevero.earth/book-a-demo

To Connect With Georgehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/georgewade-zevero/

Singapore Day 2 - Wendy Chng Petit & Bret Kollmann Baker of Les Vergers Boiron

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:11:14 +1000

Interview from the BrewAsia Media Booth with Wendy Chng Petit of Les Vergers Boiron, & Bret Kollmann Baker, COO Urban Artifact & Beer Ambassador for Les Vergers Boiron. In this interview we discuss the range of fruit purees offered by Les Vergers Boiron, their application in brewing & collaborations with Singaporean brewers.

Bret is going to be in Melbourne next week at La Sirene to launch a collaboration brew. Details can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/eustralis.food/p/DAf2z36tMB6/?img_index=1

Details for how to contact Les Vergers Boiron in Australia & New Zealand are listed below if you're interested in trying their fruit purees in your own brewery.

Australia - Eustralis Food - (08) 9377 0377

New Zealand - Reso Fine Food - +64 9 414 2522 info@reso.co.nz

Singapore Day 1 - BrewAsia Wrap

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 20:22:13 +1000

BrewAsia Day 1 - 3 interviews, lots of beers, lots of chat, lots of promise for tomorrow.

Singapore Day 1 - Stanley Boots of 7 Bridges

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 19:32:04 +1000

Interview from the BrewAsia Media Booth with Stanley Boots, Chairman of 7 Bridges Brewing in Vietnam. We discussed 7 Bridges' Zero Waste efforts, upcoming rebrand & embracing the chaos of alternative revenue streams.

Singapore Day 1 - Don Viteri of Rooster Beer

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 18:46:11 +1000

Interview from the BrewAsia Media Booth with Don Viteri, now CEO of Rooster Beer from Vietnam. Don joins us to discuss his new role, what Rooster has beer up to since we last spoke & discusses the latest season of The Bear - amongst other things.

Singapore Day 1 - Will Julius of Lion Brewery Co

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 13:55:53 +1000

Interview from the BrewAsia Media Booth with Will Julius, Managing Director of Lion Brewery Co in Singapore. It’s a really enjoyable conversation where we discuss everything from brewing in and exporting to multiple countries as well as the possibility of a Durian beer.

Episode 59 - Interview with Charles Guerrier of Brew Asia

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 22:42:43 +1000

Welcome back to the Beer O'Clock podcast & for once it hasn't been a long time between drinks! If this is your first time listening to a Beer O'Clock Australia podcast, welcome! This episode we interrupt regular (or is that irregular...) programing to bring you an interview with Charles Guerrier of Brew Asia. Brew Asia is celebrating their 10th Anniversary in Singapore in October this year & Beer O'Clock Australia will once again be on the ground. If you would like to join us, you can still register for the conference and find out all the details at: https://www.brew-asia.com/

Show Notes

Interview with Charles Guerrier, Managing Director of Brew Asia.

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Episode 58 - Brew Asia Bound & Good Lagers Found!

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:47:31 +1000

Welcome back to the Beer O'Clock podcast, it's been a long, long time between drinks! It feels like every month I'm apologizing for how hectic it's been around here - but maybe that is just the new normal... With any luck this is the first of a few episodes that we get out roughly a month or so apart.

If this is your first time listening to a Beer O'Clock Australia podcast, welcome! We change the segments up a little each month, however most months we'll discuss some of the latest news from the beer world, we'll talk about some beers that we've been enjoying over the last month & we'll crack something interesting from my cellar. This episode we cover, in true Beer O'Clock fashion, plenty of (very, very) outdated news, add two lagers to our master list & crack a cellar offering.

Show Notes

Brew Asia Announcement (0:30)

3 Ravens X Mash Follow Up (2:10)

News (3:32)

Good Beer Hunting on Indefinite Hiatus
Dutch Trading Co Closing
Brewski Also Closing
Just Wines Buy Beer Cartel
Guinness Become Premier League Sponsor
Awards
- Perth Royal Beer
  - Finlay Brewing
  - Large: Rocky Ridge
  - Medium: Otherside
  - Small: Margaret River Beer Co
- NZ Stout Challenge
  - Mount Brewing
Brewery Openings
- Convent Brewing, Rutherglen
- The Mill - Bendigo Hotel
- Hiker Take Over Black Hops East Brisbane
- Great Ocean Road Take Over Sou' West
Voluntary Administration Watch
- Sou' West Liquidated
Brewery Closure
- Alchemy Brunswick
- East Bendigo
- Brew Barons
- Derelict Brewing
- Cascade (US) Brewing
- AVNGE Brewing
- Henry Street Brewing
Brewery Sales
- 4 Hearts bought by Stony Creek
- Capital Brewing acquire Batlow Cider
Tasting Paddle
- Beer Farm International Ambitions (link)
- West African grain Fonio
- IBA New Website (link)
- Brewmanity Become Dees Beer Partner
- Deeds site for sale for $12m
- Heineken Silver Ad (link)

Ranking of Lagers (35:45)

Kronenbourg 1664 from France
Beerlao from Laos
The new rankings are as follows:

1. Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
2. Tennent’s (Scotland)
3. Carlsberg (Denmark)
4. Quilmes (Argentina)
5. Krombacher (Germany)
6. Kingfisher (India)
7. Angkor (Cambodia)
8. Stiegl Goldbrau (Austria)
9. Gullmack (Norway)
10. Lvivske (Ukraine)
11. Sapporo (Japan)
12. Taiwan Beer (Taiwan)
13. Dreher (Hungary)
14. Birra Moretti (Italy)
15. Beerlao (Laos)
16. Nektar (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
17. Bud Light (USA – Domestic)
18. Corona (Mexico)
19. Steinlager (New Zealand)
20. Windhoek (Namibia)
21. Almaza (Lebanon)
22. Heineken (Netherlands)
23. Lion (Sri Lanka)
24. Cisk (Malta)
25. San Miguel (Philippines)
26. Maccabee (Israel)
27. Snow (China – Internal)
28. Cantina (El Salvador)
29. Lasko (Slovenia)
30. 333 (Vietnam)
31. Stella Artois (Belgium)
32. Phoenix (Mauritius)
33. Tusker (Kenya)
34. Budweiser (USA – International)
35. Skopsko (North Macedonia)
36. Zywiec (Poland)
37. Mythos (Greece)
38. Tiger (Singapore)
39. Karlovacko (Croatia)
40. Efes (Turkey)
41. Singha (Thailand)
42. Red Stripe (Jamaica)
43. Bintang (Indonesia)
44. Toña (Nicaragua)
45. Lav (Serbia)
46. Sagres (Portugal)
47. Vonu (Fiji)
48. Star (Nigeria)
49. Cusquena (Peru)
50. Pabst Blue Ribbon (Contract)
51. Timisoreana (Romania)

Noz's Cellar (45:53)

Boatrocker Lamjet
6.5% ABV
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Episode 57 - A Top 5 Lager & Alotta News!

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 22:51:27 +1000

If this is your first time listening to a Beer O'Clock Australia podcast, welcome! We change the segments up a little each month, however most months we'll discuss some of the latest news from the beer world, we'll talk about some beers that we've been enjoying over the last month & we'll crack something interesting from my cellar. This episode we cover, in true Beer O'Clock fashion, plenty of (very, very) outdated news, some stuff we've been drinking, add a lager to our master list & crack a cellar offering. It's about as quintessential as possible!

Show Notes

News (0:32)

GABS Melbourne Is On The Move
Grain & Grape (The Homebrew One) Is Closing
Aussie Brewers at The Firestone Walker Invitational
Bodriggy Become Carbon Neutral
Accusation Against BrewDog (link)
And For Balance: WE PRAISE JAMES WATT!
Craft Beer on TV (ABC & Channel 9) (link)
Awards
- World Beer Cup
  - Two Bays GOLD
  - Hop Nation Buzz BRONZE
  - A Bronze & a Silver for Garage Project
- Untappd Community Awards
  - https://awards.untappd.com/
Brewery Openings
- Pirate Life South Melbourne
- Brewmanity
- Fox Friday Perth
- MoonDog Wild West
Voluntary Administration Watch
- Deeds Are In - And It's Real
- Big Shed Are Out!
- 3 More In
  - Akasha
  - Black Hops
  - Grand Ridge
Brewery Closure
- Brewicolo Closed
- Howler Hospo Venue Closed
- Hashigo Zake - Wellington's Craft Bar Is No More
Brewery Sales
- Good Drinks Trying To Sell Their Atomic Spinoff
- Mighty Craft Have Sold Mismatch
- 8 Wired is For Sale
Tasting Paddle
- 6 Pack Sales Data (link)
- DB Voluntarily Add Nutritional Panel
- Beer Can Sells for almost $100k

News Segment 2 (38:15)

A (failed) attempt at timeliness!

Deeds Is Gone!
Black Hops Saved!
Golden West Site Taken Over By FOUND
Akasha Out of VA!
Temple Brewing Closed
AIBA Awards (link)

What We're Drinking (56:58)

Modus/Ten Men Collaboration
High Country Hops!
Oishii World - Japanese Importer
Banks Cali Pale & Citra Is Life
Kwak
Two Metre Tall Pumpkin Ale
Small Gods Arms Race
Stone & Wood Big Pale Ale
Straffe Hendrik Tripel
Reckless IPA

Ranking of Lagers (1:13:08)

Krombacher from Germany
The new rankings are as follows:

1. Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
2. Tennent’s (Scotland)
3. Carlsberg (Denmark)
4. Quilmes (Argentina)
5. Krombacher (Germany)
6. Kingfisher (India)
7. Angkor (Cambodia)
8. Stiegl Goldbrau (Austria)
9. Gullmack (Norway)
10. Lvivske (Ukraine)
11. Sapporo (Japan)
12. Taiwan Beer (Taiwan)
13. Dreher (Hungary)
14. Birra Moretti (Italy)
15. Nektar (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
16. Bud Light (USA – Domestic)
17. Corona (Mexico)
18. Steinlager (New Zealand)
19. Windhoek (Namibia)
20. Almaza (Lebanon)
21. Heineken (Netherlands)
22. Lion (Sri Lanka)
23. Cisk (Malta)
24. San Miguel (Philippines)
25. Maccabee (Israel)
26. Snow (China – Internal)
27. Cantina (El Salvador)
28. Lasko (Slovenia)
29. 333 (Vietnam)
30. Stella Artois (Belgium)
31. Phoenix (Mauritius)
32. Tusker (Kenya)
33. Budweiser (USA – International)
34. Skopsko (North Macedonia)
35. Zywiec (Poland)
36. Mythos (Greece)
37. Tiger (Singapore)
38. Karlovacko (Croatia)
39. Efes (Turkey)
40. Singha (Thailand)
41. Red Stripe (Jamaica)
42. Bintang (Indonesia)
43. Toña (Nicaragua)
44. Lav (Serbia)
45. Sagres (Portugal)
46. Vonu (Fiji)
47. Star (Nigeria)
48. Cusquena (Peru)
49. Pabst Blue Ribbon (Contract)
50. Timisoreana (Romania)

Noz's Cellar (1:19:40)

Boatrocker Gaston
10.6% ABV
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Episode 56 - Pouring Out A Little Lambic For Brews News

Wed, 15 May 2024 21:39:46 +1000

If this is your first time listening to a Beer O'Clock Australia podcast, welcome! We change the segments up a little each month, however most months we'll discuss some of the latest news from the beer world, we'll talk about some beers that we've been enjoying over the last month & we'll crack something interesting from my cellar. This episode we cover, in true Beer O'Clock fashion, plenty of (very, very) outdated news, some stuff we've been drinking, add a lager to our master list & crack a cellar offering. It's about as quintessential as possible!

Show Notes

News (2:18)

Brews News Is No More
Beer & Brewer Moving Away from Print
Pint of Origin Dates Announced
- May 10-19th
Mountain Culture Status Quo Takes Out The Hottest 100
Wildflower Hosting Zwanze Day
Duvel Ransomwared & Shut Down
Two Men Brewing (Ukraine) Launch Fundraising Collab w Modus Operandi
Awards (12:40)
- Royal Queensland Beer Awards
Brewery Openings
- Matso's Eumundi
Voluntary Administration Watch
- Wayward Went In & Came Out
- Hawkers Went In & Came Out
- Big Shed In
- Golden West In
Brewery Closure
- Bracket Being Moved From Their Existing Site
- Wild Life (Shepparton) Closing After 5 Years
Brewery Sales
- Willie The Boatman Sell To Powder Monkey

Ranking of Lagers (25:31)

2 this month
Angkor from Cambodia
Star from Nigeria
The new rankings are as follows:

1. Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
2. Tennent’s (Scotland)
3. Carlsberg (Denmark)
4. Quilmes (Argentina)
5. Kingfisher (India)
6. Angkor (Cambodia)
7. Stiegl Goldbrau (Austria)
8. Gullmack (Norway)
9. Lvivske (Ukraine)
10. Sapporo (Japan)
11. Taiwan Beer (Taiwan)
12. Dreher (Hungary)
13. Birra Moretti (Italy)
14. Nektar (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
15. Bud Light (USA – Domestic)
16. Corona (Mexico)
17. Steinlager (New Zealand)
18. Windhoek (Namibia)
19. Almaza (Lebanon)
20. Heineken (Netherlands)
21. Lion (Sri Lanka)
22. Cisk (Malta)
23. San Miguel (Philippines)
24. Maccabee (Israel)
25. Snow (China – Internal)
26. Cantina (El Salvador)
27. Lasko (Slovenia)
28. 333 (Vietnam)
29. Stella Artois (Belgium)
30. Phoenix (Mauritius)
31. Tusker (Kenya)
32. Budweiser (USA – International)
33. Skopsko (North Macedonia)
34. Zywiec (Poland)
35. Mythos (Greece)
36. Tiger (Singapore)
37. Karlovacko (Croatia)
38. Efes (Turkey)
39. Singha (Thailand)
40. Red Stripe (Jamaica)
41. Bintang (Indonesia)
42. Toña (Nicaragua)
43. Lav (Serbia)
44. Sagres (Portugal)
45. Vonu (Fiji)
46. Star (Nigeria)
47. Cusquena (Peru)
48. Pabst Blue Ribbon (Contract)
49. Timisoreana (Romania)

What We're Drinking (36:54)

Kai El
Gales
Smiley
3806
Two Rupees
Fox Friday Richmond
Banks Worth The Wait
Hawkers OG IPA

Noz's Cellar (53:39)

Cantillon Sang Bleu
6% ABV
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A Semi-Mobile, Semi-Live, Super-Super-Late (Even By Our Standards) Comprehensive Hottest 100 Wrap

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 22:26:10 +1000

Show Notes

We know how some of you feel about this subject, so we've dedicated it a whole podcast! Those who hate the Hottest 100 move on, the rest of you; enjoy!

Thanks to Smiley Brewing, 3806 Brewing & Two Rupees for having us throughout the day!

Intro & Predictions (0:00)

100 - 91 (10:44)

90 - 81 (14:06)

80 - 71 (16:46)

70 - 61 (19:44)

60 - 51 (21:48)

50 - 41 (24:43)

40 - 31 (28:00)

30 - 21 (31:42)

20 - 11 (34:21)

Top 10 (37:56)

Winner (46:01)

Review (49:15)

Golden Pints 2023

Sun, 24 Dec 2023 10:47:34 +1000

Full Show Notes to follow - but thought we needed to get this out for the long Xmas/Summer Holiday drives. Apologies to any wives/girlfriends being forced to listen to the 2hrs+ of drunken rambling!

Episode 53 - Married Men, Back Again

Sun, 24 Dec 2023 10:45:23 +1000

First show for a long time! Full show notes to follow.

Episode 52 - Taprooms, Tribe Woes & Sour Figs

Thu, 18 May 2023 17:37:41 +1000

Show Notes

Intro

News (2:22)

Beer Cartel Survey Results (link)
- We Finished Top 5!
- Other notable findings
- Top 10 Brewery List
Ballistic Exit Administration
Tribe Enter Administration
Jayne Lewis Leaves Two Birds
ASIC Looking Into Equity Crowd Funding
Few Recalls
- Stone & Wood Counter Culture
- Coles Home Brand – Smithies
- Your Mates Watermelon Sour
Awards
- Moffat Beach Take Out The Big Prizes at Royal Queensland
- Stomping Ground Take Out Large Brewery
Brewery Openings
- The Zythologist Opening in Oakleigh
- Fox Friday Taking Over Blasta’s Old Brewpub in WA
- 3 Griffins Gain Balnarring Approval
Brewery Closures
- Future Mountain’s Tap Room Closing
Brewery Sales
- Nail Announce Takeover of Billabong
- Drake’s Buy Bear Republic
Tasting Paddle (20:50)
- Merri-bek Council Beer Trail
- Lord Nelson 35+ Ad Campaign (link)
- VB Xtra (VX) Won’t be Sold in the NT

What We’re Drinking (22:36)

Devilbend Farm Beer Co Stumpy Lager
Trillium Beers
CoConspirators IPA
Boatrocker Roger Ramjet (2022)

Noz’s Cellar (28:05)

King River Fig Porter
6.4% ABV
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Episode 51 - Snap Back to Reality

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 23:57:39 +1000

If this is your first time listening to a Beer O'Clock Australia podcast, welcome! We change the segments up a little each month, however most months we'll discuss some of the latest news from the beer world, we'll talk about some beers that we've been enjoying over the last month & we'll crack something interesting from my cellar. This episode we cover, in true Beer O'Clock fashion, plenty of (very, very) outdated news, provide our thoughts on the Hottest 100, roll out the scouting report & discuss some of the beers and trends we've noticed so far in 2023.

Show Notes

Intro

News (1:45)

Good Drinks Pull Out of Stomping Ground Deal
Ballistic Enter Voluntary Administration
- (Yes, we're that out of date!)
Mountain Culture Status Quo Wins GABS Hottest 100
Better Beer Win Court Case Against Sidewinder
Mildura Brewery re-opens after Broo debacle
Our Latest BrewDog/James Watt Update
New Belgium Re-Brand Fat Tire
Brewery Openings
- Molly Rose Opening New Bar/Restaurant
- La Sirene Are Back Open
- On Point Open in Alexandra
- Craft & Co Open a Second Tap Room in Preston
- Local Brewing Opening in Clifton Hill
- Spotty Dog Open in Hobart
- Pirate Life South Melbourne On Track for Late-2023 Opening
Brewery Closures
- Newstead Closing Doggett St
  - Working Title Taking Over the Site
- Boag's Visitor Centre Saved by Tasmanian Government
Brewery Sales
- Red Hill Listed For Sale
- Sauce Selling Cairns Brewhouse Equipment
Tasting Paddle (27:39)
- NZ Hops Release "Superdelic"
- CUB Bring Back Powers
- VB Fridge Magnet
- Your Mates Opening a Bowls Club
- Jeremy McGovern - Wilson Brewing Ginger Betty
- Bright Release 104pk of Alpine Lager

Hottest 100 - Wrap Up (32:36)

Thoughts by 10's
Ginger Beers Galore
Our Lists
Wildflower Amber!

Scouting Report (49:56)

Dylan's Trip to the Gold Coast
- Madocke
- Fortitude
Love Shack New Taproom

What We're Drinking (58:07)

Side Project @ Carwyn
Banks NOPE
La Sirene Barrel Bar
NY Hazies
Sierra Nevada Celebration
Fun Year in Beer So Far
- Loads of throwbacks

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Golden Pint Awards 2022

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 14:28:04 +1000

Show Notes

Best Beer Media (2:30)

Best Label Art (4:20)

Worst Beer (6:46)

Biggest Disappointment (11:44)

Best Non-Alcoholic Beer (15:40)

Best Australian Draught Beer (18:12)

Best Australian Bottled Beer (21:22)

Best Australian Canned Beer (24:00)

Best International Draught Beer (27:33)

Best International Bottled Beer (30:56)

Best International Canned Beer (34:01)

Best New Brewery (37:52)

Best International Brewery (41:55)

Best Australian Brewery (46:37)

Top 40 Breweries in no particular order
- Hemingways
- Fixation
- Love Shack
- La Sirene
- Sobremesa
- Mountain Culture
- Boatrocker
- Banks
- Hawkers
- Bracket
- Deeds
- Fox Friday
- Kaiju
- Hop Nation
- Good Land
- White Bay
- Uraidla
- Slow Lane
- CoConspirators
- Two Rupees
- Range
- Molly Rose
- King River
- Bowden
- The Mill
- Philter
- Shapeshifter
- Pirate Life
- Stomping Ground
- Little Bang
- Hobart
- Grifter
- Bentspoke
- One Mile
- Two Metre Tall
- Wildflower
- Dollar Bill
- Bright
- Dainton
- 3 Ravens
Top 10 (1:50:35) In No Particular Order
- Hop Nation
- La Sirene
- Two Rupees
- Slow Lane
- Boatrocker
- Range
- Deeds
- Mountain Culture
- Banks
- Little Bang

Thailand Day 5/6 - Daily Wrap

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 02:47:27 +1000

The inevitable happened, we went a little too hard and missed a daily... Thankfully our day 6 was relatively light on the beer front - so we simply combined the two into one.

Thailand Day 4 - Daily Wrap

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 03:44:10 +1000

The 4th of 6 installments in our coverage of SEA Brew & related beer events in Thailand. Today we cover our slightly unusual day, whilst also taking in Thailand Brew Fest & The Londoner Brewpub (aka Brewprub or Brewplub)

Thailand Day 4 -Toon & Bamee from Group B & United People’s Brewery

Sat, 29 Oct 2022 16:43:49 +1000

Our interview from yesterday, live on the SEA Brew floor, with Supapong Pruenglampoo (Toon) & Prapavee Hematat (Bamee) from United People's Brewery & Group B.

Group B is a leading Thai Craft Beer distributor & United People's Brewery is currently being commissioned as a collective space for the brewers of Thailand to legally brew.

Thailand Day 3- Daily Wrap

Sat, 29 Oct 2022 03:24:32 +1000

A big day for us today, wrapped up in ~20 mins of totally coherrent banter.

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Thailand Day 3 - Stanley Boots of 7 Bridges on Project Aegir

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 22:34:47 +1000

Interview with Stanley Boots of 7 Bridges Brewing in Vietnam. He takes us through the history of the brand and what they are trying to acheive with their zero waste mission - Project Aegir.

You can sign up here; https://www.7bridges.space/

Thailand Day 3 - Chris Le & Gary Sadavage from Kura Kura Brewing

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 22:23:16 +1000

Interview with Chris Le, COO, & Gary Sadavage, Brew Master, from Kura Kura Brewing in Indonesia. We talked about the challenges they face brewing in the jungle in a predominantly muslim country.

Thailand Day 3 - Clif Whittington of Bangkok Beer Guide

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 19:42:44 +1000

Interview with Clif Whittington, founder of Bangkok Beer Guide & noted bagpipe player. We chat about Clif's pursuit to create an accessible guide to Thailand beer.

https://bangkokbeerguide.com/

Thailand Day 3 - Don Viteri of Rooster Beer

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 17:34:30 +1000

Interview from the SEA Brew Floor with Don Viteri from Rooster Beer in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. It’s a wide ranging chat; from Don’s background as a chef in Chicago to how he ended up selling beer for an early entrant in the Vietnamese craft brewing scene.

Thailand Day 2 - Daily Wrap

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 22:21:39 +1000

The second of six daily shows of our time in Thailand. We wrap up Day 1 from SEA Brew.

Thailand Day 2 - Brad Hannam of Crazy Carabao

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:58:29 +1000

Interview with Brad Hannam of Crazy Carabao (Philippines) from the floor at SEA Brew. We discuss the Phillipines beer scene and Crazy Carabao's position within it & the logistical challenges they face.

Thailand Day 2 - News from the Floor

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 13:21:16 +1000

A more timely than usual than usual news segment, recorded live from the SEA Brew floor.

Show Notes

Wayward/Batch Collective
Heineken Open SEA Largest Brewery
Orora Glass Recycling Plant
Cavalier wins GABS Can Design
Mighty Craft offload Sparke
Asian Beer Championship Announced Tomorrow – we’ll cover that
Easy Times Enter Administration
Brewery Openings
- La Sirene
- 3806 Brewing Opened Last Weekend
- The Public becomes Dainton
Brewery Closure
- Tooborac For Sale
- East 9th Wound Up

Tasting Paddle

Brick Lane B-Corp
10 Years of Big Shed
Lion Brewery Co Aluminium Bottles
Heineken Walk On Beer

Beer O’Clock in Thailand - Day 1

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 03:29:18 +1000

The first of our 6 daily shows from Bangkok, Thailand - while we cover SEA-Brew

Episode 37 - A Post Hiatus Epic

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:17:14 +1000

Welcome back to the Beer O'Clock podcast, it's been a long, long time between drinks! I've had an incredibly hectic last couple of months, which has seen the podcast, & the website for that matter, fall by the wayside a little. This may be our most out of date episode ever - as seen by the insert for breaking news we put in from almost 2 months ago...

If this is your first time listening to a Beer O'Clock Australia podcast, welcome! We change the segments up a little each month, however most months we'll discuss some of the latest news from the beer world, we'll talk about some beers that we've been enjoying over the last month & we'll crack something interesting from my cellar. This episode we cover, in true Beer O'Clock fashion, plenty of (very) outdated news, wrap-up 6 months of brewing awards, check out a new Victorian brewery, take a brewery tour of Adelaide & add a Israeli lager to the Ranking of Lagers & drink something from the back of the cellar!

Show Notes

Intro

News (1:33)

David Cryer Retires
Excise Changes/Inflation
Good Drinks Molson Coors Distribution Deal
Barrett Burston Hits Waste Water Milestone
Barth Haas Report
Lion Paid Leave Allowances
Feral Staying with Coca-Cola
Brewery Openings
- BrewDog Melbourne - Pentridge Prison
- Twang Brewing
- Two Doors Brewing
- 3806 Edging Closer
- Brick Lane Opening at Mercat Cross
- Valhalla Opening 2023 in North Geelong
Brewery Closures
- RedDot Brewhouse
- Stalwart Brewing
- Red Oak Beer Cafe Closing
- Spencer (US Trappist Brewery) Ceases Beer Production
- Mildura Brewery Caught Up in Broo Schmozzle
Brewery Sales
- Little Bang Sells to Duxton Pub Group
- Catchment Buys Fortitude
- Lion Sells UK Brands
Equity Crowd Funding
- Bridge Road, Dainton, Akasha, 3 Ravens, Future Magic
Tasting Paddle (29:41)
- Help on Bees Wings
- Westvleteren Gets a Label!
- Beer Cartel Survey Has Been & Gone
- Konvoy Acquire Onalytics
- Swan Draught Returns to WA
- Australian Wheat Ale
- Bayside Beer Belt

Stomping Ground Sale (39:11)

Contemporary Reaction

Award Show Wrapup (56:45)

World Beer Cup (57:35)
AIBA (58:53)
Royal Perth Beer Show (1:01:17)
Adelaide Beer & Cider (1:02:28)
Royal Sydney (1:04:04)
NZ Beer Awards (1:06:18)

Scouting Report (1:07:50)

Two Door Brewing
Ashburton, VIC

What We're Drinking (1:16:10)

Adelaide Trip
- Little Bang, Uraidla, Brightstar, Shapeshifter, Big Shed, Pirate Life, Bowden, Silver, Sparkke @ The Whitmore
Pint of Origin
Slow Lane
Blobfish

Ranking of Lagers (1:48:54)

This month we add Maccabee (Israel).
The new rankings are as follows:

Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
Tennent’s (Scotland)
Carlsberg (Denmark)
Quilmes (Argentina)
Kingfisher (India)
Gullmack (Norway)
Lvivske (Ukraine)
Sapporo (Japan)
Taiwan Beer (Taiwan)
Dreher (Hungary)
Birra Moretti (Italy)
Nektar (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Bud Light (USA - Domestic)
Corona (Mexico)
Steinlager (New Zealand)
Windhoek (Namibia)
Heineken (Netherlands)
Lion (Sri Lanka)
Cisk (Malta)
San Miguel (Philippines)
Maccabee (Israel)
Snow (China – Internal)
Cantina (El Salvador)
Lasko (Slovenia)
333 (Vietnam)
Stella Artois (Belgium)
Phoenix (Mauritius)
Tusker (Kenya)
Budweiser (USA - International)
Skopsko (North Macedonia)
Zywiec (Poland)
Mythos (Greece)
Tiger (Singapore)
Karlovacko (Croatia)
Singha (Thailand)
Red Stripe (Jamaica)
Bintang (Indonesia)
Toña (Nicaragua)
Lav (Serbia)
Vonu (Fiji)
Cusquena (Peru)
Pabst Blue Ribbon (Contract)
Timisoreana (Romania)

Noz's Cellar (1:53:44)

Spencer Monk's Reserve Ale
Quadrupel
10.2% ABV
Thumbs Up
Drink it now, or hold it longer - drinking nicely!

Remember it's always Beer O'Clock somewhere in the world!

Episode 36 - Nick Becker of Konvoy Kegs & a Cellar Classic

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:16:42 +1000

Welcome back to the Beer O'Clock podcast, it's been a long, long time between drinks! I've had an incredibly hectic last couple of months, which has seen the podcast fall by the wayside a little. I've got to issue a small apology to Nick Becker from Konvoy, our interview subject this episode, for the tardiness in getting this up!

If this is your first time listening to a Beer O'Clock Australia podcast, welcome! We change the segments up a little each month, however most months we'll discuss some of the latest news from the beer world, we'll talk about some beers that we've been enjoying over the last month & we'll crack something interesting from my cellar. This episode we cover, in true Beer O'Clock fashion, plenty of (very) outdated news, roll out the scouting report for Kaiju's (relatively) new brewery, interview Nick Becker from Konvoy Kegs, add a Mauritian lager to the Ranking of Lagers & drink something from the back of the cellar!

Show Notes

Intro

News (1:00)

Beers Brewed for Ukraine
Natalia Morales (Inmorales Brewery) Go Fund Me (link)
Excise Changes for Small Brewers
- CDS Changes
AIBA Category Changes
ABAC Complaints Drop Sharply
Kent Grogan Steps Down From Broo Board (there's a further update that we'll discuss next episode)
US Brewers Mostly Back Open Post-COVID
Brewery Closures
- None to report
Brewery Openings
- Hawkes Open the "Bob Hawke Beer & Leisure Centre"
- Currumbin Valley Working on Second Site
- Wildflower Install Brewery
- Grassy Knoll become Seeker, Takeover Bulli Site
Tasting Paddle (15:00)
- Federal Government Invest $33M in Sunshine Coast Beverage Precinct
- CUB Bring Back Resch's Dinner Ale
- Young Henry's 10 Year Anniversary
- Capital Certified Carbon Neutral

Scouting Report (21:13)

Kaiju Cantina
27 Hume Street, Huntingdale
Good venue, but a little safe

Interview (25:57)

Nick Becker
Konvoy Kegs
Co-Founder & Sales Director

Ranking of Lagers (48:37)

This month we add Phoenix (Mauritius).
The new rankings are as follows:

Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
Tennent’s (Scotland)
Carlsberg (Denmark)
Quilmes (Argentina)
Kingfisher (India)
Gullmack (Norway)
Lvivske (Ukraine)
Sapporo (Japan)
Taiwan Beer (Taiwan)
Dreher (Hungary)
Birra Moretti (Italy)
Nektar (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Bud Light (USA - Domestic)
Corona (Mexico)
Steinlager (New Zealand)
Windhoek (Namibia)
Heineken (Netherlands)
Lion (Sri Lanka)
Cisk (Malta)
San Miguel (Philippines)
Snow (China – Internal)
Cantina (El Salvador)
Lasko (Slovenia)
333 (Vietnam)
Stella Artois (Belgium)
Phoenix (Mauritius)
Tusker (Kenya)
Budweiser (USA - International)
Skopsko (North Macedonia)
Zywiec (Poland)
Mythos (Greece)
Tiger (Singapore)
Karlovacko (Croatia)
Singha (Thailand)
Red Stripe (Jamaica)
Bintang (Indonesia)
Toña (Nicaragua)
Lav (Serbia)
Vonu (Fiji)
Cusquena (Peru)
Pabst Blue Ribbon (Contract)
Timisoreana (Romania)

Noz's Cellar (53:29)

HORAL Oude Geuze Mega Blend (2013)
Oude Geuze
7% ABV
Thumbs Up
Drink it now, or hold it longer - drinking nicely!

Remember it's always Beer O'Clock somewhere in the world!

Episode 35 - Very Late, Kinda Great

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 21:50:29 +1000

Welcome back to the Beer O'Clock podcast, it's been a long time between drinks! It's been a little bit hectic on our end but hopefully our schedules are settling down a little bit & we'll be back to regular programing soon.

If this is your first time listening to a Beer O'Clock Australia podcast, welcome! We change the segments up a little each month, however most months we'll discuss some of the latest news from the beer world, we'll talk about some beers that we've been enjoying over the last month & we'll crack something interesting from my cellar.. This episode we cover, in true Beer O'Clock fashion, plenty of (very) outdated news, analyze the Hottest 100 that came out almost 2 months ago, drink an impressive Hungarian lager & offer Romania a chance to redeem themselves after the deplorable lager from a few episodes back!

Show Notes

Intro

Back in person!
New venue, maybe some sound teething issues...

News (1:51)

Bentspoke Crankshaft Takes Out Hottest 100
VCGLR Extend Pandemic Alcohol Laws
Flooding Impacts Brewers in Northern NSW & QLD
- Two Mates Brewing GoFundMe - link
Mighty Crafty Acquires 100% of Jetty Road
Coca-Cola Sell Australian Beer Co to Partner Casella Family Brewers
Broo Issue Correction to ASIC Figures
Events
- Good Beer Week 2022 Cancelled
  - GABS, Indies & Pint of Origin to go ahead
- BrewCon delayed until August 2023
Brewery Closures
- Kirin Withdraw From Myanmar
- Hair of the Dog Closing After 29 Years
- Modern Times Close 4 Of 8 Taprooms
Brewery Openings
- Kaiju Cantina Opens in Huntingdale
- Escape Brewing Open on the Mornington Peninsula
Tasting Paddle (15:00)
- Brewers Association Style Guide Update
- Asahi Super Dry Recipe Change in Japan
- Den Herberg Join HORAL
- MoonDog Become Carbon Neutral
- BrewDog Faux Pas #7438 - link

Hottest 100 Analysis (18:32)

Widely Distributed Beers Do Well in Popularity Contest
Better Beer...
New Beers List - Select Beers
Ginger Beers
Non-Alcoholic Beers
- Headlined by Heaps Normal @ 20
Our Picks
- Bodriggy, Coopers, Rattenhund
Next 100 List
NZ List - ParrotDog BirdsEye Takes Out The Title

Ranking of Lagers (32:12)

We're adding just the one this month
This month we add Dreher (Hungary).
The new rankings are as follows:

Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
Tennent’s (Scotland)
Carlsberg (Denmark)
Quilmes (Argentina)
Kingfisher (India)
Gullmack (Norway)
Lvivske (Ukraine)
Sapporo (Japan)
Taiwan Beer (Taiwan)
Dreher (Hungary)
Birra Moretti (Italy)
Nektar (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Bud Light (USA - Domestic)
Corona (Mexico)
Steinlager (New Zealand)
Windhoek (Namibia)
Heineken (Netherlands)
Lion (Sri Lanka)
Cisk (Malta)
San Miguel (Philippines)
Snow (China – Internal)
Cantina (El Salvador)
Lasko (Slovenia)
333 (Vietnam)
Stella Artois (Belgium)
Tusker (Kenya)
Budweiser (USA - International)
Skopsko (North Macedonia)
Zywiec (Poland)
Mythos (Greece)
Tiger (Singapore)
Karlovacko (Croatia)
Singha (Thailand)
Red Stripe (Jamaica)
Bintang (Indonesia)
Toña (Nicaragua)
Lav (Serbia)
Vonu (Fiji)
Cusquena (Peru)
Pabst Blue Ribbon (Contract)
Timisoreana (Romania)

You Haven't Had (38:22)

Letting Romania redeem itself...
Bereta Brewing Indulgence
Imperial Stout with loads of adjuncts
10.5% ABV

Remember it's always Beer O'Clock somewhere in the world!

Golden Pints Awards 2021

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 13:41:43 +1000

For those new to the podcast welcome. This is our annual Awards show, where we attempt to wrap up the year in beer in an entertaining way. Hope you enjoy! You can find a full list of winners on the Beer O'Clock Australia website.

Show Notes

Best Beer Media (2:50)

Biggest Disappointment (6:20)

Best Non-Alcoholic Beer (10:07)

Best Australian Bottled Beer (12:12)

Best Australian Canned Beer (14:22)

Best International Bottled Beer (16:06)

Best International Canned Beer (18:54)

Best New Brewery (23:48)

Best International Brewery (25:58)

Best Australian Brewery (29:39)

Top 26 Breweries in no particular order
- Bentspoke
- Sobremesa
- Exit
- Banks
- Holgate
- Dainton
- King River
- Dollar Bill
- Future Mountain
- Blackman's
- Uraidla
- La Sirene
- Range
- Hawkers
- Hop Nation
- Wolf of the Willows
- Deeds
- Stomping Ground
- Otherside
- Molly Rose
- Mountain Culture
- Burnley
- Innate
- Two Rupees
- Hepburn Springs
- Wildflower
Top 10 (1:08:59)
- La Sirene
- Hawkers
- Hop Nation
- Deeds
- Stomping Ground
- Molly Rose
- Uraidla
- Future Mountain
- Range
- Wildflower

Remember it's always Beer O'Clock somewhere in the world!

Episode 33 - Interesting News & The Romanian Contender

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 23:36:51 +1000

If this is your first time listening to a Beer O'Clock Australia podcast, welcome! We change the segments up a little each month, however most months we'll discuss some of the latest news from the beer world, we'll talk about some beers that we've been enjoying over the last month & we'll crack something interesting from my cellar.. This episode we discuss a shed load of news, some of which have wide ranging industry impacts, talk about the beers - both alcoholic & non-alcoholic - that we've been drinking, slot a Romanian lager into our Ranking of Lagers & manage to fit in the first Cellar beer for months. It's a jam packed show so let's get into it!

Show Notes

Intro

Back in person!
Melbourne re-opening again

News (2:27)

Lion Takeover Fermentum
- Mazen's Comments
Coca-Cola Exiting Beer in Australia
Stomping Ground Take Out GABS Can Design Award
NZ Beer Awards
Mighty Craft Doing Interesting Things
Broo Also Doing Interesting, Dodgier, Things... (link)
Sobah Raise $1m Through Equity Crowd Funding
Brick Lane Win Best Porter at World Beer Awards
Events
- Melbourne is back!
- Good Beer Week Registrations Open Now
Brewery Closures
- Southern Bay Enter Administration
- Feral Brewpub
Brewery Openings
- Madocke Open Their Ashmore Brewery
- Pirate Life Perth
- Rambler Ale Works Finally Off The Ground
- The Mill Open Thomastown Production Facility
- Liberty Brewing To Open Cheltenham Taproom
- Sailors Grave Cellar Door
Tasting Paddle (37:51)
- HPA Launching LUPOMax 12-Pack with Beer Cartel
- Two Bays Win Xero Small Australian Business of the Year
- Good Drinks (Gage Roads) Share Consolidation
- Asahi Convert Yatala to Australian Barley
- Indies Online Again - November 25
- Purvis VR Bottleshop (link)

What We're Drinking (41:10)

Lots & lots of lager
- Traditional Oktoberfest Beers
- Hawkers - Lucky 13 & Tent Party
- Hop Nation Rattenhund
- Tilmans Biere
- Pirate Life Italian Lager
Stomping Ground Oktoberfest Box
Burnley Mixed German Pack
La Sirene X Copper Pot Dinner
Good Land Something Something Citra Citra
Two Rupees Director's Cut
Kicks Towards The Light
Cyclic Beer Farm Grisette
Pirate Life Second Dilmah Collab
Non-Alc Beers
- Hop Nation Fresh As A Daisy
- Pirate Life Dark Ale
- Pirate Life Point Nine

Ranking of Lagers (53:32)

As we were a little rushed we're only doing one this month
This month we add Timisoreana (Romania).
The new rankings are as follows:

Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
Tennent’s (Scotland)
Carlsberg (Denmark)
Quilmes (Argentina)
Kingfisher (India)
Gullmack (Norway)
Lvivske (Ukraine)
Sapporo (Japan)
Taiwan Beer (Taiwan)
Birra Moretti (Italy)
Nektar (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Bud Light (USA - Domestic)
Corona (Mexico)
Steinlager (New Zealand)
Windhoek (Namibia)
Heineken (Netherlands)
Lion (Sri Lanka)
Cisk (Malta)
San Miguel (Philippines)
Snow (China – Internal)
Cantina (El Salvador)
Lasko (Slovenia)
333 (Vietnam)
Stella Artois (Belgium)
Tusker (Kenya)
Budweiser (USA - International)
Skopsko (North Macedonia)
Zywiec (Poland)
Mythos (Greece)
Tiger (Singapore)
Karlovacko (Croatia)
Singha (Thailand)
Red Stripe (Jamaica)
Bintang (Indonesia)
Toña (Nicaragua)
Lav (Serbia)
Vonu (Fiji)
Cusquena (Peru)
Pabst Blue Ribbon (Contract)
Timisoreana (Romania)

Noz's Cellar (57:52)

The Wild Beer Co The Blend Winter 2015 Beyond Modus 2
Flanders Red Ale
Thumbs Up

Remember it's always Beer O'Clock somewhere in the world!

All Things Bright Brewery with Evin Craney

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 12:19:14 +1000

As a special Grand Final Eve eve treat we have an interview for you all! We've been meaning to get Evin on the podcast for a couple of months to discuss Bright's Paktech Recycling Initiative. For a multitude of reasons it got delayed until we managed to catchup over Zoom this week. It worked out in our favour as we were able to have a far more wide reaching chat than we were initially intending. Evin is a seriously passionate guy & it comes across really well. In this chat we cover a wide range of topics from sustainability & recycling, staff injuries, Bright's evolving position in the market through 15 years of operation, COVID's impact on the business & so much more. We hope you enjoy!

Episode 31 - COVID Delays & Nicaraguan Lager

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 23:32:37 +1000

Show Notes

Intro

Year of the Local is back!
Lockdown for the forseeable future
Bonsai Brewhouse Update

News (3:25)

Great Australian Beer Festival & BeerFest Merge
Royal Adelaide Beer & Cider Awards Wrap Up (Results Link)
Broo Land Sale Blocked by Development Victoria
VCGLR & ABAC Sign an MOU
New Glarus Brewing in Court with Original Shareholders
Mountain Culture Be Kind Rewind Named in World Top 5 IPA's
Germans Evacuate Beer Before Afghani Refugees
Events
- As predicted here, Blobfish Cancelled & Refunds Issued
- BrewCon 2021 Cancelled
- Darker Days Rescheduled (again) for October 2...
- NZ Got Beervana Done Just!
Brewery Closures
- Bale-Worker is Selling Their 250L Kit (Listing Link)
Brewery Openings
- Mountain Culture Production Brewery
- Deep South (North Hobart)
- Bridge Road Brunswick to Open 2022
- Sailors Grave Opening Cellar Door at Orbost
Tasting Paddle (27:38)
- Matilda Bay Alpha is Back!
- Colonial Back in Sport with Cricket Victoria
- Stone & Wood IG Hacked
- Balter Cull Strong Pale Ale
- Rocky Ridge Add Pilsner to their Core Range
- Deeds Fried Chicken!
- Home Brewing Banned at Australian Antarctic Base
- Giant Coors Can Stolen in Canada

What We're Drinking (35:10)

Non Alcohol Beers
Hop Nation Rattenhund
Range Culaccino
Fixation The Fix
Hawkers Hazy IPA
Holgate Sour Brett
Kick Sleight of Hand
La Sirene Beyond Peach
Bonza Dark Ale

Ranking of Lagers (47:28)

As we're in lockdown we're only doing one this month
This month we add Toña (Nicaragua).
The new rankings are as follows:

Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
Tennent’s (Scotland)
Carlsberg (Denmark)
Quilmes (Argentina)
Kingfisher (India)
Gullmack (Norway)
Lvivske (Ukraine)
Sapporo (Japan)
Taiwan Beer (Taiwan)
Birra Moretti (Italy)
Nektar (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Bud Light (USA - Domestic)
Corona (Mexico)
Steinlager (New Zealand)
Windhoek (Namibia)
Heineken (Netherlands)
Lion (Sri Lanka)
Cisk (Malta)
San Miguel (Philippines)
Snow (China – Internal)
Cantina (El Salvador)
Lasko (Slovenia)
333 (Vietnam)
Stella Artois (Belgium)
Tusker (Kenya)
Budweiser (USA - International)
Skopsko (North Macedonia)
Zywiec (Poland)
Mythos (Greece)
Tiger (Singapore)
Karlovacko (Croatia)
Singha (Thailand)
Red Stripe (Jamaica)
Bintang (Indonesia)
Toña (Nicaragua)
Lav (Serbia)
Vonu (Fiji)
Cusquena (Peru)
Pabst Blue Ribbon (Contract)

Remember it's always Beer O'Clock somewhere in the world!

Episode 30 - Bud Lights & a 4 Year Old Stout

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 23:20:39 +1000

This episode we were able to catchup between lockdowns & managed to bring back two of our most loved segments; the cellar - this time raiding Dylan's cellar - & the desert island 6-pack, where we pick our favourite Victorian Brewpubs. There's also the usual stuff like outdated, only minorly this time, news from around the brewing world and the ranking of lagers. There is plenty of good content so get stuck in!

Show Notes

Intro

Year of the Local half kicked back off
Locked down again... (And then again since recording!)

News (2:57)

Beer Industry Diversity Survey (Link Here)
Upflow Receive Amazon Grant
Brewers Benefit from Manufacturing Modernisation Fund
East Coast Invest in Drink to Can printing
Asahi Announce Job Losses
VB to be Delivered by Electric Truck
Broo Survive Liquidation Bid
Events
- Darker Days, a casualty of VIC Lockdown 5
- Blobfish postponed until September
Brewery Closures
- None this month!
- Plenty up for sale; Beach Hut (VIC), Cockies (VIC), Three Rivers (WA) & Mudgee (NSW)
Brewery Openings
- Good Land Brewing got 1 Weekend in before their first Lockdown hit...
- Deeds Brewery Taproom is Open!
- Brewmanity Opening Brewery in South Melbourne late 2021
- Stomping Ground Morris Moor Opened
- Newstead Open at Brisbane Airport
- Bowden Brewing Finally Open After 6 Years in Planning!
Tasting Paddle (26:00)
- Barth Haas Top 40 Brewers (List Here)
- Wisdom Teeth Removal May Increase Taste (Link Here)
- Craft'd are Back!
- Eagle Brewing Rebrands as Five Peaks Brew Co
- Bintani Purchase Hop Co & Sole NZ Hops Distributor in Australia

Ranking of Lagers (33:54)

As we're in lockdown we're only doing one this month
This month we add Bud Light (USA).
The new rankings are as follows:

Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
Tennent’s (Scotland)
Carlsberg (Denmark)
Quilmes (Argentina)
Kingfisher (India)
Gullmack (Norway)
Lvivske (Ukraine)
Sapporo (Japan)
Taiwan Beer (Taiwan)
Birra Moretti (Italy)
Nektar (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Bud Light (USA - Domestic)
Corona (Mexico)
Steinlager (New Zealand)
Windhoek (Namibia)
Heineken (Netherlands)
Lion (Sri Lanka)
Cisk (Malta)
San Miguel (Philippines)
Snow (China – Internal)
Cantina (El Salvador)
Lasko (Slovenia)
333 (Vietnam)
Stella Artois (Belgium)
Tusker (Kenya)
Budweiser (USA - International)
Skopsko (North Macedonia)
Zywiec (Poland)
Mythos (Greece)
Tiger (Singapore)
Karlovacko (Croatia)
Singha (Thailand)
Red Stripe (Jamaica)
Bintang (Indonesia)
Lav (Serbia)
Vonu (Fiji)
Cusquena (Peru)
Pabst Blue Ribbon (Contract)

Dylan's Cellar (41:08)

A Special One Today!
A side by side of Stockade's Old Money (2017) & Rockafella (2017).
Thumbs Up(ish)

Desert Island 6-Pack (47:13)

Victorian Brewpubs!
The cross overs this month were:
- West Side Ale Works
Dylan’s 5 individuals;
- Moon Dog OG, Bridge Road, Bodriggy, Bells Beach, Hop Nation
Noz’s 5 individuals;
- Mr Banks, Mitta Mitta, Future Mountain, The Foreigner, Stomping Ground
Honourable Mentions
- The Mill, Noodledoof, Molly Rose, Burnley, Bad Shepherd, Boatrocker, Red Hill, Two Rupees

Remember it's always Beer O'Clock somewhere in the world!

Episode 29 - A Good Beer Week & A Bad Little Lockdown

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 09:27:27 +1000

As I said last month, with any luck, one day soon, you'll see a Beer O'Clock post that isn't just a new podcast episode... Lots of stuff is going on behind the scenes, 5 or 6 posts are nearing completion, which will hopefully turn into a rush of posts in the not too distant future. Hopefully you enjoy the episode!

This episode is more timely than some of our recent efforts. There is a mountain of news to get through, due to the length of time between recording our news segments. We discuss our various Good Beer Week shenanigans as well as some of the beers we've enjoyed recently & add the national beer of Serbia to our Ranking of Lagers.

Show Notes

Intro

Back in lockdown here in Melbourne
Year of the Local is kicking back off in June!
Check out the interview with Annelies from Madocke if you haven't already!

News (3:31)

Coopers caved to our relentless pressure! Stout is in CANS!
Good Beer Week returns triumphantly!
- COVID scare at The Palace between GABS Sessions
Beer Thread & Boatrocker follow CBC in Facebook Oblivion
- Beer Thread is Dead is the revival page. (Link)
Sexism Issues in the brewing industry exposed by Brienne Allan
- Brienne's Instagram: @ratmagnet
- Graining In Podcast Episode with Brienne (link)
- Crack the Ceiling Podcast (link)
AIBA Winners
- Check out all the winners here.
Changes to Excise Tax for craft brewers
Endeavour Brewing disasters behind the scenes
Young Henry's crowdfunding for solar panels
Is this the end of Broo?
2021 HPA Hop Report (link)
FSANZ want Nutritional Labelling on beer packaging
Brick Lane announce huge expansion plans
Events
- Darker Days is Back!
Brewery Closures
- 7 Cent finally announce the end
Brewery Openings
- Ramblers Ale Works opening any day!
- Deeds are opening July 1st
- Good Land Brewing in Traralgon also opening later this month
- Alice Springs more than doubling capacity
- Grimbergen opening onsite for the first time since the French Revolution
- Huge Sailors Grave plans for far Eastern Victoria
Tasting Paddle (46:27)
- Stuart Irvine steps down as Lion CEO
- Cryer Malt distribution centre opening in Derrimut
- Joe White re-opening their Canvan Malting Facility
- Asahi Super Dry announced as Official Beer of the 2023 Rugby World Cup
- Bright team up with the RSPCA for Doggobrau

What We're Drinking (48:31)

Good Beer Week Wrap Up
Pint of Origin Crawl
- The Lincoln (TAS), The Catfish (NZ), Belle's Hot Chicken (Spicy Wings), The Rainbow (Sydney), Beermash (Scandinavia), The Park (QLD), The Cherry Tree (Regional VIC), The Local Taphouse (UK)
Stomping Ground Into The Wood, Moon Dog X Chin Chin, Fixation You Need Vegies @ Green Mans Arms, Beer vs Pig
One Drop New Zealand Pilsner
Saison Dupont Original & Cuvee Dry Hopping Styrian Wolf
Fixation 30666
3 Ravens X Pink Boots Freya
De Struisse Cuvee Delphine
Trillium Daily Serving Cans
Garage Project XO33
Garage Project Fugazi

Ranking of Lagers (1:08:19)

As we're in lockdown we're only doing one this month
This month we add Lav from Serbia.
The new rankings are as follows:

Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
Tennent’s (Scotland)
Carlsberg (Denmark)
Quilmes (Argentina)
Kingfisher (India)
Gullmack (Norway)
Lvivske (Ukraine)
Sapporo (Japan)
Taiwan Beer (Taiwan)
Birra Moretti (Italy)
Nektar (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Corona (Mexico)
Steinlager (New Zealand)
Windhoek (Namibia)
Heineken (Netherlands)
Lion (Sri Lanka)
Cisk (Malta)
San Miguel (Philippines)
Snow (China – Internal)
Cantina (El Salvador)
Lasko (Slovenia)
333 (Vietnam)
Stella Artois (Belgium)
Tusker (Kenya)
Budweiser (USA)
Skopsko (North Macedonia)
Zywiec (Poland)
Mythos (Greece)
Tiger (Singapore)
Karlovacko (Croatia)
Singha (Thailand)
Red Stripe (Jamaica)
Bintang (Indonesia)
Lav (Serbia)
Vonu (Fiji)
Cusquena (Peru)
Pabst Blue Ribbon (Contract)

Belgian Beer: From a Garage to Ashmore with Annelies Nijskens (Madocke)

Sat, 22 May 2021 17:25:35 +1000

I hope those of you who have been able to get to Melbourne have enjoyed the triumphant return of Good Beer Week. We've got a special interview for you today with one of the country's up and coming breweries, that many of you outside the Gold Coast will never have heard of; Madocke. Special thanks to Dylan for conducting this interview in my absence & to Annelies for giving up some of her evening to have a chat.

Her story (& husband Jimmy's) from Belgium to one of the most unusual breweries you've seen to a soon to open brewery & taproom in Ashmore is one of the most unique in an industry where stories often seem to be cut from the same cloth. With the opening of their new facility I think people beyond the Gold Coast will soon be hearing a log more about these fantastic people making wonderful beer!

Check Madocke out on:
Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/madockebeer
Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/madockebeerbrewingcompany/?hl=en
Website here: https://www.madocke.com.au/

Thanks again for listening guys. Please like, subscribe, review us on your podcast platform of choice - everything helps more people find the show. As usual; questions, comments, suggestions or general statements to angus@beeroclockaustralia.com or dylan@beeroclockaustralia.com & we'll be back later this month!

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Footy References & Full Glasses

Wed, 12 May 2021 00:09:38 +1000

Show Notes

Intro

Lots of Housekeeping
- Apologies for the missed Ranking of Lagers, we'll set that right in due course.
Aussie Beer Pods is back!

News (3:22)

Good Beer Week Calendar Launches
Craft Beer Crew Zucc'd!
- We've already spoken to Matt, check out the last episode in the feed if you want more info!
Bright Brewery launch Paktech Recycling
Beer Trails for Melbourne & Sydney
- Inner West in Sydney & Collingwood in Melbourne
VB's Solar Exchange Program
ABAC Stands Up For Itself
Ballistic Acquire Whitsunday Brewing & Bargara Brewing
Bright Recall Hits the Mainstream
Froth is No More!
Beer Festivals Return to Victoria
Brewery Closures
- None this month!
Brewery Openings
- Your Mates Second Site
- Black Hops Open AWOL - their Barrel Aged Facility
Year of the Local Keeps Expanding!
- 73 to go at time of recording
- Getting back into it soon!
Tasting Paddle (33:25)
- ABInBev Dump Beer into the River in Liege
- Vic Government Grants for Small Producers
- Brisbane Getting a Dog House
- NZ Hop Oils
- Colonial Ditch Essendon

What We're Drinking (31:57)

Pirate Life Hazy Mosaic
Sobramesa The Unicorn
Balter Eazy Hazy
Other Half Drop
Jack's Abby Drop
Carwyn's 3 Fonteinen Partner Bar Launch
Alpha Delta
Hawkers Kylie

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Craft Beer Crew (CBC) Update with Matt Brown

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 00:39:42 +1000

As many of you would be aware, Australia's largest craft beer focussed Facebook group was shut down without warning earlier this month. We're joined by the founder of Australian Craft Beer Crew (CBC), Matt Brown, to talk us through the origin of CBC and update everyone on what's happening with CBC.

Please help Matt out by liking the page: https://www.facebook.com/CraftBeerCrewAu
And by joining the new group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/australiancraftbeercrew

Special thanks to Matt for giving up some of his evening to have a chat, he was a wonderful guest, incredibly passionate about the industry & we can only wish him all the best with his endeavours to resurrect the wonderful community he had built.

If you've got this far, firstly congratulations, secondly, I have a favour to ask. Dylan, myself & a few like minded individuals are doing a 24 hour video game stream over the 1st & 2nd of May to raise money for Berry Street, a charity that does wonderful work with Australia's young & vulnerable. We would love for you to join us on the day over at https://www.twitch.tv/totallyrealrobot & to donate to a great cause at https://www.mycause.com.au/page/249300/peak-performance-2021. Thanks for the indulgence guys, I really hope you've enjoyed the episode.

Episode 25 - The Late Hottest 100 and Ballarat Blues

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 23:38:32 +1000

This episode is very much a classic Beer O'Clock Australia Podcast; it's late, it's long, there's minor technical difficulties (hopefully not too noticeable) & it's pretty good (if we do say so ourselves!). There's a whole heap of very outdated news, we discuss the Hottest 100 results & talk about some new beers & breweries we've visited, what a joy being able to do that again! Due to being a bit time poor we remotely add just one lager to our Ranking of Lagers segment. Hope you enjoy!

Show Notes

Intro

Simon Hargreave's Top 5

News (2:04)

Bentspoke's Crankshaft take out top spot in the Hottest 100
Two Birds sold to Fermentum
Hop Crop Disaster in New Zealand
Dollar Bill's Cellar Door Knocked Back Again
AIBA Entries Open
- Heaps of new categories
Microstar & Kegstar Merge
Brewsvegas Organisers "Pause" 2021 Event
Bridge Road's High Country Hops is On!
Brewery Closures
- Harrington's (NZ)
- Boekamp (TAS)
- Brisbane Brew Partners (QLD)
Broo Record More Losses & China Deal Collapses
Brewery Openings
- Madocke Moving From The Garage To Ashmore
- Sobah Planning Brewery & Taproom
- Epic Taproom in Auckland
Tasting Paddle (33:25)
- Shelter Brewing on Archdaily (link)
- Co-Conspirators Brunswick Brewpub Edging Closer
- King River Doubling Their Capacity

Hottest 100 (31:06)

Does advertising/campaigning for votes diminish the significance of the Hottest 100?
7 brewers claim 39 spots in the 100
Total votes announced for the first time
- 1,950 beers received at least 1 vote
Social media reception
Balter performance vs other bought out breweries
Discussion of select interesting beers

What We're Drinking (52:46)

Sobramesa Fermentary & Blendery
Exit Session Ale
Bodriggy
Hawkers
Future Mountain
Balter CryoMofo
Deeds Fiery Gates of Helles
Mountain Culture Email List
Verdant Brewing
Uraidla

Ranking of Lagers (1:02:24)

Back to one lager again... At least is was by choice this time!
This month we add Zywiec from Poland.
The new rankings are as follows:

Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
Tennent’s (Scotland)
Carlsberg (Denmark)
Quilmes (Argentina)
Kingfisher (India)
Gullmack (Norway)
Lvivske (Ukraine)
Sapporo (Japan)
Taiwan Beer (Taiwan)
Birra Moretti (Italy)
Nektar (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Corona (Mexico)
Steinlager (New Zealand)
Windhoek (Namibia)
Heineken (Netherlands)
Lion (Sri Lanka)
Cisk (Malta)
San Miguel (Philippines)
Snow (China - Internal)
Cantina (El Salvador)
Lasko (Slovenia)
333 (Vietnam)
Stella Artois (Belgium)
Tusker (Kenya)
Budweiser (USA)
Skopsko (North Macedonia)
Zywiec (Poland)
Mythos (Greece)
Tiger (Singapore)
Karlovacko (Croatia)
Singha (Thailand)
Red Stripe (Jamaica)
Bintang (Indonesia)
Vonu (Fiji)
Cusquena (Peru)
Pabst Blue Ribbon (Contract)

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2020; At Least The Beer Was Good...

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:49:23 +1000

Show Notes

Welcome back to the Beer O'Clock Australia Podcast! This episode is basically an audio version of our Golden Pints Awards, which we aim to do every year. Basically we run relatively quickly through 9 awards & then spend the best part of an hour discussing the main award; Australian Brewery of the Year. Hope you enjoy!

Best COVID Pivot (1:48)

Best Media (5:37)

Best Retailer (9:06)

Best New Brewery (11:46)

Best Australian Bottled Beer (15:00)

Best Australian Canned Beer (18:15)

Best International Beer (21:11)

Best International Brewery (23:32)

Best Australian Brewery (28:18)

Top 20 Breweries
- The Mill
- La Sirene
- Mountain Culture
- Mr Banks
- Range
- Deeds
- Wildflower
- Exit
- 2 Metre Tall
- One Drop
- Bacchus
- Fixation
- King River
- Molly Rose
- Stomping Ground
- Hawkers
- West Side Ale Works
- Hop Nation
- Boatrocker
- Stone & Wood
Top 9 (54:00)
Top 5 (1:05:15)

Hope you all enjoyed our wrapup of the clusterfuck of a year that was 2020. Thanks again for listening guys. Please like, subscribe, review us on your podcast platform of choice - everything helps more people find the show. As usual; questions, comments, suggestions or general statements to angus@beeroclockaustralia.com or dylan@beeroclockaustralia.com & we'll be back later this month with regular programming!

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Episode 23 - Kinda In, Kinda Out, All Good!

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 16:54:58 +1000

This episode is very much a classic Beer O'Clock Australia Podcast; it's late, it's long & it's pretty good (if we do say so ourselves!). There's a whole heap of outdated news that we get our teeth stuck into, we talk about finally being able to get back to beer events as well as some of the great new beers available last month. Finally we finish off by clearing some beers out of my fridge that have been there since early-March, by adding 3 beers to our Ranking of Lagers & also cracking a cellar beer. Hope you enjoy!

Show Notes

Intro

Lots of housekeeping this month

News (3:42)

Melbourne is Open Again
The Indies - Select Award Winners
Beer Cartel Survey Results
Lion/Stone & Wood Tap Contract Situation
Fosters to "re-launch" in Australia
New Venue Wrap
- Range, Abbotsford Tap Room
- Zymurgy West, Hop Nation X Navi Collaboration
- Garage Project Australia
HPA launch Eclipse Hops with mixed 12 pack
Little Bang release 12,000 Hazy's
Shortages of Corona over the festive season
Shelton Brothers Go Bust
Behemoth Complete Another Crowd Funding
ABAC Finds Mainstream Audiences are Unfamiliar with Beer Styles
Peter Lalor Top 20
Tasting Paddle (33:25)
- Capital & Bentspoke to Pour Beers at Manuka Oval
- Crafty Cabal Re-Launched
- Lion's Lord Howe Island Brewery Announced
- VB Advent Calendar & Volley Collaboration
- Snuggo Dog Treats
- Brett Sutton knocked back at Bright Brewery
- Sailor's Grave on Visit Victoria Ad
- Black Arts, Weihenstephaner & Killer Sprocket All Launch Cans
- Blackhearts & Sparrows Cantillon Allocation
- Allagash Arrives in Australia
- Stone & Wood Pacific Moonshine
- Smiling Samoyed Win Award with 11 Month Old IPA
From Previous Episodes
- GABS SummerFest Happening in QLD
- Mornington New Core Range is an Alcohol Free Beer
- Can Shortages
- Broo Take Delivery of Their First CUB Delivery
- Urban Alley Lose Urban Ale Appeal
- Coopers Sales Spike

What We're Drinking (48:15)

Cantillon Event @ Mr West
Westside Ale Works
Canvent
Wolf of the Willows New Brewpub
Super Fresh Hawkers
Melbourne Cup - La Sirene Day
Bacchus Cans

Ranking of Lagers (1:02:04)

Back to three lagers!
This month we do Nektar (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Windhoek (Namibia) & Snow (China).
The new rankings are as follows:

Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
Tennent’s (Scotland)
Carlsberg (Denmark)
Quilmes (Argentina)
Kingfisher (India)
Gullmack (Norway)
Lvivske (Ukraine)
Sapporo (Japan)
Birra Moretti (Italy)
Nektar (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Corona (Mexico)
Steinlager (New Zealand)
Windhoek (Namibia)
Heineken (Netherlands)
Lion (Sri Lanka)
Cisk (Malta)
San Miguel (Philippines)
Snow (China - Internal)
Cantina (El Salvador)
333 (Vietnam)
Stella Artois (Belgium)
Tusker (Kenya)
Budweiser (USA)
Skopsko (North Macedonia)
Tiger (Singapore)
Karlovacko (Croatia)
Singha (Thailand)
Red Stripe (Jamaica)
Bintang (Indonesia)
Vonu (Fiji)
Cusquena (Peru)
Pabst Blue Ribbon (Contract)

Noz's Cellar (1:18:27)

The Rare Barrel Sourtooth Tiger
Golden Sour Beer Aged in Oak Barrels with Ginger
5.7% ABV
Aged Approximately 2 years
Thumbs Up

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Carwyn Collaborational & Canvent 2020 with Ben Duval

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 14:27:11 +1000

Show Notes

Intro

Ben Duval - Collaborational (0:36)

Inspiration
Pairing the Breweries/Curating the Beers
COVID - Challenges
Plans for next year

Collaborational Beers Discussion (14:00)

We chose to approach this by looking at the brewery pairings, what we thought they would produce & what they ended up producing - rather than just providing tasting notes for every beer.

Sailors Grave - Arizona Wilderness (US)
Ocho - Stillwater Artisinal (US)
Mismatch - Track (UK)
Felons - Firestone Walker (US)
Edge - Beer Here (Denmark)
Boatrocker - De Molen (Netherlands)
Otherside - Garage Project (NZ)
Deeds - Outer Range (US)
Hawkers - Bale Breaker (US)
One Drop - Cascade (US)
Mr Banks - Interboro (US)

Awards (26:02)

Top 5 Festival Beers
Most Diappointing
Most Surprising
Best Can Artwork
People's Awards

Canvent (40:38)

Logistical Nightmare
- More Packs, More Boxes, Unforseen Challenges
Brewery Selection
Replacing Beer 2
- Why they had to make the call to pull it
- See what could've happened had they not made that call!
- Hawkers turning a replacement around in less than a week!
Mini Can of Barleywine to kick off the Canvent
The decision behind the 2 boxes

What could've happened! Photo Credit: Worst Beer Blog/@olhelter

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Episode 21 - Hopefully We'll Be Out Soon!

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 21:43:56 +1000

Show Notes

Intro

VB Perfume Update
Congratulations to The Beer Healer on winning Aussie Beer Pods

News (2:45)

Victoria has a path out of lockdown!
Vic Brewers excluded from Hospitality Grants
Lion to close the West End Brewery
Behemoth to Expand Again
GABS officially deferred to 2021
New Venue Round Up
- Mountain Goat launch in Newtown (Sydney)
- Lost Palms opening in Sherwood (Brisbane)
- Semi Pro sold to Black Hops, to become Black Hops Brisbane
Balter launch The Big Slab
BrewDog hunt for Australian bar locations
Rise of Non-Alcohol Beers
Local Luvva Campaign Winners
Tasting Paddle (26:47)
- Barth-Haas Hop Report Released (link)
- Fall & Rise Brewing under new management
- Club Brewing a COVID casualty
- Pirate Life collaborate with Dilmah
- 4 Pines join 1% For The Planet
- Dollar Bill Cellar Door edging closer
- Indies to be broadcast online
- Wilson Brewing hit Worst Beer Blog
- Mornington Peninsula social media backlash
- Cascade opening Hobart Airport Bar
- Tinnies win more awards

What We're Drinking (44:28)

Two Bays Red Ale
Garage Project Easy As
Stone & Wood East Point
Molly Rose Springtime
Wolf of the Willows XPA
Wolf of the Willows Homage
La Sirene Single Barrel 142
Exit IPA/Double IPA
- Accompanied by a brand refresh discussion
Liberty C!tra
Slow Lane Old Russet
Mountain Culture Matching Pyjamas
Black Hops Flash Bang

Ranking of Lagers (1:04:01)

This month we add Lion from Sri Lanka into our master list.
It's got over 80% of the market share in Sri Lanka!
The new rankings are as follows:
1. Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
2. Tennent's (Scotland)
3. Carlsberg (Denmark)
4. Quilmes (Argentina)
5. Kingfisher (India)
6. Gullmack (Norway)
7. Lvivske (Ukraine)
8. Sapporo (Japan)
9. Birra Moretti (Italy)
10. Corona (Mexico)
11. Steinlager (New Zealand)
12. Heineken (Netherlands)
13. Lion (Sri Lanka)
14. Cisk (Malta)
15. San Miguel (Philippines)
16. Cantina (El Salvador)
17. 333 (Vietnam)
18. Stella Artois (Belgium)
19. Tusker (Kenya)
20. Budweiser (USA)
21. Skopsko (North Macedonia)
22. Tiger (Singapore)
23. Karlovacko (Croatia)
24. Singha (Thailand)
25. Red Stripe (Jamaica)
26. Bintang (Indonesia)
27. Vonu (Fiji)
28. Cusquena (Peru)
29. Pabst Blue Ribbon (Contract)

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Episode 20 - News, New Brews & A Rural Brewery

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 01:06:59 +1000

Show Notes

Intro

Thanks again Clare!
Wayne's Website: https://pijiu.wombathole.com

News (3:05)

Carwyn Collaborational Goes Virtual
Little Bang Wins Inaugural GABS Can Design Award
Cavalier For Sale
Black Arts Brewing New Home
New Openings Galore1
- Modus Operandi Opening a Second Brewery in Newcastle
- Philter Open In Marrickville
- Gage Roads Open Their First Hospitality Offering at Victoria Quay
Mainstream Craft Beer Coverage
Two Wins for Blasta Brewing
- Royal Perth Beer Awards
- Keg Theft Convictions
BrewDog Go Carbon Negative
- Aldi Contributing Trees to the BrewDog Forest
- Marketing Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-i-made-brewdog-famous-alex-myers/id1486335987?i=1000459861674
Stone Brewing Sue Everyone!
Tasting Paddle (23:04)
- Colonial X Taylor Made Collaboration
- Lion joins Wear It Purple
- VB Perfume Launches
- Two Bays Red Ale
- A Local Beer & Burnley Sustainable Collaboration
- Queensland Artisan License Passed - Refer to Brews News for an indepth breakdown
- Lark Release 2020 Wolf Edition
- Stomping Ground BBQ Sauce
- Konvoy Purchase Red Kegs NZ
- Behemoth to Brew Heart of Darkness Beers in NZ
- SEABrew Conference 2020 Cancelled
- Lifestyle Asia Article

What We're Drinking (33:41)

Coopers Hazy IPA
Mr Banks City Limits
Garage Project x Modern Times Easy As
La Sirene Single Barrel 14
Blackmans Needs More...
Two Metre Tall Forth
King River Brew Club
Deeds Best Coast Vol 2
Fixation Best Buds
German Classics
- Schneider Weisse, Augustiner, Yearly Aldi Drop
Pirate Life Zappa
Green Flash Rayon Vert (2012)

You Haven't Had (49:07)

Rothaus Tannenzapfle
One of the quintessential German Pilsners

Brewery Deep Dive - Bucket Brewery (53:14)

Independent Brewery from Kempsey, NSW
They brew an Adambier!
We purchased a mix case of their beers & ran through them!

Ranking of Lagers (1:24:58)

This month we add Cisk from Malta to the list as well as Pabst Blue Ribbon, which we're calling the contract macro lager
The history of both beers are quite interesting & worth listening into
The new rankings are as follows:
1. Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
2. Tennent's (Scotland)
3. Carlsberg (Denmark)
4. Quilmes (Argentina)
5. Kingfisher (India)
6. Gullmack (Norway)
7. Lvivske (Ukraine)
8. Sapporo (Japan)
9. Birra Moretti (Italy)
10. Corona (Mexico)
11. Steinlager (New Zealand)
12. Heineken (Netherlands)
13. Cisk (Malta)
14. San Miguel (Philippines)
15. Cantina (El Salvador)
16. 333 (Vietnam)
17. Stella Artois (Belgium)
18. Tusker (Kenya)
19. Budweiser (USA)
20. Skopsko (North Macedonia)
21. Tiger (Singapore)
22. Karlovacko (Croatia)
23. Singha (Thailand)
24. Red Stripe (Jamaica)
25. Bintang (Indonesia)
26. Vonu (Fiji)
27. Cusquena (Peru)
28. Pabst Blue Ribbon (Contract)

Thanks again for listening guys. Please like, subscribe, review us on your podcast platform of choice - everything helps more people find the show. Check out the new website at the other URL. As usual; questions, comments, suggestions or general statements to angus@beeroclockaustralia.com or dylan@beeroclockaustralia.com & we'll see you all next month!

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Episode 19 - Clare Burnett of Brews News & Second Wave Shenanigans

Mon, 17 Aug 2020 01:17:33 +1000

Show Notes

News (1:45)

ABAC Strikes Again
- Dainton Bounty Hunter
- Amazon becomes an ABAC signatory
Coopers Launch a Hazy IPA
IBA postpone BrewCon to 2021
- Announce two key staff rendundancies
WABA launch Drink West Drink Best campaign
Australian Alcohol Excise Paused
BWS Launch "Local Luvva"
Tasting Paddle (15:15)
- Deeds Brewing Kill Off Quiet Deeds
- Australian Cider Awards Cancelled
- Michelle Colgrave Wins Award For Ultra Low Gluten Grain Kebari
- Broo Losses Down
  - *I can't do maths - the excise on that carton is more like $24
- Behemoth/Chur Open Their Brewpub "Churly" in Auckland
- Hop Nation buy Mornington Production Brewery from Tribe
- Seltzer Chat - 4 Pines, St Andrews Beach, Moon Dog & Hop Nation
- Beer Cartel Survey Is Out - Vote Before August 30th. (Link here)

What We're Drinking (32:12)

Mr Banks Party Tide
Nomad Salute
Future Mountain Radio Kaliningrad
8 Wired Flat White in Nitro Cans
Deeds Doppelbock
- Modus Operandi Doppelator
Molly Rose Crowd Goes Mild
Smart Brother Brewing

Interview (41:05)

Clare Burnett Senior Journalist at Brews News
https://www.brewsnews.com.au/
We again look at COVID & its impact of different parts of the industry
Clare has excellent oversight over the whole industry & is QLD based so can provide us Victorians with a look into the future

Brewery Deep Dive - Slow Lane (1:12:42)

New Brewery from Botany NSW
Focus on European Yeast Driven Beers
We review 4 of their 5 beers to date
- Botany Weisse, Refectory, Thirsty Miner, Foundation

Ranking of Lagers (1:24:58)

This month we add 333 from Vietnam to the list
The colonial history of this beer is really interesting
The new rankings are as follows:
1. Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
2. Tennent's (Scotland)
3. Carlsberg (Denmark)
4. Quilmes (Argentina)
5. Kingfisher (India)
6. Gullmack (Norway)
7. Lvivske (Ukraine)
8. Sapporo (Japan)
9. Birra Moretti (Italy)
10. Corona (Mexico)
11. Steinlager (New Zealand)
12. Heineken (Netherlands)
13. San Miguel (Philippines)
14. Cantina (El Salvador)
15. 333 (Vietnam)
16. Stella Artois (Belgium)
17. Tusker (Kenya)
18. Budweiser (USA)
19. Skopsko (North Macedonia)
20. Tiger (Singapore)
21. Karlovacko (Croatia)
22. Singha (Thailand)
23. Red Stripe (Jamaica)
24. Bintang (Indonesia)
25. Vonu (Fiji)
26. Cusquena (Peru)

That's all we have for this month, thanks again for tuning in guys. Thanks again to Clare for joining us - we really enjoyed the chat & I hope you guys enjoyed the insight Clare provided. As usual; questions, comments, suggestions or general statements to angus@beeroclockaustralia.com or dylan@beeroclockaustralia.com & we'll see you all next month!

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Episode 18 - The Otter's Promise & Lockdown Sequelitis

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 00:41:41 +1000

Episode 18 - Show Notes

Melbourne is back in COVID-19 lockdown & so is the Beer O'Clock Australia Podcast. Hopefully the podcast brings you more joy than lockdown... Hope everyone out there is coping with the constantly evolving situation we all find ourselves in. We've got a bumper episode for you all this week!

This month there was a heap of news to get through, highlighted (lowlighted?) by the recent mainstream coverage of Blackhearts & Sparrows decision to stop stopping Colonial Brewing beers because of the connotations of the name. We feature our first ever interview on the podcast, with Dan Taranto from The Otter's Promise talking about the impact of COVID-19 on his business. We also managed to slot a Ukrainian lager into the Ranking of Lagers as well as discussing Range Brewing at length. Hope you all enjoy!

Show Notes

News Items (2:00)

Colonial Brewing dropped by Blackhearts & Sparrows fallout
White Brick Brewing & Byron Bay Brewing's venue close
Marmite supplies in the UK struggling due to shortage of used Brewers Yeast
Lion cyber security issues
Distillers struggling after shifting to hand sanitizer production
GABS dates moved again
Deeds Taproom finally approved!
The Tasting Paddle (22:23)
- Cantillon Australia Drop
- Catchment Brewing hit Worst Beer Blog
- Tired Hands brewing their take on Furphy & S&W Pacific Ale
- QLD launch their TAFE brewing course
- Funk Estate rescued from administration
- Dollar Bill sign up to Black is Beautiful
- Broo placed in ASX trading halt again!
- Canadian barley soaring in China after Australia/China tariff kerfuffle
- New hop varieties link (here)

What We're Drinking (29:54)

Blackhearts x Stomping Ground Bramble On
- Blackberries, Raspberries & Silvanberries
Stomping Ground New Releases
- Resinator, Hatchpot, Upside Down
Mr Banks Feels Series
- Citra, Idaho, Mosaic
Mr Banks Lager Life
Bentspoke Flemm
Modus Operandi Hazy Series
Garage Project x Trillium Sunrise Valley
Bridge Road Jimmy's Bake Shop
Mountain Goat Hazy Pale

Interview (51:11)

Dan Taranto from The Otter's Promise
https://www.otterspromise.com.au/
Boatrocker Variations on a Theme IV
Mountain Culture Zero Mississippi

Ranking of Lagers (1:09:30)

This month we add Lvivske from Ukraine
The largest brewery in Europe being in Ukraine is one of many fascinating facts about Ukrainian beer that gets discussed in this segment
The new rankings are as follows:

Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
Tennent's (Scotland)
Carlsberg (Denmark)
Quilmes (Argentina)
Kingfisher (India)
Gullmack (Norway)
Lvivske (Ukraine)
Sapporo (Japan)
Birra Moretti (Italy)
Corona (Mexico)
Steinlager (New Zealand)
Heineken (Netherlands)
San Miguel (Philippines)
Cantina (El Salvador)
Stella Artois (Belgium)
Tusker (Kenya)
Budweiser (USA)
Skopsko (North Macedonia)
Tiger (Singapore)
Karlovacko (Croatia)
Singha (Thailand)
Red Stripe (Jamaica)
Bintang (Indonesia)
Vonu (Fiji)
Cusquena (Peru)

Brewery Deep Dive (1:19:07)

Range Brewing
The biggest hype brewery in the country at the moment
Limited releases only
Based in Brisbane, opening a taproom in Abbotsford
Call Your Friends 2.0, Mustard, In the Evening, Little to the Left, Wait, What?

Noz's Cellar (1:30:40)

Petrus Cherry Chocolate Nitro Quad
8.5% ABV
It's as dumb as it sounds!

So there we have it guys, thanks for sticking around if you've got this far. As we said in the ep, if you're able to like/comment/subscribe to our podcast on your app of choice that would be greatly appreciated as it lets more people find the show. We'd love your feedback on our interview with Dan as well as if ther is anyone else you'd like us to try and get on the show. We're hoping to touch base with a few more people from different parts of the industry to discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on them. As usual; angus@beeroclockaustralia.com or dylan@beeroclockaustralia.com if you have any feedback, comments or questions. Until next time...

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Episode 17 - The Mid-Year Marathon

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 00:30:24 +1000

Show Notes

News Items (4:00)

Pubs & breweries can open again!
- Limited to 20, must have a meal, some not allowed to open
Lion to import White Claw
- Where will Seltzer fit in the Australian craft beer scene?
Isolation AIBA results
Coles vs Beer Drop trademark dispute
Hype brewery beers selling out
- Range, Mountain Culture, Mr Banks
Bonsai Brewhouse make Worst Beer Blog
- Frenchies not far behind...
C02 shortages are not an issue in Australia
- Farming & Mining save Australia again!
The Tasting Paddle (29:12)
- CUB double their funding for Save Your Local
- Asahi takeover of CUB ticked off by FIRB
- Beer Swag Day
- Coopers Malt exports up to 35,000 tonnes

What We're Drinking (33:12)

King River Brew Club
Mr Banks Idaho Feels
Hop Nation Melbourne Fog
Tallboy & Moose
- Ursa Major, The Fang, Royal Fang, Itty Sticky, Bangkok Nights. Pinkest Pink & Sunray
Mountain Culture
- Moon Dust, Harvest Months, Paperwork & Double Red IPA
Obligatory Deeds Kapurkova shoutout!

Brewery Deep Dive - Your Mates (44:24)

The bolter in the last two Hottest 100's
Larry, Sally, Donnie & Macca
History of the brewery - far longer that I thought!

Ranking of Lagers (58:05)

This month we add Bintang from Indonesia to the rankings!
The history of the brand is really interesting.
The new rankings are as follows:

1. Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
2. Tennent's (Scotland)
3. Carlsberg (Denmark)
4. Quilmes (Argentina)
5. Kingfisher (India)
6. Gullmack (Norway)
7. Sapporo (Japan)
8. Birra Moretti (Italy)
9. Corona (Mexico)
10. Steinlager (New Zealand)
11. Heineken (Netherlands)
12. San Miguel (Philippines)
13. Cantina (El Salvador)
14. Stella Artois (Belgium)
15. Tusker (Kenya)
16. Budweiser (USA)
17. Skopsko (North Macedonia)
18. Tiger (Singapore)
19. Karlovacko (Croatia)
20. Singha (Thailand)
21. Red Stripe (Jamaica)
22. Bintang (Indonesia)
23. Vonu (Fiji)
24. Cusquena (Peru)

You Haven't Had #&$! (1:08:21)

Coopers Mild
- Coopers Pale Malt, Coopers Yeast, Pride of Ringwood Hops
- 3.5% ABV

Noz's Cellar (1:15:10)

Mornington Penisula Cabin Fever
- Cognac Barrel Aged Tripel
- From the Carwyn Quarantinnies Pack
- 9.0% ABV
Quarantinnies Chat

There we have is guys, another podcast in the bag! Thanks for sticking with us if you got this far, we know it was a long one! We've got a few plans that we're hoping to get down in time for the next podcast, so please stay tuned. As we said in the episode we've got new email addresses, so you can get me at angus@beeroclockaustralia.com or Dylan at dylan@beeroclockaustralia.com. Please send your feedback through & we'll be back with you in a month or so!

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Episode 16 - COVID-19 & The King of Beers

Mon, 11 May 2020 14:55:37 +1000

Show Notes

News Items (0:30)

General COVID-19 discussion
- QLD good, SA bad
Prancing Pony's Run In with SA Police
More Awareness for Local Breweries
Dans & Coles Both Pass Measures to Assist Small Producers
CO2 Shortages in the US
ACCC Approve Asahi Takeover of CUB
ABAC Complaints Down in Quarter 1
Founders First Increase Their Stake in Jetty Road

What We're Drinking (20:46)

3 Ravens Black
Lockdown Beers
- Getting into routine
- Supporting local breweries & bottleshops
- Digging into the cellar
Westside Ale Works, The Foreigner Brewing Company
Quarantinnies
Mountain Culture
Deeds Grisette Follow Up
Mr Banks Straight to the Fudge Room
One Drop Hazy IPA
Stomping Ground Hatch Pot
Frexi Smokey Sour

Ranking of Lagers (44:37)

This month we add "The King of Beers"; Budweiser from the USA.
The new rankings are as follows:

1. Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
2. Tennent's (Scotland)
3. Carlsberg (Denmark)
4. Quilmes (Argentina)
5. Kingfisher (India)
6. Gullmack (Norway)
7. Sapporo (Japan)
8. Birra Moretti (Italy)
9. Corona (Mexico)
10. Steinlager (New Zealand)
11. Heineken (Netherlands)
12. San Miguel (Philippines)
13. Cantina (El Salvador)
14. Stella Artois (Belgium)
15. Tusker (Kenya)
16. Budweiser (USA)
17. Skopsko (North Macedonia)
18. Tiger (Singapore)
19. Karlovacko (Croatia)
20. Singha (Thailand)
21. Red Stripe (Jamaica)
22. Vonu (Fiji)
23. Cusquena (Peru)

Due to some poor planning & our enforced social distancing we didn't have a cellar this month. Hopefully we've kept you up to date with some of the newer interesting beer releases as well as some news. I've had a busy few weeks at work but hope to be pumping out some more Year of the Local posts shortly. In the meantime emails to either gus.norris7@gmail.com or our new address angus@beeroclockaustralia.com. You can now also reach Dylan at dylan@beeroclockaustralia.com. Stay safe everyone!

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Episode 15 - The End's Not Near, It's Here

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 18:48:02 +1000

Welcome to another episode of the Beer O'Clock Australia podcast. It's our first podcast that we've done remotely, so apologies if there are a few teething issues- although Dylan's done a really good job of editing as usual & we're happy with the results. We'll fine tune the process over the next couple of episodes while we keep trying to bring you content whilst still confined to our respective houses.

This month we covered the latest COVID-19 beer related news as well as some news from before the world changed irrevocably. We discussed our work trip to the Gold Coast, which involved a lot of beers after the actual work got done, talked about some local new beers & added a new beer to our Ranking of Macro Lagers. We finish off with a Cellar segment with a twist, as we obviously couldn't be in the same room to share a beer.

Show Notes

News Items

COVID-19 Causes Chaos with the Beer Calendar
- Everything is cancelled
Industry Pulling Together
- Carwyn Cellars Quarantinnies
- East Coast Canning - Kegs to Cans
- Beer Together
- Keeping Local Alive
- Matthew Beggs' Spreadsheet link
- Breweries Making Hand Sanitiser
Pregnancy Warning Labels Scrapped
ABAC Tightened Compliance
Broo Record More Losses (Is this still news?)
Hop Products Australia Open New Facility
Hop Nation Release J-Juice to Replace Jedi Juice

What We're Drinking (19:30)

Gold Coast Trip
- Madocke
- Gold Coast
- Black Hops
- Balter
Madocke Cherry Beer
Deeds Fear & Loathing in Brewsvegas
Deeds Grisette
Hop Nation Melbourne Fog & Hop Nation 7 Clouds
La Sirene Farmhouse Red
Augustiner Maximator
General Quarantine Beer Chat

Ranking of Lagers (44:37)

Slowly this down for obvious reasons; this month we slot Stella Artois into the rankings
The new rankings are as follows:

1. Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
2. Tennent's (Scotland)
3. Carlsberg (Denmark)
4. Quilmes (Argentina)
5. Kingfisher (India)
6. Gullmack (Norway)
7. Sapporo (Japan)
8. Birra Moretti (Italy)
9. Corona (Mexico)
10. Steinlager (New Zealand)
11. Heineken (Netherlands)
12. San Miguel (Philippines)
13. Cantina (El Salvador)
14. Stella Artois (Belgium)
15. Tusker (Kenya)
16. Skopsko (North Macedonia)
17. Tiger (Singapore)
18. Karlovacko (Croatia)
19. Singha (Thailand)
20. Red Stripe (Jamaica)
21. Vonu (Fiji)
22. Cusquena (Peru)

Noz's Cellar (55:18)

We're delving into both of our cellars this month
Noz has a Wildflower Amber Batch 24
Dylan has a Wildflower Amber Batch 23
Compared to tasting notes

That's it for another month on the Beer O'Clock Australia podcast. Considering the challenges thrown our way I think this turned out pretty well. We've got some new equipment in bound, which should make our next episode sound a little cleaner as well as giving us the option to record interviews out & about if we go down that route in the future. As usual emails are welcomed with any comments/questions at gus.norris7@gmail.com

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Episode 14 - Before the World Shut Down

Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:51:48 +1000

What a difference a month makes! We recorded this episode in late February when the novel coronavirus COVID-19 was just starting to enter the consciousness. It's amazing how much our world has changed... In any case, I hope all of you out there are looking after yourselves & isolating appropriately.

This month we reverted to form. We covered the news (pre COVID-19), we discussed a couple of cracking new Victorian beer releases as well as our impending trip to the Gold Coast (which will be covered on the next episode). We added 3 more beers to our ranking of lagers, it's quite long this month after some debates were entered, as well as our Desert Island 6-pack reappearing in the form of beers released in 2019. As usual we finish of with a bottle from my cellar. Hope you enjoy the episode!

Show Notes

News Items

Stomping Ground Airport Opens
Hard Seltzer Festival
Melbourne Uni's Electronic Nose for Beer
- We coudln't find the link! Apologies for those looking for it!
Killer Sprocket Opening in Bayswater
Wolf of the Willows Opening in Mordialloc
Ratebeer Awards

What We're Drinking (14:34)

We're off to the Gold Coast!
Deeds Kapurkova
Hawkers Late to the Party

Ranking of Lagers (20:20)

This week we had to slot in Steinlager (New Zealand), Skopsko (North Macedonia) & Karlovacko (Croatia)
The New Rankings are as follows:

Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
Tennent's (Scotland)
Carlsberg (Denmark)
Quilmes (Argentina)
Kingfisher (India)
Gullmack (Norway)
Sapporo (Japan)
Birra Moretti (Italy)
Corona (Mexico)
Steinlager (New Zealand)
Heineken (Netherlands)
San Miguel (Philippines)
Cantina (El Salvador)
Tusker (Kenya)
Skopsko (North Macedonia)
Tiger (Singapore)
Karlovacko (Croatia)
Singha (Thailand)
Red Stripe (Jamaica)
Vonu (Fiji)
Cusquena (Peru)

Desert Island 6-pack (46:18)

Best of 2019!
The cross overs this month were:
- Mr Banks The Drop #1, Quiet Deeds Survivor Type,
Dylan's X individuals;
- - Cloudwater X White Hag Cairde Gan Teorainneacha, The Winston Black Rye IPA, Collective Arts Blackberry, Cherry, Lemon & Vanilla Sour, Black Arts Golden Ale with Mandarin
Noz's X individuals;
- - Other Half X Monkish The La La, Blackman's Same Day IPA Super Hop, Lanikai Haleakala, Hawkers X Carwyn The Forgotten Casks
Honourable Mentions
- Black Arts Biere de Coupage, Boatrocker DDH IPA, Mr Banks Once Upon a Time in Armadale, Mr Banks X Range Keep the Change, Quiet Deeds Slenderman, Littlebrew Raspberry Lambic, Alvarado Street So Delightful, Molly Rose Tretti Tre, Cheeky Pint Blueberry Raspberry Stout

Noz's Cellar (1:09:25)

Victory V12
- Belgian Quadrupel
- 12% ABV
- Cellared for Ages (?5-7 Years)
- Thumbs Up

There we have it guys, a little longer than we would normally like, but in these strange times it's probably not the worst thing to have a little more content than usual. Our podcast can now be found on Spotify, so if that's your preferred platform you're now able to switch over to that. As usual you can contact me at gus.norris7@gmail.com if you have any questions, thoughts or simply want to chat. Stay safe everyone & ....

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Episode 13 - Hottest 100 Special

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 21:11:00 +1000

Show Notes

If you're listening to this somewhere with access to a screen, I'd highly recommend having some of these links open:

Hottest 100: https://www.gabsfestival.com/h100-2019-aus-main-list

100-200: https://www.gabsfestival.com/h100-2019-aus-next-list

Indie List: https://www.gabsfestival.com/h100-2019-aus-indie-list

2019 Beers: https://www.gabsfestival.com/h100-2019-aus-new-list

Our Predictions (1:40)

100-91 (8:05)

90-81 (10:50)

80-71 (14:40)

70-61 (17:28)

60-51 (20:48)

50-41 (23:33)

40-31 (27:16)

30-21 (30:38)

20-11 (33:38)

Top 10 (36:34)

Overall Thoughts/Trends (47:45)

There we have it guys, hopefully you enjoyed our analysis of the Hottest 100 beers of 2019. As discussed in the podcast it's a poll that gets unfairly derided from certain sections of the craft beer community. I think it has plenty of merit, as it provides a good snapshot of what people outside the tiny inner bubble are enjoying.

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Episode 12 - Sales, Sales & More Sales

Tue, 14 Jan 2020 21:12:39 +1000

Show Notes

News Items (0:15)

Balter Sale Discussion
- Investors, Independence, Hottest 100, CUB Portfolio
Ballast Point Sale to Kings & Convicts
Little World Beverages Buy New Belgium
Anderson Valley Becomes Craftier?

The Year of Local (18:20)

3 Breweries To Visit (At time of recording)
- Contract Breweries All Completed
- I did manage to finish despite Alchemy opening!
Geelong & Surrounds Overview
The Worst Brewery of the Year?
Thunder Road & Temple
Yarra Valley

Ranking of Lagers (36:20)

This week we had to slot in Cantina (El Salvador), Singha (Thailand) & Birra Moretti (Italy)
The New Rankings are as follows:

Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
Tennent's (Scotland)
Carlsberg (Denmark)
Quilmes (Argentina)
Kingfisher (India)
Gullmack (Norway)
Sapporo (Japan)
Birra Moretti (Italy)
Corona (Mexico)
Heineken (Netherlands)
San Miguel (Philippines)
Cantina (El Salvador)
Tusker (Kenya)
Tiger (Singapore)
Singha (Thailand)
Red Stripe (Jamaica)
Vonu (Fiji)
Cusquena (Peru)

There we have it for another episode of the Beer O'Clock Australia Podcast. As usual you can hit me up at gus.norris7@gmail.com or at our new Facebook page, if you have any questions or feedback. We're hoping to get a couple of special episodes out to you in the next few months, so stay tuned on the podcast feed for those. In the mean time I'm going to keep plugging away on The Year of Local posts, if there are any breweries you'd like to see prioritised let me know & I'll see what I can do!

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Episode 11 - From Rutherglen to Hawaii

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:22:49 +1000

Show Notes

News Items (1:16)

Green Beacon sell to Asahi
Independent Brands Australia become an ABAC Signatory
Beer Cartel Survey results
Phil Sexton returns to Matilda Bay - new brewery to open in Healesville
Lion to launch a Hard Seltzer
Aether Brewery founders to split
The Tasting Paddle - Quick News Segment
- MoonDog World
- Sailors Grave @ Mikkeller Beer Celebration Tokyo
- Tinnies win World Beer Awards Medal
- Pirate Life Perth Brewpub
- Liberty Brewing Cleanup at NZ Beer Awards

Ranking of Lagers (20:47)

This week we had to slot in San Miguel (Philippines), Quilmes (Argentina) & Red Stripe (Jamaica)
The New Rankings are as follows:

Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
Tennent's (Scotland)
Carlsberg (Denmark)
Quilmes (Argentina)
Kingfisher (India)
Gullmack (Norway)
Sapporo (Japan)
Corona (Mexico)
Heineken (Netherlands)
San Miguel (Philippines)
Tusker (Kenya)
Tiger (Singapore)
Red Stripe (Jamaica)
Vonu (Fiji)
Cusquena (Peru)

What We're Drinking (33:56)

Hawaii Trip
- Maui, Honolulu Beerworks, Waikiki, Lanikai, Inu Island
- Village Bottle Shop
High Country
- Byramine Homestead, Buffalo, Rutherglen, Billson's, Bridge Road, Bright, Malt Shed

Noz's Cellar (54:13)

Maui Black Pearl (2019)
- Rum, Bourbon & Brandy Barrel Aged with Coconut
- Imperial Porter
- 12% ABV
- Cellared since August 2019
- Thumbs Up

There we have it for another episode of the Beer O'Clock Australia Podcast. As usual you can hit me up at gus.norris7@gmail.com or at our new Facebook page, if you have any questions or feedback. We deliberately kept this episode relatively free of Year of the Local stuff as we've got a special episode that is recorded but yet to be released, so keep us in your podcast feed for that! Until next time...

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Episode 10

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 12:18:44 +1000

Show Notes

News Items (0:30)

CUB sold to Asahi - $16bn
Little Creatures Geelong Expansion
ABAC Jedi Juice Ruling
Royal Adelaide Beer & Cider Award Results
Stomping Ground 3! Opening a Brewery at Melbourne Airport
Capital Brewing Opening a Bar at Canberra Airport
Zwanze Day Locations Announced

Alcohol Free Beers (18:35)

Heineken 0, Hollandia 0.0, Weihenstephaner Alkoholfrei Hefeweizen, Adnams Ghost Ship Alcohol Free, Carlton Zero, Erdinger Alkoholfrei

Scouting Report (34:05)

Grand Ridge, Bullant, Two Rupees, Urban Alley

Desert Island 6-pack (44:50)

Australian NEIPA's
There were no crossovers this month!
Dylan's 6 individuals;
- - CoConspirators The Matriarch, Brendale Industrial Haze, Feral Biggie Juice, Sauce Pazy Hale, Mash Little NEIPA, Mornington Squid Rising
Noz's 6 individuals;
- - CoConspirators The Distributor, Hop Nation Jedi Juice, 3 Ravens/Hop Nation Juicy Jedi, 3 Ravens Galaxy Juicy, Fixation The 86, Mr Banks The Drop #1
Honourable Mentions
- 3 Ravens Juicy, The Mill I Can't Believe It's Not Juice, Westside Weekend Juicy, Bojak Calypso, Modus Operandi Gadzooks, Bonehead Phaze Out Phaze In, Beer Farm Boonta, Beer Land New England Pale Ale.

The next episode is being recorded any day now, so we should have another episode up for you very soon. We've been asked to change the way we name our episodes, as Apple don't want 100's of shows titled "Episode X", so if you have any thoughts on how we should name them going forward we'd love to hear from you. If you've got anything you'd like us to discuss or if you just have some feedback or questions please email gus.norris7@gmail.com. Until next time..

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Episode 9

Wed, 17 Jul 2019 12:28:14 +1000

Show Notes

News Items (00:30)

Westvleteren begin selling beer online
Omnipolloscope waxed can
Perth Royal Beer Awards - notable results
Southern Bay social media issues
Ballast Point barrel program being scaled back
Stomping Ground Moorabbin to open

Scouting Report (12:45)

The Year of Local wrap up
- 115 Grill & Brewhouse - not open for lunch on weekends...
- Moon Dog, Fixation, Molly Rose, Bonehead, Henry St, Flying Horse, Sow & Piglets, Salt, Clifton Hill

Ranking of Lagers (25:50)

This week we had to slot in Corona (Mexico), Tiger (Singapore) & Tusker (Kenya).
The New Rankings are as follows:

1. Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
2. Tennent's (Scotland)
3. Carlsberg (Denmark)
4. Kingfisher (India)
5. Gullmack (Norway)
6. Sapporo (Japan)
7. Corona (Mexico)
8. Heineken (Netherlands)
9. Tusker (Kenya)
10. Tiger (Singapore)
11. Vonu (Fiji)
12. Cusquena (Peru)

Desert Island 6-pack (36:42)

Imperial Stouts (Russian, American, Milk etc.)
The cross overs this month were:
- Victory Art Brew Ivan,
Dylan's 5 individuals;
- - Founders Imperial Stout, Founders CBS, Boatrocker Ramjet, To Øl Liquid Confidence, Evil Twin Even More Coco Jesus
Noz's 5 individuals;
- - Hoppin' Frog B.O.R.I.S The Crusher, Founders KBS, Firestone Walker Parabola, De Struise Black Albert, Evil Twin Even More Jesus
Honourable Mentions
- To Øl Pineapple Express, Dieu du Ciel Peche Mortel

Noz's Cellar (47:36)

De Cam Nectarine Lambiek
- 40kg of Nectarines per 100L
- Nectarines vs Peaches?
- 6.0% ABV
- Cellared since May 2019
- Thumbs Up

Thanks again for listening guys, hope you enjoyed the latest episode. As usual you can get in touch with us by emailing; gus.norris7@gmail.com or Beeroclockau on social media. We managed to keep this episode under an hour, let us know if there's a particular length you like - the more rambly ones or the shorter, sharper ones like this episode. There will be plenty of The Year of Local posts popping up over the next few weeks as we try and make up some ground on a task that seems to get bigger by the week!

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Episode 8

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 22:07:13 +1000

Show Notes

News Items (0:45)

Dogfish Head & Boston Beer Co Merger
Untappd Festival
Quiet Deeds Transparency
Rochefort Abbey - Lhoist Berghman dispute
- More information here
BrewDog Update
- Marketing job interview issues
- Brisbane brewery
Independent Brewery Association Seal - 12 months since launch
Coopers launch an XPA
AIBA Results
- 4 Pines Schwarzbier takes out Champion Beer!
- Find all the results here: https://www.rasv.com.au/australian-international-beer-awards/results/
Sierra Nevada Resilience Project - Less than 50% of donations received

Good Beer Week 6-Pack (32:54)

Crossovers;
- The Winston Black Rye IPA,
Dylan's 5 individuals;
- Molly Rose Insuperable, 8 Wired Lokomotiv Merlot, Burnt Mill Heliacal Rising, Cantillon Kriek, Eden Prickly Pear Sour
Noz's 5 individuals;
- Offshoot Grip It, Bridge Road x Mikkeller Dark Harvest, Amundsen Marshmallow Psycho Bourbon BA, Holgate Beelzebub's Jewel (2016), Westmalle Tripel
Honourable Mentions
- Bonehead Phaze Out/In, Feral Watermelon Warhead

The Ranking of Lagers (58:29)

This week we had to slot in Kingfisher (India), Cusquena (Peru) & Sapporo (Japan).
The New Rankings are as follows:

Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
Tennent's (Scotland)
Carlsberg (Denmark)
Kingfisher (India)
Gullmack (Norway)
Sapporo (Japan)
Heineken (Netherlands)
Vonu (Fiji)
Cusquena (Peru)

Noz's Cellar (1:11:22)

Stumblefoot Questhaven
- Barrel Aged Sour Ale with Apricots & Peaches
- 8.5% ABV
- Cellared since January 2015
- Thumbs Up

There we have it guys, hope you enjoyed the latest episode of the Beer O'Clock Australia podcast. As usual we'd love to hear from you if there are any questions or things you want us to talk about. You can send your questions through to gus.norris7@gmail.com or you can hit us up on Instagram, which we're less active on than we probably should be.

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Episode 7

Fri, 24 May 2019 18:51:58 +1000

Show Notes

News Items (1:00)

Coopers win Maltser of the Year @ Global Brewing & Supply Awards
First GABS Brisbane
Gage Road's Atomic Project finally launching at GABS Brisbane
BrewDog's Brisbane brewery scaled back
Gage Road raised $6m for a new canning line
Malt Shed & Malt Shovel settle their IP dispute
Bucket Boys Crowd Funding
Boatrocker turns 10, Exit turns 5

What We're Drinking (11:55)

Other Half & Cloudwater Tap Takeover @ Mr West
Dylan's Singapore Trip
- Level 33 - Worlds Highest Microbrewery
Blackman's Same Day IPA

The Ranking of Lagers (18:25)

Brand new segment - basically trying to rank the worlds macro lagers
We started off with 6 - but future segments will be limited to 3
Current rankings:

Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
Tennent's (Scotland)
Carlsberg (Denmark)
Gullmack (Norway)
Heineken (Netherlands)
Vonu (Fiji)

Scouting Report (48:32)

Brewery Visits
- Jetty Road, Mr Banks, Hack, That Little Brewery, Beach Hut, Bojak, Brownstone, Dainton
Year of Local Update

Noz's Cellar (1:03:58)

Goose Island Gillian
- A saison based beer with white pepper, strawberry & honey
- Cellared since June/July 2017
- Thumbs up

It's a bit of a longer episode this month as we launched a new segment. Hopefully you guys like the podcast. Now that I'm finally recovered from Good Beer Week I'm hoping to punch out a heap of Year of Local posts, but we'll see how we go. The next podcast will be being recorded in the not too distant future so keep an eye out in a few weeks. Until next time.

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Episode 6

Tue, 05 Mar 2019 18:41:16 +1000

This month we had a heap of news to discuss, given how long we'd been away this was hardly surprising. There is also a a good discussion of our trip to Brunswick to visit Foreigner & Inner North. We chat about Dylan's recent trip to South Korea & about some of the local beers that we've been enjoying recently. Our 6-pack this month is Goses, which turned out to all be fruited, and we finished off with an unusual style; a Yam Beer!

Show Notes

News Items (1:20)

Balter release Hazy IPA - social media hype
Modus Operandi smaller cans
Pirate Life x Limeburner Whisky Collaboration
Hottest 100 - Wrap Up - Local Community Breweries
New Zealand Hottest 100 Results
Broo ASX discrepancies
Ogdens Brewery - Opening in a heritage hotel in Perth
Bridgeport Brewing to close
Endeavour Brewing crowdfunding
Hahn Ultra Crisp - gluten free - including tasting notes
IRI Marketedge Growth Report
House of Malt - boutique malthouse
Ellerslie Hop Australia - re-opened after fire

Scouting Report (29:00)

The Foreigner Brewing Co & Inner North Brewing
- Polarizing experiences

What We're Drinking (34:55)

Dylan's South Korea Trip
- Craft Beer Bars in Seoul
- Quite cheap
Garage Project Golden Spiral
Mr Banks I Like to Break a Mental Sweat Too
The Year of Local Update

What We're Brewing (49:28)

Our Mango Gose
- Needed re-fruiting & time
- Almost 1g per litre
- Bottle available - we're interested in some feedback

Desert Island 6-pack (53:28)

Goses - fruited, not-fruited, anything goes.
The cross overs this month were:
- To Øl Santa Goes F&#% It All, Hop Nation The Punch, Garage Project White Mischief
Dylan's 3 individuals;
- - Anderson Valley Blood Orange Gose, Red Button POiMA, Omnipollo Bianca Blueberry Lassi Gose,
Noz's 3 individuals;
- - Anderson Valley Briney Melon Gose, Prairie Flare, Magic Rock x Kissmeyer Salty Kiss
Honourable Mentions
- - Stomping Ground Watermelon Smash, Doctors Orders Electrolyte, Hop Nation Black Rhino Cherry Lips, Zagovor All Summer in a Day, Deschutes Smoked Gose, Magpie The Ghost

Noz's Cellar (1:08:53)

The Bruery Autumn Maple
- A Belgian Brown Ale brewed with yams, molasses, maple syrup & spices
- Cellared since ~November 2016
- Thumbs Up

Hope you all enjoy the podcast! Most of our time this year at Beer O'Clock Australia is going to be taken up by The Year of Local undertaking. Keep your eyes peeled as there are a number of posts waiting to be finalized. We'll be back with a new episode hopefully at the start of April. Until then...

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Episode 5

Thu, 10 Jan 2019 11:24:54 +1000

Show Notes

News Items (00:20)

Trillium HR & Quality Issues
Wig & Pen Is Up For Sale
Vale Marco Bona - SA Brewers Pull Together
Bad Shepherd Victorian Pale Ale - Melbourne Ale Yeast
Good Beer Week & Independent Brewers Association Merger
Little Creature Open Furphy Hall in Geelong
Panhead Opening a Taproom in London
Slowbeer Close Richmond Store

Scouting Report (17:50)

Beer 360 - Craft Beer Shop at the old Slowbeer Richmond site.
- 468 Bridge St, Richmond, VIC, 3121

What We're Drinking (22:48)

Firestone Walker - Roll Out the Barrels @ Beer Deluxe
Mountain Goat Goat Lager
Stomping Ground Gipps St Pale Ale

What We're Brewing (34:18)

Mango Gose
- Pilsner Malt, Wheat Extract
- Lacto Plantarum & Neutral Yeast Co-pitched
- Dry Hopped at desired pH
- A full tray of mangoes - approx. 200g/L
ESB's (from last episode)
- Changed tea to Cherries & Raspberries. All variants being bottled.
- Tasting Notes for the straight ESB.

Desert Island 6-pack (44:03)

"Dark-er Lagers"
- - Vienna Lager, Amber Lager, American Red Lager, Euro Dark Lager, Munich Dunkel, Schwarzbier
The cross over this month was:
- Burnley Brewing Vienna Lager
Dylan's 5 individuals;
- - Monteith's Black Beer, Matilda Bay Dogbolter, Weihenstephaner Tradition, Mornington NZ Black Pilsner, Hawkers/Edge/Kaiju/Evil Twin/Baird Inappropriate Touching
Noz's 5 individuals;
- - Staropramen Cerny, Kozel Cerny, U Medvidku Oldgott Barique, Valmiermuiza Tumsais, Barrow Boys Stormy Lager
Honourable Mentions
- Efes Dark, Toohey's Old, 1516 Bavarian Dunkel, Red Hill The Dark Horse Schwarz, Gauden Schwarzbier,

Dylan's Cellar (1:15:45)

Red Duck Big Licky
- Released July 2016
- Their Licky - a licorice flavoured lager - that they've turned into an Imperial Stout.
- Thumbs Up!

We apologize for the extra long episode this month; Dylan & I may have got a little too into some of these topics. Keep your emails/questions etc. coming in - gus.norris7@gmail.com - we take everything on board and try and make little adjustments where we can to make this show better for you guys. We're recording a new episode any day and will have that to you - along with a whole heap of written content - as soon as we can.

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Episode 4

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 17:48:40 +1000

Show Notes

News Items (0:30)

Boatrocker's New Can Releases
Molly Rose's new home in Collingwood
Fermentum's new venture: Forest For The Trees
Flagged shortfall in Malt
Great Barrier Beer 2.0
Stomping Ground Movember Donation
Garage Project - New Hop Development

Scouting Report (8:36)

Brendale Brewing Co.
- 2/62 Kremzow Rd, Brendale, QLD, 4500

What We're Brewing (11:37)

- ESB
- Maris Otter, Two-Row, Dark Crystal, Light Crystal, Belgian Biscuit Malt
- 5.3-5.5%
- EKG, Fuggles
- Batch split 4 ways; Staight, Barossa Shiraz Oak Chips, Johnnie Walker Double Black Oak Chips, Raspberry & Cherry (replacing the Tea discussed)

Matilda Bay Redback Original - A Tribute (14:58)

Firstly a huge thanks to listener Tim who sent these in for us.
- Redback is a Kristallweizen that is over 30 years old!
- This beer should be more widely available & respected.
- AIBA Grand Champion Beer in 1993.
This merged into quite an interesting wider discussion on Matilda Bay and its history/downfall

What We're Drinking (28:34)

May Day Hills Tasting
- Beer Deluxe Event - $30
- 7 Beers with matching canapes
  - Apple, Yuzu, Sour Amber, Grape, Breakfast, Elderflower, Jam
James Squire The Wreck Preservation
- 200 year old yeast reportedly cultured from a ship wreck
Carwyn NYC Cold Freight Showcase
- Cold Freighted NEIPA Tasting
- Finback, Interboro, Sand City, LIC Beer Project, Equilibrium
  - Equilibrium Straight Out of the Laboratory
Chur/Behemoth Hop Diggity Dog
- Best New World NEIPA that I've ever had!
- 100% Citra Hops
Pike's Choc Hazelnut Porter

Desert Island 6-pack (45:34)

Australian Brewed IPA's.
- Straight IPA
  - No Red, Black, White, Brown IPA's etc.
- 4.0-7.5% ABV
- No Fruit
There were NO cross overs this month!
Dylan's individuals;
- - Modus Operandi Sonic Prayer, Mornington Peninsula IPA, Pirate Life IPA, Mountain Goat The Zymurgist, Bruny Island Cloudy Bay IPA, Kaiju Robohop
Noz's individuals;
- - Fixation IPA, Hawkers West Coast IPA, Feral War Hog, Pirate Life Mosaic IPA, Moon Dog Sun Cat, BrewBoys Hoppapotamus
Honourable Mentions
- - Noisy Minor ANZUS, Feral Hop Hog, Green Beacon Scrimshaw, Hop Nation The Chop, Big Shed Fresh Hop Californicator, Fixation Obsession, Brewcult Thanks Captain Obvious

Noz's Cellar (1:08:23)

Rulles La Grande 10 (2013)
- Their 10th Anniversary beer, which has been rebrewed multiple times
- Belgian Strong Golden Ale - 10%
- Bought in Belgium and lovingly cellared since 2015.

So there we have it guys, we may have gone a little over time but (I think at least) it was was areally good episode. As usual flick any questions, comments, suggestions etc. through to gus.norris7@gmail.com and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. In the meantime there will be a few new posts up on the blog in the coming days so stay tuned!

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Episode 3

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 22:15:49 +1000

Show Notes

News Items

New Zealand Brewers Guild Awards - A Downturn in Results
The Downfall of Australian Wheat Beer - An Equipment Issue?
The Black Hops "Incident"
Willie Smith wins Awards
Rocks Brewery has bought & re-branded

Scouting Report

The Incubator - Fixation's Collingwood Taproom
- 414 Smith St, Collingwood, VIC, 3066

What We're Drinking

Cantillon Zwanze Day
- Carwyn Cellars
- Manneken Pisse + (6 Cantillon regulars)
- 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Cuvée Armand & Gaston
Noz's Vietnam Trip
- South East Asian Macro Lager
- More Craft Beers than expected

Feral Hop Hog - A Tribute

10 Years of Hop Hog
- A really important beer in the history of Australian beer.
- "An Australian Sculpin" - Dylan Toune

Desert Island 6-pack

Saison - The rider this month was that almost anything funky counts - we only ruled out the La Sirene Farmhouse Red.
The cross overs this month were:
- Saison Du Pont
- Hill Farmstead Arthur (despite Noz saying Anna - he meant Arthur!)
- Exit Saison
Dylan's X individuals;
- - La Sirene Saison, To Øl Sur Germs Are Coming Eating Our Pomegranate And Redcurrant!, Brasserie de Blaugies/Hill Farmstead Le Vermontoise,
Noz's X individuals;
- - La Sirene Super Saison, To Øl Roses Are Brett, Almanac Saison de Brettaville
Honourable Mentions
- Boatrocker Gaston, Bridge Road Chevalier, Moon Dog Saison Du Punt, Almanac Mandarina, Goose Island Sofie, Brew by Numbers 18|05, Crooked Stave Colorado Wild Sage, Hawkers Saison, Boatrocker Saison, Stomping Ground BA Saison, Brasserie Thiriez La Petite Princess, Trois Dames La Joyeuse

Noz's Cellar

Stone Old Guardian (2012)

There we have it guys, hope you enjoy Episode 3 of the Beer O'Clock Australia podcast. As usual send any questions, feedback or comments to gus.norris7@gmail.com. We took on board the couple of emails we received last time around and thank you guys for taking the time to give us some feedback. Please let us know if you think we've improved in this episode. The next episode will hopefully be up in mid-November. With any luck I'll have a few more posts up before then! In the meantime...

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Episode 2

Wed, 12 Sep 2018 11:14:28 +1000

Show Notes

News Items

Barrow Boys Closure
Grand Ridge relaunching West City
Stone & Wood's new brewpub in Brisbane
The Pacific Ale trademark dispute is over!
Matso's purchased by Gage Roads
Mornington purchased by Tribe
Boozebud purchased by AB-Inbev
Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Show Awards
Holgate's New Brewery & Visitors Centre.
Brewers Association of the United States Report
Garage Project's Monthly Cellar-Door Only IPA

What We've Been Drinking

Our Tallboy & Moose Collaboration Berried Alive
New English & U.S.A imports
- Toppling Goliath
- Against the Grain
- North Brewing
- Northern Monk
Dylan's Malaysia Trip
- Guinness Bright
Little Creatures The Fuggle is Real
North Brewing & Verdant Brewing Triple Fruited Gose

What Are We Brewing?

New Batch of The Reiffel
- Our American Blonde Ale
- American Ale Malt & Wheat
- Mosaic, Mandarina Bavaria & Galaxy
- White Labs Kolsch Yeast (WLP029)

Desert Island 6-pack

Red Ales - The definition was hard here to define here. We stumped for anything that isn't sour. From Irish Red Ales to Imperial Red IPA's were permissible.
This month we only had one cross over
- Mismatch Evil Archie
Dylan's 5 individuals;
- - Exit Amber Ale, Mountain Goat Fancy Pants, Barrow Boys India Amber Ale, Hargreaves Hill The Phoenix & Two Birds Sunset Ale
Noz's 5 individuals;
- - Modus Operandi Former Tenant, Prancing Pony India Red Ale, Noisy Minor Admiral Ackbar, Epic Hop Dozer & Nøgne Ø x Holgate Half a World Away

Noz's Cellar

Jolly Pumpkin x La Sirene Costa Dei Villa

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Episode 1

Tue, 31 Jul 2018 22:48:04 +1000

The new venture I was being very vague about in my post a few days ago was Beer O'Clock Australia's first foray into a new medium; audio. Dylan & I are going to give this podcast a go for a while and see how it goes. It's going to give us the opportunity to discuss beer in a way that the blog doesn't really allow us to.

We're going to rotate some segments in and out, especially early on while we get into the swing of things - so if there is anything you love or hate, please let us know! The idea at the moment is that the podcast will be monthly, and we'll try and keep that pretty regular - at least more so than I've kept the blog up to date recently... Basically every month we'll discuss some of the latest news from the beer world, we'll talk about some beers that we've been enjoying over the last month & we'll crack something interesting from my cellar.

This month we also discuss the hottest new style in craft beer; the Brut IPA. We also speak about a bright green licorice flavoured Gose from Red Button Brew in Moscow & discuss which Pilsner's we would each take in a bottomless mixed 6-pack to a desert island. The show is embedded below & hopefully we'll have it up on a few more podcast sites in the near future.

Show Notes

News Items

Royal Perth Beer Awards
Australian Brewery & Fourpure Takeovers
Coopers Pale Ale in Cans
Crisp Malting's Australian Distribution deal
Canned Beer Sales to Overtake Bottled Beer Sales
Bridge Road's New Hopped Cola

What We've Been Drinking

Red Button POiMA
Noz's Russia Trip
Noz & Dylan - Tallboy & Moose Berried Alive Brew Day

What's in Style?

Brut IPA's
- Wolf of the Willows, Tallboy & Moose, Mr Banks

Desert Island 6-pack

We both pick 6 Pilsner's - 3 of which made both our lists
- Pilsner Urquell, Emerson's NZ Pilsner, Bridge Road Enigma,
- Victory Prima Pils, Panhead Port Road Pils, Balter Pilsner, Hop Nation The Damned, Weihenstephaner Pilsner, Mikkeller American Dream

Noz's Cellar

Mikkeller x Lindeman's SpontanBasil

So there we have it guys. Hope you liked the first episode of the Beer O'Clock podcast. We'd both love to hear any feedback you've got. We'll be tweaking a couple of things for the next episode, which we'll aim to have out in late-August/early-September. As usual send any questions or comments to gus.norris7@gmail.com.

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