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Boatrocker are here with a double drop of beers for those that can't squeeze enough hops into their lives. Fresh & Foolish is an IPA featuring a quartet of NZ hops, which have been the talk of town for many brewers in recent times with growers from across The Ditch forging relationships with, and dropping new products into the hands of Aussie brewers. The "Foolish" refers to the volume of hops involved â?? namely Nectaron, Riwaka, Moutere and Motueka â?? with the punchier, higher alpha acid among them (I'm looking at you, Moutere) seeming to shout louder than the juicier varieties in what's a dry, bitter beast. Stepping up into bigger beast territory is the returning Flux Capacitor, plenty of old-school US and NZ hops bringing a drying bitterness that heads deep, deep down.
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Fermentis, a world-leading manufacturer of active dry yeast for beverages, has recently completed significant upgrades to its production facilities and packaging lines at Algist Bruggeman, one of its major production plants in Ghent, Belgium. The developments were designed and built to meet strict quality, traceability and logistical requirements with the goal of improving the microbiological quality of brewing yeast, and better servicing Fermentis customers around the world.
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Raise a glass to SixTwelve Brewing''s fourth birthday with The Big Hoss, a limited-release American IIPA. The label refers to an affectionate name given to brewery founder Brad by his friends in USA during his time spent there. The brewery went all out using a range of hop pellets and extracts: Cascade, Bru-1, Motueka, Azacca, Citra, Kohia Nelson Hop Kief, Azacca Lupomax, Azacca Abstrax.
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Bold, bright, and unapologetically fun, Hyperbeam is a small batch release showcasing Luminosa hops blended with Citra Incognito, Wai-iti, Cashmere, and Nectaron. The grain bill features pale, malted oats, rolled oats, wheat, carapils and some lactose, while local producer Ferveoâ??s fresh English Ale II yeast strain fits the bill for this hazy style. Hyperbeam is packed with ripe tropical fruit flavours that linger like a summer sunset and wonâ??t last long!
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Nelson is a region renowned globally for its hops (apparently, the grapes aren't too shabby either), but Molly Rose Brewery have their own import from New Zealand's South Island. He might not be as globally famous (but there's still time), but Tashee is a key part of the brew crew, and to celebrate him, NZ hops, and haze, Molly Rose have released Nelson Shines.
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Old Bridge Cellars' shared coastal and Swan River adjacencies cry out for a beer like this. The ascendence of hoppy lagers to become the West Aussie limited release du jour has been as swift as it is pervasive. Here, the light-bodied base features Topaz and Superdelic; the former is said to have a lychee character and, while there is a wisp of said exotic tropical fruit, the palate also carries light peach Starburst flavours and a subtle grassy spiciness.
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Otherside's annual Christmas offering, this time returning with a plump sack of New Zealand hops, supported by a smattering of Aussie and US varieties. The festivities also find a sneaky addition of grapefruit and orange peel in the mix, which amplifies the smooth citrus stylings across the medium-weighted body. And, with a seasonally appropriate ABV providing a joyous nudge, this year's Season's Greetings is almost a beerfied mimosa - maybe save a can for Christmas morning!
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The annual celebration of local craft beer that is the GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers poll is set to return for an impressive 17th year, with voting for the 2024 edition kicking off on December 2. Last year the nationwide poll saw nearly 300,000 votes cast for beers made by more than 400 Aussie brewing companies, and you can bet they'll be looking to build on that to make this year's edition the biggest yet. Will last year's top trio of Mountain Culture, Balter and BentSpoke (pictured) top the podium again? Will there be a new champion? Is there room for an underdog? Which beer will be this year's bolter?
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Our warehouses will be closed on 20th December as the team gets together to review the year and celebrate. We will be back onboard 23rd December for final dispatches before closing for the summer break. Note: WA will also be closed from 12pm 19/12.
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Rocky Ridge have never been adverse to dropping a multitude of limited releases in one hit. In fact, they're kind of famous for it. It's only six months since the Jindong-based brewers released their 7 Deadly Tin series - eight beers brewed with brewing friends - yet already they're dropping six beers in unison as part of their Captain Jindong series. Each beer celebrates Rocky Ridge's journey to becoming Australia's first Certified Sustainable and Carbon Neutral brewery, and their mission to reach Net Zero by 2025. What that means for punters is six brews with some uplifting storytelling to boot. To learn more, grab a tin and have a squiz - or jump on their website to learn about all the cool initiatives Rocky Ridge have implemented over their seven years of operation.
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Scotty Hargrave of Balter and Matt Brynildson of Firestone Walker are two such brewers - and it so happens that they too love bold flavours. They joined together to make a pale ale that captures vibrant hop character and supreme drinkability, while also exploring the ongoing evolution of the pale ale style. The unassumingly-named Modern Pale Ale has the crispness of the Aussie XPA style, yet experiments with plenty of ingredients from outside of Australia.
Read More....png "Margaret River Beer Co Deep Dive II and Close Encounters (ft King Road)")
Close Encounters is a collab with King Road that first appeared two years ago pretty much to the day, uniting two breweries very well informed when it comes to brewing rock-solid IPAs. This West Coaster boasts ripe stone fruit on the nose with sweet tropical notes plus pear and mango thanks to a switch to El Dorado hops.
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It was tempting to imagine Hargreaves Hill's Chaos Of The Universe series was going to feature a dozen IPAs, or at least beers with hops to the fore, after the opening salvo featured a double and black IPA pair then an American brown and red IPA. Dionysus is, after all, tagged a cold IPA. However, bear with me... It's another unique concept, like Demeter. Fermented on cool climate pinot noir lees, it looks like a rosé in the glass, while the Nelson Sauvin and Astra hops were selected to emphasise any vinous characteristics from the lees.
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A double-header write-up from Sunday Road featuring a mango sour and a hazy IPA? What is this, December 2022? Once you get over the déjà vu [Assuming you have an encyclopaedic memory like Mick - Editor], you'll find that these are, in fact, two new beers. Mango Sour is a chilled out beer. There's no vanilla. There's no lactose. There's just a subtle sourness and a bucketload of Kensington Pride. Well, perhaps more like a $20 tray bought from a van on the side of the road.* Shack Life is a hazy IPA featuring Citra, Motueka and Falconer's Flight, and is "Sunday Road's nod to the three small beachside communities in the Royal National Park south of Sydney - Era, Burning Palms and Little Garie."**
Read More....png "Choice Az! The Rise Of Kiwi Hops")
There was a period not too long ago when beers from NZ brewers were ever-present on the taps of Aussie beer bars and commanded swathes of fridge space in the country's craftier bottleshops. Today, their presence is much reduced, as the flow of imported beers from all parts of the world has slowed. Yet you could argue the Kiwi influence on the local beer scene has never been greater - and that's down to the growing ubiquity of the country's hops.
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Galaxy, Motueka, Nectaron, Citra, Simcoe, Mosaic, Luminosa and Amarillo hops make up the cast for Hazeful 8, bringing tropical and citrus flavours to the hazy, pale gold IIPA.
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We hate to say goodbye, but it's almost time for our summer break! The sun is calling and we are ready to answer. Find out everything you need to know here.
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Brewer Jake Harrison has updated the recipe to give Zeus a facelift. But when that facelift includes a lineup of all-American classic "C" hops - Chinook, Columbus, Centennial - and a mash tun bursting at the seams with specialty malts, it's hard to know whether to describe it as an update or a downdate.
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Sauce are coming in hot with tropical vibes, ready to send it with two beers showcasing experimental new hop varieties from NZ as part of the Bract Brewing Programme. It's like "Pinky and the Brain" have done a Far North Queensland special in the heart of Marrickville.
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The slowdown in the rate of limited releases hitting bottleshops and bars has been marked over the past year or two, but there are exceptions who continue to operate as if it's still mi-2020. And Fox Friday are very much in that category, putting out multiple new beers every month on both coasts. Taking a break from all thing hoppy and fruity and we have 12° Plato. The name is a reference to the density of iconic Czech lagers and here the combination of floor-malted Bohemian Pilsner, Vienna, Carabohemian, Melanoidin and Acidulated malts serve up a platter of cake batter and pretzels-baking-in-the-oven aromas.
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We're not privy to the inner workings of how the CoConspirators run things but it looks like they're settled on a power-sharing arrangement between their Matriarchs. For the uninitiated, the original was one of Australia's early New England IPAs, and her hazy, tropical combinations have ensured it remains a popular release for the Brunswick brewery.
Read More....png "Bintani claims inaugural Supplier of the Year Award")
On Sunday evening, Bintani was named Supplier of the Year at the 2024 Beer & Brewer Awards, a new category for 2024 which recognised the supplier as being at the forefront of innovation and providing best-in-class customer and industry support.
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Inner North Brewing has looked to far-flung lands while keeping things local with these two new releases. Okay, far-flung might be a stretch, given their South Island Pilsner is an homage to New Zealand hops.
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Bowden Brewing might be a small outfit, but they're not ones to shy away from experimentation. Here, they've dipped their toes into some of New Zealand Hops' experimental varieties; hops without names that we might one day enjoy more widely, but which, for now, are part of the hop growers' global Bract Brewing Programme.
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