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.
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Slow Lane Freewheelin' - West Coast Pale Ale
Brewery: Slow Lane Brewing
Location: NSW
Style: Pale Ale - American
ABV: 4.5% ABV
Description:
Kick it into cruise mode with Freewheelin', a bold pale ale that rolls smooth and finishes dry. Bursting with citrus and tropical fruit flavours from Citra, Mosaic and Motueka hops with a hint of pine from some old school Centennial hops. No haze, no fuss, just clean, hop-forward refreshment.
Boatrocker Classic IPA
Brewery: Boatrocker Brewers & Distillers
Location: VIC
Style: IPA - Other
ABV: 6.3% ABV
Description:
Embracing the early days of craft beer, we've gone back in time to a more malt forward IPA...much like the early Pacific Northwest style of IPA. Plenty of hops to balance out the malt, using classic varieties such as Chinook and Simcoe, as well as Centennial and Amarillo.
Sydney Speak Easy Black IPA
Brewery: Sydney Brewery
Location: NSW
Style: IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Ale
ABV: 6% ABV
Description:
Our 6.0% Black IPA pours dark & has a smooth body, making it extremely drinkable. The big dry hop of Citra, Amarillo & Chinook provides a bold citrus aroma. With subtle dark malt characters & notes of caramel & toffee. It's got all the good stuff!
Nomad The Dark Side Stout
Brewery: Nomad Brewing Co.
Location: NSW
Style: Stout - Milk / Sweet
ABV: 4.2% ABV
Description:
Bold, mysterious and irresistibly smooth. One sip, and you're crossing over to the rich, roasted depths where a whisper of rebellion swirls. This stout isn't afraid of the dark - it thrives in it, embracing its full-bodied richness with the confidence of a villain delivering their best monologue. Forget the light. Welcome to the Dark Side.
BentSpoke On the Terps Black / Cascadian Dark Ale IPA
Brewery: BentSpoke Brewing Co Collaboration with Mountain Culture Beer Co.
Location: ACT
Style: IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Ale
ABV: 6% ABV
Description:
BentSpoke Brewing x Mountain Culture Collab. This Terpene Black IPA pours deep black with a tan, foamy head. This beer brings a serious aroma: think pine forests after rain, citrus peel, and that unmistakable herbaceous hit only terpenes can deliver. A rich roasty malt backbone meets punchy bitterness and layers of grapefruit, passionfruit, and pine. The terpene profile adds a bold, resinous twist that lingers like your mate who definitely knows too much about hops.
Modus Japanese Dry Black Lager
Brewery: Modus Brewing
Location: NSW
Style: Lager - Japanese Rice
ABV: 4.5% ABV
Description:
An elegant black onyx lager that reflects the Japanese pursuit of perfection. Created with a sophisticated blend of six premium malts, expect a dark lager with a hint of chocolate, coffee and light caramel. Smooth, light and impeccably balanced.
Hop Nation Sparkling Haze Australian Sparkling Ale
Brewery: Hop Nation Brewing Co Collaboration with Cloudwater Brew Co.
Location: VIC
Style: Australian Sparkling Ale
ABV: 5.5% ABV
Description:
A collaboration between hemispheres, starting with our good friends Mr West in Footscray to Cloudwater in Manchester. This beer blends the refined techniques of traditional sparkling ales with the juicy, modern haze IPA. Showcasing six hop varieties, it offers a dry, fruity and soft mouthfeel.
Ocean Reach Oat Cream IPA
Brewery: Ocean Reach Brewing
Location: NSW
Style: IPA - American
ABV: 7.2% ABV
Description:
Take a dip into a vibrant dreamscape of citrus and cream. Bursting with bright orange and juicy tangerine. This Oat Cream IPA delivers tropical vibes, a pillowy-soft body, and a smoothness from oats and lactose.
Good Folk India Red Lager
Brewery: Good Folk Brewing Co
Location: NSW
Style: Lager - Amber / Red
ABV: 5.2% ABV
Description:
A rich, sweet lager with notes of biscuit, sweet caramel and orange rind. Layered toasted malts provide a deep red colour and malty sweetness that balance the floral, citrus and berry aromas from late boil hop and dry hop additions. A real Hybrid of styles that perfectly represents the start to the cooler months.
Five Barrel Surly New England / Hazy Pale Ale
Brewery: Five Barrel Brewing
Location: NSW
Style: Pale Ale - New England / Hazy
ABV: 5% ABV
Description:
Don't let the low ABV fool you—Surly isn't here to make small talk. Pouring a pale straw haze with a fluffy white head, it gives you the cold shoulder on sight… before warming you up with a burst of lemon, lime, and sweet pineapple on the nose. The flavour is all soft hop charm: white pear, peachy whispers, and just enough attitude to keep it interesting. Light-bodied and sessionable, Surly is the kind of beer that says, 'I don't care if you like me'... while being incredibly likeable.
Five Barrel Stabby New England / Hazy IPA
Brewery: Five Barrel Brewing
Location: NSW
Style: IPA - New England / Hazy
ABV: 6.5% ABV
Description:
Stabby doesn't wait around—this hazy IPA is bright yellow and comes in swinging. Coconut and passionfruit leap from the glass, backed by waves of tropical intensity. On the tongue, it's sweet and juicy upfront—then suddenly, a stab of unripe green mango cuts through, leaving a dry, cheeky finish. Smooth, tropical, and a little dangerous, Stabby is the one that'll smile sweetly... while stealing the last slice of pizza.
Wayward Southern Harvest New England / Hazy IPA
Brewery: Wayward Brewing
Location: NSW
Style: IPA - New England / Hazy
ABV: 6.5% ABV
Description:
Fresh Kiwi hops are a thing of beauty and this hazy uses Fresh crop Riwaka and Motueka to create an explosion of citrus and tropical fruit aroma backed up by a pillowy smooth malt body thanks to our in-house hazy yeast strain
Hawkers Four Seasons - Winter (2025) Foreign / Export Stout
Brewery: Hawkers Beer
Location: VIC
Style: Stout - Foreign / Export
ABV: 9% ABV
Description:
2025's Four Seasons is a dedication to our much-beloved core West Coast IPA. Every season features one of the four hops that go into our Westy (Southern Cross, Simcoe, Mosaic, and Krush), each one paired with a beer style that will suit both the season and the hop. Winter's blues require a warming counterpart that delivers a cosy hug to your insides. A Foreign Extra Stout featuring Southern Cross hits the cockles just right, with notes of citrus and tropical fruit on a canvas of rich, roasty malts. Stay warm out there.
Mountain Culture Majestic Haze New England / Hazy IPA
Brewery: Mountain Culture Beer Co. Collaboration with Garage Project
Location: NSW
Style: IPA - New England / Hazy
ABV: 6% ABV
Description:
This super juicy hazy IPA was brewed with our best mates across the ditch, Garage Project. Hand-selected Peacherine, NZ Cascade, and Riwaka hops from the majestic Nelson Lakes create perhaps the freshest and punchiest hazy IPA in the world!
The Coastal Sunshine Mexican Lager
Brewery: The Coastal Brewing Company
Location: NSW
Style: Lager - Mexican
ABV: 5% ABV
Description:
This summer it is all about lagers and we are delighted to bring you a crisp, super easy drinking Mexican Lager. Brewed using New Zealand Hops it has a distinct paleness in colour from the flaked maize. And we could nt resist using 'Sunshine' in the name. Sunshine is a town in Victoria, south of the border ! Perfect for a dry summer's day.
Hope Irish Red Ale
Brewery: Hope Brewery
Location: VIC
Style: Red Ale - Irish
ABV: 5% ABV
Description:
A Smooth, Easy-Drinking Old World Red Ale. The malts—pale, red, and roasted barley—give this Irish-style ale its colour and flavour. Golding and Citra hops balance the malts into a lovely, pint-worthy style.
Stockade Stockade Rebel Ale Belgian Pale Ale
Brewery: Stockade Brew Co
Location: VIC
Style: Pale Ale - Belgian
ABV: 4.7% ABV
Description:
Steeped in Stockade history, this Belgian Pale Ale masterfully balances tradition and innovation. Fermented with Belgian Trappist Yeast, promoting fruity esters, subtle spice and a smooth malt backbone.
Yulli's Karaoke Kingu Japanese Rice Lager
Brewery: Yulli's Brews
Location: NSW
Style: Lager - Japanese Rice
ABV: 4.2% ABV
Description:
Collaboration with Audio-Technica. The latest brew from Yulli's comes from a collab with Auto-Technica. Some might say its the greatest flavour and sound combo since that time Aerosmith jumped on stage with Run DMC, changing the game forever. A clean and easy drinking lager brewed to quench your thirst after belting out the ballads at your local karaoke bar. Brewed with all Australian malts, the finest NZ hops and locally malted rice, the Kingu goes down super smooth.
Beerfarm Pale Ale
Brewery: Beerfarm
Location: WA
Style: Pale Ale - Other
ABV: 4.7% ABV
Description:
The latest in our quest to develop a Pale the world loves. Loaded with New World El Dorado hops from the US, with the cleanest and lightest malt base possible. This a beer for the everyday drinker, your new favourite pale... hopefully!