Apr 11
20

Brew review: Holgate Road Trip IPA

Beer name Holgate Roadtrip IPA
Head Brewer/s & Brewery Paul Holgate. Holgate Brewhouse 

79 High Street, Woodend, VIC, 3442
Classification, Percentage, Size, IBU IPA, 5.5%, Draught Only
Available Eastern States
Brewery description This IPA is loaded up with multiple additions of Chinook, Centennial and Cascade hops from that region creating a piney and passionfruit hop fest with a hint of grapefruit and marmalade.
Brewery Tag Line A very drinkable hop bonanza
Awards None given

Apr 11
18

It’s good beer week… well soon anyway

 

GOOD BEER WEEK Melbourne – May 16 to 22. Itʼs time for beer lovers to rejoice as brewers, bars and bottleshops unite for a week longcelebration of good beer at venues across Melbourne and Victoria. Australiaʼs inaugural Good Beer Week sees dozens of events – from themed tastings and dinners to debates, comedy and the release of unique beers made specially for the occasion – take over the city in a unique festival that will be the biggest showcase yet for the countryʼs fast-growing craft beer scene.

Apr 11
11

Brew review: Lobethal’s Bohemium Philsner

Beer name Lobethal Bohemium Philsner
Head Brewer/s & Brewery Alistair Turnbull. Lobethal Bierhaus 

3A Main St, Lobethal, SA, 5241
Classification, Percentage, Size, IBU Pilsner (Czech), 5.2%, 330mL (1.4 standard drinks)
Available Southern states
Brewery description A light amber cold fermented lager with moderate hop aroma and flavour with a bitter finish.
Brewery Tag Line Based on the famous pilsners brewed in the Czech Republic
Awards Silver AIBA 2009; Bronze AIBA 2010

Apr 11
1

Brew review: Mountain Goat’s ‘Thorny Goat’ Black IPA

Beer name Mountain Goat ‘Thorny Goat’ Black IPA
Head Brewer/s & Brewery David Bonighton. Mountain Goat Brewery 

Cnr North & Clark Streets, Richmond, Vic, 3121
Classification, Percentage, Size, IBU IPA (Black), 6.8%, 640mL (3.6 Standard drinks)
Available Most States
Brewery description This one’s dark, brooding and mysterious. Looks like a stout… isn’t. The aroma and flavour are dominated by fruity, spicy hops and it finishes dry, long and bitter.
Brewery Tag Line IPA is the new black!
Awards None Given.

Mar 11
30

Brew review: Lobethal Hefeweizen

Beer name Lobethal Hefeweizen
Head Brewer/s & Brewery Alistair Turnbull. Lobethal Bierhaus 

3A Main St, Lobethal, SA, 5241
Classification, Percentage, Size, IBU Wheat (Hefeweizen), 5.4%, 330mL (1.4 standard drinks)
Available SA, NSW, VIC, QLD, TAS
Brewery description A deep golden ale, cloudy in appearance due to the presence of yeast (“Hefe” in German). This beer exhibits strong, fruity and vanilla ester flavours,
Brewery Tag Line Ideal for quenching a summer thirst
Awards Bronze AIBA 2010

Mar 11
24

Fade out Macquarie Hotel – Fade in Schwartz Brewery Hotel

While we never like to see a venue close it’s doors for any reason, especially a live-music venue, we do so love to see those doors reopen to a bigger and better microbrewery. Such will be the case at the Macquarie hotel in Sydney, which has decided a bit of rebranding is in order.

It’s decided to wave goodbye to its name of over 100 years and jump on the craft beer bandwagon in full stride adopting the new name Schwartz Brewery Hotel. In doing so it unfortunately has said it’s last goodbyes to  to the small live music part of it’s establishment (Raval Theatre) to make way for a bigger and better brewery-focused hotel.

With Head Brewer Michael Capaldo at the helm of this CBD microbrewery, we look forward to seeing even more of Schwartz beer in the future; not just in the hotel with the same name.

Mar 11
17

Rumours slip about Little Creatures next single batch creation

While many Australians have long been a fan of the Little Creatures Staple ‘Pale Ale’ – their limited release brews are nothing if not worthy of a good drinking session or two. And while the previous incarnations of Brown Ale, IPA, and East Kent Goldings Ale have proved to be either a massive hit or perilous miss with the Little Creatures fanbase, to their credit they are still pushing the envelop of craft beers and getting behind new ideas. Hit the jump for the full rumoured details about their next single batch release…

Mar 11
10

Brew review: Mountain Goat Organic Steam Ale

steamale Beer name: Mountain Goat Organic Steam Ale
Head Brewer & Brewery David Bonighton. Mountain Goat Brewery Corner North & Clark Streets, Richmond, Vic, 3121
Beer classification, Percentage, Size, IBU Ale, 4.5%, 330mL  1.3 standard drinks, 28 IBU’s
Available ACT, VIC, NSW, QLD, WA, TAS, SA
Brewery description This is a brand-newy for us and is replacing our Pale Ale. The Steam is a crisp certified organic-ale. We incorporate some wheat-malt in the grist make up and ferment it cool. We use Hallertau and Citra hops along with a light dose of Galaxy flowers at the end. This is a conservatively hopped beer.
Brewery Tag Line Great as the weather warms up.
Awards N/A

Mar 11
3

LWB share price soars amidst recent announcements


Although this is technically two-day old news now, we thought it was still worthwhile to share with those that don’t follow the stock market closely, to properly show how the corporate umbrellas of two of Australia’s macro craft-breweries is  fairing on the Stock market.

Amidst  recent announcements from the company, the share price of Little World Beverages (the corporate umbrella of White Rabbit and Little Creatures breweries) jumped a massive 50 cents (or 15%). Although the companies share price has been steadily on the rise for the last two years this recent spurt shows promising signs of things to come. Follow the jump for the five year share price breakdown…

Feb 11
28

Ministry of Beers – Craft Beer Festival

We have had a lot to say about craft beers within australia without actually giving anything back. So with that in mind we decided a change was in order, and promptly began organising Brisbane’s first Craft Beer Festival. So if you live in our craft-beer deprived northern state, and simply can’t wait to get your hands on a host of craft beers which simply never see the light of day in Queensland, be sure to hit the jump to find out everything who you can expect at this festival….

 

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