Episode 16 – Show Notes 

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation we are once again recording remotely. We’ve invested in a new microphone so hopefully some of the audio quality issues are fixed from last time. Once again Dylan has done a great job editing the podcast into something that is hopefully listenable – as usual we’re always keen to hear your feedback so please hit us up if you’ve got any comments, questions or suggestions.

If this is your first time listening to a Beer O’Clock Australia podcast, welcome! We change the segments up a little each month, however most months we’ll discuss some of the latest news from the beer world, we’ll talk about some beers that we’ve been enjoying over the last month & we’ll crack something interesting from my cellar.

This month, due to a lack of organisation, we cover the news both COVID-19 related & non-COVID-19 related. We have a chat about our drinking & buying patterns in quarantine, highlight some breweries that we’ve supported & talk about some new releases. Finally we finish by adding “The King of Beers” into our Ranking of Lagers.


 Show Notes

News Items (0:30)

  • General COVID-19 discussion
    • QLD good, SA bad
  • Prancing Pony’s Run In with SA Police
  • More Awareness for Local Breweries
  • Dans & Coles Both Pass Measures to Assist Small Producers
  • CO2 Shortages in the US
  • ACCC Approve Asahi Takeover of CUB
  • ABAC Complaints Down in Quarter 1
  • Founders First Increase Their Stake in Jetty Road
    What We’re Drinking (20:46)
    • 3 Ravens Black 
    • Lockdown Beers
      • Getting into routine
      • Supporting local breweries & bottleshops
      • Digging into the cellar
    • Westside Ale Works, The Foreigner Brewing Company
    • Quarantinnies
    • Mountain Culture
    • Deeds Grisette Follow Up
    • Mr Banks Straight to the Fudge Room
    • One Drop Hazy IPA
    • Stomping Ground Hatch Pot
    • Frexi Smokey Sour

    Ranking of Lagers (44:37)

    • This month we add “The King of Beers”; Budweiser from the USA.
    • The new rankings are as follows:
      1. Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic)
      2. Tennent’s (Scotland)
      3. Carlsberg (Denmark)
      4. Quilmes (Argentina)
      5. Kingfisher (India)
      6. Gullmack (Norway)
      7. Sapporo (Japan)
      8. Birra Moretti (Italy)
      9. Corona (Mexico)
      10. Steinlager (New Zealand)
      11. Heineken (Netherlands)
      12. San Miguel (Philippines)
      13. Cantina (El Salvador)
      14. Stella Artois (Belgium)
      15. Tusker (Kenya)
      16. Budweiser (USA)
      17. Skopsko (North Macedonia)
      18. Tiger (Singapore)
      19. Karlovacko (Croatia)
      20. Singha (Thailand)
      21. Red Stripe (Jamaica)
      22. Vonu (Fiji)
      23. Cusquena (Peru)
      Due to some poor planning & our enforced social distancing we didn’t have a cellar this month. Hopefully we’ve kept you up to date with some of the newer interesting beer releases as well as some news. I’ve had a busy few weeks at work but hope to be pumping out some more Year of the Local posts shortly. In the meantime emails to either gus.norris7@gmail.com or our new address angus@beeroclockaustralia.com. You can now also reach Dylan at dylan@beeroclockaustralia.com. Stay safe everyone!

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