BEER O’CLOCK PODCAST – EPISODE 31

It’s finally happened! There’s been a little run on Year of the Local posts in late July/early August. I’ve got plenty more in the pipeline, which have only been stopped by having to type out these notes! It’s a really good episode this month, if I do say so myself! Hopefully you enjoy the episode!

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, although recent restrictions are making this difficult… This episode we discuss a shed load of news, talk about the beers – both alcoholic & non-alcoholic – that we’ve been drinking & slot a Nicaraguan lager into our Ranking of Lagers!

Show Notes

Intro

• Year of the Local is back!
• Lockdown for the forseeable future
• Bonsai Brewhouse Update

News (3:25)

• Great Australian Beer Festival & BeerFest Merge
• Royal Adelaide Beer & Cider Awards Wrap Up (Results Link)
• Broo Land Sale Blocked by Development Victoria
• VCGLR & ABAC Sign an MOU
• New Glarus Brewing in Court with Original Shareholders
• Mountain Culture Be Kind Rewind Named in World Top 5 IPA’s
• Germans Evacuate Beer Before Afghani Refugees
• Events
  • As predicted here, Blobfish Cancelled & Refunds Issued
  • BrewCon 2021 Cancelled
  • Darker Days Rescheduled (again) for October 2…
  • NZ Got Beervana Done Just!
• Brewery Closures
  • Bale-Worker is Selling Their 250L Kit (Listing Link)
• Brewery Openings
  • Mountain Culture Production Brewery
  • Deep South (North Hobart)
  • Bridge Road Brunswick to Open 2022
  • Sailors Grave Opening Cellar Door at Orbost
• Tasting Paddle (27:38)
  • Matilda Bay Alpha is Back!
  • Colonial Back in Sport with Cricket Victoria
  • Stone & Wood IG Hacked
  • Balter Cull Strong Pale Ale
  • Rocky Ridge Add Pilsner to their Core Range
  • Deeds Fried Chicken!
  • Home Brewing Banned at Australian Antarctic Base
  • Giant Coors Can Stolen in Canada

What We’re Drinking (35:10)

• Non Alcohol Beers
• Hop Nation Rattenhund
• Range Culaccino
• Fixation The Fix
• Hawkers Hazy IPA
• Holgate Sour Brett
• Kick Sleight of Hand
• La Sirene Beyond Peach
• Bonza Dark Ale

Ranking of Lagers (47:28)

• As we’re in lockdown we’re only doing one this month
• This month we add Toña (Nicaragua).
• 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. Lvivske (Ukraine)
8. Sapporo (Japan)
9. Taiwan Beer (Taiwan)
10. Birra Moretti (Italy)
11. Nektar (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
12. Bud Light (USA – Domestic)
13. Corona (Mexico)
14. Steinlager (New Zealand)
15. Windhoek (Namibia)
16. Heineken (Netherlands)
17. Lion (Sri Lanka)
18. Cisk (Malta)
19. San Miguel (Philippines)
20. Snow (China – Internal)
21. Cantina (El Salvador)
22. Lasko (Slovenia)
23. 333 (Vietnam)
24. Stella Artois (Belgium)
25. Tusker (Kenya)
26. Budweiser (USA – International)
27. Skopsko (North Macedonia)
28. Zywiec (Poland)
29. Mythos (Greece)
30. Tiger (Singapore)
31. Karlovacko (Croatia)
32. Singha (Thailand)
33. Red Stripe (Jamaica)
34. Bintang (Indonesia)
35. Toña (Nicaragua)
36. Lav (Serbia)
37. Vonu (Fiji)
38. Cusquena (Peru)
39. 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 angus@beeroclockaustralia.com or dylan@beeroclockaustralia.com & we’ll be back later this month!

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