Beercast #55 – SixTwelve Brewing Showcase
It wouldn’t be a Gratzy showcase episode without a brewery starting with the letter S. Once again our tastebuds are travelling to South Australia, checking out relatively unknown (but not for long) rising stars SixTwelve Brewing. Also in typical Gratzy fashion, a miscalculation took place and FIVE beers were sampled as opposed to the regular…
Beercast #54 – Range Brewing Showcase 2
The Border Barrel boys come full circle, celebrating podcast beer number 100 with a return to Range brewing! 12 months ago we embarked on a brewery showcase journey with the intention of learning about the great independent breweries of Australia (and a little bit of the world). Thanks to these legendary beer merchants we can…
Beercast #53 – Bacchus Brewing Co. Showcase
Simmo brought the goods for this week’s episode, and ‘goods’ is absolutely the tamest way to describe it.Ladies and gentlemen, the first unanimous 5/5 in Border Barrels history now resides in episode 53 of our Brewery Showcase series. Although it sounds like we’re thanking Simmo, all the kudos goes to QLD legends Bacchus Brewing! Despite…
Beercast #52 – Dainton Beer Showcase
How did it take us this long? One of Australia’s favourite independent breweries finally gets their Border Barrels Showcase episode, as 3 limited release beers from Victorian stalwarts Dainton Beer are sampled on this week’s episode. A GABS exclusive Choc Berry nitro sour kicks off proceedings. What follows are two absolute crackers, confirmed by our…
Beercast #51 – Hawkers Beer Showcase
We should have known something was up when Hudson told us to organise lifts to the podcast this week.Upon arrival we were greeted to 3 of the BIGGEST beers in Border Barrels history, courtesy of Melbourne heavyweights Hawkers. Gratzy’s heart is warmed by an obscure music reference for the Impending Doom Triple Hazy IPA. Simmo…
The Border Barrels podcast is the brain child of three mates from Albury-Wodonga, a border town along the Murray River. One side in New South Wales, and the other in Victoria. Both sides of the border love their beer, and their footy. Hence, Border Barrels.
If you want to hear about our opinions on beer (without any high-level knowledge) then tune in. If you want to hear our opinions on the AFL (also without any high-level knowledge) then tune in, it is truely unhinged. And finally if you like SuperCoach and want to get better at it, go somewhere else, this really isn’t the place for you. But, if you like it, and you are content with average information and average advice, then stick around, it’s basically an hour of information you can find with a quick Google search, but delivered in a hopefully humorous way.
The father of BB, and the reason this whole thing exists at all. Simmo owns the most durable MacBook.
Name: Simon Eyles
Instagram: @simoneyles
Highest Rated Beers (BBBRS):
Bridge Road Brewers – Eggster Triple Chocolate Ale, 22 out of 25
Sunday Road Brewing Co. – Some Velvet Evening Imperial Stout, 22 out of 25
Highest Rated Beer Untappd:
Sunday Road Brewing Co. – Some Velvet Evening Imperial Stout, 5 out of 5
Nickname: Old Sime
Accomplishments: 2002 Under 16’s Spin Bowler of the Year, Longest Distance between Eyebrows and Hairline 2022
Hasn’t stopped talking since the pod debuted in 2021, wore his son’s fishing hat live on the pod.
Name: Zach Gratton
Instagram: @zachgratton
Highest Rated Beer BBBRS:
Hargreaves Hill Brewing Co. – Team World Double IPA, 23.25 out of 25
Highest Rated Beer Untappd:
Hargreaves Hill Brewing Co. – Team World Double IPA, 5 out of 5
Hop Nation Brewing Co – Bearded Seal Double Hazy IPA (with Lervig), 5 out of 5
Nickname: Craft Beer Karen
Accomplishments: Can make Grand Finals (cannot win them), Border Barrels Podcast Most Kids Award
Computer man, stats man, spreadsheet man. Thinks only in numbers. The one who burps, A. LOT.
Name: Hudson Magerstein
Instagram: @hudson_magerstein
Highest Rated Beer BBBRS:
Dainton Brewery – Crumblicious Honeycomb and Toffee Stout, 23.75 out of 25
Hawkers Beer – Barleywine (2023), 23.75 out of 25
Highest Rated Beer Untappd:
Lost Palms Brewing Co – Turnstiles Quad Blueberry Pancakes Sour Ale, 5 out of 5
Nickname: That One Who Burps Too Loudly and Too Often
Accomplishments: Border Barrels Podcast Most Knee Reconstructions. Farthest Distance from the Microphone (every podcast recorded)