Brunswick Beer Collective

25/11/2021

It's that time, time for a new episode! This week we chat with the good people at Rascal Brunswick Wine Bar + Bottle Shop about their journey from bar to bottle shop and back to bar due to a certain global pandemic. Listen online or on your favourite podcasting thing.

We chat with one of the founders of a local bar, Rascal Brunswick, about what is was like to run a business during a pandemic.

11/11/2021

We left lockdown. We drank beer. We spoke about it (a week late). We also drank beers from Stone & Wood Brewing and Garage Project. Listen online or on your favourite podcasting thing.

In this episode of escapees, we talk about the obscene joys of being out of Melbourne's lockdown, and our beer adventures since.

21/10/2021

It's a brand-new episode! This week we talk with the passionate team at Future Mountain Brewing and Blending about their beers, their passion for barrel-fermentation, and what really makes them tick. It's a genuinely enlightening conversation and one that blew us all away. Listen online or wherever you find your podcasts.

We talk to Future Mountain Brewing and Blending. About their journey, venue, and intense love of sours, saisons, farmhouse beers, and more.

06/10/2021

It's a BRAND NEW PODCAST! Have you ever seen a picture of a beer and wondered: Is this legit? Is it sponsored? Is this a brand trying to influence me? Well you're not alone. This week we talk to marketing and events expert Mariella Mejia about beer gifting, influence, and the craft scene in general and let you know what to watch out for and what breweries can do to keep their influence legit.

We also drink some Oktoberfest beers from Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan and Mr.Banks Brewing Co. Listen online or on your favourite podcasting thing.

https://thecitylane.com/s19e01-gifted/

We’re back! Well, virtually at least. In this explosive episode, Chris, Jeff, Kyle, and Paul, are joined by the woman behind marketing many of your favourite beer events, marketing and events expert Mariella Mejia. In this brutally-frank conversation, we talk about Mariella being involved in...

22/04/2021

The good people at The Crafty Pint have nailed it, as usual. And while this beer is actually based on an ice cream Paul remembers from WA, it is also maybe our most ambitious yet.

Like Crafty says, it launches tomorrow at 5pm at Miss Moses in Brunswick. Come and see us, meet the brewers, and get yourself a glass of it. There might even be a bar shout ;)

Burnley Brewing and the podcasting Beerstagramers at Brunswick Beer Collective have been teaming up to turn cakes into beer since 2019 and in April 2021, they’ve released what may be their sweetest collab yet. This time, they've also aligned with the crew at Brunswick’s excellent Miss Moses to c...

27/07/2020

MELBOURNE / I've teamed up with Rascal Brunswick Wine Bar + Bottle Shop to offer my followers 20% off all beer and wine in store and online from today until midnight Friday. They delivery Melbourne-wide and have a great selection. Just use the code "THECITYLANE" at checkout.

https://www.rascalbrunswick.com/

16/07/2020

It's a brand-new episode! This week we talk with Michael and Chloe, the powerhouse couple from Burnley Brewing, about their lives, their beers, and our very first canned collaboration beer with them, the Peach Melba Pie NEIPA. We also chronicle what makes a good stout, the state of hospo in the time of COVID-19, and how Burnley Brewing took their NEIPA game to the next level.

https://thecitylane.com/s18e06-the-uncertain-season-we-beyonced-this-beer/

If you're more of an audio type of person, follow the link above to listen to it online or on your favourite podcasting thing. If you prefer video, we got you covered below.

08/07/2020

MELBOURNE / Well after an unexpected delay due to the spanner in the industry that's been COVID-19, the final beer in our Pie Series collaboration with is ready! And, because we can't do our usual launch party and keg release, you can buy it in cans. 🍻⁣
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I'm saying it now, this is probably the best pie series release yet. It's a Peach Melba NEIPA packed with oats, peach, raspberry, vanilla, and lactose. It combines with Mosaic, Galaxy, and Cascade hops for a creamy, juicy beer that has a big peach juice hit. 🍑⁣
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The beer's going out to stores today so you should see it on shelves from tomorrow. You can find it at , ⁣, ⁣, , , and . You're gonna love it, and we can wait to see all of your posts and opinions. 😁⁣⁣
Brewery: ⁣
Venue/Purchased: Supplied by brewery.⁣⁣⁣
Style: IPA - New England⁣
ABV: 7.5%⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
Flavour Profile: Peach, Raspberry, Vanilla

03/07/2020

The bad news, no launch party for the final beer in our Pie collaboration series with Burnley Brewing for obvious reasons. The good news, is that we've canned doit first ever beer and it'll be available from select retailers towards the end of next week. This might just be the best one yet. Watch this space for more details. 🍻

30/06/2020

Well this is huge. 👍

Welcome to RB Abbotsford.
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For a little while now we've been working on plans to open an offsite taproom somewhere outside of the Sunshine State. Late last year we finally found a space we loved in the suburb of Abbotsford, Victoria. So, why Abbotsford? We've always felt a strong connection to Melbourne - the bars, the breweries and the people - our far away customers. We chose this particular space more specifically for its inner-city location, proximity to the Victoria Park train station and the charm of the building that we felt we could build into a welcoming and inviting space.
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As of last week, our construction is well and truly underway. We won't speculate just yet when we plan to open but let's just say that fresh Range IPA in the Melbourne Springtime should be a fairly strong chance. We'll be opening a 100 person venue designed specifically for drinking our beer. Intimate corners, long sharing tables and a sunny beer garden will all feature.
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We'll be cold freighting pallets of kegs and cans every week to coordinate releases with our Newstead home. Each Friday at 12:00pm, Melbournians will be able to get their hands on our latest releases in cans and fresh from our 16 taps. Shortly we will take delivery of our 3rd cellar expansion in QLD. This will allow us to produce larger batches of our beers, and ensure we have plenty of variety and freshness pouring in Abbotsford.
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To say we're excited is a massive understatement. This has been a dream of ours since well before we poured our first beers in Brisbane. We look forward to sharing a beer as soon as our space is ready and it is safe to do so.
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Cheers, RB.

11/06/2020

Great news!

04/06/2020

It's a brand-new episode! This time we chat with DJ, the esteemed head brewer from Mountain Culture Beer Co, about his past, the brewery, and all things hazy. We also talk a lot about Pina Coladas, former video stores, and oat cream beers, and try to drum up a rivalry with another show stopping brewery. Listen online or on your favourite podcasting thing, or watch the full episode as a video below. https://thecitylane.com/s18e05-the-uncertain-season-citrusy-and-thick-and-good/

03/06/2020

Hey team,

Like many in the events and entertainment industry, it’s been a rough few months for us all. That said, it's been fantastic to see the success both in Australia and New Zealand in flattening the curve (great work everyone!), and to see social distancing restrictions start to ease. It seems the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter day by day.

We remain committed to providing that wonderful opportunity for craft beer lovers and breweries to come together in celebration (and a much-needed beer!).

With the ‘road out’ now more clearly defined and after consultation with key authorities, we feel confident in being able to stage our events in a ‘COVID Safe’ manner, but it does mean they will need to be held later in the year. With that in mind, we are announcing changes to our Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane festival dates, which includes the exciting introduction of a new Friday night session in Sydney!

Very sadly however, with the ongoing uncertainty around international travel to New Zealand and venue availability, we have consulted with our Auckland event sponsors and brewers and made the difficult decision to cancel GABS Auckland for 2020. Whilst this is extremely disappointing for all of us, we want to guarantee that the GABS Auckland experience is optimal for all our loyal New Zealand craft beer lovers, and our incredible brewers and partners that support the event.

NEW EVENT DATES

GABS Melbourne
Friday 30 October - Sunday 1 November (moving from 7 - 9 August)
Royal Exhibition Building

GABS Brisbane
Saturday 14 November (moving from 26 September)
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

GABS Sydney
Friday 27 - Saturday 28 November (moving from 29 August)
Sydney Showground

All tickets already purchased are now automatically valid for the new dates. If you can’t make it on the new event date, you can transfer your ticket to another GABS event or session, give it to a friend, or if you have any questions, get in touch with us at [email protected]. And as with our first postponement, all ticket holders for the previous dates will score themselves a 25% discount on all GABS merchandise (redeemable at the event).

We can’t wait to bring the GABS experience to life later in the year. And until then, please do continue to support your favourite craft breweries as best you can.

For more information, please visit www.gabsfestival.com/covid-19

07/05/2020

We're back! This week in both audio and video form, we talk new beers, Carwyn Cellars Quarantinnies, and interesting beer-related uses for kitchen utensils. Featuring beers from Beer and Wives Ales.

Listen online or on your favourite podcasting thing, or give our radio-friendly faces a watch below. https://thecitylane.com/s18e04-the-uncertain-season-blurred-into-a-haze/

23/04/2020

It's uncertain! It's locked down! It's a new podcast episode, but in both audio AND video form. From the highs of finding a new beer at a bottle shop, to the lows of avoiding public transport, this episode has it all, including some poor audio quality thanks to our friends at Zoom/general technology. We also drink two incredible beers by Mountain Culture Beer Co.

Listen online or on your favourite podcasting thing, or watch the video . https://thecitylane.com/s18e03-the-uncertain-season-drinking-a-lot-more-at-home/

11/04/2020

Help support the legends at Prancing Pony.

Let Prancing Pony Brewery stay open for business.

25/03/2020

Hark! We've got another one for you, also recorded at Bar SK before ALL the shutdowns! Froth Craft Beer Magazine takes the lead on this one. We also drink beer from Burnley Brewing. Listen online or on your favourite podcasting thing.

Froth Beercast teams up with The Brunswick Beer Collective to bring you the second part of a special two-part podcast, recorded at Melbourne's Bar SK.

25/03/2020

Egad! What a time to be in beer! Today we drop two brand-new podcast episodes! Both were recorded in collaboration with Froth Craft Beer Magazine just days before the shutdown of Bar SK and of the pub shutdowns in general. They're raw, enlightening, and full of booze talk. Here is the first episode featuring beer from Otherside Brewing Co. Make sure you listen to them in order. https://thecitylane.com/s18e01-the-uncertain-season-this-podcast-could-be-illegal-tomorrow/

The Brunswick Beer Collective teams up with Froth Beercast to bring you the first part of a special two-part podcast, recorded at Melbourne's Bar SK.

13/03/2020

Dear craft beer lovers,

At GABS we have always considered your wellbeing our highest priority, and want you to know that we are monitoring the Coronavirus outbreak extremely closely. The situation we are all facing is unprecedented, and our primary concern remains ensuring the health and safety of all event attendees, exhibitors and staff. To that end we’re taking direction and advice from the Australian Department of Health.

Based on the current advice, we are going ahead with all GABS Festivals as currently planned for 9 May (Brisbane), 22-24 May (Melbourne), 30 May (Sydney) and 4 July (Auckland).

To assist in mitigating risks of transmission, we’ll also be implementing a range of measures, including:

* Messaging in our email marketing and ticketing platforms to advise ticket holders not to attend, on the day, should they feel unwell (with transfers or full refunds offered).

* While we do clean and reset each venue between sessions, we’ll be working with our cleaning team to bring in additional resources and thoroughly sanitise each venue.

* We will be installing hand soap / sanitizer with paper towel alongside all water troughs throughout each festival to encourage hand washing.

* We will put together a range of procedures for exhibitors to follow to reduce the likelihood of transmission, including wash kits, sanitizer, bar cleaning, gloves and more.

* If deemed necessary closer to the time, we may sadly have to swap the iconic GABS Festival Glass for single use disposable plastic cups, and drop our ‘rinse and reuse’ program for tasting cups.

Should things change in the coming weeks, and our events need to be postponed for any reason, all tickets will be eligible for the new event date(s), and if an attendee is unable to attend on the new date, tickets can be transferred or refunds will be provided at the time.

We greatly appreciate the support of all our GABS fans, partners and exhibitors during this period. We will keep you posted as the situation evolves and we look forward to sharing another great GABS experience together soon.

Stay safe!

Mike, Craig and the GABS team

09/03/2020

Hooray!

You asked for it. We heard you. We are SO EXCITED to announce the Garage Project Australian Webstore!!

A limited amount of FRESH MARCH cans (and much more) will be dropping sometime this week. Click here 👉 http://bit.ly/SignUpAus to sign up to our Australian Webstore mailing list to be the first to know, and read all of the FAQ’s.

Proof Garage Project loves you and wants you to be happy Australia. 🥰

21/02/2020

TODAY IS THE DAY! Throw away your trivial trivia inhibitions and get down to the Alehouse for trivia from us from 2pm, comedy from other people from 4:30, and bands from more people after that. There's also beer, lots of beer. And proceeds go to the good people at Wildlife Victoria. What are you waiting for?

17/02/2020

03/02/2020

Big thanks to The Crafty Pint for the write up on our latest beer with Burnley Brewing, the third in our Pie Round series. It’s the most refreshing pie you’ll ever taste, we’re certain of it. Get on down to the brewery from Thursday and try it out.

If you need more pie beer in your life, help is at hand! Burnley Brewing and the Brunswick Beer Collective have been making their way through the seasons…

30/01/2020

Welcome to 2020 drinkers! But before you go forgetting about 2019, have a listen to our brand-new, bumper 2019 year-in-review podcast. It's full of rants, raves, and great beer from the likes of Balter Brewing Company, Ocho Beer, and Stockade Brew Co. Listen online or on your favourite podcasting thing. https://thecitylane.com/s17e07-the-fresh-season-the-2019-year-in-review/

24/01/2020

It's almost here...

21/01/2020

The first round of breweries involved in our have been announced! Full details of the event and breweries on the website, and no, its not too late to get involved. 👍

https://thecitylane.com/usa-breweries-give-kegs-for-australian-bushfire-relief/

21/01/2020

Big news!

07/01/2020

Trying to do our bit to help spread the word and help out over on the Instagram account. If you know of any beer events happening that are raising money or doing anything else positive to help with the bushfire situation in Australia let us know by using the hashtag and tagging us in your post so that we can share in our stories. ❤️🍻💯