Episode 35-Project Brewing Special
The Park Bench Philosophers
The lads are back at the OG parkbench to discuss Rowville's finest brewery Project Brewing and a few of there freshest ales. Plenty laughs, plenty beers and most importantly PLENTY OF BENCH!
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Episode 34-Dry July Non-Alcoholic Beers Special with Bigs (Rigorous Recordings)
The Park Bench Philosophers
All-round legend Bigs drops by to sample some non-alcoholic beers with the fellas as they all strive to be healthier over Dry July. Bigs gives us an insight in to a long and illustrious music career, and also his current passion for running and training, whilst also engaging in the mandatory park bench sh!t talking. They all punch through a few dry july non-alcholic beers from Aus, NZ and Europe. Doing the lord's work so you don't have to.
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Episode 33-Black IPAs with Jay Carrillo.
The Park Bench Philosophers
The lads start the episode on the friday night, get interrupted by some local booze hounds, and end up dragging one of them on to the show by the sunday. The boys wag chins with Jay Carrillo, a former craft beer industry worker, on his experiences in home brewing and the independent brewing world, whilst draining a few black IPA's (and a cheeky Barrel-Aged Flanders Red), talking the usual banter and laughs the Park Bench is known for.
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Episode 32-GABS 2023
The Park Bench Philosophers
Join the philosophers for what has to be the loudest, largest and drunkest PBP sesh ever. Perpetual 3rd wheeler Marcos Rodriguez joins the lads as they stumble around GABS 2023 trying some of the craziest beers and catching up with Zythologist Brewery, AVNGE Brewing, Beershack 01, Macedon Ranges Brew Club, Bright Tank Brewing, Cavalier and Aether Foot Care. The gang barely survived GABS just so they could report back to you how damn good it was.
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Episode 31-Boomstick Glassware Super Special!
The Park Bench Philosophers
Boom! Ant from Boomstick Glassware joins the lads at the park bench to talk all things beer, wrestling, pop culture and more. Warning: This episode contains pure and unadulterated banter. One for the history books!
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Episode 30-NZ Super Special!
The Park Bench Philosophers
Karlito returns from the land of the long white beer foam and smuggles some of New Zealand's finest beverages past customs so the lads can celebrate 30 episodes at the bench! Tune in and tune out its choice as bro!
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Episode 29-Sippin' Sours with Bias B
The Park Bench Philosophers
Melbourne Hip Hop royalty and prolific graffiti legend Bias B joins the Philosophers at the local bench to punch through a range of sour beers, discussing all things beer, food and music. Scott Skills rounds out the bench as Bias takes us through some iconic memories of the early hip hop and graffiti scenes of Melbourne, while sour beers are disected with food pairings and ratings, all the while with some huge laughs and wild stories from one of the Kings. Don't be a sucker, tune in and tune out!
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Episode 28-Quakers Hat Brewing with Zac from Ill Street Brews
The Park Bench Philosophers
Hot dang the Park Bench at it again! Starting the new year off with a bang, Gustavo and Karlito link up with Zac from Ill Street Brews to talk turkey about...beer! Zac talks the fellas through his experiences with home brewing, experimenting with different hops, malts and wild yeasts to create some world class beers in his backyard in the western suburbs, while the good folk over at Quakers Hat Brewing in Sydney send a care package down south to the bench of a wide range of their awesome beers. The lads give a classic hip hop crew's last album a whirl, whilst also grilling Zac on his favourite...
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Episode 27-2022 Wrap Up with Marcos Rodriguez & Scott Skills
The Park Bench Philosophers
This one's for the true believers. The fellas reunite the wolfpack for one hell of a xmas and 2022 wrap up party with Scotty "From Marketing" Skills and "Imelda" Marcos Rodriguez bringing the laughs and memories to the bench to cap what has been a BIG year for the park benchers. I'm talking Maple Syrup Porters, Wild Ales, Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stouts and more to quench the thirst while the lads process all the happenings, favourite breweries and memories of 2022. Stop reading this and listen to the episode!
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Episode 26-AVNGE Brewing Moorabbin Bench Special!
The Park Bench Philosophers
This is a hall-of-famer episode for the ages. James from AVNGE Brewing joins the lads at the bench down by RSEA Park Moorabbin (Mecca to St Kilda fans). Besides sampling some amazing AVNGE stouts, West Coast and Red IPAs, James schools the fellas on his journey from beer lover to gypsy brewing, and the boys compare notes on Brewing as a tafe qualification. Plenty laughs and stories get told, and Tism gets more than an honourable mention in the music review. Strap yaselves in, this one's hitting the stratosphere.
info_outlineThe lads laugh it up over a Temple aged-Pilsener, a Jindabyne Alpine Red X and a Bullant Mossiface Pale Ale, whilst navigating technical difficulties, unpredicatable Melbourne-weather, smoked brisket meats and perfectly fried chips, with a quick listen to some funky soulful tunes from Durand Jones & The Indications. Another red hot episode from the masked marauders!