The Cool Room

S3 E16 - Bonehead Brewing - Virtual Meet the Brewers

Anthony and Travis from Bonehead Brewing join the Virtual Front Bar for a Grilling about their fine brews.

If you'd like to enjoy the beers we discuss as you listen you'll need to grab cans of the Junior, Revered and Sweet Pea [and maybe the Marzen too.]

And if you haven't heard it before check out their first visit on Series 1 Episode 7.

The guys take us through the journey from being keen home brewers to actually owning a brewery with all of the fun and drama that such a journey brings. 

How do they decide on their beer names, why the logo change, why no growlers and just why do they keep overfilling their cans?

There's some tense moments when Lord Andy Coyne asks if the first Bonehead he ever tried was tainted [the answer may surprise you] and can the boys get through a whole episode without bickering?

We discuss how to make the most out of bad situations like the corona virus lockdown and close things out by exploring the likelihood of them being sued because of their latest specialty release!

You can check out their website https://www.boneheadbrewing.com.au and if you haven't already liked our instagram and Facebook pages please do so to keep up to date on all of our news, beer deals and upcoming episodes.

S3 E15 - Hopheads: Adrian & Ryan

[Updated Version!] Travis and Davydd are joined by the gang from Hopheads, an innovative and exciting pair of bottleshops in Melbourne's West.

There's exploding kegs, some friendly bickering about who found the Altona site and a safe that became a cool room! Which Melbourne bars were the inspiration for Hopheads, which do the guys think are Australia's most over-rated and will there ever be a Hopheads in Yarraville?

Will Davydd manage to convince the Malaysian government to give him an all-expenses paid tip to help boost tourism, and what's coming through Travis' ceiling windows today?

There's also some sensible conversations about what steps the guys are taking to ensure that business can continue through the corona virus lockdown, which breweries helped out with canning lines [Spoiler it was Hop Nation and Dainton] and which beers are their unicorns?

Hopheads can be found here: https://hopheads.com.au and here: https://www.facebook.com/hopheadsAU/ but not here: www.hopheadsbar.com

If you haven't already liked and shared The Coolroom on Facebook and instagram please do so - and don't forget to come and join our Virtual front bar and Virtual Meet the Brewers Sessions!

S3 E14 - Lord Andy Coyne

Damo and Davydd are rejoined by Lord Andy Coyne [who we last saw before the Melbourne City Wrestling show at Moon Dog for Good Beer Week] to talk craft beer, home brewing and of course all things wrestling!

We learn about Lord Andy's favourite beers and pubs back in the old country and his first encounter with VB when he arrived in Australia. How did his home-brewed lemon meringue beer turn out and what kinds of hijinks take place in the bathrooms behind the scenes at wrestling shows?

We also get to hear the back story to The No Holds Bar, the wrestling show that emanates from The Royal Mail on Spencer. What was Lord Andy up to with Moon Dog that led to the show's creation and how does Davydd feel about his first ever interview to camera?

And we talk to Lord Andy about the impact that the corona virus lockdown is having on the wrestling industry around the world. How are individuals dealing with it and what positives and negatives does he see for the future?

S3 E13 - Venom Beers - Virtual Meet the Brewers

Joel Drysdale returns [he first visited us for Series 2 Episode 5] to bring us up to speed with all the news from Venom Beers and his new bottleshop District in Pascoe Vale.

This podcast was originally recorded after participants had received a slab containing Venom Refreshing, Golden, Pale, Double Golden Hazy and Venomous Catfish beers - we politely suggest that you might like to have these beers with you when you listen. [And keep an eye on our Facebook and instagram for future Virtual Meet the Brewers sessions.]

Not only does Joel explain the backstories and processes that led to these beers but he also tells us what it's like to open a bottleshop in the middle of a pandemic and what he thinks the future of the hospitality industry might hold.

He tees off on brewers who compete to have the highest IBU rating and explains why adding lactose to hazy beers is cheating. Learn all about hop hash, and most exciting of all, Joel reveals plans for a Double Black Ale!

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S3 E12 - Anna Brennan

Travis and Davydd are joined by comedian, writer and all round great person Anna Brennan to discuss what life in stand-up is like since the Corona virus arrived. Originally Anna had been due to perform some shows at the Royal Mail on Spencer as part of the Melbourne Comedy Festival - but when that was cancelled she's found all sorts of other new outlets for her talents. Learn about her comedic beginnings in Melbourne, her favourite venues to hang out and perform in Queensland and how she downgraded her writing ambitions from would-be novelist to would-be novella writer during the space of just one podcast.

You can learn more about the multi-faceted Anna here - https://www.facebook.com/annabrennancomedian/

Or find her Dating Fails podcast here: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-qmiec-da56e4

Or more about her online Melbourne Corona Festival Show which will take place on May 2 here! https://www.facebook.com/events/2571377256448137/ 

 

S3 E11 - Matt Bradshaw

Travis and Davydd are joined by Melbourne Music Phenomenon Matt Bradshaw. We discuss the beginnings of Matt's career, his favourite places to play or just hang out both in Melbourne in around the world. And of course how he has found ways to do positive things during the corona virus lockdown.

You can find his online gigs over here: https://www.facebook.com/MattyBBradshaw

And the podcast that he does with Dom Italiano here: https://www.facebook.com/TRCduo/

But don't worry we aren't afraid to ask the hard questions either. Which of Matt's hidden piercings was ripped out live on stage, what OH&S laws did he flout in China, and why won't he play the Snappy Tom jingle for Davydd's son when it's requested on a Sunday afternoon???

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Season 3 Episode 10 - Dan Hall Returns

In this episode of the Coolroom Davydd and Damian welcome back fan-favorite Dan Hall, to chat about how Dan is discovering breweries in the North Melbourne via deliveries. How the nightclub (Dan is a semi-regular fixture at) Finishing School has moved their operations online. Dan's writing career on the children's television show The Deep and how he is moving into writing for comics and the effect the pandemic has had on that industry. Theres also a discussion about Thomas the Tank Engine 

S3 E9 - Scott & Ben from the Plough Hotel in Footscray

Davydd and Travis are joined by Scott and Ben from the Plough Hotel in Footscray [and also kinda from the Kent in North Carlton] to discuss the excellent Meals for Health Care Workers deal that they are running during the Corona Virus lockdown. But it's not all the lockdown talk, we also chat to the guys about their earliest experiences in delicious beers, their favourite places to drink in Melbourne and around the world and of course what strange events have befallen them in coolrooms.

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And to find out more about the deals at the Plough head over to their Facebook too:https://www.facebook.com/ploughfootscray/

 

Season 3 Episode 8 Warren Wu returns

In this episode of The Coolroom, Davydd and Damian are joined by returning guest and hospitality jack of all trades Warren Wu. They discuss warning selling his business last year, Warren working with Rockpool Group on a pop-up bar and restaurant during the Australian Tennis Open. The Sandhill group. Selling herbs out of a shipping container, but this time it's on the back of a truck. What some of the positive long term effects of the Corvid 19 maybe on the hospitality, and how Warren is helping his wife's business (helping children be less fussy about food) during this isolation period. 



This episode is brought to you by Ben and Wine. Visit Ben and his team at https://www.benandwine.com/ 


Our theme song is Me and My Friend by Bob Evans. YOu can find out more about him here https://www.bobevans.com.au/ 

S3 E7 - Tom Streater from The Prince Alfred in Port Melbourne

Davydd is joined this week by guest co-host Travis and Tom from The Prince Alfred in Port Melbourne. Learn what it is like to decide to buy a pub and then actually go through the treacherous process to get in the door! What inspiration has he taken from other pubs around Melbourne and how has he transitioned craft beers onto the taps? And just why was someone wearing a bikini in the coolroom at the first pub he worked at?