Brunswick Beer Collective

PODCAST | In this recipe-defining episode we explore just what it takes to make an effective beer cocktail, often using ingredients that you probably won’t find around the house; delve deep into our limited knowledge of council restrictions and associated noise complaints; and talk about the Melbourne Cup and its associated craft beer drinking-related activities, […] The post S09E10: Stout Cocktails and Slim Starters appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | In this hungover episode, we speak with Tyson from Brewers Feast beer festival about strong beers, sleep deprivation, and this year’s festival, obviously. It’s everything you could ever hope for in an episode and several things you probably would have liked to avoid. It’s a complicated balance, we’ll admit. We also explore the […] The post S09E09: Brewers Feast and Drinkers Drink appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | In this enlightening episode, we visit Melbourne’s The Craft & Co., a place that does everything from beer to coffee to cheese, and talk with the head brewer Heath about all things beer. It’s a conversation filled with complicated beer terms, long-dead philosophers, and regular pilsner drinkers. We also inadvertently stalk someone on […] The post S09E08: Beer Fundamentals and Cheese Incidentals appeared first on The City Lane.

[content_slider] [content_slide] [/content_slide] [/content_slider] PODCAST | In this surprisingly-serious episode, at least for the first part, we explore the issue of breweries being taken over by other, bigger breweries and other brewery-like companies, and try to look at it from the perspective of both the brewer and the drinker. And then to balance it out, […] The post S09E07: Hot Takeovers and Cool Cans appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | In this well-earned episode, we talk about Bright Brewery’s brand-new cause-worthy beer, the excellent Mr West in Melbourne’s Footscray, and the latest beers we’ve discovered in the scene. We also mispronounce several comments, some with more flair than others, and talk about parallels between the wine industry, the beer industry, and strangely, the […] The post S09E06: Boozy Backgammon and Brilliant Barrooms appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | In this adventurous episode, Paul and Leon detail their trips to some of the best breweries found in the USA while at the same time taking idiotic questions from the rest of us. It’s a meeting of many minds as we bust out three beers from fabled brewery, Evil Twin, that arrived in […] The post S09E05: Evil Twin and American Made appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | In this special episode, our 100th, we talk about episodes past, ponder the episode present, and ask what we think will happen for episodes future. It’s a chat about what makes us angry, and above all, what makes us happy in the beer world. There are also rants, because sometimes that’s needed, as […] The post S09E04: Beer Recollections and Bold Premonitions appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | In this rambunctious episode, we turn up sort-of announced to Brunswick’s brilliant Himmel Hünd Brewing Company where we proceed to drink their great beer, talk with their awesome brewer, and ask our own brand of ill-thought-out questions. We also discuss Brisbane’s Melbourne beer problem and then proceed to discuss what must be Melbourne’s […] The post S09E03: Himmel Hund and Brisbane Beer appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | In this to-do list-redeeming episode, we chronicle our journey at the regional Victoria beer festival Bendigo on the Hop, the only festival we know that combines the two drinking things we love the most: beer festivals and pub crawls. It’s a breakdown of what we checked-in, where we checked-in, and how we checked-out. […] The post S09E02: Beer Festivals and Bold Check-ins appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | In this background-noise filled episode (it was recorded outside) we talk about drinking games, playing games while drinking, and just drinking in general. We also discuss coffee in beer, the rise and longevity of the New England India Pale Ale (NEIPA), and obscure comparisons with food and beer The post S09E01: Drinking Games and Coffee Shots appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | Want to avoid a hangover? We’re here to help. In this special bonus piece we discuss with a pharmacist (Paul’s wife, Lauren) about how you can avoid a hangover after your next drinking adventure. Topics include: preparing to drink eating in advance breaking the seal miracle hangover cures The post The Brunswick Beer Collective On… Hangovers appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | Have you ever wondered how to plan a pub crawl? In this idiotic yet informative bonus piece we cover the steps to take to plan your own pub crawl including: identifying your area planning at napkin length ensuring optimum timing locking in your eating stops diversifying venues for The post The Brunswick Beer Collective On… Pub Crawls appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | In this bumper season-closing episode, we take over the University of Melbourne’s Tsubu bar to talk about the bars and breweries of Canberra, Australia; the books and beers of the upper west coast of the USA and Canada; and the booze and (lack of) bacon of Manchester, UK. The post S08E12: Stout Actually appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | In this groundbreaking episode, we talk all things Untappd with one of the people who made it, the app’s co-founder, Greg. It’s an episode where we gladly explore the cultural relevance of Untappd to the craft drinking scene, as well as noting how it has helped to provide The post S08E11: Untappd Pointe Blank appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | In this noisy and rambunctious episode, we are joined by the very sensible folks from Old Wives Ales for a rambling discussion about Bruce, the collaboration beer we’ve made with them, The Craft & Co. and Froth Craft Beer Magazine. We also journey through the highs and lows The post S08E10: Meet Bruce appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | Get your coloured woollen jumpers ready people as in this episode we discuss everything we know, which as usual turns out to be very little, about the fabled Swedish brewery, Omnipollo. It’s a Scandinavian road filled with obscure chip flavours, print colour code numbers, and some utterly incredible The post S08E09: Omnipollo Run appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | In this, our most Top Gear-like episode yet, we do something we’ve been threatening to do for many episodes and take on the ultimate beer challenge, risking life and limb as we drink seven different lagers in the hope of finding out if we can actually tell the The post S08E08: Lager Lager Land appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | In this grand tour of an episode, we talk about the Vietnam craft beer scene, inspired by Paul’s recent trip to the country, where it seemed he managed to visit almost every craft proprietor he could find. It’s an episode packed full of obscure references, obscure beer medals, The post S08E07: Good Drinking Vietnam appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | In this suburb-trekking episode, we attempt to recollect our expedition to the east of Melbourne and the mystical and unexpected pubs we discovered. It’s a quest filled with great playlists, plush couches, and dangerously-placed dart boards, along with talk about the prevalence of brown ales and the joy of The post S08E06: East Side Story appeared first on The City Lane.

PODCAST | In this moderately-packed episode, we ramble a range of obscure and occasionally-interesting topics as we weave our way through three (actually four) beers we managed to find at our local bottle shops. We also discuss a beer garden that we thought we never open, a brewery that we The post S08E05: A Fistful of Bottles appeared first on The City Lane.