Aussie Beer Explorers

This was a long time coming but we finally got there!We were sent a few alcoholic Ginger Beers from Diablo Co in Gilldora Queensland, thanks guys!!Just a correction - while publishing this episode we discovered that as well as being sold all over QLD, Diablo Co's drinks are stocked in a ton of places around Melbourne! Check out https://diabloco.com.au/pages/store-locator to find your nearest store.https://diabloco.com.au/https://www.instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers/https://www.facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back!!! After four long years away, we've returned to the shed to try some more beers, this time from Jervis bay Brewing Co.It's great to be back, talking beer - and heaps of other stuff! This one covers a fair bit of ground - let's face it there's four years to catch up on!In amongst all the rambling, we did get to try a few Jervis bay Brewing Co special release beers:Twisted Hazy IPADisco Hazy IPAAround the World West Coast IPABlood Orange IPAThanks to those that have kept following us for the last 4 years, and if this is your first episode, welcome!Feel free to drop us a line, or check out our socials for images of the beers:instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorersfacebook.com/aussiebeerexplorersaussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a controversial episode this is...first of all, all these beers are 0.5% ABV. Yep you read that right, we've done a couple of mini-eps before, but this is our first ever full length low-alcohol episode! But as we talk about in this episode, this segment of the market is booming, so we thought we'd better jump on the bandwagon too... Another big topic in this ep is that this is the second last episode of Aussie Beer Explorers!!! Maybe not forever, we're not sure yet, but at least for a little while we'll be giving your ears a rest. But feel free to stay subscribed, that way you'll be the first to hear if/when we decide to get going again. So for our penultimate episode we had a go at 8 low-alcohol beers from around the country...and as a special treat for our long-time listeners we even brought back our favourite segment - bogan vs boutique! (Let's face it, Carlton Zero never stood a chance!). Tropical XPA - Nort Beer https://nort.beer/Sidewinder XPA Deluxe - Brick Lane https://bricklanebrewing.com/Mind Your Head Non-alc XPA - Hop Nation https://hopnation.com.au/Mornington Free Non-alc Pale Ale - Mornington Peninsula Brewery https://mpbrew.com.au/Quiet XPA - Heaps Normal https://heapsnormal.com/Free Time Alcohol Free Pale Ale - Bridge Road Brewers https://bridgeroadbrewers.com.au/New World IPA - UpFlow Brewing https://www.upflowbrewing.com.au/Poolside DDH IPA - Big Drop Brewing Co https://au.bigdropbrew.com/ instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorersfacebook.com/aussiebeerexplorerstwitter.com/Ozbeerexplorersaussiebeerexplorers@gmail.comaussiebeerexplorers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

​Look out - Episode 100! Can you believe it? Cos we can’t.. From humble beginnings in a small craft beer bar in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne to a global sensation!! And what a better way to celebrate the milestone with 6 (or 8) awesome beers from One Drop Brewing Co in Botany NSW. As the east coast emerges from what we hope is the final lockdown ever, we thoroughly enjoyed these beers with a couple completely different to what we had tasted before… Treat your ears to these beers (in more ways than one!): • Botany Bay Lager • Extra Pale Ale • Double Vanilla, Custard Pancake, Imperial Nitro, Thickshake IPA • Hearty DDH DIPA • VOID • Ginger Beer • Oatmeal Stout • Hazy Pale Ale https://www.onedropbrewingco.com.au/ instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorersfacebook.com/aussiebeerexplorerstwitter.com/Ozbeerexplorersaussiebeerexplorers@gmail.comaussiebeerexplorers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What the heck has just happened?? It feels like a lifetime since we were in the same shed rabbiting on about beer...But jeez we were glad to be able to finally catch up in person and solve the worlds problems. And what a perfect way celebrate the Melbourne Cup weekend with 5 cracking beers from Hops to Home! Golden Ale - Valhalla Brewing https://www.valhallabrewing.com.au/Dankest IPA - Burnley Brewing https://www.burnleybrewing.com.au/Golden Hour in LA Hoppy Lo-Cal Lager - Wolf Of The Willows https://www.wolfofthewillows.com.au/Hazy Pale Ale - One Drop Brewing Co https://www.onedropbrewingco.com.au/Single Hop Citra Red IPA - Hope Brewhouse www.hopeestate.com.au www.hopstohome.com.au instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorersfacebook.com/aussiebeerexplorerstwitter.com/Ozbeerexplorersaussiebeerexplorers@gmail.comaussiebeerexplorers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 2021 Hops to Home pack has arrived! Another 5 cracking beers delivered directly to our door for us to bang on about for about an hour. This episode again taps into the Hope Rocks concert at Hope Estate referencing great Aussie rock bands as well as movies such as Young Einstein and The Matrix. Dave also taps in the grey matter and divulges where he was on 8/8/1988. Where were you on 8/8/1988 and have you still got your bicentennial coin that all school aged kids received? The beers in this months pack are:Sunny Australian Pale Ale - White Bay Beer Co https://whitebay.beer/West Coast IPA - Springside Brewing https://springsidebrewing.com.au/Careys Peak Citra Galaxy Cold XPA - Coastal Brewing Co https://thecoastalbrewingcompany.com/Single Hop Citra Black IPA - Hope Brewhouse www.hopeestate.com.auHoppy Pilsner - Hargreaves Hill Brewing Company http://hargreaveshill.com.au/ And don't forget to check out our 500 beers page that Dave spent hours and hours pulling together and see if you can find your favourite beer and let us know what it is in the comments.https://www.aussiebeerexplorers.com/p/500-beers/ www.hopstohome.com.au instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorersfacebook.com/aussiebeerexplorerstwitter.com/Ozbeerexplorersaussiebeerexplorers@gmail.comaussiebeerexplorers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Check out these two Non-Alcoholic beers from Athletic Brewing Co! We were fortunate enough to have the guys at Rocket Comms send us these two interesting beers: Upside Dawn Golden AleRun Wild IPA We’ve certainly had a few low/no alcoholic beers on this journey with one of these in particular reminding us of sipping on some wort as it pours out of the brew kettle and into the fermenter, albeit not sweet! We were eager to check these out and had recorded before Rocket Comms advised that you can get these beauties from Woolworths. https://athleticbrewing.com/ instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorersfacebook.com/aussiebeerexplorerstwitter.com/Ozbeerexplorersaussiebeerexplorers@gmail.comaussiebeerexplorers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

​Check out these 5 awesome beers from Brick Lane! Starting off gently with the Sidewinder and Avalanche, the final three massive beers are not for the faint hearted and perfect for sharing with mates when we’re allowed to.. The beers we sampled were:Sidewinder Hazy PaleAvalanche Hazy IPAPart 1 of the Trilogy of Fear, Baby Yaga Russian Imperial StoutPart 2 of the Trilogy of Fear, The Abyss Amburana Imperial StoutPart 3 of the Trilogy of Fear, Leviathan Cacao Vanilla Imperial Stout https://bricklanebrewing.com/ instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorersfacebook.com/aussiebeerexplorerstwitter.com/Ozbeerexplorersaussiebeerexplorers@gmail.comaussiebeerexplorers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're in the same shed again! Luckily we were able to catch up in person and enjoy these five cracking beers from Hops To Home.It was another fun journey, as well as learning about the beers and breweries, along the way we also got to learn about a movie from 1966, and what's the world record for the number of dolls in a babushka doll set??Night Fever Black IPA - Catchment Brewing Co https://www.catchmentbrewingco.com.au/Babooshka Vanilla Milk Stout - Hargreaves Hill Brewing Company http://hargreaveshill.com.au/El Dorado Hazy IPA - Ocean Reach Brewery http://oceanreach.beer/XPA - One Drop Brewing Co https://www.onedropbrewingco.com.au/Hangman Pale Ale - Rocks Brewing https://rocksbrewing.com/www.hopstohome.com.au instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorersfacebook.com/aussiebeerexplorerstwitter.com/Ozbeerexplorersaussiebeerexplorers@gmail.comaussiebeerexplorers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

​June Hops to Home podcast has arrived! What another cracking 5 beers from Hops to Home and how is the artwork on these cans?? With Melbournes Lockdown Lite impeding our ability to catch up in person we were again remote and back in our own sheds. The beers we sampled were:​Extra Pale Ale - Hobart Brewing Co https://www.hobartbrewingco.com.au/Inside Voice Foreign Extra Stout - Little Bang Brewery https://www.littlebang.com.au/Oat Biscuit Red Ale IPA - Morrison Brewery https://morrisonbrewery.com.au/Bruce Leezard West Coast IPA - Shifty Lizard Brewing Co https://www.shiftylizard.com/Third Eye Pale - Uraidla Brewery https://uraidlabrewery.com.au/www.hopstohome.com.au instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorersfacebook.com/aussiebeerexplorerstwitter.com/Ozbeerexplorersaussiebeerexplorers@gmail.comaussiebeerexplorers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Victorian lockdown 4.0! Luckily Dave had the chance to get up to Mildura Brewery just before Easter, and we managed to record this brewery special just before everything in Vic went pear shaped again.Have a listen to hear about the brewery, their beers, and even a history lesson about Big Lizzie (if you're not sure what Big Lizzie is, you sure will after listening to this episode!) We tasted 7 of their beers:Sunlight LightPilsnerHoney WheatMandyweizenAPAXPAIPA https://www.mildurabrewery.com.au/ instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorersfacebook.com/aussiebeerexplorerstwitter.com/Ozbeerexplorersaussiebeerexplorers@gmail.comaussiebeerexplorers.com Here's a few links if you want to go on an even deeper dive into Big Lizzie, or even Red Cliff's history:https://redcliffshistory.wordpress.com/history/big-lizzie/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-18/largest-tractor-in-the-world-for-its-time-celebrates-a-century/12445794https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Bottrill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May Hops to Home podcast has arrived! Crikey with 2021 over a third of the way through we’ll be hearing Mariah Carey belting out “All I want for Christmas” before we know it. This episode we were taken way back to the 1980’s and 90’s staple Saturday TV show for many Aussies as well as a classic Australian Film. Can you guess which beer these two references are relating too? The beers we sampled were:Super Juicy New England Pale Ale - Hope BreweryValhalla Pale Ale - Valhalla BrewingGONGIM RIPA - Bodriggy Brewing and Hops to HomeBlood Sacrifice KVEIK Red - Tallboy & Moose and Hops to HomeBlack Days Black IPA - Bonehead Brewing and Hops to Homewww.hopstohome.com.au instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorersfacebook.com/aussiebeerexplorerstwitter.com/Ozbeerexplorersaussiebeerexplorers@gmail.comaussiebeerexplorers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

During April, Dave headed to the North Coast of New South Wales for work and was fortunate to have the opportunity to call in to The Coastal Brewing Company in Forster on his way back to Newcastle airport. What an awesome way to finish off a busy week away as well as experience some of Australia's Big Things! The beers we sampled were:- Town Lager- Barrington Blonde- Boomerang Beach Pale Ale- Ghinni Ghinni GIPA- Booti KNEIPA- Mungo Mango IPA- Shelly's Milk Chocolate Orange Stout- Black Head Mil​k​ Stout https://thecoastalbrewingcompany.com/ instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorersfacebook.com/aussiebeerexplorerstwitter.com/Ozbeerexplorersaussiebeerexplorers@gmail.comaussiebeerexplorers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.