The Cool Room

This week we welcome two special guests into the cool room Virtual Meet the Brewers to discuss some lovely dark beers to celebrate the start of winter. 

Daniel Watson from Pail and Cooper brings in the Red IPA from Capital Brewing and also Elsie the Milk Stout from Batch. We learn a little of both breweries and also more about Daniel himself including his journey into being a beer rep and the styles of beers he most enjoys.

We're also joined by Chris Bond from Moon Dog who previews this year's edition of Cake Hole Stout. Chris has joined us before but still has many new and interesting things to say about the state of beer and hospitality in general.

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The team from Blackman's Brewery join us in the Virtual Meet the Brewers room to tell us the story of their brewery and their beers.

This podcast was accompanied by a tasting pack which is still available for home delivery or for pick up from the Royal Mail Hotel in Spencer St West Melbourne. 

It contains 4 cans of each of the following beers [$95]:

The guys tell us about the evolution of their early beers like the Juicy Banger, their exciting new barrel sour program and the single hop series. We learn about the influences of belgian beer styles, trips to the beach to gather sea water and the benefits of having your own brewpub for staying in touch with what the punters want!

Naturally we talk label design and find out where their remarkable beer names come from. What was their beer van up to during the corona virus lockdown and what are their plans for the recently establish Beer Club?

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And you can learn more about Blackman's here: http://www.blackmansbrewery.com.au

June 1 2020 was supposed to be the day that The Royal Mail on Spencer would emerge after the Corona Virus lockdown, but instead Davydd and Travis were able to sit down and talk about Melbourne weather, [When isn't that a great topic for conversation?], which pubs don't look like reopening after the lockdown and how much it costs to ensure a pub.

The Coolroom was always designed to be a peak behind the curtain of what it's really like to own a pub and work in hospitality and given today's events it seemed like a good time to record an episode.

Sit back and find out the answer to the question "What part of the cool room is that, and what's it doing over there?"

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Blake might be new to his role repping for Two Birds but he's been in and around the Melbourne craft beer scene for many years, even performing a beer-related Fringe Festival Show at Mr Griffiths a couple of years ago.

We delve back to the days that he was serving beer at the Queen's Head in Kings Cross London before he joined the team at CUB where he first met other reps like Kumar from Deeds! [S3 E17] and then what it was like to run a U-Brew-It.

We discover the first craft beers that Blake enjoyed and which ones around the world are still his favourites to sup on.

Blake has also curated a special tasting pack to accompany this episode [available for home delivery!] comprising Two Birds Pale Ale, Passion Victim, Chew Tang and Fruit Tang. 

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In a very special INTERNATIONAL Virtual Meet the Brewers Episode Travis, Warren & Davydd are joined by Brooks from NOMAD and Kasper for Ale Farm to discuss their recent collaboration and many other fun topics!

This episode was originally designed to be accompanied by a home delivered tasting pack [still available as of 24th May 2020]. We encourage you to responsibly taste the following beers in preparation for this episode. Rogue Ale Hazelnut Brown Nectar, Ale Farm's Hope Inside the Fire, NOMAD's Jet Lag IPA, and the One Brew Nation collaborations between these brewers.

Brooks tells us his journey from Italy, to the US to brewing in New South Wales. Kasper explains his US beer road trip, his inspirations from Danish beers and the Danish countryside and his philosophy of beer naming and label design.

 What role did Arrogant Bastard play in both their beer journeys, what native ingredients have they both been foraging for and just what did each of them bring to the collaboration process?

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You can learn more about NOMAD here: http://www.nomadbrewingco.com.au

And about Ale Farm here: https://alefarm.dk

Travis and Davydd are joined by Sam Ludeman and Sam Russell from Sam Sam but Different - one of Melbourne's favourite pub band duos.

The whole gang revisit their country roots before discussing the best places for live music and beers around Melbourne and indeed the whole world! We hear of their fateful meeting in Grade Six and of the strangest things that they ever seen at gigs. [Could Leo Sayer have actually said THAT???] 

We discuss the upsides and downsides of performing during social isolation and what lasting changes the guys think might emerge in both the music and hospitality industries as we look forward to the easing of restrictions.

Oh, and just how many Harley Davidsons are there in Numurkah anyway?

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In a big bumper episode Costa and Will tell us about the La Sirene story while we get to sample some of their amazing farmhouse beers.

If you'd like to be able to sample the beers as they discuss them you'll need their Urban Ale, Saison and Farmhouse Noir - but of course the podcast can be enjoyed without the beers too!

Costa explains his journey from winemaker to beer maker, why the site they chose was so important to the beers they can make and what he learned through mistakes along the way.

What will Will say once Costa leaves the podcast? Which other beers have inspired them and where do they like to have a drink when they travel around the world?

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And you can find out more about La Sirene over here: https://www.lasirene.com.au

Today's episode is all about the fine art of being a beer rep with Kumar from Deeds Brewing.

We explore Kumar's humble beginnings in the trapeze education industry before moving on to discuss what he had to do to get a gig as a beer rep in Melbourne. Davydd and Kumar recall their first meeting when he was halfway through this process and Davydd gives plenty of unsolicited advice about what makes a good beer rep.

We hear all of the latest news from Deeds, including the exciting news that they have received council approval for their tap house. What innovative ways have they found to deal with the corona virus lockdown and which overseas countries is Deeds now available in?

Kumar takes us on a guided tour of the special 4-pack which the Cool Room is home delivering [alongside many other fun home deliveries to coincide with our Virtual Meet the Brewers Series] including two specialty beers and two of the core range which have helped drive them forward.

Kumar tells of his experiences inside coolrooms but most controversially of all... he declares that his dog is the cutest dog of any beer rep in Melbourne!

Anthony and Travis from Bonehead Brewing join the Virtual Front Bar for a Grilling about their fine brews.

If you'd like to enjoy the beers we discuss as you listen you'll need to grab cans of the Junior, Revered and Sweet Pea [and maybe the Marzen too.]

And if you haven't heard it before check out their first visit on Series 1 Episode 7.

The guys take us through the journey from being keen home brewers to actually owning a brewery with all of the fun and drama that such a journey brings. 

How do they decide on their beer names, why the logo change, why no growlers and just why do they keep overfilling their cans?

There's some tense moments when Lord Andy Coyne asks if the first Bonehead he ever tried was tainted [the answer may surprise you] and can the boys get through a whole episode without bickering?

We discuss how to make the most out of bad situations like the corona virus lockdown and close things out by exploring the likelihood of them being sued because of their latest specialty release!

You can check out their website https://www.boneheadbrewing.com.au and if you haven't already liked our instagram and Facebook pages please do so to keep up to date on all of our news, beer deals and upcoming episodes.

[Updated Version!] Travis and Davydd are joined by the gang from Hopheads, an innovative and exciting pair of bottleshops in Melbourne's West.

There's exploding kegs, some friendly bickering about who found the Altona site and a safe that became a cool room! Which Melbourne bars were the inspiration for Hopheads, which do the guys think are Australia's most over-rated and will there ever be a Hopheads in Yarraville?

Will Davydd manage to convince the Malaysian government to give him an all-expenses paid tip to help boost tourism, and what's coming through Travis' ceiling windows today?

There's also some sensible conversations about what steps the guys are taking to ensure that business can continue through the corona virus lockdown, which breweries helped out with canning lines [Spoiler it was Hop Nation and Dainton] and which beers are their unicorns?

Hopheads can be found here: https://hopheads.com.au and here: https://www.facebook.com/hopheadsAU/ but not here: www.hopheadsbar.com

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