Evin Craney from Bright Brewery is a regular visitor to the Coolroom and he returns with the Puteketeke Pilsner [thanks John Oliver] under his wing for a chat about all that's happening in the Australian Craft Beer scene. Before we get to Evin there's a quick chat out at Deeds Brewing where some lucky listeners got to join the brew team, Davydd and Tito from Carwyn Cellars to help blend their contribution to this year's Carwyn/Coolroom Black Box. Obviously at the time we didn't know that Deeds would be announcing just a couple of days later that they were ceasing operations and we again want t ..read more

The Coolroom and Carwyn Cellars are once again collaborating with 12 amazing Australian breweries to bring you exclusive dark and barrel-aged beers which will blow your minds! The packs will be available from the Coolroom's shopify store from noon on April 24th: https://the-coolroom-podcast.myshopify.com/ Tito and Ben from Carwyn chat with Davydd and Warren about their favorite beers from last year's pack, which breweries will be included in 2024 and which brewers they're most looking forward to talking to as part of the live shows with the brewers in the packs! A really limited number of sing ..read more

Davydd has a new guest co-host and goes to visit longtime friend of the podcast Blake Willoughby who is now Manager of Sales at Local Brewing Company. They discuss preparations for this year's Hair of the Dog Breakfast where Local's beers will be featured alongside Dollar Bill, Coconspirators and 2 Metre Tall - you can grab your tickets here: Ticketsbeerdeluxefedsquare.com.au/events/hair-of-the-dog Blake shares how his journey has led to working at Local, all about the philanthropic philosophy which underpins the brewery and all of the new beers that they're exploring. Blake declares which he ..read more

Warren and Davydd are joined by Mike Leonard from Hop Hen Brewing to hear all about his journey from home brewer [and home hop grower] to running his own brewery! As ever you can maximise your listening experience by purchasing the beers we discuss from our online store here: https://the-coolroom-podcast.myshopify.com/products/hop-hen-mixed-6-pack How does a mild-manner school principal make the jump into not just owning a brewery but also running his own venue - well it's quite a story and Mike shares it with us along with plenty of advice for anyone who'd like to make a similar journey thems ..read more

It's been 5 years and over 200 episodes since Tom Delmont last had a feature episode but he's back with a whole heap of great beers and fascinating stories to share! To make sure you get the most from this episode grab the beers from our online shop here: https://the-coolroom-podcast.myshopify.com/products/fixation-7-pack Tom has worked in the Melbourne craft beer scene for 17 years, starting out as the first onroad rep for Mountain Goat before making the jump and starting his own brewery - in that time he's seen a world of change in terms of beer styles, marketing and even just changes in the ..read more

We kick off today's show catching up with Sam Evans from Modus Operandi Brewing who have collaborated with Ten Men Brewing in Ukraine.  Russia's invasion of Ukraine has meant that the brewery has had to relocate and sales of this beer help to raise funds for the move - you can grab the beers from Modus' website here: https://www.mobrewing.com.au/product/can-it-hazy-pale-modus-x-ten-men/ And of course we catch up with all the other news from the brewery including their recent collaboration with the Trash Taste Podcast. [A brewery teaming up with a podcast - we like that idea!] And then it ..read more

Emerging from Monash University's Brewlab the team from The Zythologist bring a unique approach to their brewing and having a fascinating story to share. You can enjoy the beers we discuss in the podcast by visiting our online store here: https://the-coolroom-podcast.myshopify.com/products/zythologist-mixed-6-pack We learn how the team met at Monash before deciding to brew together and their plans for their own brewery and venue. Shivam, Daniel and Doug share  stories of their earliest craft beer memories and of course stories of cool rooms! We get advice for home brewers on making lagers ..read more

Warren and Davydd are joined by Lein Jenkins from Hard Road Brewing to learn all about his craft brewing adventures. You can purchase the beers we discuss in the podcast from our online store here: https://the-coolroom-podcast.myshopify.com/products/hard-road-brewing-mixed-6-pack We hear how a trip to a Californian brewers convention led to Lein and his wife entering the world of brewing, then to running a production brewery and finally to Hard Road itself. There were lots of learnings along the way and we discuss the highs and lows of the process as well as the difficulty of just finding a go ..read more

Davydd is back out on the road visiting old friends at Carwyn Cellars and new ones at Nubilum Distilling in Kensington. Preparation for the 2024 Black Box are beginning and you can catch up with the very earliest gossip about that and all the other fun things that Ben, Ben & Tito have been planning for the year including Hawkers 9th Birthday and Local Beer Day. Then Davydd walks down the road to Kensington's newest distillery - Nubilum. We learn all about their backstory and the wide range of spirits they are distilling and all about their plans for the venue they've built. Don't forget to ..read more

It's the third of our trilogy with Maz from Hawkers Beer and if that wasn't enough Nigel from https://www.we-love-craft.beer/ is back to talk about what's going on in the Australian craft beer scene at the start of 2024. Don't forget to support the podcast by buying some beer and merch from our online store! https://the-coolroom-podcast.myshopify.com/ Nigel and Davydd discuss the end of Brews News, the best ways to market breweries and the effectiveness of the GABS Hottest 100 and social media campaigns. Then it's time to finish off our interviews recorded with Maz at Hawkers just before the n ..read more