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This ‘Insidious Punnet’ Strawberry 🍓 Wheat Ale is made to honour Black Hops Quality Manager Louise. Along with the super...
26/06/2021

This ‘Insidious Punnet’ Strawberry 🍓 Wheat Ale is made to honour Black Hops Quality Manager Louise. Along with the super-cool can design, this beer is something new and different. It’s not really a sour and it doesn’t taste so much like a beer either, but coming into the local strawberry season this brew hits the spot in a different way. We suspect this is a limited-time batch, so get in quickly if you want to give it a try too. 1.2 standard drinks and 4.1% ABV

We’re mixing things up with a sour beer this evening. If you like sours, the Pink Galah from The Grifter Brewing Co. is ...
16/06/2021

We’re mixing things up with a sour beer this evening. If you like sours, the Pink Galah from The Grifter Brewing Co. is a sweet, refreshing option. This pink lemonade sour has strawberry 🍓 and lemon 🍋 notes. Certainly a good choice if you’ve had enough heavy ales for one sitting. 1.2 standard drinks at 4.5% ABV

The Bruery- Love Bites- Bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Stout with Strawberries and Cacao nibs. (California, USA)473ml - AB...
13/06/2021

The Bruery- Love Bites- Bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Stout with Strawberries and Cacao nibs. (California, USA)

473ml - ABV 10.9% - $29 per can

Love bites is a full bodied imperial stout. It’s really quite strawberry forward, and finishes with a bitter dark chocolate. Although this is definitely a dessert beer, it has enough roasted malts in it to cut through the sweetness and balance it out. Love bites has a silky smooth and velvety mouthfeel making it a little decadent. If you are partial to a pastry stout, this one won’t disappoint.

Rating 7.5/10

The Bruery- White chocolate
Bourbon barrel-aged wheat-wine ale with cacao nibs and vanilla bean. (California, USA)

475ml - 14% ABV - $31.50 per can.

The Bruery White Chocolate is just like a caramel latte, only crunchy. It packs some really bold vanilla, caramel and honey flavours in there and is quite rich. White Chocolate is quite a sweet beer and I think it is meant to be, to counter the high ABV. It has a similar mouthfeel to a nitro in its smooth and creamy texture, perhaps (I’m guessing) the addition of lactose is what makes it this way. Personally, I don’t like this one as much as the Love Bites as I found it a bit sickly sweet at the end of the pint. But I did enjoy it.

Rating: 6/10

We’re big fans of Red Hill Brewery’s ‘No Through Road’ West Coast IPA. A refreshing and flavoursome drop, this brew goes...
06/06/2021

We’re big fans of Red Hill Brewery’s ‘No Through Road’ West Coast IPA. A refreshing and flavoursome drop, this brew goes down a treat during cooler weather ❄️ 7% ABV @ Red Hill Brewery

Code Red!🚨Alert, Code Red! 🚨This American Red Ale from Black Hops is seriously good, especially when things get a little...
05/06/2021

Code Red!🚨Alert, Code Red! 🚨This American Red Ale from Black Hops is seriously good, especially when things get a little cooler out ❄️

This 6.2% ABV brew gets a firm ‘yes’ from us 👍 @ Black Hops Brewing

Aether Nitro Bee Sting - Nitro Cream Ale (Qld) $7.50 per can. Aether have done it again with this deliciously decadent l...
16/05/2021

Aether Nitro Bee Sting - Nitro Cream Ale (Qld) $7.50 per can.

Aether have done it again with this deliciously decadent little number. It has the nose of honey, almonds and vanilla, and the flavour is reminiscent of a freshly baked beesting from the local bakery. It has a really smooth and creamy mouthfeel which leaves you wanting more. This beer is a limited run and has been hugely popular, so if you are lucky enough to come across a can or two. Grab it with both paws while you can, I know I will be!

A Tassie treasure. Moo Brew’s American-Style Pale Ale is understated and reliable. A fantastic beer you can keep coming ...
13/05/2021

A Tassie treasure. Moo Brew’s American-Style Pale Ale is understated and reliable. A fantastic beer you can keep coming back to. 4.9% ABV and 1.5 standard drinks

Aether Brewing - Velour Fog Red Velvet Nitro Milk Chocolate Stout. (Qld)5.0% ABV - $6.99 per can. Aether brewing in coll...
09/05/2021

Aether Brewing - Velour Fog
Red Velvet Nitro Milk Chocolate Stout. (Qld)

5.0% ABV - $6.99 per can.

Aether brewing in collaboration with Brisbane based patisserie Flour & Chocolate have created this sensational red velvet nitro milk chocolate stout. ‘Velour Fog’ has a super creamy mouthfeel, which is typical of most nitro beers, paired with sweet ‘cakey’ flavours of vanilla, rich chocolate and fresh raspberries. It is a sweet stout, but it’s not sickly, making it really easy to drink. If you are a dark beer fan like myself and you stumble across ‘Velour Fog’ I highly recommend giving it a try. It is so worth it.

Rating: 8.5/10

This personal favourite brings back some solid Suffolk summer sunset beer garden nostalgia.With ruby red tones and rich ...
25/08/2020

This personal favourite brings back some solid Suffolk summer sunset beer garden nostalgia.

With ruby red tones and rich fruity flavours, this East-Anglian taproom favourite is brewed to commemorate the British and Dutch naval Battle of Sole Bay fought off the Suffolk coast in 1672 💣

At 6.3% ABV this pint sized brew is perfect for celebrating the lack of naval battle in the North Sea in 2020 🌊

Peace out legends✌️🍻 @ Adnams

Happy everyone! This heavy hitter from Black Hops Brewing is one of our favourite local indie brews. At 8.6%ABV this B...
25/07/2020

Happy everyone!

This heavy hitter from Black Hops Brewing is one of our favourite local indie brews. At 8.6%ABV this Burleigh Heads biter is a bitter stinger double IPA you’ll wanting to savour some more of 🍻

Cheers ya legends - JB

25/07/2020

Happy Indie Beer Day folks! Tonight we are celebrating with a few local brews. Are you celebrating too?? Let’s make a toast to all the independent breweries that make our weekends a little more relaxing. Please share a pic of your beer in the comments.

Dainton Beer - ‘Bounty Hunter’ toasted coconut milk chocolate stout. (Vic) ABV 7.3%Bounty Hunter is a rich, creamy, and ...
18/07/2020

Dainton Beer - ‘Bounty Hunter’ toasted coconut milk chocolate stout. (Vic) ABV 7.3%

Bounty Hunter is a rich, creamy, and full bodied stout. It has a slightly thick mouthfeel and not overly sweet, which makes this a good ‘wintery’ ale. The coconut flavours in this stout are really subtle and rather than being a sweet coconut it is more of a nutty toasted coconut flavour. Overall a decent tasting beer.

Rating: 7/10

Price $8.50 per can

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