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Well it's our last episode for 2021...but could this be Aussie beer Explorer's last episode ever???   Nothing's set in stone yet, but what we do know is that after this ep we'll definitely be taking a break for a while. Thanks to everyone who's listened to us rabbit on for the last three and a half years, hopefully we gave you something fun to do while some of you were in lockdown at various times throughout the pandemic...it's crazy to think that for over half the time we've been gasbagging about beers has been during these "unprecedented times".   And a huge thanks to Hops To Home, who've been sending us a few extra beers to talk about each month. We've enjoyed trying beers we wouldn't have grabbed off the shelves ourselves, and as a result we've definitely broadened our horizons!    So for the final episode for 2021, Hops To Home sent us another 5 awesome beers to finish on: Gin Barrel Gose - Hargreaves Hill Brewing Company http://hargreaveshill.com.au/ Pale Ale - Fields Brewing Co https://fieldsbrewing.co/ Strongarm Export Pilsner - Hop Nation https://hopnation.com.au/ ORB & The Gang NEIPA - Ocean Reach Brewery http://oceanreach.beer/ Enter The Dragon Dragonfruit & Passionfruit Hazy IPA - Bonehead Brewing Co https://www.boneheadbrewing.com.au/ Remember to stay subscribed so you'll know if/when we do anything next, and keep in touch on our socials...we'll probably still occasionally post stuff, there's still plenty left to explore out there...      Cheers, Dave and Dave.   instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers aussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com aussiebeerexplorers.com

What a controversial episode this is...first of all, all these beers are 0.5% ABV. Yep you read that right, we've done a couple of mini-eps before, but this is our first ever full length low-alcohol episode! But as we talk about in this episode, this segment of the market is booming, so we thought we'd better jump on the bandwagon too...   Another big topic in this ep is that this is the second last episode of Aussie Beer Explorers!!! Maybe not forever, we're not sure yet, but at least for a little while we'll be giving your ears a rest. But feel free to stay subscribed, that way you'll be the first to hear if/when we decide to get going again.   So for our penultimate episode we had a go at 8 low-alcohol beers from around the country...and as a special treat for our long-time listeners we even brought back our favourite segment - bogan vs boutique! (Let's face it, Carlton Zero never stood a chance!).   Tropical XPA - Nort Beer https://nort.beer/ Sidewinder XPA Deluxe - Brick Lane https://bricklanebrewing.com/ Mind Your Head Non-alc XPA - Hop Nation https://hopnation.com.au/ Mornington Free Non-alc Pale Ale - Mornington Peninsula Brewery https://mpbrew.com.au/ Quiet XPA - Heaps Normal https://heapsnormal.com/ Free Time Alcohol Free Pale Ale - Bridge Road Brewers https://bridgeroadbrewers.com.au/ New World IPA - UpFlow Brewing https://www.upflowbrewing.com.au/ Poolside DDH IPA - Big Drop Brewing Co https://au.bigdropbrew.com/   instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers twitter.com/Ozbeerexplorers aussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com aussiebeerexplorers.com

Summer's finally here!! And along with it, good old Aussie Post brought us an early Chrissy present...3 beers from Aether Brewing's Summer of Sour release. So we thought we'd better smash it out as soon as we could in a mini episode! Forest berry Sour Nelson Sauvin Single Hop Sour IPA Rosé Sour https://aetherbrewing.com.au/   instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers twitter.com/Ozbeerexplorers aussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com aussiebeerexplorers.com

​Look out - Episode 100!   Can you believe it? Cos we can’t.. From humble beginnings in a small craft beer bar in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne to a global sensation!!   And what a better way to celebrate the milestone with 6 (or 8) awesome beers from One Drop Brewing Co in Botany NSW.   As the east coast emerges from what we hope is the final lockdown ever, we thoroughly enjoyed these beers with a couple completely different to what we had tasted before…   Treat your ears to these beers (in more ways than one!):       •   Botany Bay Lager     •   Extra Pale Ale     •   Double Vanilla, Custard Pancake, Imperial Nitro, Thickshake IPA     •   Hearty DDH DIPA     •   VOID     •   Ginger Beer     •   Oatmeal Stout     •   Hazy Pale Ale   https://www.onedropbrewingco.com.au/     instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers twitter.com/Ozbeerexplorers aussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com aussiebeerexplorers.com

​November Hops to Home podcast has arrived!   Another 5 cracking beers delivered directly to our door from Hops to Home and two new breweries to add to our list..   Hop Skip & Jump IPA - Aether Brewing https://aetherbrewing.com.au/ Conehead IPA - Boatrocker https://www.boatrocker.com.au/ Razzle Dazzle Blood Orange, Mandarin & Hibiscus IPA - Bodriggy Brewing Co https://www.bodriggybrewing.com.au/ Pale Ale - Frenchies Brewery https://frenchiesbistroandbrewery.com.au/ Stratum WCIPA - Local Brewing Co https://www.localbrewing.co/   www.hopstohome.com.au   instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers twitter.com/Ozbeerexplorers aussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com aussiebeerexplorers.com

What the heck has just happened??  It feels like a  lifetime since we were in the same shed rabbiting on about beer...But jeez we were glad to be able to finally catch up in person and solve the worlds problems.   And what a perfect way celebrate the Melbourne Cup weekend with 5 cracking beers from Hops to Home!   Golden Ale - Valhalla Brewing https://www.valhallabrewing.com.au/ Dankest IPA - Burnley Brewing https://www.burnleybrewing.com.au/ Golden Hour in LA Hoppy Lo-Cal Lager - Wolf Of The Willows https://www.wolfofthewillows.com.au/ Hazy Pale Ale - One Drop Brewing Co https://www.onedropbrewingco.com.au/ Single Hop Citra Red IPA - Hope Brewhouse www.hopeestate.com.au   www.hopstohome.com.au   instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers twitter.com/Ozbeerexplorers aussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com aussiebeerexplorers.com

Dave had the chance to visit Cornella Brewery in between a couple of Melbourne's lockdowns a few months ago, and what an awesome looking venue it is! Right near Colbinabbin in central Victoria, it shares the grounds with The Shiraz Republic, there's a stage for entertainment, plus great looking onsite cabins overlooking the vineyard. There was no punters around at the time due to ongoing restrictions, but he was able to grab a few beers, and we finally got stuck into them: Spiny Rush Tropical XPA Winebeer Shiraz Sour Tinto de Verano Shiraz & Lemon Spritzer Hazy Bale Hazy XPA Happy Birthday To You Hazy IPA After Glow Amber Citranella DDH IPA https://cornellabrewery.com.au/   instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers twitter.com/Ozbeerexplorers aussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com aussiebeerexplorers.com  

September 2021 Hops to Home pack has arrived!   Another 5 cracking beers delivered directly to our door for us to bang on about for about an hour. This episode again taps into the Hope Rocks concert at Hope Estate referencing great Aussie rock bands as well as movies such as Young Einstein and The Matrix.   Dave also taps in the grey matter and divulges where he was on 8/8/1988. Where were you on 8/8/1988 and have you still got your bicentennial coin that all school aged kids received?   The beers in this months pack are: Sunny Australian Pale Ale - White Bay Beer Co https://whitebay.beer/ West Coast IPA - Springside Brewing https://springsidebrewing.com.au/ Careys Peak Citra Galaxy Cold XPA - Coastal Brewing Co https://thecoastalbrewingcompany.com/ Single Hop Citra Black IPA - Hope Brewhouse www.hopeestate.com.au Hoppy Pilsner - Hargreaves Hill Brewing Company http://hargreaveshill.com.au/   And don't forget to check out our 500 beers page that Dave spent hours and hours pulling together and see if you can find your favourite beer and let us know what it is in the comments. https://www.aussiebeerexplorers.com/p/500-beers/   www.hopstohome.com.au   instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers twitter.com/Ozbeerexplorers aussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com aussiebeerexplorers.com

How good is this? Little Creatures sent us a couple of beers to try that we haven't had a crack at in the show yet - two of our old favourites, plus two BRAND NEW BEERS!  Little Creatures is celebrating 21 year of craft brewing with the release of a Pacific Ale and Hazy IPA, which were both released in August. Also another surprise - for their 21st birthday, Little Creatures’ signature Pale Ale and XPA was released in cans! Have a listen, as you can probably tell we're excited...  Hazy IPA Pale Ale XPA Pacific Ale​ https://littlecreatures.com.au/   instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers twitter.com/Ozbeerexplorers aussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com aussiebeerexplorers.com

Check out these two Non-Alcoholic beers from Athletic Brewing Co!   We were fortunate enough to have the guys at Rocket Comms send us these two interesting beers:   Upside Dawn Golden Ale Run Wild IPA   We’ve certainly had a few low/no alcoholic beers on this journey with one of these in particular reminding us of sipping on some wort as it pours out of the brew kettle and into the fermenter, albeit not sweet!   We were eager to check these out and had recorded before Rocket Comms advised that you can get these beauties from Woolworths.   https://athleticbrewing.com/   instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers twitter.com/Ozbeerexplorers aussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com aussiebeerexplorers.com

August 2021 Hops to Home pack has arrived!   While much of Australia's population is again stuck in some form of lockdown thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to pivot and deliver the podcast from seperate sheds. Nothing is going to stop us from banging on about awesome Australian Craft Beer while slipping in the odd Coronavirus reference and reminicing about great Aussie Rock and Roll bands that hopefully will be playing at Hope Estate in October..     Who is Nick Barker anyway??    OK, stop screaming at your laptop/desktop/mobile device..  Even after Dave going through Apple Music the following day, he is still struggling to find a song that he knows from Nick Barker & The Reptiles..    Check out these 5 cracking beers: Status Quo Pale Ale - Mountain Culture Beer Co https://mountainculture.com.au/ Brew Grit American Brown Ale - Bright Brewery https://brightbrewery.com.au/ Pale Ale - Two Cities Brewing https://www.twocities.beer/ Single Hop Citra Hazy IPA - Hope Brewhouse www.hopeestate.com.au Moonlight Milk Stout - Local Brewing Co https://www.localbrewing.co/ And don't forget to check out our 500 beers page that Dave spent hours and hours pulling together and see if you can find your favourite beer and let us know what it is in the comments. https://www.aussiebeerexplorers.com/p/500-beers/   www.hopstohome.com.au   instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers twitter.com/Ozbeerexplorers aussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com aussiebeerexplorers.com

​Check out these 5 awesome beers from Brick Lane!   Starting off gently with the Sidewinder and Avalanche, the final three massive beers are not for the faint hearted and perfect for sharing with mates when we’re allowed to..   The beers we sampled were: Sidewinder Hazy Pale Avalanche Hazy IPA Part 1 of the Trilogy of Fear, Baby Yaga Russian Imperial Stout Part 2 of the Trilogy of Fear, The Abyss Amburana Imperial Stout Part 3 of the Trilogy of Fear, Leviathan Cacao Vanilla Imperial Stout   https://bricklanebrewing.com/   instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers twitter.com/Ozbeerexplorers aussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com aussiebeerexplorers.com  

​Well blow us down if Victoria hasn’t caught New South Wales’s cold!   For reference this episode was recorded just toward the end of June when Melbourne was on top of the dreaded virus and sport was a thing down here again..   Anyway you all know how it has panned out and have a listen to how we saw things through the eyes of two blokes sipping on some awesome GABS beers.. Bright Brewery https://brightbrewery.com.au/ Dainton Brewery https://www.dainton.beer/ Deeds Brewing https://www.deedsbrewing.com.au/ Mountain Culture Beer Co https://mountainculture.com.au/ Sea Legs Brewing Co https://www.sealegsbrewing.com.au/ Urban Alley Brewing Co https://urbanalley.com.au/ instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers twitter.com/Ozbeerexplorers aussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com aussiebeerexplorers.com

We're in the same shed again! Luckily we were able to catch up in person and enjoy these five cracking beers from Hops To Home. It was another fun journey, as well as learning about the beers and breweries, along the way we also got to learn about a movie from 1966, and what's the world record for the number of dolls in a babushka doll set?? Night Fever Black IPA - Catchment Brewing Co https://www.catchmentbrewingco.com.au/ Babooshka Vanilla Milk Stout - Hargreaves Hill Brewing Company http://hargreaveshill.com.au/ El Dorado Hazy IPA - Ocean Reach Brewery http://oceanreach.beer/ XPA - One Drop Brewing Co https://www.onedropbrewingco.com.au/ Hangman Pale Ale - Rocks Brewing  https://rocksbrewing.com/ www.hopstohome.com.au   instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers twitter.com/Ozbeerexplorers aussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com aussiebeerexplorers.com

​Crikey what a weird moment in time this is...it seems like almost every other capital city apart from Melbourne is on some sort of lockdown! We know how you feel, it was only a few weeks ago when we recorded this episode - and we were in lockdown as well! So for this Bad Shepherd Brewing Co special we were in seperate sheds again, and we gasbag our way through 6 of their core range: Tiny IPA Victoria Pale Ale American Pale Ale Hazelnut Brown Peanut Butter Porter Oatmeal Stout https://www.badshepherd.com.au/   instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers twitter.com/Ozbeerexplorers aussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com aussiebeerexplorers.com  

​June Hops to Home podcast has arrived!   What another cracking 5 beers from Hops to Home and how is the artwork on these cans??   With Melbournes Lockdown Lite impeding our ability to catch up in person we were again remote and back in our own sheds.   The beers we sampled were: ​Extra Pale Ale - Hobart Brewing Co https://www.hobartbrewingco.com.au/ Inside Voice Foreign Extra Stout - Little Bang Brewery https://www.littlebang.com.au/ Oat Biscuit Red Ale IPA - Morrison Brewery https://morrisonbrewery.com.au/ Bruce Leezard West Coast IPA - Shifty Lizard Brewing Co https://www.shiftylizard.com/ Third Eye Pale - Uraidla Brewery https://uraidlabrewery.com.au/ www.hopstohome.com.au   instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers twitter.com/Ozbeerexplorers aussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com aussiebeerexplorers.com

Brick Lane have teamed up with the Victorian members of Pink Boots Australia to create this limited Stereobreaker Rye Pale Ale. And we were fortunate enough to be sent a couple during Melbroune's Lockdown 4.0!   What a ripper of a beer, well done to Emily and the team! Wonder if that's Emily's profile rocking out on the label??   And even though it's only a mini episode, we were also able to sneak in a little experiment at the end...does a previously shaken up beer look and taste the same as a non shaken up one? The results might surprise you...   https://bricklanebrewing.com/   instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers twitter.com/Ozbeerexplorers aussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com aussiebeerexplorers.com  

Victorian lockdown 4.0! Luckily Dave had the chance to get up to Mildura Brewery just before Easter, and we managed to record this brewery special just before everything in Vic went pear shaped again. Have a listen to hear about the brewery, their beers, and even a history lesson about Big Lizzie (if you're not sure what Big Lizzie is, you sure will after listening to this episode!)   We tasted 7 of their beers: Sunlight Light Pilsner Honey Wheat Mandyweizen APA XPA IPA   https://www.mildurabrewery.com.au/   instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers twitter.com/Ozbeerexplorers aussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com aussiebeerexplorers.com   Here's a few links if you want to go on an even deeper dive into Big Lizzie, or even Red Cliff's history: https://redcliffshistory.wordpress.com/history/big-lizzie/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-18/largest-tractor-in-the-world-for-its-time-celebrates-a-century/12445794 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Bottrill

​Another mini episode of Aussie Beer Explorers has arrived!   Now this one is interesting, featuring two ultra-low alcohol beers from Big Drop Brewing Company.   At only 0.5% ABV these beers are definitely a talking point with the flavours not wavering due to the low alcoholic content.   The beers we sampled were: ⁃Paradiso IPA ⁃Galactic Milk Stout   Click on the link in the bio or search for Aussie Beer Explorers in your favourite podcasting app.   And by the way, excise is not charged on beers with an ABV of less than 1.15% not 0.5% as mentioned in the episode.   https://www.bigdropbrew.com/     instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers twitter.com/Ozbeerexplorers aussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com aussiebeerexplorers.com

May Hops to Home podcast has arrived!   Crikey with 2021 over a third of the way through we’ll be hearing Mariah Carey belting out “All I want for Christmas” before we know it.   This episode we were taken way back to the 1980’s and 90’s staple Saturday TV show for many Aussies as well as a classic Australian Film.   Can you guess which beer these two references are relating too?   The beers we sampled were: Super Juicy New England Pale Ale - Hope Brewery Valhalla Pale Ale - Valhalla Brewing GONGIM RIPA - Bodriggy Brewing and Hops to Home Blood Sacrifice KVEIK Red - Tallboy & Moose and Hops to Home Black Days Black IPA - Bonehead Brewing and Hops to Home www.hopstohome.com.au   instagram.com/aussiebeerexplorers facebook.com/aussiebeerexplorers twitter.com/Ozbeerexplorers aussiebeerexplorers@gmail.com aussiebeerexplorers.com