The Cool Room

194 - Bendigo on the Hop, Cocon, Sailors Grave & King River

Davydd ventures back to the town of his birth to experience all the fun of one  of regional Victoria's premier beer festivals.

We chat with Bendigo Beer's Chris Adkins about the life of a festival organiser on the day, which beers at the festival he's been enjoying and what the group has lined up in coming months.

Davydd finally meets Dayvid from Sailors Grave and we get a little preview of their lemon meringue sour and much much more.

And we finish off with a new friend from a favourite brewery as Sam from King River shares the wet-hopped Victoria Secret with us and shares all the latest goings-on from the high country.

A big thanks to all the venues and breweries who made Bendigo on the Hop so much fun - don't forget to like and subscribe and follow us on our socials!

193 - Bowden Brewing

Warren & Davydd are joined by Jake from South Australia's Bowden Brewing for a chat about all the important questions - starting with how to pronounce the brewery's name!

You can taste along at home by purchasing this delicious 6 pack of beers from our online store: https://the-coolroom-podcast.myshopify.com/products/bowden-brewing-6-pack

We learn all about the history of the brewery and how a love of home brewing led to Bowden being born. We indulge in some talk about Bowden's awesome can art, hear of collaborations with dentists visit Controversy Corner for a discussion on Stout Season. 

Warren goes full engineer and wants to know about spreadsheets while Davydd wants to start a biscuit podcast.

And which t-shirt excites you more "Making Tortillas from First Principles" or "Dangling Fish Carcasses"?

192: Chur [or it is Behemoth?]

After a gap of over 120 episodes Andrew from Chur joins Warren and Davydd from a car somewhere in New Zealand to discuss quite a lot of news!

As ever there is an amazing tasting pack to accompany the podcast featuring the beers we discuss that you can find here: https://the-coolroom-podcast.myshopify.com/products/behemoth-mixed-6-pack

Andrew almost answers all our questions in the first 3 minutes but then we slow things down and hear all about the new beers and new venues he's been opening.

And we get an early scoop as he tells us which Australian city he's been exploring for a new venue on this side of the ditch!

Naturally there's lots of nerdy hop talk, including which hop combinations work best, how to use hop concentrates and which hops to farmers hate most.

Will Davydd get a "Sabro is Life" tattoo and will Warren try to defend Melbourne's water supply from humiliation - listen in to find out!

191 - Boatrocker

We've been waiting for ages for the opportunity to interview Matt from Boatrocker and thanks to the awesome team from Beer Deluxe the chance finally arrived!

We hear all about Matt's trips to Europe which inspired him to return to Melbourne and start a brewery which has become legendary.

As we taste some amazing versions of his beers that have been aged in the Beer Deluxe Coolroom we get to speak about the techniques behind them and the way that they've changed since he last tasted them.

Don't forget to follow us, Beer Deluxe and Boatrocker on all the socials and remember to subscribe to the podcast!

190 - Breheny Bros & Coconspirators 2

It's the second part of our catch ups with both Coconspirators and James from Breheny Brothers Brewing!

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While at the Flemington& Kensington Bowls Club we chat with Jacqui from Coconspirators about the Barber Baltic and The Don - with lots of great audience questions [and a few little audio glitches].

Then it's back to the second half of our interview with James where we are joined by Warren Wu who has some outrageous suggestions for what he's like to do at Dan Murphy's.

Despite this James manages to share more of his family story, his ambitions for the future and even the odd story about Bendigo!

 

189 - Breheny Bros & Coconspirators

A bumper episode containing part 1 of our discussion with James Breheny and half of the live show we did with Coconspirators at the Flem/Ken Bowls Club.

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Jacqui from Coconspirators explains the story behind the Freedom Fighter Kellerbier which was brewed in collaboration with a brewery in Ukraine as well as the Pastry Chef Salted Caramel Stout. She also gives us some teasers about their upcoming Matriarch Day - and don't forget to join us at Pin Oak Beer and wine for the launch of The Hostess.

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Then we kick off our discussion with James Breheny who has a truly amazing story to tell. His family have been brewing in Australia since 1864 and have worked at pretty much every major brewery you could name.

We hear how the family brewing bible made its way into his hands and how he has sought to reclaim the family brewing heritage while using his skills as a marketer to revive interest in recipes that are over 100 years old.

Both interviews with conclude in Episode 190 - available soon!

188 - Third Moon [Canada] Part 2

It's the second half of our interview with Chris and Bebo from Third Moon as we taste their delicious doppelbock and chat on about their journey in brewing.

As a special offer we've slashed the price of our tasting pack for this episode to just $50 - give these beers a quick google and you'll realise just how ridiculous that price is in Australia. https://the-coolroom-podcast.myshopify.com/products/third-moon-can-4-pack

We have a great chat about the advantages and disadvantages of being a small brewery, the origins of doppelbock and the odd brewing disaster or two.

Warren continues his pursuit of reasonably priced bourbon barrels and Davydd is thrilled to hear what he thinks is a genuine Canadian apology!

187 - Bentspoke, Blobfish and Third Moon [Canada] Part 1

A packed episode with heaps of great beer chat!

As we get closer to the Blobfish Sour Beer Festival we check in with Richard Watkins from Bentspoke brewing about the 2 beers he'll be releasing at the Festival as well as a general chat about all things Bentspoke.

Third Moon Brewing join us from Milton in Canada to share a tasting of their amazing beers - you can grab the beers from our online store here: https://the-coolroom-podcast.myshopify.com/products/third-moon-can-4-pack

Bebo and Chris lead us through their IPAs and a great doppelbock while telling us all about their experience of setting up a brewery during COVID times. 

We learn all about their taproom and their music and can art choice to compliment their beers. Our correspondent James in New York asks some probing questions about hops and Davydd suggests a beer collaboration with a difference!

Make sure you listen in to Episode 188 to get the second half of the interview! 

186 - Black Box 4: Spotty Dog, Banks & Deeds

It's the fourth and final of our Black Box tastings and what an awesome 3 beers to finish on.

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Warren and Davydd are joined by Ben Duval from Carwyn Cellars and an all star line up of brewers to discuss some cracking beers.

We meet Klint from Spotty Dog who has a trick or two up his sleeve for his contribution to the pack but also some great stories about setting up the brewery and where he thinks the industry is heading through some uncertain times.

Chris from Banks returns to the Coolroom with a a beer packed full of flavour and nuance giving an opportunity to discuss a heap of brewing techniques and tips for everyone from home brewers to experienced pros.

And we round things out with Curtis from Deeds taking us through Ruinous Arches - a momentous beer featuring tastes of some classic Deeds favourites.

 

185 - Black Box 3: Good Land, 3 Ravens & Bright

It's the third in our series of tastings from the Carwyn Cellars x Coolroom Black Box and Ben Carwyn himself is in the room to make sure that Davydd and Warren don't misbehave [much].

He reminds us that Carwyn Cellars has each of these beers on tap or you can purchase the pack from the Coolroom's online store: https://the-coolroom-podcast.myshopify.com/products/carwyn-cellars-x-coolroom-2023-black-box

Jimmy talks us through the Good Land contribution to the pack that has so many layers and complexity. We hear what the barrels looked like after brewing and many other great stories besides.

Brendan from 3 Ravens talks all things Barleywine [not barley wine] educating us about a style we rarely see but which is tasting delicious under his stewardship.

And then we get onto "Mushroom Bear" with Evin from Bright [credit to our mate Clint for the art] which simply has to be tasted to be believed - even non-mushroom lovers should trust us - this is a truly tasty beverage and one which allows us to say "This podcast now has more umami!"