The Cool Room

283: Beereratne Part 1

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Davydd sits down with one of Melbourne's newest breweries Beereratne to hear about their origin story and hopes for the future! As ever the beers we c...

282: Mountain Monk Pt 2

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's the second half of our interview with Anthony Brewergray from Mountain Monk where dig deeper into his brewing history and the story of the brewer...

281: Mountain Monk Pt 1

02 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Davydd is joined by the wonderfully named Anthony Brewergray to hear the story of Mountain Monk Brewers. As ever this episode is best enjoyed with the...

280: Urbanaut Returns

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a long time since they first visited but New Zealand's fantastic Urbanaut returns to the show in the form of Thomas Rowe chatting with Davyd...

279: Davydd Selects - Weihenstephan's First Visit

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's our first ever "Davydd Selects" episode where we revisit some of our favorite episodes from the past that may have been missed by new podcast lis...

278: Garage Project Part 2

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's the second part of our chat with Peter Gillespie from Garage Project - if you haven't listened to Episode 276 we strongly recommend you back and ...

277: Stomping Ground Part 2

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's the second part of our interview with Guy Greenstone and James Smith from Stomping Ground as we discuss the delicious Into the Wood Whiskey Barre...

276: Garage Project Pt 1

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a very special episode Warren and Davydd are joined by one of the founders of legendary New Zealand brewery Garage Project, Peter Gillespie. It's y...

275: Stomping Ground Part 1

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's episode 275! [does that count as a milestone we weren't sure] but it's a landmark episode regardless as we finally welcome Guy Greenstone and Jam...

274: Hepburn Springs Brewing

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we meet Nick from Hepburn Springs Brewing to learn all about his journey in brewing and everything that's been happening at the brewery. FRE...

273: Bridge Road Brewing Returns!

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A very special episode as Australian craft beer legend Ben Kraus returns to the Coolroom to share all his latest news and his thoughts on the changing...

272: Great Ocean Road Brewing Part 2

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's the second part of our chat with Mattias Isaksson from Great Ocean Road Brewing as we continue the story of his journey as a brewer. You can get ...

271: Great Ocean Road Brewing

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Davydd and Warren are joined by the Master Brewer from Great Ocean Road, Mattias Isaksson for a delicious tasting and discussion of his journey in bre...

270: Coconspirators Famiglia Affairs 4

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's a huge live show recorded at Coconspirators Famiglia Affairs 4 featuring Sobremesa, Sailors Grave, The Mill, King River and of course Coconspirat...

269: Prancing Pony Return 2

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's been an extravaganza of Prancing Pony content in the Coolroom lately and we round this out with this the second part of our interview with Frank ...

268: Obsidian Festival Feat. Prancing Pony, Dollar Bill, Noodledoof & Bells Beach

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's a huge episode featuring the interviews we recorded at this year's Obsidian Beer Festival featuring Prancing Pony, Dollar Bill, Noodledoof and Be...

267: Uraidla Part 2 & the Return of Prancing Pony

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's off to the scenic Adelaide Hills [and the Salt Lakes of South Australia] in this episode featuring two great SA breweries! Don't forget you can b...

266: Festival of Festivals, Obsidian, Famiglia Affairs, Bendigo on the Hop and Darker Days!

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's a truly gargantuan episode of the Coolroom featuring previews and reviews of a heap of great craft beer festivals all of which occur in places st...

265: Uraidla Brewing Pt 1

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're off to the scenic Adelaide Hills in this episode to visit Max from Uraidla Brewing to sample some great beers and to hear the story of his journ...

264: Schlenkerla Returns Pt 2

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's the second part of our interview with Matthias Trum from wonderful Schlenkerla Brewery in Bamburg - if you haven't checked out the previous episo...

263: Schlenkerla Returns Pt 1

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's a very special live show as Matthias Trum from legendary German Brewery Schlenkerla joins us for a tasting and chat at the Flem/Ken Bowls Club! H...

262: Vertere Brewing Pt 2

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's the second part of our interview with Emile from Vertere Brewing in Japan and we kick off our discussion tasting an amazing pastry stout. You can...

261: Bright's Darker Days & Wheatsheaf Hotel Pt 2

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's a huge episode today as Evin from Bright Brewery joins us to preview this year's Darker Days Festival and then it's the second part of our conves...

260: Vertere [Japan]

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we venture to Okutama in Japan to meet Emile Leblanc from Vertere brewing to taste a truly exceptional line up of beers and to hear all abou...

259: The Wheatsheaf Hotel Part 1

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's a special treat as we are joined by Jade Flavell from Adelaide's Wheatsheaf Hotel to hear all about her amazing journey running the venue and bre...

258: Obsidian Festival Preview and Cornella Part 2

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's a packed episode and we dive straight into things with Tom Madden from Ballarat's Obsidian Beer Festival giving us a sneak peek at what we can lo...

257: Cornella Brewery Part 1

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's the first of two episodes with Cornella Brewery and luckily Warren Wu is back in the Coolroom to help out with tricky questions about wineries an...

256: Evin Craney & Westside Ale Works

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's a packed show as Evin Craney returns to the Coolroom to discuss his role as Chair of the Australia's Independent Brewers Association and Jonathon...

255: Westside Ale Works Returns - Part 1

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There's been a lot of change in and around Melbourne's Westside Ale Works lately and we get to explore it all in this episode with Jonathon and Leo. Y...

254: Bendigo Brewers Collective

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After a little taste on our Bendigo on the Hop visit, Brett from Brewers Collective joins us for a full episode to discuss everything about his journe...

253: Subculture Brewing

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's the second part of our January live show at Subculture Brewing where owner/founder Luke shares more of the story of his journey from home brewer ...

252: Hawkers End of 2024 Pt 3 & Subculture Brewing

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's the third and final instalment from our live show with Maz at Hawkers and we're into the audience QandA session with questions about "Hopefully B...

251: Hawkers End of 2024 Pt 2

05 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's the second episode of our traditional end of year celebration recorded live at Hawkers with the inimitable Mazen Hajjar and there's some massive ...

250: Hawkers End of 2024 Pt 1

31 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's our traditional end of year celebration recorded live at Hawkers with the inimitable Mazen Hajjar and as ever there's a heap to talk about.  NB ...

249: Devilbend Part 2

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's the second part of our chat with Michael Stanzel from Devilbend Farm and this time we're focusing on his amazing rauchbier - you can grab it and ...

248: Devil Bend & World's Smallest Beer Festival

24 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's a big episode featuring the World's Smallest Beer Festival and the return of one of our favorite brewers Michael Stanzel who is now at Devilbend ...

247 - Rocky Ridge Part 2

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the second part of their visit to the the Thursday night Zoom Room Ollie, Ross and Hamish from Rocky Ridge share more stories of the their journey ...

246 - Rocky Ridge 1

25 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the first of two episodes Hamish, Ross and Ollie from Rocky Ridge join Davydd to discuss their amazing beers and the stories behind them. In this e...

245 - Kenzo Crawl - Bonehead, Bakery Hill & Nubilum Distilling

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate the 6th birthday of the podcast Davydd and Warren head off to join the new Kenzo Crawl which winds through the streets of Kensington from...

244 - Dangerous Ales Pt 2

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's the second part of our interview with Damien from Dangerous Ales as we indulge in the Dead Man Tell No Tales Imperial Chocolate Rum n Raisin Stou...

243 - Dangerous Ales Part 1

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Davydd and Warren catch up with Damien from Dangerous Ales to chat about some amazing beers and hear the story of his journey in brewing. You can buy ...

242 - Bendigo on the Hop - King River, Bendigo Brewing, Brewers Collective & Coconspirators

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A special episode featuring interviews from our visit to the 2024 Bendigo on the Hop Festival - a huge thanks to the BOTH team for inviting us up and ...

241 - Duncan's Brewing Pt 2

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's the second part of our discussion with Duncan's Brewing and Ian McNally is still with Davydd to add to the hijinks! Make sure you check out our p...

240 - Duncan's & Melbourne Drinking History Tours

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Davydd is joined first by Desmond from Melbourne's Drinking History Tours, then the inimitable Ian McNally for the first of two episodes featuring Dun...

239: Obsidian Beer Festival feat. Hawkers, Dollar Bill, Good Knight and Aunty Jacks

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Davydd is joined by "rival podcaster" Ian McNally for an amazing day at the inaugural Obsidian Dark Beer Festival in Ballarat.  They are joined by a ...

238 Holgate Pt 2 & The Australian Tax Office

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's the second part of our online tasting with Paul Holgate and Chris Brady from legendary Australian brewery Holgate! But before we get to that we a...

237: Black Box '24 4: Hawkers, Good Land &. Bright Brewery

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's the fourth and final of our Carwyn Cellars / Coolroom Black Box Series for 2024 featuring the return of some of our favorite Australian brewers t...

236: Black Box '24 3: Hop Nation, Seeker & King River

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's the third episode of our series for the Carwyn / Coolroom Black Box for 2024 and we kick off by celebrating the news that Tito from Carwyn is now...

235: Black Box '24 2: Deeds, Fox Friday & Rocky Ridge

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's the second of our 2024 Carwyn Cellars / Coolroom Black Box sessions with a truly extraordinary line up of beers and brewers - a huge thank you to...

234: Black Box '24 1: 3 Ravens, Bacchus & Working Title Brewing Co.

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's a truly epic start to this year's Carwyn Cellars / Coolroom Black Box as some of the most innovative brewers from Australia join us to talk about...

233: Holgate Part 1

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Celebrating 25 years of great craft beers Paul Holgate and Head Brewer Chris Brady join us for a tasting of some best known beers while sharing storie...

232: Bright Darker Days & Coconspirators Famiglia Affairs Festivals

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's a massive episode today as we're deep in the heart of Winter Beer Festivals in Australia and we kick off with Jacqui from Coconspirators telling ...

231 - Obsidian Beer Fest &. Bendigo On The Hop

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's a tale of two city's beer festivals as we chat to the teams behind Ballarat's new Obsidian Dark Beer Festival and Bendigo On The Hop. Tom Madden ...

230 - Hop Nation Returns!

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Duncan from Hop Nation joins Warren and special guest host Travis for a discussion about all the latest news and views from the brewery. You can taste...

229 - 2 Metre Tall, Dollar Bill, Coconspirators & Local Brewing Co

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's the Hair of the Dog Breakfast at Beer Deluxe in Fed Square and accompanied by some amazing food from Telina Menzies we share some amazing brews a...

228 - Black Tide Brewing [JPN]

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For the first time ever a Japanese Brewery, Black Tide, joins us for our Thursday night Meet the Brewers Series - and there's some fascinating stories...

227 - Evin Craney from Bright Brewery Returns Part 2

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's the second half of our interview with Evin from Bright [and also the Independent Brewers Association] as we delve into the story behind the North...

226 - Evin Craney from Bright Brewery Returns

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Evin Craney from Bright Brewery is a regular visitor to the Coolroom and he returns with the Puteketeke Pilsner [thanks John Oliver] under his wing fo...

225 - 3 Ravens Return

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brendan and Geoff from 3 Ravens join the Coolroom crew for a chat about some of their amazing beers and everything that's happening in the Australian ...

224 - Carwyn/CoolroomT Black Box Preview!

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Coolroom and Carwyn Cellars are once again collaborating with 12 amazing Australian breweries to bring you exclusive dark and barrel-aged beers wh...

223 - Blake Willoughby - Local Brewing Co

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Davydd has a new guest co-host and goes to visit longtime friend of the podcast Blake Willoughby who is now Manager of Sales at Local Brewing Company....

222 - Hop Hen Brewing

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Warren and Davydd are joined by Mike Leonard from Hop Hen Brewing to hear all about his journey from home brewer [and home hop grower] to running his ...

221 - Fixation Returns Part 2

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's the second part of our chat with Tom Delmont from Fixation Brewing and there's a heap of fun things to discuss! You can maximise your listening e...

220 - Fixation Returns Part 1

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's been 5 years and over 200 episodes since Tom Delmont last had a feature episode but he's back with a whole heap of great beers and fascinating st...

219 - Modus Operandi &.Melbourne Celtic Club

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We kick off today's show catching up with Sam Evans from Modus Operandi Brewing who have collaborated with Ten Men Brewing in Ukraine.  Russia's inva...

218 - The Zythologist

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Emerging from Monash University's Brewlab the team from The Zythologist bring a unique approach to their brewing and having a fascinating story to sha...

217 - Hard Road Brewing

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Warren and Davydd are joined by Lein Jenkins from Hard Road Brewing to learn all about his craft brewing adventures. You can purchase the beers we dis...

216: Carwyn Cellars & Nubilum Distilling

18 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Davydd is back out on the road visiting old friends at Carwyn Cellars and new ones at Nubilum Distilling in Kensington. Preparation for the 2024 Black...

215 - Hawkers Part 3 and Nigel Ayling

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's the third of our trilogy with Maz from Hawkers Beer and if that wasn't enough Nigel from https://www.we-love-craft.beer/ is back to talk about wh...

214 - Bakery Hill & Ramblers Ale House

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with two great chats this week, Bakery Hill Distillery who are about to open a venue in Kensington and Ramblers Ale Works in Hawthorn. You ...

213 - Hawkers 2 & Daniel from Beer Reflections

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In two interviews Davydd is joined by Maz from Hawkers Brewing and Daniel from Beer Reflections to talk about many of the current issues in the Austra...

212 - Braeside Brewing & Valhalla

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Davydd sits down for a guided tasting with Charlie from Braeside Brewing and visits Scott at the new Valhalla Brewhall in Geelong. If you want to sip ...

211 - Hawkers 2023 1 of 3!

07 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's the first of 3 episodes we recorded as part of our visit to Hawkers at the end of 2023 - and Maz had so much to say that we couldn't possibly squ...

210 - Adroit Theory [US]

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's a very special episode as Warren and Davydd are joined all the way from the US by Adroit Theory's Mark Osborne - a big thanks to the team from Fo...

209 - Willie the Boatman

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's our final episode of 2023 and what a great one to finish with - Pat from Willie the Boatman joins Warren and Davydd for a trip through the last 1...

208 - Kaiju & Noodledoof

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's the second episode we recorded at the 2023 Williamstown Beer & Cider Festival and again a big big thank you to Shane and the team who turned ...

207 - Hopocrisy, Coconspirators & Urban Alley

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The first of two podcast recorded live at the 2023 Williamstown Beer and Cider Festival - huge thanks to Shane and festival team for welcoming us and ...

206 - Madocke Brewing

04 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Warren and Davydd are joined by Annelies from the Gold Coast's Madocke Brewing to hear all about her journey to become Australia's Champion Small Brew...

205 - Escape Brewing

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nicole and Russell Matthews from Escape Brewing join Cory and Davydd for a tasting of their beers and a chat about the stories behind them. You can gr...

204- Avnge Brewing

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

James from Avnge Brewing joins Warren and Davydd in the Thursday night zoom room to tell the story of his travels in beer and the creation of his brew...

203 - Bells Beach Brewing Live at Masterson’s

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Davydd and Warren headed out to Masterson's Bar in Moonee Ponds for a live show with Dough and Adam from Bells Beach Brewing in front of a great live ...

202 - Batch [with added Hopocrisy!]

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Following on from Episode 201 Mik from Hopocrisy has stuck around in the zoom room with Warren and Davydd as we continue to chat with Andrew from Batc...

201 - Hopocrisy, Wayward & Batch

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A big bumper episode today as 3 breweries enter the Thursday night Zoom Room to talk about all the news in the Australian brewing industry! If you wan...

200 - Burnley Oktoberfest

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's our 200th episode and what better place to celebrate than with our most excellent friends from Burnley Brewing. There's been some changing faces ...

199: Williamstown Beer Festival & Sailors Grave [Part 2]

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We kick off today's show with a preview of all of the fun that awaits at the Williamstown Beer Festival this year. We get a run down of the returning ...

198 - Sailors Grave Part 1

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Davydd is back from holidays and shares some of the highlights of his travels including visits to Woolshed Brewing, the Prairie Hotel in Parachilna an...

197 - Seeker Brewing Part 2

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The second part of our interview with team from Seeker Brewing - recorded as we sip Dougie's Chocolate Porter in the Thursday Night Zoom Room. If you ...

196 - South Coast Ale Trail & Seeker Brewing

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we are off to the South Coast of New South Wales to to meet Seeker Brewing. You can grab the tasting pack of for the episode from our ...

195 - Deeds Brewing ”The Journey”

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In a truly epic episode Davydd is joined by Curt and Kumar from Deeds Brewing to taste the four famous beers which make up "The Journey" series as wel...

194 - Bendigo on the Hop, Cocon, Sailors Grave & King River

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Davydd ventures back to the town of his birth to experience all the fun of one  of regional Victoria's premier beer festivals. We chat with Bendigo B...

193 - Bowden Brewing

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Warren & Davydd are joined by Jake from South Australia's Bowden Brewing for a chat about all the important questions - starting with how to prono...

192: Chur [or it is Behemoth?]

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After a gap of over 120 episodes Andrew from Chur joins Warren and Davydd from a car somewhere in New Zealand to discuss quite a lot of news! As ever ...

191 - Boatrocker

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We've been waiting for ages for the opportunity to interview Matt from Boatrocker and thanks to the awesome team from Beer Deluxe the chance finally a...

190 - Breheny Bros & Coconspirators 2

04 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's the second part of our catch ups with both Coconspirators and James from Breheny Brothers Brewing! Don't forget to maximise your podcast experien...

189 - Breheny Bros & Coconspirators

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A bumper episode containing part 1 of our discussion with James Breheny and half of the live show we did with Coconspirators at the Flem/Ken Bowls Clu...

188 - Third Moon [Canada] Part 2

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's the second half of our interview with Chris and Bebo from Third Moon as we taste their delicious doppelbock and chat on about their journey in br...

187 - Bentspoke, Blobfish and Third Moon [Canada] Part 1

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A packed episode with heaps of great beer chat! As we get closer to the Blobfish Sour Beer Festival we check in with Richard Watkins from Bentspoke br...

186 - Black Box 4: Spotty Dog, Banks & Deeds

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's the fourth and final of our Black Box tastings and what an awesome 3 beers to finish on. Support the podcast and enjoy the beers we're discussing...

185 - Black Box 3: Good Land, 3 Ravens & Bright

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's the third in our series of tastings from the Carwyn Cellars x Coolroom Black Box and Ben Carwyn himself is in the room to make sure that Davydd a...

184 - Black Box 2: Dangerous Ales, King River & Slow Lane

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's the second of our tasting sessions with the brewers from the Carwyn x Coolroom Black Box and it's another doozy! If you don't already have a blac...