Episode 3

Beer O'Clock Australia

Show Notes

News Items

• New Zealand Brewers Guild Awards - A Downturn in Results
• The Downfall of Australian Wheat Beer - An Equipment Issue?
• The Black Hops "Incident"
• Willie Smith wins Awards
• Rocks Brewery has bought & re-branded

Scouting Report

• The Incubator - Fixation's Collingwood Taproom
  • 414 Smith St, Collingwood, VIC, 3066

What We're Drinking

• Cantillon Zwanze Day
  • Carwyn Cellars
  • Manneken Pisse + (6 Cantillon regulars)
  • 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Cuvée Armand & Gaston
• Noz's Vietnam Trip
  • South East Asian Macro Lager
  • More Craft Beers than expected

Feral Hop Hog - A Tribute

• 10 Years of Hop Hog
  • A really important beer in the history of Australian beer.
  • "An Australian Sculpin" - Dylan Toune

Desert Island 6-pack

• Saison - The rider this month was that almost anything funky counts - we only ruled out the La Sirene Farmhouse Red.
• The cross overs this month were:
  • Saison Du Pont
  • Hill Farmstead Arthur (despite Noz saying Anna - he meant Arthur!)
  • Exit Saison
• Dylan's X individuals;
  • • La Sirene Saison, To Øl Sur Germs Are Coming Eating Our Pomegranate And Redcurrant!, Brasserie de Blaugies/Hill Farmstead Le Vermontoise,
• Noz's X individuals;
  • • La Sirene Super Saison, To Øl Roses Are Brett, Almanac Saison de Brettaville
• Honourable Mentions
  • Boatrocker Gaston, Bridge Road Chevalier, Moon Dog Saison Du Punt, Almanac Mandarina, Goose Island Sofie, Brew by Numbers 18|05, Crooked Stave Colorado Wild Sage, Hawkers Saison, Boatrocker Saison, Stomping Ground BA Saison, Brasserie Thiriez La Petite Princess, Trois Dames La Joyeuse

Noz's Cellar

• Stone Old Guardian (2012)

There we have it guys, hope you enjoy Episode 3 of the Beer O'Clock Australia podcast. As usual send any questions, feedback or comments to [e-mail]. We took on board the couple of emails we received last time around and thank you guys for taking the time to give us some feedback. Please let us know if you think we've improved in this episode. The next episode will hopefully be up in mid-November. With any luck I'll have a few more posts up before then! In the meantime...

Remember it's always Beer O'Clock somewhere in the world!