The Cool Room

We welcome back the World's Oldest Brewery for a visit that is so packed with great stories and interesting brewing insights that we've had to split it into 2 episodes! 

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In a real treat for the Coolroom we are joined by Gene Buonaccorsi from Mast Landing [Maine, US] for a detailed discussion about his journey as a brewer, and the growth of the brewery from a small experiment to one that exports beers as far away as Australia.

We learn the history of the region and how Gene reflects it in the beers he produces, the beers that he takes inspiration from and most alarmingly why he thinks hard seltzers are a legitimate form of beverage!

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Casey from Westside Ale Works joins us in the Coolroom Zoom Room for a night of tastings and story telling. 

We get to sample beers from across the broad spectrum of styles that he brews as well as hearing the stories of how the beers were inspired. We learn how the tap room has evolved and grown and discuss important geographical questions like how Westside Ale Works can be located in South Melbourne.

As ever this episode is best enjoyed with a home delivered tasting pack from our online store which you can find here: https://the-coolroom-podcast.myshopify.com/

The team from Coconspirators make the fastest return visit in Coolroom history for AFL Grand Final Day 2021!

We get to talk all about their magnificent beers but also ask the tricky questions like which character from their can art would they most like to watch the Grand Final with.

Clint Weaver of Pocket Beagles design fame joins the conversation as we tackle all the tricky questions like why does he draw the arms on characters in such a distinctive way!

As ever this episode is best enjoyed with a tasting pack that allows you to sample the beers while the brewers discuss them - you can grab one here: https://the-coolroom-podcast.myshopify.com/

We welcome back Evin from Bright Brewery to catch up on all the happenings that have happened over the past year. As ever we get to taste through an amazing line up of the latest Bright Beers which are available as a tasting pack from our online store: https://the-coolroom-podcast.myshopify.com/

Hear all about Bright's most recent collaborations while you taste the beers that sprang from them, as well as walking a fine line with can designs and more about their famous mystery beer series!

100th Episode!

Original co-host Damian Gibson returns to the show to chat with Davydd, Travis and Warren about the birth of the podcast, their favourite episodes and some of the behind the scenes shenanigans that the guys get up to when the microphones are off.

We also want to take the opportunity to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported the show! The reps who spend hours on the set up, the brewers who are so generous with their time, all the gnomes who take on gnomish duties for little reward and of course all of the listeners and people who support us on shopify!

Search "Agents of Narrative" & "Wrestlewolf" for more information on Damian's projects and find The Coolroom at Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/coolroompodcast

Melbourne craft beer legends Exit join us in the Coolroom to chat about their story, their beers and their bar! We learn how the guys met and started out, and met the newer members of the team and visit controversy corner to discuss which order the beers in this week's tasting pack should be sampled.

As ever we get some big scoops as the night goes on - what is the future for the saison and the amber ale, and is there an exciting collaboration coming soon? And what's that we hear about brandy barrels at the brewery?

As a special treat, and for a limited time, Exit have provided Coolroom listeners with a special promo code for their store: COOLROOM20 - https://www.exitbrewing.com/shop/category/beer/2297

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Jess and Dennis from White Bay join us to share stories of the journey to open their own brewery, as well as giving us a guided tasting of some of their beers.

We learn why they consider themselves Sydney's most inefficient brewery, how they've so far avoided explosions and we visit Controversy Corner to discuss the oncoming wave of Cold IPAs.

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Deeds Brewing return to our Online Meet the Brewers Zoom Room and the revelations come thick and fast!

Kumar, Justin & Ned share not just great stories about their latest limited releases but also answer some of our hardest hitting questions ever.

Are they about to do a collaboration with Hop Nation or do they view them as bitter rivals?

Will mixed culture beers be the latest craft beer trend in Melbourne this summer and just what is a Hazy Shiraz Beer?

And most importantly what happened in the toilets at the AIBAs?

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Can you believe that it took us nearly 100 episodes to get Hop Nation onto the podcast? Well frankly neither can we - but we make up for it with an awesome episode with Paul and Bas leading us through a tasting of some fantastic beers while tell us all about the backstory of the brewery and some really exciting future plans.

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