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Tasting Notes

Full list of beers included in this month's beer subscription are below. Note different beers are included in different packs. This selection can also be seen at  Untappd here.

Whoota RIPA IPA - Red

6.5% ABV

Brewery: The Coastal Brewing Company

Location: Forster, NSW

Beer Description: Hoppy and bitter with an ABV in the mid 6%’s this Red IPA balances the sweet caramel / malt of an amber / red ale and the hop-forward flavours and aromas of an IPA. Brewed with Eureka, Cascade and Citra hops and generously dry hopped this IPA is flavourful and very drinkable. Named after Whoota Whoota lookout in Wallingat National Park which offers breathtaking views - in one direction over vast stretches of eucalypt forest and in the other direction over Wallis Lake and the NSW mid-North Coast coastline.

Celtic Rock Stout - Irish Dry

4.8% ABV

Brewery: Sauce Brewing Co

Location: Marrickville, NSW

Beer Description: One of the classics, moderately smooth and roasty. Get your dancin' shoes on!

Flowers In the Haze IPA - New England

6% ABV

50 IBU

Brewery: New England Brewing Co.

Location: Uralla, New South Wales

Underground Summer Grisette

4% ABV

Brewery: Molly Rose Brewing

Location: Collingwood, Victoria

Beer Description: Fermented with our house saison yeast along with just enough ginger and carrot juice to add a savoury spice with the black tea (an Assam from Larson and Thompson) giving a growing tannic dryness that only increases the drinkability.

DKAT Centennial IPA - Imperial / Double

8.5% ABV

Brewery: Deeds Brewing

Location: Glen Iris, Victoria

Beer Description: Social media is a special place. We always like to take note of the most enjoyable comments we see out there. One of our favourites had to do with a particular hop. The drinker stated, “Don't Know About That [...] Hop!" However, the focus of their vexation didn’t appear in the dry hop, and only in the beer in an amount that it wouldn’t have registered even on the most sensitive of palates. Welcome to our series where we explore seeing what hops can do solo! Enjoy this classic re-imagined: Centennial! Brewed in partnership with Ellerslie. Growing and supplying hops in Australia for over 85 years.

Quarter To 7 Stout - Coffee

6.8% ABV

Brewery: Seven Mile Brewing Co.

Location: Ballina, New South Wales

Beer Description: An intense coffee stout brewed in collaboration with our friends at Old Quarter Coffee Merchants. This beer is made with direct trade Sumatra Gayo beans, offering a rich and slightly fruity note.

Fathom Kermadec Red Ale - Other

5.7% ABV

Brewery: Green Beacon

Location: Teneriffe, QLD

Beer Description: Fathom Kermadec Sour Red Ale - Aged for 20 months in ex-shiraz American Oak barrels

Dark Matter Porter - Other

6% ABV

Brewery: Feral Brewing Company

Location: Baskerville, Western Australia

Beer Description: Choc, vanilla, coffee, lactose. Brewed for GABS 2017.

BentShovel Extra Belgian Ale (XBA) Belgian Strong Dark Ale

6% ABV

32 IBU

Brewery: BentSpoke Brewing Co

Location: Braddon, Australian Capital Territory

Beer Description: I first met Chuck Hahn almost 30 years ago at his Hahn brewery in Camperdown, NSW. Back in 1990, I helped out with manual labour on the pack line. Back then taking a few underfilled bottles of Sydney Bitter home was great for a uni student! I was known for using hops and Chuck was known for making sessionable ales. We both judge beer competitions around the world - most recently at the WBC in Nashville where BentSpoke and Malt Shovel Brewery were 2 of only 3 Australian breweries to win medals.It’s good to see this collaboration finally come to ‘brewition’ almost 30 years later! The Belgian inspired series continues this year with an XBA. Extra Belgian Ale. A rich malty ale using a farmhouse yeast to give nice estery notes.

IIPA IPA - Imperial / Double

9% ABV

Brewery: Hawkers Beer

Location: Reservoir, VIC

Beer Description: Hops, more hops, and then more hops again. That’s our approach to this massive IIPA, which is brimming with juicy and fruity hop notes balanced by prominent bitterness and a full and lush body. Proceed cautiously, it’s dangerously drinkable.

Calabaza Blanca Farmhouse Ale - Other

4.8% ABV

15 IBU

Brewery: Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales

Location: Dexter, MI

Beer Description: Calabaza Blanca is a low-calorie farmhouse white ale brewed in Belgium's bière blanche tradition. Spiced with orange peel and coriander, you'll find it refreshingly tart, with a wonderfully dry finish. A year-round favorite for sure!

Classic Haze Hefeweizen

5.6% ABV

Brewery: Slow Lane Brewing

Location: Botany, New South Wales

Beer Description: Hefeweizens are a traditional German wheat ale with the name literally translating to “yeast wheat”. They are the original hazy beer, having a cloudy look due to the yeast strain used and the large amount of wheat. While popular in its motherland, hefeweizens remain an underrated style, especially in Australia. Classic Haze was brewed using old world methods. It was open fermented to help the yeast develop the desired complex flavours and can conditioned to achieve the required high carbonation levels.

The Damned Pilsner - Other

4.8% ABV

Brewery: Hop Nation Brewing Co

Location: Footscray, Victoria

Beer Description: 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.

KAIJU KRUSH! Pale Ale - American

4.7% ABV

30 IBU

Brewery: KAIJU! Beer

Location: Dandenong South, VIC

Beer Description: 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. After generations of KAIJU! interacting with the local flora, a new species arose. The FRUJUS found the balmy weather and laid-back pace in tropical climes to their liking, settling many remote islands, but always on guard for those who would seek to exploit their mouthwatering juiciness and impeccable balance.

Hopsmith IPA IPA - American

6.8% ABV

60 IBU

Brewery: Akasha Brewing Company

Location: Five Dock, New South Wales

Beer Description: The holy trinity of Amarillo, Simcoe and Centennial hops forms the heart of Hopsmith, a West Coast-style India Pale Ale that delivers you from boring beer with its citrus, pine and fruit notes, backed by an earthy, bitter finish that makes the heavens sing.

West Coast IPA IPA - American

7.2% ABV

75 IBU

Brewery: Hawkers Beer

Location: Reservoir, VIC

Beer Description: The West Coast style has never been accused of subtlety—it’s audacious, unruly, and it definitely doesn’t wait around for pleasantries. Unapologetic quantities of American and Kiwi hops deliver punchy floral aromas with notes of citrus, pine, and resin.

Stout Stout - Other

6.1% ABV

45 IBU

Brewery: Boatrocker Brewers & Distillers

Location: Braeside, Victoria

Beer Description: Our stout uses only the finest English malt and hops to give you a deliciously balanced and hearty ale. A fine ale good for any time of year but ever so satisfying when dark and cold outside.

Red Dieman Red Ale - American Amber / Red

5% ABV

Brewery: Van Dieman Brewing

Location: Evandale, Tasmania

Beer Description: Collaboration by Westend Pumphouse and Van Dieman Brewing.