April 2022 Beer Club Subscription
7th Apr 2022
Welcome to this month's tasting notes. Get ready for a mouth watering selection of delicious beer. The full list of beers included in this month's beer subscription are below. Note different beers are included in different packs. This selection can be seen and rated on Untappd here.
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Autumn Ale Red Ale - American Amber / Red
Beer Description: A New World Amber Ale with a balance of malt and hop character. Amber in colour, this ale is malty but remains drinkable with moderate palate weight and body allowing the sweet malt flavour to balance the hops without becoming too heavy. Magnum hops provide a firm bitterness to keep the malt in check and carry the aroma additions through the palate. Complex layered citrus and fruit salad hop aroma comes from hefty dry hopping with New Zealand Rakau and US Idaho Gem and Mosaic Hops.
Stroud English Extra Special Bitter Extra Special / Strong Bitter
Brewtiful Haze IPA - New England / Hazy
Beer Description: Brewed in cahoots with Liquorland NZ, this juicy, hazy, hop bomb is bursting with brewtiful hop aromas. Mouth-watering citrus, orange and mango flavours leap out of the glass. A downright addictive juicy New England IPA with diminished bitterness. An incredibly approachable style. Get lost in the Brewtiful Haze! Bronze medal winner Australian International Beer Awards 2019
Grain Daddy IPA - Imperial / Double
Beer Description: Over at Bach we’ve been pondering the reality that hops don’t shine without the perfect cushion of malts. Doug & Gabi Michael started Gladfield Malt 14 years ago. Doug’s a 5th generation barley grower and you might say he’s a Grain Daddy of malt here in NZ. Grain Daddy Double IPA is proudly brewed using locally grown & malted Gladfield malt, and a truckload of NZ and USA hops including; Nelson Sauvin, Strata and Citra.
Goldie Saison Farmhouse Ale - Saison
Beer Description: 'Tis the season for spice and supreme dryness. Light in body, slightly fruity with earthy notes. Best enjoyed amongst the warm light of sunshine or golden nights.
Art Series #2 - West Coast IPA IPA - American
Beer Description: Classic West Coast IPA flavours exploding from this new release beer, modelled off classics like AleSmith IPA and our other favourites. A collaboration between NOMAD and the National Art School celebrating emerging artists and 100 years of the National Art School at the Darlinghurst Gaol site - Peter Cornett is a second year student at the National Art School, e Empiricist is a tongue in cheek nod to the harbingers of doom during the Black Death, their elaborate costuming and unmistakable appearance belying their lack of medical qualication
Far Yeast TOKYO WHITE Farmhouse Ale - Saison
Beer Description: Dry, smooth Saison boasting an aroma that is both phenolic and fruity as it derived from a combination of yeast and wheat. Ingredients: Barley malt, Wheat malt, Hop, Wheat, Sugar, Beer yeast
One Standard Drink Pale Ale - Australian
Beer Description: Don't get us wrong, we like our big heavy Double and Triple IPA's. But sometimes, sometimes, we want to have the staying power to sit around the campfire long into the evening and regale our mates with stories they've probably heard a hundred times before. For these occasions, we decided to make the math easy for everyone. One Standard Drink is just that, in a 440mL format can, dry hopped at with some of our favourites - Simcoe, Vic Secret, Riwaka (from our mates at Eggers Farm in NZ), and Sabro; giving you a well rounded, punchy piney, tropical beverage letting you kick back rather then fall back. Cheers to the making it to the wee hours!
Xocoveza Tres Leches (2021) Stout - Imperial / Double Milk
Beer Description: Stone Xocoveza Tres Leches combines the inspiration of Oaxacan Hot Chocolate and Tres Leches treats in an imperial stout that’s smooth, creamy and intensely indulgent. Made from all that’s good about the holidays, Stone Xocoveza is brewed with chocolate, coffee, Pasilla peppers, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. At the pop of the can, the aroma is intense – cinnamon and spice up front with lingering coffee, caramel and sweet vanilla. It is a lively blend of flavors. Sweet spices are balanced with rich and creamy chocolate. Mild roast coffee flavor shines through and vanilla enhances the intense combination. Pasilla peppers impart a light hint of heat in the finale. With all that complexity, the beer is surprisingly bright on the palate, with just a touch of the residual sweetness that all the decadent flavors imply. Like a slice of Grandma’s tres leches cake and a sip of Oaxacan Hot Chocolate, the result is creamy, intensely flavorful and silky smooth.
Flat White Coffee IPA IPA - Milkshake
Beer Description: We've combined our two loves - coffee and IPA's - and now we're ready to share them with you. The beer: creamy milkshake style IPA, brewed with oats, wheat and lactose. Lightly dry-hopped so as not to overpower the coffee. The coffee: beans sourced from Ethiopa, Uganda and Sulawesi, medium roasted in-house for a smooth-textured coffee treat.
Pastry Gose - Sour Peach Cobbler Sour - Smoothie / Pastry
Beer Description: Dessert comes before dinner with this little slice of heaven in a glass. These Pastry Gose's have all the ingredients that you would use if baking it yourself. Be on the lookout for these limited variations. Our first batch is Sour Peach Cobbler, our take on a southern classic dessert. The peach flavor and aroma dominate as the cinnamon, vanilla, and salt build the filling and crust goodness. p.s. This beer has milk sugar.
Long Black Coffee IPA IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Ale
Beer Description: We've combined our two loves - coffee and IPA's - and now we're ready to share them with you. The beer: sitting somewhere between a West Coast IPA and a black ipa; light additions of roast malt, and dry-hopped with Citra and Idaho 7. The coffee: beans sourced from Brazil, Columbia and Peru, dark roasted in-house for a strong bitey coffee hit. 6.5%
Double Time Pale Ale - New England / Hazy
Beer Description: Here at Deeds Brewing we have been making great beer since 2012, and in 2015 we found our base and planned a brewery. In early 2019 we finally released the first brew from our Glen Iris home, proving sometimes the best things in life can take ‘Double the Time’. Our Hazy Pale delivers a fresh, tropical fruit aroma complemented by subtle tones of pine, reminding us that good things come to those who wait. ◉ Hops: Mosaic, Citra, Simcoe ◉ Dry Hop Intensity: 5g/L
Nightcap Milk Stout Stout - Milk / Sweet
Beer Description: Milk Stouts contain the non-fermentable lactose sugar to add a velvety smooth body to a rich roasty beer. These are the original dessert beers, and are a perfect way to cap off a meal or just enjoy whenever you please. The rich chocolatey flavour is apparent in the aromatics and follow through to your last sip. A velvety smooth body is sweet, but a subtle bitterness from the roasted grains and the hops help balance it out to finish well. Enjoy a little warmer and observe how the flavours develop. Malt: Pale, munich, chocolate, lactose sugar Hops: EKG Appearance: Opaque black, fluffy tan head, low carbonation Aroma: Chocolate, earthy spice Flavour: Rich chocolate, coffee background Body: Velvety smooth
American Pale Ale Pale Ale - American
Beer Description: This beer is proof that passionfruit has a use outside of the mighty pavlova. No pips to get stuck in your teeth here though as it’s all from the hoppy aroma. The throw in some peach and citrus notes, piney undertones and a firm bitter finish. Like a good pav this American Pale Ale will keep you coming back for more.
Cold IPA IPA - American
Beer Description: CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF GOAT BEERS. We love IPAs. They’re our favourite style to drink and brew. Over the last 25 years we’ve made more than our fair share of them: organic, double, triple, east-coast, west-coast, botanical, barrel-aged - you name it, we’ve given it a go! For this IPA we’ve taken inspiration from our Steam Ale and fermented it at a cooler temperature than usual for a nice clean yeast profile, allowing the hops to shine. Appearance is clearer than a West Coast and finishes dry which makes it quite sessionable. We may have dropped the temperature but the IPA experience has been turned up to 11. APPEARANCE: Bright golden. AROMA: Bold citrus with ripe mango and grape overtones. FLAVOUR: Crisp and clean.
Frankenbrown Brown Ale - American
Beer Description: Our hoppy dark monster won’t raze a village but it will drop some bad ass funk on your taste buds. The high percentage of specialty grain brings the soul of malt, biscuit and coffee notes. The bitterness and aroma comes from a hit of hops added throughout the boil as well as dry-hopping. All this is backed up with a higher than normal alcohol making for a beer that is right on, can you dig it?