GABS Beer, Cider & Food Fest 2019 Official Guide (NZ)

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GUIDE AUCKLAND | NEW ZEALAND

Craft beer lovers can enjoy fresh delectable craft beer poured just as the brewer intended.

Simply bring in a clean vessel or purchase one instore and have it filled on the spot with a brew of your choice.

A large number of our Liquorland stores are offering this service. Craft beer tasting is also available regularly, visit one of our stores to find out more details.

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WELCOME

CONTENTS OUR PARTNERS 6 GABS PRO TIPS 7 FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS 8 GABS CRAFT COLLEGE 6

WELCOME TO GABS 2019 Hello again AUCKLAND! Since we started this event nine years ago at The Local Taphouse in St Kilda, Melbourne, 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, once again, extending the GABS experience to New Zealand and its vibrant craft beer scene.

Wherever you are in 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 complexity, and informative tasting notes to help you plan your approach.

You can sample up to 90 different ‘Festival Beers & Ciders’ made exclusively for the event. Chat to the people behind the brews at the Liquorland Marketplace.

Or learn from the best at the Ariston Food & Drink Experience and GABS Craft College. 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 hundreds of brewers and cidermakers across New Zealand and Australia 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.

Steve & Guy

ARISTON FOOD & DRINK EXPERIENCE

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GABS HOTTEST 100 KIWI CRAFT BEERS OF 2018

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GABS TASTING TOOLS

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CRAFTY PINT’S GUIDE TO BEER STYLES

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RATEBEER PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS

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FESTIVAL BEERS & CIDERS

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LIQUORLAND MARKETPLACE & VENUE MAP

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STREET FOOD VENDORS

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Cheers!

GABS Co-Founders

BEER

Up to 80+ ‘Festival Beers’ made exclusively for GABS, plus hundreds of core range and limited release beers from the leading breweries in New Zealand and Australia.

CIDER

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

FOOD

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

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OUR PARTNERS

SESSIONS AUCKLAND ASB Showgrounds, Epsom Session 1: Sat 29 June 11.30am - 4.30pm Session 2: Sat 29 June 6.30pm - 11.30pm

PRESENTING PARTNER

MAJOR PARTNERS

ASSOCIATE PARTNERS

MEDIA & INDUSTRY PARTNERS

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 & Siobhan Waterhouse 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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Download the GABS App to plan your GABS experience. You can find a map of the festival layout, read all about the breweries, plan your tasting paddles, and vote for your favourites in the RateBeer People’s Choice Awards. Search for ‘GABS 2019’ on the App Store or Google Play.

PRO TIP: ‘Favourite’ events you’d like to attend and you’ll get a reminder when they’re on!

SAMPLE

Check out the list of ‘Festival Beers & Ciders’ made especially for GABS from page 27. 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!

LEARN

Hear from the best in the business at the GABS Craft College (schedule on page 16), and experience the delights of food, cider and beer pairing at the Ariston Food & Drink Experience (schedule on page 18). Even better, each session includes a complimentary tasting paddle!

HOW TO GET STARTED

DISCOVER

PRO TIP: Get there early to snag a seat and a set of sweet bluetooth headphones to hear the presenters!

EXPLORE

Without a doubt, it’s one of the largest gatherings of craft breweries and cidermakers in the country! Wander the Liquorland Marketplace, discover new favourites, sample limited releases, and chat to the folks behind the brews.

PRO TIP: Avoid the Container Bar rush and hit up the exhibitors first! You’ll thank us later.

CELEBRATE

Challenge your mates to Giant Jenga, marvel at the Main Stage circus acts, party at the Little Creatures X Funlab House Of Fun, sing along with The Ale Capones, and so much more! Check out all the highlights from page 8 and get amongst it!

PRO TIP: Try your hand at the Liquorland Spin N Win for a chance to win sweet prizes!

DANCE

And to bring it all home, the Liquorland Silent Disco is back and bigger than EVER! Head to the Main Stage in the centre of the hall in the later part of each session, and dance to your own beat!

CURRENCY GABS is a 100% cashless event. With no cash to handle, this helps us process transactions quickly, meaning more time for you to enjoy the festival. If you didn’t buy Currency with your ticket, top up at a Currency Stand or with a roving Currency Seller with your credit, debit or EFTPOS card. For reference, all17/6/19 GABS Festival Beer & Cider Tasters are sold at $2.50 each, with paddles of five tasters at $12 for your GABS_ad Merch NZ Guide 2019 2.pdf 1 11:32 am first one, and $11 if you reuse your Tasting Cups! PRO-TIP: If you have Currency left over at the end of the event, never fear as refunds will be available online.

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Sample up to 90 new and unique brews created especially for the event by breweries and cideries across New Zealand and Australia. Check out the full list from page 27, grab a paddle and head to the Husky Container Bars! Full glass pours start from $6.00 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. Please note stock is limited for each session, so if there’s one you really want to taste, try that one first.

With so many of the country’s best breweries and cideries exhibiting at GABS, it’s the perfect opportunity to explore the world of craft beer and cider, discover new favourites, sample releases,PRESENT and chat to the folks behind the brews. You can ANDlimited FUNLAB 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 map and exhibitor list on page 34.

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Feast on the 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 to keep your belly full and your beer game strong, including House of Dumplings, Taco Loco, Brooklyn Dogs and Double Dutch Fries (page 39 for the full list).

brewery tour, beer tasting with the brewer, and to round out the afternoon, a fantastic food and beverage package. Or simply visit bitly.com/LLGABS to enter now!

IT’S YOUR ALL-IN-ONE FOR ALL-IN FUN.

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

ARISTON FOOD & DRINK EXPERIENCE

Enjoy the sumptuous world of food, beer, cider and spirits pairing with host Kirrily Waldhorn (aka the Beer Diva) and special guests. Enjoy free, fun-filled seminars by leading New Zealand chefs, learn how to incorporate beer and cider into your cooking, and don’t miss Kirrily’s famous blindfold tasting sessions! All sessions are free but subject to capacity. Check the schedule on page 18 and get there early!

GABS CRAFT COLLEGE

Get in on the discussion at the GABS Craft College! Hosted by Pete Mitcham (aka Professor Pilsner) from Australian Brews News, this series of free and fun-filled panel discussions with the country’s leading brewers and cidermakers offer rare insights into the brewing world. Even better, you’ll enjoy a free tasting paddle to accompany the conversation. Check the schedule on page 16.

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FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

THE BOILERMAKER BAR

BY RENAISSANCE

BEER HALL GAMES

CIRCUS EXTRAVAGANZA!

THE ALE CAPONES

Step into the wonderful world of beer and spirits pairing at THE BOILERMAKER BAR by Renaissance Brewing Co. Featuring some of the world’s leading American and Scotch whiskies, alongside delectable Japanese gins, all paired and complemented by a delicious range of beers from Marlborough’s award-winning Renaissance Brewing Co. Discover your favourite beer and spirit match!

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 feature circus acts at the Main Stage towards the centre of the hall!

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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 Liquorland Marketplace.

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 on the Main Stage at the end of the session with a hall-wide singalong of Bohemian Rhapsody!

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

RATEBEER & WIN!

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! GUIDEAD230mm_135.pdf 1 18/3/19 2:34 pm

RATEBEER PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

Many a fine beer has won the prestigious People’s Choice Award, including Behemoth’s Mocha Madness, Yeastie Boys’ Gunnamatta, La Sirene’s Praline and Bacchus Brewing’s Peanut Brittle Gose. What was your favourite Festival Beer, Festival Cider or Food Vendor at GABS Auckland? Cast your vote on the Official GABS App or via gabsfestival.com and you could win A CASE OF ‘100-RATED’ BEERS from RateBeer!

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FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

LIQUORLAND SILENT DISCO

Always one of the most popular (and highly amusing) attractions at GABS, this year the GABS Silent Disco is bigger than ever! Head to the main stage in the centre of the Festival Hall about three hours into each session, grab your headphones, and dance like nobody’s watching. But, of course, they all are.

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.

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

OFFICIAL GABS 2019 APP

Featuring: Tasting Paddle Planner, Beer & Cider Info & Tasting Notes, Schedule of Events, RateBeer & Untappd Integration.

DON’T MISS THE GABS OFFICIAL APP! SEARCH ‘GABS 2019’ IN GOOGLE PLAY OR THE APP STORE.

SOUVENIR FESTIVAL GLASS

On arrival at GABS, you’ll be given a classic beer tulip souvenir glass (made from one of the most glass-like plastics). At some point you’ll certainly find a favourite beer or cider. Rinse your Souvenir Festival Glass and order a fill at the Container Bars or at the Liquorland Marketplace stands. Please hang on to your glass as you will only receive one (and it’s a great souvenir).

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DON’T FEEL LIKE BEER?

Free water will be available at stations throughout the festival hall, or from each exhibitor bar. Remember to keep hydrated to make sure you can go the distance.

And if you’re not into beer or cider, that’s fine. We won’t hold it against you. Wine (from 19 Crimes) is available from Husky Container Bar B. Spirits are available at The Boilermaker Bar by Renaissance. And soft drinks, water and other non-alcoholic drinks will also be available to purchase at some of the food stalls.

LEARN FROM THE BEST

GABS 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), along with panels of the country’s leading brewers and beer experts, 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!

SESSION 1 12:30pm

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?

1:30pm

HAVE WE GONE TOO FAR?

2:30pm

DROPPING ACID

Donuts, lollies and even edible crickets; has beer jumped the shark?

Acidity is the new bitter, as sour beer and traditional ciders rise up.

SESSION 2 7:30pm 8:30pm 9:30pm

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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?

HAVE WE GONE TOO FAR? Donuts, lollies and even edible crickets; has beer jumped the shark?

YEASTY TREATS

From clove, to spice, to fruit; yeast can do it all in beer. Here we talk to the brewers about one of beer’s most versatile ingredients. * Please note schedules are subject to change.

STAND #10 @ GABS AUCKLAND

Step into the wonderful world of beer and spirits pairing at THE BOILERMAKER BAR by Renaissance Brewing Co. Featuring some of the world’s leading American and Scotch whiskies, alongside delectable Japanese gins, all paired and complemented by a delicious range of beers from Marlborough’s award-winning Renaissance Brewing Co. Discover your favourite beer and spirit match!

DON’T MISS OUR BOILERMAKER MASTERCLASSES AS PART OF THE ARISTON FOOD & DRINK EXPERIENCE. LEARN HOW TO PAIR WHISKIES, GINS AND BOURBON WITH YOUR FAVOURITE RENAISSANCE BEERS. CHECK THE SCHEDULE ON PAGE 18.

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FOOD & DRINK PAIRING

ARISTON FOOD & DRINK EXPERIENCE BEER, CIDER & FOOD - THE PERFECT MATCH Learn how to pair beer, cider and cocktails 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 New Zealand chefs. Be prepared to roll up your sleeves, get into the kitchen, and even get blindfolded!

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

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS BEER & CHEESE

Beer & Cheese... yes please! Join Beer Diva Kirrily Waldhorn to discover the ultimate beer & cheese pairings for your next cheese platter. Free beer & food samples.

BOILERMAKER MASTERCLASS

Taking beer and spirits pairing to the next level, enjoy Renaissance beers matched perfectly to Roku Japanese gin, Bowmore single malt whisky, and Makers 46 Kentucky Bourbon. Learn the art of the Boilermaker in this guided tasting session! Free beer and spirits samples.

VANESSA BAXTER: COOKING WITH BEER

Join MasterChef Finalist, social enterprise cooking queen and avid traveler Vanessa Baxter as she shows us how to seamlessly incorporate beer into your cooking. Join her as she demonstrates how to create pan tossed prawns and Amber Ale scones with chilli butter. Free beer & food samples.

BEER & 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!

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BOILERMAKER MASTERCLASS

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THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN

GABS HOTTEST 100

KIWI CRAFT BEERS OF 2018 NOW IN ITS THIRD YEAR, THE GABS HOTTEST 100 KIWI CRAFT BEERS POLL SHINES A POWERFUL SPOTLIGHT ON THE TRENDS, BRANDS AND BREWERIES SHAPING THE BOOMING CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY. BASED ON THE HUGELY POPULAR AUSSIE POLL, THE 2018 EDITION SAW THOUSANDS OF CRAFT BEER LOVERS VOTE FOR THEIR FIVE FAVOURITE CRAFT BEERS OF THE YEAR, THEN CELEBRATE THE LIVE COUNTDOWN ON SATURDAY 2 FEBRUARY.

GARAGE PROJECT GRABS THE TITLE Having always dominated the poll with the largest number of placings, this year Garage Project took out the top spot for the first time with ‘Pernicious Weed’, also claiming second with ‘DFA’ (formerly known as ‘Death From Above’), as well as another 23 positions throughout the list with beers ranging from white peach sours to barrel aged porters.

Previous two-time winner ‘Supercharger’ from Upper Hutt’s Panhead Custom Ales retained a podium position with third place.

AUCKLAND REIGNS

Breweries from the Auckland region were represented in force, lead by Behemoth Brewing Co with 16 beers (including three in the top ten), 8 Wired (8 beers) and Epic Beer and Liberty Brewing with 6 beers each.

Deep Creek also featured prominently, with its highest placing at #8 with ‘Brewtiful Haze’, a New England IPA brewed in collaboration with leading craft beer retailer Liquorland. This was one of an impressive 36 beers made for the first time in 2018 to place in the Hottest 100, indicating the impact a popular release can have in a short time in the fast-moving craft beer industry.

GABS FESTIVAL BEERS

Steve Jeffares, co-Founder of GABS Festival and the GABS Hottest 100 poll, noted the placing of several ‘GABS Festival Beers’ on the list: “Every year at our festivals, we put the call out to the brewing industry to brew a unique beer to be released at the events. Many of these ‘Festival Beers’ go on to become a core beer for those breweries, and it’s great to see eight of those beers voted into this year’s Hottest 100, including Garage Project’s standout ‘DFA’, and the 2018 GABS People’s Choice winner ‘Mocha Madness’ from Behemoth.”

MORE THAN A HAZE CRAZE

As a beer style, the New England IPA (or ‘Hazy IPA’) has taken the beer world by storm over the last two years, and with 17 beers placing in the Hottest 100 list (up from 6 in 2017), it seems that New Zealand has also been swept up in the ‘haze craze’. While hop-driven beers were dominant with 66% of the list, the Kiwi poll showed greater diversity of beer styles than its Australian counterpart, with a healthy number of sour beers, stouts and lagers making the cut.

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51 52 53 PANHEAD SUPERCHARGER (AMERICAN PALE ALE) WGN 2 54 BEHEMOTH LID RIPPER (NEW ENGLAND IPA) AUK 9 55 BEHEMOTH SNOW MEXICAN (IMPERIAL STOUT) AUK NEW 56 GARAGE PROJECT PARTY & BULLSHIT (NEW ENGLAND IPA) WGN 1 57 BEHEMOTH DUMP THE TRUMP (AMERICAN IPA) AUK 58 DEEP CREEK BREWTIFUL HAZE (NEW ENGLAND IPA) AUK NEW 59 GARAGE PROJECT HĀPI DAZE (NEW ZEALAND PALE ALE) WGN 1 60 EPIC HOP ZOMBIE (IMPERIAL IPA) AUK 6 61 GARAGE PROJECT FRESH IPA (NEW ENGLAND IPA) WGN NEW 62 12 GARAGE PROJECT BOSS LEVEL (IMPERIAL IPA) WGN 63 GARAGE PROJECT GARAGISTA (AMERICAN IPA) WGN 2 64 16 LIBERTY PROHIBITION PORTER (2018) (WOOD-AGED BEER) AUK 65 PARROTDOG KEITH (NEW ENGLAND IPA) WGN NEW 66 8 WIRED CUCUMBER HIPPY (BERLINER WEISSE) AUK 7 67 GARAGE PROJECT WHITE MISCHIEF (GOSE) WGN 11 68 FUNK ESTATE JUNGLE BOOGIE (KETTLE SOUR) BOP GABS 2 69 PARROTDOG BITTERBITCH (NEW ZEALAND IPA) WGN 5 70 LIBERTY KNIFE PARTY (AMERICAN IPA) AUK 8 71 LIBERTY CITRA (IMPERIAL IPA) AUK 13 72 LIBERTY YAKIMA MONSTER (AMERICAN PALE ALE) AUK 4 GARAGE PROJECT WHITTAKER’S CHOCOLATE BEER (SWEET STOUT) WGN NEW 73 74 DEEP CREEK MISTY MIYAGI (NEW ENGLAND IPA) AUK NEW 75 GARAGE PROJECT FUZZ BOX (NEW ENGLAND IPA) WGN 4 76 EPIC ARMAGEDDON (AMERICAN IPA) AUK 20 77 PARROTDOG SUSAN (NEW ENGLAND IPA) WGN NEW 78 PANHEAD RAT ROD HAZY IPA (NEW ENGLAND IPA) WGN NEW 79 8 WIRED iSTOUT AFFOGATO (IMPERIAL STOUT) AUK NEW 80 PARROTDOG COLIN (AMERICAN IPA) WGN NEW 81 GARAGE PROJECT OMG (NEW ENGLAND IPA) WGN GABS NEW 82 PANHEAD QUICKCHANGE XPA (AMERICAN PALE ALE) WGN 11 83 PARROTDOG FALCON (AMERICAN PALE ALE) WGN 15 84 GARAGE PROJECT CEREAL MILK STOUT (SWEET STOUT) WGN 85 BEHEMOTH TRIPLE CHOCOLATE MILK STOUT (SWEET STOUT) AUK 2 86 8 WIRED FISTFUL OF CHERRIES (MIXED FERMENTATION SOUR) AUK 4 87 DEEP CREEK LUPULIN EFFECT DOUBLE IPA (IMPERIAL IPA) AUK 7 88 2 GARAGE PROJECT PILS N THRILLS (NEW ZEALAND PILSNER) WGN 89 8 WIRED HOPWIRED (NEW ZEALAND IPA) AUK 16 90 GARAGE PROJECT LOS LOBOS (AMERICAN IPA) WGN 91 GARAGE PROJECT MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (EXTRA STOUT) WGN 19 92 FORTUNE FAVOURS THE NATURALIST (NEW ZEALAND PALE ALE) WGN 93 GARAGE PROJECT YUZU RISING SUN (SPECIALTY BEER) WGN 94 OUTLIER CARTEL CLOUDBURST (IMPERIAL IPA) AUK GABS NEW 95 BEHEMOTH 6 FOOT 5 (AMERICAN IPA) AUK 37 96 DEEP CREEK HOPPY McHOPFACE (IMPERIAL IPA) AUK 26 97 GARAGE PROJECT TRIPLE DAY OF THE DEAD (SPECIALTY BEER) WGN 98 LIBERTY HALO PILSNER (NEW ZEALAND PILSNER) AUK 11 99 FORTUNE FAVOURS THE WELLINGTONIAN (NEW ZEALAND IPA) WGN NEW 100 MCLEOD’S PARADISE PALE ALE (INTERNATIONAL PALE ALE) NTL GARAGE PROJECT PERNICIOUS WEED (IMPERIAL IPA) WGN GARAGE PROJECT DFA (SPECIALTY BEER) WGN

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BONEFACE HOPTRON (AMERICAN PALE ALE) WGN GOOD GEORGE IPA (NEW ZEALAND IPA) WKO

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SAWMILL JUICEBOX EAST COAST IPA (NEW ENGLAND IPA) AUK EMERSON’S BIRD DOG (AMERICAN IPA) OTA 64

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LIBERTY OH BROTHER (AMERICAN PALE ALE) AUK

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PANHEAD THE VANDAL (NEW ZEALAND IPA) WGN SAWMILL XPA (NEW ZEALAND PALE ALE) AUK

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BOOTLEG APEHANGER (AMERICAN IPA) WKO

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BACH VELVET MARLEY (SPECIALTY BEER) AUK

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MCLEOD’S TROPICAL CYCLONE (IMPERIAL IPA) NTL

BEHEMOTH CHEECH & CHONG BLAZY IPA (NEW ENGLAND IPA) AUK BEHEMOTH THE DUDE ABIDES (IMPERIAL STOUT) AUK

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GARAGE PROJECT ARO NOIR (AMERICAN STOUT) WGN

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BEHEMOTH CHUR (NEW ZEALAND PALE ALE) AUK

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TASTING TOOLS WITH ALMOST 90 DIFFERENT FESTIVAL BEERS & CIDERS ON OFFER AT GABS, AS WELL AS HUNDREDS MORE AVAILABLE AT EXHIBITOR STANDS IN THE LIQUORLAND MARKETPLACE, IT CAN BE HARD TO KNOW WHERE TO START. SO ALONGSIDE ALMOST

Beer CRISP LIGHT, CLEAN AND CRISPLY REFRESHING

HOP

HOPS IMPART BITTER, ZESTY OR CITRIC FLAVOURS

MALT

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

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

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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 New Zealand’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.

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

KNOW YOUR BEER STYLES

IPA

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

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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, BEHEMOTH BREWING CO TOOK HOME THE TROPHY (FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW!) WITH THEIR HUGELY POPULAR MOCHA MADNESS RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT. WE CHAT WITH BEHEMOTH FOUNDER ANDREW CHILDS ABOUT WHAT THE WIN MEANT FOR THE TEAM. TELL US ABOUT BEHEMOTH BREWING CO?

Behemoth is all about making big tasting beer that is jam packed full of fun. We are just about to turn six years old and we have made over 120 beers in that time, all while refining our core range. We love trying out new hop combinations and seeing how we can bring massive amounts of flavour into our beers all while making the packaging as the fun as the contents.

WHAT WAS THE IDEA BEHIND MOCHA MADNESS?

Our Triple Chocolate Milk Stout has been incredibly popular since it won the People’s Choice at Beervana 2019, so we decided that a bigger Milk Stout with a similar amount of chocolate flavour along with cold brew coffee would be the perfect choice!

Lots of coffee and chocolate flavour all coming together and as smooth as silk.

WHAT DID THE WIN MEAN FOR YOU?

Winning the GABS People’s Choice for the second time was pretty incredible. Really it just means that people are enjoying our beer and we can’t ask for more than that. It is the reason I got into the beer game in the first place.

No more satisfying feeling than people drinking something that you have dreamed up and got into people’s hands.

WILL MOCHA MADNESS RISE AGAIN?

Maybe... we are planning on opening up a brew pub later this year and that will give us a chance to re-brew some of our favourite beers and give people the opportunity to try things that they may have missed the first time round.

WHAT ARE YOU BREWING FOR US THIS YEAR?

Now we are incredibly excited to be teaming up with Fix and Fogg Peanut Butter to create a Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Imperial Stout called “The Fix”. We have used real peanuts and Dutch cocoa powder in a massive 8.5% Imperial Stout to recreate Fix and Fogg Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter in Imperial Stout form.

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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. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL BEERS 9% ABV (OR HIGHER) CAN ONLY BE SERVED IN 85ML TASTERS, AND THERE IS A MAXIMUM OF TWO 9% ABV (OR HIGHER) TASTERS PER TASTING PADDLE. • 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!

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6 TUATARA BREWING CO WGN

Reclaimed Victorian Ash Wood has been used throughout the brewing process, to extract wood flavours much like oak barrels are used. However in this case, 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?

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.

WITH GULLY BOARDS VIC ASH PILSNER

STYLE: Australian Pilsner ABV: 4.2% CHARACTER: Hop (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.75 TASTER: $2.50

ADVENTUROUS

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BEHEMOTH BREWING CO AUK WITH FIX & FOGG PEANUT BUTTER

THE FIX (CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER IMPERIAL STOUT)

A collaboration with Fix and Fogg Peanut Butter, it’s like eating its chocolate peanut butter right out of the jar.

STYLE: Imperial Stout ABV: 8.5% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.75 TASTER: $2.50

See Pg.22 for more detail.

3 BLACK HOPS BREWING AUS WITH MOUNT GAY RUM

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.

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

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FUNK ESTATE BOP WITH WEBSTER’S TEA

WITH DUNCAN’S BREWING CO & DARK HORSE COFFEE

THE SHEFFIELD STREET COLLABORATION

STYLE: Belgian Quad ABV: 10.5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) TASTER: $2.50

HIGH ABV.

7 TWISTED SISTER CIDER AUS 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.

10 AETHER BREWING AUS 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

11 AKASHA BREWING CO AUS 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

12 ALIBI BREWING CO AUK LIL’BUBBA

Heavily hopped with Cryo-Citra hops, along with Cashmere hops, this is a huge, hazy, cocktail of tropical fruit flavours.

Think mango, papaya, dragon fruit and limes.

STYLE: American Pale Ale ABV: 5.2% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

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

8 WAYWARD BREWING CO AUS

WITH GRUMPY DONUTS & TOBY’S ESTATE

COFFEE AND DONUTS

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: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

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13 ALL INN BREWING CO AUS 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: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

14 B.EFFECT BREWING CO OTA 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.

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.

STYLE: Experimental Beer ABV: 6.2% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Kettle Sour ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

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WITH WILDFLOWER BOTANICALS

WHAT’S THE TEA?

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

STYLE: American Pale Ale ABV: 6.2% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

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9 8 WIRED BREWING AUK ACID SUPERHIGHWAY

For five years 8 Wired have bought hoppy sours to GABS. Doing it before almost anyone else in the game. If your mind has recovered from last year, why not take another trip?

15 BASSLINE BREWING WGN 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: Sour IPA ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

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STYLE: Imperial IPA ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

16 BIG SHED BREWING CONCERN AUS 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...

22 BREWAUCRACY WKO MADE BY MACHINES

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.

STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

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.

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BRIGHT BREWERY AUS 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: Wild Fermentation Sour ABV: 4.6% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

WHITES BAY IPA

Looking for a big, bold and lively IPA? This may be the beer you’re after. Expect bright, tropical flavours with pineapple and citrus aromas.

STYLE: American IPA ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

20 BOOTLEG BREWERY WKO MANGO LASSI IPA

Loads of fresh mango and a dash of cardamom transform this hazy IPA into a mango lassi. Perfect with some spicy food or a curry from the food stalls.

STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.25 TASTER: $2.50

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BREW MOON BREWING CO CAN POPS WITH HOPS

A Black Ale base, that has a hint of roasted malt is complemented here with a trio of hops from the US, Australia and NZ. The hops add lovely citrus and tropical flavours.

STYLE: Black IPA ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Hop (Malty backbone) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

24 CANYON FOOD & BREW CO OTA 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.

STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

25 CAPITAL BREWING CO AUS

‘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

26 CASSELS & SONS BREWERY CAN RETRO HOP LAGER

A showcase of ‘retro’ hops like Green Bullet and Pacific Gem, which helped put NZ brewing on the map, alongside more recent rockstar hops like Nelson Sauvin, make for a clean, crisp and delightfully hoppy experience.

STYLE: Hoppy Lager ABV: 5.8% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

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CHAOTIC HOP BREWING AUK TRIPA

A huge Belgian-inspired beer that’s full of cherry puree and spicy yeast notes. Expect fruit flavours, plus clove, coriander and pepper on the nose. Lively carbonation means it’ll go down easily.

STYLE: Belgian Tripel ABV: 8.3% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

CITRA ASS DOWN

HIGH ABV.

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) TASTER: $2.50

30 CONCEPT BREWING CAN RELEASE THE KVEIKEN

Pronounced “kweck -eh” Kveik is Norwegian 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: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

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See Pg.22 for more detail.

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STYLE: Porter ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

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COLONIAL BREWING CO AUS

ADVENTUROUS

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: Specialty Beer ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Delicate) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

STEPPING UP

THE RAMPANT RASPBERRY

BEERBOOCHA

If you love a healthy kombucha then you’ll love the flavours of this beer. Fermented with a kombucha SCOBY it also has acai berry and raspberry. It’s tart, with subtle hop flavours.

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

STYLE: Ginger/Spiced Beer ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

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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.

ALL BEERS 9% ABV (OR HIGHER) SERVED IN TASTERS ONLY. MAXIMUM TWO 9% ABV (OR HIGHER) TASTERS PER PADDLE.

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DAINTON BREWERY AUS VIOLET RUMBLE

HIGH ABV.

Local organic cacao, homemade candi sugar, and a love of chocolate bars create this toffee milk chocolate stout with a fluoro golden head.

STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 9% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) TASTER: $2.50

EASIER DRINKING

32 DEEDS BREWING AUS 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.

STEPPING UP

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

33 DEEP CREEK BREWING CO AUK CHIPOTLE LIME SALSA GOSE

ADVENTUROUS

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: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

See Pg.22 for more detail.

34 EDDYLINE BREWERY NSN NELSON HAZE

Showcasing the terroir of the Nelson/Tasman region (how that region’s climate, soils & environment impart unique character & flavour), this is a double dry-hopped Hazy IPA style brewed with NZ’s newest released hop (9909), Southern Cross & Dr. Rudi, & features a big maltiness to balance the hop juiciness.

A SECTION 3 AUCKLAND

37 FELONS BREWING CO AUS WHITE STOUT

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: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

38 FERAL BREWING CO AUS 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.

43 GARAGE PROJECT WGN

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.

STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 4.5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

44 GRAND RIDGE BREWERY AUS TANGELO RED IPA

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

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

39 FORREST BREWING CO AUS 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: Red IPA ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Hop (Malty backbone) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.25 TASTER: $2.50

45 GREEN BEACON BREWING CO AUS SOUR PEACH SWIRL

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

STYLE: Fruit Beer ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

40 FORTUNE FAVOURS WGN 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: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Hoppy Sour ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

46 HEYDAY BEER CO WGN 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: $8.25 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 7.5% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.25 TASTER: $2.50

35 EMERSON’S BREWERY OTA COLLOIDAL HAZE

A colloid is a mixture in which one substance of microscopically dispersed insoluble particles is suspended throughout another substance. Or in this case ‘a hazy hop bomb’.

STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.25 TASTER: $2.50

36 EPIC BEER / HALLERTAU AUK 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: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

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41 FOX HAT BREWING AUS 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

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42 FRENCHIES (WITH BRIDGE ROAD) AUS 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

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JUICEHEAD BEER WGN 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.

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A cool weather celebration beer with ginger, grains of paradise, candi sugar and citrus peel. Evocative of a delicious cookie.

49 LAKEMAN BREWING WKO CRAZY HAZY IPA

STYLE: Gose ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

LET THEM EAT CAKE!

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: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

51 LAUGHING BONES BREWING CO AUK 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: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

52 LIBERTY BREWING CO AUK WITH HAWKERS

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: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

ARE YOU NOT SATISFIED?!

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: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

55 LITTLE CREATURES AUS EAST SIDE PALE ALE

STYLE: Pale Ale (Other) ABV: 5.5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

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CHAIN BAR OIL

HIGH ABV.

STYLE: Imperial Stout ABV: 12% CHARACTER: Roast (Dark & dry) TASTER: $2.50

57 MAC’S AUK

LARGE HADRON COLADA

Generous doses of NZ and US hops make for a tasty cocktail of pineapple and fruit aromas and citrussy hop bitterness.

Not-quite-sub-atomic Witbier yeast particles throw off warming notes of clove and spice, and added wheat provides a smooth mouthfeel and dry finish. The perfect holiday beverage for your inner beer particle physicist.

STYLE: White IPA ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.25 TASTER: $2.50

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

STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.25 TASTER: $2.50

61 MOUNT BREWING CO BOP

With agave and gold kiwi fruit, this is designed to represent the brewery’s duelling personality (Marge and Rita). Sweet, sour, tart, fruity, it’s as close to tequila as they could conjure. Make sure to salt the rim!

STYLE: Gose ABV: 4.7% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

Mulled wine, but in beer form! It’s a barrel aged Imperial Stout that uses red wine barrels, raisins, cranberries, prunes, Christmas spice, and brandy. Beautiful, complex, and warming on a cold day.

58 MCLEOD’S BREWERY NTL

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?!

MIDDAY MARGE & RITA

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

LUMBERJACK BREWING CO BOP

60 MOON DOG CRAFT BREWERY AUS

62 MOUNTAIN GOAT AUS

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: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

See Pg.22 for more detail.

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LAND & SEA BREWERY/NOOSA BEER CO AUS

100% BELGIAN BRETTED SAVVY

When you are in the heart of wine country, you have things like a 100% brett-savvy just lying round for two years. So Moa did what any brewery would do: blended it with a strong, Belgian style beer. Nom nom nom.

STYLE: Belgian Golden Strong Ale ABV: 10.5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) TASTER: $2.50

54 LITTLE BANG BREWING CO AUS

STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

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HIGH ABV.

ADVENTUROUS

Get your Vit C sorted with this citrus Hazy IPA. A balanced IPA packed with Citra and Simcoe hops, the zest of oranges, lemons and tangelo pulp producing more flavour than an orange fruju.

FUNK ADANI

MOA BREWING CO MBH

STEPPING UP

STYLE: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.25 TASTER: $2.50

LITTLE ALCHEMIST AUS

EASIER DRINKING

GINGER BIRD

SECTION 4

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: Imperial IPA ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

48 KERERU BREWING CO WGN

B

BRISBANE

FESTIVAL BEERS

HUSKY CONTAINER

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ALL BEERS 9% ABV (OR HIGHER) SERVED IN TASTERS ONLY. MAXIMUM TWO 9% ABV (OR HIGHER) TASTERS PER PADDLE.

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63 MYTHICA BREWING AUK

69 RED DUCK BEER AUS

TUTANKHAMUN’S ELIXIR: LICORICE & BLACKCURRANT STOUT

King Tut treasured licorice, so much that he stored copious amounts in his tomb for the journey into the next world. As a nod, Mythica has made a tropical Stout, with chocolate malts and the tang of licorice.

STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Roast (Dark & dry) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

EASIER DRINKING

LEVERAGE

Searching for treasure at the Indian Food Mart in Dunedin, the brewers found the intense notes of black cardamom. So they created a black cardamom kettle sour.

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.

70 RENAISSANCE BREWING MBH 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.

STEPPING UP

STYLE: Kettle Sour ABV: 5.2% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Earthy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

DANCING OCEAN

71 SAWMILL BREWERY AUK BLACK IPA

ADVENTUROUS

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: $7.25 TASTER: $2.50

Pouring a dark ruby, this beer presents with a tight tan head and gives off aromas of orange zest, pine, and cocoa.

Think soft chocolate/toasty base balanced by dryness and bitterness.

STYLE: Black IPA ABV: 6.8% CHARACTER: Hop (Malty backbone) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

See Pg.22 for more detail.

66 NZ HOMEBREWER OF THE YEAR WKO CHOCO MOLÉ

Hamilton based ocean scientist Karl Safi has won the prestigious SOBA Champion Homebrewer Trophy not once, but twice, which is an incredible testament to his brewing expertise. This is his Choco Molé Stout, brewed with cocoa nibs, molé spices and locally grown chilli, making for a smooth, chocolatey, satisfying and complex winter warmer.

72 SEA LEGS BREWING AUS

PLANTER’S PUNCH MILKSHAKE IPA

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: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Spiced Beer ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

HIGH ABV.

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. New Zealand kelp, coconut, kumara and pineapple can all be found in this Imperial Milk Stout.

73 SEMI-PRO BREWING CO AUS BLUEBERRY PIE STOUT

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.

STYLE: Oatmeal Stout ABV: 5.5% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Imperial Stout ABV: 11% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) TASTER: $2.50

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PANHEAD CUSTOM ALES WGN WHAM BAM THANK YOU NAM

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.

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

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75 SLAB BREWING BOP BOOK COVER BLACK IPA

Huge amounts of American hops combined with a dark velvety backbone. You’ll notice subtle roast characters, resin, pine, and a whack of bitterness to balance it all out.

STYLE: Black IPA ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Hop (Malty backbone) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

76 SPRIG & FERN NSN

PINOT NOIR BARREL AGED SAISON

The fruity, spicy and earthy notes of a great farmhouse Saison are enhanced here by the deep earthy flavours of Pinot Noir barrel ageing.

STYLE: Baltic Porter ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Malt (Toasty & nutty) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

65 NORTH END BREWERY WGN

SURAGGA

SECTION 5

STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 7.2% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Earthy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.25 TASTER: $2.50

64 NEW NEW NEW CORPORATION OTA

67 OUTLIER CARTEL AUK

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SHIFTY LIZARD BREWING CO AUS

STYLE: Saison/Farmhouse Ale ABV: 5.8% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

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LIZARD’S PICNIC (TYRANT ANT SOUR)

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: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

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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.

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80 TINKER TAILOR WGN

CRÉME BRÛLÉE AMERICAN BROWN ALE

This blurs the line between beer and wine, without adding any grapes. White wine characters such as goozeberry and passionfruit come from Hallertau Blanc hops, while it’s conditioned in ex-Viognier barrels.

STYLE: Saison/Farmhouse Ale ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Crisp (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.25 TASTER: $2.50

KWAXIE

STYLE: American Brown Ale ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Malt (Fruit & toffee) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.75 TASTER: $2.50

81 WHITE LIES BREWING CO AUS CHOICE AZ BREW!

The name pays homage to running legend Dick Quax, but is a Belgian Brown Ale at heart, with a sneaky addition of cola to complement chocolate flavours.

STYLE: Berliner Weisse ABV: 3.5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Delicate) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.25 TASTER: $2.50

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

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79 SWEAT SHOP BREW KITCHEN AUK BLACKFOREST

82 WHITE RABBIT AUS LE RAMEAU D’OR

STYLE: Fruit Beer ABV: 6.9% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Earthy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

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.

STYLE: Wild Fermentation Sour ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Crisp (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.25 TASTER: $2.50

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CIDE R S 84 CHEEKY TIKI CIDER AUS SWEET APPLE PIE

VIRGIN PADDOCK

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

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DEVILS BREWERY TASMANIA AUS GRANDMA’S APPLE & RHUBARB CRUMBLE

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.

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

HIGH ABV.

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 TASTER: $2.50

86 FLYING BRICK CIDER CO AUS

87 LOBO CIDER AUS

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

See Pg.22 for more detail.

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ADVENTUROUS

German Blackberries and biscuity malts create a backdrop for a healthy dose of funky brettanomyces yeast. It’s then been aged in a whiskey barrel with souring bacteria to give complexity and depth.

STEPPING UP

STYLE: Belgian Dark Strong Ale ABV: 7.2% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.25 TASTER: $2.50

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.

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.

EASIER DRINKING

78 SUP BREWERY WGN

Smooth and satisfying, the malty centre is the hero of this beer. Sweet, yet perfectly balanced.

83 WOOLSHED BREWERY AUS

FESTIVAL BEERS

HUSKY CONTAINER

88 SPREYTON CIDER CO AUS 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

89 WILLIE SMITH’S CIDER MAKERS AUS 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!

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

ALL BEERS 9% ABV (OR HIGHER) SERVED IN TASTERS ONLY. MAXIMUM TWO 9% ABV (OR HIGHER) TASTERS PER PADDLE.

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8 WIRED BREWING CO AUK

Based in Warkworth, 8 Wired make a range of bold new world styles along with one of the largest barrel ageing programs in the Southern Hemisphere. 8 Wired excels at brewing a range of beers; from fresh and hop-forward, to aged and sour.

Trying their beers, it’s no surprise that 8 Wired have been NZ’s Champion Brewer in the past.

BACH BREWING CO AUK Auckland based Bach have a passion for brewing tasty beers inspired by the New Zealand icon of escape, freedom and good times - the classic Kiwi Bach. Founder and head brewer Craig Cooper started his journey at the former Limburg Beer Company in Hastings, and after a stint working overseas, returned home to revive his famous beers under the Bach brand.

BEHEMOTH BREWING CO AUK Behemoth won a staggering 16 spots in the GABS Hottest 100 Kiwi Craft Beers poll, and was voted National Brewery of the Year in the Society of Beer Advocates poll. The beers lean towards the hop forward and the hazy, and with a brewer so tall he’s known as the “Beer Giraffe”, it’s a brand that is huge in every way.

BOOTLEG BREWERY WKO Launching in 2016, Bootleg is two friends who say they were ‘born to brew great beer’. When it started they set about delivering it around Hamilton in an old Holden Kingswood. Since then the Holden has gone to the big wreckers in the sky, but the boys have picked up a few medals for their beers, and a Trophy for their Apehanger IPA in the NZ Brewers Guild Awards.

BREWAUCRACY WKO Brewaucracy started in 2011 as a contract brewery, and hobby project for Society of Beer Advocates founder Greig McGill, and friend Phil Murray. The plan was to make styles with integrity, and beers they loved to drink, rather than chasing trends. After a two year radio silence, the pair burst back into the world with their brewpub in Hamilton.

CASSELS & SONS BREWERY CAN Cassels & Sons’ Brewery restaurant and café is known throughout Christchurch for the medal winning craft beers and crafted Euro-style fresh gourmet thin-based pizzas. All the food is made onsite using fresh produce from the Woolston Market. The microbrewery beer is brewed on site and they also have a selection of wines to complement their excellent New Zealand dining.

COLAB BREWING AUK Three great brewing nations, Germany, Britain, and New Zealand combine to create high quality beer at Colab Brewing.

Well, not the entire nations, of course but residents of. You can find the trio brewing on the fringes of Riverhead and Kumeu, in New Zealand’s north.

DECO CITY HKB Deco City is a homage to the city of Napier. Napier was destroyed by an earthquake in 1931 and was then rebuilt in the world famous Art Deco style. The brewery is located in the former National Tobacco building, the most photographed Art Deco building in New Zealand, if not the world. Deco City only brews best in class beer. It is not an experimental brewery.

DEEP CREEK BREWING CO AUK 2017 AIBA Champion Small International Brewery winner, Deep Creek is based in Silverdale, north Auckland, and specialise in brewing ‘flavour fuelled beers’. Aside from the permanent range, Deep Creek releases monthly brews under its three projects of Lupulin Effect (IPAs), Steam Funk (funky sours), and Nero (dark beers). It also had five beers in the 2018 GABS Hottest 100 Kiwi Craft Beers list.

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Epic has been nailing hop forward IPAs in New Zealand since before your favourite brewer even knew what a hop was. Founder Luke Nicholas has been called a ‘one trick pony’ for his love of IPAs but when he brews one as good as Hop Zombie, why would anyone complain? For Epic, it’s all about celebrating the Epic journeys everyone takes to get to reach NZ - from the canoes of the first peoples to the tourists by the planeload.

FORTUNE FAVOURS BEER WGN Housed in an old industrial building in the beating heart of Wellington’s CBD, surrounded by like minded brewers and bars, Fortune Favours is the product of Wellington hospitality veterans who wanted to strike out on their own. The old industrial building, a former furniture restoration business, has been refurbed and is now pumping out great beer and food.

GARAGE PROJECT WGN Three men, on a tiny kit in a garage, have grown Garage Project into an icon of not only Wellington craft beer, but NZ beer as a whole. Its launch in 2011 wasn’t simply one beer, but rather 24 beers in 24 weeks. This set the tone for the brewery’s creativity and ambitious approach. Since then it has expanded out of the Garage and into a nearby bar, new “Wild Workshop” and a new bar in Auckland.

HALLERTAU BREWERY AUK Named as a tribute to the Bavarian Hallertau region, famed for its hops, Hallertau is a bit more esoteric than the German name suggests. Founders Stephen and Hayley Plowman say they have veered off into ‘exuberant Westie mode via their fearlessly unique and smartly executed brews’. They have long championed vibrant flavour and quality ingredients over commercial viability. And they are damned good at it too.

ISTHMUS BREWING AUK A husband and wife team based in Auckland, Isthmus’ beers have won medals in the 2014 and 2015 NZ Brewer’s Guild Awards, before taking a wee hiatus due to two little kids and a huge house renovation. But now they’re back on track and dedicated to bringing you our unique and flavoursome craft beers.

KERERU BREWING CO WGN Named for the kerurus (wood pigeons) that are found in NZ, Kereru began life in Chris Mills and Natasha Dahlberg’s shed and rumpus room; which they turned into a brewery and commercial kitchen. Since outgrowing that they have moved to a factory space in Upper Hutt and use all New Zealand grown ingredients where possible.

LAKEMAN BREWING WKO On the shores of the great Lake Taupõ, tales abound of a mythical beast. He’s a big hairy bugger and the locals call him Lakeman. And the rumour has it, he loves a good craft beer. So in 2013, James & Elissa Cooper created their brewery in his honour. Brewed with Taupõ’s purest natural water, Lakeman beers boast malty, hoppy flavours as big as the myth itself.

LAUGHING BONES BREWING CO AUK Laughing Bones focus on a few things. Style, flavour, approachability and drinkability. For them, that’s what it’s all about - and maybe sometimes with a slight twist. At its heart, however, is beer that will make you take notice and providing something that’s of high quality for everyone.

LIBERTY BREWING CO AUK Joe Wood of Liberty Brewing is a man of few words. All he really wants to do is “brew shit hot beer”. Fortunately for him, he’s pretty good at it and when you talk about great NZ beers that are loaded with hops, he’s probably the first person you should name.

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LONE BEE SPARKLING MEAD AUK

Just as a lone bee ventures far and wide to find the best nectar to make honey, so too is Lone Bee on a mission to craft the very best sparkling mead using only the finest New Zealand honey with no added flavouring, preservatives or sweeteners.

The result is a crisp, dry and refreshing mead made from Clover and Manuka honey. 100% gluten free and a proudly independent New Zealand product.

McLEOD’S BREWERY NTL A brewery with Scottish heritage, near NZ’s best surf beaches, with a brewer from Vermont at the helm. McLeod’s might be your favourite brewers favourite brewery, and when you find out that head brewer Jason Bathgate has spent time at both 8 Wired and Renaissance, it’s easy to see why. Expect a range of styles brewed to the highest quality.

MOA BEER MBH Moa was founded in 2003 in the heart of NZ’s most famous wine country, the Marlborough region. They sometimes joke that their opening meant there was finally something good to drink in that part of the world. Now it exports to 10 countries, and has cemented itself as one of New Zealand’s largest, and most respected independent beer brands.

MOUNT BREWING CO BOP Beginning life way back in 1996, Mount Brewing Co has evolved over the years into a bar and brewery, but is still very much a family owned operation. Providing the locals of Mount Maunganui, in New Zealand’s north, with its own fresh beers as well as offering a range of other kiwi craft it is all about promoting, brewing and enjoying great craft beer and cider.

MYTHICA BREWING AUK Mythica is a small, 350 litre, brewhouse on Auckland’s North Shore. It specialises in small batch, unique beers with fantasy and mythology themes. From names such as Succubus and Incubus, to the classic fantasy artwork of winged beasts on the labels.

NEW NEW NEW CORPORATION OTA New New New Corporation ‘defines an era of consumer innocence and efficient good times’ through its Fermented Beverages Division in Dunedin. A flowering range of fermented beverages created for influencers and tastemakers worldwide. Breeding optimism in friends and customers. Providing unyielding risk management for stakeholders, and co-operative strategic partnerships with all segments. For example: local providers and next-generation virtual education research institutions. Future is New.

SWEAT SHOP BREW KITCHEN AUK Sweat Shop Brew Kitchen is a brewery and smokehouse, tucked into Auckland’s historic Victoria Quadrant. Sweat Shop has a busy bar and one of the largest outdoor decks in Auckland. You can enjoy its beer while soaking in Sky Tower views. It’s rare to see its beers outside of the venue so now is a great chance to give them a whirl.

TE ARO BREWING WGN Stewart Gebbie’s passion for great beer and Karl Hayes’ ability to make it should have been a match made in heaven, but despite meeting and becoming mates some time last century, Karl and Stewart didn’t start Te Aro Brewing Co until 2014.

Originally based in the back of Brewtopia Home Brew Supplies in the central Wellington district of Te Aro, the growing range and demand for their beers has necessitated a move of operations to Beertown in Upper Hutt.

URBANAUT AUK Based in Kingsland, Auckland, Urbanaut beers are designed to celebrate the cities that inspired their creation, giving worldly explorers a taste of culture in every sip. The range includes the flagship Kingsland Pilsner, Brixton Pale Ale, Shimokita Indian Pale Lager, Gastown Red IPA and Williamsburg IPA. Urbanaut brew a new special release beer each month to explore flavour and beers of the world.

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MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT THE MOUTH-WATERING GOODIES AT GABS! AS ALWAYS, WE’RE PROUD TO HAVE SOME OF THE CITY’S BEST STREET FOOD VENDORS ON OFFER. BROTISSERIE

THE WHITE LADY

MONSOON POON

Anyone who has been to Oktoberfest knows that roast chicken is the ultimate dish to have with a beer. Stop by the Brotisserie for a finger lickin’ feast, lederhosen optional.

Auckland’s most loved burgers are coming to GABS! Owned and run by the Washer family for over 60 years, The White Lady has been serving Auckland punters since 1948. Come and see why their burgers have stood the test of time.

Award-winning South East Asian restaurant Monsoon Poon will be bringing their signature Beef Rendang Sliders to GABS! Definitely one not to miss, head over for a flavour explosion.

DOUBLE DUTCH FRIES Nothing beats a good honest chip. Head to Double Dutch for quality fries, hand cut, cooked on the spot and served in a cone. Bringing authentic Dutch style fries to New Zealand.

MANILA EATS Filipino food with a twist! You have to try these flavour-infused burgers, a modern take on the Filipino all-day breakfast with sizzling meat in colourful buns.

TACO LOCO When it’s time for a taco, you can’t go past Taco Loco, home to the best Mexican street food in town.

Featuring tacos, quesadillas and nachos, head straight to Taco Loco for your Mexican fix.

BROOKLYN DOGS Nothing goes better with beer than a dog in a bun.

Brooklyn Dogs will be bringing top quality manuka smoked New York style dogs that are made from all natural casings, free-range pork and prime beef.

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STREET FOOD

OUR EXHIBITORS HOUSE OF DUMPLINGS At House of Dumplings each pocket of goodness is made by hand and packed full of flavour with fresh herbs and spices. Only the best dumplings will do!

PAELLA PAN Bringing their authentic Spanish fare to GABS, Paella Pan will be serving up seafood, meat and vegetarian paellas straight from the sizzling skillets.

BOW & TIE MICRO ROASTERY Need a caffeine fix to get you through the session?

Stop by the Bow & Tie cart for the best coffee in Auckland and sweet treats.

What could be tastier than a delicious, plump and succulent oyster brought to you straight from the Pacific? Head to the Mahurangi oyster bar for special freshly shucked treat.

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