Released November 2024

Red Nosed Reinbeer - Belgian Xmas Red Ale

Our 2024 Belgian Christmas ale release. This year, we went back to the origins of Christmas beers in Belgium during the early 1900s, when they were largely imported Scotch Ales. In particular, we took inspiration from Gordon Xmas Ale which is still brewed today in Belgium and originated in Scotland in the 1930s. Red Nosed Reinbeer is malty and rich, brewed with British Maris Otter malt and paired with spice and dark fruit notes from the Belgian yeast.

Released November 2024

Three Musketeers - Belgian Tripel

Three Musketeers was brewed as part of the inaugural Sydney Beer Week Pro-Am Competition. We brewed it in collaboration with the homebrewer Nick Vassilev who had the winning entry in the Monastic ale category. For this Belgian Tripel, we hopped it with Loral hops, a hop variety that combines old world ‘noble’ characteristics with new world hop aromatics. Loral contributes a floral and herbal character followed by a backdrop of citrus and dark fruit notes.

Released November 2024

Peach Goddess - Hazy IPA

Peach Goddess is our Hazy IPA showcasing an experimental hop variety as well as an exciting new yeast strain. Jammed full of Peacharine hops from Freestyle Hops in New Zealand, which if the name hasn’t given it away, packs loads of peach and nectarine flavours, supported by citrus notes. We fermented the beer with the innovative Pomona yeast strain, specifically developed for hoppy hazy beers and which also gives strong peach and citrus notes.

Released November 2024

Botany Weisse - Mixed Culture Berliner Weisse

This is our version of a Berliner Weisse, at one time the most popular alcoholic drink in Berlin. Staying true to traditional brewing methods, it is a mixed fermentation beer that contains live Lactobacillus souring bacteria and underwent a secondary fermentation with Brettanomyces for over three months. It was also not boiled during the brewing process to emphasise the raw, bready flavour of the German pilsner and wheat malts. It is very pale, refreshingly acidic, highly effervescent and has subtle Brett derived fruity esters.

Previous releases
- May 2022
- November 2021
- June 2021
- December 2020
- July 2020

Released October 2024

Bygone Era - Marzen Rauchbier

Bygone Era is an amber lager that balances malt sweetness with smooth beachwood smoke flavours and aromas. Rauchbiers give us a taste of what beer would have been like several centuries ago. It was common back then to dry malt over an open flame, infusing the beer with smoke in the process. Two breweries in Bamberg, Germany (Schlenkerla and Spezial) continue this tradition to this day. For Bygone Era, we used malt smoked over beechwood sourced from a German maltster.

Released October 2024

Grain of Salt - Mixed Culture Gose

Gose (pronounced go-suh) is a sour wheat ale brewed with salt and coriander. Such was its popularity in the German town of Goslar and surrounding areas during the 1800s, that there were over 80 Gose taverns (Gosenschenkes in German) dedicated to serving it. By the 1900s, the style had lost its popularity and brewing ceased. Only recently has the style been resurrected. Grain of Salt is brewed in the traditional manner with a mixed culture including Lactobacillus souring bacteria and Brettanomyces yeast.

Previous releases:
- Sep 2022
- Oct 2023

Released October 2024

Fourfold - Belgian Quadrupel

The biggest of all Belgian beers, Quadrupels follow the monastic tradition of naming beers by their alcoholic strength. Fourfold is characterised by intense caramel, dark sugar and malty sweet flavours supported by raisin, date and fig notes.

Previous releases
- Mar 2022
- Jul 2023

Released September 2024

Here and Now - Festbier Pale Lager

A pale lager with pleasant floral and spicy hop character. Made in the style of the modern festival beers brewed by Munich breweries for Oktoberfest. Here and Now showcases the flavourful German Pilsner and Vienna malts whilst being drinkable enough to down by the stein full.

Previous releases:
- September 2023

Released September 2024

Days Gone By - Marzen Amber Lager

Medium bodied amber lager that was the beer originally served at Oktoberfest until it was replaced by the lighter, hoppier Festbier. Historically, Marzens were brewed in March and lagered in cold caves over the German summer to be ready for the festival. Days Gone By showcases the rich, toasty and bready flavours of German Munich malt.

Previous releases:
- September 2023

Released August 2024

Hibernation - Baltic Porter - Bracket Brewing Collab

Hibernation was brewed in collaboration with our friends at Bracket Brewing during their winter ‘hibernation’ while they were moving their brewery from one location to another. Baltic Porter is a style that we have a shared love for, combining big complex dark malt and chocolate flavours with the smoothness of a cold fermentation with lager yeast. Perfect for warming you up during your winter hibernation on the couch!

Released August 2024

Born Too Late - Pale Weizenbock

Weizenbocks are a style of strong German wheat beer that can vary in colour from golden to dark brown depending on the malts used. For our first Weizenbock, we went with a pale version. You can imagine it as a supercharged version of our Hefeweizen. Born Too Late was inspired by the pale Weizenbock brewed by the oldest continually operating brewery in the world and arguably the finest wheat beer producer. It has the banana and clove notes from the yeast, supported by malt sweetness. Hazy in appearance and pouring with a delicious creamy head of foam.

Released August 2024

Pass the Bock - Dunkles Bock

Bocks are a strong lager style originally from the German city of Einbeck. This dark (dunkles) version showcases the rich malty flavours of German Munich malt. We fermented Pass the Bock using a lager yeast strain from a famous bock producing brewery in the foothills of the Alps of southern Bavaria. This lager strain emphasises malt flavours producing a medium to full bodied beer with a smooth and clean finish.

Released July 2024

Black as Night - Belgian Stout

Black as Night is a rich and full bodied stout with a unique Belgian twist. The distinctive Special B malt from Belgium gives rise to complex caramel and raisin flavours. Combined with an expressive Belgian Abbey yeast, Black as Night finishes with some spicy and fruity notes.

Released July 2024

Little One - Table Beer

Table beers are light bodied, low alcohol beers that were popular in medieval Belgium and France. They were designed as a casual beer that could be enjoyed by the masses at mealtimes. Little One includes a large percentage of wheat and oats to provide additional body. It is fermented with a mixed culture of Belgian Abbey and Brettanomyces Claussenii yeast to provide complex fruit and spice notes.

Released July 2024

Whiter Shade of Ale - Belgian Witbier

Witbier, meaning ‘white beer’ in Flemish, is a medieval style of beer from Belgium that was revived in the 1960’s. This pale, hazy wheat beer is brewed with coriander and orange peel. Whiter Shade of Ale has a full bodied mouthfeel from the large amount of wheat and oats used. Yet still highly refreshing with its high carbonation, a dry finish, and low bitterness.

Released June 2024

Shadow Puppet - West Coast Pilsner 5%

Shadow Puppet is our first West Coast Pilsner, a style that combines the clean malt and yeast profile of a pilsner with the big hopping of a West Coast IPA. We used freshly harvested 2024 Australian Eclipse hops, including a generous dry hop. Giving the beer strong mandarin and citrus notes, with a touch of pine.

Released June 2024

To Put It Mildly - Dark Mild

Until the 1960s, milds were the most popular beer style in England. To Put It Mildly is a dark mild, a malty beer with a wide range of flavours including caramel, toffee, chocolate and dark fruits. Hops are mostly added to provide supporting bitterness with the focus on the malt and to a lesser extent the yeast derived fruity esters. A well balanced beer that is super drinkable and full of flavour for its low strength.

Previous releases:
- June 2022

Released June 2024

Keep It Real - English Bitter

Bitters were the dominant beer style in English pubs from the 1960s to the 1990s, until it was surpassed by light lagers. Amber coloured and surprisingly full of flavour given their low alcohol content, they are arguably the ultimate session beer. Keep it Real is our modern interpretation of a traditional Bitter, brewed with all English malt and hops.

Previous releases:
- July 2022

Released May 2024

Papaya Don’t Preach - Barrel Aged Golden Sour with Papaya

Papaya Don’t Preach is a blend of four of our golden sour barrels that had been aged for 11 months. We then added the sweet red flesh of 350 Queensland papayas and aged the beer further. The tropical fruit flavours from the papaya complements the acidity and light funk of the base beer.

Released May 2024

Outback Sky - Barrel Aged Red Sour

Flemish Red Ales are often referred to as the Burgundy of Belgium due to their deep reddish-brown hue and wine-like characteristics. Outback Sky is our interpretation of a Flemish Red Ale. Composed of a blend of 9 month old and 24 month old barrels. Complex flavours of rich malts, sourness, dark fruits and oak.

Previous releases:
- May 2021

Released May 2024

Definitely Maybe - Maibock

Named after the month of May, Maibocks are a strong malty German lager traditionally brewed for the transition from cooler to warmer weather. We think it's equally suited to the transition from warmer to cooler weather here in the Southern hemisphere. While having substantial strength and body, in line with the bock style, it is a light amber colour compared to the darker Winter bocks.

Previous releases:
- May 2022

Released March 2024

Melody - Vienna Lager

Melody is a Vienna Lager, reddish-copper in colour, smooth and malty, with some toffee and bready flavours. It’s brewed with a restrained hop usage giving just enough bitterness to provide a balanced finish. First introduced in Vienna in the 1840s, it is now a style that is rare in Austria, but has been embraced by several large Mexican breweries as well as craft breweries around the world.

Previous releases:
- February 2022

Released April 2024

Check in the Dark - Czech Dark Lager

Check in the Dark is a near-black coloured rich complex and malty lager in the style of tmavé pivo, or “dark beer”. This style of beer is a common sight in taverns throughout the Czech Republic. It balances a full body and mouthfeel with high drinkability. Check in the Dark was made from a variety of different pale and dark malts with a slight roastiness from the pale chocolate malt used.

Released April 2024

Pivotal - Czech Pale Lager

The Czech Republic has the highest beer (pivo) consumption in the world, with over 140L consumed annually per capita. That’s almost double that of Australia. And you thought Australians liked their beer! You could say that pivo is pivotal to the Czech lifestyle… Pivotal stays true to the 10º Plato lagers preferred in the Czech Republic. It showcases Czech pilsner malt produced using a traditional floor malting process, spicy Saaz hops and a classic Czech lager strain.

Released March 2024

Jagged Little Pils - German Pils

German Pils are the German adaptation of the original Pilsners from Pilsen in the Czech Republic. Brewed using pilsner malt and noble hops, both sourced from Germany, Jagged Little Pils spent five weeks lagering in our horizontal tanks. This is a pale, dry and bitter beer with an extra crisp finish.

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