Brunswick Beer Collective

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this continuation of our journey on the 86 tram line, we visit Stomping Ground Brewing Co and speak with head brewer Ashur about what they brew, what they won’t brew, and what it is like to grow at such a rapid pace. It’s an episode that stretches from […] The post S14E02: The 86 Tram Beer Crawl: Stomping Ground Brewing Co appeared first on The City Lane.

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode, we go to Bar SK, our first stop along Melbourne’s 86 tram line, and chat with the bar’s owners and founders, Dave and Louie. It’s a conversation that jumps wildly from the serious to the strange as we find out what it takes to run an […] The post S14E01: The 86 Tram Beer Crawl: Bar SK appeared first on The City Lane.

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this weary episode, we talk about all the drinking events we have reason to recover from, chronicling: Paul’s extensive drinking trip to Japan, Jeff’s discovery of new drinking spots in London, and Chris’ small drinking adventure in Hobart. We also discuss attending Cantillion’s legendary Zwanse Day celebration; we […] The post S13E08: Recovery appeared first on The City Lane.

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode Paul and Kyle go to Japan to attend the Mikkeller Beer Celebration and give us a brief (due to Skype issues) report of exactly what happens when one of the world’s best breweries organises a beer festival, but not before Paul gives his own preamble to […] The post S13E07: Festivals and Festivities appeared first on The City Lane.

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode we talk about the drinking chaos that comes with the season of Spring, the style of several Scottish beers, and the strange nature of low ABV beer at sporting events. We also talk about obscure towns and their film namesakes (who knew there was a town […] The post S13E06: Sports, Spring, and Scotland appeared first on The City Lane.

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode we look at the influence media, communities and apps have on our drinking habits. From Facebook communities like Beerthread, to apps like Untappd, to games like Brew Town, we bang on about the things we look at when we’re not looking in our glasses, and the […] The post S13E05: Beer Communities and Apps appeared first on The City Lane.

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode we ask the question: what makes a sour beer? We then answer that question with a series of confused looks and seemingly-random beer styles that we didn’t realise were actually classified as sour beers. We also discuss the state of sours today, explore what the future […] The post S13E04: Sour (So Very Sour) appeared first on The City Lane.

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode we talk about all things drinking and all things North. Featuring adventures in Sweden’s second-largest city, Gothenburg, and stupidities less North at a beer festival Chris lovingly describes at ‘the country GABS’: Bendigo’s ‘Bendigo on the Hop’. It’s an episode filled with ‘normalling’ at its finest. […] The post S13E03: North (And More North) appeared first on The City Lane.

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this state-hopping episode we talk about what it’s like to visit Perth, often while a little under the weather, and take a journey through it’s quite brilliant craft beer venues. Featuring everything from shining new breweries, to fancy corporate boxes, to copious amounts of hydralyte, this is the […] The post S13E02: Perth appeared first on The City Lane.

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this explosive new episode we talk about the things we do before, during, and after drinking, or at least, the things we can remember doing. From late-night karaoke to endless Uno, it’s a journey that, like playing games while drinking, lowers in skill level the more it drinks. […] The post S13E01: Fun appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | In this episode, the last for this season, we talk about escaping the Australian winter to foreign countries and when you do, how to successfully drink there. We also ask questions like: how do you find the best beers in a city? What is the most scientific way to find them? And what […] The post S12E08: The Travel Episode appeared first on The City Lane.

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode we talk about the Australian independent beer movement, which has hit a new pace thanks to the advent of the official Independent Beer label. Will it change things? Will it help Brewers? Will it help drinkers? We ask these questions and more as we try to […] The post S12E07: The Independent Episode appeared first on The City Lane.

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode we talk about beers you drink in winter, beers that you could drink in winter, and the issue with only drinking certain beers at certain times of the year, like winter. Recorded outside on a freezing evening in Brunswick, we talk the inception, tactics, and trials […] The post S12E06: The Winter Episode appeared first on The City Lane.

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode we talk about all things NEW, asking questions like: what happens when you combine an IPA with a stout? Has craft beer infiltrated strip bars? And what is it like to have a full week without alcohol? It’s an episode full of mysticism, delight, and a […] The post S12E05: The New Episode appeared first on The City Lane.

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode we talk about what happens when a brewery sells out to a bigger brewery. Do they do good? Do they do bad? Are they about the same as what they were? These just some of the questions we ask in an episode also filled with other […] The post S12E04: The Sellout Episode appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | In this episode we chronicle the highs and lows of the beer scene of Hobart in Tasmania. From airport lounges to brewery bars, it’s a step-by-step journey through the best and worst places to drink, covering everything from Irish bars with craft beer, to hot wings with a purchase limit, to a late […] The post S12E03: The Hobart Episode appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | In this episode, we talk about the craft beer scene of South America, with Paul stumbling across vibrant watering holes even when he isn’t looking for them. It’s an intricate journey filled with obscure burger ring-like bar snacks, hole in the wall bars, and DC comics references. You could say we cover one […] The post S12E02: The South America Episode appeared first on The City Lane.

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this episode we interview Tony McGee, the incredibly-charismatic founder and CEO of Lagunitas Brewing Company, and talk about what it’s like to build a brewery from nothing, to maintain a brewery’s counter-culture for a new generation, and sell that same brewery to someone far […] The post S12E01: The Lagunitas Episode appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | In this bumper season closer, we breakdown our picks, both strange and brilliant, for Melbourne’s fabled Good Beer Week festival, and journey through Container C of the Melbourne GABS festival lineup, finding ourselves drooling just a little bit at what is to come. But all of this is just talk in preparation for […] The post S11E08: “He Used To Have Some Wild Tastings, That Fibonacci” appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | In this far-reaching episode we talk new beers, such as Feral’s Tusk, at underrated craft beer joints; the best methods for finding great beer venues in unknown places; and the joy of reuniting with, and re-appreciating, session beers. We also, as long-promised, talk through the Melbourne GABS Container B, and offer our ill-planned […] The post S11E07: “Work Is Always Better On Tusk” appeared first on The City Lane.