Good Beer Week Showcase — 2018 Gala Showcase

The 2018 Gala Showcase will be taking over the Atrium at Federation Square Thursday 22 March and Friday 23 March.

Over two huge sessions on Thursday and Friday evening, 30 breweries from Australia will showcase their beers. As the official launch of the Good Beer Week 2018 program, it will also serve as a sneak peek to the ten-day beer festival in May, with food vendors from Good Beer Week serving up some of the best dishes they have to offer.

Once again, there will be free masterclasses and attendees will have the chance to vote for the Bintani People's Choice beer and brewery of the Showcase, to be announced at the final Friday evening session.

TICKETING INFO

Good Beer Week Gala Showcase 2018
Thursday 22 March and Friday 23 March
$50pp, + booking fee

Ticket price includes:

20 x 60ml beer tastings from a choice of more than 100 beers
$10 food voucher to spend with participating vendors
Good Beer Week limited edition souvenir tasting glass thanks to RASTAL

SESSIONS

March 22 5:00pm - 9:00pm
March 23 5:00pm - 9:00pm

Tickets for the 2018 Good Beer Week May Program go on sale March 22, 2018!

Masterclasses and Food vendors to be announced shortly!

Thu 22 March $54 Sold Out No longer available

3 Ravens Brewery

Bad Shepherd Brewing Co.

Barrow Boys Brewery

Bentspoke Brewing Co

Boatrocker Brewing Co.

Bridge Road Brewers

Co-Conspirators Brewing Company

Colonial Brewing Co

Edge Brewing Project

Fixation Brewing Co.

Fury and Son Brewing Co

Hargreaves Hill Brewing Co

Hawkers Beer

Hawthorn Brewing Co

Holgate Brewhouse

KAIJU! Beer

Little Creatures Brewing

Modus Operandi Brewing Co.

Mornington Peninsula Brewery

Mountain Goat Beer

Mr Banks Brewing Co

Pact Beer Co

Pirate Life Brewing

Red Hill Brewery

Southern Bay Brewing Co

Stockade Brew Co

Stomping Ground Brewing Co

Tallboy and Moose

Wolf of the Willows

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
ACID	3.5%	Kettle Sour	Easy drinking and thirst quenching sour ale with a refreshing acidity and bright tropical flavour. Summery, squelchy and infinitely crushable.
Pale Ale	4.4%	New World Pale Ale	A fresh, aromatic and easy drinking Pale Ale designed for the modern beer drinker. Featuring wheat and oats for a soft mouthfeel, juicy Australian and American hops for tropical fruit notes and a low bitterness to enhance drinkability.
IPA	5.8%	New World	This New World India Pale Ale is our celebration of modern Australian and American hops. A lean base provides a golden hue and minimal malt sweetness, allowing hops to take centre stage - with citrus, stonefruit and tropical fruit notes leading into a dry finish and a firm bitterness.
Citra Juicy	6%	Single Hop NEIPA	An intentionally hazy “New England” IPA featuring protein rich triticale and oats, fruity yeast and 100% Citra hops.
Woods Of The North Blend	4.5%	Blended Wild Ale	A blend of barrel aged wild, sour and golden farmhouse ales from five of Australia's finest - including Boatrocker, Hop Nation, Sailors Grave and Wildflower. This "perfect marriage" was blended at 3 Ravens in 2017 and bottled in 2018 exclusively as "Bomboniere" for attendees of the Good Beer Week event "Woods of the North" at 3 Ravens.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
American Pale Ale	5.2%	American Pale Ale	A big bold hoppy take on the classic American Pale Ale. Packed with American and Australian hops this Pale Ale has a mouthwatering aroma of passionfruit, orange and pine and finishes clean on the palate with a firm bitterness.
Hazelnut Brown Ale	5.9%	English Brown	A toasty and malty ale loaded with the rich nuttiness of roasted hazelnuts. Brewed with real hazelnuts, hazelnut extract, vanilla extract and a splash of Frangelico. Smooth and nutty with a dry clean finish.
Pineapple Sour Ale	4%	Berliner Weisse	Pale straw with a slight haze, this sour has aromas of pineapple, lychee and sauvignon blanc. A clean lactic sourness on the palate finishing dry and tart. Reminiscent of an effervescent white wine.
Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout	10.1%	Stout	Aged in french oak merlot barrels, this stout pours jet black with a ruby hue. Strong aromas of roasted barley and milk chocolate with subtle hints of vanilla, coffee, plum and oak. A velvety mouth feel with firm bitterness and a soft finish. Very well balanced.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
Stormy Lager	4.7%	Vienna Lager	Stormy Lager was inspired by Melbourne’s weather. Like the chilled rain, stiff wind and brooding slate sky that can appear on any given day, it’s full of character. Lager doesn’t have to be boring. Stormy Lager is a fresh, highly drinkable, malty chestnut coloured lager. Delicate hops balance the biscuity aroma and taste, leaving a quenching bitterness. Selected specialty malts and a slower brewing process create a beer that’s crisp and sharp, but softened by a touch of caramel – like a bittersweet memory you can drink.
Good Times Ale	3.8%	Hoppy Session Ale	Good Times Ale was crafted for your enjoyment through fun times & shenanigans, with all the goodness we could muster. It doesn’t take itself too seriously and certainly isn’t shy! It’s a flavoursome yet easy drinking session ale, packed with fresh hops. A touch of wheat and some light crystal malts help create a light golden colour, full body and leave a smooth subtle sweetness. American grown Citra and Chinook hops give the beer a fresh citrus & vibrant piney aroma, and also a balanced bitter finish.
Pedlars Pale	5.3%	New World Pale Ale	Pedlars Pale was an idea sparked from the bustling markets of Melbourne, inspired by the fresh produce and the characters peddling it. It’s an abundantly hopped beer, one that’s light in colour but not in flavour. Malt provides the balance to its assertive bitterness and hoppy bouquet, while dry hopping with fresh local varieties adds tropical fruit and resinous characters. Residual live yeast helps maintain its natural freshness, resulting in a distinct, hazy Pale Ale.
Fizzy Lifting Drink	6%	Barrel aged Dark Ale blend	This beer has had a journey similar to the one Charlie took through the chocolate factory. Fizzy Lifting Drink is a blend of our Porter and Stormy Lager. We rested the beer in an ex-shadowfax shiraz barrel and introduced a few varieties of wild yeast to condition the beer. A combination of Brettanomyces, Abbey & Pediococcus yeast is driving a cherry cola like aroma with subtle hints of chocolate and vanilla on the palate. The beer has been aged for 14 months and blended with some recently brewed Stormy Lager.
Lickable Wallpaper	4%	Raspberry and rhubarb sour	TBA

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
Crankshaft	5.8%	Cranking IPA	Similar to a West Coast IPA. Floral nose with notes of citrus and pine. Medium bodied with a nice punch of hops and a solid malt finish. Crankshaft placed 3rd in the GABS Hottest 100 Beers of 2017.
Barley Griffin	4.2%	Canberra Pale Ale	Mildly cloudy Australian Pale Ale. Soft fruity aromas and light biscuity malt giving a nice mouth feel. Easy drinking and great on a hot summers day. Barley Griffin placed 27th in the GABS Hottest 100 Beers of 2017.
Mort's Gold	4.4%	Clean & Crisp Lager	Mort’s Gold is a clean and crisp lager, sure to go down well at BBQs through the summer and any other occasion where an easy-drinking beer is called for.
Sprocket	7.0%	Big & Hoppy	Drifting in is Sprocket, a big and hoppy IPA with raw tropical fruit sniffs and tastes. Sprocket placed 8th for new entries in the GABS Hottest 100 Beers for 2017.
G.F.G.	4.0%	Gluten Friendly Ginger	Drifting in is G.F.G. Super gingery, sweetish palate with a chilli like kick!
Red Nut	7.0%	Red & Hoppy	Red Nut is a much loved Red IPA at our brewpub with toffee malt flavours backed up by piney resinous hops.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
Ramjet 2017	13.7%	Whisky barrel aged imperial stout	Starward whisky barrel aged imperial stout… big, black, strong whisky notes with delicious length.
Roger Ramjet 2018	10.6%	Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout	The same base beer as Ramjet, but this time put into Heaven Hill bourbon barrels for an equally delicious beer. Same same, but different!
Hop Bomb IPA	6.5%	IPA	It’s back! Bigger and better than ever! More hops, more flavour, more!!! Classic US West coast IPA, good malt flavour only just balances out the huge hop hit and aroma.
Elderweisse 2018	4%	Barrel Aged Berliner Weisse	Tart and refreshingly dry, this beer has been aged in oak barrels with Brettanomyces cultures and aged on elderflowers.
Squeezebox	6.5%	Barrel Aged Saison	A barrel aged saison, spending up to 12 months in French oak barriques. We added Brettanomyces and pediococcus cultures to develop funk and firm acidity. The brewers' first impression was that it tasted like a lemon lime and bitters.
Time Lord	6.2%	Gueuze style (Barrel Aged)	A blend of 1,2 and 3 year old lambic style ales. All barrel fermented with brettanomyces strains and pediococcus and aged in french oak barriques, the nose displays plenty of barnyard funk, firm but balanced acidity. Refermented in bottle.
Wildecherry	6.5%	Flanders Red style (Barrel Aged)	A blend of 12 month, 18 month and 24 month Flanders Red style ales. Barrel fermented with multiple Brettanomyces strains, this beer displays complex aromatics and both lactic and acetic sourness. After blending, we racked the beer onto fresh Morello cherries from the Yarra Valley and let secondary ferment for approximately 2 months. The result is a wonderful cherry aroma & flavour, balanced with the natural acidity and barnyard aromatics and flavours from the original blend.
Asterix	6.5%	Barrel Aged Blonde	Belgian style blonde ale aged in French oak barriques with brettanomyces cultures and pediococcus. Delicious with oysters!

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
Magical Easter Unicorn	6%	Magical	Just when you thought this planet couldn’t get any more magical after a blood red blue super moon, the magical genie lamp that brought you the Magical Christmas Unicorn provide you with yet another truly magnificent creation, The Magical Easter Unicorn.
Beechworth Pale Ale	5.2%	APA	Our flagship beer. Recently voted number 9 in the hottest 100 craft beer poll. Come find out why
Mayday Rasberry	6%	IPA	100% Brett fermented IPA made with 150kg of fresh raspberries from Snowline Fruits in Stanley. Hoppy, Funky, fruity, delicious!
ESB	6%	ESB	This slightly chocolatey ESB is a great expression of old world malt and hop flavor. Malty body and an earthy hop character.
Mayday Bottles	7%	Brett	Ask at our stand to try a range of our Mayday Hills range of beers. Mayday hills is a farmhouse beer project from Bridge Road Brewers. These beers are fermented in traditional wooden foedar tanks and reflect our township and the surrounding region. Mayday Hills.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
The Matriarch	6.5%	NEIPA	She may look like your mum on a big night out but the Matriarch is much more than meets the eye: a sheep dressed up in lambs clothing, slightly hazy and all foam on top. The juiciest rumours surround her life but they pale in comparison to the truth.She’s generous with her perfume like this brew is with aromas of citrus, pineapple and stone fruit. She should be bitter from all she’s seen and done, but instead she is a fresh, hopped up juicy number that’s full bodied in every sense of the word.
The Bookie	4.6%	Pale Ale	Meet the Bookie. He will happily take your hard earn clams for the long shot, but if you want a sure thing, this brew is for you! Aromas of citrus and tropical fruits takes you back to summer holidays. A medium body with a hint of breadiness is back up with a flavoursome and firm bitterness. This beer is the real deal and provides all the action your taste buds need.
The Butcher	6%	Red IPA	Red, the colour of passion. Brewing was his love but when you’re the fastest knife in the north the debt must be paid… They call him the artist of death, but he dreamt of the artistry of this brew. The bold and vivid ruby reds of a summer sunset and tropical, dank aromas inviting you to savour every last drop. Your taste buds swimming in fresh hop flavour; rounded off with a lingering bitterness and seductive but dry malt finish.
The Wheelman	4.2%	Rasperry Gose	You have heard the saying “drive it like you stole it” but to be honest… the wheelman probably had. He wasn’t in it for the money he loved the thrill, the rush and the adrenaline. Having been in the game this long there wasn’t much sweetness left, just an acid tongue and a salty demeanour. When he gets behind the wheel he sees nothing but red, just like this Raspberry Gose: a vibrant, captivating red. It jumps out of the glass with tangy, dry and tart flavours melding in your mouth, leaving you craving the next sip
The Beancounter	5%	Coffee Porter	He’s the acrobat of arithmetic, nerdy number cruncher, magician of money making debts disappear, the badass of bean counting. His humour and soul are as dark as this brew. He roasts the tax man as perfectly as Padre roasted these beans. He maximizes cash flow like he maximizes favor out of this malt bill. His books are as balanced as the flavours this malt bill and cold drip coffee provides.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
Colonial Project 35 - Crosby Stills and Mash	7.5%	Collab	Crosby, Stills & Mash is our latest release and it crosses over the worlds of hop growing, distilling and brewing to create something unique. Idaho 7, a proprietary hop from Oregon’s Crosby Hop Farm’s hall of fame imparts a district tropical and stone fruit aroma typical of a US West Coast IPA, built over the clean bitterness of the classic variety Willamette. Adding a collaborative gin out of Starward’s stills throws in a harmony of botanicals which contrast the sweet hops & malt with their savoury dryness. This is all layered onto a smooth malt backbone, with bready and biscuity notes from the Munich and Crystal malts featured in the mash. IPA’s are best fresh, so enjoy it young.
Colonial South West Sour	4.6%	Hoppy	Our warm weather seasonal is brewed in Margaret River in Western Australia’s South West. Pale, Wheat and Munich malts build a light body with a hint of sweetness and we partially ferment this with a natural acidifying bacteria in the brewhouse. Ale yeast completes the job in the fermentation tank, adding a little extra fruitiness to boot. Hops from both hemispheres provide a vibrant tropical aroma, but with low bitterness to keep this golden sour light and refreshing.
Colonial Pale Ale	4.4%	USA/AUS	Artfully brewed to sit between traditional American and Australian pale ales, our master brewers searched the world for the perfect combination of hops, blending USA favourites with Australia’s hop heroes to create the perfect pale. The result is a tropical-tinged treat that’s a glowing golden in colour, with subtle hints of passionfruit, pine and spicy botanics. Smooth and approachable but packed with aromatic hops, Colonial Pale Ale is brewed to linger on the palette, not overpower it.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
Edge, Cool Hops	4.6%	Australian Lager	Dry Hopped Lager with Galaxy and Ella
Cuvee	6%	Grape Sour	hybrid of skin contact, open fermented wine and wild saison. Funky, sour, dry, refreshing.
Psycho Killer	6.7%	Imperial Red Lager	A big red lager, highly hopped with a combo from Aus & NZ
OJ - Orange Juice Lager	6.5%	Hazy Lager	An imperial hazy lager fermented with fresh orange juice

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
Squish	5.9%	Fruit IPA	Dripping with luscious amounts of blood orange & grapefruit, loaded with Amarillo, Citra & Mosaic hops!
Obsession	4.6%	Session IPA	Simcoe & Mosaic, on a level 4.6%. Life is short, drink fresh!
The Fix	8.2%	Double IPA	Big, dry, clean, dank. Please enjoy 'The Fix’ Double IPA. Life is short - drink fresh!
American IPA	6.4%	IPA	This beer is for American IPA fans, who love a modern day classic IPA! Loaded with Simcoe, Mosaic, Citra & Amarillo hops! Life is short - drink fresh!

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
Pale Ale	5.2%	Australian Pale Ale	An American style Pale Ale, bursting with citrus and passionfruit aromas floating above malty caramel notes. A noticable yet subtle sweetness accompanies the malt and juicy hop characters followed by a crisp and dry bitterness that ties all the flavours together. This beer is both full flavoured and easily sessionable.
Pilsner	4.8%	New World Pilsner	A New World Pilsner, where we have taken a standard European style Pilsner, along with traditional ingredients, including Chateu de Pilsen malt and noble Spalt hops, and added Australian Melba and American Eureka hops late during fermentation to give this beer a mild stone-fruit and citrus aroma to accommodate its delicate malt balance and gentle bitterness.
IPA	6.8%	IPA	True to style, this IPA does not hold back, exhibiting a massive citrus, pine and fruity aroma with a strong but not dominant biscuit and caramel malt profile, mixed with juicy hop flavours and a strong, mouth quenching bitterness.
Citra Sour	3.5%	Sour Ale	As the name suggests, Citra hops lend citrus flavours and aromas, hinting at grapefruit and passionfruit. These fruity aromas blend harmoniously with our tart sour ale, creating a beer that simultaneously contradicts and compliments itself. This thirst quenching summer smasher finishes clean and leaves you reaching of the next one.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
GEN-X XPA	5%	XPA
Mango Lassie	3.7%	Berlinerweisse
Fresh Hop India Pale Lager	6.2%	Pale
RIS 2015	11.2%	Russian Imperial Stout

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
Hawkers Lager	4.2%	Lager	Just a really good beer. Nothing more, nothing less
Hawkers Westcoast IPA	7.2%	IPA	Not for the faint hearted. A big hoppy bitter West Coast style IPA with huge floral, fruity, and piney aromas.
Hawkers Imperial Saison	9.4%	Saison	A bigger version of our Saison... Refreshing, effervescent, cloudy-golden and complex
Hawkers Aquavit Barrel Aged Wheatwine with Peach	12.3%	Wheatwine	(pre release, first time in Public...) Brewed in collaboration with Larry Sidor from Crux Fermentation Project (Or. USA). This wheatwine has spent a year in Aquavit barrels, with a late addition of Peach Juice.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
Golden Ale	4.5%	Golden Ale	A refreshing and easy drinking Ale with tropical fruit and citrus hop characters thanks to US Citra and Australian Galaxy, rounded out by a light caramel malt finish.
Pale Ale	4.7%	International Pale Ale	The best of the Northern Hemisphere Pale Ale styles; Amarillo hops give floral and citrus flavours and a nod to the US, specialty malts and balanced bitterness are more in keeping with the classic UK style.
Australian IPA	5.8%	IPA	An IPA bursting with hop aroma and flavour, thanks to a lavish dose of dry hopped Tasmanian and Victorian grown Galaxy, Ella and Summer hops, backed by a blend of all Aussie malts.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
Sour Brett Ale 2017	6.2%	Sour Ale	The aroma displays classic Brett funk with a zesty acidity balanced by sweet summer fruits – think peaches, apricots and mango with a hint of forest fruits – that border on confectionary in their intensity. The palate is unmistakably Brett with touches of rustic funk underneath a bracing lactic acidity. Gold medal winner at the Japan Beer Cup.
Sour Brett Ale 2018	5.8%	Sour Ale	The new vintage of our Sour Brett Ale is available for the first time anywhere at the GBW Showcase. Slightly lower in alcohol than it's predecessor, the '18 Vintage is tarter up front (Soured entirely with lactobacillus, '17 also used Pediococcus) but with the same unmistakeable Brett fruitiness on the finish.
Road Trip	6.0%	American IPA	First brewed in 2009, the Road Trip IPA is a homage to the classic IPAs of the Pacific Northwest of America. With plenty of pine notes up front, the Roadie packs a hop punch whilst being balanced out by its robust base.
Temptress	6.0%	Choc Porter	Our luscious Robust Porter is a cult classic. Real cocoa and whole vanilla beans give this porter a luxurious twist and a silky mouthfeel. All this plus a secret blend of speciality malts give a complex palate of alluring chocolate, coffee and caramel with a hint of vanilla.
Beelzebub's Jewels 2016	12.0%	Belgian Quad	Aged in ex-pinot noir french oak barrels this Belgian Quadrupel balances molasses, cognac and maraschino cherry character with vinous and tannic complexity. Rich, strong and complex, this is the perfect beer for special occasions. Like Tuesday night.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
Market IPA	6%	NEIPA	Inspired by the flavours and aromas of the Footscray Market, this hazy, juicy IPA starts Hoppy, Big and Bold before the journey through the subtle flavours of the markets begin. Kaffir lime leaf, mango, coriander, vietnamese mint and subtle chilli have been integrated into this juicy IPA. A fun and exciting voyage that will take IPA fans through to the flavours of fusion.
The Chop	7%	IPA	Pouring a hazy straw colour THE CHOP carries big citrus and tropical notes, finishing with a mild balanced bitterness. Featuring some of our favourite hops to date – Mosaic, Cascade, Simcoe, Ella.
The Heart	4.6%	Pale Ale	Pouring a golden straw colour with a lacing head, floral and citrus hop aromas make for an inviting and crisp take on this infamous style.
The Damned	4.8%		Crisp and refreshing, THE DAMNED has been crafted with all NZ hops – Riwaka and Motueka hops highlight the profile. Classic Pilsner character with a distinct modern hoppy twist and big citrus all around. THE DAMNED pours with a spectacular head.
The Punch	4%	Mango Gose	Showing off a refreshing citrus acidity and a hint of saline smoothness, lifted mango notes and passionfruit pop from the glass. Drink it by the punch bowl. Unfined and unfiltered, THE PUNCH pours slightly hazy in the glass with a dark lemon colour.
Boisson Sombre	10.2%	Imperial Brett Dark ale - Barrel Femented	Aged for 2 years in a bourben barrel.
Le Soleil	TBC	Barrel Fermented Sour Blonde Ale	Aged in Chardonnay and PX sherry barrels for 12 months.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
KAIJU KRUSH!	4.7%	Tropical Pale	A super-clean malt profile allows the shipload of juicy tropical fruit flavours to arrive on the desert island of your palate unhindered. And it comes in a can, so after you Krush it, you can Krush it.
KAIJU! Betelgeuse	10%	Betelgeuse	Hopped Out Red’s big brother presents much like a hoppy American Barleywine. Heady malt character and firm hop bitterness, that lingers for minutes on the palate.
KAIJU! Metamorphosis	6.7%	IPA	Don’t be fooled by the nefarious aroma. Quite a hefty malt profile, perfectly balanced by refreshing hop bitterness. After being crushed to goo at the hands of the Mechaguaranadon, this mysterious beastie plots future devastation from within the hop cocoon.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
Little Creatures IIPA 2018 Pilot Batch	7.8%	Double IPA
Little Creatures Pale Ale	5.2%	American Pale Ale	Bag loads of whole hops flowers that we source direct from hop growers in Victoria, Tassie, and the Pacific North West of the US are thrown at our pale ale throughout the brewing process. It’s these hops that provide intense citrus and stone fruit characteristics that are carefully balanced with select malts, providing a beer that is ultimately refreshing and leaves the palette craving for more.
White Rabbit Barrel Aged Sour Red Ale	4.9%	Flanders Red	A well balanced Red Ale ‘built’ from components of an open fermented base beer aged in a barrel for an extended period of time and allowed to naturally acidify blended with a fresh beer (using some mash tun souring processes) prior to packaging. The play on sweet, sour and bitter should create a vibrant experience for the taster, tart cherry and red wine like complexities will give this beer depth and length on palate which will appeal to both beer drinkers and wine / cider drinkers alike.
White Rabbit Chocolate Stout 2018 Pana Chocolate Colab	5.8%	Sweet Stout	Our 2018 Release Chocolate Stout blended with premium brandy along with rich, complex Pana Chocolate Cacao. Both added late in the brewing process to produce a smooth, velvety stout, with distinct chocolate undertones.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
Sonic Prayer	6.0%	IPA	A PSYCHEDELIC CONGLOMERATION OF THE HOLIEST OF INGREDIENTS INCLUDING ADDITIONS OF MIND-ALTERING AMOUNTS OF NEW WORLD HOPS; RESULTING IN AROMATIC REVERBERATIONS OF CITRUS, PEACH, PASSIONFRUIT AND PINE. ALL FOLLOWED BY AN UNSTINTING MALT BODY AND BITTERNESS.
Former Tenant	7.8%	Red IPA	CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN CRAFT BEER IN 2014, THIS BEER IS BURSTING WITH AROMAS OF PASSION FRUIT AND MANGO DUE TO A HEAVY HAND ON THE MOSAIC AND GALAXY DRY HOPS, THIS RUBY RED IPA HAS A COMPLEX BLEND OF CITRUSY HOPS AND SAVOURY CARAMEL MALT FLAVOUR FOLLOWED BY A SLIGHTLY SWEET FINISH.
Majestic Leopard	5.0%	???	Triple dry hopped with Mosaic, Eukanot, El Dorado and Vic Secret, this beer is brimming with jammy apricot, fresh calypso mango and drippy pineapple. The flavour follows the aroma, and finishes with a little body and very low bitterness. Hazy as a m*** f***; don’t be fooled by the abv. This beer contains the flavour, body and poise of a brew twice its weight in alcohol.
Name TBD: although it will be a super awesome stout	?%	Stout	We've brewed an amazing MO Stout for Good Beer Week 2018 and we'll be pouring it for the first time at the Gala Showcase as a sneaky preview! We'll let you into a little secret too; it's a Victorian only release! That's right, we love Good Beer Week so much that we've made a beer for you. Look for it hitting shelves and taps in early May in the run-up to our favourite week of the year.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
Mornington Pale	4.7%	American Pale Ale	Citrus and passionfruit aroma and flavours. Light smooth palate, moderate bitterness and carbonation. Sessionable.
Mornington Brown	5.0%	English Brown Ale	Rich toffee, brown sugar and raisin aromas with more toffee, chocolate and nuts on the palate. Rich, full-bodied and smooth.
Squid Rising NEIPA	6.5%	NEIPA	It’s fat, it’s cloudy, it’s mouthwateringly juicy and shatteringly hoppy!
Mornington Specialty	TBC%	TBC	One of our Mornington Specialty beers. Stay tuned.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
Pale Ale	5.2%	Pale Ale	This American inspired Pale Ale is bursting with stone fruit, pine and citrus characters. Well balanced and extremely drinkable, it took home the trophy for Best New World Pale Ale at the 2016 AIBAs.
North Street IPA	6.5%	IPA	The Goats drew on twenty years of brewing, two consecutive AIBA trophy-winning IPAs and multiple trial brews for North Street IPA. Hop-driven with resinous pine and citrus peel on the nose, this brew is one for hopheads everywhere.
North Street Saison	5.4%	Saison	Brewed exclusively with Mandarina Bavaria hops, this zingy saison has a light bitterness and a refreshing finish.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
XPA	5.0%	Extra Pale Ale	Xtra hoppy, Xtra Tasty, Extra Pale
IPA	6.4%	Ipa	West Coast style IPA with tons of stone fruit & citrus & A subdued bitterness.
Wheeze The Juice	6.1%	NEIPA	Hazy tropical NEIPA. Mango & Pineapple dominate this Juice like delight.
Tart City	5.6%	Blackberry Saison	Tart & Dry with a blackberry twist.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
Mount Tennent Pale Ale	5.2%	American Pale Ale	Inspired by the picturesque mountain and the legend of its bushranger namesake, The Mount Tennent Pale Ale is a firm but sessionable, American Pale Ale. Bouyed by a range of tropical, fruity, and floral hops, it’s beer that can convert a gateway drinker while still satisfying the heaviest of hop heads. Legend has it that John Tennent’s treasure is still buried at Mount Tennent. Many have tried to find it, but none have succeeded. Never mind...now you can find a little bit of Tennent’s treasure in every sip.
Tennent's Peak	8%	Double IPA	The Tennent's Peak Double IPA draws upon the legendary ‘first batch’ of Mount Tennent Pale Ale that bragged flavours too intense and heavy to be classed as a session pale ale. Inspired by those memories and the calls from Canberra beer lovers to bring the beer back, we’ve produced a special small batch for the Canberra Craft Beer and Cider Festival. We’ve used the same hop combination and the same firm, malty backbone. We’ve scaled it up a couple of notches and blown the beer out to be a bolder, stronger, bitterer hop bomb of deliciousness and satisfaction. Much like climbing a mountain, Tennent’s Peak may leave you short of breath at the first step, a bitter taste in your mouth as you progress, but the reward sure is there at the finish.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
IPA	6.8%	IPA	Sitting nicely between our Pale Ale and IIPA at 6.8% ABV the IPA has a gentle orange hue and a round, full bodied malt character care of Pale Malt, Munich and Crystal. With our Pale Ale and IIPA having withdrawn most of our funds from the dank bank we thought it was time to make a beer that brought something a little different to the table. Chock full of Centennial, Riwaka and Simcoe our IPA is bright, fruity and full of liquid fun.
Mosaic	7.0%	IPA	For our second birthday, we decided to brew a homage to the most delicious of hops: Mosaic. The plan was pretty straight forward: use a simple malt bill and let the Mosaic do the talking. The resulting beer is as the name implies; a kaleidoscopic journey through tropical flavours. Somehow, Mosaic finds a way to impart every delicious flavour you ask of hops, all on its own. Backed by a clean, light malt bill it's the beer equivalent of a fruit punch juice box.
Black IPA	6.4%	IPA	The Black IPA is a hard beer to get right. Striking a balance between roasted malts and big juicy hops takes a little bit of juggling to get right. The 6.4% Pirate Life Black IPA is brewed with chocolate malt to impart a rich, smooth roast malt character and massive helpings of Nelson Sauvin, Mosaic, Simcoe and Centennial to balance it out.
Strawberry Milkshake	TBC		Many fans will remember our GABS beer from last year, the Vanilla Malt Thickshake. The beer was a favourite among fans as well as the crew down here at the brewery. So when it came time to choose a brew for the birthday a lighter, more summery version was chosen. The Strawberry Milkshake IPA an 8% IPA brewed with oats, lactose, fresh strawberries, hopped with Huell Melon and finished on nitro.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
Hop Harvest Ale	6.1%	ESB	The brewers were knee deep in our hops for this special brew, using hops just harvested from our own vines which were then steeped in our conditioning vats for months, this is a traditional English style bitter. Copper in colour with a strong malt character, balanced by the use of our new seasons Willamette and Goldings hops to create a full hop flavour and aroma. The complex grain bill provides a full, rich & malty ale that has hints of marmalade and lashings of hop resin flavours, finishing with a peppery spicy note.
Wheat	5%	Hefeweizen	Cloudy in appearance, aromatic and highly carbonated. Lightly hopped with our own Tettnanger hop flowers. You may notice “banana” aromas which is created by the special type of yeast used and the higher fermentation temperatures. This is balanced by a tart finish on the palate which is caused by the high percentage of Wheat Malt in the grain bill. You really must drink this one in the 500ml tall glasses specially designed for this beer to fully appreciate the creamy, white head and aromatics of the beer.
Pilsner	5.2%	Pilsner	Based on one of our most popular seasonal brews, this is an unfiltered, clean & balanced pilsner. A generous malt character imparts a slight sweetness which is balanced by a potent hop bitterness, achieved by 3 hefty additions of hop flowers in the boil. A cold fermentation period follows when plenty of hop are steeped in the conditioning tanks creating a floral and spicy aroma. Golden in colour with a dense white head, you will be left with the hoporific effect of having the corners of your mouth go up!
Scotch Ale	5.8%	Scotch Ale	The colour of burnished copper, strong with a caramely sweetness. A malt driven beer, lightly balanced with our own Goldings and Willamette fresh hop flowers. The grain make up in this beer is a tightly kept secret. It has taken 7 years to perfect and is a very special blend of English Malts, some of which are dark roasted to impart the toffee and sweet flavours of this ale.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
Southern Ocean Pale Ale	4.6%	APA	This beer has a warm malt character which is shaped by the Australian, UK and German Specialty malts at its heart. A unique combination of NZ and US hops provide fruity aromatics with zingy grapefruit notes, which give way to a cleansing wave of bitterness.
Hop Bazooka IPA	5.6%	Strong APA	An exuberant blend of Citra, Galaxy, and Ella hops march superbly alongside locally malted barley. Not for the faint hearted this IPA is a big but balanced beer with an amazing resinous mouthfeel and a solid malt structure to hold it together.
Requiem Pilsner	4.6%	New World	This beer has a subtle malt backbone which is hopped like an American Pale Ale with three different Hallertau varieties from Germany, Australia and New Zealand. It displays classic lager characteristics but has a hop character that sets it apart.
Southern Bay Australian Lager	4.6%	Lager	Brewed naturally using locally malted barley and the freshest hops available. A clear golden coloured beer with a crisp clean finish which is makes for easy drinking.
Coffee IPA Limited Release	5.9%	Strong APA	This beer started from a desire to take new US hop blend Fortnight and push it in a new direction. So discussions were had with Little Drippa, the biggest producer of cold extracted coffee in Australia, to find the perfect fruity partner. After many trials we settled on a Brazillian coffee and then combined this with a beer in a ratio designed to allow both elements to shine.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
Bella Rossa	5.7%	Woodfired Red Lager	Clean & crisp like a lager but with a smoky undertone to compliment all your favourite Italian flavours. Our wood-fired red lager has a light, elegant smoky taste with a rich body and clean, bitter finish. This is a wonderful beer to enjoy by itself but really comes into it’s own when paired with food. The flavours in this red lager are magnified by the flavour and aroma of the food, leaving your mouth watering, waiting for that next sip.
The Mountie	12%	Maple Imperial Stout	Sweet, roasty, nutty and rich. The Mountie is a brew to sip on and enjoy during the cooler winter months. This Imperial Stout has strong characters of chocolate, raisin and maple, attracting the senses through smell & taste.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
Poida	6%	American Porter	An American spin on the classic English style this roast driven dark ale has chocolate and coffee notes and moderate hop bitterness.
Hop Stomper	6.6%	IPA	Inspired by the old hop baling technique, this West Coast IPA is packed full of pine and resin character. Finishing with a firm bitterness, expect citrus and grassy aromas.
Gipps St	5.2%	Pale Ale	Named after the street we call home this gold medal winner is full of tropical fruit American hop character and serious personality
Laneway Lager	4.7%	Helles	Our crisp German-style lager has a gentle bitter finish and is super refreshing
Arch Nemesis	10.6%	Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Dangerously drinkable big Belgian Dark Ale with notes of rum, raison and clove.
Aviation Sour	4%	Berlinerweiss	Inspired by the classic gin cocktail, this Berlinerweiss is spiked with maraschino liqueur, creme de violette and lemon juice.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
The Moose Strikes Back	10%	Barrel Aged Imperial Stout	Last winter we teamed up with our mates at Carwyn Cellars to brew one big-daddy of an imperial stout known as "Darkside of the Moose", and then we whacked it into an ex-bourbon barrel to hibernate. "The Moose Strikes Back" is the awakened result. The force is strong in this one...it will knock your socks off with flavours of dark fruit covered in dark chocolate covered in oak aged bourbon kissed dark beer.
Les Soeurs Agricole	5%	Barrel Aged Mixed Fermentation	The first ever release from our mixed fermentation barrel program. This is a red ale base that's had an extended vacation in a single ex-shiraz barrel (one of four sisters). After hanging out with a custom blend of world-class bugs we then blended to taste with a clean fermented saison. Expect the best of both worlds: classic farmhouse and funky barrel characters coming together in a marriage of ultimate complexity and refinement.
TDH Miasma	6.8%	NEIPA	Oh Dear! We've gone and polluted one of our fermentation vessels with a filthy combination of Citra, Galaxy and El Dorado hops. Not once, but thrice these reeking hop flowers have been left to soak on what began as a perfectly clean brew. The contagious lupulin's bio-transformation has taken hold as a dense smog. Sacrifice yourself to the triple dry hopped contamination - it's our only hope of avoiding complete and utter catastrophe!
Tallboy's Cream Ale	4.9%	Cream Ale	A clean and crisp American-style lawnmower beer that goes down easy on any day of year. This beer is dry and has a very restrained malt profile. There is a touch of hop character but it's subtle, giving just enough bitterness to refresh the palate and make you want to go back for more. A cream ale is a hybrid style, essentially an ale pretending to be a lager.

Tasting Notes

Beer	ABV	Style	Tasting note
XPA	4.7%	Extra Pale Ale	Extra Pale in Colour with Extra hop aroma and flavour. Passionfruit, citrus and tropical fruits are supported by a subtle biscuity malt and a soft round bitterness.
IPA	6.2%	India Pale Ale	Paying homage to our love of West Coast India Pale Ale's, this IPA bursts with resinous, piny hops, a solid malt backbone and a firm bitterness.
PILS	4.5%	Australian Pilsner	Lagered to perfection, this Australian Pilsner has clean stonefruit and floral aromas, a full mouth-feel, a dry crisp finish and a rounded bitterness.
Acidulus III 'Neu Hallertauer Sauer'	5.7%	New England Sour	We host German gypsy brewers Parasite Produktions (Berlin) to create parasitical version of a New England Sour. Neu Hallertauer Sauer exclusively uses new world hops hailing from the Hallertau region of Germany. Wheat and oats create a light haze that has been kettle soured with lactobacillus, fermented with a unique yeast strain, and massively dry hoped during fermentation with Herkules, Hüll Melon, and Hallertau.

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