August 2021 Beer Club Subscription
30th Jul 2021
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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Stone Neverending Haze IPA IPA - Session / India Session Ale
4% ABV
35 IBU
Brewery: Stone Brewing
Location: Escondido, CA
Beer Description: There’s a lot ‘neverending’ about IPAs around Stone. Beginning with Stone IPA being one of the very first and most popular West Coast style IPAs on the planet, to our celebrated explorations of double IPAs, session IPAs, fruited IPAs and ultra-fresh triple IPAs, they’re an integral part of our legacy. Plus there’s the oft-said (but not actually true) comments from some that “All Stone does is IPAs.” Ha! Yes, we may love them passionately and perpetually be on a quest for IPA nirvana, but this particular one actually happened onto the scene to aid in your noble pursuit of neverending good times.
The People's Elbow Porter - Imperial / Double
9.5% ABV
52 IBU
Brewery: Bodriggy Brewing Co.
Location: Abbotsford, Victoria
Brewery: Chuck a bag of choccy bullets in a saucepan and simmer 'em down. The resulting rich, chocolatey, licorice liquid wouldn't be too far away from tasting exactly like The People's Elbow Imperial Porter from us and our mates at Hop Nation Brewing Co. Dive a bit deeper and you'll come across flavours of tobacco, raisin and vanilla with a firm bitterness and a light roast character. In the brewhouse we tried to steer close to tradition with the addition of molasses in the kettle then finished the wort off with a healthy dose of a new experimental Yakima Chief hop called HBC520. Fermented clean and low with Nottingham and let it condition for a good couple of weeks prior to packaging.
Berry Cream Sour Sour - Fruited
5.5% ABV
15 IBU
Brewery: Moo Brew
Location: Bridgewater, Tasmania
Brewery: Looks different, feels right. It’s our first berry sour dessert beer, brewed just in time for Dark Mofo. Stuffed to bursting with strawberries and raspberries for maximum fruit-flavour, lactose-dosed for a creamy-deluxe mouthfeel, and packing just enough sourness to balance the whole situation out before things get too dessert-y. Perfect for a post-dinner tipple.
Saison Farmhouse Ale - Saison
5.8% ABV
Brewery: Philter Brewing
Location: Marrickville, New South Wales
Where Strides The Behemoth IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Ale
10.5% ABV
125 IBU
Brewery: KAIJU! Beer
Location: Dandenong South, VIC
Beer Description: The enormous hop schedule of this beer is balanced by a rich, roast malt character with rummy undertones from the large portion of brown sugar. The oiliness of the hops coats the mouth with a huge lingering bitterness while the roast malts add coffee notes.
Mimosa Gose Sour - Fruited Gose
4.5% ABV
Brewery: Sauce Brewing Co
Location: Marrickville, NSW
Beer Description: Inspired by the classic Mimosa cocktail, this fruited sour has massive amounts of orange, complimented by prosecco overtones.
Vacation Rental Cold IPA IPA - American
6.8% ABV
45 IBU
Brewery: Sunday Road Brewing
Location: Kirrawee, New South Wales
Beer Description: What's a Cold IPA you ask? Think of it as a beer with a very light malt base that is a canvas for hops. Cold IPA hits with a strong punch of aromatic hop intensity and decent bitterness but finishes crisp and clean that will have you craving another sip. A Lager yeast is used that is low in ester and Sulfur that's fermented warmer than traditionally would be, yet cooler than an Ale yeast is. We've doubled down on the Cold and used only Cryo hops in the "HopBurst" style. Double dry hopped using Cryogenic Ekuanot, Sabro and Amarillo. Embrace the cold, we're sure you'll love the reward.
Red Hill Temptation (2021) Belgian Strong Golden Ale
8.5% ABV
Brewery: Red Hill Brewery
Location: Red Hill South, VIC
Cloud 9 Hazy IPA IPA - New England
6.2% ABV
Brewery: Akasha Brewing Company
Location: Five Dock, New South Wales
Beer Description: Like sunburst through a cumulonimbus, the Cloud 9 lights up the palate with vibrant and inviting passionfruit, peach and citrus god-rays, before laying down a lush, pillowy finish in a hazy beer that’ll take your tastebuds to… well, you know where!
Alter Ego - West IPA - American
6.5% ABV
Brewery: Hawkers Beer
Location: Reservoir, Victoria
Beer Description: An exploration of two differing expressions using the same hop variety, Alter Ego is where East meets West and each has their say. New Zealand’s beloved Riwaka hop features in this West Coast IPA, riding the balance between character and bitterness.
Lager Lager - Pale
4.5% ABV
15 IBU
Brewery: Quakers Hat Brewing
Location: Manly Vale, New South Wales
Beer Description: A clean, crisp and refreshing pale lager. The bottom fermenting yeast strain we use has a very mild ester profile, which allows citrus hop flavour to bleed through nicely. Mild bitterness and medium carbonation tie it together resulting in a thirst quenching, moreish lager, great for any occasion.
I.P.A. IPA - American
6.4% ABV
Brewery: Ocean Reach Brewing
Location: Cowes, VIC
Beer Description: Standard American IPA. Bang on.
Red IPA IPA - Red
6.2% ABV
Brewery: 7th Day Brewing
Location: Brookvale, New South Wales
Cryotherapy IPA - New England
6.1% ABV
22 IBU
Brewery: Sunday Road Brewing
Location: Kirrawee, New South Wales
Beer Description: CryoTherapy Hazy IPA is our new brew that will treat your tastebuds to Cryogenic lupulin powder from whole hop flowers. It's lively, juicy and pure deliciousness.
Kolsch Style Session Ale Kölsch
4.6% ABV
22 IBU
Brewery: Mitchell's Brewing Co
Beer Description: Kolsch Style Session Ale Brewed Using Noble Hops & Premium Pilsner Malt. Clear light gold in colour, with a big clean fruity/malty nose. No hoppy features, not tropical, but great fruit nuances; amazing soft, fruity complexity just hangs in the mouth, and doesn’t go away like most session ales. Delicate, but strong and powerful, and goes brilliantly as a refreshing drink on a hot day, but also really compliments food, especially spicy food. - Awarded BRONZE at the 2021 AIBAs! - 2019 Winner of the AABC (Australian Amateur Brewing Championships) in the Pale Ale Category!
JSP - Johnny Smoke Porter Smoked Beer
5.2% ABV
33 IBU
Brewery: Wolf Of The Willows
Location: Mordialloc, Victoria
Beer Description: A Robust Porter layered with Beachwood smoked malt. Campfire smoke evolves to a smooth, moderate body, earthy hop bitterness and finishes with layers of dark chocolate and espresso. Smoke up Johnny...