GABS Beer, Cider & Food Fest 2019 Official Guide (AUS) by gabsfestival

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Tusen Takk ‘Thousand Thanks’

Scandinavian viking beer Tusen Takk is Norwegian for a ‘thousand thanks’, used in modern day as ‘thank you very much’. This beer is paying homage to the original brewers from Scandinavia and thanking them for their ingenuity without which we would likely not have modern beer. Inspired by traditional Finnish and Norwegian brewing, this ale has been lautered through Blue Spruce leaves inside a trough-shaped mash tun made from the trunk of a Blue Spruce tree, known as a Kuurna. Mornington has used a Norwegian-style yeast, using a traditional Finnish style of lautering, creating a fusion between regional techniques.

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WELCOME TO GABS 2019 And HELLO BRISBANE! Since we started this event nine years at The Local Taphouse in St Kilda, our mission has been simple. GABS has always been about sharing our love of craft beer and cider with as many people as possible, so we’re thrilled now to be extending the GABS experience to Queensland’s craft beer capital. Wherever you are on your own craft beer and cider ‘journey’, whether you’re just starting out, or well down the rabbit hole, we want to help you take just one step further. In this Guide, you’ll find helpful tasting tools, ‘traffic light’ colour guides to beer and cider complexity, and informative tasting notes to help plan your approach. You can sample from up to 180 different ‘Festival Beers & Ciders’ made exclusively for the event. Chat to the people behind the brews at the Dan Murphy’s Marketplace. Or learn from the best at the Mornington Peninsula Brewery Craft College and Ariston Food & Drink Experience. And most importantly, take in all the festival has to offer, and have a brilliant time with your mates over some fantastic beers and ciders. We couldn’t do this without the hundreds of brewers and cidermakers across Australia and New Zealand who work so hard to make GABS so special. Thanks also to our partners, food vendors, staff and suppliers. And our warmest thanks to the hundreds of volunteers for donating their time so that every person here can have such a great time. Enjoy yourselves and please drink responsibly.

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Cheers!

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ARISTON FOOD & DRINK EXPERIENCE

GABS HOTTEST 100 AUSSIE CRAFT BEERS OF 2018

THE CRAFTY PINT’S GUIDE TO BEER STYLES

RATEBEER PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS

GABS TASTING TOOLS 32 ALE OF A TIME’S EXPERT PICKS

FESTIVAL BEERS & CIDERS HOW-TO

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DAN MURPHY’S MARKETPLACE & VENUE MAP (BRISBANE)

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BEER

Up to 160+ ‘Festival Beers’ made exclusively for GABS, plus hundreds of core range and limited release beers from the leading breweries in Australia and New Zealand.

CIDER

A celebration of craft cider, including new and exclusive ‘Festival Ciders’ from the best producers in Australia and New Zealand.

FOOD

A smorgasbord of delicious dishes from some of the city’s best street food vendors and food trucks.

OUR PARTNERS

SESSIONS

BRISBANE Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Bank Session 1 Sat 27 April 11.30am - 4.30pm Session 2 Sat 27 April 6.30pm - 11.30pm

MELBOURNE Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Session 1 Fri 17 May 11.30am - 4.30pm Session 2 Fri 17 May 6.30pm - 11.30pm Session 3 Sat 18 May 11.30am - 4.30pm Session 4 Sat 18 May 6.30pm - 11.30pm Session 5 (Silly Hat Sunday) Sun 19 May 11.30am - 4.30pm

SYDNEY Sydney Showground, Olympic Park Session 1 Sat 1 June 11.30am - 4.30pm Session 2 Sat 1 June 6.30pm - 11.30pm

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OUR TEAM Co-Founders: Steve Jeffares & Guy Greenstone Event Director: Craig Williams Event Manager: Ruta Marcinkus Event Coordinator: Courtney Mellor Event Operations: Cam & Julie Walsh Design & Video: Phil Townsley App: Lee Webb & Morgan Harris Finance: Mick Balderas Public Relations: Rachel Robertson Session Hosts: Pete Mitcham & Kirrily Waldhorn Head Container Bars: James Smith Photographer: Anthony McKee Guide Contributors: Will Ziebell & Luke Robertson Copy Editing: Luke Robertson

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DISCOVER

Find your favourite beer styles at the My Dan Murphy’s Discovery Deck with guided tasting sessions of six different flavour profiles. Free for My Dan Murphy’s members! PRO TIP: Not a My Dan Murphy’s member? You can sign up for free on the spot.

SAMPLE

Check out the lists of ‘Festival Beers & Ciders’ made especially for GABS from page 37 (BRI) or page 51 (MEL/SYD). Grab a tasting paddle, chalk it up with tap numbers (keep each paddle within the same bar section), and take it to that Husky Container Bar to fill it up! PRO TIP: Reuse your Taster Cups and save $1 on the next paddle!

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Hear from the best in the business at the Mornington Peninsula Brewery Craft College (schedule on page 22), experience the delights of food, cider and beer pairing at the Ariston Food & Drink Experience (schedule on page 24); and find your favourite beer style at the Dan Murphy’s Discovery Deck (page 20). PRO TIP: Get there early if you want a seat at the Milawa Cheese & Beer session!

EXPLORE

It’s the largest gathering of craft breweries and cidermakers in the country! Wander the Dan Murphy’s Marketplace, discover new favourites, sample limited releases, and chat to the folks behind the brews. PRO TIP: Be sure to cut a lap of the Upper Gallery at GABS Melbourne for rockstar breweries and plenty of Insta moments!

CELEBRATE

Ride the Yenda Wheel Of Beer, take a swing at the Balter Tiñata, party at the Little Creatures X Funlab House Of Fun, race for the win at BentSpoke’s Roller Racing, sing along with The Ale Capones, and so much more! Check out all the highlights from page 10 and get amongst it! PRO TIP: Don’t miss the Feral Brewing Co Biggie Bar. Beats, burgers and big beers!

PLAY

Gather your herd and play the Mountain Goat Trail, the world’s first ever beer festival Scavenger Hunt! Earn points by completing fun photo, video and trivia challenges all around the festival hall, keep an eye on the live leaderboard and you could win big! PRO TIP: Keep playing for TRIPLE POINTS in the final hour of each session.

DANCE

And to bring it all home, the Stomping Ground Silent Disco is back and bigger than EVER! Head to the Boom Box truck into the later part of each session, and dance to your own beat!

CARD ONLY GABS is a 100% cashless event, which allows our bars and vendors to serve everyone quickly and gives you more time to enjoy the event. This year, all you need is a Visa, MasterCard or Amex credit, debit or EFTPOS card for all food, drink and merch purchases. No cash is accepted at all.

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FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

FESTIVAL BEERS & CIDERS

Sample up to 180 new and unique brews created especially for the event by breweries and cideries across Australia and New Zealand. Check out the full lists from page 37 (Brisbane) or page 51 (Melbourne & Sydney), grab a paddle and head to the Husky Container Bars! Full glass pours start from $5.50 and a paddle of five tasters is $12 (or $11 if you bring your Taster Cups back). And be sure to vote for your favourites in the RateBeer People’s Choice Awards at gabsfestival.com. Stock is limited for each session, so if there’s one you really want to taste, try that one first.

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With so many fantastic breweries and cideries exhibiting at GABS, it’s the perfect opportunity to discover new favourites, sample limited releases, and chat to the folks behind the brews. You can buy tasters from every stand, or if you find something you like, go for a full pour of your Souvenir Festival Glass. Many stands will be running games, activities and competitions as part of the fun. Check out the venue maps and exhibitor lists on pages 44 (Brisbane), 60 (Melbourne) and 66 (Sydney).

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ELWD MERCH STAND

Need to stock up on the wardrobe? Head straight for the ELWD Merch Stand for the finest selection of beer tees, hoodies, beanies, trucker hats and other boozy paraphernalia that money can buy. PRO TIP: The ELWD Merch Stand opens one hour into each session. Hit it early to avoid the end of session queues.

19 CRIMES WINE BAR

Like the convict colonists whose stories they honour, 19 Crimes is a wine that’s all about breaking the rules. Don’t miss the 19 Crimes Wine Bar, where you can see wine labels come remarkably to life, exercise your own lock-picking skills to win big, and of course, enjoy a delicious glass of wine.

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Feast on mouth-watering goodies at the GABS Street Food Market. As always, we’re proud to have some of the city’s best street food vendors, including King Of The Wings, The Wiener Haus, and Netherworld’s Hellmouth Diner in Brisbane (see page 48 for full list); 400 Gradi, Pierogi Pierogi, Taphouse Fried Chicken in Melbourne (page 64); and Bovine & Swine, Happy As Larry Pizza, Chur Burger and Dirty Bird in Sydney (page 70).

YAK ALES BBQ HEAVEN

New in 2019, those BBQ fiends at Yak Ales will be bringing some of the best ‘Q in town to a new undercover food truck park at GABS Melbourne. Featuring a rockstar lineup including Bluebonnet Barbecue, Leonard’s House of Love, Biggie Smalls and Sparrow’s Philly Cheesesteaks, don’t miss the opportunity to get your grill on at Yak Ales BBQ Heaven.

ST ANDREWS BEACH BREWERY ROYAL GABS CUP

Set amongst the glorious surrounds of Makybe Diva’s training stables, St Andrews Beach Brewery is one of the jewels on the Mornington Peninsula. Now they’re bringing a taste of their racing heritage to GABS with the inaugural Royal GABS Cup! Head to the St Andrews Beach Brewery stand to register your race team, then join in the fun as one of the wackiest ‘horse races’ in history takes flight.

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SILLY HAT SUNDAY

One of the grandest traditions of GABS Melbourne is back! If you’re joining us for the Sunday afternoon session, be sure to doff your silliest headwear and join in the fun. The most creative hat-wearers might even get a chance to strut their stuff in the Fashions On The Field!

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MY DAN MURPHY’S DISCOVERY DECK

Looking for the perfect way in to the world of beer? If you’re a My Dan Murphy’s member (if not, sign up now, it’s free!), head to the Discovery Deck where you’ll be taken on a complimentary and in-depth guided tasting to find your favourite beer flavours and styles. Once you know what you like, go forth and conquer! Please note tasting sessions will be run hourly and are strictly limited in capacity. Head to the My Dan Murphy’s Discovery Deck for the full schedule.

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YENDA WHEEL OF BEER

Everyone’s favourite Ferris wheel is back! There’s no better way to experience the awesomeness of GABS than from a slowly swinging carriage rotating 360° over the festival hall, while knowing that every ticket sold goes towards fighting Motor Neurone Disease. In just three years, we’ve raised almost $45,000 for Fight MND. Let’s go for $60k!

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ARISTON FOOD & DRINK EXPERIENCE

Explore the sumptuous world of food, beer and cider pairing with host Kirrily Waldhorn (aka the Beer Diva) and special guests. Learn how to incorporate beer and cider into your cooking, create the perfect matched cheese platter, and don’t miss Kirrily’s famous blindfold tasting sessions! All sessions are free but subject to capacity. Check the schedule on page 24 and get there early to secure your seat!

MORNINGTON PENINSULA BREWERY CRAFT COLLEGE

Get in on the discussion at the Mornington Peninsula Brewery Craft College! Hosted by Pete Mitcham (aka Professor Pilsner) from Australian Brews News, this series of free and fun-filled panel discussions and feature sessions with the country’s leading brewers and cidermakers offer rare insights into the AND FUNLAB PRESEN brewing world. Even better, you’ll enjoy a free tasting paddle to accompany the conversation. Check the schedule on page 22.

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MADE OF BALLARAT

The spirit of the Gold Rush lives on in the people & produce of Ballarat. Something born out of that same magical soil; a depth, a richness, a strength of character. And nothing illustrates this more perfectly than the city’s burgeoning and passionate brewing scene. For a taste of some of the best handcrafted beers & ciders in Victoria, head to the MADE OF BALLARAT stand where you’ll find inventive brews from Red Duck, delicious ciders from 321 Cider (including their new Cuvée champagne-style), a range of Larrikin gins from Kilderkin Distillery, and ever-innovative concoctions from the gurus at Hop Temple.

LITTLE CREATURES x FUNLAB HOUSE OF FUN

Get ready GABS-goers, because Little LITTLE Creatures has CREATURES teamed up with the creators of Holey FESTI FEATURING GABS FEATURING LITTLE CREATURES GABS FEST Moley Golf Club, Strike Bowling and Archie Brothers Cirque Electriq to present this year’s festival highlight — the House of Fun! With arcade games, mini golf, hay bale bowling and great beer from the Little Creatures legends poured straight from the kombi, it’s your all-in-one for all-in fun.

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It’s the world’s first competitive Scavenger Hunt held at a beer festival! Gather your herd, download the Wildgoose Mobile Adventures app (search ‘Wildgoose’ in the App Store or Google Play), scan the QR code on any table in the beer hall, and get hunting! You’ll be taken all over the festival, searching for clues and challenges. Think pub trivia, funny photos, clever videos, paddle sculptures and more. Keep an eye on the LIVE leaderboard at the Main Stage and stay tuned for TRIPLE POINTS in the final hour of the session, for your chance to win awesome Mountain Goat swag. Will your squad claim the inaugural MOUNTAIN GOAT TRAIL title?

GABS and circus go hand in hand, and this year is no exception with some of the best roving circus and sideshow artists in the country bringing the WOW right to you. Keep an eye out for the big finale at the stage towards the centre of the hall!

Always one of the most popular (and highly amusing) attractions at GABS, this year the Stomping Ground Silent Disco is bigger than ever! Head to the giant Boom Box truck about three hours into each session, grab your headphones, and dance like nobody’s watching. But of course, they all are.

Ever wondered if some beers might age well over time? Now’s your exclusive opportunity to find out. Before ‘craft’ was even a thing, Coopers have been releasing their annual limited edition Vintage Ale. Like all Coopers ales, the highly anticipated release undergoes secondary fermentation and natural conditioning. And now especially for GABS, the Coopers brewing team has brought together a selection of what they consider their finest releases of the last decade for a truly one-of-a-kind tasting paddle - the 2012, 2014, 2016 & 2018 Vintage Ales. Head to the Coopers stand to take a journey through time with one of Australia’s most iconic beers.

It’s piñata, but not as you know it. The folks at Balter know a thing or two about enjoyment. And what could be more joyful than taking a good old swing at a giant tinnie-shaped piñata, and hearing that delightful crunch before the prizes rain down. Introducing Balter Tiñata, an altogether rewarding and somewhat ridiculous experience that can’t be missed. To take your swing, register early at the Balter stand.

Perennial GABS favourite house band, The Ale Capones, are back and will be working the crowd like no one else can with their trademark tunes and humour. Don’t miss their big finale toward the end of the session with a hall-wide singalong of Bohemian Rhapsody!

Don’t just tell your mates about your favourite beers at GABS. Rate them! Download the RateBeer app and get involved in the world’s biggest community of beer lovers. Even better, if you rate ten beers or ciders while you’re here at GABS, you could win $1,000 worth of BEER!

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HEMINGWAY’S HOLIDAY SHIRT SHOWDOWN!

It might be the middle of winter here, but at Hemingway’s Brewery in Far North Queensland, it’s always tropical! Get into the FNQ vibe by wearing your fave holiday shirt to GABS, and swing by the Hemingway’s stand to strut your stuff for free giveaways and a chance to WIN A YEAR OF BEER!

GABS FESTIVAL BEER MIXED SIX PACK

Of the many unique Festival Beers & Ciders brewed especially for GABS, we’ve cherry-picked six for you to enjoy at home in our GABS Festival Beer Mixed Six Pack. Available exclusively at Dan Murphy’s stores and online after GABS Melbourne, this year’s pack features beers from Wolf Of The Willows, Wayward Brewing Co, a Frenchies and Bridge Road collab, Badlands Brewery, Bad Shepherd and McLeod’s. Proudly brought to you by Dan Murphy’s, Cryer Malt and JacPak.

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Notorious! For all your beats, burgers and big ass beer needs, get yo’self along to the FERAL BREWING CO BIGGIE BAR. We’re talking live and local DJ’s, burgers from the best bunflippers in town and a tap list of big, bold and boozy beers from the legends at Feral.

Think you’ve got what it takes to down a rack of ribs faster than anyone else? Well, do we have the competition for you! Three competitors. One enormous rack of ribs each. And a ticking clock. Fastest to get down to the bones will win a sweet sweet beer and BBQ prize pack from our mates at Yak Ales. Register your interest at the Yak Ales stand!

An adventure in fermentation, Odd Culture is about everything tart, funky and delicious. From their home on the second level of award-winning craft beer pub The Taphouse, they offer a constantly rotating tap list of wild ferment beers, sour ales and organic wines. And now they’re bringing the funk to GABS Sydney! Expect super limited wild ferments from some of the most sought-after local and international producers, as well as a top secret limited release!

Challenge your mates to Giant Jenga, Cornhole (bean bag toss) or Table Tennis, or check out many of the fun games, activities and competitions our brewers and cidermakers will be running around the Dan Murphy’s Marketplace.

HAWKERS GO AGAINST THE GRAIN COLONIAL BACKYARD BBQ Beer lovers rejoice! Those crazy kids at Hawkers Beer are teaming up with one of the most hotly talked about breweries in the USA - Kentucky’s Against The Grain – to bring you a collaboration bar unlike any other. Don’t miss it!

Pull up a milk crate under the Hills Hoist and kick back with a cold one, because Colonial are bringing the backyard barbie to GABS! The snags will be sizzling, the esky is full, and the beers are ice cold. Life is good.

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JETTY ROAD COASTAL BOUNTY

From their home by the bay on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, Jetty Road are bringing a slice of the good life to GABS. Wandering into their immersive space, you can almost taste the salty sea air and balmy nights of life by the coast. Relax with a clean, crisp and citrussy Pale Ale, enjoy the melon and guava coming through in the El Dorado and Ekaunot hop driven IPA, and revel in the Brut IPA collaboration with Drops Of Juniper gin. Fair warning: you may not want to leave.

JAMESON CASKMATES x YOUNG HENRYS BOILERMAKER BAR

Jameson are no strangers to collaboration, an approach which saw the launch of the Jameson Caskmates range whereby their Jameson Irish whiskey is aged in beer-seasoned barrels from their partner brewery in Ireland. Inspired by the original colla-beer-ation which resulted in the Jameson Caskmates STOUT & IPA editions, Jameson Australia also teamed up with good mates Young Henrys to produce a very special hyperlocal edition. Swing by their Jameson x Young Henrys bar at GABS where you can enjoy boilermakers, beertails and more.

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BENTSPOKE ROLLER RACING DERBY

Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Roller Racing champion? Beat the clock (and your mates) on the famous BentSpoke Racers for a shot at the finals, and a chance to win prizes and GLORY! Head to the BentSpoke stand and get ready to feel the burn.

MILAWA CHEESE BAR

Always one of the most popular stands at GABS! The Milawa team are BACK with a delicious lineup of handmade cheeses from the Victorian High Country. Fix yourself a platter for your perfect beer and cheese pairing. Also… hot gooey baked camembert. There you go, there’s the drool.

OFFICIAL GABS 2019 APP

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• You’ll be given a Discovery Booklet on entry, so you can work your way around six different tasting stations throughout the 40 minute session: Crisp (highlighting light, clean and approachable styles); Fruit (from tropical to citrus and berries, these flavours and more can all be found in fruit beers); Hop (let’s talk about the scale of Pale Ale); Tart & Funky (those left of centre beers; rustic and earthy in nature); Malt (sweet, rich and decadent, think caramel and toffee); Roast (think darker beers paired with chocolate). • Ask questions, take notes, mark the beers and styles you like, and the Dan Murphy’s team can help direct you to other brewers you should check out while at GABS. Time to go forth and conquer!

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MORNINGTON PENINSULA BREWERY CRAFT COLLEGE IT’S LIKE SCHOOL, BUT MORE FUN AND ABOUT BEER!

Got a hankering to learn a little more about your fave beverage? Join Professor Pilsner (aka Pete Mitcham from Australian Brews News) at the Mornington Peninsula Brewery Craft College, for a highly entertaining and educational journey into the world of craft beer and cider.

All sessions are FREE, and include complimentary tasters to boot, but it’s first in, best dressed so get there early!

DROPPING ACID

Acidity is the new bitter, as sour beer and traditional ciders rise up. HAVE WE GONE TOO FAR?

Choc tops, lollies and even kangaroo; has beer jumped the shark? IPA: WHAT DOES IT MEAN IN 2019?

India Pale Ales can be black, sour, filled with fruit, have lactose and heaps of vanilla. So what does IPA actually mean? WINTER IS FOR DARK BEER

It’s cold out there so come snuggle with us and some dark beers. ODD CULTURES & WILD FERMENTS

The Odd Culture team (and special guest brewer) talk us through their fave ferments.

DROPPING ACID With Mazen Hajjar (Hawkers), Brendan Varis (Feral), Richard 12:30pm Watkins (BentSpoke), Jeremy Halse (White Rabbit), Nyall Condon (Flying Brick)

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IPA: WHAT DOES IT MEAN IN 2019? With Andrew Childs (Chur), Amelia Pilllow (Against The Grain), Casey Wagner (Westside Ale Works), Adam Smith (Bells Beach), Ryan Moore (MooreBeer)

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DROPPING ACID With Scott McKinnon (Wolf Of The Willows), Joe Wood (Liberty), Lee Stone (Shifty Lizard), David Tottle (Devils Brewery), Matt Cuthbert (Revel)

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HAVE WE GONE TOO FAR? With Chris Fletcher (2 Brothers), Matt Bradshaw (Forrest), Matt Jancauskas (Brouhaha), Pete Denison (Foreigner), Dave McGrath (Illawarra)

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IPA: WHAT DOES IT MEAN IN 2019? With Kristy McMillan (Pirate Life), Brenton Aylward (Fury & Son), Hamish Ward (Deep Creek), Lachlan Crothers (Ballistic), Matt Hogan (Hope)

MELBOURNE - SESSION 3 7:30pm

WINTER IS FOR DARK BEER With Denham D’Silva (Barossa Valley), Rebecca Eve Centeno (Modus Operandi), Hamish Coates (Rocky Ridge), Brad Bown (Left Barrel), Nathan Munt (King River)

8:30pm

HAVE WE GONE TOO FAR? With Rhys Lopez (Otherside), Bronte O’Donoghue (Feral), Ziggy Mountier (Panhead), Emily Day (Froth), Pia Poynton (Nowhereman)

9:30pm

IPA: WHAT DOES IT MEAN IN 2019? With Scott Hargrave (Balter), Samara Fuss (Philter), Shawn Sherlock (FogHorn), Matthew Moore (Bright Tank), Cassie O’Neill (Stomping Ground)

MELBOURNE - SESSION 4 7:30pm

WINTER IS FOR DARK BEER With Ian Morgan (Mountain Goat), Renn Blackman (Blackman’s), Stu Grant (Ocho), David Stokie (Bright Brewery) and more

8:30pm

HAVE WE GONE TOO FAR? With Dave Golding (Red Hill), Dan Hall (Tallboy & Moose), Luke Robertson (Ale Of A Time), Paul Daley (Malt Shovel) and more

9:30pm

DROPPING ACID With Scott Wilson-Browne (Red Duck), Ashur Hall (Stomping Ground), Andy Mitchell (Pressman’s Cider), Ed Nolle (Dollar Bill) and more

BRISBANE - SESSION 1 DROPPING ACID With Tom Champion (Felons), Michael ‘Govs’ McGovern (Black 12:30pm Hops), Matt Jancauskas (Brouhaha), Phil Stevens (Welder’s Dog), Andy Mitchell (Pressman’s)

1:30pm

HAVE WE GONE TOO FAR? With Samara Fuss (Philter), Paul Daley (Malt Shovel), Michael Guy (Semi Pro), Matt Wilson (Moffat Beach), Shane Fairweather (Land & Sea)

2:30pm

IPA: WHAT DOES IT MEAN IN 2019? With Scott Hargrave (Balter), Simon Grasby (10 Toes), Ash Hazell (Colonial), Jon Fuchs (Sea Legs), Kai Cook (Prancing Pony)

BRISBANE - SESSION 2 7:30pm

DROPPING ACID With Ashur Hall (Stomping Ground), Lee McAlister-Smiley (White Lies), Mike Conolly (Willie Smith’s), Martin Rellstab (Sunshine Coast Cider), Jake Harrison (Ballistic)

8:30pm

HAVE WE GONE TOO FAR? With Kristian Martin (Mornington Peninsula), Mazen Hajjar (Hawkers), Christen McGarry (Your Mates), Adrian Cubit (4 Brothers), Greg James (Soapbox)

9:30pm

IPA: WHAT DOES IT MEAN IN 2019? With Will Irving (Feral), Chris Homel (Brisbane Brewing), Dave Ward (Aether), Brennan Fielding (Burleigh), Matthew Wilson (Seven Mile)

SYDNEY - SESSION 1 IPA: WHAT DOES IT MEAN IN 2019? With Wade Hurley (Capital), Scott O’Brien (Endeavour), Phil 12:30pm Stevens (Welder’s Dog), Luke Foeken (Six String), Driza Dickinson (Shark Island)

1:30pm

HAVE WE GONE TOO FAR? With Dave Padden (Akasha), Shawn Sherlock (FogHorn), Samara Fuss (Philter), Dave Golding (Red Hill), Barry Cranston (Champion Homebrewer)

2:30pm

ODD CULTURES & WILD FERMENTS With James Thorpe (Odd Culture), Tom Evans (Odd Culture), Adrian Pua (Odd Culture), Richard Watkins (BentSpoke)

SYDNEY - SESSION 2 7:30pm

IPA: WHAT DOES IT MEAN IN 2019? With Dan Fardon (Stockade), Shaun Blissett (Wayward), Pat McInerney (Willie The Boatman), Vincent de Soyres (Frenchies) and more

8:30pm

HAVE WE GONE TOO FAR? With Andrew Twedell (4 Pines), David Black (Coastal Brewing), Hayden Morgan (James Squire), David Anderson (Nine Fingers), Matt Thiele (Capital)

9:30pm

ODD CULTURES & WILD FERMENTS With James Thorpe (Odd Culture), Tom Evans (Odd Culture), Adrian Pua (Odd Culture) and more

MELBOURNE - SESSION 5 IPA: WHAT DOES IT MEAN IN 2019? 12:30pm With Ash Hazell (Colonial), Duncan Gibson (Hop Nation), Dan Dainton (Dainton), Zach Skerritt (Inner North) and more

1:30pm

HAVE WE GONE TOO FAR? With Dan Fardon (Stockade), Corinna Steeb (Prancing Pony), Shaya Rubinstein (Urban Alley), Steve Brooks (Captain Bligh’s) and more

2:30pm

DROPPING ACID With Richard Watkins (BentSpoke), Chris Moore (Sailors Grave), Kristian Martin (Mornington Peninsula), Blake Bowden (Jetty Road), Michael Stanzel (Burnley)

LEARN FROM THE BEST

MELBOURNE - SESSION 1

* Please note schedules are subject to change.

FOOD & DRINK PAIRING

ARISTON FOOD & DRINK EXPERIENCE

BEER, CIDER & FOOD - THE PERFECT MATCH Learn how to pair beer, cider and spirits with all your favourite dishes at the Ariston Food & Drink Experience. Hosted by ‘Beer Diva’, Kirrily Waldhorn, enjoy free, fun-filled cooking and drink pairing demonstrations with leading Australian chefs. Be prepared to roll up your sleeves, get into the kitchen, and even get blindfolded!

SCHEDULE Afte rnoon Session

12:30pm - 1:30pm s - 2:30pm Evening Sessions

7:30pm - 8:30pm - 9:30pm

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Entry is FREE and on a strictly first come, first ‘served’ basis, so get in fast!

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS BEER cAND CHEESE

An Australian family owned and operated business (now led by the second generation), Milawa have a fierce drive for flavour that has cemented their position as one of Australia’s favourite cheesemakers. In this session, you’ll learn how to match a range of delicious Milawa cheeses with different beer styles.

BEER cAND BBQ

Low and slow is how the best pitmasters like to do it. In Melbourne, we’ll be joined by Chris Terlikar from Bluebonnet Barbecue who will be showing just how much love (and even a little beer) goes into making the perfect snag. And in Brisbane and Sydney, Pitmaster Bob from Fired Up BBQ will reveal the secrets behind creating some of the tastiest ‘Q in town.

BOILERMAKERS cWITH JAMESON CASKMATES Taking beer and whiskey pairing to the next level, Jameson have aged their famous Irish Whiskey in beer barrels to create their unique Caskmates range. Enjoy this guided tasting session and learn what happens when brewer meets distiller!

KING OF THE WINGS BRI ONLY

Everyone loves wings! At GABS Brisbane, King Of The Wings will be showing us how to cook Tocino, a traditional Spanish/Filipino style chicken, as well as demonstrating the best way to cut and eat wings!

HOW TO MAKE SAUSAGES

MEL ONLY

Learn the valuable life skill of making and cooking the perfect sausage with Greg Wise from Wvrst... all paired with the perfect beer of course!

PIZZA NAPOLETANA cWITH 400 GRADI

MEL ONLY

One of the world’s best pizza chefs, 400 Gradi’s Mariano Di Giacomi, joins Kirrily to reveal the art of making truly delicious and traditional pizza, Naples style.

SPICE cAND BEER

We all enjoy a crisp beer with delicious South East Asian food – but why stop there? Iconic Melbourne restaurant Red Spice Road demonstrates how to use beer as an ingredient to enhance Australia’s favourite cuisine.

JERKY MASTERCLASS

Join Jonathon Painting from Jono’s Jerky for a jerky making masterclass. Jono will break down the jerky process and give you his prized tips for making the best possible batch.

BEER cAND BLINDFOLDS

Beer Diva, Kirrily Waldhorn, brings out her blindfolds once again as she guides you through a sensory immersion session. How well do you know your hops from your malts, your stouts from your sours… test your senses in this fun series of sensory challenges, with prizes for the best palates!

* Please note schedules are subject to change.

FOOD & DRINK PAIRING

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THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN

GABS HOTTEST 100

AUSSIE CRAFT BEERS OF 2018 NOW IN ITS ELEVENTH YEAR, THE GABS HOTTEST 100 AUSSIE CRAFT BEERS POLL SHINES A POWERFUL SPOTLIGHT ON THE TRENDS, BRANDS AND BREWERIES SHAPING THE BOOMING CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY. DESCRIBED BY AUSTRALIAN BREWS NEWS AS “THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE’S CHOICE POLL IN THE LAND,” THE 2018 EDITION SAW A RECORD 31,000 BEER LOVERS PLACE MORE THAN 155,000 VOTES FOR THEIR FAVOURITE CRAFT BEERS OF THE YEAR, THEN CELEBRATE THE LIVE COUNTDOWN ON SUNDAY 27 JANUARY, MANY AT THE 45 OFFICIAL EVENTS HELD AROUND THE COUNTRY.

BALTER & QUEENSLAND STAND TALL

From a field comprising some 2,350 beers from more than 260 breweries, Gold Coast brewery Balter claimed the title of Australia’s favourite craft beer for the second year running with their ‘XPA’. Balter has proven to be a dominant force in the craft beer landscape, as evidenced with an impressive three beers in the top ten, including their IIPA (Double IPA) and IPA (India Pale Ale) in 6th & 7th position respectively. On the broader scale, Queensland continues to emerge as a craft beer juggernaut, with 22 beers from 9 breweries (up from 15 beers and 5 breweries in 2017). While New South Wales maintained its overall presence on the list (26 beers from 13 breweries), Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia dropped in representation from the previous year.

NEW & INDEPENDENT

Balter’s IIPA was one of 21 beers released in 2018 to make the list, demonstrating the impact that a popular release can have in the fast moving craft beer sector. The New England IPA, or ‘Hazy IPA’, style was prevalent amongst these new entries, and doubled its presence overall with beers including Hop Nation’s ‘Jedi Juice’ (#9), Dainton’s ‘Blood Orange New England Rye IPA’ (#36) and CoConspirators’ ‘The Matriarch’ (#63). In May 2018, the Independent Brewers Association launched an ‘Independent Seal’ to help educate craft beer drinkers about brewery ownership. The campaign seems to have had an impact in this year’s Hottest 100, with 88% of the beers listed made by independently owned breweries (up from 71% in 2017). Lion owned ‘Furphy Refreshing Ale’ is the highest placed non-independent beer at #25, and was the only nonindependent beer to improve its position on the previous year.

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HOTTEST 100 STAYING POWER

In second position was Stone & Wood’s ‘Pacific Ale’. Celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2018, the iconic beer from Byron Bay has now appeared on the Hottest 100 podium for nine consecutive years, making it the most loved beer in the poll’s history. Also returning to the podium was Crankshaft from BentSpoke in third place, topping a charge of five beers from the popular Canberra brewery, all placing within the top quarter of the list.

LOCAL SUPPORT PROVES POWERFUL

Localism appears to be an influential factor throughout the results, with craft beer drinkers increasingly supporting beers and breweries from their immediate region. The 2018 list features the very first Northern Territory brewery to appear, with fans and local media getting behind Darwin’s One Mile Brewery to rocket four of their beers into the big league. The Sunshine Coast also voted with a parochial view, elevating popular local breweries Your Mates, 10 Toes, and Brouhaha into the list, and regional NSW favourite The Welder’s Dog rallied strong support to place four of its beers, including the first ever Ginger Beer to make the Hottest 100.

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BALTER XPA (PALE ALE) QLD

STONE & WOOD PACIFIC ALE (AUSTRALIAN PALE ALE) NSW BENTSPOKE CRANKSHAFT (AMERICAN IPA) ACT YOUNG HENRYS NEWTOWNER (AUSTRALIAN PALE ALE) NSW

BRIDGE ROAD BEECHWORTH PALE ALE (AUSTRALIAN PALE ALE) VIC BALTER IIPA (IMPERIAL IPA) QLD

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BALTER IPA (AMERICAN IPA) QLD KAIJU! KRUSH! (PALE ALE) VIC

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HOP NATION JEDI JUICE (NEW ENGLAND IPA) VIC

GAGE ROADS SINGLE FIN (AUSTRALIAN PALE ALE) WA

BENTSPOKE BARLEY GRIFFIN (AUSTRALIAN PALE ALE) ACT BENTSPOKE CLUSTER 8 (IMPERIAL IPA) ACT

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YOUR MATES LARRY (AUSTRALIAN PALE ALE) QLD

BLACK HOPS PALE ALE (AUSTRALIAN PALE ALE) QLD

CAPITAL COAST ALE (CALIFORNIA COMMON) ACT

BENTSPOKE SPROCKET (AMERICAN IPA) ACT

COOPERS ORIGINAL PALE ALE (AUSTRALIAN PALE ALE) SA

NEW GABS

BIG SHED BOOZY FRUIT (NEW ENGLAND IPA) SA

NEW

BALTER CAPTAIN SENSIBLE (AMERICAN PALE ALE) QLD

GREEN BEACON WINDJAMMER (AMERICAN IPA) QLD

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CAPITAL ROCK HOPPER (AMERICAN IPA) ACT COOPERS SESSION ALE (PALE ALE) SA BENTSPOKE RED NUT (RED IPA) ACT

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BALTER STRONG PALE ALE (AMERICAN PALE ALE) QLD

FURPHY FURPHY REFRESHING ALE (KÖLSCH) VIC PHILTER XPA (AUSTRALIAN PALE ALE) NSW

CAPITAL TRAIL PALE ALE (AMERICAN PALE ALE) ACT

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STONE & WOOD CLOUD CATCHER (AUSTRALIAN PALE ALE) NSW JETTY ROAD PALE ALE (AMERICAN PALE ALE) VIC PIRATE LIFE MOSAIC (AMERICAN IPA) SA 24 YOUNG HENRYS NATURAL LAGER (KELLERBIER) NSW

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MODUS OPERANDI SONIC PRAYER (AMERICAN IPA) NSW MODUS OPERANDI FORMER TENANT (RED IPA) NSW

HEMINGWAY’S PITCHFORK BETTY’S (AMERICAN PALE ALE) QLD THE WELDER’S DOG FARMHOUSE GINGER BEER (GINGER/SPICED BEER) NSW

DAINTON BLOOD ORANGE NERIPA (NEW ENGLAND IPA) VIC 10 TOES PIPELINE (AUSTRALIAN PALE ALE) QLD GRIFTER PALE (AUSTRALIAN PALE ALE) NSW

THE WELDER’S DOG AUSTRALIAN WHEAT ALE (AMERICAN WHEAT) NSW

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4 PINES PALE ALE (AMERICAN PALE ALE) NSW 24 ONE MILE 4:21 (KÖLSCH) NT

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THE WELDER’S DOG INDIA PALE ALE (AUSTRALIAN IPA) NSW BLACK HOPS HORNET (AMERICAN IPA) QLD

JAMES SQUIRE ONE FIFTY LASHES (AUSTRALIAN PALE ALE) NSW 22

THIRSTY CROW VANILLA MILK STOUT (SWEET STOUT) NSW COOPERS SPARKLING ALE (AUSTRALIAN SPARKLING ALE) SA

BRIDGE ROAD BEECHY SUMMER ALE (AUSTRALIAN PALE ALE) VIC BURLEIGH TWISTED PALM (AUSTRALIAN PALE ALE) QLD CAPITAL EVIL EYE (RED IPA) ACT

HOP NATION THE DAWN (NEW ENGLAND IPA) VIC

NEW

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MOON DOG OLD MATE (AMERICAN PALE ALE) VIC

GREEN BEACON WAYFARER (PALE ALE) QLD

GAGE ROADS LITTLE DOVE (AMERICAN PALE ALE) WA PIRATE LIFE PALE ALE (AMERICAN PALE ALE) SA 35

AKASHA KORBEN D. (IMPERIAL IPA) NSW

COLONIAL PALE ALE (AMERICAN PALE ALE) WA/VIC

NEW

CAPITAL SUMMIT SESSION XPA (PALE ALE) ACT

LITTLE CREATURES PALE ALE (AMERICAN PALE ALE) WA/VIC 36

COCONSPIRATORS THE MATRIARCH (NEW ENGLAND IPA) VIC

WAYWARD RASPBERRY BERLINER WEISSE (SOURPUSS) (BERLINER WEISSE) NSW

BALTER PILSNER (CLASSIC PILSNER) QLD

GAGE ROADS ATOMIC (AMERICAN PALE ALE) WA 10 TOES LONGBOARD (AUSTRALIAN PILSNER) QLD MOON DOG BEER CAN (HOPPY LAGER) VIC PIRATE LIFE IPA (AMERICAN IPA) SA 54

NEW

10 TOES HAPPY DAYS (AMERICAN IPA) QLD BURLEIGH BIGHEAD (PALE LAGER) QLD NAIL VPA (PALE ALE) WA

ONE MILE NO LIMITS (AMERICAN IPA) NT

GREEN BEACON 3 BOLT (AMERICAN PALE ALE) QLD YAK ALES WILD YAK (PALE ALE) VIC 46 JETTY ROAD INDIA PALE ALE (AMERICAN IPA) VIC

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BROUHAHA STRAWBERRY RHUBARB SOUR (KETTLE SOUR) QLD GRIFTER SERPENT’S KISS (FRUIT BEER) NSW PIRATE LIFE IIPA (IMPERIAL IPA) SA 66

BLACKMAN’S JUICY BANGER (HOPPY LAGER) VIC

4 PINES INDIAN SUMMER ALE (AMERICAN PALE ALE) NSW 40 ONE MILE OTTO’S (IRISH AMBER/RED) NT MORNINGTON PENINSULA SQUID RISING (NEW ENGLAND IPA) VIC MODUS OPERANDI DREAM WEAVER (NEW ENGLAND IPA) NSW

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MORNINGTON PENINSULA SQUID SUPREMACY (NEW ENGLAND IPA) VIC 3 RAVENS JUICY (NEW ENGLAND IPA) VIC

BRIDGE ROAD BLING (AMERICAN IPA) VIC

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BLACK HOPS SUPER HORNET (IMPERIAL IPA) QLD YOUNG HENRYS SUMMER HOP ALE (AUSTRALIAN IPA) NSW BIG SHED GOLDEN STOUT TIME (SWEET STOUT) SA FIXATION FIXATION IPA (AMERICAN IPA) VIC

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BATCH PASH THE MAGIC DRAGON (KETTLE SOUR) NSW YOUR MATES DONNIE (PORTER) QLD YOUNG HENRYS MOTORCYCLE OIL (PORTER) NSW YOUNG HENRYS AFENDS HEMP IPA (SPECIALTY BEER) NSW COLONIAL SOUTH WEST SOUR (HOPPY SOUR) WA/VIC

NEW

CAPITAL HANG LOOSE JUICE (NEW ENGLAND IPA) ACT

NEW

SAUCE TRUBBLE & SQUEAK (NEW ENGLAND IPA) NSW SAUCE BUBBLE & SQUEAK (NEW ENGLAND IPA) NSW

NEW

NEW GABS NEW

FERAL BIGGIE JUICE (NEW ENGLAND IPA) WA 17

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FIRST HOTTEST 100 APPEARANCE

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KNOW YOUR BEER STYLES

IPA

The name might hark back to the days of the British Empire but, in the world of modern craft beer, India Pale Ales are first and foremost there to showcase hops, the little green flowers that can lend beers aroma, flavour and bitterness. Known for their punchy flavours and aromas and typically possessing bold bitterness, IPAs are synonymous with characteristics such as floral, citrusy, tropical, earthy and piny. Session IPAs at one end and Double / Imperial IPAs at the other mean it’s the kind of beer that can sit below 4 percent ABV but can also be cranked up into double figures; at last year’s GABS, Akasha entered a quadruple IPA as their Festival Beer… As modern brewers continue to push boundaries, a growing number of IPA substyles have popped up in recent years with the category seemingly destined to undergo an endless evolution. Here’s some of the latest riffs you’re likely to find pouring from the Husky Container Bars.

HAZY IPA’s

Credited as originating with brewers in America’s New England region, hazy IPAs have myriad beer fans, a fair few critics and a brewer’s kettle worth of names. New England-style, Vermontstyle, juicy or hazy can all precede IPA in a style that pours far cloudier than the clear and bright appearance once seen as a goal for brewers. The haze can be derived from a number of brewing techniques, including the use of certain yeast strains, specific malt bills – including oats and wheat – and huge late hop additions. Hazy IPAs are known for their low bitterness, smooth texture and hop flavours that tend to resemble citrus or tropical fruit juice.

BRUT IPA’s

Borrowing from the world of champagne and sparkling wine, Brut IPAs are known for their bone-dry finish. By making use of the enzyme known as amylase, complex sugars that yeast usually can’t consume are broken down so they can be converted to alcohol, thus stripping residual sweetness from the finished beer. That dryness paired with a restrained bitterness and lively carbonation means aromatic and flavoursome hops are left to shine unhindered and makes for a beer where, in the best examples, drinkability is turned all the way up to 11.

MILKSHAKE IPA’s

Lactose has been used in brewing for more than a century, though typically it’s found a home in darker beers like stouts. It’s a form of sugar that naturally occurs in milk and, since it can’t be fermented by traditional brewer’s yeast, it can add a sweetness and creamier texture to any beer. In recent years, brewers have started adding lactose – along with vanilla and all manner of fruits – to IPAs to make beers that are typically sweeter, creamier, fruitier and richer than your traditional IPA. Sound decadent? They can be. But, since you’re at GABS, indulge away as you explore what can happen when brewers let their creative sides run free.

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VOTE FOR YOUR FAVES & WIN

THE BEST OF THE FEST MANY A FINE BEER HAS WON THE GABS PEOPLE’S CHOICE FESTIVAL BEER, INCLUDING YEASTIE BOYS’ GUNNAMATTA, LA SIRENE’S PRALINE, AND BACCHUS BREWING’S PEANUT BRITTLE GOSE. IN 2018, BIG SHED BREWING CONCERN TOOK HOME THE TROPHY WITH THEIR HUGELY POPULAR BOOZY FRUIT NEW ENGLAND IPA. WE CHAT WITH BIG SHED CO-FOUNDERS CRAIG BASFORD AND JASON HARRIS ABOUT WHAT THE WIN MEANT FOR THE TEAM.

WHAT’S THE BIG SHED STORY IN A NUTSHELL?

Well, it was like this. Two people with no commercial brewing experience, no hospitality experience and no beer sales experience started a brewery with nothing much other than a naive sense of optimism. We built the best brewery we could afford (no bank would give us money and rightly so) and set about making beers we enjoyed. Being limited in cash and talent meant we had to find creative solutions to problems, a classic example being using pool noodles as glycol line insulation (our fridgey mates tell us they were useless, but they did look fun). Our beer philosophy has always been to let our curiosity run wild, explore flavours and have some fun. After all we aren’t solving any diplomatic issues, we are making beer. Fast forward to today and we have a GABS winning beer, a 2 million dollar plus new brewery/taproom to build and have just come back from the UK after being invited over to make some beer in a five-storey Victorian era brewery that dates back 170 years. It’s mental when I put that in words, but my favourite saying is ‘Once you can no longer touch the bottom, the depth of the water doesn’t matter’.

WHAT WAS THE IDEA BEHIND BOOZY FRUIT?

We were in the brewery on a stinking hot Adelaide day. 38 plus with a kiln-like dryness. The brew crew were hard at it and anyone who has been to our brewery will know our equipment is very manual. We are talking manual mash in and out, lugging grain and hoses around so they were hot (and funky smelling). Being the good units we are Jase and I went a grabbed a bunch of Frosty Fruits for the team. They have always been a fave of mine and it was while devouring them we thought how well the flavours would work in a beer. At the time we were thinking about GABS, as the People’s Choice is a trophy we had coveted for a while. Since our first accidental good showing with Golden Stout Time we have wanted to jag it. To do so we thought we needed that hype style combined with nostalgic fun that GABS is known for. So a NEIPA meets ice-block was our weapon to try and hit that brief.

WHAT DID THE WIN MEAN FOR YOU? A lot. As I mentioned earlier, we had wanted it since we did well with Golden Stout Time. One reason is because it’s a people’s choice vote. At the end of the day, we make beer for people to enjoy so to have them not only enjoy it, but give it a vote means the world to us. Another is that as a business, it gets you out there nationally and internationally. If people hadn’t heard of us before, they are more likely to have now. Lastly is because we really enjoy the GABS Festival Beer idea. It gives us a chance to really swing hard and on occasion push what brewing and beer is. Even if a beer is an opinion divider (our Thai Green Curry beer being a classic example), people still give it a go and appreciate what’s being attempted.

WILL BOOZY FRUIT RISE AGAIN?

Again?? That would assume that it fell away. As it stands we can’t keep up and we brew it when we can without affecting other core range beers. It filled half our brewery for three months after the win and it still wasn’t enough. If people keep drinking it, and NEIPA’s more generally, I am sure it will it become core range (along with ‘The Hazing’ so you can stop emailing us…) in the new brewery. It will also mean cans which is exciting.

WHAT ARE YOU BREWING FOR US THIS YEAR?

We are making a beer where every grain has been consumed and passed through a civet, like the coffee. The civet only selects the finest grains and its digestive juices create a unique flavour profile. Jokes… but our beer is coffee related. We are making a stout designed to be drunk through a Tim Tam, the Tim Tam Slam. We are still working on exactly how to make it work, but we’ll see how it goes. That’s the joy in GABS beers. Have a go, ya mug!

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE FESTIVAL BEER, FESTIVAL CIDER OR FOOD VENDOR AT GABS BRISBANE, MELBOURNE OR SYDNEY? CAST YOUR VOTE ON THE OFFICIAL GABS APP OR VIA GABSFESTIVAL.COM AND YOU COULD...

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TALK THE TALK

TASTING TOOLS WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT FESTIVAL BEERS & CIDERS ON OFFER AT GABS, AS WELL AS HUNDREDS MORE AVAILABLE AT EXHIBITOR STANDS IN THE DAN MURPHY’S MARKETPLACE, IT CAN BE HARD TO KNOW WHERE TO START.

Beer CRISP LIGHT, CLEAN AND CRISPLY REFRESHING

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HOPS IMPART BITTER, ZESTY OR CITRIC FLAVOURS

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DELICATE FRUIT: Expect subtle fruit flavours adding depth MALT-ACCENTED: You’re going to taste some biscuity malt sweetness BRISK HOPPINESS: Refreshing hop aromas with some bitterness EARTHY AND DRY: Earthy, hay-like, grassy and woody flavours with a dry malt profile MALTY BACKBONE: Bursting with hop flavours balanced by rich malt characters BOLD, HERBAL & CITRIC: Mild malt and heavy hops means citrus and tropical fruit flavours JUICY & HAZY: Expect it to be visually hazy, with low bitterness and a ‘juicy’ mouthfeel

EXPECT NUTTY, TOFFEE, CARAMEL, TOAST FLAVOUR AND SWEETNESS

TOASTY & NUTTY: Expect full malt flavours & toasty or nutty accents FRUIT & TOFFEE: The malts provide flavours of dried fruit, plums or toffee

HIGHLY ROASTED MALTS GIVE COFFEE OR COCOA STYLE FLAVOURS

SOFT & SILKY: Smooth and decadent flavours of milk chocolate, coffee or hazelnut DARK & DRY: Full on characters such as espresso, dark chocolate, and raw cocoa

ROAST

SMOKE THINK MALT WHISKEYS OR SMOKED MEATS

FRUIT/SPICY EXPECT PEPPER, BANANA, AND CLOVE FLAVOURS

TART/FUNKY YEAST AND BACTERIA COMBINE FOR SOUR, RUSTIC AND EARTHY CHARACTERS

Cider SWEET EXPECT HEARTY, PRONOUNCED APPLE OR PEAR FLAVOURS

MEDIUM

ENOUGH CHARACTER TO PARTNER WITH, RATHER THAN OUTSHINE, YOUR MEAL

DRY

WITH MANY OF THESE AGED IN OAK FOR COMPLEXITY, THESE ARE MORE SERIOUS

SO ALONGSIDE ALMOST EVERY BEER AND CIDER LISTING, WE’VE ADDED A ‘TRAFFIC LIGHT’ SYMBOL TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE COMPLEXITY, AND SOME NOTES ABOUT THE FLAVOUR PROFILE YOU CAN EXPECT.

SUBDUED SMOULDER: Gentle smoky flavour, intriguing and in harmony with other flavours SPICY & MEATY: Bonfire and smoky bacon flavours, with subtle malts and yeast underneath BRIGHT: Bubblegum, citrus and banana flavours DARK: Yeast and dark malts create dark fruit, banana bread and rich spice flavours DELICATE: Mild acidity and with crisp, tart characters FRUITY & VINOUS: Wine-like with pronounced acidity and fruit EARTHY: Sour and funky (barnyard), often aged in oak

EASIER DRINKING If you’re new to craft beer and cider, here’s a great place to start. These are approachable, balanced, and great examples of some of Australia’s favourite styles.

STEPPING UP Here you’ll find beers and ciders that are a bit more challenging, including bigger hop profiles and darker styles. There’s a whole world of creativity and flavour to explore.

NEW WORLD CIDER: Primarily made with table apples and usually sweeter NEW WORLD PERRY: Made from table/culinary pears, often sweeter (even dry versions) CIDER WITH FRUIT: These have a traditional or new world cider base, with fruit or flavourings SPECIALITY CIDER: A base cider with added unique ingredients or processes for a special character TRADITIONAL CIDER: Using cider specific apples, expect fermentation character and tannins TRADITIONAL PERRY: Made from cider specific pears with sweetness and young white wine character

ADVENTUROUS For the craft aficionado, the ‘Adventurous’ beers and ciders are where it’s at. From tart and funky sours to big ABV barleywines and everything in between.

Where’s Yenda?

We’re in the heart of the NSW Riverina. If you look at the label of any Yenda Beer you’ll see 1471. Any idea? That’s where our brewery is, soldier settlement farm 1471. Enjoy Yenda Crisp Lager today at GABS the 2017 Champion Lager.

ALE OF A TIME EXPERT PICKS

7 FESTIVAL BEERS & CIDERS YOU JUST GOTTA TRY WITH LUKE ROBERTSON, ALE OF A TIME

PADDLE

WHITE RABBIT LE RAMEAU D’OR

White Rabbit make some of the best beers in the country but you don’t hear about the fun stuff. Why? I don’t know, I’m not the marketing department. This is a lager, fermented in first use Italian oak, dried out with enzymes and dry hopped. It’s gonna be heaps overlooked but will probably be the best beer here.

BAD SHEPHERD VIC ASH PILSNER

More. Lager. This one has skateboards. Well not actual skateboards but the wood Gully Boards use to make skateboards. Sounds ridiculous, but wood isn’t exactly a crazy ingredient (oak, for example) and skateboarding has remained the coolest thing to do for like, 40 years now. In summary: Lager + Skateboards = Awesome. Quick math.

LOBO CIDER LOBO KB1 “PROPER JOB”

You’re probably ignoring cider and that’s fine, we all make mistakes. Rectify that with a LOBO. The apples in this were six years in the growing. Most businesses at this festival didn’t even exist while LOBO were out in the fields getting this prepped, and you’re gonna sleep on it? FOH.

LITTLE ALCHEMIST FUNK ADANI

Humanity is screaming towards fiery global warming death, while rich dudes stack bills, killing off native Australian ingredients in the process. Little Alchemist are highlighting those ingredients. Or, as the brewery says, it’s a beer “to give the Finger to some of the backward politics going on and ruining our country’s beauty and essence”. Sh*t yeah!

AUS HOMEBREWER OF THE YEAR THE BARRY

Barry Cranston brews rings around most brewers at this festival and he does it in his spare time like it’s no big deal. He was here in 2012 with a Brown Ale and it is still one of the best beers GABS has had. This is an all-Australian farmhouse-style beer, and Barry is an all-around legend (not in Brissy, sorry friends. Get Wolf of the Willows instead).

FULL POUR

WELDER’S DOG BRUT NOIR

Brut, (dried out using enzymes), sour, hoppy and aged on oak. Whatever it is, it sounds pretty great. It’s also being served still (no carbonation) which always rules. Even though it’s 9.8% you’ll want to get it in a glass pour to appreciate it… but get some water right after.

FLYING BRICK CIDER VIRGIN PADDOCK

This is a collaboration with Encompass, who provide opportunities for people with disabilities, disadvantages and those in a bit of a rough spot. It’s the first cider from their orchard. Good cider helps good people doing good things. I’m so mad at anyone who doesn’t get this.

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LONG LIVE

THE KING 34

With 13 different can sizes, customisable finishes, tabs and ends, the tinnie has never been so adaptable. Want to know more? Call or hit us up online. Beverage Sales Enquiries +61 3 9811 7111 ororagroup.com

HOW TO

HOW TO 6 11 APPROACH THE FESTIVAL BEERS & CIDERS Available at the Husky Container Bars, Festival Beers & Ciders are brewed especially for GABS. Some are made in a traditional style, perhaps with a twist, while others are highly creative. With so many Festival Beers & Ciders on offer at GABS, sampling is the name of the game. Here’s how to get started... • OPEN THE GABS GUIDE OR APP AND CHOOSE A HUSKY CONTAINER BAR SECTION TO START FROM. PRO TIP: DON’T START AT BAR A / SECTION 1 AND YOU’LL AVOID THE EARLY QUEUES. • CHOOSE YOUR FESTIVAL BEERS OR CIDERS FROM THAT SECTION AND CHALK THE BEER NUMBERS ON A TASTING PADDLE IN SEQUENTIAL ORDER. USE THE ‘TRAFFIC LIGHT’ INDICATORS AS A GUIDE TO WHAT MIGHT SUIT YOUR TASTES. • HEAD TO YOUR CHOSEN HUSKY CONTAINER BAR SECTION AND HAVE YOUR PADDLE FILLED. EVEN BETTER, RINSE AND REUSE YOUR TASTING CUPS AFTERWARD AND SCORE $1 OFF ANY SUBSEQUENT PADDLES! • VOTE FOR YOUR FAVES IN THE RATEBEER PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS VIA THE GABS APP OR WEBSITE!

RINSE, REUSE & SAVE! Reuse your Taster Cups and save $1 on your next paddle!

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ROAD BREWERY VIC 6 JETTY with DROPS OF JUNIPER DISTILLERY

G&T GOOD TIMES

A collaboration with Drops of Juniper distillery this is a Brut IPA style beer that bursts with refreshing cucumber, lime, gin and tonic flavours.

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STYLE: Brut IPA ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Crisp (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

1 with GULLY BOARDS

7 with WITCHES FALLS WINERY

BAD SHEPHERD BREWING CO VIC

SLIPSTREAM BREWING CO QLD

VIC ASH PILSNER

WINE BARREL AGED BRUT KETTLE SOUR

Reclaimed Victorian Ash Wood has been used throughout In collaboration with Witches Falls Winery, this Kettle Sour the brewing process, to extract wood flavours much like oak is given the Brut (meaning it’s dry), and barrel ageing barrels are used. Here it’s used in the boiling process as treatment. It’s a melange of modern brewing technique. well as during fermentation. It’s a collab with Gully who STYLE: Kettle Sour ABV: 5% specialise in making skateboards with reclaimed Ash Wood. CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) First ever skateboard infused beer? FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50 STYLE: Australian Pilsner ABV: 4.2% CHARACTER: Hop (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.50 TASTER: $2.50

8 with CUSTOM COFFEES

TOOBORAC BREWERY VIC BOMBORA MOCHA MADNESS

CARIBBEAN HAZE

With added Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum, coconut, mango and pineapple this New England-style IPA is a Caribbean jam of fresh fruits and a hint of creamy vanilla oak barrel to finish.

SISTER CIDER VIC 9 TWISTED with UP IN SMOKE

BREWING VIC 3 BURNLEY with MOUNTAIN GIN

UP IN SMOKE SMOKED MAPLE CIDER

Using the botanicals found in Mount Macedon Distillery’s Mountain Gin, this infuses gin flavours into a Berliner Weisse style beer. Pepperberry, orange zest, pine needles, juniper and more.

STYLE: Specialty Cider ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Medium FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.75 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Berliner Weisse ABV: 3.5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.00 TASTER: $2.50

BREWING CO NSW 4 COASTAL with LITTLE STREET ROASTERS

COFFEE AND DONUTS

LITTLE STREET COFFEE MILK STOUT

A collaboration with Little Street Coffee Roasters sees the addition of locally roasted coffee to Coastal Brewing’s Milk Stout. It’s all about the balance between mild coffee bitterness and milk sugar sweetness. STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 4.7% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.75 TASTER: $2.50

Coffee and donuts are inseparable as Yin is to Yang. In partnership with Grumpy Donuts and Toby’s Estate roasters, this is a Milk Stout, with actual donuts used in the process. All complemented with a special blend of gently roasted beans. STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

OF THE WILLOWS BREWERY VIC 11 WOLF with TEQUILA TROMBA

5 with SUPREME COFFEE HOP NATION VIC

JALISCO SOUR

THE HUSK

Using Cascara (coffee cherry) tea, and fermented with rooftop honey, this is complex, hazy, fruity, juicy, and spicy.

Tequila Tromba and WotW create a beer inspired by the Jalisco region of Mexico. Agave (the base ingredient of Tequila), grilled pineapples, Mexican spice, and kettle soured. Add a touch of salt, spice and lime to #rimityourway STYLE: Kettle Sour ABV: 4.2% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.50 TASTER: $2.50

KING OF THE NORTH

Ingredients from north of the top tropics go into this. Lemon myrtle instead of hops, banana in with the grain, sugarcane in the boil and mango in the ferment. Hail the King of the North. STYLE: Experimental Beer ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

14 4 PINES BREWING CO NSW NITRO CREME BRULEE

4 Pines serve this one on nitro for a smooth velvety texture that guides flavours of caramel, vanilla and sweet toffee across your palate. Decadent and delightful. STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

15 AETHER BREWING QLD BLOODY MARY IPA

Feeling a bit dusty at GABS? Then we’ve got the cure. Tomato red pour, with aromas of celery, cucumber, and hop botanicals, this is rich, juicy and is a vibrant vege hit with lingering bitterness and chilli spice. STYLE: Red IPA ABV: 8.2% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

16 AKASHA BREWING CO NSW GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

Hopped like a double India Pale Ale, but with all the crispy finish of a great lager. Triple dry hopped with Galaxy hops, before heaps (heaps!) of fresh passionfruit is added. Big, clean, and incredibly delightful. STYLE: Fruit Beer ABV: 8.5% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.75 TASTER: $2.50

17 ALL INN BREWING CO QLD A UNISON OF CHAOS

See Pg.32 for more detail.

BREWING CO NSW 10 WAYWARD with GRUMPY DONUTS & TOBY’S ESTATE

13 4 BROTHERS BREWING QLD

ADVENTUROUS

A collaboration between Twisted Sister and Up in Smoke barbecue joint, the apples have been cold smoked, before being pressed and fermented with several litres of smoked maple syrup.

BURNLEY MOUNTAIN BOTANICAL SOUR

STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 7.3% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 6.4% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

STEPPING UP

STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 7.8% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.25 TASTER: $2.50

With Bombora Blend Coffee from Custom Coffees this Sweet Stout also has the addition of cocoa nibs. It’s smooth, satisfying but not overly complex.

NEIPA’D IN THE BUD

Squeezed hemp seeds in this juicy plant-based goodness of a New England IPA.

EASIER DRINKING

2 with MOUNT GAY RUM

BLACK HOPS BREWING QLD

12 10 TOES BREWERY QLD

FESTIVAL BEERS

COL

A SECTION 1 BRISBANE

BRISBANE

HUSKY CONTAINER

STYLE: Kettle Sour ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

18 AUSTRALIAN BEER CO NSW ROSIE WAS A WEE HEAVY LASS

Deep copper brown, this Scotch Ale is full of caramel, toffee and smooth alcohol flavours. Perfect for a winter’s day. STYLE: Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy ABV: 8.8% CHARACTER: Malt (Fruit & toffee) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.75 TASTER: $2.50

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BRISBANE

HUSKY CONTAINER

A SECTION 2

19 AUSTRALIAN BREWERY NSW

25 BLASTA BREWING CO WA

LOCO EN EL COCO

FESTIVAL BEERS

A hybrid New England-style and Wheat Beer that has a bit of chai, coconut and a little banana. It’s fermented warm, to bring out unique spicy yeast, and hopped more to load it with juicy flavour. STYLE: Weizen/Weissbier/Hefeweizen ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

20 BALTER QLD DAZY IPA

Balter sent hearts aflutter earlier this year with its Hazy IPA. So for GABS they went and made a bigger version. You know what that means! More hops (including a few experimental ones)! Expect tropical fruit, mango and citrus with light piney dank notes. STYLE: Double New England IPA ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.75 TASTER: $2.50

EASIER DRINKING

21 BEER GARDEN BREWING SA

THE DARKEST SOUR IS JUST BEFORE THE DAWN

Beer Garden has taken its multi award winning Porter to the darkest hour, by kettle souring and adding brettanomyces yeast. This is a first for the team, and is for late night lovers and dark beer connoisseurs. STYLE: Mixed Fermentation Sour ABV: 5.5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

STEPPING UP

22 BENTSPOKE BREWING CO ACT MUTHUR FUNKER

ADVENTUROUS

Inspired by brewing traditions of Belgium and France, this barrel aged sour uses BentSpoke’s own special blend of bugs, that create a unique sweaty, horse blanket character... in a good way. STYLE: Lambic style Sour ABV: 4.4% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Earthy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.50 TASTER: $2.50

See Pg.32 for more detail.

23 BIG SHED BREWING CONCERN SA TIM TAM SLAM

You know what this is. Coffee, Tim Tam... you’ve done it before and moaned a little as the bikkie melted in your mouth. Give this one an extra kick by sucking it through a Tim Tam... STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

24 BLACKMAN’S VIC DARK AND STORMY

After drinking Dark n’ Stormy’s at Melbourne’s infamous Heartbreaker, and playing way too much Fleetwood Mac, Blackman’s decided to dedicate a beer to that. Aged in rum barrels with lime. STYLE: Ginger/Spiced Beer ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

BRISBANE

THE RAMPANT RASPBERRY

Four additions of fresh, ripe raspberries, a big whack of passionfruit and a dash of hibiscus, this is a summer sour the Blasta Way. STYLE: Wild Fermentation Sour ABV: 4.6% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.75 TASTER: $2.50

26 BONEHEAD BREWING VIC DISTRACTION ALE

This is an 11% Belgian Strong Ale barrel aged in a bourbon cask. It’s full of classic candied fruit and Belgian spice flavours, with a long smooth oak and vanilla sweetness. Dedicated to life’s distractions.

31 CAPITAL BREWING CO ACT

‘HELLO DARKNESS’ BLACK FOREST BLACK IPA SOUR

This beer is black in colour and bold in flavour. It’s a kettle soured Black IPA loaded with American and Australian hops, dark malts, plus raspberries and cherries. They maxed out the brewhouse for this complex and decadent beer. STYLE: Black IPA ABV: 8.5% CHARACTER: Hop (Malty backbone) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.75 TASTER: $2.50

32 COCONSPIRATORS BREWING CO VIC THE “WISE” GUY

Inspired by the Mango Weis bar, it’s sunshine and summer in a glass. Not all sweet, with a sour base and layers of lactose. And a LOT of mango. Wise moves. STYLE: Kettle Sour ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Belgian Dark Strong Ale ABV: 11% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) HALF GLASS: $5.50 TASTER: $2.50

27 BRIGHT BREWERY VIC OFF THE WAGON WHEEL

You’ve got to grin to get it in! Inspired by the Wagon Wheel, this is Bright’s homage to the beloved, chocolatey, mashmallowy snack. It has cacao nibs, coconut flakes, and local raspberry puree.

33 COLONIAL BREWING CO VIC CITRA ASS DOWN

An obscene amount of Citra hops give this a blast of citrus on the nose, while the beer has a clinically clean finish. Lively carbonation, bone dry, and well rounded bitter finish. STYLE: Brut IPA ABV: 14% CHARACTER: Crisp (Brisk hoppiness) HALF GLASS: $5.00 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Porter ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

28 BRISBANE BREWING CO QLD SEX ON THE BEACH!

Inspired by the cocktail, not the lurid sandy act, expect an orange experience that will wash over you in waves of pleasure.

34 CURRUMBIN VALLEY BREWING QLD GRAPE BUBBLEGUM SOUR

The taste of your chewy childhoods, this is your grown up version. Puckering sour beer inspired by grape Hubba Bubba. Big bubbles, no troubles!

STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

29 BROUHAHA BREWERY QLD MYSTERY SOUR

A blend of local things - local fruits and even local yoghurt from nearby Maleny Dairies to help sour the beer. STYLE: Kettle Sour ABV: 4.2% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.50 TASTER: $2.50

30 BURLEIGH BREWING QLD DRAGON FRUIT BRUT

If you’ve never seen a dragon fruit, it looks kind of like a dragon egg (they exist right?) and the red ones used here give the beer a pinkish hue. This is dry and fragrant. STYLE: Brut IPA ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Hop (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Berliner Weisse ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Delicate) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

35 DAINTON BREWERY VIC VIOLET RUMBLE

Local organic cacao, homemade candi sugar, and a love of chocolate bars create this toffee milk chocolate stout with a fluro golden head. STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 9% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $9.00 TASTER: $2.50

36 DEEDS BREWING VIC NAKED BRUNCH

Enjoyed from Tangiers to Interzone, this is a French-toast inspired hazy Double IPA. Sweet maple syrup that drenches a creamy base and hints of cinnamon and tropical fruit. A proper Melbourne brunch.

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STYLE: Double New England IPA ABV: 8.5% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.75 TASTER: $2.50

37 EDEN BREWERY NSW

GRILLED PINEAPPLE SMOKED BACON NEIPA

A SECTION 3

43 FOX HAT BREWING SA NITRO INNUENDO

STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

Lightly oaked Imperial Porter with Beenleigh vanilla spiced rum, horny goat weed, pomegranate, coconut and honey. Poured with nitro. I mean.. come on. STYLE: Porter ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Roast (Dark & dry) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.75 TASTER: $2.50

38 ENDEAVOUR BREWING CO NSW MORTAL KLARET

An all-Australian IPA worth bleeding for, starring pomegranate, blood orange, and red fruits, backed up by a casket full of hops. STYLE: Fruit Beer ABV: 5.9% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

BISTRO & BREWERY NSW 44 FRENCHIES with BRIDGE ROAD BREWERS ROSÉ BRUT IPA

Rosé Champagne meets IPA. This collab between Frenchies and Bridge Road is extra fruity with fresh raspberries added, along with loads of Enigma hops. Zero bitterness, dry finish, and distinctive raspberry aromas. STYLE: Brut IPA ABV: 7.5% CHARACTER: Crisp (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.25 TASTER: $2.50

WHITE STOUT

45 GLASS HOUSE BREWERY QLD OLD ‘N’ ROUGH

Locally roasted coffee, cacao nibs are used to create a stout designed to handle the steamy Brisbane summer. It’s never too hot for stout. STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 5.7% CHARACTER: Roast (Dark & dry) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

This Old ‘n’ Rough packs a kick of cocoa, toasted coconut, and a smooth lingering finish. We asked them how much coconut… they simply said “lots!” STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 5.5% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

IMPERIAL BIGGIE

46 GOOSE ISLAND USA BRUCE

STYLE: Double New England IPA ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

This ‘Wet Hop Brut IPA’ is made with hops harvested the very same day, and is a unique take on the Brut Champagne style of beer. Dank, piney and tropical, it’s also lively in carbonation, just like the finest champers. STYLE: Brut IPA ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Crisp (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

47 GRAND RIDGE BREWERY VIC

STYLE: Brut IPA ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Crisp (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Red IPA ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Hop (Malty backbone) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

BRUT??

TANGELO RED IPA

A Brut IPA without the artificial enzyme, and with a Saison influenced yeast strain. Expect intense hop aroma, alongside a pepper yeast note. Super dry, great beer.

FORREST FRUITCAKE

Wild foraged blackberries, plums and cherries from the brewery’s friends at Cherry Hill Orchards go into this fruitcake. Just like Nan makes. STYLE: Fruit Beer ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

A big Red IPA with a powerful citrus hit. Tangelo skin is fermented which gives the citrusy sweetness, it’s bitter and tasty.

48 GREEN BEACON BREWING CO QLD SOUR PEACH SWIRL

Mixed fermentation sour ale with peaches and lactose, dry hopped with Mosaic and fermented with house and wild yeast strains. STYLE: Hoppy Sour ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

FA-18% RHINO IIIIIPA

FA-18 fighter jets regularly fly over the brewery, so naturally this 18% beer is just as dangerous as them. It’s a huge IIPA at the extreme end of brewing intensity, flavour and bitterness. STYLE: Imperial IPA ABV: 18% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) TASTER ONLY: $2.50

51 ILLAWARRA BREWING CO NSW STRAWBERRIES & DREAMS

With local strawberry, this is a creamy Hefeweizen with added lactose and served on nitro. STYLE: Weizen/Weissbier/Hefeweizen ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

52 JAMES SQUIRE NSW

THE WRECK SURVIVORS ALE IMPERIAL PORTER

With the yeast from the world’s oldest surviving beer, salvaged from a shipwreck off of Tasmania, this is an Imperial version of last year’s The Wreck. The yeast is one of a kind, and only found in this beer. STYLE: Porter ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Roast (Dark & dry) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

53 LAND & SEA BREWERY-NOOSA BEER CO QLD GIN KOLSCH

With gin and gin botanicals, this collaboration takes Land & Sea’s Kolsch and blends it with Fortune Fine Spirits’ gin. Expect honeydew melon, juniper and light wheat notes. A beer of paradise. STYLE: Kölsch ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Crisp (Delicate fruit) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

See Pg.32 for more detail.

41 FOGHORN BREWHOUSE NSW

50 HOPE BREWERY NSW

ADVENTUROUS

They tell us the King of Dank has arrived with this Imperial NEIPA. It packs a massive hop punch, reminiscent of your tropical fantasies. Feral’s juiciest beer yet.

STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 4.5% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.75 TASTER: $2.50

STEPPING UP

40 FERAL BREWING CO WA

FNQ-T

An F-n juicy tropical fruit ale, that uses in season mangosteens, and dragon fruits, all sourced locally from the brewery’s surrounds. A showcase of FNQ’s spectacular produce.

EASIER DRINKING

39 FELONS BREWING CO QLD

49 HEMINGWAY’S BREWERY QLD

FESTIVAL BEERS

Bacon(!), grilled pineapple and a little controversy for those who love to argue about pineapple on pizza. If it doesn’t belong there, maybe it’s good in a NEIPA?

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CHATEAU DU TASMAN - INTO THE LIME LIGHT

Taking NZ kiwifruit and Australian finger lime, this is a trans-Tasman collaboration that has created a unique Kettle Sour. STYLE: Kettle Sour ABV: 4.5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.75 TASTER: $2.50

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55 LITTLE ALCHEMIST NSW

61 NAIL BREWING WA

FUNK ADANI

FESTIVAL BEERS

It’s designed to showcase ingredients that will be affected by the Adani coal mine. The brewers wanted to highlight these beautiful things in a unique Gose-style beer before it’s too late. STYLE: Gose ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

56 LITTLE BANG BREWING CO SA LET THEM EAT CAKE!

They love their cake, all the little people, and so cake they shall have. Passionfruit pavlova with lashings of cream, let them fill their filthy little faces! Pour it in a trough and let them wallow in it, each and every one of them. STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 6.4% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

EASIER DRINKING

57 LORD NELSON BREWERY HOTEL NSW MACGILLIVRAY

A unique ale brewed with the addition of Lot 462 Shiraz juice from the Barossa Valley. Deep red colour with rich malt flavours and textured dark fruit notes. STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

STEPPING UP

58 MOON DOG CRAFT BREWERY VIC ARE YOU NOT SATISFIED?!

ADVENTUROUS

Chocolate, peanut and caramel. Name a more iconic trio. We’ll wait. This beer is rich and sweet and demands satisfaction. Are you not satisfied?! STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

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NAIL GUN

Served on nitro for a smooth, creamy body, Nail wanted to create a juice bomb that left you wanting to come back for more. STYLE: American IPA ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

See Pg.32 for more detail.

TUSEN TAKK

Inspired by traditional Finnish and Norwegian brewing, this ale has been filtered through Blue Spruce leaves inside the trunk of a Blue Spruce tree, They don’t know how it’ll turn out, but go with them on this adventure! STYLE: Experimental Beer ABV: 6.2% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

SODOMY & THE LASH: RUM RAISIN RED ALE

A classic Red Ale, infused with rum-soaked muscatel grapes. It’s a moderate 5.7% so hopefully you’ll remain easy and free, and you won’t hear banshee howls. STYLE: Irish Amber/Red ABV: 5.7% CHARACTER: Malt (Fruit & toffee) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

67 PIONEER BREWING NSW COUNTRY FLING

This Berliner-style weisse is all about locality and using fruit otherwise destined for the dump. Local honey, local lemons, and malt smoked over local fruits and fruit tree cuttings. STYLE: Weizen/Weissbier/Hefeweizen ABV: 3.2% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Delicate) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.00 TASTER: $2.50

62 NEW ENGLAND BREWING COMPANY NSW 68 PRANCING PONY BREWERY SA SHRIVELLED UP OLD PRUNE

A classic Brown Ale is a beautiful thing. Are prunes beautiful though? New England think so, and have created a Brown Ale using them. Low bitterness, yum sweet flavours. STYLE: UK Brown Ale ABV: 5.2% CHARACTER: Malt (Fruit & toffee) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

63 NEWSTEAD BREWING CO QLD DOMESTIC ALE

Using a wild yeast strain isolated from a (local grown) South American tree and propagated in conjunction with University of Queensland, this is a uniquely Brisbane fermented Pale Ale with bright, tropical flavours. STYLE: Australian Pale Ale ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Crisp (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

64 NINE FINGERS BREW NSW BLACK ALE SUN XBA

A black sheep disguised as a lion - this seemingly fierce full-flavoured beer, has been tamed to a session strength for you to enjoy longer. The roar from the roasted malts is balanced by the higher bitterness and heavy-handed use of both Cascade and Citra hops. Tall, dark & mys-beer-ious...

RIDING OUT THE STORM

This Brut-esque style IPA is made with Australian malts and hopped excessively and repeatedly with the Australian favourite, Galaxy hop. It’s got a heap of passionfruit, citrus and peach aroma, plus a lingering bitterness while being super dry. STYLE: Australian IPA ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Crisp (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

69 RED DUCK BEER VIC THE BLOOD OF RA

Red Duck RA beers pay homage to the ancient beers of Egypt. This one is a tribute to the mighty Amon Ra, who made a red-dyed beer that saved humanity from being wiped out. Ancient grains, extended mash, kettle soured, blood orange and organic red dye. Tart, fruity, delicious. STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 7.2% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Earthy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

70 RED HILL BREWERY VIC PANCHO MOLÈ IMPERIAL STOUT

Head brewer Dave loves Mexican food, and makes a mean Mole sauce. This is his beer version of that. It’s dark, smoky, strong, has a spicy heat from mexican chili, and the addition of chocolate. STYLE: Ginger/Spiced Beer ABV: 8.1% CHARACTER: Smoke (Subdued smoulder) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Black IPA ABV: 4.5% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.75 TASTER: $2.50

59 MORNINGTON PENINSULA BREWERY VIC 65 NOWHEREMAN BREWING WA

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NOIR DE GARDE

A dark and brooding beer, it features an infusion of dried figs into a Belgian Ale, before it is aged in port barrels. STYLE: Belgian Specialty Ale ABV: 7.2% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

66 OCHO BEER TAS BLACK JELLY BEAN

“I AM NOT JUST A LOLLY!” yelled the Black Jelly Bean. “I am a very serious confection!”. This black lager is rich with dark maltiness and an aniseed twist, and pays homage to the greatest confection of all.

71 REVEL BREWING CO QLD GINGER STORM

Brewed with a sense of adventure, Revel has designed a beer based on a drink they love; the Dark ‘n Stormy. Modeled on the cocktail it is aged with ex-rum barrel oak, and local lime and local ginger. STYLE: Ginger/Spiced Beer ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

72 ROCKY RIDGE BREWING CO WA WHITE RUSSIAN

It’s a pale beer look with dark beer flavour. Rocky Ridge have used coffee and barrels to create a beer worthy of The Dude himself. But you know, that’s just our opinion, man.

STYLE: Schwarzbier ABV: 5.5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

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STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 9.8% CHARACTER: Roast (Dark & dry) FESTIVAL GLASS: $9.25 TASTER: $2.50

73 SAILORS GRAVE BREWING VIC PINEAPPLE LUMP

GABS SAUCE

STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 7.5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.25 TASTER: $2.50

81 SOAPBOX BEER QLD GIVE A TIP

Made with lactose, this Milkshake-style IPA has pineapple, coconut and a load of Vic Secret and Citra hops. It’s served on nitro for a creamy finish. STYLE: Milkshake IPA ABV: 6.9% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

When Soapbox’s sparky turned up with a bunch of honey one day (apparently an amateur apiarist) the team were inspired to make this Porter with malt and robust bitterness, finished with hand-gathered honey.. STYLE: Porter ABV: 5.5% CHARACTER: Malt (Fruit & toffee) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

82 SOCIAL BANDIT BREWING CO VIC

BLUEBERRY PIE STOUT

HIGH COUNTRY OLD FASHIONED

Inspired by the Old Fashioned cocktail, this uses peated smoked malt, orange zest, and sweet Georgia cherries; half of which are stewed. STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Smoke (Subdued smoulder) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Oatmeal Stout ABV: 5.5% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

83 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS BREWING NSW EGGHEAD

A truckload of passionfruit pulp, a dash of lactose and a little mango means this beer will smash your mouth like any good pash. Dry hopped with Citra, Galaxy, Mosaic, and Lemon Drop hops.

Brewed using sesame in the mash while smoked eggplants, charred over open flames, are blended and added late in the kettle. The Egghead hopes to evoke daydreams of lazy Mediterranean afternoons. STYLE: Pale Ale (Other) ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

84 STOCKADE BREW CO NSW DOUBLE NEIPA BERRIES & CREAM

Using Cryo-Hops, a product that concentrates hop goodness, this double Milkshake IPA is sweet, with a hazy appearance. Lactose brings extra creaminess to the back palate. Tropical, full flavoured and a hit of strawberry. STYLE: Milkshake IPA ABV: 8.6% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.75 TASTER: $2.50

86 SWEET AMBER BREWING CO SA VEGEMIGHT GOSE

This is a Gose with black malts and 20kg of Vegemite added right into the boil. Fermented warm, it’s got yeast aromas, subtle sourness and a dry finish. Plus, Vegemite... yeah! STYLE: Gose ABV: 4.5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.75 TASTER: $2.50

87 SYDNEY BREWERY NSW BLACK FOREST OATMEAL STOUT

A smooth, full bodied brew with chocolate, cherry and vanilla notes. This beer has been brewed using fresh cherries giving a rich and complexed palate. STYLE: Oatmeal Stout ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

88 TALLBOY AND MOOSE VIC SNOT BLOCK

There’s nothing more Aussie than a firm-but-wobbly block of custard sandwiched between two crisp layers of pastry. This has passionfruit, vanilla and oats. Creamy, sweet and decadently snotty. STYLE: Experimental Beer ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

89 TEMPLE BREWING CO VIC DIABRUX

A pale, dry and sour beer, wrapped in an amalgamation of tropical flavours from heavy duty hopping. This one is kettle soured with a specialty Belgian yeast. STYLE: Sour IPA ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

See Pg.32 for more detail.

PASH MOUTH

STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

ADVENTUROUS

This mixes fresh, locally sourced blueberry with the Stout richness of bitter chocolate, crumbly biscuits and coffee hints. Poured on nitro, it has a smooth, rich flavour with a touch of sourness from the blueberry added post ferment.

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EASIER DRINKING

PLANTER’S PUNCH MILKSHAKE IPA

STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Smoke (Subdued smoulder) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

Six String is famous for its flagship Red IPA. The team has also brewed a double version, and this year they decided to kick it up a notch once again. This has triple the amount of hops to the regular version. That’s a lot of hops. STYLE: Imperial IPA ABV: 12% CHARACTER: Hop (Malty backbone) HALF GLASS: $5.00 TASTER: $2.50

75 SEA LEGS BREWING QLD

80 SIX STRING BREWING CO NSW TRIPLE DARK RED IPA

This beer is inspired by the fans - well, less inspired by, and more directed by. Beer by public vote. This GABS beer has Guava, Ananas, Banana and Strawberry, and was put to public vote. GABS SAUCE!

THE TIN MAN (SMOKED INDIA PALE VIENNA KOLSCH)

Edible ants are appearing more and more in food, so it was only a matter of time before they appeared in beer. This is a kettle soured beer, with a citrus flavour from added Tyrant ants. The true diet of a lizard. STYLE: Kettle Sour ABV: 4.5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Earthy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.75 TASTER: $2.50

74 SAUCE BREWING CO NSW

78 SHARK ISLAND BREWING CO NSW

79 SHIFTY LIZARD BREWING CO SA

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STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 4.8% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.75 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Milkshake IPA ABV: 6.8% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

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LIZARD’S PICNIC (TYRANT ANT SOUR)

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90 TWØBAYS BREWING CO VIC CITRAIN

Using base malts of millet, buckwheat and rice, this is a Farmhouse style ale with peppery yeast aromas and tangy citrus notes. (GF). STYLE: Saison/Farmhouse Ale ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

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97 YOUR MATES BREWING CO QLD

BRUT NOIR

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This is a raspberry and cherry sour IPA, given the Brut treatment (dried out with enzymes). Deep garnet (red), and intense aromas of mulberry, raspberries and grape from Hallertau Blanc hops. It’s then aged on french oak for a unique backbone. Served still. STYLE: Brut IPA ABV: 9.8% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $9.25 TASTER: $2.50

92 WHITE LIES BREWING CO QLD CHOICE AZ BREW!

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YOUR NAN’S JAM DROP!

This is inspired by your Nan’s best jam drop. Expect strawberry, raspberry, biscuit flavours and a touch of vanilla. It’ll take you back to your spoilt childhood. STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 5.5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

98 YULLI’S BREWS NSW CHIHO’ SIPPER (SAKE IIPA)

Bigger than How Bizarre was for the NZ music scene, this Team Yulli’s has become obsessed with Sake, even brewing feijoa and kiwifruit sour will make you happier than wearing their own in small quantities, while gaining an socks with your jandals. understanding of the ancient beverage. Now, they’ve made a hybrid beer and sake. Beer up front, sake in back. STYLE: Berliner Weisse ABV: 3.5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Delicate) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.00 TASTER: $2.50

EASIER DRINKING STEPPING UP

MAN GOES NUTS

ADVENTUROUS

Milky smooth IPA (which is a good thing in 2019, trust us) which is full of mango pulp and macadamia nuts. So nutty, it’s almost crunchy! STYLE: Milkshake IPA ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

See Pg.32 for more detail.

95 WOOLSHED BREWERY SA OAKSTAVIA

Using brandy soaked oak staves from St Agnes Distillery, think of this as a South Australian Extra Stout. Full bodied, with plenty of brandy notes. STYLE: Extra Stout ABV: 8.1% CHARACTER: Roast (Dark & dry) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

SODA YAK COLA ALE

An approachable dark ale that has all the roasted malt character you want, contrasted with a spritzy cola flavour. A seriously sessionable beer with a hint of nostalgia. STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 4.4% CHARACTER: Roast (Dark & dry) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.50 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Specialty Cider ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Dry FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

103 FUNK CIDER WA PINA COLADA CIDER

Jam packed with freshly squeezed pineapple and handhusked coconuts, this might just change your perspective on life; or at least on cider. STYLE: Cider with Fruit ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Sweet FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

HILLBILLY SCRUMPY

Multiple yeast strains and then barrel fermented in 1200 litre first use Italian oak barrels. This Brut India Pale Lager will be pale, oaky, dry and hoppy.

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VIRGIN PADDOCK

The Paddock is a collaboration with community service provider Encompass. The project is about creating opportunity for those with some physical or mental impairment, and disadvantaged members of society. This is the first cider from that project.

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LE RAMEAU D’OR

STYLE: Wild Fermentation Sour ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Crisp (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

102 FLYING BRICK CIDER CO VIC

STYLE: Imperial IPA ABV: 10% CHARACTER: Hop (Earthy & dry) HALF GLASS: $5.00 TASTER: $2.50

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CIDE R S 99 3 SONS CIDER ACT SMOKEY HILLS

Apple cider made with Pink Lady and heritage cider apples, co-fermented on oak with blackberries from the Brindabellas. It’s smoked once fully fermented for a deep, multi-layered cider.

This uses different UK heritage cider apples from the orchard, and they all have great names! Kingston Black, Sugar Loaf Pippen, Dabinett, Stoke Red, Somerset Redstreak, Browns Apple and Foxwhelp. #needsmorefoxwhelp STYLE: Traditional Cider ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Dry FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

105 LOBO CIDER SA

LOBO KB1 “PROPER JOB”

This began about six years ago, when LOBO began growing its apples. No rare fruit, exotic spices, bits of cured pig, or seafood. Jut a blend of traditional apples. Proper stuff. STYLE: Traditional Cider ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Dry FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Cider with Fruit ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Medium FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

100 CHEEKY TIKI CIDER QLD SWEET APPLE PIE

100% Granny Smith apple cider infused with a host of spices, just like you’d find in your grandma’s apple pie. STYLE: Cider with Fruit ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Sweet FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

101 DEVILS BREWERY TASMANIA TAS GRANDMA’S APPLE & RHUBARB CRUMBLE

Freeze distilled, and served on nitro, Grandma has ramped up a family favourite. 100% Tassie rhubarb and apples, she reckons this should be served with a biscuit. STYLE: Cider with Fruit ABV: 9% CHARACTER: Sweet FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

106 SPREYTON CIDER CO TAS STRAIGHT OUTTA SPREYTON

This is an exclusive blend for GABS - only 250 litres made! It uses apples grown 100m from the cidery. Featuring Kingston Black, Bulmer’s Norman, Somerset Red Streak, Yarlington Mill, Coxes Orange Pippen. Classic cider, done right. STYLE: Traditional Cider ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Dry FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.75 TASTER: $2.50

107 WILLIE SMITH’S CIDER MAKERS TAS WILLIE’S FIRE CIDER

This won’t cure your ails, but it does have loads of good ingredients: ginger, chili, garlic, apple cider vinegar, turmeric, horseradish, onion(!), oranges, lemons and of course, apples. We can’t say it’ll make you well, but we can say it’s good for winter!

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STYLE: Specialty Cider ABV: 4.8% CHARACTER: Medium FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.50 TASTER: $2.50

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AETHER BREWING

Two friends who had had enough of the fly in/fly out gas field lifestyle decided to follow their dreams instead. After brainstorming business plans and names (many of which were thrown into the ether as the idea was refined) they now have their very own brewpub in Milton, Brisbane. Aether turned heads at its first GABS with a bone marrow infused beer, however its regular range is no less interesting.

BALLISTIC BEER

In 2016, David Kitchen teamed up with brewer Lachy Crothers - who honed his skills and passion for all styles of beer with stints at Gage Roads and London’s Camden Town Brewery - to create a brewery determined to make the highest quality beer, loaded with flavour. While they often have a different approach to what that means, the end result is a mix of old and new, and very, very good.

BLACK HOPS BREWING CO

Black Hops Brewing started as three mates making beer and sharing everything they learned along the way. In 2014, Dan, Eddie and Govs made their first beer, the Eggnog Stout, after discussing the concept at the pub. That led them to opening up a brewery and taproom in Burleigh Heads in 2016, and being awarded Australia’s Champion Small Brewer at the 2018 AIBA Awards.

BRISBANE BREWING CO

Venture down a particular West End laneway in Brisbane and escape the busy city at this industrial-meets-artisan brewpub.Drinkers are encouraged to take a tour through the methods of producing their craft beer range. Brisbane Brewing Co take a lot of pride in offering the freshest beer possible.

BROUHAHA BREWING CO

Located on the sunny Sunshine Coast, Brouhaha launched in 2016 with a former Beavertown (UK) brewer at its helm. It soon picked up gold for its Strawberry Rhubarb Sour at the “Indies” beer awards and attention from beer lovers around Australia.

FELONS BREWING CO

Felons opened in 2018 with a large brewery and hospitality space right underneath Story Bridge on the banks of the Brisbane River. It was so successful that it kept running out of beer! That’s in big part to the crew behind it, who love rolling up the doors each day, with a smile on the dials, to brew great balanced beer for Brisbane and those who love to visit.

GREEN BEACON BREWING CO

Opened in 2013 by a pair of schoolmates who, when traveling around the world, enjoyed the sense of community that locally owned business can bring to an area. They chose to open in Teneriffe (QLD) because the suburb was the vibrant heart of Brisbane’s urban renewal. Green Beacon was the Champion Australian Small Brewery at the AIBA awards in 2017, and Champion Medium Brewery in 2018.

HEMINGWAY’S BREWERY

Hemingway’s began in Port Douglas, overlooking the harbour. The success of the brewpub saw another, much larger operation opening in Cairns. Now it is slowly taking over Far North Queensland with its quality beer that is really from up there.

LAND & SEA BREWERY - NOOSA BEER CO

Noosa’s first craft brewery, Land & Sea is passionate about sustainability, the local environment and using that to create excellent beer. They tell us the beers are best enjoyed as part of your perfect lifestyle; journeying, adventuring and leaving just a little bit up to chance.

NEWSTEAD BREWING CO

Newstead started out modestly with a cosy-yet-industrial brewpub in the inner Brisbane suburb from which it takes its name. Recently it expanded to a second, larger brewery and bar just a stone’s throw from the Castlemaine Perkins XXXX plant. They aren’t quite Queensland’s number one-selling beer yet, but out of all the small players they are certainly setting themselves up for a good go.

RANGE BREWING CO

With a philosophy of ‘forever exploring, forever evolving’, this small batch brewery out of Newstead (Brisbane) has already earned a reputation for pushing boundaries since opening in 2018. Instead of launching with a core range of beers, they focussed on core styles - hoppy, dark and sour - and continue to develop each of those styles with every batch they brew.

REVEL BREWING CO

This new brewery was launched late in 2017 by a group of Bulimba locals who wanted to bring independent back to the area. Taking the mantra ‘good people drink good beer’ they hit the ground running, not only making good beer but also cider from locally sourced apples.

SEA LEGS BREWING CO

Just metres from the iconic Story Bridge at Kangaroo Point (Brisbane), Sea Legs is the product of a group of engineering mates who spent over three years searching for the perfect brewery space. Expect a core range of classic styles, while experimental styles will be a regular feature on its seasonal and limited beer schedule.

SLIPSTREAM BREWING

Slipstream Brewing Company is all about hop forward styles. One of the newest breweries on the scene, it opened the doors to its family friendly Brisbane venue in late August 2017. Pay a visit and expect fresh, vibrant beer, food trucks and of course, good times.

SOAPBOX BEER

Soapbox Beer is an independent, inner-city brewery that’s just opened in late 2018. The team love to brew fresh, flavoursome and interesting beers that speak to their customers. It’s all about having a soapbox to share your opinion… and your beers.

SUNSHINE COAST CIDER

Focussing on traditional methods, Sunshine Coast Cider uses 100% freshly pressed apple juice from the Granite Belt region. Try their medal winning Apple Cider, Cloudy Perry or Brut+ Cider made in a champagne style.

THE WELDER’S DOG

The Welders Dog are found in Armidale in the New England region of New South Wales. It launched in 2017 and is already winning favour, not only for its beer, but also for its bright purple pea-flower lemonade, and naturally fermented ginger beer. Founders Tom, Dan and Phil are not only motivated by their own love of drinks, but also making you happy. So why not let them delight you with a beer?

BRISBANE EXHIBITORS

MOFFAT BEACH BREWING CO

Winner of the 2018 Champion Small Brewery Award, Moffat Beach Brewing Co has come a long way since opening just three years earlier. Founders Matt and Shaz Wilson strive to produce quality beers, using local ingredients and operating in an ethical and environmentally friendly fashion. Located just metres from the eponymous beach, this little operation is making big waves in the brewing community.

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BRISBANE FOOD VENDORS

FIRED UP BBQ & BURGERS

For all your brisket, pork rib, burger and tater tot needs, head straight for the Fired Up BBQ pit. High quality American BBQ smoked on site.

KING OF THE WINGS

Step aside Colonel, your secret herbs and spices have got nothing on these bad boys! Crowned Brisbane’s favourite food truck (Eat/Drink Awards), King Of The Wings are bringing their famous Buffalo Wings (in all five delicious flavours) to GABS!

INDIMEX

It’s funky Indian with a Mexican twist! We’re talking tasty takes on tacos, quesadillas, chimichangas, burritos and curries. Not to mention chef GJ’s famous ‘Bunny Chow Burger’. Check it out!

MAC FROM WAY BACK

They had us at hello. See why we’re excited to be featuring Australia’s only dedicated Mac & Cheese truck at GABS Brisbane! Chilli Brisket Mac & Cheese, Brisket Burger With Mac & Cheese, and Mac & Cheese (& Bacon) Loaded Fries. Hoo boy.

EAT THE THING

Eat The Thing will be serving gourmet bar snacks created in collaboration with their mates at Ballistic Beer! You’ll have to stop by and check out what’s on this very special menu created just for GABS.

CHIPSTARS

Golden, fluffy, fried potato goodness is given the rockstar treatment at Chipstars. Feast on authentic poutine (chips, gravy and cheese), gourmet loaded fries, beer battered chips and sweet potato fries.

THE WIENER HAUS

The Gold Coast’s very first food truck has been slingin’ gourmet hot dogs and good vibes from Brisbane to Byron Bay since 2013. With a beer in one hand, and one of their cheekily named loaded kranskies in the other, that’s your GABS sorted.

CRUNCHY’S WAFFLES

For something a little sweeter, grab yourself a seat on the big blue double decker bus (yes, that’s right, a double decker bus), and enjoy delicious Belgian waffles piled high with ice cream, chocolate, cream and berries. All aboard!

GNOCCHI GNOCCHI BROTHERS

Now these guys are true artisans of the gnocchi world, preparing all of their gnocchi fresh daily. Choose from a range of traditional and contemporary sauces, and enjoy the delicious taste of Italy!

CURRY PUFF KID

If you’re looking for the perfect beer snack, you’ve got to try a curry puff. Fresh on the street food scene, options include beef mince and vegetarian filling with a delicious spice blend.

HELLMOUTH DINER

From its home within the wild grounds of Fortitude Valley’s Netherworld Bar & Arcade, the infamous Hellmouth Dinner is bringing its A-game to GABS. The menu fuses flavours from the Americas and Asia to create tasty diner bites and classics with a twist. And while your order is prepared, they’ve even got a few pinball machines to keep you entertained.

JONO’S JERKY

Keep an eye out for this award-winning jerky cart roving around the GABS hall. Flavours range from Chilli, Memphis BBQ, Massaman, Garlic & Rosemary to Smoked Chipotle. Jono will bring the perfect beer snack straight to you!

TAKE A BAO Here at GABS, we LOVE soft, pillowy, delicious bao. And we also REALLY LOVE puns. Take a bow, Take A Bao. We salute you.

FAT ANGEL SPORTS BAR & GRILL AT FERAL BREWING CO BIGGIE BAR

Brisbane’s hottest new sports bar is known for its perfectly formed menu of ‘gameday’ treats. Think burgers, po boys, fried chicken and jalapeno poppers. We reckon they’ll go great at GABS too.

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VIC ASH PILSNER

STYLE: Australian Pilsner ABV: 4.2% CHARACTER: Hop (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.50 TASTER: $2.50

ESTATE NZ 6 FUNK with WEBSTER’S TEA

BREWING CO TAS 12 T-BONE with BELGROVE DISTILLERY

A collab with the Estate’s mate at Webster’s Tea. The latter is allegedly a “B-boy from way back” so we’ve given this one the moves with his popular Rooibos and Mango tea, and some kettle souring.

This beer uses an absurd amount of oats to give an incredibly unique texture. The brewer describes it as “like drinking pineapple juice”, and it’s inspired by his dad’s 100% oat-wash whisky. How fun does that all sound?

B-BOY

STYLE: Kettle Sour ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

THAT’S NO’ HOW YOU MAKE PORRIDGE!

STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

NATION VIC 7 HOP with SUPREME COFFEE

BREWERY VIC 13 TOOBORAC with CUSTOM COFFEES

Using Cascara (coffee cherry) tea, and fermented with rooftop honey, this is complex, hazy, fruity, juicy, and spicy.

With Bombora Blend Coffee from Custom Coffees this Sweet Stout also has the addition of cocoa nibs. It’s smooth, satisfying but not overly complex.

THE HUSK

STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 7.3% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

BOMBORA MOCHA MADNESS

STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

2 BADLANDS BREWERY NSW

OCEAN BREWING CO WA 14 TUATARA BREWING CO NZ 8 INDIAN with DUTCH TRADING CO & EROSION MEADERY

A collaboration between three Orange (NSW) craft companies - Badlands Brewery, Small Acres Cyder and Origin Chocolate - it’s inspired by English Brown Ales, and uses local chocolate and homegrown cherries.

Braggot is a blend of beer and mead, and for this collaboration, Dutch Trading Co, Indian Ocean Brewery and Erosion Meadery have blended a bourbon barrel aged Barley Wine, with a 15% mead.

with SMALL ACRES CYDER & ORIGIN CHOCOLATE

DARK SIDE OF ORANGE

STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Malt (Fruit & toffee) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

HOPS BREWING QLD 3 BLACK with MOUNT GAY RUM

STYLE: Braggot ABV: 13% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) HALF GLASS: $5.00 TASTER: $2.50

ROAD BREWERY VIC 9 JETTY with DROPS OF JUNIPER DISTILLERY G&T GOOD TIMES

A collaboration with Drops of Juniper distillery this is a Brut With added Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum, coconut, mango IPA style beer that bursts with refreshing cucumber, lime, and pineapple this New England-style IPA is a Caribbean jam of fresh fruits and a hint of creamy vanilla oak barrel to gin and tonic flavours. finish. STYLE: Brut IPA ABV: 6% STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 7.8% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.25 TASTER: $2.50

CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

THE SHEFFIELD STREET COLLABORATION

Using Dark Horse Coffee post fermentation, this is a Belgian Quad that has complementary coffee notes to go with its malty richness and spicy esters. STYLE: Belgian Quad ABV: 10.5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) HALF GLASS: $5.00 TASTER: $2.50

SISTER CIDER VIC 15 TWISTED with UP IN SMOKE UP IN SMOKE SMOKED MAPLE CIDER

A collaboration between Twisted Sister and Up in Smoke barbecue joint, the apples have been cold smoked, before being pressed and fermented with several litres of smoked maple syrup. STYLE: Specialty Cider ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Medium FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.75 TASTER: $2.50

BREWING CO NSW 16 WAYWARD with GRUMPY DONUTS & TOBY’S ESTATE

Using the botanicals found in Mount Macedon Distillery’s Mountain Gin, this infuses gin flavours into a Berliner Weisse style beer. Pepperberry, orange zest, pine needles, juniper and more.

A berrylicious hazy Pale Ale featuring the 2019 Pink Boots Hop blend, and in collaboration with Kaikoura based teamaker Wildflower Botanicals.

BURNLEY MOUNTAIN BOTANICAL SOUR

STYLE: Berliner Weisse ABV: 3.5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.00 TASTER: $2.50

WHAT’S THE TEA?

STYLE: American Pale Ale ABV: 6.2% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

COFFEE AND DONUTS

STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

BREWING CO QLD 11 SLIPSTREAM with WITCHES FALLS WINERY

OF THE WILLOWS BREWERY VIC 17 WOLF with TEQUILA TROMBA

In collaboration with Witches Falls Winery, this Kettle Sour is given the Brut (meaning it’s dry), and barrel ageing treatment. It’s a melange of modern brewing technique.

LITTLE STREET COFFEE MILK STOUT

STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 4.7% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.75 TASTER: $2.50

WINE BARREL AGED BRUT KETTLE SOUR

STYLE: Kettle Sour ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

JALISCO SOUR

STYLE: Kettle Sour ABV: 4.2% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.50 TASTER: $2.50

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVES IN THE RATEBEER PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS AT GABSFESTIVAL.COM!

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BREWING CO NSW 5 COASTAL with LITTLE STREET ROASTERS

ADVENTUROUS

BOOTS NZ 10 PINK with WILDFLOWER BOTANICALS

STEPPING UP

BREWING VIC 4 BURNLEY with MOUNTAIN GIN

EASIER DRINKING

CARIBBEAN HAZE

with DUNCAN’S BREWING CO & DARK HORSE COFFEE

OAKLORE BRAGGOT

FESTIVAL BEERS

Reclaimed Victorian Ash Wood has been used throughout the brewing process, to extract wood flavours much like oak barrels are used. Here it’s used in the boiling process as well as during fermentation. It’s a collab with Gully who specialise in making skateboards with reclaimed Ash Wood. First ever skateboard infused beer?

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MELBOURNE & SYDNEY

HUSKY CONTAINER

MELBOURNE & SYDNEY FESTIVAL BEERS EASIER DRINKING STEPPING UP ADVENTUROUS

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HUSKY CONTAINER

A SECTION 2

18 10 TOES BREWERY QLD

25 AKASHA BREWING CO NSW

NEIPA’D IN THE BUD

Squeezed hemp seeds in this juicy plant-based goodness of a New England IPA. STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 6.4% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

19 2 BROTHERS BREWERY VIC GOES TO ELEVEN

MELBOURNE & SYDNEY

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

26 ALIBI BREWING CO NZ LIL’BUBBA

11 different grains, 11kg of hops, and 11 months in a Heavily hopped with Cryo-Citra hops, along with Cashmere Starward whisky barrel while we blasted Spinal Tap. You bet hops, this is a huge, hazy, cocktail of tropical fruit flavours. this beer is one louder. Think mango, papaya, dragon fruit and limes. STYLE: Imperial Stout ABV: 11% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) HALF GLASS: $5.00 TASTER: $2.50

20 4 BROTHERS BREWING QLD KING OF THE NORTH

Ingredients from North of the tropics go into this. Lemon myrtle instead of hops, banana in with the grain, sugarcane in the boil and mango in the ferment. Hail the King of the North. STYLE: Experimental Beer ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

21 4 PINES BREWING CO NSW NITRO CREME BRULEE

22 8 WIRED BREWING NZ ACID SUPERHIGHWAY

STYLE: American Pale Ale ABV: 5.2% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

27 ALL INN BREWING CO QLD A UNISON OF CHAOS

Real cherries, cacao nibs, and all the roasted, chocolate and caramel flavours you’d expect from a stout; but with a sour twist from a kettle souring process. This is a Unison of Chaos that has hints of blackcurrant, lemon and citrus. STYLE: Kettle Sour ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

28 AUS HOMEBREWER OF THE YEAR NSW THE BARRY

Barry Cranston is back for the second time as Australia’s National Homebrew Champion. He first appeared in 2012 with a brown ale, and now he’s got an Australian take on a Farmhouse Ale with all Aussie ingredients. Find out why he’s a national champ! STYLE: Saison/Farmhouse Ale ABV: 4% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.50 TASTER: $2.50

29 AUSTRALIAN BEER CO NSW ROSIE WAS A WEE HEAVY LASS

For five years 8 Wired have bought hoppy sours to GABS. Deep copper brown, this Scotch Ale is full of caramel, toffee Doing it before almost anyone else in the game. If your mind and smooth alcohol flavours. Perfect for a winter’s day. has recovered from last year, why not take another trip? STYLE: Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy ABV: 8.8% STYLE: Sour IPA ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

23 AETHER BREWING QLD BLOODY MARY IPA

24 AIBA CHAMPION BREWERS AUS ACHACHA GOSE

Australia’s four champion breweries from the AIBA; Mountain Goat (large), Green Beacon (medium), Black Hops (small) and Philter (nomadic) have combined their powers to brew an Achacha Gose. You ever tried Achacha fruit? STYLE: Gose ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

CHARACTER: Malt (Fruit & toffee) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.75 TASTER: $2.50

30 AUSTRALIAN BREWERY NSW LOCO EN EL COCO

31 B.EFFECT BREWING CO NZ HAZEY HERO DIRT

A juiced up hazy IPA using wine yeast as a nod to the Central Otago region famous for its bike trails and great wines. For those who want to cut turns and make the jump. STYLE: Experimental Beer ABV: 6.2% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVES IN THE RATEBEER PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS AT GABSFESTIVAL.COM!

32 BALTER QLD DAZY IPA

33 BAROSSA VALLEY BREWING SA PB SHAKE

Inspired by the brewer’s favourite Dairy Queen milkshake that sustained him through University in Michigan, this has chocolate malts, cacao nibs, peanut butter and lactose. Not for the diet conscious, but a fun special treat. STYLE: Experimental Beer ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

34 BASSLINE BREWING NZ DOUBLE GIN & JUICE

Rollin’ down the street, packin grapefruit, sippin double Gin and Juice. This is a Double IPA packed with grapefruit, and a hit of laid back, gin-soaked juniper berries. STYLE: Imperial IPA ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

35 BEER GARDEN BREWING SA

THE DARKEST SOUR IS JUST BEFORE THE DAWN

36 BEERLAND BREWING WA SNOZZBERRY JUICE

‘The Snozzberries taste like Snozzberries’ Hoppy, fruity, funky and sour as all heck! This is soured, dry hopped and added blueberries and raspberries. Crazy refreshing. STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

37 BELLS BEACH BREWING VIC

WINKIPOP WHEAT DOUBLE IPA (WIIPA)

Winkipop is a right handed point break that’s a favourite among locals good enough to surf it. Like its namesake this beer is also designed to challenge. Easy drinking characteristics of a Wheat Beer with a massive hop punch. STYLE: Imperial IPA ABV: 8.2% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

GABS APP

The GABS App is a pretty kick-ass addition to your GABS experience. You can read all about the breweries at GABS, you can PLAN YOUR TASTING PADDLES, and you can even rate every beer on RateBeer or Untappd. It all links up somehow, we don’t even want to ask. Search for ‘GABS 2019’ on the App Store or Google Play.

38 BENTSPOKE BREWING CO ACT MUTHUR FUNKER

39 BIG SHED BREWING CONCERN SA TIM TAM SLAM

You know what this is. Coffee, Tim Tam...you’ve done it before and moaned a little as the bikkie melted in your mouth. Give this one an extra kick by sucking it through a Tim Tam...

40 BLACK HEART BREWERY VIC BREAKING BRAD

Inspired by a love of Breaking Bad and Hefeweizen, this one uses darker Crystal Malts to give a unique twist on the clear, classic German style. STYLE: Weizen/Weissbier/Hefeweizen ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Malt (Fruit & toffee) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

41 BLACKMAN’S VIC DARK AND STORMY

STYLE: Ginger/Spiced Beer ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

42 BLASTA BREWING CO WA THE RAMPANT RASPBERRY

STYLE: Wild Fermentation Sour ABV: 4.6% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.75 TASTER: $2.50 DISTRACTION ALE

STYLE: Belgian Dark Strong Ale ABV: 11% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) HALF GLASS: $5.00 TASTER: $2.50

44 BOSTON BREWING CO WA PEACHES EN RUMALIA

This semi-sour beer with lactose and peaches has been aged in rum barrels. It’s inspired by peach crumble topped with cream & if you close your eyes it might take you there. STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

46 BREWICOLO BREWING CO VIC KOFE BROWN ALE

Kofe is Fijian for coffee and this well crafted Brown Ale is just like the first coffee of the day. A malt driven ale with quality coffee beans, it’s rich and roasty. STYLE: American Brown Ale ABV: 5.5% CHARACTER: Malt (Toasty & nutty) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

47 BRIGHT BREWERY VIC OFF THE WAGON WHEEL

You’ve got to grin to get it in! Inspired by the Wagon Wheel, this is Bright’s homage to the beloved, chocolatey, mashmallowy snack. It has cacao nibs, coconut flakes, and local raspberry puree. STYLE: Porter ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

48 BRIGHT TANK BREWING CO WA TROPPO SEASON

This might send you a little troppo as you wonder why it’s so easy to drink. With four dry hop additions, and an addition of mango, it also uses a blend of wild yeast, and a classic Vermont yeast strain. Like the wet season up north, it might send you troppo. STYLE: Double New England IPA ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

49 BRISBANE BREWING CO QLD SEX ON THE BEACH!

Inspired by the cocktail, not the lurid sandy act, expect an orange experience that will wash over you in waves of pleasure. STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

50 BROUHAHA BREWERY QLD MYSTERY SOUR

51 BURLEIGH BREWING QLD DRAGON FRUIT BRUT

STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

53 CAPITAL BREWING CO ACT

‘HELLO DARKNESS’ BLACK FOREST BLACK IPA SOUR

54 CAPTAIN BLIGH’S BREWERY TAS KEEL HAUL

A Barley Wine like your Grandad used to drink. Double mashed to give an intense experience, it uses only Tasmanian products. STYLE: UK Barleywine ABV: 9.36% CHARACTER: Malt (Fruit & toffee) FESTIVAL GLASS: $9.00 TASTER: $2.50

55 CASEY’S BREWERY NSW BROADFORD HERITAGE STOUT

With a small portion made with brettanomyces and blended back, this harks back to nineteenth century brewing, where beer was blended to order. Complex, rich and flavours of coffee, chocolate and raisin. STYLE: Imperial Stout ABV: 9.5% CHARACTER: Roast (Dark & dry) FESTIVAL GLASS: $9.25 TASTER: $2.50

56 CHEEKY MONKEY BREWERY WA STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE IPA

Loads of strawberries and lactose will take you back to those days when you got out of class, rode your pushy down the sun-scorched footpath to grab a carton of pink milk. STYLE: Milkshake IPA ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

57 CHUR BREWING CO NZ

HEY MAN, THERE’S A BEVERAGE HERE

Just like the Dude would want, this is a white Imperial Stout. Think White Russian in beer form, as Harpoon Cold Brew Coffee is added right before it’s kegged. STYLE: Imperial Stout ABV: 8.2% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

TAKE THE GABS EXPERIENCE HOME! We’ve packaged six of our favourite GABS 2019 Festival Beers for you to enjoy at home. Available exclusively at Dan Murphy’s stores and online from 20 May. Brought to you by the legends at Dan Murphy’s, Cryer Malt & JacPak

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVES IN THE RATEBEER PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS AT GABSFESTIVAL.COM!

See Pg.32 for more detail.

STYLE: Wheatwine ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Malt (Fruit & toffee) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.75 TASTER: $2.50

PAPILLON

This is a melange of French yeast, Australian wheat, New Zealand and German hops, New Zealand barley, New Zealand peel and butterfly pea flowers from Thailand. It will sweep you across the seas.

ADVENTUROUS

43 BONEHEAD BREWING VIC

Wheatwine is a complex, warming and fruity style that has a light acidity from the massive amount of wheat used. This one is all about the glory of the grain, and not the hops-du-jour.

52 CANYON FOOD & BREW CO NZ

STEPPING UP

Four additions of fresh, ripe raspberries, a big whack of passionfruit and a dash of hibiscus, this is a summer sour the Blasta Way.

MADE BY MACHINES

EASIER DRINKING

After drinking Dark ‘n’ Stormy’s at Melbourne’s infamous Heartbreaker, and playing way too much Fleetwood Mac, Blackman’s decided to dedicate a beer to that. Aged in rum barrels with lime.

45 BREWAUCRACY NZ

FESTIVAL BEERS

STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

A SECTION 3

MELBOURNE & SYDNEY

HUSKY CONTAINER

MELBOURNE & SYDNEY FESTIVAL BEERS EASIER DRINKING STEPPING UP ADVENTUROUS

See Pg.32 for more detail.

HUSKY CONTAINER

58 COCONSPIRATORS BREWING CO VIC

65 DEEP CREEK BREWING CO NZ

THE “WISE” GUY

59 COLDSTREAM BREWERY VIC BONFIRE BROWN ALE

An Australian twist on an English style, it uses smoked cherry wood chips for an intense yet smooth experience. Caramel, dark fruit and toasted malt flavours will leave you nice and toasty. STYLE: UK Brown Ale ABV: 5.2% CHARACTER: Smoke (Subdued smoulder) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

60 COLONIAL BREWING CO VIC CITRA ASS DOWN

61 CONCEPT BREWING NZ RELEASE THE KVEIKEN

Pronounced “kweck -eh” Kveik is Norweigen farmhouse yeast that is gaining popularity (shout out Lars Garshol). This one has a powerful combination of American hops. Find out why this yeast is taking over the beer world. STYLE: Kveik ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

62 CURRUMBIN VALLEY BREWING QLD GRAPE BUBBLEGUM SOUR

The taste of your chewy childhoods, this is your grown up version. Puckering sour beer inspired by grape Hubba Bubba. Big bubbles, no troubles! STYLE: Berliner Weisse ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Delicate) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

63 DAINTON BREWERY VIC VIOLET RUMBLE

MELBOURNE & SYDNEY

SECTION 4

CHIPOTLE LIME SALSA GOSE

Crushed dehydrated lime, smoked malts and dried chilli, this sour has it all. It’s warming, and with the melding of lime and smoke, you’ll be looking for the nearest taco. STYLE: Gose ABV: 4.5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.75 TASTER: $2.50

66 EAGLE BAY BREWING CO WA SOUR PINK STOUT

Eagle Bay has grabbed coffee from local roasters Cape Effect, and cacao husks from chocolate makers Bahen & Co, as well as fresh raspberries to give a dry, tart tang. STYLE: Sour ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

67 EDEN BREWERY NSW

GRILLED PINEAPPLE SMOKED BACON NEIPA

Bacon(!), grilled pineapple and a little controversy for those who love to argue about pineapple on pizza. If it doesn’t belong there, maybe it’s good in a NEIPA? STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

68 ENDEAVOUR BREWING CO NSW MORTAL KLARET

69 EPIC BEER / HALLERTAU NZ BABY HAZE IPA

Two Aucklanders team up to make a yummy hazy treat for the Australian market. Expect juicy hops, citrus flavours and a delightful mouthfeel. STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 5.5% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

70 FELONS BREWING CO QLD WHITE STOUT

Local organic cacao, homemade candi sugar, and a love of Locally roasted coffee, cacao nibs are used to create a stout chocolate bars create this toffee milk chocolate stout with a designed to handle the steamy Brisbane summer. It’s never fluro golden head. too hot for stout. STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 9% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $9.00 TASTER: $2.50

64 DEEDS BREWING VIC NAKED BRUNCH

Enjoyed from Tangiers to Interzone, this is a French-toast inspired hazy Double IPA. Sweet maple syrup that drenches a creamy base and hints of cinnamon and tropical fruit. A proper Melbourne brunch. STYLE: Double New England IPA ABV: 8.5% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.75 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 5.7% CHARACTER: Roast (Dark & dry) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

71 FERAL BREWING CO WA IMPERIAL BIGGIE

They tell us the King of Dank has arrived with this Imperial NEIPA. It packs a massive hop punch, reminiscent of your tropical fantasies. Feral’s juiciest beer yet. STYLE: Double New England IPA ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

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72 FOGHORN BREWHOUSE NSW BRUT??

A Brut IPA without the artificial enzyme, and with a Saison influenced yeast strain. Expect intense hop aroma, alongside a pepper yeast note. Super dry, great beer. STYLE: Brut IPA ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Crisp (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

73 FOREIGNER BREWING CO VIC CZECHMATE

Inspired by the famous Czech beer cocktail of the same name, Czechmate is a mixed fermentation spiced Pilsner with a higher finishing gravity. Brewed with a blend of herbs and spices used in Czech apéritifs. STYLE: Experimental Beer ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

74 FORREST BREWING CO VIC FORREST FRUITCAKE

75 FORTUNE FAVOURS NZ THE RANGER OAKED IPA

Aged on oak, this tropical IPA is all about the New Zealand hops. Punchy fruit and a hint of vanilla. STYLE: New Zealand IPA ABV: 6.8% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

76 FOX HAT BREWING SA NITRO INNUENDO

Lightly oaked Imperial Porter with Beenleigh vanilla spiced rum, horny goat weed, pomegranate, coconut and honey. Poured with nitro. I mean... come on. STYLE: Porter ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Roast (Dark & dry) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.75 TASTER: $2.50

BISTRO & BREWERY NSW 77 FRENCHIES with BRIDGE ROAD BREWERS ROSÉ BRUT IPA

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78 FURY & SON VIC

PINEAPPLE & MANGO UPSIDE DOWN STOUT

It’s a white stout that can’t be beat. Think of an upside down cake, with coconut, vanilla and coffee. It may look pale but it tastes like a rich stout. STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

79 GARAGE PROJECT NZ

AUNT SALLY’S SLICE OF SUNSHINE

Inspired by Florida’s State Pie, the Key Lime. It’s super hazy, sweet, sour, and creamy. Served on nitro, think of this as a “best of” compilation from Garage Project. Every trick in the book.

80 GLASS HOUSE BREWERY QLD OLD ‘N’ ROUGH

This Old ‘n’ Rough packs a kick of cocoa, toasted coconut, and a smooth lingering finish. We asked them how much coconut... they simply said “lots!” STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 5.5% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

81 GOOSE ISLAND USA BRUCE

82 GRAND RIDGE BREWERY VIC TANGELO RED IPA

STYLE: Red IPA ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Hop (Malty backbone) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

SOUR PEACH SWIRL

Mixed fermentation sour ale with peaches and lactose, dry hopped with Mosaic and fermented with house and wild yeast strains.

84 GYPSY FOX BREWING CO NSW DARK PARADISE

A lovely dark chocolate Milk Stout with undertones of dried stone fruit and coconut. Designed to lead you down the rabbit hole for GABS. STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 5.5% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: American IPA ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

86 HEMINGWAY’S BREWERY QLD FNQ-T

An F-n juicy tropical fruit ale, that uses in season mangosteens, and dragon fruits, all sourced locally from the brewery’s surrounds. A showcase of FNQ’s spectacular produce. STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 4.5% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.75 TASTER: $2.50

87 HEYDAY BEER CO NZ BRUTUS

Inspired by the wine world, HeyDay have set out to create the Champagne of beers. It uses Chardonnay grapes, champagne yeast and hopped to give a white grape, gooseberry aroma. Finishes bone dry. STYLE: Brut IPA ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Crisp (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

88 HOP HEN BREWING VIC SMOKED PORTER

A malty porter with a hint of cherry wood smoked flavour. It’ll be subtle but somehow rich, with deft touches of smoke and lovely malts. STYLE: Porter ABV: 5.5% CHARACTER: Roast (Dark & dry) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

89 HOPE BREWERY NSW FA-18% RHINO IIIIIPA

90 ILLAWARRA BREWING CO NSW STRAWBERRIES & DREAMS

91 IMPI BREWERS WA

MELKTERT MUNICH HELLES

Deliciously rich and creamy it’s a Munich Helles inspired by the South African dessert, Melktert. Expect nitrogen fuelled flavours of vanilla, custard, cinnamon and nutmeg. STYLE: Helles Lager ABV: 5.6% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Milkshake IPA ABV: 5.6% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

93 JAMES SQUIRE NSW

THE WRECK SURVIVORS ALE IMPERIAL PORTER

94 JUICEHEAD BEER NZ FALLOUT

This uses Cryo Hops (a super special technique to concentrate hop flavours) that give the beer an unrelenting blast of pine and citrus. This will make the looming nuclear winter feel like a cold snap in spring. STYLE: Imperial IPA ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

95 KERERU BREWING COMPANY NZ GINGER BIRD

A cool weather celebration beer with ginger, grains of paradise, candi sugar and citrus peel. Evocative of a delicious cookie. STYLE: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spice Beer ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

96 KING RIVER BREWING VIC MABON-O-BERRY

Local blueberries give this classic German beer style a berry-delicious flavour. The dark lager style is known to monks as “beer bread”, so maybe this is a pre-dinner beer. STYLE: Doppelbock ABV: 7.5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.25 TASTER: $2.50

97 LAND & SEA - NOOSA BEER CO QLD GIN KOLSCH

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STYLE: Hoppy Sour ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

With experimental hops, small batch malts and a hazy body, this is designed to be as unapologetic as John Howard.

MANGO TANGO SHAKE

If you love mango sticky rice, then this is for you. It’s a coconut milkshake beer, with mango, lactose, and pandan leaves.

ADVENTUROUS

83 GREEN BEACON BREWING CO QLD

AGAINST THE RESERVOIR

92 INNER NORTH BREWING CO VIC

STEPPING UP

A big Red IPA with a powerful citrus hit. Tangelo skin is fermented which gives the citrusy sweetness, it’s bitter and tasty.

VIC 85 HAWKERS with AGAINST THE GRAIN

EASIER DRINKING

STYLE: Brut IPA ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Crisp (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

SECTION 5

FESTIVAL BEERS

STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 4.8% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.75 TASTER: $2.50

MELBOURNE & SYDNEY

HUSKY CONTAINER

MELBOURNE & SYDNEY

HUSKY CONTAINER 98 LAUGHING BONES BREWING CO NZ BLACK FOREST

Black Forest Milkshake IPA takes the hazy IPA trend and blends it with a black forest cake. Laced with cacao, cherries, lactose and vanilla beans, it has the essence of a milkshake and the finish of a beer. STYLE: Milkshake IPA ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

99 LEFT BARREL BREWING SA CHOCTOP PORTER

Who doesn’t love a choc top at the movies? Obviously Left Barrel do because they’ve made a delicious Porter with vanilla pods to help recreate that feeling when a film starts and you’ve got an icecream treat in your hands.

FESTIVAL BEERS

STYLE: Porter ABV: 5.5% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

BREWING CO NZ 100 LIBERTY with HAWKERS

CHATEAU DU TASMAN - INTO THE LIME LIGHT

101 LITTLE ALCHEMIST NSW FUNK ADANI

EASIER DRINKING

102 LITTLE BANG BREWING CO SA LET THEM EAT CAKE!

STEPPING UP

ADVENTUROUS

103 LITTLE CREATURES VIC EAST SIDE PALE ALE

New hop, Cashmere, has been used in conjunction with the exotic osmanthus fragrans; a flower cultivated for its scents of ripe peaches and apricots.

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STYLE: Pale Ale (Other) ABV: 5.5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

104 LORD NELSON BREWERY HOTEL NSW MACGILLIVRAY

MELBOURNE & SYDNEY

SECTION 6

105 MALT SHED VIC

CHOC RIPPLE DOUBLE HAZELNUT BROWN

This full-bodied double Brown Ale has chocolate ripple biscuits added in, then is aged in whisky barrels, with hazelnut and vanilla. Complex, nutty, and chocolate caramel flavours throughout. STYLE: American Brown Ale ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Malt (Fruit & toffee) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

106 MASH BREWING WA BANOFFEE PIE IPA

Banana and toffee create a heavenly combination in this Milkshake IPA. It features cacao nibs, lactose, banana, candi syrup and vanilla. STYLE: Milkshake IPA ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

107 MCLEOD’S BREWERY NZ LAST LIGHT

Based near idyllic Bream Bay, the team at McLeod’s enjoy some of New Zealand’s best surf (even in winter). This lowalcohol stout was made for sipping around a cracking bonfire with friends. The perfect pour once the sun sets and the last wave has been surfed. STYLE: Oatmeal Stout ABV: 2.5% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $5.50 TASTER: $2.50

108 MOON DOG CRAFT BREWERY VIC ARE YOU NOT SATISFIED?!

109 MOOREBEER BREWING CO NSW DOUBLE POPPA

Moorebeer makes a beer called Big Poppa, and it’s the team’s favourite. So it was a no-brainer for them to jack up the booze and hops. This is a bomb of fruit flavours. I love it when you call me... STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 8.1% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

112 MOUNT BREWING CO NZ MIDDAY MARGE & RITA

With agave and gold kiwi fruit, this is designed to represent the brewery’s dueling personality (Marge and Rita). Sweet, sour, tart, fruity, it’s as close to tequila as they could conjur. Make sure to salt the rim! STYLE: Gose ABV: 4.7% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.75 TASTER: $2.50

113 MOUNTAIN GOAT VIC

SODOMY & THE LASH: RUM RAISIN RED ALE

114 MR BANKS BREWING CO VIC RASPBERRY MILK

This is a big, creamy, Milk Stout that bursts with chocolate, coffee and raspberry. STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 6.2% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

115 MUDGEE BREWING CO NSW MUDGEE PORTER PORT

A chocolate Porter that’s aged in barrels from a local Mudgee Winery that has won awards for its wines and ports. It combines sweet and smooth port notes, with chocolate and coffee flavours. STYLE: Wood-Aged Beer ABV: 4.4% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.50 TASTER: $2.50

116 NAIL BREWING WA NAIL GUN

110 MORNINGTON PENINSULA BREWERY VIC 117 NEW ENGLAND BREWING CO NSW TUSEN TAKK

111 MORRISON BREWERY TAS UNPHOGETTABLE BLONDE

After three previous GABS beers with Asian food inspiration (Hot and Sour, Green Curry Saison and Umami) this year it’s all about Vietnamese Pho. Basil, coriander, citrus, anise, and maybe even fish sauce? STYLE: Blonde Ale ABV: 4.5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.75 TASTER: $2.50

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SHRIVELLED UP OLD PRUNE

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118 NEWSTEAD BREWING CO QLD DOMESTIC ALE

119 NINE FINGERS BREW NSW BLACK ALE SUN XBA

120 NORTH END BREWERY NZ DANCING OCEAN

In collaboration with Dancing Sands Distillery this is aged in former gin barrels to create the right balance between acidity, salt, gin botanicals and oak. STYLE: Gose ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Delicate) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

121 NOWHEREMAN BREWING WA NOIR DE GARDE

A dark and brooding beer, it features an infusion of dried figs into a Belgian Ale, before it is aged in port barrels.

122 OCHO BEER TAS BLACK JELLY BEAN

STYLE: Schwarzbier ABV: 5.5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50 PICKLEBACK SOUR

Based on the Pickleback shot, this is a kettle soured, straw coloured beer, fermented on bourbon oak. It has additions of cucumber, black peppercorn, mustard seed, dill and garlic - plus a little white vinegar. Invigorating, and sharp.

124 OUTLIER CARTEL NZ SURAGGA

The flavours of the Pacific Rim are important to our lives, and Outlier Cartel want to highlight the risks of climate change by putting them in a beer. NZ kelp, coconut, kumara & pineapple are found in this Imperial Milk Stout. STYLE: Imperial Stout ABV: 11% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) HALF GLASS: $5.00 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

126 PIKES BEER CO SA

BARREL AGED QUADRUPEL

This small batch Belgian Quad is brewed with a swag of specialty Belgian malts then aged in ex-Shiraz, Mourvedre and Cabernet wine barrels. STYLE: Belgian Quad ABV: 10.7% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) HALF GLASS: $5.00 TASTER: $2.50

127 PIONEER BREWING NSW COUNTRY FLING

This Berliner-style weisse is all about locality & using fruit otherwise destined for the dump. Local honey, local lemons, & malt smoked over local fruits and fruit tree cuttings. STYLE: Weizen/Weissbier/Hefeweizen ABV: 3.2% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Delicate) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.00 TASTER: $2.50

128 PRANCING PONY BREWERY SA RIDING OUT THE STORM

This Brut-esque style IPA is made with Australian malts and hopped excessively & repeatedly with the Australian Galaxy hop. It’s got a heap of passionfruit, citrus & peach aroma, plus a lingering bitterness while being super dry. STYLE: Australian IPA ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Crisp (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

129 RARE BIRD BREWING VIC KANGABREW

This Hefeweizen is inspired by Australia. A red Wheat Beer with native mountain pepperberry and the unusual addition of char-grilled kangaroo. Yep. Pretty sure this is a GABS first. Crikey. STYLE: Weizen/Weissbier/Hefeweizen ABV: 5.5% CHARACTER: Smoke (Spicy & meaty) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

130 RED DUCK BEER VIC THE BLOOD OF RA

131 RED HILL BREWERY VIC PANCHO MOLÉ IMPERIAL STOUT

ESPRESSO BEERTINI

In collaboration with Quick Brown Fox Liqueur and Harpoon Coffee this is Renaissance’s homage to the Espresso Martini... but with beer. And probably way less basic. STYLE: Baltic Porter ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Malt (Toasty & nutty) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

133 REVEL BREWING CO QLD GINGER STORM

134 ROCKY RIDGE BREWING CO WA WHITE RUSSIAN

It’s a pale beer look with dark beer flavour. Rocky Ridge have used coffee and barrels to create a beer worthy of The Dude himself. But you know, that’s just our opinion, man. STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 9.8% CHARACTER: Roast (Dark & dry) FESTIVAL GLASS: $9.25 TASTER: $2.50

135 SAILORS GRAVE BREWING VIC PINEAPPLE LUMP

Pineapple Lumps are a Kiwi favourite, but this Australian brewery has found some to put in a beer. Who knows how it will be? Probably pretty good, if the brewery’s other beers are anything to go by. STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 4.8% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.75 TASTER: $2.50

136 SAUCE BREWING CO NSW GABS SAUCE

This beer is inspired by the fans - well, less inspired by, and more directed by. Beer by public vote. This GABS beer has Guava, Ananas, Banana and Strawberry, and was put to public vote. GABS SAUCE! STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 7.5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.25 TASTER: $2.50

137 SEA LEGS BREWING QLD

PLANTER’S PUNCH MILKSHAKE IPA

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STYLE: Kettle Sour ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

A night out in Saigon is something everyone should experience, but if you can’t make it to the streets of Vietnam, then this beer will take you there. Vietnamese coffee is used in the process, and it’s served with a few drops of sweetened condensed milk.

132 RENAISSANCE BREWING NZ

ADVENTUROUS

123 OTHERSIDE BREWING CO WA

WHAM BAM THANK YOU NAM

STEPPING UP

125 PANHEAD CUSTOM ALES NZ

EASIER DRINKING

STYLE: Belgian Specialty Ale ABV: 7.2% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

SECTION 7

FESTIVAL BEERS

STYLE: Black IPA ABV: 4.5% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.75 TASTER: $2.50

MELBOURNE & SYDNEY

HUSKY CONTAINER

MELBOURNE & SYDNEY FESTIVAL BEERS EASIER DRINKING STEPPING UP ADVENTUROUS

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HUSKY CONTAINER

138 SEMI-PRO BREWING CO QLD

144 SOAPBOX BEER QLD

BLUEBERRY PIE STOUT

139

SEVEN MILE BREWING CO NSW PASH MOUTH

A truckload of passionfruit pulp, a dash of lactose and a little mango means this beer will smash your mouth like any good pash. Dry hopped with Citra, Galaxy, Mosaic, and Lemon Drop hops. STYLE: Milkshake IPA ABV: 6.8% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

140

SHARK ISLAND BREWING CO NSW

THE TIN MAN (SMOKED INDIA PALE VIENNA KOLSCH)

In the past, Shark Island has turned up with chokos, lilli pilli, and mulberry in its GABS beers. This time around: Kakadu plums. Using native wood smoked malt, and Australian hops, it’s refreshing, yet complex. STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Smoke (Subdued smoulder) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

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SECTION 8

GIVE A TIP

When Soapbox’s sparky turned up with a bunch of honey one day (apparently an amateur apiarist) the team were inspired to make this Porter with malt and robust bitterness, finished with hand-gathered honey. STYLE: Porter ABV: 5.5% CHARACTER: Malt (Fruit & toffee) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

145 SOCIAL BANDIT BREWING CO VIC HIGH COUNTRY OLD FASHIONED

SHENANIGANS BREWING NSW PURPLE HAZE

STYLE: Milkshake IPA ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

142 SHIFTY LIZARD BREWING CO SA LIZARD’S PICNIC (TYRANT ANT SOUR)

SIX STRING BREWING CO NSW TRIPLE DARK RED IPA

151 SYDNEY BREWERY NSW BLACK FOREST OATMEAL STOUT

152 TALLBOY AND MOOSE VIC SNOT BLOCK

146 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS BREWING NSW 153 TEMPLE BREWING CO VIC EGGHEAD

147 ST ANDREWS BEACH BREWERY VIC THE BIRDCAGE

Shenanigans took the idea of an icecream spider and brewed a spider-inspired beer based on a Milkshake IPA. A light malt base combined with some punchy hops for creaminess and berry character, vanilla and lactose, and a special flower for a bluey, purple haze. Now you’re acting funny, but you don’t know why...

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MELBOURNE & SYDNEY

Inspired by that birdcage classic (think horse racing): bubbles with strawberries, this spritzy Brut IPA is made with over 40kg of local strawberries and a healthy dose of hops. A great glass of bubbles. STYLE: Brut IPA ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Crisp (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

148 STOCKADE BREW CO NSW DOUBLE NEIPA BERRIES & CREAM

DIABRUX

154 THREE GREENS BREWING CO VIC CONCORDE IMPERIAL LAGER

It’s a Lager, but not like you know it. Massively rich and deep, infused with French Oak to pay homage to the fastest passenger aircraft to ever grace the skies. STYLE: Imperial Pils/Lager ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Crisp (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

155 TWØBAYS BREWING CO VIC CITRAIN

Using base malts of millet, buckwheat and rice, this is a Farmhouse style ale with peppery yeast aromas and tangy citrus notes. (GF) STYLE: Saison/Farmhouse Ale ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

149 STOMPING GROUND BREWING CO VIC 156 URBAN ALLEY BREWERY VIC OLD SMASHIONED

Stomping Ground are all mad men and women at heart, so they combined cocktails, beer and drinking in the day into an imperial sour. Loosen your tie with notes of cherry, orange and a splash of whisky. Hold my calls. STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

150 SWEET AMBER BREWING CO SA VEGEMIGHT GOSE

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MARVELLOUS MELBOURNE BREAKY STOUT

Using single origin coffee from Omar and the Marvellous Coffee bird, it also has cacao nibs, and bittersweet dark chocolate. It’s like sitting in Degraves St, with aromas of fresh coffee beans and toasted grains. STYLE: Oatmeal Stout ABV: 7.9% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.25 TASTER: $2.50

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157 WELDER’S DOG NSW BRUT NOIR

158 WESTSIDE ALE WORKS VIC JAMAICA ME HAZY

Double dry hopped and finished with hibiscus flowers and cold pressed grapefruit, this has a deep maroon colour. Expect huge amounts of tropical and citrus flavour.

SECTION 9

164 YOUR MATES BREWING CO QLD YOUR NAN’S JAM DROP!

165 YULLI’S BREWS NSW CHIHO’ SIPPER (SAKE IIPA)

Team Yulli’s has become obsessed with Sake, even brewing their own in small quantities, while gaining an understanding of the ancient beverage. Now, they’ve made a hybrid beer and sake. Beer up front, sake in back. STYLE: Imperial IPA ABV: 10% CHARACTER: Hop (Earthy & dry) HALF GLASS: $5.00 TASTER: $2.50

159 WHITE LIES BREWING CO QLD CHOICE AZ BREW!

OAKSTAVIA

Using brandy soaked oak staves from St Agnes Distillery, think of this as a South Australian Extra Stout. Full bodied, with plenty of brandy notes.

163

YAK ALES VIC

SODA YAK COLA ALE

SMOKEY HILLS

Apple cider made with Pink Lady and heritage cider apples, co-fermented on oak with blackberries from the Brindabellas. It’s smoked once fully fermented for a deep, multi-layered cider. STYLE: Cider with Fruit ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Medium FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

167 CHEEKY TIKI CIDER QLD SWEET APPLE PIE

100% Granny Smith apple cider infused with a host of spices, just like you’d find in your grandma’s apple pie. STYLE: Cider with Fruit ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Sweet FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

168

DEVILS BREWERY TASMANIA TAS GRANDMA’S APPLE & RHUBARB CRUMBLE

LOBO KB1 “PROPER JOB”

173 SPREYTON CIDER CO TAS STRAIGHT OUTTA SPREYTON

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STYLE: Extra Stout ABV: 8.1% CHARACTER: Roast (Dark & dry) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

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STYLE: Cider with Fruit ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Sweet FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

EASIER DRINKING

Milky smooth IPA (which is a good thing in 2019, trust us) which is full of mango pulp and macadamia nuts. So nutty, it’s almost crunchy!

PINA COLADA CIDER

Jam packed with freshly squeezed pineapple and handhusked coconuts, this might just change your perspective on life; or at least on cider.

STYLE: Traditional Cider ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Dry FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

LE RAMEAU D’OR

MAN GOES NUTS

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HILLBILLY SCRUMPY

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STYLE: Specialty Cider ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Dry FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Berliner Weisse ABV: 3.5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Delicate) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.00 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Wild Fermentation Sour ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Crisp (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

VIRGIN PADDOCK

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Bigger than How Bizarre was for the NZ music scene, this feijoa and kiwifruit sour will make you happier than wearing socks with your jandals.

Multiple yeast strains and then barrel fermented in 1200 litre first use Italian oak barrels. This Brut India Pale Lager will be pale, oaky, dry and hoppy.

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BONEHEAD BREWING

Bonehead can be found in the backstreets of Kensington, Melbourne. Founded by two friends, it’s the culmination of over a decade of homebrewing. Its beers are loosely based on classic Belgian and Czech styles but with additions of ingredients such as prickly pear, Australian native herbs, and maple.

CO-CONSPIRATORS BREWING CO

Co-Conspirators are four people, two couples, and one conspiracy to make great beer. After meeting at Melbourne homebrew club, the Merri Mashers, and winning homebrew competitions over the years, they launched their own company. Its NEIPA, The Matriarch, polled in the GABS Hottest 100 for the past two years.

DAINTON BREWING

A family owned business, Dainton is the product of Dan Dainton and his dad Kev. Dan has brewed at places like Holgate and Melbourne’s James Squire brewpub, before heading out on his own. The Carrum Downs based brewpub and production brewery is a regular medal and trophy winner, and its Cherrywood Smoked Rye Baltic Porter was Champion Beer at the Australian Craft Beer Awards in 2017.

DEEDS BREWING

Deeds Brewing Co is based in Glen Iris and are proud to be independent. Brewing nomadically since 2013, and after a few hurdles the brewery was finally launched in 2019. It’s become known for its hazy-style hoppy beers and now that the brewery is up and running, expect big things.

DOLLAR BILL BREWING

Based in Ballarat (VIC), Dollar Bill is focussed on brewing and blending. Inspired by the world’s finest winemakers and brewers, they love to create libations that intrigue, ageing their beverages in ex-wine oak barrels with wild yeasts and mixed cultures, before adding locally sourced fruit and hops. Time is essential, as the barrel ageing process creates flavours that are impossible to create any other way.

FLYING BRICK CIDER

The black cockatoo has the local nickname, the Flying Brick. They are loved for their happy, playful, and cheeky disposition, and local legend says that if a flock flies overhead you are blessed with good luck. If you get Flying Brick Cider Co’s traditionally made, 100% juice cider in your glass, we are sure there will be good luck in that too.

FOREIGNER BREWING CO

There aren’t many breweries in Australia capable of doing classic Czech Pilsners as well as Foreigner. Hiding out in an industrial lot in Brunswick (VIC), it might not be on too many radars but pay a visit, and you’ll understand why they have a loyal following. The Pilsners are world class, and if you want something a bit more modern, its IPAs and Pales are just as good.

FURY & SON

Fury (the dad) & Son (the umm, son), are based in Keilor Park in Melbourne’s west. The brewery and attached bar pumps out a great core range of styles and interesting seasonals. They tell us the father/son bond has been strengthened by their mutual passion and love of good quality beer. If you want to know why they call him Fury, apparently you should just ask... if you are brave enough.

FUTURE MOUNTAIN BREWING & BLENDING Opening in Reservoir just this year, Future Mountain aims to create Farmhouse inspired, mixed fermentation and barrel aged beers using traditional methods and innovative techniques. They have a particular focus on drinkability, using different yeasts and cultures to produce sour beers of clean and balanced acidity.

GRAND RIDGE BREWERY

Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2019, Grand Ridge is one of the pioneers of Australian craft brewing. This 100% family owned operation is housed in an old butter factory in Mirboo North (VIC) and has the mission to always make the best beer in the world. With a love for the environment as well as beer, the majority of its power is solar and ensure all of their packaging is fully recyclable.

HOP NATION

Hop Nation is a small brewery based just by the river in Melbourne’s Footscray. It has come to national attention for its hoppy beers such as Jedi Juice (#9 in GABS H100 2018), but being ex-winemakers its founders Duncan Gibson and Sam Hambour are increasingly tinkering with barrels, sours and even going back to wine under the “Site Fermentation Project” brand.

IMPI BREWERS

Opened in 2017, Impi bring South African flair to the West Australian beer scene. The family owned brewery is about creating beers with scientific precision, and passion.

KING RIVER BREWING

King River Brewing is family owned and operated, producing high quality, small batch beer at its taproom in King Valley (VIC). Lush gardens, and wood fired pizza make it a popular tourist destination. Fresh beer is a delicious bonus.

MR BANKS BREWING CO

The brewery is named after the brewer’s dog, who is named after Adam Banks from the movie, the Mighty Ducks. An unusual story backed up by exciting beers. You can find it in Seaford (VIC) where the brewery specialises in tasty hop-forward beers, along with some classic styles.

RED HILL BREWERY

Tucked away amidst its own hop garden and the beautiful scenery of the Mornington Peninsula, Red Hill has been making quality beer since 2005. Founded by Karen and David Golding, it’s known for well crafted beer that is always consistent. Highlights include a crisp, snappy Pilsner; a seasonal wet hop ale (which you can help make by picking hops at the brewery), and the crowd favourite Scotch Ale.

SAILORS GRAVE BREWING

Sailors Grave is a husband and wife team who have built a massive reputation out of their diminutive coastal brewhouse. Its beers are esoteric, experimental and a ton of fun; you can expect all foraged flowers and herbs, fruit, barrels and plenty of soured and farmhouse styles. Keep an eye out for the colourful cans as well - the artwork is some of the best around.

TEMPLE BREWING

Temple Brewing Co has been doing its thing in Brunswick East since 2011. It’s seen changes over the years but the commitment and devotion to making great beer out of the brewhouse has never wavered. Plus it has a bloody nice beer garden.

THREE GREENS BREWING

Three Greens is three blokes with a love of planes making great beer. Three greens is the term for everything being ok when landing a commercial plane, and every beer they make has the green lights from the team.

WESTSIDE ALE WORKS

Inspired by the West Coast of the USA, and its big hop forward IPAs, Westside Ale Works is a small one-man operation in South Melbourne. Owner, Casey Wagner, is an American immigrant who wanted to bring a taste of San Diego into Melbourne. The brewpub is a relaxed, easy going affair, where it’s likely Casey is behind the bar and you can reach out and touch the tanks.

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HOLGATE BREWHOUSE

Founded by Paul and Tash Holgate in 1999, Holgate have been at the forefront of Australia’s brewing movement for 20 years. After a major expansion of their brewery in Woodend (an hour out of Melbourne), the brewer is set for exciting times ahead, building on its range of core beers (including fan and critic favourite ‘Temptress’ porter), and an increasing number of sour and barrel aged styles.

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YAK ALES BBQ HEAVEN BLUEBONNET BARBECUE

400 GRADI

Brunswick locals Bluebonnet Barbecue will be serving up some of the best American style barbecue in town. Try their Yak Snags made in collaboration with Yak Ales just for the event!

Bringing their authentic Neapolitan fare to GABS, we can’t wait to dig into 400 Gradi’s award-winning pizzas that taste just like they do in Italy.

BIGGIE SMALLS

THE LOCAL TAPHOUSE FRIED CHICKEN

These gourmet wraps aren’t your average 3am kebabs. Shane Delia’s Biggie Smalls are all about ‘Kbabs’ with a difference. Try the crispy pork belly with crackling and candied peanuts if you don’t believe us.

WVRST Wood smoked kranskies, traditional bratwurst and sauerkraut, and handmade all-natural sausages filled with all sorts of tasty goodness. A beer in one hand, and a snag in the other, there’s your GABS sorted.

LEONARD’S HOUSE OF LOVE Leonard’s is a 70’s American style back-street party bar in South Yarra. They’ve got their hot hands on a food truck so they can take their famous burgers and fried chicken to the masses. Get around it!

COPA GRILL Experience traditional Brazillian BBQ with sumptuous steak, chicken and chorizo cooked churrasco style. Or try their Feijoada; a rich stew of pork and black beans served with rice and cassava flour.

SPARROW’S PHILLY CHEESESTEAKS Sparrow’s serve traditional Philadelphian style cheesesteaks - thinly sliced, grilled and sauteed scotch fillet, onions and melted American cheese in a soft hoagie roll. And grab a side of ‘Fat Yak Jack Cheese Fries’ with a luxurious Fat Yak cheese sauce made with American Monterey Jack cheese. Well, we’re drooling just writing this.

UPPER GALLERY

It’s back! Fried chicken, but not as you know it. Delicious chicken tenders deep fried, spiced and served in a cone for finger lickin’ fun.

FRANKLIN’S AMERICAN HOT DOGS & FRIES For that time when you need a loaded dog fast (we’ve all been there), look no further than Franklin’s. Beer soaked brats, frankfurters and kranskies topped with all the good stuff.

PIEROGI PIEROGI Polish dumplings made with love. Choose from Ruskie (potato and cheese), Kapusta (mushroom and sauerkraut) and Mieso (organic beef with veg) for an honest and delicious comfort feed.

HAMSA HUMMUS BAR Creators of Melbourne’s first and only vegan shawarma (Middle Eastern kebab), Hamsa are combining their love of delicious hummus, salsas, tahini and fresh baked pitas with a vegan philosophy.

WRAP ROLL IT It’s all about fresh traditional Vietnamese street food that you can grab and eat on the run. Make sure you try their specialty Grilled Pork Banh Mi with 48hr marinated pork. Yum.

DONUGS Can’t decide between a chicken nugget or a donut? You need a DONUG! As seen on Shark Tank, and loved by James Corden himself, you won’t believe how good these are until you try them.

RED SPICE ROAD Home of Melbourne’s best pork belly for the last 11 years! The Red Spice Road team are bringing their A-game with 5 Spice Pork belly, Korean Pork Corn Dogs, and Wagyu Cheeseburger Dumplings.

MILK THE COW Everyone loves cheese! This is the real deal, artisan cheeses that pair beautifully with every style of GABS beer or cider from their local Carlton fromagerie, just around the corner.

THAT ARANCINI GUY Delicious cheesy golden risotto balls deep fried to perfection, and other treats such as cheese wheel spaghetti. Vegetarian and gluten free options.

LITTLE LATIN LUCY You might know them as that Latin American street food restaurant trading out of Paradise Alley in Collingwood. Guac, nachos, burritos and other easy to share ‘goes great with beer’ food.

ST GERRY’S Hot Greek donuts with a twist, made fresh on the spot? Sign us up! If you’re not salivating yet, check out their Instagram for ultimate food envy.

8BIT AT FERAL BREWING CO BIGGIE BAR Arcade-inspired 8bit will be bringing their seriously juicy burgers to the Feral Biggie Bar! Relive your treasured Nintendo memories with an 8bit burger, the perfect accompaniment to a Biggie Juice.

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4 PINES BREWING CO

4 Pines is a product of a father and son, and a day’s surfing at Manly beach. They wondered why they couldn’t get a good beer near the beach so decided to change that. Launching 2008 it now has two sites, a slew of limited releases and competition winning beers, and in 2017 announced their sale to AB InBev - must’ve been a bloody good surf.

AUSTRALIAN BREWERY

Australian Brewery are market leaders. It was the first small Australian brewery to put its beer into cans, and one of the few to stamp the ‘packaged on’ and ‘best before’ dates on its beers. Since launching in 2010, it’s won a slew of medals, and consistently punch above their weight in international markets.

BOUNTY HUNTER BREWING

Taking inspiration from the things they love most: cinema, gaming, comics and heavy metal, Bounty Hunter beers are renowned not only for their quality, but for their incredible label artwork and pop culture references.

EDEN BREWERY

Eden Brewery is built on the belief that breweries should make a difference to the local and global community. It donates 10% of all profit to Oxfam to help provide clean drinking water to those that need it, and the brewery is run on 100% renewable energy. Its beers lean towards the Euro classics, such as Wit and Pilsner, but always with a fresh take.

ENDEAVOUR BREWING CO

Started in 2010, Endeavour has been quietly doing its thing in its own way until recently when the team launched their very own brew pub in Sydney’s Rocks District. They are already planning expansion and have used crowdfunded equity offers to get there. A lot of fans, for good reason.

FRENCHIE’S BISTRO & BREWERY

Founded by a chef and a brewer in 2017, Frenchies is all about the celebration of food, drink and bistronomie culture on plate and in glass. With a French Bulldog for a logo, the team also celebrates French brewing culture with a range of Bière de Gardes (a French farmhouse style) as well as new world, and other Euro influenced offerings.

HILLBILLY CIDER

Follow the Hillbilly trail to the beautiful orchards of Bilpin, Blue Mountains bordered by World Heritage National Parks and you’ll find Hillbilly Cider. With over 20 years wine and cider making experience under his belt Cidermaker Shane McLaughlin has adapted techniques from time spent in the cider regions around the world including Normandy, Hereford and Somerset “The land of scrumpy”.

HOPE BREWERY

2016’s Champion Small Brewery at the AIBA awards, Hope Estate began on a winery in the heart of Hunter Valley wine country. It is more than a side project though, and you’ll find an exciting range of beer. Everything the team turns its hand to, from the classic, to the hoppy to the sour, is well made and delicious.

HOPSTERS CO-OPERATIVE BREWERY

Hopsters is Australia’s very first ‘cooperative’ brewery - a democratically run, member owned and operated brewing operation based in Sydney’s inner west. Members can get involved in all aspects of the cooperative, from taking a seat on the Board of Directors through to providing recipes for the beers they brew.

NEW ENGLAND BREWING CO

A small town brewery in Uralla, New England are one of the few breweries in Australia to use open fermentation. This allows flexibility with harvesting and re-using its house yeasts, while also creating unique fermentation characters. It launched in 2012 and the range comprises of big hoppy beers, clean lagers and the occasional Belgian speciality beer.

PHILTER BREWING

Philter focuses on making great sessionable beer that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Head Brewer Sam Füss was one of Australia’s first female brewers and boasts over 16 years of brewing experience with Little Creatures and Young Henry’s. After only four months on the market, Philter’s XPA was crowned Australia’s Champion Pale at the CBIA Awards. Perhaps more treasured though was their award for The Most Bogan Nascar Branding Award. That’s Philter Brewing: great beer without the bullshit.

STONE DOG MEADERY

Stone Dog are a nano meadery specializing in small batch meads and braggots designed to showcase ‘single origin’ honey varieties and create tastes you will find nowhere else. Steve and Lavender Kirby craft each batch by hand - 250 litres at a time - using only the highest quality Australian honey, fruits, spices and more, all carefully selected to complement the hard work of the Honey Bee.

SYDNEY BREWERY

Sydney Brewery has been doing its thing for over a decade. Its philosophy is to only use the very best ingredients and to brew with thoughtful care. They want to make sure you’ve got the best, freshest, and tastiest beer in your hands.

THE COASTAL BREWING CO

David and Helen Black, the husband and wife team behind Coastal Brewing launched the brewery in 2017. They are all about locality and even link each beer name to the natural beauty of the Great Lakes and Manning Valley area. That’s all reflected in the breweries philosophy: LIFE - Local, Independent, Fresh, Everytime. It is a small operation but the beer is increasingly finding its way around NSW.

THE GRIFTER BREWING CO

Matt, Glenn & Trent started The Grifter Brewing Co in 2012 to take their home brews to a wider audience. The production brewery and eclectic tasting bar in the heart of Marrickville, has become a stalwart in the Sydney brewing scene as they continue to focus on making unique beers that remain highly drinkable.

THE LORD NELSON BREWERY HOTEL

Australia’s oldest pub brewery, The Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel is located in Sydney’s historic Rocks precinct. The current custodians took over in 1986 and set about restoring the brewery and hotel to its former glory. In keeping with the history, they have designed their beers in the style of the traditional English Ale, with no sugar and lots of flavour.

WAYWARD BREWING CO

Starting out in 2012 as a nomadic brewer, Wayward now has a permanent home in Sydney’s Inner West. Wayward likes to say it’s brewing ‘wayward beers for wayward people’ and its range pays homage to classic European styles while creating beers with a distinctly Wayward twist. It’s about the ethos of travellers, a desire to see round the corner, and taking the road less travelled.

WILLIE THE BOATMAN

Willie the Boatman has a strong focus on local community and good beer. This small brewery in Sydney’s inner west hit the news in 2015 for their beer brewed as an homage to their local MP, Anthony Albanese (aka Albo). Albo has been a big supporter of his local breweries and the beer is still part of the brewery’s core range.

YULLI’S BREWS Yulli’s Brews is a small brewing company started in 2014 by James Harvey and Karl Cooney in Sydney. It was born out of Yulli’s restaurant in Surrey Hills which is known for its vegetarian food and craft beer. After a few years brewing nomadically around Sydney and NSW, it has just found a home in Sydney and is creating more beers than ever.

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SIX STRING BREWING CO

Six String is a brewery named after the founder and brewer’s love for rock, that has a guitar pick for a logo and the tagline ‘Amplified Ales’. Based in Erina (NSW), the brewery’s tins can be found around the country and since 2012 has won a cult following for their Dark Red IPA, consistently one of the best beers in the country.

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BOVINE & SWINE

Low and slow is how they like it in Texas and that’s how Bovine & Swine like it in Newtown. Their brisket sandwiches have been the number one dish for the last few years. Don’t miss it!

MR BAO

Fusing Vietnamese and Japanese techniques to the iconic Taiwanese street food - Gua Baos - Mr Bao has created possibly the most pillow-soft steamed bun known to man. Be sure to try the Crackling Pork Belly Gua Bao.

DIRTY BIRD

Sydney’s only American-Asian fried chicken specialist has the seal of approval from none other than the likes of Katy Perry (apparently!). Try the Dirty Bird Famous Wings with a side of Animal Fries. If the stars love it, we’re sure you will too.

AREPA

What is an Arepa, you ask? Only one of Venezuela’s most sacred treats… a pancake-like corn pocket filled with all manner of awesomeness such as black beans and pulled pork. Move over taco.

BIBIM BOWL

If you haven’t tried traditional Korean bibimbap yet, you’re missing out. Give the spicy pork bibimbap or the Korean Fried Chicken a go, you won’t be disappointed!

THAT ARANCINI GUY

Delicious cheesy golden risotto balls deep fried to perfection, and other treats such as cheese wheel spaghetti. Vegetarian and gluten free options.

CRACKLE & CO

From the team that brought you That Arancini Guy comes Crackle & Co! We’re talking delicious pork belly, pulled pork rolls, and epic burgers. And do not miss the chicken katsu burger!

FIRED UP BBQ & BURGERS

For all your brisket, pork rib, burger and tater tot needs, head straight for the Fired Up BBQ pit. High quality American BBQ smoked on site.

YULLI’S

One of our fave breweries - Yulli’s Brews - also runs a vegetarian restaurant in Surry Hills. This year at GABS Sydney, not only can you enjoy Yulli’s beers, you can also feast on their delicious dishes!

SOL Y LUNA

Forget your ‘Tex Mex’. This is proper traditional Mexican food prepared fresh and with love. Think Carne Asada (grilled steak), Cochinita Pibil (slow-cooked pulled pork), and Tinga de Pollo (chicken simmered with chipotle and adobo chilies).

LET’S DO YUM CHA

Dumplings. Cheeseburger spring rolls. Char siu BBQ pork. Scallop & chive dim sims. Do we really need to say any more?

CHUR BURGER

Chur Burger will be bringing their food truck to GABS, serving up their legendary, mouth-watering burgers. Using the tastiest of ingredients, with each burger made to order, you know it’ll be epic.

THE FANCY BANGER

Not your ordinary sausage sizzle, these bangers are next level. Options include Spanish chorizo, Italian pork, veal & fennel, Moroccan merguez lamb and South American beef parrilleros sausages. Holy smokes.

BIRDMAN

Inspired by a love of Korean flavours and Birdman the rapper. Popcorn chicken, tenders, wingettes, all glazed for days. It’s gonna be good. As Birdman always says “Put Some Respeck On Yo Chicken”!

SIR KNUCKLE & CO

When it comes to GABS, gnocchi and beer go hand in hand. And when it comes to gnocchi, these guys are the masters. Choose from a range of traditional and contemporary sauces.

HAPPY AS LARRY

Probably one of Sydney’s most loved food trucks, Happy as Larry’s pop-up pizzeria stages a triumphant return to GABS. With an emphasis on fresh produce and a traditional Napoli influence, you’ll be Happy as Larry with one of their pizzas.

TSURU

Bringing the essence of Asian street food to GABS, Tsuru will be dishing up their signature steamed pillowy buns with various fillings. Fresh and scrumptious, boy are we excited about these flavours.

LAMBDA SOUVLA GRILL

Using recipes handed down by their parents and grandparents, this is traditional Greek food done right. Lamb, chicken and grilled haloumi wraps, as well as hot chips loaded with feta, oregano and garlic oil.

INBOCCA

All the flavours of Italy come together with Inbocca’s cuisine. Starring their famous Pulled ‘Porketta’ burger, golden fried Italian arancini, and don’t miss their Lasagna Cubes!

WANDERFOOD

Looking for something sweeter? Wanderfood have got you covered with a range of delicious crepes and pancakes.

JONO’S JERKY

Keep an eye out for this award-winning jerky cart roving around the GABS halls. Flavours range from Chilli, Memphis BBQ, Massaman, Garlic & Rosemary to Smoked Chipotle. Jono will bring the perfect beer snack straight to you!

BAR LUCA AT FERAL BREWING CO BIGGIE BAR

A staple for CBD workers, Bar Luca specialise in burgers that taste as good as they look on Insta (#burgerporn). Grab a Feral Biggie Juice for the ultimate pairing.

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