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Welcome to the Official Guide to GABS 2014, now proudly part of Melbourne’s Good Beer Week.
The Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular (GABS) was first held at our speciality beer venues, The Local Taphouses, in 2011 when we cheekily asked a few Australian breweries to brew something special and ended up with 20 amazing beers. The event’s great success encouraged us to create a major craft beer festival unlike any other. Since 2012, GABS has been held at the magnificent Royal Exhibition Building as a 3-day celebration of craft beer with almost 23,000 people attending. This year we’re thrilled to feature over 250 beers from 150 of the best breweries from Australia and around the world. Almost 120 of these beers are brewed especially for the event. The Dan Murphy’s Market Place showcases over 30 breweries and businesses with many hosting a fantastic schedule of mini-events. We’ve also added a Cask Bar pouring local Real Ales from traditional hand pumps and there will be a carefully selected variety of food stalls selling everything from cheese, beer ice cream to American-style BBQ. The new VIP Food & Beer Experience on Friday evening is supported by Mildura Brewery and the 2 hat Stefano’s Restaurant and will feature renowned guest brewers. Fun educational seminars are returning to Coopers Craft Beer College and we’ve got a great line up of entertainment and games including Paddle Art. The Friday afternoon session is now called P.O.E.T.S Friday (Google it) and Silly Hat Sunday encourages you to join us in wearing fancy dress or a silly hat. We’re very grateful for the support of our sponsors and the tireless efforts of our organising team and family of volunteers. With their help we’ve managed to shape a festival that some local and international brewers are now calling one of the best in the world. Visit our website for more information or download the new Official App then raise your Matilda Bay GABS glass and enjoy your GABS 2014 experience!
Steve & Guy GABS Festival Directors
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ENTRY PROCEDURES The entrance to GABS is via the main entrance to the Royal Exhibition Building at the Nicholson Street end. As this is a licenced event, ensure you can provide photo ID on request. The event organisers also reserve the right to check bags or refuse entry.
TASTING PADDLES Sampling is the name of the game at GABS. 85ml individual tasters are available to purchase for just 1 token ($2), and Tasting Paddles allow you to carry up to 5 tasters. Please mark beer numbers on the paddle with the chalk provided before reaching the bar. We suggest you start with lighter, more subtle tasting beers before sampling stronger and more challenging flavoured beers.
MATILDA BAY FESTIVAL GLASS At some point during a session, you Matilda Bay GABS glass and order a Market Place stands. Please hang on placement glasses can be purchased
will certainly find a favourite beer. Rinse your fill at any of the main bars or the Dan Murphy to your glass as you will only receive one. Refrom the Merchandise Stalls for 2 tokens ($4).
OTHER DRINKS Wine, cider and non alcoholic drinks will be sold at some exhibitor and food stands. Free water is available at hydration stations located by Containers A and B.
GABS FOOD VENDORS There will be an exciting and wide variety of food stands in the festival hall including many new additions. All food purchases are by GABS tokens only.
DAN MURPHY’S MARKET PLACE The Dan Murphy’s Market Place has been reconfigured to provide better access to the stalls and create a more market-like environment. Be sure to visit as many as you can and enjoy some of the cool mini-events some of the stands have organised.
FESTIVAL BEERS This year as many as 120 breweries from around Australia and overseas have brewed special beers just for GABS 2014. The tasting notes in this Guide are informative and we have introduced colour coding to help you decide.
mX PEOPLE’S CHOICE BEST FESTIVAL BEER OF GABS Vote for your favourite Festival Beer of GABS 2014 and one random voter will win $1,000 worth of craft beer. You can vote on the GABS apps or at gabsfestival.com.au/ awards. The People’s Choice Best Festival Beer of GABS will be announced at the end of the last session on Sunday as well as on social media.
VIP FOOD EXPERIENCE Presented by Stefano’s and Mildura Brewery, the VIP Food & Beer Experience takes place during the Friday evening session. It will feature outstanding guest brewers and food from the renowned two hat restaurant paired with their beers.
COOPERS CRAFT BEER COLLEGE This year, we have a great lineup of educational seminars including the popular beer & cheese matching, Q & Ales - where brewers talk about their Festival Beers - and much more. Hosted by the charismatic Pete Mitcham, CCBC is a must.
MERCHANDISE
FUN & GAMES
GABS and some other brewery merchandise will be available at the Merchandise Stand. Cash, card or tokens are all accepted.
There will be plenty of fun and games including Morris Men, roving entertainers, table tennis, corn-hole, paddle races and other fun stuff so be sure to get involved!
TOKENS
PADDLE ART
All drink and food purchases at GABS can only be made using official GABS tokens. Each token is worth $2. Additional tokens are available for sale from the Token Booths (with cash or card) or from Token Sellers roaming the festival hall (cash only). Surplus tokens are not refundable.
Why not build something fun out of Tasting Paddles (in the designated areas) or use the chalk provided to get creative with your Paddle. Take a photo, post on social media with the hashtags #paddleart and #gabs2014, and you could win a cool prize.
OFFICIAL APP The free Official GABS app (Android and iOS) provides a wealth of information as well as some cool tools. Download one now!
STAFF & VOLUNTEERS
PROFILE: ROSS KENRICK (BACCHUS BREWING)
GABS Staff and Volunteers will be wearing GABS t-shirts and easy to identify. Please respect them as many have given up their time to help you.
QUICK SPECTAPULAR TIPS EAT
This will not only replenish your system, it will help absorb the alcohol so you don’t get too tipsy too quickly. No wants to witness a weak, depleted an drunk beer drinker in action.
TOLERANCE
Get to know your limits and don’t exceed them. If you feel that moment of absolute cheer, take a break, grab some water and eat some food.
LEARN SOMETHING
Sometimes there’s more to beer than just drinking it. Ask questions. Engage in discussion with mates and strangers. Read the tasting notes. Talk about what you do and don’t like. Think about what you’re drinking. Try new styles. Get educated. If all you end up with from gabs is a hangover, you’ve truly missed out.
MODERATION
GABS is about appreciating the best beers on offer and not how much can be consumed. Drink for flavour, not just for impact. Anyone wishing to treat this festival as a drinking game should have stayed at home.
TIME TO GO
When a GABS staff member or some 7 foot security guy is kindly suggesting you’ve had your limit... Realise that it’s time to go home and just leave. Any other course of action just gets sloppy. 
Ross Kenrick from Brisbane’s Bacchus Brewing returns to GABS this year with the added pressure of defending his title of People’s Choice Best Festival Beer at GABS 2013. His White Chocolate and Raspberry Pilsner delighted taste buds throughout the Royal Exhibition Building and took out the title against tasty competition. Bacchus’s White Chocolate and Raspberry Pilsner is Ross’s natural evolution of an existing brew. “One of our most popular and unique beers is our White Chocolate Pilsner and my favourite ice cream is white chocolate and raspberry so when we were invited to enter GABS it was a natural choice for me to try and take our Pilsner to the next level”. As a craft beer drinker Ross is impressed at the array of beers on offer at GABS. “Where else can you sample such a range of creativity over one weekend? The quality and diversity of flavours on offer is incredible. When you’ve been once you won’t ever want to miss it again.” 2014 will see Bacchus roll out another dessert inspired beer - Sex, Drugs & Rocky Road. “We’ve tried to put a Darrell Lea Rocky Road into a glass. The beer has a purple hue of Turkish Delight and is layered with flavours of chocolate, peanuts, marshmallow, cherries, Turkish Delight and hazelnut.” It represents another unique beer on the long list of Bacchus’s beers that even the most seasoned Untappd user would struggle to keep up with.
Pia Poynton (girl + beer blog)
Don’t forget to vote in the Mx People’s Choice Best Festival Beer poll on the official GABS App or at gabsfestival.com.au/awards
1. MILLING & MASHING Grain is crushed and mixed with hot water to make a porridge where starches are converted to sweet fermentable sugars that the yeast can ‘eat’ later in fermentation. The liquid is filtered to end up as a bright sweet liquid called wort.
2. BOILING A rolling boil is carried out to sterilise the wort. Hops are added to the kettle/copper for bitterness and flavour then sent to the whirlpool where aroma hops may be added and the wort spun to remove solid material (hop debris and other bits called trub). Finally, it’s chilled on the way to the fermenting vessels.
3. FERMENTING Now we have a liquid that has a malt character balanced with bitterness. But a crucial element is still missing: Alcohol. Yeast, the agent of fermentation and producer of alcohol, is pitched and allowed to ferment. Yeast and trub are removed from Ales and then sent to bright beer tanks with fresh yeast and liquid sugar. Lagers are stored at -1C for numerous days, forced carbonated with CO2 awaiting packaging.
4. PACKAGING Beers are then either bottled, canned or kegged, checked for quality and released for sale. Unlike most beers, Coopers Ales are packaged then stored for at least 10 days while a secondary fermentation occurs and the bulk of the carbonation takes place. They are then checked that they have come up to condition before being released. Illustration provided by Erica Read www.ericaread.com
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WHAT IS BEER?
HOW TO TASTE BEER
The basic ingredients of beer are water, a fermentable sugar source (grains such as malted barley or wheat), hops and yeast. All beers can be broadly classified into 3 main categories: Ales, Lagers and Hybrids.
When tasting a beer, there’s so much more than swilling it down, burping and saying “it’s great” or “not for me”. Even though tasting is very subjective, there are a few steps which, if followed, will allow you to get more out of your tasting experience. Here’s how Matilda Bay recommends you go about tasting beer:
The key distinction of Ales is that they are brewed using top-fermenting yeast, at warmer temperatures and with more rapid fermentation. They usually include more complex flavoured beers, are fruitier than lagers and include hoppy (bitter) beers and are best served less chilled to allow their full flavour and aroma to come out. Lagers are brewed with bottom-fermenting yeast which ferments more slowly and at colder temperatures. They usually include lighter tasting beers that tend to be more carbonated or crisp and are often smooth and mellow. They can also be hoppy and bitter but often tend to be more subtle and ‘clean’. Lagers are usually served more chilled than ales Hybrid beers are those that don’t fit neatly into either the Ale or Lager category.
LOOK
Take a moment to look at your beer before you taste it. Raise the glass toward, but not directly at, the light as this can dilute its true colour. Consider its colour, clarity, head and consistency.
AGITATE
Swirl your beer gently in the glass to allow aromas and ‘volatiles’ to loosen and escape and also stimulate carbonation and test head retention.
SMELL
Around 75% of what you experience is through your sense of smell. Breathe through your nose only, then with your mouth open, then through your mouth only (nose and mouth are connected in the experience). Take in and enjoy its bouquet. What does the aroma remind you of?
TASTE
Many beers benefit from being sampled at temperatures higher than commonly dispensed. We encourage you to warm the beer in your hands prior to tasting and note the difference. Now sip the beer. Resist swallowing immediately. Let it cover your whole palate and listen to your taste buds. Think about the mouthfeel, the consistency of the liquid’s body. Think about all the flavours in terms of sweetness, salt, tartness and general bitterness. Think about what they are, or what they are similar to. Why not have a go at describing each beer you taste? Here are some helpful descriptors below.
HOW TO DESCRIBE BEER
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When describing beer, it’s helpful to think about the different ingredients that go into beer and what they might bring to the flavour. Here are some useful beer tasting descriptors often associated with each ingredient:
FLAVOUR & AROMA: pine needle, citrus, summer fruit, passion
MALT COLOUR: pale, straw, golden, amber, caramel, deep red, brown, black FLAVOUR: honey, bready, caramel, biscuity burnt toffee, coffee, chocolate, toasty, roasty BODY: thin, medium, full, thick, chewy
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fruit, gooseberry, peach, apricot, pineapple, resinous, woody, aromatic, bitter, delicate, floral, juicy, dry, flowery, grassy, green
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FLAVOUR & AROMA: spicy, dry, sour, tart, earthy, barnyard, wet hay, clovey, peppercorn, cinnamon, banana, orange, mandarin, bubblegum, vanilla, fruity, estery, phenolic
The Dan Murphy’s Market Place showcases over 30 breweries and businesses, with many hosting an incredible schedule of mini-events at their stands. Be sure to check the schedule of events on the official GABS 2014 App for more programme details.
AUSSIE BEER TUBES
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Self serve, self cooled, stand-alone drink dispensers holding up to 3 litres of your favourite beverage.
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COOPERS BREWERY (SA)
Coopers is Australia’s sole remaining family-owned brewery of stature, and although much has changed since brewing in wooden barrels in Thomas Cooper’s day, the family name remains synonymous with exceptional quality beers.
‘Blowhard’ Pale Ale, ‘Saison De Varleé’, ‘Fainters Dubbel’, ‘Staircase Porter’, Super Secret Mystery Beer
COOPERS HOME BREW
‘Courage’ Blonde Ale, Pale Ale, Brown Ale, Imperial Stout
BEERS SERVED: Original Pale Ale, Sparkling Ale, Dark Ale, Best Extra Stout, Celebration Ale, Artisan Reserve Pilsner SA BEERS SERVED:
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EXPERIENCEIT BEVERAGES/ NOMAD BREWING (NSW) CRAFT BEER CAPITAL - WELLINGTON NZ (NZ)
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Travelling the planet, Kerrie & Johnny discovered a world of beers not available in Oz so they imported them. They’ve now grown to include iconic breweries and in 2014 they team up with Birra del Borgo to create Nomad Brewing in Sydney.
BEERS SERVED: BIRRA DEL BORGO: ‘My Antonia’ Imperial Pils, ‘Perle ai Porci’ Oyster Stout; MAGIC ROCK: ‘High Wire’ West Coast IPA, ‘Villanous’ IPA, ‘Rapture’; TO ØL: ‘Sofa King’ Pale Ale, ‘Reparations’ APA, ‘Sur Maelk’ Barrel Aged Sour Stout; SIXPOINT: ‘Gorilla Warfare’ Imperial Porter, ‘Seison’ seasonal Saison, ‘Resin’, limited ‘HiRes’; DESCHUTES: ‘Fresh Squeezed’ IPA, ‘Red Chair’; BREWCULT: ‘Hopzone’; BOATROCKER: ‘Mitte’ Berliner Weisse Wellingtonians love their craft beer like they love making flash movies. Beer appreciation is not so much a cult as a full blown religion in those parts, so go and see what all the fuss is about. Get to know 4 of Wellington’s finest.
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BEERS SERVED: FUNK ESTATE: ‘OH LORDY!’ NZ Pale Ale, ‘Funk’nstein’ Black IPA, ‘Super Afro-Disiac’ Imperial Afro-Disiac Stout; PANHEAD: ‘Quickchange’ XPA Extra Pale Ale, ‘Port Road’ New Zealand Pilsner, ‘SuperCharger’ American Strong Pale Ale, ‘BlackTop’ Oat Stout, ‘Fresh Hopped The Vandal’, NZ IPA; PARROTDOG: ‘PitBull’ US IPA, ‘BloodyDingo’ Imperial Red IPA, ‘BitterBitch’ IPA, ‘Bloodhound’ Red Ale, ‘DeadCanary’ Pale Ale, ‘FlaxenFeather’ Blonde Ale; YEASTIE BOYS: ‘Gunnamatta’ Earl Grey IPA, ‘Pot Kettle Black’ American Style Porter, ‘The Sun Before the Darkness’ Botrytised Viognier Tripel, ‘The Last Dictator’ Botrytised Viognier Imperial Porter
FERAL BREWING CO
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GAGE ROADS BREWING CO
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‘Rapid Fire’ IPA, ‘Atomic’ Pale Ale, ‘Sleeping Giant’ IPA, Mystery Beer
GARAGE PROJECT (NZ) GERMAN BEER TABLES
A small brewery located in an old petrol station in Wellington, NZ. The aim in the Garage is to create unique and beautiful beers. They push boundaries, reinterpret styles & challenge the notion of what beer can be.
BEERS SERVED: MECHA-HOP Imperial Industrial Process Ale, ‘Pernicious Weed’ Imperial IPA, ‘Bière de Garage’ Tart Cherry Farmhouse Ale, ‘Triple Day of the Dead’ Tequila Barrel Aged Imperial Chili Chocolate Black Lager, ‘Death From Above Redux’ Rum Barrel Aged Indochine Pale Ale, ‘Refreshingly Simple’ Pale Lager NSW
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GRAND RIDGE BREWERY
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‘Hop Hog’ American Style IPA, ‘Sly Fox’ Summer Ale, ‘Smoked Porter’ Dark Ale, GABS 2011 ‘Karma Citra’ India Black Ale, GABS 2012 ‘Watermelon Warhead’ Berlinerweisse, GABS 2013 ‘Barrique O Karma’ Barrel Fermented Black Ale
‘Almighty Light’ Low Alcohol Lager, ‘Natural Blonde’ Wheat Beer, Draught Lager, ‘Brewer’s Pilsener’ European Style Lager, ‘Gippsland Gold’ Australian Pale Ale, ‘Yarra Valley Gold’ Real Ale, ‘Hatlifter Stout’ Australian Style Stout, ‘Moonshine’ Dark Scotch Ale, ‘Supershine’ Scotch Ale, ‘Moonlight’ Nut Brown Ale, ‘Black And Tan’ Dark Ale
HAWTHORN BREWING CO
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A panel of 40 of Australia’s most respected beer connoisseurs votes for theirs favourite beers of 2013 in order to create a list of 100 beers. This list is the ‘Critics’ Choice’ Top 100. Each one of these beers is presented on a page with Brewer’s tasting notes, Critics notes, food match, serving temperature, suggested serving glass as well as details of the style and the brewery.
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Plus: The Beer Lovers Guide to Golden Ales. Results from Beer Awards around Australia. www.beerloversguide.com.au
HERON TOWER BEVERAGES
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JAMES SQUIRE (NSW)
James Squire lived life to the fullest in his journey from scoundrel to respectable pioneer. Adventure, excitement, danger, risk, reward, women and of course beer, were James’ constant companions. His story continues to inspire today.
COEDO: ‘Beniaka’ Imperial Sweet Potato Amber, ‘Shiro’ Hefeweizen, ‘Shikkoku’ Black Lager, ‘Kyara’ Indian Pale Lager, ‘Ruri’ Pils; Nail: Australian Pale Ale, ‘Golden NAIL’ Hoppy Summer Ale
Apple Cider, Pear Cider, Pomegranate Cider, LIMITED SURPRISE, Apple and Ginger Cider
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‘The Constable’ Copper Ale, ‘Hop Thief 6’ American-style Pale Ale, ‘One Fifty Lashes’
LITTLE CREATURES / WHITE RABBIT(WA/VIC)
Little Creatures introduced Australia to the hoppy US-style Pale Ale. They produce craft beers in Fremantle & Geelong that maintain a unique, individual style & culture. White Rabbit was born in Healesville to be different, creating ales with unique & complex characters.
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MANGROVE JACK’S MATILDA BAY BREWING CO (VIC)
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Beer Kits with the best malt extracts and ingredients to make craft beer at home. Matilda Bay was established in 1984 in the Sail & Anchor Hotel in Fremantle but is now based in Port Melbourne. They produce some favourite specialty beers and ciders and have bagged a swag of trophies. The mission established at the Sail & Anchor lives on.
BEERS SERVED: ‘Minimum Chips’ Golden Lager, ‘Ruby Tuesday’ Amber Ale, ‘Alpha’ Pale Ale
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‘Astor Ale’ filtered Pale Ale, Chocolate Hops Stout, English Style IPA
‘Original Lager’, ‘Methode’ Pilsner, ‘Blanc’ Wheat Lager, Pale Ale NZ American Pale Ale, ‘99 Not Out’ SKW Pale Ale, Sessionable Pale Ale, ‘St Josephs’ Belgian Tripel, ‘Five Hop’ English Ale, ‘Breakfast Cherry Wheat Lager’, Imperial Stout French Oak Aged Stout Ale
Pilsner, Pale Ale, Hefeweizen, Dark Ale, Belgo
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‘Angry Man’ Pale Ale, ‘Whale Ale’ American Wheat, ‘Moonboy’ Golden Ale, Rotating Specialty
Apple Cider, Pear Cider, Cloudy Apple Cider, Methode Traditionnelle Pear Cider, Brewers American Pale Ale, NV Sparkling, Chardonnay, Shiraz
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Brooklyn: Lager, Silver Anniversary Lager, ‘Ridgy-Didge’ (Brooklyn/Mountain Goat Collaboration) Spiced Saison, ‘Black Ops’ Vertical Tasting; ACME: California IPA; North Coast: ‘Red Seal’ Ale; Hitachino Nest: White Ale, Espresso Stout; Amarcord Brewery: AMA Bionda Italian Golden Ale; Yoho Brewing Co: ‘Tokyo’ Black Porter
Blueberry Hefeweizen, ‘CHAINSAW’ plus Brewer’s Secret Stash
STONE & WOOD BREWING CO (NSW)
They built their brewery at the eastern tip of Australia, where people enjoy having a beer relaxing after catching a wave, catching a band or just catching up with friends.
BEERS SERVED: Pacific Ale, Lager, Jasper Ale Altbier/Brown Beer, Stone Beer Stein Beer
TEMPLE BREWING CO
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Pale Ale (American Pale Ale), Dark Ale (American Dark Ale), Weize (Bavarian Style Wheat Beer), Kolsch (Golden Lager)
THE LOCAL TAPHOUSE (VIC/NSW)
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‘Scarlet Super’ Lambic, ‘Bicycle Beer’, American Wheat, Stout, 3 x Fatboy (infuser)
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Australia’s most awarded beer venues, and Presenting Partner of GABS 2014, TheLocal Taphouses are European inspired neighbourhood taverns specialising in craft beers, exceptional food, drinks, events and hospitality.
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ST KILDA ALE STARS (BREWED AT TEMPLE BREWING): ‘Rye Hard’ Rye IPA, DARLINGHURST ALE STARS (BREWED AT 4 PINES BREWING): ‘Comfortably Numb’Szechaun Pepper & Coffee Brown Ale. A selection of cask ales from some of Australia’s leading brewers will be available at the Cask Bar: Bright - Tradition English Best Bitter; Illawarra Brewing Co - Black IPA; Little Creatures - IPA; White Rabbit - Rabbit Cask Ale; Holgate - TBC; Bridge Road Brewers- TBC
THUNDER ROAD BREWING CO
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TUATARA BREWERY (NZ)
Emerging from the primordial forest of Wellington’s Kapiti Coast, Tuatara has led the NZ craft beer revolution. Brewing true to style with a distinctly kiwi twist, Tuatara has created world wide renown for its ‘Aotearoa’ style brews. Enjoy!
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‘Saison Japon’, ‘Bamberg Smoked Lager’, ‘Caribbean Dark Rum Lager’, ‘Cartwheel’ Golden Ale
BEERS SERVED: Pilsner Crisp, Clean & Classic, ‘Aotearoa’ Pale Ale Kiwi style APA, ‘Hapi Nui Nui’ Big Hop APA, ‘Ardennes’ Golden Belgian Ale, ‘Conehead’ Green-hopped IPA, ‘Double Trouble’ Imperial IPA
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Organic Apple Cider, French Farmhouse, BONE DRY English Style, Organic Perry
Doctor’s Orders: Mid-Autumn Seasonal; Riverside Brewing Co.: ‘77’ India Pale Ale; The Grifter: ‘Big Sur’ West Coast IPA; Young Henrys: ‘Real Ale’
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Exciting and unique beers brewed especially for GABS 2014 by creative brewers from all over Australia and around the world. Prices listed are for glass fills and may be subject to change. All tasters are 1 token.
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ORIGIN: ABV: STYLE: Dessert Style Ice Beer VIC 13% 2 TOKENS (1/2 SERVE)
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ORIGIN: ABV: QLD 8.6% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Rocky Road Dessert beer
It’s creamy ... It’s caramelly. Velvety smooth and high in octane, this extra strong ice ale will warm the cockles of your heart. As this beer is over 10%,it is only available in either a taster or half-fill of your festival glass.
These guys won the People’s Choice Best Festival Beer of GABS last year and this beer could achieve similar status this year. It’s a dessert beer with the flavours of Darryl Lee’s Rocky Road - chocolate, peanuts, cherries, marshmallow, Turkish Delight and hazelnuts.
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4 HEART BREWING CO red.RYE.low
ORIGIN: ABV: QLD 2.9% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: American Rye Red Ale
4 PINES BREWING CO
‘Gin and Juice’ Snoop Dogg Tribute Ale”
ORIGIN: ABV: SA 5.8% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Milk Stout
This Milk Stout has been blended with david Franz fortified Shiraz and aged in port barrels. Um. Yum.
Malty, spicy, hoppy, full bodied with a deep red colour.
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Sticky Nipple Stout
ORIGIN: ABV: NSW 5.5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Flavour-Infused Golden Ale
12 BEAVERTOWN Baby Cham
ORIGIN: ABV: UK 5.1% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: Funky Saison
“I some how, some way keep coming up with funky ass sh*t like every single day”. Snoop’s famous cocktail mocked-up in Golden Ale form using juniper berries, orange zest, orange juice, bitters, and cucumber.
Belgian-style Saison spiked with a touch of lactobacillus and infused with Bramley/Cox apple juice.
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13 BEHEMOTH BREWING CO
7 CENT BREWERY
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 5% White Rocket in Flight, Afternoon Delight 3 TOKENS
STYLE:
Belgian Farmhouse Wit with Rocket
ROFLcopter
ORIGIN: ABV: NZ 6% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: Grapefruit Farmhouse IPA
“You don’t win friends with salad” is a mantra 7 cent live by. So how do they get their greens? By putting it in beer of course! This beer is a funky farmhouse style Belgian Wit beer that has been loaded with mountains of spicy wild rocket grown in one of the brewer’s garden. Who said beer isn’t good for you....
An interesting, funky, spicy and refreshingly hoppy ale made with US and Kiwi hops and then grapefruit peel is added along with Belgian yeast. This is so crazy you may roll around on the floor laughing like a helicopter. Screw ROFL… this is ROFLcopter!
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14 BIRBECK’S BREWING
8 WIRED BREWING Rastafari Unchained
ORIGIN: ABV: NZ 6% 4 TOKENS
STYLE:
Barrel Aged, Brettanomyces Fermented Stout
Kooringa
ORIGIN: ABV: SA 6% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: India Pale Lager (IPL)
This is an excellent version of 8 Wired’s Rastafari Stout refermented with Brettanomyces in Pinot Noir barrels. Roasty and chocolatey, fruity and funky.
Crisp like a lager but hoppy like an India Pale Ale (IPA). Expect full on hoppiness with citrus, pine and spice with a clean malt and a hoppy finish. Simply awesome.
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15 BLACK HEART BREWERY
ADAM BEAUCHAMP Mallerstang
ORIGIN: ABV: SA 6% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: American Amber Ale
Black Eis
ORIGIN: ABV: STYLE: Weizen Eisbock VIC 13% 2 TOKENS (1/2 SERVE)
This beer from the reigning Australian Homebrewer of the Year has red malty flavours from Munich and caramel malts and is heavily late-hopped with Riwaka and Citra hops giving a prominent fruity and citrusy flavour and aroma.
Beware Black Eis. During brewing, water freezes, alcohol intensifies and the flavours are further concentrated. The result is a rich, deep and chewy malty beer with banana and vanilla characters and flavours of raisins and other dried fruits. Only available as a taster or half-fill of your festival glass.
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AIBA COLLABORATOR Land Of Plenty Lager
ORIGIN: ABV: VARIOUS 6% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Kellerbier
Dark Kolsck
ORIGIN: ABV: NSW 4.5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Kolsch/Dunkel
The reigning AIBA Australian Champion Breweries – CUB (Large Brewery), Feral Brewing Company (Medium Brewery) and 2 Brothers Brewery (Small Brewery) collaborated on this unfiltered lager brewed with whole hop flowers from Victoria and single origin West Australian malt.
A deeper darker version of their Kolsch beer. A gentle caress of darker malts provide a deeper and bolder flavour which is balanced by a nice hit of hop bitterness and aroma.
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17 BOOTLEG BREWERY
THE AUSTRALIAN BREWERY Koji
ORIGIN: ABV: NSW 5.8% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Sake/beer hybrid
PB
ORIGIN: ABV: WA 4% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Amber Ale
The brewers have taken Koji rice and, with classic Pilsner brewing techniques, produced this startlingly pale beer with distinct wine-like sake characters and a strong savoury undertone from the high levels of umami in the Koji rice. Made in collaboration with Go-Shu sake brewers based in Sydney.
A mouthful of peanut butter on toast! Light amber in colour ,a hint of salt, 3 speciality malts and a shedload of peanut butter. This is best blended with Thirsty Crow’s ‘&J’ (beer #18) for a unique peanut butter and jelly experience!
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ALL IN IN BREWING CO Betsy
ORIGIN: ABV: QLD 5.2% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Roasted Coconut and Vanilla Porter
A luxurious take on a traditional Porter using Fuggles hops, vanilla beans and roasted organic coconut. Expect a luscious deep brown colour with a rich tan head, a nose of roasted coconut and a silky smooth chocolaty vanilla finish. This is, quite simply, a tropical daydream.
&J
ORIGIN: ABV: NSW 3% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Berliner Weisse
A Strawberry sour beer dosed with kilos of fresh strawberries and Aeroplane Jelly to give it a defined strawberry character and fermented entirely with lactobacillus for the souring effect. Best paired with Thirsty Crow’s ‘PB’ (beer #17) for a singular experience.
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BOATROCKER BREWERY Boatrocker Saison
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 6.4% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Saison
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BRIDGE ROAD BREWERS Once Upon a Whisky Barrel There Lived a Funky Tripel
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 9% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Whisky Barrel aged Belgian Tripel
Belgian Saison brewed using the classic Dupont yeast strain. Think spice, citrus, and high carbonation, with a beautifully dry cleansing finish.
Originally brewed to be shipped to Norway, this Belgian style Trippel has been aged in a Scottish whiskey barrel that once was home to their Aurora Borealis, voted #7 in The Local Taphouse’s Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers of 2013. Big, complex and funky.
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BREWCULT
Pepper Steak Porter
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 6% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Smoked Spiced Porter
Meat. Beer. Together at last. Pepper Steak Porter is the ultimate ode to meat lovers. Cherry wood smoked malt and black peppercorns blend together for an extreme beer experience that is 100% Vegan. Unleash the meat.
BRIGHT BREWERY Battle of the Bulge
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 7% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Occupied Belgium IPA (India Pale Ale)
The boys in the (brewing) trenches have put on a spiffing show to bring you this wartime brew. They fired a barrage of Allied Hops onto the Axis Malt with Ardennes yeast providing much needed reinforcement. Enlist today to show your tastebuds what-for!
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23 BURLEIGH BREWING CO Dream Date
ORIGIN: ABV: QLD 5.2% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Dark Date Ale
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COLONIAL BREWING CO Gary LeBron
ORIGIN: ABV: WA 5.8% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Musk Saison
Specially selected medium and dark malts and a generous serving of aromatic hops, combined with hundreds of kilos of dates, balance out to deliver a complex ale with subtle raisin, caramel and toffee notes. Tall, dark and awesome!
When Gary The White went missing, the brewers scoured the globe to eventually find him derelict on the streets of Peru bearing the name LeBron. Rejoicing with a local Saison, we noted LeBron’s natural muskiness enhanced the beer. This brew is our recreation of that perfect moment.
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BUXTON BREWERY Blood Stone
ORIGIN: ABV: UK 4.2% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: Red Ale
THE CROUCHER BREWING CO Kiwifruit Pils
A Red Ale brewed at their brewery in England with American Cascade and Australian Galaxy hops.
Kiwi-ing up a New Zealand Strong Pilsner without Pavlova!
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Fireface
ORIGIN: ABV: NSW 6.5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Imperial Choc Chilli Schwartzbier
DENNIS BEER CO
Rocket Science Planet of the Hops
ORIGIN: ABV: NZ 5.5% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: Kiwifruit Pils
ORIGIN: ABV: STYLE: NSW 11.9% Triple India 2 TOKENS (1/2 SERVE) Pale Ale (IPA)
Brewed with silly amounts of malts that add righteous girth and a choc roasty intensity on the palette. Wailing noble hop varieties answer the Viking call with precision and balance. Fresh chilli adds a heroic solo and pulls it all together like a studded codpiece. Best enjoyed listening to pummelling metal.
This features seven different hops and a gargantuan grain bill. It is crafted with a sprinkling of Dennis’ own magic moon dust. Prepare to unleash your inner Dennis as this beer will send your taste buds beyond hyperspace to The Planet of the Hops. Only available as a taster or half-fill of your festival glass.
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Emperor Nero
ORIGIN: ABV: UK 5.8% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: Black India Pale Lager
DOCTOR’S ORDERS BREWING Electrolyte Forte
ORIGIN: ABV: NSW 7.5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Imperial Gose
Stained black in the brewing process, it plays tricks on your senses by starting dark and finishing light. The hops give lemon, spiked with herbs and a tropical fruit background. It’s a lager but it’s different.
Gose is a historical style from Leipzig in East Germany and is currently undergoing a revival. Head Brewer, Darren ‘Doc’ Robinson has taken his mid-Spring seasonal from 2013 (Electrolyte // Gose) and amplified it to create an Imperial Gose (aka Electrolyte Forte).
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CHEEKY MONKEY BREWERY Belgian Stout
ORIGIN: ABV: WA 6% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Belgian Stout
DUCKSTEIN BREWERY Vanilla Bean Framboise
American Stout meets Belgian fermentation! Enjoy roasted coffee and chocolate characters sprinkled with a healthy serving of hops and finished up with a Belgian yeast strain.
A Belgian-style lambic beer that is fermented using raspberries.
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THE CLIFTON HILL BREWING CO O’Hara Irish Red
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 4.6% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Irish Red Ale
Paying homage to its Irish roots, the deep red hue and creamy laced head gives rise to a strong roasted malty ale. Moderate bitterness and buttery/toffee characters are prominent with a clean & dry finish. Subtle aromas of caramel & butter are also evident.
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Coedo
ORIGIN: ABV: JAPAN 9.5% 4 TOKENS
Coedonado
STYLE: Barrel Aged Strong Beer
Created as a collaboration with Coronado Brewing (USA) and aged in barrels from Saitama’s worldclass whisky distillery. Expect fine cacao, vanilla, smoke, caramel and herb aroma together with warm woody notes. The tannins from barrel give more depth to the flavour.
EAGLE BAY BREWING CO Nigella’s Mulberry Ale
ORIGIN: ABV: WA 6% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Framboise
ORIGIN: ABV: WA 4.9% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Bright Ale with Berry Infusion
Light bright and easy drinking with subtle malt character overlaid with citrus, musk and berry sweetness. The finish is crisp and clean with low to medium bitterness.
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EDGE BREWING PROJECT Angry Pirate
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 6.5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Rum and Oak IPA
These brewers soaked French oak chips in dark rum then cold conditioned this hoppy ale on the oak. The result imparts a marriage of biscuity malt, zesty hops and boozy and oaky notes.
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EKIM BREWING CO Slammer
ORIGIN: ABV: NSW 6.3% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Tequila-spiked, singlehopped, Pale Ale
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GAGE ROADS BREWERY
A Cure for Mad Dog Bites and Other Maladies
ORIGIN: ABV: WA 5.8% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: English-style Porter
A tequila-spiked Pale Ale brewed with agave syrup and Sorachi Ace hops. Sorachi’s lemon-grass flavours complement the slightly sweet, herbacious and minerally taste of the Espolon tequila (they add litres of it post fermentation); creating an entirely unique, refreshing and sessionable beer.
A rich, full-bodied Porter brewed with tarragon. The added herbs impart subtle flavours of aniseed, balsam and a hint of pepper. Medieval apothecary books suggest tarragon alleviates toothaches, cures insomnia and heals bites from rabid dogs and other wild beasts!
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Endeavour Vintage (2014 Series)
ORIGIN: ABV: NSW 5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: American Red Ale
GARAGE PROJECT Umami Monster
ORIGIN: ABV: NZ 9% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: Imperial Umami Ale (IUA)
This is Endeavour’s first Red Ale and showcases 2014 harvested single hop and barley varieties from Tasmania. It is ‘hop forward’ with balanced malts to deliver a sessionable farm-sourced ale.
Brewed with Kombu (seaweed), Katsuobushi (fermented fish) and sea water. A rich hit of umami, the most enigmatic of flavours, does battle with bold bitter, sweet and savory characteristics to create a unique beer of monstrous complexity and depth.
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Fitzroy Hipster Ale
ORIGIN: ABV: USA 5.5% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: Australian Pale Ale
GOLDEN BEAR BREWERY King Leopold’s Ghost
Hoppy, fruity and light bodied, this ale from the renowned American brewery is crisp and very drinkable.
Belgian style fruit beer.
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pHunking Fresh
ORIGIN: ABV: WA 6.5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Wild Ale
This Strong Ale from one of Australia’s leading breweries is made with 100% brettanomyces fermentation in used Chardonnay barrels. Make sure you try their previous GABS beers at the Feral stand as you won’t be disappointed.
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GOLDEN EAGLE BREWERY Wild Wood
ORIGIN: ABV: NZ 7% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: Belgian Strong Ale
ORIGIN: ABV: NZ 5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Oaked CitraSauvin Pilsner
While wine buffs marvel at their oaked Chardonnay or Semillon, we will be in awe at the beer world’s wine bashing equivalent. Using a mating of US and NZ hops, NZ malt and a fine Bohemian yeast, this beaut will be a pungent example that will make the winos wince.
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GRAND RIDGE BREWERY Go Figure
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 4.5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Ginger Beer with a twist
With the bite of ginger beer and the zest of figs, this deep flavoured ale will awake the greatest of palates.
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46 GREEN BEACON BREWING CO Wayfarer White
ORIGIN:
ABV:
QLD 4.5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Belgian Witbier
51 INDIAN OCEAN BREWING CO Blonde
ORIGIN:
ABV:
WA 3 TOKENS
6%
STYLE: Belgian Blonde Ale
A re-imagination of Green Beacon’s enigmatic Wayfarer Wheat, Wayfarer White is a true Belgian Witbier whose complexity is matched only by its zesty, refreshing nature. Full body and voluptuous mouth-feel but with a dry, tart finish.
An ale that gentlemen prefer… and pleasing to the eye!! Big, buxom phenolics up front, a lean lithe body leading to a warm, moist, moreish finish of malt, subtle hop & alcohol.
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52 INVERCARGILL BREWERY
Primate
ORIGIN: ABV: NSW 5.5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Banana Chocolate Stout
A rich full bodied chocolate stout with hints of banana. Delicious!
48 HOLGATE BREWHOUSE Midnight Cowboy Project
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 6% 3 TOKENS
Pitch Black Orange Stout
ORIGIN: ABV: NZ 5.8% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: Stout with Orange
A tribute to chocolate orange Jaffas, this has flavours of chocolate and orange combine for a smooth rich mouthfeel with a dry finish that mimics the crisp outer shell of the original movie treat. There’s nothing left to do but sip back, relax and enjoy the show. STYLE: Sour Porter aged on cherries
53 IRONHOUSE BREWERY Red Bush Rye Ale
ORIGIN: ABV: TAS 5.5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Rye Ale
The dark, smooth body of their ‘Temptress’ Chocolate Porter meets the complex aroma and acid resulting from a unique blend of bacteria then rounded out by the texture of cherries and the unique character derived from its time in French oak.
With a generous infusion of South African rooibos tea and rye malt, this Rye Ale is a smooth, sweet malty beer with a citrus twist of orange peel and hints of spice and nut.
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Brett the Bloody Orange
ORIGIN: ABV: NSW 6.5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE:
Barrel aged Brett Blood Orange Saison
Where Strides the Behemoth
ORIGIN: ABV: STYLE: VIC 11% Cascadian Black Ale 2 TOKENS (1/2 SERVE) (Black IPA)
A favourite of hardcore GABS-ophiles, HopDog has come up with this sour, horsey, tart, and hoppy ale with a hint of orange and citrus and plenty of Belgian funk and oak.
The enormous hop schedule of this beer is balanced by a rich, roast malt character with rummy undertones. The oiliness of the hops coats the mouth with a huge lingering bitterness while the malts add coffee notes. Only available as a taster or half-fill of your festival glass.
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Resin Dog IPA
ORIGIN: ABV: NSW 5.5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: International India Pale Ale (IPA)
A session IIndia Pale Ale (IPA) packed full of juicy hop resins.
KOOINDA BOUTIQUE BREWERY
Japanese Fruit Tea Infused Rice Lager
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 4.5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Rice Lager
Traditional Japanese rice lager infused with a herbal fruit tea.
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LA SIRENE BREWING Praline
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 6% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Belgian Specialty Ale
Chocolate Mint Stout
ORIGIN: ABV: WA 10% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: Imperial Stout
A very special Belgian Chocolate Ale. Building on a Belgian Stout base, it is brewed with organic vanilla pods, cacao nibs and hazelnuts and with a creamy body, it is velvety, dark and seductive. Can you stop at one? Note: contains lactose and nuts
This is strong (stout) and complex. Rolled oats and roasted malt form the groundwork for the mint to come and play! Sweet chocolate, cocoa and coffee combine with a subtle spearmint nose with enough bitterness and evident alcohols to maintain balance.
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The Brown Burn
ORIGIN: ABV: NZ 6% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: Chilli Chocolate Brown Ale
30th Anniversary Ale
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 6% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Red IPA (India Pale Ale)
Full bodied Brown Ale with natural dark chocolate added. Deep chocolate flavours balance a decent chilli burn.
A Red Ale brewed with Galaxy and Hallertau Hersbrucker hops to provide aromas of stone fruit and paw paw. Specialty malts balance this hop character by providing elements of biscuit and toffee.
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Breaking The Cardinal Rule
ORIGIN: ABV: NSW 9.5% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: IPA Tripel
Roggen in the Rough
ORIGIN: ABV: NZ 5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Rye Beer
A classic Belgian Tripel meets US-style India Pale Ale (IPA) creating a very strong, golden coloured ale bursting with Belgian yeast characters, sweet malt and tropical/passionfruit/pine hop character. Balanced with bitterness from an IPA sized hop bill.
The smell of tart citrus flowers and warm toasted cereal, biscuits and bread. Hops are both delicate and expressive, in the nose and the mouth. Caramel nuts, and a faint hint of smoke; sweet flavour lingers, like a big piece of toast.
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LITTLE CREATURES BREWING The SS Menno
ORIGIN: ABV: WA 6% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Sour Beer
McLAREN VALE BEER CO White Coffee Stout
ORIGIN: ABV: SA 6% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Wheat Beer
This is a blend of wild yeast beer that has been aging on oak for around 14 or 15 months and has had plums added for colour, flavour and a bit more fermentation. With that much contact time this should be very interesting!
A smooth, round beer to trick your taste buds - it is white in colour yet tastes like Stout. The combination of wheat and ale malts are highlighted by the addition of freshly roasted coffee beans from Adelaide coffee roaster Bar 9.
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LORD NELSON BREWERY HOTEL Red Red Wine...Ale
ORIGIN: ABV: NSW 4.8% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Red Ale
mike’s ORGANIC BREWERY mike’s Hemp Bock
ORIGIN: ABV: NZ 5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Traditional Bock
Red Ale brewed with 50% red X malt and the addition of 2014 harvest grape juice from the Hunter Valley. Single hoped with Nelson Sauvin to create a malty textural hoppy ale.
Big sweet, toasted malt flavours with low hop bitterness and aroma. Hemp is added to the mashing water, which gives a lingering nuttiness.
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MAGIC ROCK BREWING Circus of Sour - Barrel Aged
ORIGIN: ABV: UK 3.5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE:
White Wine Barrel Aged Berlinner Weisse
MIKKELLER
Super Hopped American Dream
Traditional sour Berliner Weisse aged in Chardonnay barrels with red Sapphire plums.
Hoppy-as-hell lager from this prolific Danish gypsy brewer.
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Roman Recess
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 9.1% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Imperial India Pale Ale (IPA)
Based on the highest quality bread you might have found around the Roman Forum, the brewers focused on wheat, rye, dried fig and fennel seed as the key ingredients for this massively hoppy and bitter Imperial IPA fit for an Emperor.
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MASH BREWING
Winter Smoke
ORIGIN: ABV: DENMARK 4.6% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: Hoppy Pilsner
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 5.5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Smoked Porter
A deep ruby-red medium-to-full bodied Porter incorporating novel cherry-wood smoked ingredients give this beer a complex smokey character overlying rich coffee and roast malt flavours.
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Moa Triple Dry Hopped Imperial Pilsner
ORIGIN: ABV: NZ 7.5% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: Imperial Pilsner
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MORNINGTON PENINSULA BREWERY R’n’R Porter
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 7.3% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Porter
This is a triple dry-hopped Imperial Pilsner brewed using Motueka, Nelson Sauvin and Pacifica hops. A big, smooth, velvety beer with massive tropical aromatics and a late bitter finish.
A f**kin awesome rum and raisin Porter to aid in rest and relaxation with big rich toffee and raisin notes on a luscious smooth palate. Bloody delicious and sure to be a GABS favorite (if you believe the brewers)!
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Cold Drip War
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 7.5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: ‘Mischkaffee’ Dark Ale
The Dark Monk
IPAison
ORIGIN: ABV: TAS 6% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: IPA meets Saison
A big, fruity, resinous India Pale Ale (IPA) with a dry but ever-so-smooth silky body. It has been brewed using new Mosaic hops and fermented with French Saison yeast which increases fruity esters while adding earthy phenolics.
Chocolate, coffee, roasty, spicy and sweet. Like ya mum.
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MORRISON BREWERY
ORIGIN: ABV: WA 7% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Belgian Black India Pale Ale (IPA)
American-style Black IPA brewed with a splash of rye and fermented with Belgian ale yeast.
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MOUNTAIN GOAT BEER Morktain Goat Jaffa Ale
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 5.2% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Choc-Orange Black Ale
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PIXEL BREWING CO 670P
ORIGIN: ABV: NSW 6.7% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: American India Pale Ale (IPA)
A collaboration with Melbourne/Swedish specialty hot chocolate makers Mork. Like a Jaffa. Only better.
Brewed with plenty of Vienna and Crystal malt to give it it’s lovely colour and provide a solid base for the ridiculous amount of Simcoe hops added. Infused with bourbon and dates to complement the herbal, pine & citrus flavour and aroma of the Simcoe hops.
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MURRAY’S CRAFT BREWING CO. In Bloom IPA
ORIGIN: ABV: NSW 6% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: India Pale Ale
PRANCING PONY BREWERY Frisky Pony
ORIGIN: ABV: SA 7.1% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Weizen Bock IPA
A nod to Murray’s Nirvana Pale Ale but with different malts, yeast and higher ABV. Fresh, whole cone hop flowers have been jammed into the brewery’s brand new Hop Back with all their fresh resiny goodness squeezed out of them on the way to the tank. A great burst of fresh hop flavour and aroma!
A dark hefeweizen warm fermented with a mix of ale and lager yeasts and then dry hopped at the end. It has less of a banana flavour than a regular hefeweizen, with malty crispness and lots of floral hop aromas.
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Mad Dog
ORIGIN: ABV: NZ 5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Wild Colonial Ale
PRICKLY MOSES
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 6.2% 3 TOKENS
Black Elderberry Bock
STYLE: Bock with Black Elderberry
Blended from a selection of well matured Mussel Inn ales based around a special aged barrel of farmhouse manuka beer.
This lager displays all the regular attributes of this style although the addition of black elderberries imparts similar flavours to blackcurrant. It has some great underlying rich malt flavours balanced with a crisp clean bitterness.
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NAIL BREWING Copper Hopper
ORIGIN: ABV: WA 6% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Hoppy Red Ale
Red in colour, hoppy and balanced in flavour. Brewed for a beer lover’s mouth.
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ORIGIN: ABV: WA 8.9% 3 TOKENS
RED DUCK
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 6.1% 3 TOKENS
Forsaken
STYLE: Red Saison/ Japanese Brown Ale
Made with dark malts, red, black and white rice, oats, roast wattle seeds and Nori seaweed, and fermented using a Sake yeast. Expect lifted roasty aromas, moderate complexity and a very tasty dark brown ale. STYLE: Barrel Aged Strong Ale
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RED HILL BREWERY
Wee Heavy Double Barrel Aged Scotch Ale
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 10% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: Strong Scotch Ale
Strengthened with extra Abbey Malts, Belgian Candi, the addition of orange bitters and cherry then oak aged in whisky barrels, this is Naked Monkey’s version of the classic ‘Old Fashion’ cocktail.
Soft yet strong malt character with toffee and caramel notes, hints of whisky and wood characters. At 10% ABV, it’s just warming enough to curl your toes!
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Triple Wood Knot Brown
ORIGIN: ABV: NORWAY 10% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: Brown Ale
RED ISLAND BREWING CO Quiet Deeds Vanilla Porter
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 5.9% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Porter
Rich, full bodied, malty, caramel, chocolate, dried fruits, coffee, leather, vanilla and biscuity. Got it?
A delicious blend of dark chocolate and coffee flavours with a soft rounded vanilla character.
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Black Sabbath
ORIGIN: ABV: STYLE: NZ 11% Black Barley Wine 2 TOKENS (1/2 SERVE)
RENAISSANCE BREWING ORIGIN: NZ Renaissance Export Pilsner
4 TOKENS
ABV: 4.3%
STYLE: New World NZ Hoppy Pilsner
Inspired by a famous John Reid-built Kiwi hot rod, there’s an elemental darkness at the heart of this massive black barley and rye wine. You can feel it wafting rich, dark fruit up from the glass with powerful overtones of tobacco and bourbon. Only available as a taster or half-fill of your festival glass.
This is a hopped up version of Renaissance’s Paradox Pilsner using a blend of Kiwi hops.
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DevilBird
ORIGIN: ABV: NZ 8.4% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Golden and complex, featuring hints of fruit, spice and all things nice. ParrotDog’s very first crack at a Belgian-styled beer.
EASIER DRINKING
RIVERSIDE BREWING CO ORIGIN: NSW Othello’s Curse
3 TOKENS
ABV: 9%
STYLE: Imperial Black IPA (India Pale Ale)
Othello’s Curse display’s a beautiful dark hue with a light tan head and a slightly roasted hoppy nose. In true Riverside style this beer has an assertive American hop profile balanced out with smooth roasted malts.
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ROCKS BREWING CO The Pickpocket
ORIGIN:
ABV:
STYLE:
NSW 3 TOKENS
5%
Apricot Wheat Beer
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SIERRA NEVADA BREWING CO Koalafornia Dreamin’
ORIGIN:
ABV:
USA 7.5% 3 TOKENS
Inspired by the apricot-based-sly-grog peddling delinquents of the early colony, this apricot-spiked brew will steal your wallet, leaving nothing behind but the tartness of wheat malt and slug of apricot flavour.
An American Brown Ale with a solid malt backbone and a whole-cone hop punch. (Brewed at the Sierra Nevada Beer Camp #120)
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SIDESHOW BREWING Sideshow Sally
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 4.7% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Blonde Ale
This is brewed with zesty hints of orange, grapefruit and lemon giving a spectacular pungent aromatic flavour which will jolt your taste buds to whimsical limits.
SIX STRING BREWING CO Arabesque
ORIGIN: ABV: NSW 6% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Imperial Brown Ale
STYLE: Rye Amber Pilsner
A clean, crisp lager with creamy off-white head and accentuating the stronger characteristics of a Bohemian Pilsner and European Amber Lager with a rye twist. A rounded bitterness and floral bouquet from Saaz hop additions.
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SIXPOINT BREWERY 150% Citrus
ORIGIN: ABV: USA 7.5% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: Extra Super Special Hoppy IPA
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TUATARA BREWERY LO-FI
ORIGIN: ABV: NZ 2.9% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: American Pale Ale (APA)
An American hopped India Pale Ale (IPA) made using a variety of American hops with multiple late stage flavour additions to the boil.
This is the smaller twin of the well hopped American Pale Ale (think Danny DeVito to Arnold Schwarzenegger). Rich, full bodied and loud enough to demand your attention. A full fruity herbacious APA nose and at 2.9% you may just stay awake past 7pm.
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SOUTHERN BAY BREWING CO Smokin’ Pope IV
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 5.5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: American Brown Ale
TWO BIRDS BREWING Sesame Snap-chat
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 5.5% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Brown Ale
An American Brown Ale with a whiff of smoke, a touch of sour and a fruit salad bowl of hops. This beer treads the tight rope trying to find that perfect balance between some big players while the yeast takes a back seat.
Brewer Jayne Lewis actually wrote the recipe and brewed this beer in a dream and now they’ve turned it into reality! It is inspired from Sesame Snaps so exhibits honey and caramel notes with a healthy does of sesame seeds.
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VAN DIEMAN BREWING
ORIGIN:
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WAYWARD BREWING CO
ORIGIN: ABV: NSW 8.5% 3 TOKENS
STILLWATER ARTISANAL ALES She’ll Be Right
ORIGIN: ABV: USA 6% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: Hoppy Brett F’nted Farmhouse Ale
This European-style Farmhouse Ale has been fermented with multiple strains of brettanomyces and loaded with Simcoe, Centennial, and Columbus hops.
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TEMPLE BREWING CO Scarlet Super
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 4% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Fruit Lambic
This is a super-charged extension of Temple’s popular Scarlet Sour. It has an earthy dry acidity and the fruity cranberry tartness is balanced by floral characteristics. It is mouth puckeringly delicious.
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THORNBRIDGE BREWERY Valravn
ORIGIN: ABV: UK 8.8% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: Imperial Black India Pale Ale (IPA)
TAS
ABV: 5%
STYLE: Flanders Red Ale
Ned’s Red 3 TOKENS A complex, sour, red wine-like oak aged Belgian-style ale. Deceivingly light and crisp on the palate although a somewhat sweet finish, medium astringency (like a well-aged red wine) and a prickly acidity.
Chockywocky Dopplebocky
STYLE: Sour Cherry Smoked Cacao Dopplebock
This oak-aged Doppelbock sounds innocent enough, maybe even a bit silly, luring you in with promises of velvety smooth, smokey cacao layered over a rich dark malt backbone balanced by tart sour cherry and notes of vanilla from the bourbon infused oak. But don’t let it sneak up on you.
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WHITE RABBIT BREWERY Jetcow
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 7% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Belgian India Pale Ale (IPA)
The Big Brother to the award wining Black IPA (India Pale Ale) ‘Wild Raven’, this is a balanced perfection of the complex blend of hops and malts.
Lots of hops, Belgian yeast, open ferment, maybe some spices and plenty of malty goodness from this Healesville brewery.
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THUNDER ROAD BREWING CO Saison Japon
ORIGIN: VIC 3 TOKEN
ABV: 5.8%
STYLE: Saison
WIG & PEN BREWERY Fish Fingers and Custard
ORIGIN: ABV: ACT 6% 3 TOKENS
STYLE: Wee Heavy
A collaboration between Tokyo-born master cocktail alchemist Yoshi Kurasawa and TRB. Infused with Japanese botanicals, this combines European complexity and finesse with the four traditional Japanese flavour essentials of Konbu, Shiso, Yuzu and Ume.
A copper-coloured, sweet Scottish Ale with a slight smoky flavour from the traditional Scottish yeast and a dry finish from roasted barley. CASK BEER
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TO Øl
ORIGIN:
Shamelessly Barrel Aged
DENMARK
ABV: 10%
4 TOKENS
STYLE: Belgian Strong Ale aged in oak barrels
YEASTIE BOYS
The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch
ORIGIN: ABV: NZ 4.2% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: Mild Ale
A Shameless favourite made more complex and delicious through the oak aging process.
These guys won the People’s Choice Best Festival Beer of GABS 2012 with their Gunnamatta IPA. This year they are encouraging us to dive naked into this dark and sexy steamy south-east Asian Barbecue. Tropical fruit, heat, smoke and spice... all things nice. A probiotic and gluten-reduced ale!
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TOWNSHEND BREWERY Union Square
ORIGIN: ABV: NZ 5.5% 4 TOKENS
STYLE: UK style Extra Special Bitter (ESB)
A rich, malty Extra Special Bitter (ESB) made with the UK’s finest malts and Organic Pacific Gem hops from New Zealand.
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TRUE SOUTH Spicemarket
ORIGIN: ABV: VIC 6.2% 3 TOKENS
YOUNG HENRY’S BREWERY Mothers Ruin
ORIGIN: ABV: NSW 6.5% 3 TOKENS
A maple coloured Rye Ale inspired by genever with a nod to modern Australian gin botanicals featuring natives, exotics and, of course, juniper berry. These spices are married with the unique flavour and aroma of Australian grown Enigma hops.
STYLE: Sri Lankan Spiced Witbier
A zippy citrus Belgian style Witbier spiced with a traditional Sri Lankan curry blend, coriander, cumin, chilli, coconut and lime rind.
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