Welcome back to the Beer O'Clock podcast, it's been a long, long time between drinks! It feels like every month I'm apologizing for how hectic it's been around here - but maybe that is just the new normal... With any luck this is the first of a few episodes that we get out roughly a month or so apart.   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. This episode we cover, in true Beer O'Clock fashion, plenty of (very, very) outdated news, some stuff we've been drinking, add a lager to our master list & crack a cellar offering. It's about as quintessential as possible!   Show Notes News (0:32) GABS Melbourne Is On The Move Grain & Grape (The Homebrew One) Is Closing Aussie Brewers at The Firestone Walker Invitational Bodriggy Become Carbon Neutral Accusation Against BrewDog (link) And For Balance: WE PRAISE JAMES WATT! Craft Beer on TV (ABC & Channel 9) (link) Awards World Beer Cup Two Bays GOLD Hop Nation Buzz BRONZE A Bronze & a Silver for Garage Project Untappd Community Awards https://awards.untappd.com/ Brewery Openings Pirate Life South Melbourne Brewmanity  Fox Friday Perth MoonDog Wild West Voluntary Administration Watch Deeds Are In - And It's Real Big Shed Are Out!  3 More In Akasha Black Hops Grand Ridge Brewery Closure  Brewicolo Closed Howler Hospo Venue Closed Hashigo Zake - Wellington's Craft Bar Is No More Brewery Sales Good Drinks Trying To Sell Their Atomic Spinoff Mighty Craft Have Sold Mismatch 8 Wired is For Sale Tasting Paddle 6 Pack Sales Data (link) DB Voluntarily Add Nutritional Panel Beer Can Sells for almost $100k News Segment 2 (38:15)  A (failed) attempt at timeliness! Deeds Is Gone! Black Hops Saved! Golden West Site Taken Over By FOUND Akasha Out of VA! Temple Brewing Closed AIBA Awards (link) What We're Drinking (56:58) Modus/Ten Men Collaboration High Country Hops! Oishii World - Japanese Importer Banks Cali Pale & Citra Is Life Kwak Two Metre Tall Pumpkin Ale Small Gods Arms Race Stone & Wood Big Pale Ale Straffe Hendrik Tripel Reckless IPA Ranking of Lagers (1:13:08) Krombacher from Germany The new rankings are as follows: Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic) Tennent’s (Scotland) Carlsberg (Denmark) Quilmes (Argentina) Krombacher (Germany) Kingfisher (India) Angkor (Cambodia) Stiegl Goldbrau (Austria) Gullmack (Norway) Lvivske (Ukraine) Sapporo (Japan) Taiwan Beer (Taiwan) Dreher (Hungary) Birra Moretti (Italy) Nektar (Bosnia & Herzegovina) Bud Light (USA – Domestic) Corona (Mexico) Steinlager (New Zealand) Windhoek (Namibia) Almaza (Lebanon) Heineken (Netherlands) Lion (Sri Lanka) Cisk (Malta) San Miguel (Philippines) Maccabee (Israel) Snow (China – Internal) Cantina (El Salvador) Lasko (Slovenia) 333 (Vietnam) Stella Artois (Belgium) Phoenix (Mauritius) Tusker (Kenya) Budweiser (USA – International) Skopsko (North Macedonia) Zywiec (Poland) Mythos (Greece) Tiger (Singapore) Karlovacko (Croatia) Efes (Turkey) Singha (Thailand) Red Stripe (Jamaica) Bintang (Indonesia) Toña (Nicaragua) Lav (Serbia) Sagres (Portugal) Vonu (Fiji) Star (Nigeria) Cusquena (Peru) Pabst Blue Ribbon (Contract) Timisoreana (Romania) Noz's Cellar (1:19:40) Boatrocker Gaston 10.6% ABV Thumbs Up 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 [email protected] or [email protected] & we'll be back soon, with any luck! Remember it's always Beer O'Clock somewhere in the world!