About Us

WELL CRAFTED BEERS, POORLY CRAFTED BANTER

Three mates from "The Border" have made it their mission to sample beers from every independent brewery in Australia*. The approach is a relatively simple one: Provide a history of the showcase brewery in question, bring along a minimum of three beers to sample from that same brewery, and then score them using the uniqe, meticulously crafted Border Barrels Beer Review System.

Along the way we learn everything we can about the worlds greatest beverage, and highlight the true Australian* heroes creating world class beers.

We're also joined by the occassional guest, offering fantastic insights from the other side of the bar, as well as themed episodes centred around events such as Easter, Christmas, and Oktoberfest.

Welcome to Border Barrels...

Simon Eyles photo

The father of BB, and the reason this whole thing exists at all. Simmo owned the most durable MacBook (RIP).

Simon Eyles
@simoneyles

BBBRS Top Three: 1
Hop Nation Brewing Co
Cream and Cookies Pastry Stout (with Bright Brewery)
23 out of 25

2
Range Brewing
Morning Ritual Pastry Stout
22.75 out of 25

3
Bacchus Brewing Co.
Monumintal Choc Mint Pastry Stout
22.5 out of 25

Nickname: Old Sime

Accomplishments: 2002 Under 16’s Spin Bowler of the Year, Longest Distance between Eyebrows and Hairline 2022

Zach Gratton photo

Hasn’t stopped talking since the pod debuted in 2021, wore his son’s fishing hat live on the pod.

Zach Gratton
@zachgratton

BBBRS Top Three: 1
Deeds Brewing
Hunter & Prey II Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Pastry Stout
24.25 out of 25

2
Hargreaves Hill
Team World Double IPA
23.25 out of 25

3
Hawkers Beer
You're Breakin' My Biscuits Biscoff Porter
23 out of 25

Nickname: Craft Beer Karen

Accomplishments: Can make Grand Finals (cannot win them), former holder of "Border Barrels Podcast Most Kids" Award

Host 3 photo

Computer man, stats man, spreadsheet man. Thinks only in numbers. The one who burps, A. LOT.

Hudson Magerstein
@hudson_magerstein

BBBRS Top Three: 1
Deeds Brewing
Hunter & Prey II Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Pastry Stout
24 out of 25

2
Dainton Beer
Crumblicious Honeycomb and Toffee Stout
23.75 out of 25

3
Hawkers Beer
Barleywine (2023)
23.75 out of 25

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)