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lmost four and a half years ago, we held the first ever GABS at The Local Taphouses, our craft beer venues in Melbourne and Sydney, to celebrate the diversity of beer in a unique way. To think that some international brewers now consider it to be one of the best beer festivals in the world is both humbling and incredibly exciting. That hasn’t stopped us from trying to make the GABS experience even better and this year we have lots to get excited about, not least that GABS is heading to Sydney for the first time. Ticket prices are now better value than ever with our new Beer Buddy tickets less than $30 (plus booking fee). So where do you start at GABS? How about grabbing one of our famous tasting paddles or the Coopers Festival Glass and enjoy some of the 300 beers available, including 118 ‘Festival Beers’ made especially for the event by brilliant brewers from Australia, NZ, Japan, Italy and England. There are more brewery stands in the Dan Murphy’s Market Place than ever before with dozens of exciting and fun events scheduled. Make sure you explore the Taste New Zealand area showcasing a range of beers from the best breweries across the ditch. Our food offering takes another step up with more renowned restaurants like Three Blue Ducks and LP Meats (Sydney) and Meat Mother, Uncle and B’Stilla (Melbourne) having food stands. Two education areas will now feature – The Local Taphouse 'Craft Beer College' with brewer panel discussions and masterclasses hosted by Pete Mitcham, and Steel 'Adventures in Craft' with Kirrily Waldhorn, the Beer Diva, focusing on beer and food, as well as fun ‘out there’ and unexpected beer experiences. The new Little Creatures Carnival sees entertainers and circus performers roving the festival hall along with spectacular shows in the Carnival Circle with some performances even matched with Little Creatures beers! Along with a range of fun games to play, the KegStar table tennis ‘Kegaseum’ will see brewers take on beer fans in a round robin competition for bragging rights. The Triple M Dr Dan Bar will showcase 10 different styles of beer selected from The Local Taphouse’s hugely popular annual beer poll. We have also been working on cool tools to help you decide which beers to sample and which beer and food pairings to try. The best place to discover all of these exciting elements will be the 2015 GABS Official Apps. If that’s not enough, we’re again teaming up with some of the best craft beer venues, bottle shops and cellar doors to help continue your beer journey with some fantastic value offers to be redeemed using your GABS Craft Beer Passport.

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So where do you start at GABS? How about grabbing one of our famous tasting paddles or the Coopers Festival Glass and enjoy some of the 300 beers available... Finally, don’t forget to vote in the Beer & Brewer People’s Choice Best Festival Beer of GABS poll! Our entire team of staff and volunteers are doing everything we can to make sure that you have the best beer experience possible. Enjoy yourselves and please drink responsibly. Cheers!

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FESTIVAL INFO STRAPLINE SESSIONS

OTHER DRINKS

MELBOURNE Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5

Fri, May 22 Fri, May 22 Sat, May 23 Sat, May 23 Sun, May 24

12pm - 5pm 6.30pm - 11.30pm 12pm - 5pm 6.30pm - 11.30pm 12pm - 5pm

SYDNEY Session 1 Session 2

Sat, May 30 Sat, May 30

12pm - 5pm 6.30pm - 11.30pm

Wine, cider and non-alcoholic drinks will be sold at some exhibitor and food stands. Free water is available at hydration stations located near Containers A and B.

BEER & BREWER PEOPLE’S CHOICE BEST FESTIVAL BEER OF GABS Vote for your favourite festival beer of GABS 2015 and one lucky voter will win three cases of craft beer. You can vote on the GABS Official Apps, at gabsfestival. com.au/awards or at the Beer & Brewer stand. The People’s Choice Best Festival Beer of GABS will be announced at the end of the second session of GABS Sydney (May 30) as well as on social media.

TICKETS Tickets can be purchased from gabsfestival.com.au. PRESALE TICKETS Single Tickets Ticket Only $35 Ticket & Tokens (inc. $20 worth of tokens) $54 ‘Beer Buddy’ Group Tickets Beer Buddy 5+ (10% off single ticket prices) $31.50 per ticket price for 5-9 people Beer Buddy 10+ (15% off single ticket prices) $29.75 per ticket price for 10 or more people Season Passes (Ticket to all sessions) Season Pass (Melbourne - 5 sessions) $85 Season Pass (Sydney - 2 sessions) $55 AT DOOR Ticket Only $43 Ticket & Tokens (inc. $20 worth of tokens) $63 All tickets include a Coopers Festival Glass, a GABS Craft Beer Passport (worth more than $500) and a Guide. They exclude booking fee and credit card charges.

ENTRY PROCEDURES Melbourne - entry is via the Nicholson Street entrance to the Royal Exhibition Building. Sydney - entry to the Exhibition Hall is via the Bay 8 Locomotive Street entrance in the Australian Technology Park. As this is a licensed event, ensure you can provide photo ID on request. The event organisers also reserve the right to check bags or refuse entry.

TOKENS All drink and food purchases at GABS can only be made using official GABS tokens. Each token is worth $2. Tokens are available for sale from the Token Booths (with cash or card) or from Token Sellers roaming the festival hall (cash only). Please note that surplus tokens are not refundable.

FOOD MARKET GABS OFFICIAL APP The GABS Official App has a stack of information about all the beers at the event and tools to help you choose which beers suit your palate and expectation. There is even a Paddle Planner! The App also suggests great beer and food pairings and contains the full schedule of what’s going on during the festival.

TASTING PADDLES With so many incredible beers on offer, sampling is the most popular pastime at GABS. While 85ml individual tasters are available to purchase for just 1 token ($2), tasting paddles allow you to purchase up to five different tasters at a time. To help bar staff, please mark the beer numbers on the paddle in chronological order with the chalk provided before you reach the bar for service. Only beers available within a given bar section can be purchased at that section so plan ahead to avoid frustration.

COOPERS FESTIVAL GLASS At some point you will certainly find a favourite beer. Rinse your Coopers Festival Glass and order a fill at the main bars or the Dan Murphy Market Place stands. Please hang on to your glass as you will only receive one. Replacement glasses can be purchased from the Merchandise Stalls.

FESTIVAL BEERS One of the unique highlights of GABS is the Festival Beers brewed by leading Australian and international breweries. Brewers can submit any beer they like as long as they’ve never brewed it before. Some choose to brew in a traditional style, perhaps with a twist, while others use exotic ingredients and brewing processes to come up with something highly creative.

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Renowned local restaurants feature at the GABS Food Market including Three Blue Ducks, Cornersmith, Veggie Patch, Mary’s and LP Meats in Sydney and Uncle, Milk the Cow, Huxtaburger, Mr Claws, B’Stilla and Meat Mother in Melbourne. Make sure you try some of the suggested beer and food pairings (see page 16).

GAMES There are again plenty of fun games for you to play including table tennis, ten pin bowling, corn-hole, Giant Jenga, and Beer Twister so get involved!

PADDLE ART Why not build something fun out of tasting paddles (in the designated area) or use the chalk provided to get creative with your paddle? Take a photo, post on social media with @gabsfestival, #paddleart and #gabs2015 and you could win a cool prize.

2015 CRAFT BEER PASSPORT When entering GABS, every person will receive the 2015 GABS Craft Beer Passport to continue their craft beer journey after the event. The passport contains more than $500 worth of offers at Victoria and New South Wales’ best craft beer bars, breweries and stores.

SMOKING Smoking is not permitted anywhere within the festival hall. Smokers are asked to smoke outside the main entrance and to one side. Passouts are available from a GABS security guard inside the main entrance.

STAFF & VOLUNTEERS GABS staff and volunteers will be wearing GABS t-shirts and are easy to identify.

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DAN MURPHY’S MARKET PLACE The Dan Murphy’s Market Place is where dozens of great breweries (and cideries) showcase their regular range. Many also host excellent events at their stands and you can check out the full schedule in the GABS Official Apps or on signage around the venue.

TASTE NEW ZEALAND This new area of the Market Place ensures you can sample a variety of beers from the best breweries in New Zealand.

CASK ALE BAR A selection of leading Australian craft breweries are putting one of their beers in a traditional cask (as opposed to a keg) and perhaps adding additional or different ingredients. Cask ales result in a gentler level of carbonation, a rounder mouthfeel and often a slightly more complex flavour and aromatic profile.

THE LOCAL TAPHOUSE ‘CRAFT BEER COLLEGE’ WITH PETE MITCHAM Hosted by beer personality, Pete Mitcham (aka Prof Pilsner), and presented by The Local Taphouse, the Craft Beer College features a diverse range of educational seminars Pete Mitcham including the popular ‘Q & Ales’ where a panel of brewers discuss their festival beers. Free samples are provided! The full programme can be found on the GABS Official Apps, around the venue and outside the Craft Beer College. Entry is strictly first come, first served.

LITTLE CREATURES CARNIVAL Inspired by fellow free-thinking and creative folk, the Little Creatures Carnival is coming to GABS. Popping up in the Little Creatures Carnival Circle will

be mystery carnival acts perfectly matched to Little Creatures beers.

TRIPLE M DR DAN BAR The Triple M Dr Dan Bar will be showcasing 10 different styles of craft beer selected from The Local Taphouse’s hugely popular annual 'beers of the year' poll. The featured breweries include Feral (WA), 4 Pines (NSW), Two Birds (VIC), KAIJU! Beer (VIC), Modus Operandi (NSW), Holgate (VIC), Stone & Wood (NSW), Little Creatures (VIC), White Rabbit (VIC), Bridge Road (VIC) and Thirsty Crow (NSW). Drop by for a tasting paddle!

GABS is proudly part of Melbourne's Good Beer Week (GBW) which celebrates its fifth anniversary in 2015. It has grown from an idea conceived over beers at a Melbourne bar in February 2011 to a festival spanning 250 events across 180 venues that attracts brewers and beer lovers from near and far. Its aim from day one has been to entertain, inspire and educate people about the wonderful world of beer and shine a spotlight on the brewers, venues and individuals that make the colourful contemporary beer scene so exciting. The result has been four years of ever bigger, more creative and more diverse programming, always shot through with a sense of joyous celebration and community that spreads beyond the participating venues in Melbourne and Victoria.

FUN & GAMES There is so much more to GABS than beer so make sure you play some of the fun games around the venue with your friends… or complete strangers! This year the block-stacking, stackGiant Jenga crashing game of Giant Jenga is back and will surely draw crowds. Or strike out at the new twin GABS ten pin bowling lanes. But certainly try Beer Twister, the GABS game that ties you up in knots and get you in a twist. Spin the spinner and make your move. Will it be Saison, Framboise, Brown Ale or Stout? The last person standing wins!

FB*PROPAK BREWERY EXHIBIT For stainless steel fans, it doesn’t get much better than this gleaming display of the finest Italian-made brewing equipment along with a helpful explanation of the brewing process (Melbourne only).

KEGSTAR KEGASEUM Table tennis is back but this year Kegstar wanted to raise the bar. So drop by the Kegaseum for a casual game or enter the fun Brewer vs. Beer Fan round robin competition each session.

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The Good Beer College at Little Creatures Dining Hall during last year’s Good Beer Week. Image credit Aaron Huang

As in previous years, GBW has split its events into five ‘streams’ in 2015 to make it easier for attendees to plan their ideal adventure. They are Beer 101, Beer Lover, Beer Geek, Foodie and Good Times. Between them they offer chances for people to enjoy and learn about beer everywhere from Pentridge Prison to Vue de Monde with comedy, live music, warehouse parties and much more on the lineup too. This year the ‘Festival Hub’ moves to the heart of Melbourne to Beer DeLuxe to put good beer in front of an even wider audience. Like the conversation that sparked GBW, the very first GABS – when the A stood for Australian – also took place in February 2011. It’s quite remarkable how far both have come since. goodbeerweek.com.au

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DAN MURPHY’S BEER NAVIGATOR Beers come in all shades, flavours, strengths and consistencies, from the light, floral notes of a wheat beer all the way to the ultra-hoppy flavours of an India pale ale. This chart is a guide to help you discover everything that beer has to offer.

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‘Natural conditioning’ or ‘bottle fermenting’ is a traditional brewing technique, in which beers undergo a secondary fermentation after the beer has been bottled or kegged. While there are only a few breweries that still take the time to do this, natural conditioning extends the beer’s shelf life, helps to enhance its flavour and eliminates the need for preservatives or additives. STEP 1 – ADDING THE YEAST Once bottled or kegged, extra yeast is added to begin the natural conditioning process

STEP 2 – CONDITIONING CELLAR The ales are held in cellar conditions for two weeks at ambient temperature while the bottle fermentation takes place.

STEP 4 – THE SEDIMENT Once fermentation process is complete, the yeast falls to the bottom of the bottle or keg leaving fine sediment. When that happens we know the beer is ready to be enjoyed. This is why Coopers’ ales and stouts have a ‘best after’ rather than a ‘best before’ date.

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STEP 3 – BOTTLE/ KEG FERMENTING Yeast eats away at the remaining sugars in the beer creating alcohol and CO2. As the CO2 is trapped it naturally carbonates the beer and displaces the remaining oxygen. This maintains the beer’s integrity and removes the need for additives and preservatives.

STEP 5 – ROLLING Coopers encourages people to roll their bottle or agitate the kegs before serving the beer. This helps move the sediment through the beer, enhancing its flavour and giving it that signature, cloudy appearance.

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INGREDIENTS OF BEER So what makes beer, beer? Very simply beer is made from four basic ingredients; hops, malt, water and yeast. 1. HOPS Hops, formally known as Humulus Lupulus, are vine-like plants that act as the seasoning (balancing malt sweetness) for beer and deliver bitterness, aroma and flavour. During the annual hop harvest, hop flowers are picked off the vine, dried and then used in the brewing process. The intensity of the bitterness to the beer depends on when the hops are added in the brew cycle and the amount used. Added early they will increase the bitterness but decrease the aroma, added later will have the opposite effect. Little Creatures sources a seasonal range of specialty hops from the US, Victoria, Tasmania and New Zealand to achieve a variety of unique aromatic and bittering characters in its beers. So dedicated to sourcing the freshest, highest quality whole hop cones, Little Creatures set up a customs port at Fremantle Harbour to receive these beauties direct and throw them straight into their beer. To get the most out of these precious hops, Little Creatures installed a hopback, which is like an enormous hop tea bag that elicits delicious flavours and aromas into their beer. Little Creatures and White Rabbit are the only breweries in Australia to have this special piece of equipment… and they make the most of it. Little Creatures also takes yearly pilgrimages to the States to select the best and freshest hops from the northern hemisphere harvest. Check out brewer Dan’s hop pilgrimage tour notes on the right.

2. MALT Malting is the partial germination and kilning of a grain, most commonly barley and in some cases wheat, rye, or other grains. Malt starch is converted into soluble sugar during the brewing process – producing

aqueous malt extract or wort. This wort fuels the fermentation process, giving malt its nickname; “the engine room of beer”. Malt gives different flavour, colour and body to the beer depending on the style of malt used. The length, moisture content and degree of roasting (temperature) determine the colour of a beer. Little Creatures quite often mixes different malts and sources specialty malts to obtain varying degrees of colour and flavour. Malt derived proteins also contribute to the formation of the head when you pour a beer.

3. WATER Water, by volume, is the main ingredient in beer. Little Creatures uses local tap water that then goes through a serious filtration process to strip the water right back. They then add stylised salt additions depending on the beer style they’re using it for; keeping in mind the salt profile can greatly affect the perceived flavour of a beer.

4. YEAST Yeast is a single-celled organism that consumes simple sugars and converts them into alcohol and CO2. This unicellular fungus is the essential ingredient in order for the beer to go through a fermentation process and turn the hopped wort (the hoppy, sugary liquid extracted from the brewing process) into beer. Brewers’ yeast can be roughly segmented into two groups, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a top fermenting yeast, which works at warmer temperatures creating ales, and Saccharomyces uvarum, a bottom fermenting yeast, which works at lower temperatures, for lager beers. Different types of yeast can also affect the flavour of beer, either by accentuating the existing flavour or by adding spicy, fruity tones.

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Ever wondered where the team at Little Creatures source their hops? Back in September, brewer Dan headed off for his annual trip to the USA. This is his story… "Every year we buy some of our hops from the USA. They are grown in the Yakima Valley and Willamette Valley where the climate is ideal for hop growing. There are hundreds of farmers growing hundreds of different varieties of hops. With any farming or raw material production there can be factors that influence the quality of a farmer’s crop. Therefore you have some farmers with sensational hops and some with poor crops... and everything in between. Many brewers around the world descend on the Valleys. In essence, breweries have a hop contract with the supplier, and you let them know when you’re coming to choose your hops. They set up the selection process and you select the best hops you can. There are also lots of breweries that send a selector, however some don’t send anyone and they get what they are given. Little Creatures is all about making the best beer we can, so we try to get the best hops available and that’s why we will always send someone to make that choice. What’s important to remember is that if you are given or you select inferior hops you have to use them until the next season, so you need to be obsessively critical in order to ensure you’ve secured your fair share of gold... greeny yellowish aromatic gold that is."

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HOW TO TASTE BEER Whether you are a seasoned beer taster or a novice, these tips from Australian Beer Company’s head brewer Andy Mitchell will help you fake it and make it during GABS. As with any tasting experience, it all comes down to the senses. Look, smell, taste, feel – you can even listen to the bubbles if you wish – or perhaps it’s better to just listen to the brewer.

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nce the beer is in a clear glass, give it a O good look. Hold the glass in front of you and pay attention to its colour. Pay attention to its consistency, colour and the head on the beer. Don’t hold the beer to a light, as the colour of the light will interfere with the real look and colour of the beer.

SWIRL

ently agitating your beer in the glass allows G the smells trapped in the beer to escape. This prepares the beer for the next step. Swirling the beer also helps you see the colour and head retention, or how well the head on the beer stays in one piece – this head also traps some of the aromas for you to taste. The emphasis is on gently. Don’t go splashing everyone around you. That is the best way to lose friends quickly.

TASTE

t this point, you should be noting the A consistency of the beer in your mouth (called mouthfeel) as well as some of the basic flavours in the beer. Take a small sip of the beer. Remember that you are trying to experience the beer, not down it like at a party. Swish the beer around in your mouth so all your tastebuds get their turn with it. Don’t guzzle, scull, or drink out of a shoe.

SNIFF

FEEL

hile the beer is still in your mouth, breathe W out through your nose. This action, called retro-olfaction, will be similar to your initial smell of the beer, but should be slightly different due to the temperature difference of the beer. At this point, notice the different flavours of the beer, including sweetness, bitterness and acidity/tartness.

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ost of what you experience when you taste M something is smell. Don’t believe us? Hold your nose and taste something. Then taste it again normally. You will notice a huge difference. Take a deep sniff of the beer to fill your nose with its aroma. This will give you a basic idea of the smell and the taste before you drink it. Sniff but don’t inhale the beer through your nose. You’re bound to choke and make a scene and no one wants that!

OVERALL IMPRESSION

ow does this beer make you feel? Do you H want to drink it at the beach with a salty mouth? Would it taste delicious with dessert? When do you want to drink this and do you want to take it home with you? It’s not just the beer making an impression on you. You are making an impression on the beer. Treat it with respect. Enjoy it. Savour it.

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A FOOD & BEER ADVENTURE Whether it’s oysters with Russian Imperial Stout, a spicy Indian curry with a hoppy India Pale Ale, a board of stinky cheeses with a delicious Saison, or simply a refreshing Lager with some fish and chips, a good beer and food pairing creates delicious, glutinous memories. Matching food with beer not only showcases the complexity of a truly great beer but can lift a dish to another level of enjoyment. Food and beer matching has never been

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more popular as chefs and punters discover the incredible potential of beer as a drink pairing. Part of beer’s magic is that you can add pretty much anything during the brewing process to create a one of a kind brew full of complex layers of flavour. It is this flexibility that lends beer to some spectacular and unique food and beer experiences. While beer may not be as ‘fine’ as wine, this incredible nectar can often handle more when it comes to food matching.

STEEL ‘ADVENTURES IN CRAFT’ ROAST Flavour: Deep and dark with a rich mouthfeel; coffee and cocoa flavours Notable styles: Imperial Stout, Porter, American Brown Ale, Black IPA Food Match: Barbequed meats, seafood, dessert

SMOKE

Flavour: Light, clean, refreshing Notable styles: Pilsner, Wheat Ale, Helles Lager Food Match: Spicy cuisines, light seafood, salads

Flavour: Dramatic and smoky from malt smoked by fire or oak barrels Notable styles: Smoked Porter, Rauchbier, Smoked Beer Food Match: Sausages, game meats, raw fish

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FRUIT & SPICE

Flavour: Pronounced bitterness and/or hop aroma Notable styles: Pale Ale, India Pale Ales, Amber/Red Ale, Ordinary Bitter Food Match: Fried foods, hard cheeses, spicy Indian food

Flavour: Fruit and/or spice characteristics Notable styles: Hefeweizen, Witbier, Saison, Dubbel, Belgian Blond Ale Food Match: Crustaceans, cured meats, spicy food

MALT Flavour: Sweet, nutty, toffee, toast, bready, caramel, dark fruit Notable styles: Dark Lager, Scottish Ale, Barleywine, Doppelbock Food Match: Cured meats, blue cheese, pizza

TART & FUNKY Flavour: Rustic, earthy, winey. Lightly acidic to very funky and sour Notable styles: Gueuze, Lambic, Flanders Red Ale, Berliner Weissbier Food Match: Game meats, stinky cheeses, oysters, fruit desserts

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At Steel ‘Adventures in Craft’ Beer Diva, Kirrily Waldhorn, will explore beer and food matching through a series of free, fun-filled seminars. Find out why celebrity chefs love craft beer so much, experience the art of beer gastronomy at its best and expect the unexpected. The interactive beer-centric sessions will see you roll up your sleeves (and occasionally be blindfolded) and immerse yourself in the world of beer. Check out the programme on the GABS Official Apps or outside the Craft Beer College. Entry is on a strictly first come, first served basis so make sure you don’t miss out!

2015 GABS OFFICIAL APP The 2015 GABS Official App is bigger and better this year! On the App, you will be able to sort the beer lists in a variety of helpful ways. Each beer will also have suggested food pairings to try so whatever your beer or food dish, there is always something to enhance the experience if you wish!

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The Local Taphouse’s Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers of the Year poll began as a bit of fun for staff and customers at their leading beer venues in Melbourne and Sydney in 2008. Now proudly supported by Crafty Pint and Australian Brews News, the annual poll attracts thousands of beer lovers who vote for their favourite Australian craft beers of the year. On Australia Day, the results are counted down at The Local Taphouses in Sydney and Melbourne, dozens of Official Venues around the country, websites and podcasts.

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Here are the Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers of 2014, which include an incredible seven for previous GABS beers. beers made especially for previous GABS. Look for this symbol

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Feral Brewing Company - Hop Hog - Pale Ale (American)

34. Hawthorn Brewing - Pale Ale - Pale Ale (American)

Stone & Wood Brewing Co - Pacific Ale - Pale Ale (Australian)

35. Mismatch Brewing Company - Archie’s Red Ale - Amber Ale (USA)

4 Pines Brewing Company - Pale Ale - Pale Ale (American)

36. La Sirène Brewing - Cherie Kriek - Fruit Lambic

Little Creatures - Pale Ale - Pale Ale (American)

37. Mismatch Brewing Company - Session Ale Pale Ale (Australian)

La Sirène Brewing - Belgian Praline - Belgian Specialty Ale

38. Bacchus Brewing Co - Sex, Drugs & Rocky Road – Porter

Riverside Brewing Co. - 777 IIPA - Double IPA

Mountain Goat Brewery - Summer Ale - Pale Ale (Australian)

39. Mornington Peninsula Brewery - Imperial Stout - Russian Imperial Stout

Fortitude Brewing Company - Noisy Minor Anzus IPA

Bridge Road Brewers - Beechworth Pale Ale

10. 4 Pines Brewing Company - Kolsch - Kölsch 11. Fortitude Brewing Company - Original Golden Ale - Pale Ale (Australian) 12. KAIJU! Beer - Where Strides the Behemoth Specialty IPA 13. Two Birds Brewing - Taco Beer - Specialty Beer 14. Fortitude Brewing Company - Noisy Minor Admiral Ackbar - Specialty Beer 15. Modus Operandi Brewing Co - The Former Tenant Red IPA - IPA (American) 16. Mash Brewing - Copy Cat - IPA (American) 17. Riverside Brewing Co. - 77 IPA - IPA (American) 18. Mountain Goat Brewery - The Delmont - IPA (American)

40. Shenanigans Brewing - Winston - Pale Ale (American) 41. Two Birds Brewing - Bantam IPA - IPA (American) 42. Mountain Goat Brewery - India Red Ale - IPA (American) 43. Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel - Three Sheets Pale 44. Malt Shovel Brewery - Hop Thief - Pale Ale (American)

67. Boatrocker Brewing Co - Ramjet - Imperial Stout 68. Nail Brewing Australia - Red Ale - Amber Ale (USA) 69. BrewCult - Hop Zone Session IPA 70. La Sirène Brewing - Wild Saison - Saison 71. Malt Shovel Brewery - The Chancer - Blonde/ Golden Ale 72. Mornington Peninsula Brewery - Pale Ale Pale Ale (American) 73. Holgate Brewhouse - Mt. Macedon Pale Ale Pale Ale (American) 74. Brew Boys - Hoppapotamus - Pale Ale (American) 75. Young Henrys Brewing Company - Newtowner - Pale Ale (Australian) 76. Bridge Road Brewers - Bling Bling - Imperial IPA 77. Stone & Wood Brewing Co - Garden Ale - Pale Ale (Australian) 78. 2 Brothers Brewery - Grizz - Amber Ale (USA) 79. NAIL Brewing - Hughe Dunn - Brown Ale 80. Stone and Wood Brewing Co - Stone Beer Specialty Beer

45. Bridge Road Brewers - Bling IPA 46. KAIJU! Beer - Aftermath - Double IPA 47. Stone & Wood Brewing Co - Jasper Ale - Old Ale 48. Hargreaves Hill Brewing Company - ESB 49. 4 Hearts Brewing - Pale Ale - Pale Ale (American)

81. Little Creatures - Rogers - Amber Ale (USA) 82. Odyssey Tavern & Brewery - Calypso Pale Ale 83. Murrays Craft Brewing Co - Angry Man Pale Ale - Pale Ale (American) 84. Feral Brewing - Sly Fox - Blonde Ale

50. Mornington Peninsula Brewery - IPA - IPA (American)

85. White Rabbit Brewery - Pale Ale - Pale Ale (Belgian)

51. Little Creatures - Bright Ale

86. Moon Dog - Jumping the Shark 2014 Specialty Beer

19. KAIJU! Beer - Hopped Out Red - Amber Ale (USA)

52. Mountain Goat Brewery - Hightail Ale - Best Bitter

20. Prancing Pony Brewery - India Red Ale - IPA (American)

53. 4 Pines Brewing Company - Extra Special Bitter - ESB (Extra Special Bitter)

21. Thirsty Crow - Vanilla Milk Stout

54. Burleigh Brewing Company - 28 Pale Ale Pale Ale (American)

89. Ekim Brewing Co - After Battle Pale - Pale Ale (American)

55. Malt Shovel Brewery - 150 Lashes - Pale Ale (American)

90. Holgate Brewhouse - Hopinator - IPA (American)

56. La Sirène Brewing - Saison - Saison

91. Stone & Wood Brewing Co - Lager - Munich Helles

22. Feral Brewing Company - Barrique O Karma Pale Ale (American) 23. Stone & Wood Brewing Co - Cloud Catcher Pale Ale (Australian) 24. White Rabbit Brewery - Dark Ale 25. Matilda Bay Brewing Company - Fat Yak Pale Ale (American) 26. Mountain Goat Brewery - Steam Ale - Pale Ale (Australian)

57. Moon Dog - Black Lung IV - Smoked Beer (non Rauchbier) 58. Two Birds Brewing - Golden Ale - Pale Ale (Australian) 59. 2 Brothers Brewery - Growler - Brown Ale (USA)

27. Two Birds Brewing - Sunset Ale - Amber Ale (USA)

60. Holgate Brewhouse - Road Trip - IPA (American)

28. Coopers - Pale Ale

61. Vale Brewing - Vale IPA

29. KAIJU! Beer - Metamorphosis - IPA (American)

62. Six String Brewing Company - Dark Red India Pale Ale

30. Little Creatures - IPA - IPA (American)

88. Coopers - Sparkling Ale

92. Modus Operandi Brewing Co - Zoo Feeder IPA - IPA (American) 93. Australian Brewery - Pale Ale 94. Prancing Pony Brewery - Pale Ale - Pale Ale (Australian) 95. All Inn Brewing - Pocahontas American IPA

31. Holgate Brewhouse - Temptress - Porter

63. Boatrocker Brewing Co - Hop Bomb IPA

32. Mountain Goat Brewery - Fancy Pants Amber Ale (USA)

64. Nail Brewing Australia - Clout Stout 65. Vale Brewing - Vale Ale

33. Feral Brewing Company - Watermelon Warhead - Pale Ale (American)

66. Kooinda Boutique Brewery - Black IPA aka Full Nelson - Specialty IPA

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87. Feral Brewing Company - B.F.H. (Barrel Fermented Hog) - Pale Ale (American)

96. BrewCult - Can’t Fight The Funk - IPA (American) 97. Feral Brewing Company - Tusk - IPA (American) 98. Mountain Goat Brewery - India Pale Ale - IPA (American) 99. 2 Brothers Brewery - Crème Caramel – Eisbock 100. Wolf of the Willows - XPA - Extra Pale Ale Pale Ale (American)

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GABS 2015  MELBOURNE STRAPLINE

FOOD MARKET

GROUND FLOOR KEGSTAR TABLE TENNIS KEGASEUM

36 ABCo

Coopers 49

GABS TEN PIN BOWLING LANES

CONTAINER A

DAN MURPHY’S MARKET PLACE 22

DAN MURPHY’S MARKET PLA

LITTLE CREATURES CARNIVAL CIRCLE

SERVING BEERS 1-60 21

Little Creatures

Matilda Bay

SILENT DISCO

TOKENS & MERCH

ATMS

TOKENS

WATER STATIONS

FOOD MARKET

CONTAINER BAR

SILENT DISCO

FUN AND GAMES

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SESSIONS

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SESSION SESSION SESSION SESSION SESSION

1...... Friday, May 22......... 12pm - 5pm 2...... Friday, May 22......... 6.30pm - 11.30pm 3...... Saturday, May 23..... 12pm - 5pm 4...... Saturday, May 23..... 6.30pm - 11.30pm 5...... Sunday, May 24....... 12pm - 5pm

UPSTAIRS TO THE LOCAL TAPHOUSE 'CRAFT BEER COLLEGE' AND TRIPLE M 'DR DAN BAR'

STAGE

2ND FLOOR

THE LOCAL TAPHOUSE 'CRAFT BEER COLLEGE'

TRIPLE M DR DAN BAR

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ACE

ENTRANCE/EXIT NICHOLSON ST

SERVING BEERS 61-118 FB PROPAK BREWERY DISPLAY

UPSTAIRS TO STEEL 'ADVENTURES IN CRAFT' AND TRIPLE M 'DR DAN BAR'

STEEL 'ADVENTURES IN CRAFT'

BOX OFFICE STAGE

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MARKET PLACE  MELBOURNE STRAPLINE GABS TASTING TOOLS Use the following helpful tools to guide you through your tasting experience and download the GABS Official Apps for additional functionality.

BEER COMPLEXITY EASIER DRINKING MODERATELY CHALLENGING MORE CHALLENGING

THE SEVEN FLAVOUR CHARACTERS OF BEER CRISP – light, clean, refreshing HOP – pronounced bitterness and/or hop aroma MALT – sweet, nutty, toffee, toast, bready, caramel, dark fruit ROAST – deep and dark with a rich mouthfeel; coffee and cocoa flavours SMOKE – dramatic smoky flavours from malt smoked by fire or oak barrels FRUIT/SPICE – fruit and/or spice flavours TART/FUNKY – rustic, earthy, winey. Lightly acidic to very funky and sour

ALL INN BREWING CO

QLD At All Inn Brewing Co you won’t find any fizzy formulaic lager. We only make full flavoured unfiltered and unpasteurised ales free from additives. POCAHONTAS More Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.6% BETTY Easier Drinking Style: Porter Character: Malty ABV: 4.8% RELAX BRO More Challenging Style: Barleywine (USA) Character: Hoppy ABV: 10%

BATLOW CIDER CO.

NSW Batlow is a small country town at the foothills of the Snowy Mountains where our growers have been producing ‘Australia’s favourite apples’ since 1922 now freshly crushed for our premium ciders.

BEER & BREWER

NSW Beer & Brewer is Aus’ leading magazine dedicated to beer and brewing. Head here to vote for the Beer & Brewer People’s Choice Best Festival Beer of GABS.

BIG SHED BREWING

SA Big Shed is a craft brewery in suburban Adelaide with a tasting bar, commercial kitchen and private functions space. F-YEAH Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Malty ABV: 5.5% FRANKENBROWN Moderately Challenging Style: Brown Ale (USA) Character: Roasty ABV: 5.3%

BREWCULT

VIC Brewcult focuses on experimentation and quality. Brewer Hendo is a HOBO (Hybrid Outsource Brewing Operation) that aims to please without pandering to consumers’ wants but by challenging them to enjoy new flavours. You won’t like every Brewcult beer, but you’ll enjoy trying them. HOP ZONE SESSION IPA Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5% RESET ROBOT PALE ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 3.5% SPOILER ALERT PALE LAGER Easier Drinking Style: Pale Lager Character: Crisp ABV: 4.5% THANKS CAPTAIN OBVIOUS IPA Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.8%

CASK ALES BAR

The Cask Ales Bar sees some of the leading Australian breweries offering a traditional cask ale. Cask ales result in gentler carbonation, rounder mouthfeel and often more complex flavour and aroma.

CAVALIER

AUSTRALIAN BEER CO

NSW Australian Beer Co. is based in Yenda. We celebrate bringing handcrafted beers and ciders to market. We’re quickly building a reputation for quality products and multiple medal wins. 66 years of collective brewing experience sits within our small, dedicated team. YENDA PALE ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4.5% YENDA BELGIAN DOUBLE Moderately Challenging Style: Belgian Dubbel Character: Malty ABV: 6.5% YENDA HELL Easier Drinking Style: Helles Bock Character: Malty ABV: 4.2% YENDA IPA Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.4%

VIC Cavalier is an award winning Melbourne microbrewery owned by three friends who live, breathe, drink and create quality handcrafted beers. Small volumes are lovingly crafted using the finest ingredients and the greatest attention to detail. CAVALIER COURAGE Easier Drinking Style: Blonde/ Golden Ale Character: Crisp ABV: 4.5% CAVALIER PALE ALE Moderately Challenging Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5% CAVALIER BROWN ALE Moderately Challenging Style: Brown Ale (USA style) Character: Roasty ABV: 5% CAVALIER BELGIAN IPA Moderately Challenging Style: Specialty IPA Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 6%

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CLIFTON HILL BREWPUB

VIC At the Clifton Hill Brew Pub we provide a unique experience for our patrons in the shadow of the brewery, which sits at the heart of our pub. With six of our local hand crafted beers on tap, we have a style for every taste. CLIFTON HILL AMERICAN PALE Moderately Challenging Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4.5% CLIFTON HILL DARK ALE Moderately Challenging Style: Porter Character: Malty ABV: 5% CLIFTON HILL NEW WORLD PILSNER Easier Drinking Style: Bohemian/Czech Pilsener Character: Crisp ABV: 4.5%

COLONIAL BREWING COMPANY

WA Nestled among vineyards, quaint farms and bordering the Bramley National Park, Colonial Brewing Co. is a patch of paradise. The terroir is rugged and diverse, the landscape’s character is coastal and rural. SMALL ALE Moderately Challenging Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 3.5% DRAUGHT Easier Drinking Style: Kölsch Character: Crisp ABV: 4.8% IPA ON TOUR #06: KIWI IPA (NEW ZEALAND) More Challenging Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 6.3%

COOPERS

SA Over 150 years, Coopers has survived economic recessions, wars, government imposts, changing fashions, and a hostile takeover bid and stands proudly as the sole major brewer 100% owned by Australians, and holds over 5% of the Australian beer market. THOMAS COOPER CELEBRATION ALE Easier Drinking Style: Amber Ale (USA) Character: Malty ABV: 5.2% SPARKLING ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4.5% BEST EXTRA STOUT Moderately Challenging Style: Foreign Extra Stout Character: Hoppy ABV: 6.3% EXTRA STRONG VINTAGE ALE More Challenging Style: Old Ale Character: Fruit and toffee ABV: 7.5% THOMAS COOPER'S ARTISAN RESERVE Easier Drinking Style: Bohemian/Czech Pilsener Character: Crisp ABV: 5.5%

DAVE’S BREWERY TOURS

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EIGHT DEGREES BREWING

Ireland Eight Degrees is a leading craft brewery in Ireland. Owned by two antipodeans lured to these fair shores by two Irish cailins, we’re dedicated to providing a variety of handcrafted, natural and delicious beers. HOWLING GALE PALE ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Malty ABV: 5% SUNBURNT IRISH RED Easier Drinking Style: Irish Red Ale Character: Malty ABV: 5% AMBER ELLA Moderately Challenging Style: Amber Ale (USA) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.8% THE FULL IRISH IPA More Challenging Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 6%

EXPERIENCEIT BEVERAGES

NSW With a portfolio including some of the world’s best breweries (Stone, Sixpoint, Victory, Jester King, Birra del Borgo, To-ØL, Beavertown, Lervig, Tuatara, Doctors Orders and Boatrocker), Kerrie and Johnny’s ExperienceIt strives to bring the most exciting and fresh beers to craft beer lovers in Australia. OPERATION PARALYSIS More Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 10%

FERAL BREWING COMPANY

WA In 2002, Feral Brewing Co. opened its doors in the Swan Valley, WA’s oldest wine region, at a time when Australia’s choice of beer was pretty much lager. Inspired by the full-flavoured hoppy ales in the US craft beer scene, the team set out to brew beer unlike anything found locally. HOP HOG Moderately Challenging Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.8% BARRIQUE O KARMA More Challenging Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 6.5% WATERMELON WARHEAD Moderately Challenging Style: Berliner Weisse Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 2.9% BORIS More Challenging Style: Russian Imperial Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 11.5%

FORREST BREWING COMPANY

VIC Craft brewery, restaurant and brewhouse door. We make our beer and we own our brewery. IRISH RED Easier Drinking Style: Irish Red Ale Character: Malty ABV: 3.6% STOUT Moderately Challenging Style: Oatmeal Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 4.5% POBBLEBONK SAISON Moderately Challenging Style: Saison Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 7% UNTAMED TURKEY Moderately Challenging Style: Double IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 7.5%

FUNK ESTATE

New Zealand We are Dylan, Jordan and Shiggy drawn together by our love for lagers, affection for ales and an all-round passion for a pint. We’re about making brews from across the spectrum; releasing limited runs of big, bold and

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sometimes outrageous beers, plus holding down a solid line-up of tasty drops. Stay funky. OH LORDY! NZ PALE ALE Moderately Challenging Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.5% SO’PHISTICUFFS IPA Moderately Challenging Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 6% AFROGATO IMPERIAL MILK STOUT More Challenging Style: Russian Imperial Stout Character: Malty ABV: 9% SUPER AFRO-DISIAC More Challenging Style: Russian Imperial Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 8%

GARAGE PROJECT

New Zealand We’re a small brewery based in an old petrol station in Wellington, NZ. It’s an unlikely place for a brewery but our aim is to create unique and beautiful beers. We like pushing boundaries, reinterpreting styles and challenging the notions of what beer can be. 2 POT FLAT WHITE Moderately Challenging Style: Specialty Beer Character: Malty ABV: 7% BASTARD RYE More Challenging Style: Belgian Blond Ale Character: Malty ABV: 14% GARAGISTA Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 6% HELLBENDER More Challenging Style: Barleywine (USA) Character: Hoppy ABV: 11%

GRAINFATHER

New Zealand The Grainfather all-in-one brewing system is an easy to use system that ensures anyone can brew a professional craft beer at home, no matter their brewing experience.

GRAND RIDGE BREWERY

VIC Grand Ridge Brewery, one of Australia’s first and most recognised craft breweries, is housed in an old butter factory in Mirboo North in the stunning Strzelecki Ranges. Sourcing the finest spring water, hops, malt and yeast we produce beers of exceptional flavour and purity. BLACK AND TAN Easier Drinking Style: Porter Character: Roasty ABV: 4.9% HATLIFTER STOUT Moderately Challenging Style: Oatmeal Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 5% MOONSHINE More Challenging Style: Scotch Ale Character: Malty ABV: 8.5% SUPERSHINE More Challenging Style: Barleywine (UK) Character: Malty ABV: 11%

HAWKERS BEER

VIC Independent brewery located in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. Producing our own beers and offering contract services to other brewing companies. HAWKERS IPA More Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 6.5% HAWKERS PALE ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.2% HAWKERS PILSNER Easier Drinking Style: Bohemian/Czech Pilsener Character: Crisp ABV: 5%

HAWTHORN BREWING

VIC Hawthorn Brewing Co.’s commitment and passion inspire us to create award winning beers of distinction. Our goal is simple... to bring quality beer to the thirsty masses. We hope you join us on the journey. AMBER ALE Moderately Challenging Style: Brown Ale (UK) Character: Malty ABV: 4.7% AUSTRALIAN IPA Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.8% GOLDEN ALE Easier Drinking Style: Blonde/Golden Ale Character: Malty ABV: 4.5% PALE ALE Moderately Challenging Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Malty ABV: 4.7%

HERON TOWER BEVERAGES

VIC Heron Tower Beverages is a craft beer importer and wholesaler distributing a unique range of award-winning craft beers throughout Australia. Now the exclusive distributors for Nail Brewing in VIC, NSW and SA! Nail is an Australian owned family business operating in WA since 2000. NAIL STOUT Moderately Challenging Style: Dry Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 6% NAIL ALE Easier Drinking Style: Ordinary Bitter Character: Malty ABV: 4.7% GOLDEN NAIL Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5%

HIGH COUNTRY BREWERY TRAIL

VIC Extending from the river to the mountains of Northeast Victoria the High Country Brewery Trail weaves a scenic path to some lip-smacking beers. Fresh air, snow-fed water and alpine landscapes inspire the beers of Black Dog Brewery, Bridge Road Brewers, Bright Brewery and Sweetwater Brewing Co. So come and get high with the high country brewers.

HOLGATE BREWHOUSE

VIC Holgate Brewhouse produces genuine craft beers, bold and brimming with character, carefully constructed with natural ingredients. Now housed in a historic 19thC Hotel in Woodend, come enjoy fine cuisine in the restaurant, stay a night or two in our beautiful guest rooms and discover just how fresh and full-flavoured craft beer can be! ROAD TRIP Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 6% HOPINATOR More Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 7% TEMPTRESS Moderately Challenging Style: Porter Character: Roasty ABV: 6% MILLENNIUM FALCON More Challenging Style: Double IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 10%

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FESTIVAL PLACE MARKET BEERS  MELBOURNE LA SIRÈNE BREWING

VIC La Sirene Brewing is an artisanal brewing company based in Melbourne. Producing French and Belgian farmhouse styles using age-old brewing techniques, we produce small batches of unfiltered and unpasteurised beer, retaining the greatest amount of flavour and character. BELGIAN PRALINE Moderately Challenging Style: Belgian Specialty Ale Character: Malty ABV: 6% FLEUR FOLIE Easier Drinking Style: Saison Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 6% WILD SAISON More Challenging Style: Saison Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 6.5% PETIT ROUGE Easier Drinking Style: Flanders Red Ale Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 4.5%

MOA TRIPEL SAUVIGNON (BELGIAN TRIPEL) - 2014 VINTAGE More Challenging Style: Belgian Tripel Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 9.3% MOA FESTIVE IPA (RED EDITION) More Challenging Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 6%

LITTLE CREATURES & WHITE RABBIT

VIC Little Creatures was born out of the love of hoppy beers by brewing veterans, dedicated to making unique ales and brewing with whole hop flowers which provide our beers with their unique, floral aromas and refreshing bitterness. White Rabbit was born to be different and brews beers that don’t just follow the others. Playing with intriguing use of ingredients and embracing the weird and wonderful, White Rabbit creates ales with unique and complex characters and aromas in an ever increasing world of conformity. IPA More Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 6.4% PALE ALE Moderately Challenging Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.2% WHITE ALE Easier Drinking Style: Witbier Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 4.5% BELGIAN PALE ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Belgian) Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 4.9%

LORD NELSON BREWERY HOTEL

NSW Sydney’s oldest continually licensed hotel, located in the historic Rocks precinct and home of Aus’ oldest pub brewery. The Lord is recognised around the world for its award-winning beers, food and accommodation. ROYAL RED Easier Drinking Style: Irish Red Ale Character: Malty ABV: 4.2% THREE SHEETS AUSTRALIAN PALE ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4.9% VICTORY BITTER BRITISH PALE ALE Easier Drinking Style: Best Bitter Character: Hoppy ABV: 5%

MATILDA BAY BREWING CO.

VIC Established in 1984 Matilda Bay was the pioneer of craft brewing in Australia. From humble beginnings we continue to brew a range of different beers, with the same passion today. FAT YAK Moderately Challenging Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4.7% MINIMUM CHIPS Moderately Challenging Style: Blonde/Golden Ale Character: Crisp ABV: 4.7% RUBY TUESDAY Easier Drinking Style: Amber Ale (USA) Character: Roasty ABV: 4.5% ALPHA Moderately Challenging Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.2% DOGBOLTER DARK Easier Drinking Style: Munich Dunkel Character: Malty ABV: 5.2%

MILK THE COW

VIC Milk the Cow licensed Fromagerie is all about cheese and booze. Stocking over 150 cheeses from all around the world, our selection is curated vigilantly by expert cheesemongers so you can experience fromage with boutique booze pairings.

MISMATCH BREWING COMPANY

SA We’re a ‘mismatch’ of industry professionals who started a brewing co. We believe utilising excess space in other breweries helps grow the holistic craft segment by supporting those that have existing breweries. ARCHIE’S RED ALE Easier Drinking Style: Amber Ale (USA) Character: Malty ABV: 5% SESSION ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4% IPA Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 7%

MOA BREWING COMPANY

New Zealand Moa was founded in 2003 by Josh Scott, with a focus on brewing super premium handcrafted beers. According to Josh, also a winemaker, “It takes a lot of beer to make a good wine”. The multi-award winning Moa beers and ciders are proudly brewed using traditional, costly, inefficient and labour intensive techniques with a focus on local ingredients, including renowned NZ hops. MOA CHERRY SOUR (FRUIT LAMBIC) – 2013 VINTAGE More Challenging Style: Fruit Lambic Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 5.9% MOA IMPERIAL STOUT (OAK AGED STOUT ALE) More Challenging Style: Russian Imperial Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 10.2% MOA SOUR BLANC (BELGIAN STYLE LAMBIC) - 2013 VINTAGE More Challenging Style: Lambic Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 6.4%

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MODUS OPERANDI BREWING CO

NSW What’s our Modus Operandi? Simply to craft great beer. Sharing our craft right in front of you, brewing the finest product, using the purest methods and ingredients and bringing locals together over a passion for handcrafted beer. Honest. Local. Fresh. That’s our M.O. THE FORMER TENANT More Challenging Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 7.8% PEPPER IN THE RYE SAISON Easier Drinking Style: Saison Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 6.2% LOLA SUMMER ALE Easier Drinking Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4.5% ZOO FEEDER IPA More Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 7.2%

MOUNTAIN GOAT BREWERY

VIC Mountain Goat started with no money and combined assets boasting 2 mountain bikes, 3 surfboards and Dave’s EH Holden, Dave and Cam somehow established a brewery. 15 years later they’re still operating in the back streets of Richmond independent and true to their cause and having more fun than ever. FANCY PANTS Moderately Challenging Style: Amber Ale (USA) Character: Malty ABV: 5.2% SUMMER ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 4.7% SUREFOOT STOUT Moderately Challenging Style: Sweet Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 5%

NAPOLEONE BREWERY & CIDERHOUSE

VIC At Napoleone Brewery & Ciderhouse we make small, fresh batches of beer and cider. Built from the foundations of a 19thC dairy on the family property, the stunning views to the surrounding hills, are matched inside by the brewery that houses a boutique bottle shop, bar and dining area and a lovely beer garden. BREAKNECK PORTER Moderately Challenging Style: Porter Character: Roasty ABV: 5.1% ESB Moderately Challenging Style: ESB (Extra Special Bitter) Character: Malty ABV: 5.1% HELLES LAGER Easier Drinking Style: Munich Helles Character: Malty ABV: 5.1% SAISON DUVAL Moderately Challenging Style: Saison Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 5.7%

NOMAD BREWING CO

NSW ‘Nomad’: a member of a group that moves from one place to another. After years wandering the world in search of, or making great beers, we’ve come together to deliver a unique and engaging experience for the Australian drinker. JETLAG IPA More Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 6%

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LONG TRIP SAISON Moderately Challenging Style: Saison Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 6.6% AIRYEVIL Moderately Challenging Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.2% FRESHIE Easier Drinking Style: Historical Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 4.5%

PANHEAD CUSTOM ALES

New Zealand Here at Panhead Custom Ales, we apply every bit of our skill, creativity and impeccable taste to the business of brewing great craft beer. BLACKTOP OAT STOUT Moderately Challenging Style: Oatmeal Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 5.5% BOSS HOG More Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 7% QUICKCHANGE XPA Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Malty ABV: 4.6% SUPERCHARGER APA Moderately Challenging Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.7%

PARROTDOG

New Zealand Located in Wellington, NZ, ParrotDog is a culmination of 4 different personalities, a series of fortunate discoveries and unwavering commitment and enthusiasm. We’re about making good beer properly, not an obscure beverage. BITTERBITCH Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (English style) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.8% DEADCANARY Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.3% PITBULL More Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 7% BLOODYDINGO More Challenging Style: Double IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 7.7%

PRICKLY MOSES

VIC

We’re Otway Brewing, proud makers of Prickly Moses Handcrafted Beers and Forbidden Fruit Ciders. We strive to create the best beer possible using the best ingredients and water. Located in the Otways we’re blessed with pure rainwater from this lush rainforest. CHARDONNAY IPA Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 6% CHAINSAW Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Crisp ABV: 4.6% SUMMER ALE Easier Drinking Style: Kölsch Character: Crisp ABV: 4.5% RED ALE Easier Drinking Style: Irish Red Ale Character: Malty ABV: 5%

RED ISLAND BREWING CO.

VIC Quiet Deeds was launched in 2013 by co-founders Patrick Ale and David Milstein who wanted to pursue their dream of owning their own brewery. The core range is complimented by limited editions runs. QUIET DEEDS IPA Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.5% QUIET DEEDS PALE ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 4.6% QUIET DEEDS SESSION ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4.4%

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SOUTHERN BAY BREW CO.

VIC Southern Bay Brew Co. is a Geelong based brewery that makes handcrafted beers using the best local and international ingredients. We have four core beers with the addition of seasonal and limited releases. We’re also the launching pad for other craft brands who contract brew at our brewery. HOP BAZOOKA More Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.6% REQUIEM NEW WORLD PILSNER Easier Drinking Style: Bohemian/Czech Pilsener Character: Crisp ABV: 4.6% SOUTHERN OCEAN ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4.6% WOLFGANG CHANG Moderately Challenging Style: Dunkels Weissbier Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 5.6%

STONE & WOOD BREWING CO

NSW Born and raised in Byron Bay, we take a fresh approach to brewing handcrafted beer in the Northern Rivers of NSW, one of the greatest places on earth. Our beers reflect the Stone & Wood approach to life, trying to take things slow and keep it simple. PACIFIC ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 4.4% JASPER ALE Easier Drinking Style: Altbier Character: Malty ABV: 4.7% CLOUD CATCHER Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.5% STONE BEER Moderately Challenging Style: Specialty Beer Character: Roasty ABV: 6.9%

TASTE NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand The Taste New Zealand stand in the new area of the Dan Murphy’s Market Place will feature beers from some of the finest New Zealand craft breweries.

TEMPLE BREWING CO.

VIC Temple Brewing Co. is a microbrewery in Brunswick East that brews with passion, quality ingredients and traditional methods to make beer worthy of devotion. ANYTIME IPA Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4.7% HAZY DAYZ Easier Drinking Style: Hefeweizen Character: Malty ABV: 4.8% RYE HARD Moderately Challenging Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Malty ABV: 6.3% BLACKLISTED Moderately Challenging Style: Schwarzbier Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 7.5%

THE HILLS CIDER COMPANY

SA Proudly Australian made and owned, The Hills Cider Co. uses 100% fresh Australian farmed fruit sourced from growers in the Adelaide Hills. Handcrafted in small batches with minimal intervention, we never add concentrate, sugar, flavour or water.

THREE TROUPERS BREWERY

VIC Three Troupers, cousins from Scotland, travelled to the Victorian goldfields in 1853 to seek their fortune panning for gold. A far greater fortune was soon discovered with their distinctive styled home brews. These premium handcrafted beer recipes have been named after each of the cousins. THREE TROUPERS PALE ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4.5% THREE TROUPERS AMBER ALE Easier Drinking Style: Brown Ale (USA) Character: Malty ABV: 4.5% THREE TROUPERS PILSNER Easier Drinking Style: Bohemian/Czech Pilsener Character: Crisp ABV: 4.5%

TRU BRU – BEAR CLUB

VIC An invite only fresh craft beer club, curated by the crew from TRU BRU, Bear Club gives access to unique and elusive fresh beers delivered monthly to your door. With member specials, exclusive events and merchandise, we service the whole of Aus.

TUATARA BREWERY

New Zealand Emerging from the primordial forest of Wellington’s Kapiti Coast in 2000, Tuatara has led the craft beer revolution in NZ in the years since. Brewing true to style beer with a distinctly Kiwi twist, Tuatara is world wide renowned for its ‘Aotearoa’ style brews. Enjoy! CONEHEAD Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.2% SAUVINOVA Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.2% NUI Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 7% DOUBLE TROUBLE More Challenging Style: Double IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 9%

WILLIAM SMITH & SONS CIDER

TAS William Smith & Sons is Australia’s first certified organic cidery, built at the farm in the Huon Valley, where William Smith started orcharding in 1888. The orchard is run by Andrew, the 4th generation of Smith family to farm in the Huon. All our ciders use only fruit grown on our farm where it’s all crushed, fermented, aged and bottled.

YOUNG HENRYS BREWING COMPANY

NSW Young Henrys is more of a permanent beer festival than a brewery. Interesting people tend to get summoned here by some giant, invisible beer magnet. Good quality, locally-made beer that the community is proud to call its own. NATURAL LAGER Easier Drinking Style: Pale Lager Character: Crisp ABV: 4.2% REAL ALE Easier Drinking Style: ESB (Extra Special Bitter) Character: Malty ABV: 4% HOP ALE Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (English style) Character: Hoppy ABV: 6%

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4 PINES BREWING COMPANY

NSW We really, really love good beer. Brewed to purity laws of ages and ages ago, allowing only 4 ingredients; hops, water, yeast and malt (and the odd bit of mandarin, ginger and other natural stuff to keep the tastebuds tingling), 4 Pines Brewing Co. offers great flavour sensations through variety, quality craftsmanship, natural ingredients and traditional, time honoured techniques – no short cuts!

ALL INN BREWING CO

QLD At All Inn Brewing Co you won’t find any fizzy formulaic lager. We only make full flavoured ales free from additives, unfiltered and unpasteurised. We embrace our commitment to the environment wherever we can. POCAHONTAS More Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.6% BETTY Easier Drinking Style: Porter Character: Malty ABV: 4.8% RELAX BRO More Challenging Style: Barleywine (USA) Character: Hoppy ABV: 10%

AUSTRALIAN BEER CO

NSW Australian Beer Co. is based in Yenda, a small village with great history and

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passionate people. We celebrate bringing handcrafted beers and ciders to market. Australian Beer Co. is quickly building a reputation for high quality products achieving multiple medal wins. 66 years of collective brewing experience sits within our small, dedicated team. YENDA PALE ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4.5% YENDA BELGIAN DOUBLE Moderately Challenging Style: Belgian Dubbel Character: Malty ABV: 6.5% YENDA HELL Easier Drinking Style: Helles Bock Character: Malty ABV: 4.2% YENDA RED Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 3.5% YENDA IPA Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.4%

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BEER & BREWER

NSW Beer & Brewer is Aus’ leading magazine dedicated to beer and brewing. Head here to vote for the Beer & Brewer People’s Choice Best Festival Beer of GABS.

BLACKHORSE BREWHOUSE

NSW Blackrock Brasserie is Sutherland Shire’s first restaurant and microbrewery, a place where everything and everyone, comes together to enjoy great company and exceptional food teamed up with superb beers. AUSSIE ALE Moderately Challenging Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5% KOLSCH Easier Drinking Style: Kölsch Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 4% RED ALE Moderately Challenging Style: Irish Red Ale Character: Malty ABV: 5% PILSNER Easier Drinking Style: German Pils Character: Crisp ABV: 5%

BRIDGE ROAD BREWERS

VIC Started by Ben Kraus in 2004 in his dad’s back shed, Bridge Road Brewers has become one of the most recognised craft breweries in Australia and regarded as an industry benchmark. Located in picture perfect Beechworth in a 150yr old coach house, the brewery is open to the public offering a complete craft beer experience inc. renowned restaurant, 10 tap tasting bar and large beer garden. BLING BLING IMPERIAL IPA More Challenging Style: IPA (English style) Character: Hoppy ABV: 8% HARVEST Moderately Challenging Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 5%

CASK ALES BAR

The Cask Ales Bar sees some of the leading Aus. breweries putting one of their regular beers in a traditional cask, in some cases adding a twist. Cask ales result in gentler carbonation, rounder mouthfeel and often more complex flavour and aroma.

CAVALIER

VIC Cavalier is an award winning Melbourne microbrewery owned by 3 friends who live, breathe, drink and create quality handcrafted beers. Small volumes are lovingly crafted using the finest ingredients and the greatest attention to detail. No expense is spared in pursuit of producing the best craft beer. With over 2 decades of experience, our brewers pour their souls into each and every drop they make. CAVALIER COURAGE Easier Drinking Style: Blonde/ Golden Ale Character: Crisp ABV: 4.5% CAVALIER PALE ALE Moderately Challenging Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5% CAVALIER BROWN ALE Moderately Challenging Style: Brown Ale (USA style) Character: Roasty ABV: 5% CAVALIER BELGIAN IPA Moderately Challenging Style: Specialty IPA Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 6%

BREWCULT

VIC Brewcult has a twin focus on experimentation and quality. Brewer Hendo is a HOBO (Hybrid Outsource Brewing Operation), giving him flexibility to create new beers plus control to maintain high quality. A step up from gateway beers, that aim to please without pandering to consumers’ wants but by challenging them to enjoy new flavours, you won’t like every Brewcult beer, but you’ll enjoy trying them. HOP ZONE SESSION IPA Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.0% RESET ROBOT PALE ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 3.5% SPOILER ALERT PALE LAGER Easier Drinking Style: Pale Lager Character: Crisp ABV: 4.5% THANKS CAPTAIN OBVIOUS IPA Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.8%

COOPERS

SA The Coopers story began in a newly established colony with an accident. After trying out various trades, Thomas Cooper discovered his talent as a brewer when he created his first batch of beer as a tonic for his ailing wife. That day was in 1862. Successive Cooper generations have never lost sight of Thomas Cooper’s vision of providing value and quality since. Over 150 years, Coopers has survived economic recessions, wars, government imposts, changing fashions, and a hostile takeover bid. Today, Coopers stands proudly as the sole major brewer 100% owned by Australians, and holds over 5% of the Aus. beer market. THOMAS COOPER CELEBRATION ALE Easier Drinking Style: Amber Ale (USA) Character: Malty ABV: 5.2%

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MARKET PLACE  SYDNEY STRAPLINE SPARKLING ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4.5% BEST EXTRA STOUT Moderately Challenging Style: Foreign Extra Stout Character: Hoppy ABV: 6.3% EXTRA STRONG VINTAGE ALE More Challenging Style: Old Ale Character: Fruit and toffee ABV: 7.5% THOMAS COOPER'S ARTISAN RESERVE Easier Drinking Style: Bohemian/Czech Pilsener Character: Crisp ABV: 5.5%

DAVE’S BREWERY TOURS

NSW Dave’s Brewery Tours specialises in behind the scenes experiences at breweries and beer hot-spots. With short and full day tours, guests can taste, touch, smell and learn about what it takes to make good beer locally. Dave gets you so close to beer, the only way you can get closer is be to brew it yourself! Check availability and make a booking at www. davesbrewerytours.com.au.

EXPERIENCEIT BEVERAGES

NSW Experienceit Beverages started in 2012 when Kerrie and Johnny’s travels led to the discovery of little known Italian craft beer. Now with a portfolio including some of the world’s best brewers (Stone, Sixpoint, Victory, Jester King, Birra del Borgo, To-ØL, Beavertown, Lervig, Tuatara, Doctors Orders and Boatrocker), Experienceit strive to bring the most exciting, and fresh beers to craft beer lovers in Aus. OPERATION PARALYSIS More Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 10%

FERAL BREWING COMPANY

WA In 2002, Feral Brewing Co. opened its doors in the Swan Valley, WA’s oldest wine region, at a time when Aus’s choice of beer was pretty much lager. Inspired by the full-flavoured hoppy ales in the US craft beer scene, the team set out to brew beer unlike anything found locally. The result is something deliberately and distinctly Feral. HOP HOG Moderately Challenging Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.8% BARRIQUE O KARMA More Challenging Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 6.5%

WATERMELON WARHEAD Moderately Challenging Style: Berliner Weisse Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 2.9% BORIS More Challenging Style: Russian Imperial Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 11.5%

GANG OF FOUR BREWING CO.

NSW Gang Of Four Brewing Co. was started late 2014 by Mike Ross. Currently contract brewing out of Rocks Brewing, we’re looking to build a microbrewery at our own premises in Brookvale later this year. DOUBLE HOP ALE Moderately Challenging Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: -37% MEMBERS LAGER Easier Drinking Style: Pale Lager Character: Malty ABV: 4.5%

GRAINFATHER

New Zealand The Grainfather, all-in-one brewing system, is the result of 2 years of research and development by Imake Ltd. Industrial designers and engineers have taken the best brewing practices from both commercial and craft brewers to produce a compact, easy to use system to ensure anyone can brew a professional craft beer at home, no matter their brewing experience.

GRAND RIDGE BREWERY

VIC Grand Ridge Brewery, one of Aus’s first and most recognised craft breweries, is housed in an old butter factory in Mirboo North in the stunning Victorian Strzelecki Ranges. We source the finest spring water, high quality hops, malt and yeast to produce beers of exceptional flavour and purity. Seasonal beers available in addition to those listed below. BLACK AND TAN Easier Drinking Style: Porter Character: Roasty ABV: 4.9% GIPPSLAND GOLD Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Malty ABV: 5% HATLIFTER STOUT Moderately Challenging Style: Oatmeal Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 5% MOONSHINE More Challenging Style: Scotch Ale Character: Malty ABV: 8.5% NATURAL BLONDE Easier Drinking Style: Witbier Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 4.5%

SUPERSHINE More Challenging Style: Barleywine (UK) Character: Malty ABV: 11%

HAWTHORN BREWING

VIC Hawthorn Brewing Co. was established in 2009 to provide world class Aus. craft beers influenced by the best the world has to offer. It’s our commitment and passion that inspire us to create award winning beers of distinction. Our goal is simple... to bring quality beer to the thirsty masses. We hope you join us on the journey. AMBER ALE Moderately Challenging Style: Brown Ale (UK) Character: Malty ABV: 4.7% AUSTRALIAN IPA Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.8% GOLDEN ALE Easier Drinking Style: Blonde/Golden Ale Character: Malty ABV: 4.5% PALE ALE Moderately Challenging Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Malty ABV: 4.7% PILSNER Easier Drinking Style: Bohemian/Czech Pilsener Character: Malty ABV: 4.6%

HOLGATE BREWHOUSE

VIC Starting 16 yrs ago in Paul and Natasha’s backyard, Holgate Brewhouse produces genuine craft beers, bold and brimming with character, carefully constructed with natural ingredients. Now housed in a historic 19th Hotel in Woodend, Vic, come enjoy fine cuisine in the restaurant, stay a night or two in our beautiful guest rooms and discover just how fresh and full-flavoured authentic craft beer can be! MT. MACEDON PALE ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Fruit and toffee ABV: 5% ROAD TRIP Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 6% HOPINATOR More Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 7% TEMPTRESS Moderately Challenging Style: Porter Character: Roasty ABV: 6%

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MILLENNIUM FALCON More Challenging Style: Double IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 10% KELLER BIER Easier Drinking Style: Specialty Beer Character: Crisp ABV: 4.3%

JAMES SQUIRE

NSW The true story of how James Squire became Aus’ first brewer is a good yarn. He went on from being a convict on the First Fleet to become one of the governor’s guards, the father of 11 children and, perhaps most significantly, the colony’s first and most sought-after brewer. FOUR WIVES Easier Drinking Style: Bohemian/Czech Pilsener Character: Crisp ABV: 5% JACK OF SPADES Moderately Challenging Style: Porter Character: Roasty ABV: 5% HOP THIEF 7 Moderately Challenging Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5%

WHITE ALE Easier Drinking Style: Witbier Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 4.5% DARK ALE Moderately Challenging Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: % BELGIAN PALE ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Belgian) Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 4.9%

LORD NELSON BREWERY HOTEL

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Sydney’s oldest continually licensed hotel, located in the historic Rocks precinct and home of Aus’ oldest pub brewery. The Lord is recognised around the world for its award-winning beers, food and accommodation. ROYAL RED Easier Drinking Style: Irish Red Ale Character: Malty ABV: 4.2% THREE SHEETS AUSTRALIAN PALE ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4.9% VICTORY BITTER BRITISH PALE ALE Easier Drinking Style: Best Bitter Character: Hoppy ABV: 5%

MACARTHUR GRANGE BREWERY

NSW 4 Aussie brothers once lay scattered around the world. After 10 years brewing in Germany, one brother, being substantially larger than the others, convinced them to join him in starting a Brauhaus back home. They now make beers that are modern yet classic, combining traditional European styles with Australian ingredients and flavours.

LITTLE CREATURES & WHITE RABBIT

VIC Little Creatures was born out of the love of hoppy beers by brewing veterans, dedicated to making unique ales. The entire team are certified hopheads, mad on the explosion of flavour derived from brewing with whole hop flowers which provide Little Creatures beers with their unique, floral aromas and refreshing bitterness. Breweries in Fremantle and Geelong. White Rabbit was born to be different and brews beers that don’t just follow the others. Playing with intriguing use of ingredients and embracing the weird and wonderful, White Rabbit creates ales with unique and complex characters and aromas in an ever increasing world of conformity. IPA More Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 6.4% PALE ALE Moderately Challenging Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.2% ROGERS Easier Drinking Style: Amber Ale (USA) Character: Malty ABV: 3.8%

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MISMATCH BREWING COMPANY

SA We’re a ‘mismatch’ of industry professionals and beverage specialists who started a brewing co. We relish transparency in where we source raw materials from and where we make our products. We believe utilising excess space in other breweries helps grow the holistic craft segment by supporting those that have made investment in the category. We believe beer should be made for enjoyment. ARCHIE’S RED ALE Easier Drinking Style: Amber Ale (USA) Character: Malty ABV: 5% SESSION ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4%

IPA – TO BE FINALISED Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 7%

MOA BREWING COMPANY

New Zealand Moa Brewing Co. was founded in 2003 by Josh Scott, with a focus on brewing super premium handcrafted beers. According to Josh, also a winemaker, “It takes a lot of beer to make a good wine”. The multi-award winning Moa beers and ciders are proudly brewed using traditional, costly, inefficient and labour intensive techniques with a focus on local ingredients, inc. internationally renowned NZ hops. These techniques create dynamic and complex flavours that change over time (like a good wine), and give the beer an elegant, champagne-like mouthfeel. MOA BLANC (WHEAT LAGER) Easier Drinking Style: Witbier Character: Crisp ABV: 5% MOA FIVE HOP (ENGLISH ALE) Moderately Challenging Style: Brown Ale (UK) Character: Hoppy ABV: 6.2% MOA IMPERIAL STOUT (OAK AGED STOUT ALE) More Challenging Style: Russian Imperial Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 10.2% MOA SOUR BLANC (BELGIAN STYLE LAMBIC) - 2013 VINTAGE More Challenging Style: Lambic Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 6.4% MOA TRIPEL SAUVIGNON (BELGIAN TRIPEL) - 2014 VINTAGE More Challenging Style: Belgian Tripel Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 9.3% MOA FESTIVE IPA (RED EDITION) More Challenging Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 6%

MODUS OPERANDI BREWING CO

NSW What’s our Modus Operandi? Simply to craft great beer. Sharing our craft right in front of you, honestly brewing the finest product, using the purest methods and ingredients and bringing locals together over a passion for handcrafted beer. Honest. Local. Fresh. That’s our M.O. We’re proud to be awarded ‘2014 Best Aus. Small Brewery’ taking out 4 awards inc. ‘Champion Aus. Craft Beer’ for Former Tenant Red IPA. THE FORMER TENANT More Challenging Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 7.8% PEPPER IN THE RYE SAISON Easier Drinking Style: Saison Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 6.2%

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MOUNTAIN GOAT BREWERY

VIC Mountain Goat started as Dave’s weekend homebrew project in a Melbourne backyard when a postcard arrived from Cam while backpacking OS. Cam discovered good beer in Vancouver and decided Melbourne needed some too. But Cam and Dave had no money to build a brewery and were knocked back from every bank with combined assets boasting 2 mountain bikes, 3 surfboards and Dave’s EH Holden. Fast forward 15 yrs and they’re operating their brewery in the back streets of Richmond independent and true to their cause and having more fun than ever. FANCY PANTS Moderately Challenging Style: Amber Ale (USA) Character: Malty ABV: 5.2% SUMMER ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 4.7% SUREFOOT STOUT Moderately Challenging Style: Sweet Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 5%

NAPOLEONE BREWERY & CIDERHOUSE

VIC The Napoleone Brewery & Ciderhouse is where we make small, fresh batches of beer and cider. Built from the foundations of a 19th dairy on the family property, the stunning views to the surrounding hills, orchards and vines, are matched inside by views through to the working brewery that also houses a boutique bottle and retail shop and a bar and dining area with a lovely beer garden. BREAKNECK PORTER Moderately Challenging Style: Porter Character: Roasty ABV: 5.1% ESB Easier Drinking Style: ESB (Extra Special Bitter) Character: Malty ABV: 5.1% HELLES LAGER Easier Drinking Style: Munich Helles Character: Malty ABV: 5.1% SAISON DUVAL Moderately Challenging Style: Saison Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 5.7%

NOMAD BREWING CO

NSW ‘Nomad’, a member of a group that moves from one place to another is a fitting name for a brewery formed by nomads in the beer community. After years wandering the world in search of, or making great beers, we’ve come together to deliver a unique and engaging experience for the Aus. drinker. Hop heads Johnny and Kerrie have joined forces with Leonardo Di Vincenzo, the Italian master behind Birra Del Borgo, and Paolo Bertani. SIDEWAYS PALE ALE Moderately Challenging Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4%

JETLAG IPA More Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 6% LONG TRIP SAISON Moderately Challenging Style: Saison Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 6.6% AIRYEVIL Moderately Challenging Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.2% FRESHIE Easier Drinking Style: Historical Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 4.5% CRUISIN' Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4.8%

PANHEAD CUSTOM ALES

New Zealand Here at Panhead Custom Ales, we apply every bit of our skill, creativity and impeccable taste to the business of brewing great craft beer. BLACKTOP OAT STOUT Moderately Challenging Style: Oatmeal Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 5.5% BOSS HOG More Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 7% PORT ROAD PILSNER Easier Drinking Style: German Pils Character: Crisp ABV: 5.2% QUICKCHANGE XPA Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Malty ABV: 4.6% SUPERCHARGER APA Moderately Challenging Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.7% WHITEWALL WPA Easier Drinking Style: Blonde/ Golden Ale Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 4.3%

PARROTDOG

New Zealand A nice brewery located in Wellington, NZ, ParrotDog is a culmination of 4 different personalities, a series of fortunate discoveries and unwavering commitment and enthusiasm. We’re about making good beer properly, not an obscure beverage. It’s an unprecedentedly excellent time to drink beer and we’re happy to be here making it; just real nice. BITTERBITCH Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (English style) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.8% BLOODHOUND Moderately Challenging Style: Amber Ale (USA) Character: Malty ABV: 6.3% DEADCANARY Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.3% FLAXENFEATHER Easier Drinking Style: Blonde/ Golden Ale Character: Crisp ABV: 4.7% PITBULL More Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 7% BLOODYDINGO More Challenging Style: Double IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 7.7%

RED ISLAND BREWING CO.

VIC Quiet Deeds was launched in 2013 by co-founders Patrick Ale and David Milstein in a pub in Port Melbourne over a few beers. After dabbling in the alcohol industry with a few products, the guys wanted to pursue their dream of owning their own brewery. The Quiet Deeds core range is complimented by limited editions runs such as the Vanilla Porter (launched at GABS 2014), and their most recent, White IPA. QUIET DEEDS IPA Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.5%

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QUIET DEEDS PALE ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 4.6% QUIET DEEDS SESSION ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4.4%

ROCKS BREWING CO.

NSW Founded in 2008, Rocks Brewing Co. is an Aussie-owned and operated brewery lead by 6th generation convict descendants and the culmination of much blood, sweat and tears. Our beers bring true stories of convicts and settlers to life, beginning with traditional great tasting ales, just like your granddad’s granddad drank. After 6yrs of gypsy brewing, we’ve opened our brewery and bar in the happening suburb of Alexandria. CONVICTION IPA More Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 7% CONVICTION ISA (INDIAN SESSION ALE) Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4.2% THE BOXER RED ALE Easier Drinking Style: Irish Red Ale Character: Malty ABV: 4.2% THE BUTCHER PORTER Moderately Challenging Style: Robust Porter Character: Malty ABV: 5% THE GOVERNOR GOLDEN ALE Easier Drinking Style: Blonde/Golden Ale Character: Crisp ABV: 4.5% THE HANGMAN PALE ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5%

STONE & WOOD BREWING CO

NSW Born and raised in Byron Bay, we take a fresh approach to brewing handcrafted beer in the Northern Rivers of NSW, one of the greatest places on earth. It’s a place where people enjoy having a beer when relaxing after catching a wave, catching a band or just catching up with friends. It’s that sort of place. Our beers reflect the Stone & Wood approach to life, trying to take things slow and keep it simple. PACIFIC ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 4.4% LAGER Easier Drinking Style: Munich Helles Character: Crisp ABV: 4.7% JASPER ALE Easier Drinking Style: Altbier Character: Malty ABV: 4.7% GARDEN ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 3.8% CLOUD CATCHER Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.5% STONE BEER Moderately Challenging Style: Specialty Beer Character: Roasty ABV: 6.9%

TASTE NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand The Taste New Zealand stand in the new area of the Dan Murphy’s Market Place will feature beers from some of the finest New Zealand craft breweries.

THE HILLS CIDER COMPANY

SA Proudly Aus. made and owned, The Hills Cider Co. takes pride in using 100% fresh Aus. farmed fruit all sourced from growers in the Adelaide Hills region. Hand crafted in small

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batches with minimal intervention, we never add concentrate, sugar, flavour or water. Our artisan approach produces ciders that are crisp, dry, fresh and fruit driven. A true representation of real cider.

TUATARA BREWERY

New Zealand Emerging from the primordial forest of Wellington’s Kapiti Coast in the year 2000, Tuatara has lead the craft beer revolution in NZ in the years since. Brewing true to style beer with a distinctly kiwi twist, Tuatara has created world wide renown for its ‘Aotearoa’ style brews. Enjoy! CONEHEAD Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.2% SAUVINOVA Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.2% NUI Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 7% DOUBLE TROUBLE More Challenging Style: Double IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 9%

WAYWARD BREWING COMPANY

NSW

Small batch. Totally craft. Totally Wayward. We’re a craft micro-brewery based in Sydney’s suburb of Camperdown, hand-crafting a range of award winning, small batch

brews for people that share a Wayward view on life. We’ve recently made the transition from ‘gypsy’ to a shiny new brewery with a 12 tap tasting room to bring our Wayward beers to the people. CHARMER INDIA RED ALE Moderately Challenging Style: Amber Ale (USA) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5% FUSAMI VICTORY Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 6% KELLER INSTINCT BAVARIAN KELLERBIER Easier Drinking Style: Oktoberfest Character: Crisp ABV: 5% RACONTEUR BIERE DE GARDE More Challenging Style: Bière de Garde Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 7.8% OATIS OATMEAL IPA More Challenging Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 8%

WILLIAM SMITH & SONS CIDER

TAS William Smith & Sons is Aus’s first certified organic cidery, built at the farm in the Huon Valley, where William Smith started orcharding in 1888. The orchard is run by Andrew, the 4th generation of Smith family to farm in the Huon. All our ciders use only fruit grown on our farm where it’s all crushed, fermented, aged and bottled.

YULLI’S BREWS

NSW Yulli’s Brews is a small brewing company started in 2014 by James Harvey and Karl Cooney in Sydney. We operate out of different breweries including the Australian Brewery, Happy Goblin Brewery, Hopdog Brewery and St Peters Brewery. Each of our brews is meticulously crafted to have its own memorable personality, just like a good mate. BRUCE MALONE ENGLISH IPA Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (English style) Character: Malty ABV: 6.2% FAT NERD VANILLA PORTER Moderately Challenging Style: Porter Character: Roasty ABV: 6% NORMAN AUSTRALIAN ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.1% SLICK RICK'S RAMPAGING RED ALE Moderately Challenging Style: Amber Ale (USA) Character: Roasty ABV: 6.3%

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FESTIVAL BEERS Festival Beers are brewed especially for GABS. Some are brewed in a traditional style, perhaps with a twist, while others are highly creative. Prices are listed for 300ml Festival Glass fills but all 85ml tasters are 1 token. Entries may be subject to change.

GABS TASTING TOOLS Use the following helpful tools to guide you through your tasting experience and download the GABS Official Apps for additional functionality.

BEER COMPLEXITY EASIER DRINKING MODERATELY CHALLENGING MORE CHALLENGING

PADDLE PROCEDURE 1. Grab a paddle and some tokens. 2. Use the GABS Official Apps and this guide to pick which beers you want to try. 3. Use chalk to chronologically write the numbers of the beers next to each hole on the paddle. 4. To save yourself lining up a couple of times at different sections try to pick a few beers from the same section rather than one at a time. 5. Best to start with easier drinking beers before moving onto moderately challenging and then more challenging flavoured beers.

CONTAINER A  SECTION 1

1 2 BROTHERS BREWERY

VIC

HazElla

Throw in floor malted UK barley, bushels of hand roasted hazelnuts from Hazelnut Valley Nut Farm in Erica, Victoria, and new season Ella hops from Tasmania, and wadja git? An Imperial Brown from this award winning Melbourne brewery. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Brown Ale (USA) Character: Malty ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

2 4 HEARTS BREWING

QLD

Wabbit Saison

Local Kalbar carrots, coriander and grains of paradise have been added to this traditional Saison to produce a uniquely carrot coloured and wery wascally beer. Certainly inventive. EASIER DRINKING

NSW

Snickers

Brewed with chocolate, salted caramel and peanut extract, this tribute beer means you can “Get Some Nuts!” without getting shouted at by Mr T in a Sherman tank. Your taste buds will love the fluffy nitro finish while your gums will appreciate not having to pick out peanut shards afterwards. EASIER DRINKING

4 7 CENT BREWERY

VIC

Beer Is So Over

These guys totally liked craft beer before it was cool, they eat super-foods and use only organic lama oil for their beards. So this is the ultimate hipster beer - made with French lentils, quinoa, chia seeds, kale, goji berries and loads of fresh blueberries.

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Amber Ale (USA) Character: Hoppy ABV: 8.5% Festival Glass: 4 tokens QLD

American Barleywines tend to have a greater emphasis on hop bitterness, flavour and aroma than English Barleywines, and often feature American hops. This one is made with 25% peated malt, paprika and cayenne pepper. MORE CHALLENGING

Style: Barleywine (USA) Character: Hoppy ABV: 10% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

9 AUSTRALIAN BEER CO

NSW

Abbey Dubbels are deep reddish, moderately strong, malty and complex Belgian ales. This one has been infused with cardamom, providing a well balanced beer full of sweet malt and hoppy flavour. It's like a glass of Christmas Pudding.

10 AUSTRALIAN BREWERY Mad Mad Madras

New Zealand

8 Wired has been listed in Ratebeer.com’s '100 Best Brewers in the World' for the past three years. This Berliner Weisse was brewed with a modest amount of NZ hops then dry hopped relatively heavily with pungent American hops. Tart, refreshing and very juicy. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Berliner Weisse Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 4% Festival Glass: 3 tokens VIC

Created by 2014 AIBA Champions CUB, Thunder Road and 3 Ravens, this Australian Pale Ale has

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This Imperial Amber Ale is bursting at the seams with massive dank hoppiness but is balanced with a complex malt backbone. Its beautiful ochre coloured appearance, roasted malt aromas and rich deep textured flavours are sure to “Awaken the Soul”.

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Fruit Beer Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 5.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

Girt by Three

NSW

Style: Belgian Dubbel Character: Malty ABV: 6.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

6 AIBA

Fire Within

Yenda Belgian Double

Style: Brown Ale (UK) Character: Malty ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

Hippy Berliner

7 AKASHA BREWING COMPANY

Relax Bro

4 PINES BREWING COMPANY

5 8 WIRED BREWING

MORE CHALLENGING

Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 10% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

8 ALL INN BREWING CO

Style: Saison Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

old and new world influences including English yeast and malt, Pride of Ringwood hops and aged beer the breweries blended in. New world influences include assertive use of Australian aroma hops.

NSW

Why order a beer and a curry when you can have both in the same glass? A dark, rich and chewy beer made with basmati rice and flavoured with coriander, cumin, cardamon and ginger. It is 'bittered' with tamarind and finished with a sprinkling of garam masala. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Specialty Beer Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 6.9% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

11 BACCHUS BREWING CO

Atomic Lemon, Lime & Bitters

QLD

A fairly intense sour ale made with lemons, limes and blood oranges and then fermented with Lactobacillius to create the flavour of the iconic Aussie drink lemon, lime and bitters. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Berliner Weisse Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 2.7% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

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12 BAIRD BREWING

Japan

Sour Puss

A brisk and tart lemon-fruited India Pale Ale (IPA). Lemon is added in two forms: peel shavings and freshly squeezed juice. The hop varieties (Sorachi Ace, Nelson Sauvin and Taurus) add to the citrus punch. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Specialty IPA Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

BAROSSA VALLEY BREWING

Christmas Pudding Porter

Christmas puddings, glacé fruits, cherries, sultanas and blackcurrants have all been added to this fascinating beer. Nutmeg, clove and cinnamon spices are later dropped in too before the beer is aged in brandy barrels for a month. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

A traditional French style farmhouse ale brewed on a farm in Tamborine with Batlow apples grown in the Snowy Mountains. A robust malt base and floral hops provide an elegant foundation for cloudy apple aromatics and hybrid yeast strains. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Bière de Garde Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

BEAVERTOWN

Abrigot Jammed

Style: Belgian Specialty Ale Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 5.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

Bogan’s Breakfast

New Zealand

All a growing bogan needs first thing in the morning. This 'Milk Brown Ale' is sweet and velvety with roasted coffee flavours and hints of bourbon. So chuck on your best Acca Dacca tee, make sure your mullet is looking good and get one down ya, mate. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Brown Ale (USA) Character: Malty ABV: 5.2% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

BENTSPOKE BREWERY Black ‘n sour

The legendary Canberra brewer behind this ale likes to keep things mysterious but we can say that it will be dark, roasty, leathery, tart... and probably awesome. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Specialty Beer Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

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I Ain’t Afraid No Gose

VIC

This beer from a winemaker and a couple of brewers is based on a Leipziger Gose. Coriander, Murray River sea salt and mixed fermentation via Lactobacillus cultures and more traditional Saccharomyces fermentation ensure this beer IS refreshment. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

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So It Ends

All the bitterness of a divorce, more hops than a kangaroo convention and a lager because everyone wants a lager...so it ends. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Imperial Pilsner Character: Hoppy ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens Italy

Style: Historical Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 4% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

25 BOOTLEG BREWERY Chai Milk Stout

Milk Stouts contain lactose, a sugar derived from milk which adds sweetness, body, and calories to the finished beer. In the past, Milk Stout was claimed to be nutritious and given to nursing mothers along with other Stouts, such as Guinness. Try this one infused with chai. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Bières de Garde (“beer for keeping”) are originally French farmhouse ales brewed in spring for consumption in warmer weather. They are rounder, richer, sweeter, malt-focused, often with a 'cellar' character and lacking the spicing and tartness of a Saison. This one includes Syrah grape must, ginger, lemongrass and desert limes. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Bière de Garde Character: Malty ABV: 5.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

Style: Sweet Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 5.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

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Milk and Two Sugars

VIC

For many people, the day can’t start without a coffee. “Mine’s a standard,” you say. “Sure. Milk and Two Sugars it is then”. Brewed with colddrip coffee and vanilla beans, this will give you a caffeine and calorie hit at the same time! Style: Sweet Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 8% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

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MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Sweet Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

24 BOATROCKER BREWING CO

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Sour Belgian ale with apricot; fermented with a lovely Belgian Abbey yeast and hopped liberally with German and UK varieties. Tart, resinous, and lots of stone fruit.

BEHEMOTH BREWING CO

This beer is a tribute to the classic Golden Gaytime ice cream. It was brewed with cacao nibs, rice and specialty grain for that honey aroma then lactose for sweetness.

Mood Indigo

QLD

Batlow n’ Brau – Bon Pommes

Golden Stout Time

20 BIRRA DEL BORGO

Style: Robust Porter Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 6.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

AND BRAU 14 BEARD FARMHOUSE BREWERY

18 BIG SHED BREWING

ACT

21 BLACK HEART BREWERY

VIC

Terry!

Tap it, Smash it, Love it. It’s Terry! This choc orange Porter is all yours. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

QLD

Kill Patrick

An Oyster Stout with a twist! Brewed with fresh oysters, smoked barley and spiced with tamarind, molasses, ginger and clove. It has subtle characteristics of the sea with a hint of bacon and Worcestershire sauce. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Dry Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

23 BLACKHORSE BREWHOUSE

NSW

Finger Lime Ale

Creek

VIC

Unlike conventional beer, which is fermented by carefully cultivated yeast, Lambic is traditionally exposed to wild yeasts and bacteria, which give the beer its distinctive flavour. This cherry Lambic was brewed using locally grown Beechworth cherries and then aged in French Cognac barrels.

Style: Porter Character: Roasty ABV: 6.2% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

22 BLACK HOPS BREWING

27 BRIDGE ROAD BREWERS MORE CHALLENGING

Style: Lambic Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 4.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

28 BRIGHT BREWERY

Lord Helmet Schwartz

VIC

“Shit! I hate it when I get my Schwartz twisted! Look, all that you need to know is that Lord Helmet Schwartz is your father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former roommate. Dark and crisp, with parody ingredients from outer space, you can bet that it gives great helmet.” Um, ok. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

This beer is an extended version of Blackhorse’s Aussie Pale Ale and loaded up with native Australian finger limes to give a zesty, citrus finish.

Style: Schwarzbier Character: Roasty ABV: 6.9% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

EASIER DRINKING

Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4.7% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

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FESTIVAL BEERS 29 BRISBANE BREWING CO.

QLD

Cocoloco

Rich and complex with a subtle chocolate character and some mild smokey heat from the chillis. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

36 DENNIS BEER CO.

Style: Robust Porter Character: Roasty ABV: 6.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

Fat Freddy Got Finger-Limed

BURLEIGH BREWING COMPANY Peach Saison

QLD

A complex balancing act, this gathers peach characters from natural peaches and unique ‘peachy’ hops and wraps them around a medium hopped, refreshing, approachable Saison. Delicately dry hopped, this is pleasantly fruity but not sweet. EASIER DRINKING

Style: Saison Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 4.8% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

31 BYRON BAY BREWING CO

NSW

Hefen and Hell

Hefen and Hell is a Black Hefeweizen with soft, fluffy wheat malt upfront followed by a pleasingly dry roasty finish. Gotta love that name right?! MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Death Dancer

A black Red IPA (or RIPA) brewed with a ridiculous amount of rye to give it a heap of spice and pizzazz. They’ve then dry hopped this bad boy twice to give aromas of pine, resin and tropical fruits and finished it all off with a Belgian Abbey yeast for a touch of funk. MORE CHALLENGING

33 CLIFTON HILL BREWPUB

VIC

The Dark Hill

A barrel aged and dry hopped English Dark Ale with a coffee malty overtone.

COLONIAL BREWING COMPANY Project #13 – GABS 2015

Gary brewed this beer for the people. It is a beer beyond labels and tasting notes; a recreation of something that touched the brewers in their past lives and they hope you enjoy it. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 8.45% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

35 CROUCHER BREWING CO The Aging Vicar’s Vice

37 DOCTOR’S ORDERS BREWING Serum

NSW

A complete palette reset. Addictively tart with a hint of earthiness but extremely refreshing. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Marcellus Wallace from Pulp Fiction was heard to once proclaim “The night of GABS, you may feel a slight sting. That’s Black Forrest Cake f***ing with you.” For the uninitiated, this is a cherry, choc and vanilla Porter taking care of business. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Porter Character: Roasty ABV: 8% Festival Glass: 4 tokens WA

This collaboration brew with Mane Liquor features their three favourites things: IPA, dark malts and Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon. This Black IPA has been aged in Cabernet Sauvignon barrels.

40 EDGE BREWING PROJECT HazelNut EllaHops

A two year old, Brettanomyces inoculated, smooth Belgian sour ale.

VIC

Double Session XXXPA

MORE CHALLENGING

Style: Double IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 9% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

44 FERAL BREWING COMPANY

Eurovision Train Wreck

Each year Eurovision is a magical and joyous occasion and what’s not to love about sequins, glitter and drag queens? To celebrate Australia’s inclusion in 2015 this beer pays homage to a smorgasbord of European ingredients. MORE CHALLENGING

Style: Specialty Beer Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 7.5% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

45 FORTITUDE BREWING COMPANY Noisy Minor Opium

MORE CHALLENGING

VIC

Hazelnut and cocoa flavours highlight this mouthwatering brew. Australian Ella hops provide some balance to the sweet, malty body but without overpowering this dark beer, which is unfiltered with lower carbonation.

Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 9% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

46 FUNK ESTATE Afrogato

New Zealand

An Imperial Stout inspired by affogato, a classic Italian dessert with a shot of coffee and amaretto drizzled over vanilla ice cream. This big and boozy, yet smooth and creamy treat is sure to please.

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

MORE CHALLENGING

Style: Brown Ale (USA) Character: Malty ABV: 6.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

Style: Russian Imperial Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 8.5% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

EKIM BREWING CO [ragna]RÖK

47 GARAGE PROJECT Bossa Nova Baby

NSW

An imperial version of Ekim’s popular After Battle Pale Ale. In Norse mythology Ragnarök (RÖK for

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QLD

A Belgian Strong Dark Ale with secret herbs and spices.

CONTAINER A  SECTION 3 New Zealand

43 EXIT BREWING

American-style Double (or Imperial) IPAs are stronger, very hoppy variants of India Pale Ales. This one has been dry hopped (additional hops are added late for increased hop aroma) so expect pine, citrus and passionfruit aromas and a caramel sweetness balanced by lingering grapefruit and pine bitterness.

Style: Soured Fruit Beer Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

39 EAGLE BAY BREWING CO

NSW

This celebrates the first beer ENDEAVOUR ever released. It’s a pimped up version of their Reserve Amber Ale but using all 2015 harvested malt and hops at higher doses! EASIER DRINKING

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Dark Mild Character: Malty ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

2015 Seasonal Amber Ale

Style: Amber Ale (USA) Character: Malty ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 6.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

42 ENDEAVOUR VINTAGE BEER CO.

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Black and Tannin

Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 6.66% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

NSW

Style: Double IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 9.5% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

Style: Berliner Weisse Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 3.2% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

The Marsellus Wallace

CHEEKY MONKEY BREWERY

MORE CHALLENGING

Pucker up for a tongue-tingling sour experience that would make your first ever Warhead want to curl up back inside its wrapper. Infused with 100% organic Hunter Valley finger limes, this is super-charged with complex zest and tangy notes from the cavier of the lime family.

38 DUCKSTEIN BREWERY

Style: Hefeweizen Character: Roasty ABV: 5.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

short) is the great battle foretold to result in the end of the world. So, RÖK is the ultimate After [all other] Battle[s], beer!

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

New Zealand

This tropical fruit cocktail IPA has been hopped up on Citra, Sauvin and Galaxy, spiked with guava, mango, strawberry, passionfruit and pear, then fermented with 100% Brettanomyces for an over the top, ripe tropical fruit, pineapple character.

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EASIER DRINKING

Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 7.2% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

Style: Saison Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 5.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

Style: Schwarzbier Character: Roasty ABV: 5.4% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

48 GOLDEN BEAR BREWERY Underbelly

New Zealand

Made with lots of roasted wheat and pale malt, this deep dark red ale has had blackcurrants added, which give a distinctive resinous quality and unique flavour. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Fruit Beer Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

49 GOLDEN EAGLE BREWERY Four Saisons – Marilyn

This Saison is dark, spicy, smokey and orange.

VIC

QLD

Style: Foreign Extra Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 5.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

Imperial Red

VIC

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 7.6% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

Red Rye Hand

VIC

A red coloured Rye Ale balancing a variety of caramel malts, spicy rye and a big whack of American hops.

Red Riding Wood

Style: Altbier Character: Crisp ABV: 5.6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens New Zealand

A traditional wheat-based ale originating in Southern Germany with a unique banana and clove yeast character. This version is pale straw in colour with a fluffy head and a fruity and a floral nose.

60 JAMES SQUIRE Brewers 2050

VIC

A barrel fermented Red Saison using mixed fermentation and locally sourced Pinot Noir barrels.

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A traditional style of beer originally from Düsseldorf. 'Alt' refers to the 'old' style of brewing (i.e. making top-fermented ales) that was common before lager brewing became popular. A well balanced, bitter yet malty, clean, smooth, wellattenuated amber-coloured German-style ale.

EASIER DRINKING

Style: Amber Ale (USA) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.2% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

Mumme

Style: Weizen/Weissbier Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 5.6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

HOLGATE BREWHOUSE

58 INDIAN OCEAN BREWING

Cumulonimbus

American Amber Ales are like American Pale Ales but with more body, more caramel richness, and a balance more towards malt than hops (although hop rates can be significant, like in this one). Expect an enormous and delicious beer. Style: Amber Ale (USA) Character: Hoppy ABV: 10% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

KEVIN HINGSTON – CHAMPION 62HOMEBREWER

ACT

This homebrewing champ has, thanks to Blackhorse Brewhouse, blended the traditional banana and clove character of a Hefeweizen with the subtle quince paste flavours of apple and pear to take it to tasty new places. Style: Hefeweizen Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

63 KOOINDA BOUTIQUE BREWERY Let Us Tell You About Taylor

Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 7.5% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

59 INVERCARGILL BREWERY

VIC

Betelgeuse

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

A big bold IPA combining all the New Zealand hops from the brewery’s Kauri Falls Pale Ale with all the American hops from their About Time IPA.

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

This is their Red Ale’s bigger brother, showcasing layered hop flavour and aroma from Australian and American varieties added throughout the brewing and maturation process. A big but balanced beer.

53 HAWTHORN BREWING

New Zealand

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61 KAIJU! BEER

Membrillo Hefeweizen

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Partywave

This has been aged in oak barrels that once housed luscious, full-bodied Spanish Tempranillo and the addition of sour cherries has added a further dimension of complexity. Flavours include chocolate, coffee, vanilla, roasted grains, dark fruits, toasted coconut and subtle cherry.

52 HAWKERS BEER

NSW

Style: Belgian Specialty Ale Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 6.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

57 HOT WATER BREWING CO

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

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MORE CHALLENGING

Barrel aged Belgian India Rye Brown Ale, pentagonally hopped.

Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

Cherry Oak Stout

Style: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 9.8% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

Taxidermied Pachyderm

Barrel aged IPA with real balance. Expect great length along with robust hop character.

51 GREEN BEACON BREWING CO

A black cherry sour beer that is a bittersweet symphony of sour cherries, stewed fruits and cinnamon spice with undertones of dark chocolate and high notes of vanilla and cacao. This sexy incarnation of a Cherry Ripe is velvety smooth and displays a complexity that is a joy to decipher.

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Style: Saison Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 8.5% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

Grand Ridge IPA

Velvet

MORE CHALLENGING

New Zealand

50 GRAND RIDGE BREWERY

55 HOMESTEAD BREWERY

NSW

This distinctive black lager presents like a Porter yet has subtle aromas of tropical and herbaceous notes delivered by the combination of Nelson Sauvin and Enigma hops and a flavour that is subtle roasted coffee with a clean, crisp finish.

VIC

This is an American Brown Ale with “added ingredients”! Expect a strongly flavoured, hoppy brown beer, which is related to American Pale and American Amber Ales although with more of a caramel and chocolate character. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Brown Ale (USA) Character: Hoppy ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

64 LA SIRÈNE BREWING

VIC

Bébé Rouge

The follow up to their Belgian Praline Ale which won last year’s People’s Choice Best GABS Festival Beer, this encompasses a Belgian style Red Ale with an abundance of vibrant red berries to give a refreshingly zesty beer with a kiss of tartness - a modern approach to a very famous style. EASIER DRINKING

Style: Fruit Beer Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 4.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

65 LIBERTY BREWING CO Inde Saison Pâle

New Zealand

Saisons were traditionally brewed in winter and consumed throughout summer. This new age version features imported and local hops which, when used with the traditional French yeast, produces a funky, tart refreshing ale with accents of grapefruit, lemon, coconuts and spice. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Saison Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

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FESTIVAL BEERS 66 THE LITTLE BREWING COMPANY Stab In The Dark

NSW

As black as midnight while exhibiting the aromas and flavours of morning. Aromas of espresso, mocha, and chocolate; leather and tobacco leaf too. Flavours of chocolate and coffee in a rich, oily and lusciously smooth body before a long, rich and spirituous finish.

72 MILDURA BREWERY

This Brown Ale incorporates local Mildura almonds so expect deep caramel flavours, slight nutty overtones and a deep chestnut hue. Although this beer is low carb, vegan and vegetarian friendly, there are nuts in it so if you have an allergy, best to have a friend tell you what you’re missing!

MORE CHALLENGING

EASIER DRINKING

Style: Robust Porter Character: Roasty ABV: 10% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

Style: Brown Ale (UK) Character: Malty ABV: 5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

67 LITTLE CREATURES

VIC

Susan

This has a nice deep amber colour, a little malty sweetness, a dry finish and lots of funky Saison notes on the aroma and finish. EASIER DRINKING

A Chardonnay barrel-aged Saison brewed at Lobethal with the Yeastie Boys (NZ) and Wheaty Brewing Corps (SA). No tasting notes were provided but with these quality brewers behind it, try it regardless! MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Saison Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 7.6% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

MACARTHUR GRANGE BREWERY

MORE CHALLENGING

Style: Rauchbier Character: Smoky ABV: 10% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

MAKE BEER

VIC

Pop My Maraschino

Inspired by a particular chocolate bar that rhymes with Berry White, this is a monster of a beer made for the decadent at heart. Think chewy cherry, textured coconut, and big and bold chocolate flavours that come from heavily roasted malt. MORE CHALLENGING

Style: Russian Imperial Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 9.2% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

71 MIKE’S ORGANIC BREWERY

New Zealand

Pucker Up – Black Doris Bam’ba’Lambic

A rich Imperial Porter re-fermented in oak Pinot Noir barrels with Black Doris plums and Brettanomyces. Tart, yet sweet. Rich, yet dry. An extremely complex beer showcasing the luscious Black Doris plum that will get the taste buds dancing. MORE CHALLENGING

Style: Baltic Porter Character: Roasty ABV: 9% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

Style: Brown Ale (USA style) Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

74 MOA BREWING COMPANY Moa Feijoa Sour

New Zealand

Feijoa fruit harvested by the brewer was added to this brew which utilised four yeast strains, two of which were wild yeasts sourced from the brewer’s vineyard. It was then fermented and conditioned in used barrels for 8 months. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

NSW

Smoky bacon aroma is the first thing that hits your senses in this animal. Campfire smoke flavours then balance with an earthy hop bitterness and a complex malt profile that showcases Beechwood smoked malted barley.

Banoffee Pie Dessert Ale

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Full Boar Bacon Breakfast

73 MISMATCH BREWING COMPANY

Inspired by the Banoffee Pie, this is a salted caramel Imperial Brown Ale fermented out with German Hefeweizen yeast. Expect a rich malt backbone loaded full of caramel complexity while the yeast displays the banana esters that drive home this delicious banana dessert.

Style: Saison Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 5.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

VIC

Almonds of Steal

Style: Fruit Lambic Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 6.7% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

75 MODUS OPERANDI BREWING CO L90

NSW

Named after the enigmatic bus route in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, this beautifully balanced Imperial IPA was made with fresh mangos and honey throughout the fermentation. With big balanced tropical aromas, this packs a nose full of citrus fruit but finishes light and refreshing. MORE CHALLENGING

Style: Double IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 9% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

76 THE MONK BREWERY & KITCHEN Oakey Dokey

An oak aged Belgian Double IPA (India Pale Ale) which is effectively an American style Double IPA fermented with Belgian yeast on oak chips. MORE CHALLENGING

Style: Double IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 9% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

MOON DOG CRAFT BREWERY Spotted Dick With Custard

Sweet and bready, rich toffee with vanilla and raisins.

VIC

78 MORNINGTON PENINSULA BREWERY Mornington 2 Dogs

A smoked Oatmeal Porter with the addition of pepperberries on the brew day and later carbonated with nitrogen. Expect smokey, bacon notes and berries on a soft luscious palate. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Rauchbier Character: Smoky ABV: 5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

79 MORRISON BREWERY

TAS

Smoked Chilli IPA

With layers of malt, hints of smoke, fruity chilli flavours and a small amount of heat, this brew finishes with resinous American hops. MORE CHALLENGING

Style: IPA (American) Character: Smoky ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

80 MOUNTAIN GOAT BREWERY

VIC

Nightcap

This Russian Imperial Stout was aged in Lark Whisky Barrels then infused with Seven Seeds coffee specially roasted for infusion into this beer. It’s big and black on the outside, yet soft and smooth on the inside. MORE CHALLENGING

Style: Russian Imperial Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 11% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

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81 MURRAY'S CRAFT BREWING CO Brutus

NSW

This is aggressive in hop and alcohol character but balanced by the sweetness of the caramel malts. At 16% ABV it's intended to assault the taste buds! MORE CHALLENGING

Style: Belgian Specialty Ale Character: Malty ABV: 16% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

82 THE MUSSEL INN

New Zealand

Bock Swine

An imperial (bigger) version of this brewery’s famous beer flavoured with the freshly picked tips of the Manuka tree and Kiwi hops. It is inspired by the first beer ever to be brewed in New Zealand, by Captain James Cook in 1773. It’s a very distinctive beer with notes of ginger and rose oil. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Character: Malty ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

83 NAIL BREWING AUSTRALIA Flaming Lamington

A moderately bitter chocolate Stout blended with coffee, coconut and finished with chilli to add some fire to the brew.

MORE CHALLENGING

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Barleywine (USA) Character: Malty ABV: 9.1% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

Style: Sweet Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

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84 NAKED MONKEY

Lamington

A Vanilla Porter with toasted desiccated coconut and cacao nibs. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Porter Character: Roasty ABV: 6.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

Puffinus Huttoni

VIC

The Jester and the Minstrel

Brewed with The Public Brewery, this hoppy Pale Ale features English malt, hops and yeast. English IPAs have less hop character and a more pronounced malt flavour than American IPAs and this one blends new English hops on a traditional English IPA base. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: IPA (English style) Character: Hoppy ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

NEWSTEAD BREWING CO

Tart and refreshing and featuring a slight sourness derived from Lactobacillus, this has been aged on Nelson-grown boysenberries.

QLD

Imperial Aussie Tukka

Style: Soured Fruit Beer Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 5.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

Tonic Ale

NSW

Massive Foo Fighter

PIRATE LIFE BREWING

A super hoppy dark IPA (India Pale Ale) brewed with a massive amount of American and Australian hops.

Salted Caramel Chocolate Tart

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Porter Character: Malty ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

88 ODYSSEY TAVERN & BREWERY Polyphemus

VIC

A blend of an Extra Special Bitter (ESB) and a Red Ale with an Australian twist. Using all Australian hops and malts, this has a moderate citric aroma and subtle, light apricot and melon flavours. A strong malt backbone with balanced bitterness throughout offers the best of both worlds! EASIER DRINKING

Style: ESB (Extra Special Bitter) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.3% Festival Glass: 3 tokens New Zealand

Bourbon Old Fashion Cocktail Beer

An Old Ale aged in bourbon barrels with charred oranges and cherries. It’s definitely worth trying towards the end of your tasting session.

The Mexican Wave

New Zealand

This Porter has spent 24 months ageing in Marlborough Pinot Noir barrels to take on its oak and fruit characters before being fused with cocoa nibs and husks and ancho chillis. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Porter Character: Roasty ABV: 7.4% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

Hop Hefner

NSW

The name says it all. Anticipate flavours of salt, caramel, chocolate, vanilla and almonds.

MORE CHALLENGING

98 RENAISSANCE BREWING

99 RIVERSIDE BREWING COMPANY

Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 10.4% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

NSW

The look of fake tanned skin in a pipe smoke filled room. A citrus nose hiding the ‘old spice’ banana and clove typical of this style like a pensioner surrounding himself with the ‘fruits’ of youth. His ‘zest’ for life continues with caramel notes and then comes the hop bitterness for those who wish for his way of life. EASIER DRINKING

94 PRICKLY MOSES

VIC

Evening Charm

Infused with lemongrass, this is clean and crisp with a slight dry and tart yeasty finish. It’s a perfect beer to match with a slightly spicy Asian dish while sitting watching the sunset. EASIER DRINKING

Style: Saison Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 4.3% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

95 RED DUCK

VIC

Dr. F

Russian Imperial Stouts are the kings of Stout, boasting high alcohol and plenty of malt character. This local version is big, intense, highly hopped and barrel aged for 9 months. Expect chocolate, coffee, vanilla and molasses.

MORE CHALLENGING

Style: Old Ale Character: Malty ABV: 9% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

Style: Russian Imperial Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 10% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

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The brewers are big fans of Black IPAs, Belgian IPAs and Double IPAs so they brewed this Belgian Black Double IPA. A nice big roasty/malty base combines with a huge dose of big ballsy American hops and characteristic Belgian yeast to make one tasty brew.

VIC

Style: Hefeweizen Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 5.2% Festival Glass: 3 tokens SA

Barbe Noire

97 RED ISLAND BREWING CO

A new take on an old favourite that has distinct aroma of banana and clove intermingled with a subtle smoke like the lingering scent of bacon. While quite dry, there is a perceived sweetness balanced with a slight bitterness and a lingering smoky aftertaste.

Style: Historical Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 2.3% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

PIXEL BREWING CO

This Rauchbock is one of 10 beers Red Hill are brewing to celebrate their 10 Years of Beer with 10 Red Beers. It uses red and smoked malts in a rauchbier style to create a smoky, red, strong ale.

Quiet Deeds Smoked Hefeweizen

Using orange and lemon peel, ginger, coriander and a special European hop, this 60 year old recipe provides a balanced citrus kick with botanical notes. By adding cinchona bark, tonic water bitterness combines with the light hop bitterness and dry finish to give a well rounded mouthfeel.

MORE CHALLENGING

87 NOMAD BREWING CO

VIC

Red Smoke

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

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96 RED HILL BREWERY

Style: Rauchbier Character: Smoky ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Beer was probably invented in Australia* so therefore tastes better with Australian flavours so this has been spiced with Tassie pepperberry, roasted wattleseed and lemon myrtle. Take this out back and give it a flogging ya mongrel. *beer was not invented in Australia.

89 PANHEAD CUSTOM ALES

New Zealand

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

85 NAPOLEONE BREWERY

90 PARROTDOG

Style: Hefeweizen Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

100 ROBE TOWN BREWERY Shearer’s Joy

Made with ingredients and methods available to Australian shearers in the 1800s. Quality bore water, Horehound, ginger, potatoes, brewing yeast and wild bacteria have been brewed using straw filter beds in timber mash tuns, a wood-fired kettle, open fermentation and natural carbonation. A crisp, spicy and slightly tart drop! MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Historical Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

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101 ROCKS BREWING CO

NSW

Conviction Choc Oats and Rye Stout

This dark and brooding Stout is brewed with oats and rye and is perfect for chilly Melbourne and Sydney nights with a bit of a booze kick.

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Style: Oatmeal Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

102 SHENANIGANS BREWING Lime in the Coconut

NSW

An IPA (India Pale Ale) loaded up with New World and experimental hops, a twist of lime, plenty of toasted coconut and a hint of vanilla. Put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up! MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

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SIX STRING BREWING COMPANY MOR LAM

NSW

Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens VIC

Wolfgang Chang

A deliciously rich rye Dunkelweizen spiced with hand roasted Chinese five spice. It’s half German, half Chinese but all good! MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Dunkels Weissbier Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 5.6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

105 STOMPING GROUND BREWING CO

VIC

This Pale Wheat Lager pours a golden straw colour with a crisp, malt body. Fresh tropical fruit and pine aromas complement a juicy hop flavour and clean, even bitterness. The new brewery and beer garden from the guys behind The Local Taphouses is expected to open in Collingwood later this year. EASIER DRINKING

Style: Pale Lager Character: Crisp ABV: 5.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

Blacklisted

MORE CHALLENGING

Style: Specialty Beer Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 7.5% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

107

Surf n Turf

United Kingdom

A fabulously full bodied Russian Imperial Stout with added spices. Its chocolatey, malt flavours with a coffee and spiced finish combine to produce a medium to full bodied complex Stout.

109 TOWNSHEND BREWERY Big Time Rush

New Zealand

A beautifully zesty summer cask ale, this is hopped with loads of whole cone hops in the hop back (basically a big tea bag of hops). No bittering hops were added. Sessionable, with a malty backbone. Served on hand pump. Style: Blonde/Golden Ale Character: Crisp ABV: 4.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

110 TUATARA BREWERY Carl’s Precious

Rich dark malt, spicy rye malt and US citric hop aroma. The full flavour of dark malts and rye is balanced with plenty of bitterness and the fruity flavour of American hops. It is unfiltered to retain all of its character and fullness. MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 8% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

Pina Colada

VIC

NSW

Brewed with water sourced from a local spring in Wagga Wagga and malt entirely from NSW, this pale, refreshing ale is then dumped with a barrel of hops and fermented with a Pacific Ocean yeast strain. Designed to sip, slop and slurp!

Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

112

An ultra smooth Golden Oatmeal IPA (India Pale Ale) bursting with grapefruit, pineapple, lime zest and apricot hop aromas, perfectly balanced by a malt backbone of sweet toasted malt and silky smooth oatmeal. Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 6.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

115 WHITE RABBIT BREWERY

VIC

Bock Bock

Overtones of smoked Manuka nestled nicely in a veil of deep velvety malt. The lush, delicate yeast whispers of carefree days in a grassy meadow while the rich warmth of the entwined alcohol tiptoes gently across your tongue… Style: Doppelbock Character: Malty ABV: 7.5% Festival Glass: 8 tokens

116 WILLIE THE BOATMAN

NSW

Ruben’s Roast

It may look pale in colour but this beer is packed to the brim with malt, hops and ‘cold brew’ (not cold drip) Ethiopian Fair Trade Coffee. It has enough caffeine to make a can of V shake in its boots! Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 6.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

117 YEASTIE BOYS

New Zealand

Not Kettle Black

Two years ago a mystery wild yeast made its way into the brewery’s Pot Kettle Black. Beer was dumped and tears shed but some kegs remained, tasting greater every day but unable to be tamed. Now having vented its rage within a Pinot Noir Port barrel, the result is a happy accident! MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Specialty IPA Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

The Pie Cart was a South Australian institution after a late night pub crawl. Taking inspiration from an article written by Paul Mercurio about adding Porter to split green pea and ham soup, this is a split green pea and ham Porter.

118 YOUNG HENRYS BREWING CO

Pie Cart

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Style: Porter Character: Roasty ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

113

VAN DIEMAN BREWING

One Night In A Black Tent

NSW

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

Combining beer and cocktails, this IPA is heaped with American hops and then layered with a truckload of pineapples and a lovely bunch of coconuts. It’s brewed so you feel like you’re in Puerto Rico wherever you are.

VALE BREWING

OATIS

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

New Zealand

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114 WAYWARD BREWING COMPANY MODERATELY CHALLENGING

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

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A Spiced Imperial Dark Lager with a combination of aromatic American hops and 5 secret spices to add depth of flavour and an aromatic sensation second to none.

THIRSTY CROW

Imperial Spiced Stout

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104 SOUTHERN BAY BREW CO.

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108 THORNBRIDGE BREWERY MORE CHALLENGING

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TEMPLE BREWING CO.

MORE CHALLENGING

Style: Wood-Aged Beer Character: Roasty ABV: 8.5% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

Style: Russian Imperial Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 8.5% Festival Glass: 4 tokens

These brewers have creatively put the elements of Thailand into a hoppy citrusy IPA (India Pale Ale) amplified with Thai flavours of lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves and coriander.

Inception

incredible ale is rich, fruity, spicy with a velvety smooth roast texture.

Midnight in the Carpark of Good and Evil

NSW

This is a blend of two interesting beers. One is a rum barrel-aged cherry Flanders ale, which is a complex, sour, red wine-like Belgian-style ale. The other is a velvet chocolate Stout. MORE CHALLENGING

TAS

Style: Specialty Beer Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 6.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens

Black Ale brewed with Tasmanian black truffles, native pepperberries and fennel seeds then barrel aged in Tokay port barrels for six months. This

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