Show notes
This episode is very much a classic Beer O'Clock Australia Podcast; it's late, it's long, there's minor technical difficulties (hopefully not too noticeable) & it's pretty good (if we do say so ourselves!). There's a whole heap of very outdated news, we discuss the Hottest 100 results & talk about some new beers & breweries we've visited, what a joy being able to do that again! Due to being a bit time poor we remotely add just one lager to our Ranking of Lagers segment. Hope you enjoy!
Show Notes Intro Simon Hargreave's Top 5
News (2:04) Bentspoke's Crankshaft take out top spot in the Hottest 100Two Birds sold to FermentumHop Crop Disaster in New ZealandDollar Bill's Cellar Door Knocked Back AgainAIBA Entries OpenHeaps of new categories
Microstar & Kegstar MergeBrewsvegas Organisers "Pause" 2021 EventBridge Road's High Country Hops is On!Brewery ClosuresHarrington's (NZ)Boekamp (TAS)Brisbane Brew Partners (QLD)
Broo Record More Losses & China Deal CollapsesBrewery OpeningsMadocke Moving From The Garage To AshmoreSobah Planning Brewery & TaproomEpic Taproom in Auckland
Tasting Paddle (33:25)Shelter Brewing on Archdaily (link)Co-Conspirators Brunswick Brewpub Edging CloserKing River Doubling Their Capacity
Hottest 100 (31:06) Does advertising/campaigning for votes diminish the significance of the Hottest 100?7 brewers claim 39 spots in the 100Total votes announced for the first time1,950 beers received at least 1 vote
Social media receptionBalter performance vs other bought out breweriesDiscussion of select interesting beers
What We're Drinking (52:46) Sobramesa Fermentary & BlenderyExit Session AleBodriggyHawkersFuture MountainBalter CryoMofoDeeds Fiery Gates of HellesMountain Culture Email ListVerdant BrewingUraidla
Ranking of Lagers (1:02:24) Back to one lager again... At least is was by choice this time!This month we add Zywiec from Poland.The new rankings are as follows:
Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)Tennent’s (Scotland)Carlsberg (Denmark)Quilmes (Argentina)Kingfisher (India)Gullmack (Norway)Lvivske (Ukraine)Sapporo (Japan)Taiwan Beer (Taiwan)Birra Moretti (Italy)Nektar (Bosnia & Herzegovina)Corona (Mexico)Steinlager (New Zealand)Windhoek (Namibia)Heineken (Netherlands)Lion (Sri Lanka)Cisk (Malta)San Miguel (Philippines)Snow (China - Internal)Cantina (El Salvador)Lasko (Slovenia)333 (Vietnam)Stella Artois (Belgium)Tusker (Kenya)Budweiser (USA)Skopsko (North Macedonia)Zywiec (Poland)Mythos (Greece)Tiger (Singapore)Karlovacko (Croatia)Singha (Thailand)Red Stripe (Jamaica)Bintang (Indonesia)Vonu (Fiji)Cusquena (Peru)Pabst Blue Ribbon (Contract) Thanks again for listening guys. Please like, subscribe, review us on your podcast platform of choice - everything helps more people find the show. As usual; questions, comments, suggestions or general statements to [email protected] or [email protected] & we'll be back later this month! Remember it's always Beer O'Clock somewhere in the world!