The Cool Room

Nic from Molly Rose joins the team to discuss his fantastic beers and the stories behind them!

Tasting packs to accompany the podcast are still available from our online store here: https://the-coolroom-podcast.myshopify.com/products/molly-rose-tasting-12-pack

We hear all about Nic's love of railers, his advice for home brewers and the secrets behind making nitro beers. 

Warren distracts himself and then the rest of the team and we learn more than we'd ever expected to about goon bags and how to install them in toilets....

The team are joined by Fury and Son for a guided tasting of their beers and all the stories behind the scenes.

The episode contains a secret codeword to get a discount on the tasting pack to accompany the podcast which you can buy from our shopify store here: https://the-coolroom-podcast.myshopify.com/products/fury-son-tasting-pack

We tackle all the big issues in this episode including whether you can drink a summer ale at any time other than summer, is Fury and son the most democratic brewery in Melbourne and if so why can't Blake get them to make more black IPAs?

We learn about their gluten-reduced beers, just who Fury is, and Travis declares that he's off the hazy train!

Josh from Buttons Brewing joins the team to discuss his great beers and to take us on a guided tasting.

There's a discount code in the podcast that means you can purchase these beers at a ridiculously reduced price from our online store: https://the-coolroom-podcast.myshopify.com/products/buttons-brewing-7-pack

We discuss the wonders of the Tasmanian food and beverage scene, Josh's background and the knowledge he brought to brewing and some very exciting future plans.

And of course there's another classic coolroom story - in which Josh and his dad dismantle and relocate an entire coolroom!

Davydd and Warren are joined by James from Temple Brewing for a guided tasting and history lesson on his own and the brewery's journey!

We start out with the Bicycle Beer and learn how it has changed over the years and what it has meant to the brewery during that time. We learn all about shikuwasa and how to brew with tea, and all about the makeover that the beer labels have had lately.

And Warren rephrases the traditional coolroom question in a way not heard before.

Tasting packs for this episode are already sold out but why not check out our Facebook to see what's coming next: https://www.facebook.com/coolroompodcast/events/

Davydd is joined for a very special episode but the team from Belgium's St Bernardus!

We learn about the history of the brewery and even how to pronounce it's name in many languages before going on a tasting tour of some of their most famous beers.

We learn what recipes to pair the beers with, the difficulties of exporting them to Australia and even what happened late name in Ghent!

We've sold out of tasting packs for this beer but great grab your St Bernardus where you can and support the brewery!

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The team are joined by Ian and Shane from Future Mountain to learn all about the story of how they came to open an amazing brewery together.

As we sample their beers [still available at https://the-coolroom-podcast.myshopify.com/products/future-mountain-tasting-pack ] we get taken on a journey through their brewing philosophy, the methods that they use [and won't use]  and about their plans for the future.

We hear all about the behind scenes world of the label art and accountancy and things take a turn for the worse as Warren decides to "steer the ship into the nether regions"...

One of our all-time favourite guests Kasper from Alefarm returns to the Coolroom to share all his latest news and some amazing brews!

We discuss how is going in the Danish winter while we enjoy a lovely Australian summer, and how COVID has affected the beer industry in both countries. 

He leads us through a line up of his most recent beers discussing the inspiration behind them, the techniques he uses to brew them and of course the amazing art he creates for his cans.

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The guys are joined by Shaun Blissett - head brewer at Wayward and our old friend Ryan Laracy for a chat about all things Wayward.

We learn all about #herbality, the massive growth of craft beer in Sydney over the last 20 years and where the brewery's name comes from.

Ryan plays "Rep with the fastest mouth" and we learn who Shaun saw naked in a Coolroom. Best of all we learn why they try to have the biggest coolroom they can afford!

Tasting packs for this this episode are now sold out but grab some tasty Wayward wherever you can!

A bumper episode as the team from Lupulin Brewing enter the Coolroom to discuss their amazing range of beers and the stories behind them.

Co-founder Jeff tells us all about the Minnesota craft beer scene and how a love of home brewing led to the decision to take the plunge and open a brewery.

We get insights into the philosophy behind their beers and the techniques required to get beers that have such a great hop balance, the difficulties of shipping beer around the world and just how much the team love working together.

Why isn't Jeff allowed to brew anymore? Which beer was named after a mistake? Who is the design team behind their branding and just how much ice fishing content can you fit in an Australian beer podcast?

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It's two for the price of one in this episode of the Coolroom as Tom from Loophole Brewing and Scott from Valhalla join us to discuss the beers from their amazing breweries.

From Tom we learn about lessons brewers can learn from winemakers, all about hype Hops and why Mongolian Mares Milk is his inspiration.

Scott tells us all about the Geelong beer scene, the inspiration for his labels and plans to open a brewery of his own!

There is a very special tasting pack that accompanies this podcast which can be found in our store here: https://the-coolroom-podcast.myshopify.com/products/valhalla-loophole-and-more-12-pack