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STRAPLINE
MARKET PLACE MELBOURNE
GABS TASTING TOOLS
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BEER COMPLEXITY
EASIER DRINKING
MODERATELY CHALLENGING
MORE CHALLENGING
THE SEVEN FLAVOUR
CHARACTERS OF BEER
CRISP – light, clean, refreshing
HOP – pronounced bitterness and/or hop aroma
MALT – sweet, nutty, toffee, toast, bready,
caramel, dark fruit
ROAST – deep and dark with a rich mouthfeel;
coffee and cocoa flavours
SMOKE – dramatic smoky flavours from malt
smoked by fire or oak barrels
FRUIT/SPICE – fruit and/or spice flavours
TART/FUNKY – rustic, earthy, winey. Lightly
acidic to very funky and sour
ALL INN BREWING CO
QLD
At All Inn Brewing Co you won’t find any
fizzy formulaic lager. We only make full
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flavoured unfiltered and unpasteurised
ales free from additives.
POCAHONTAS More Challenging Style: IPA
(American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.6%
BETTY Easier Drinking Style: Porter Character: Malty
ABV: 4.8%
RELAX BRO More Challenging Style: Barleywine
(USA) Character: Hoppy ABV: 10%
AUSTRALIAN BEER CO
NSW
Australian Beer Co. is based in Yenda.
We celebrate bringing handcrafted beers
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and ciders to market. We’re quickly
building a reputation for quality products and
multiple medal wins. 66 years of collective brewing
experience sits within our small, dedicated team.
YENDA PALE ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale
(Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4.5%
YENDA BELGIAN DOUBLE Moderately Challenging
Style: Belgian Dubbel Character: Malty ABV: 6.5%
YENDA HELL Easier Drinking Style: Helles Bock
Character: Malty ABV: 4.2%
YENDA IPA Moderately Challenging Style: IPA
(American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.4%
BATLOW CIDER CO.
NSW
Batlow is a small country town at the
foothills of the Snowy Mountains where
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our growers have been producing
‘Australia’s favourite apples’ since 1922 now
freshly crushed for our premium ciders.
BEER & BREWER
NSW
Beer & Brewer is Aus’ leading magazine
dedicated to beer and brewing. Head
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here to vote for the Beer & Brewer
People’s Choice Best Festival Beer of GABS.
BIG SHED BREWING
SA
Big Shed is a craft brewery in suburban
Adelaide with a tasting bar, commercial
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kitchen and private functions space.
F-YEAH Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale (American)
Character: Malty ABV: 5.5%
FRANKENBROWN Moderately Challenging
Style: Brown Ale (USA) Character: Roasty ABV: 5.3%
BREWCULT
VIC
Brewcult focuses on experimentation and
quality. Brewer Hendo is a HOBO (Hybrid
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Outsource Brewing Operation) that aims
to please without pandering to consumers’ wants
but by challenging them to enjoy new flavours. You
won’t like every Brewcult beer, but you’ll enjoy
trying them.
HOP ZONE SESSION IPA Moderately Challenging
Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5%
RESET ROBOT PALE ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale
Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 3.5%
SPOILER ALERT PALE LAGER Easier Drinking Style:
Pale Lager Character: Crisp ABV: 4.5%
THANKS CAPTAIN OBVIOUS IPA
Moderately Challenging Style: IPA (American)
Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.8%
CASK ALES BAR
The Cask Ales Bar sees some of the
leading Australian breweries offering a
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traditional cask ale. Cask ales result in
gentler carbonation, rounder mouthfeel and often
more complex flavour and aroma.
CAVALIER
VIC
Cavalier is an award winning Melbourne
microbrewery owned by three friends who
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live, breathe, drink and create quality
handcrafted beers. Small volumes are lovingly
crafted using the finest ingredients and the
greatest attention to detail.
CAVALIER COURAGE Easier Drinking Style: Blonde/
Golden Ale Character: Crisp ABV: 4.5%
CAVALIER PALE ALE Moderately Challenging Style:
Pale Ale (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5%
CAVALIER BROWN ALE Moderately Challenging Style:
Brown Ale (USA style) Character: Roasty ABV: 5%
CAVALIER BELGIAN IPA Moderately Challenging
Style: Specialty IPA Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 6%
CLIFTON HILL BREWPUB
VIC
At the Clifton Hill Brew Pub we provide a
unique experience for our patrons in the
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shadow of the brewery, which sits at the
heart of our pub. With six of our local hand crafted
beers on tap, we have a style for every taste.
CLIFTON HILL AMERICAN PALE
Moderately Challenging Style: Pale Ale (American)
Character: Hoppy ABV: 4.5%
CLIFTON HILL DARK ALE Moderately Challenging
Style: Porter Character: Malty ABV: 5%
CLIFTON HILL NEW WORLD PILSNER
Easier Drinking Style: Bohemian/Czech Pilsener
Character: Crisp ABV: 4.5%
COLONIAL BREWING COMPANY
WA
Nestled among vineyards, quaint farms
and bordering the Bramley National Park,
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Colonial Brewing Co. is a patch of
paradise. The terroir is rugged and diverse, the
landscape’s character is coastal and rural.
SMALL ALE Moderately Challenging Style: Specialty
IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 3.5%
DRAUGHT Easier Drinking Style: Kölsch Character:
Crisp ABV: 4.8%
IPA ON TOUR #06: KIWI IPA (NEW ZEALAND)
More Challenging Style: Specialty IPA Character:
Hoppy ABV: 6.3%
COOPERS
SA
Over 150 years, Coopers has survived
economic recessions, wars, government
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imposts, changing fashions, and a hostile
takeover bid and stands proudly as the sole major
brewer 100% owned by Australians, and holds over
5% of the Australian beer market.
THOMAS COOPER CELEBRATION ALE Easier Drinking
Style: Amber Ale (USA) Character: Malty ABV: 5.2%
SPARKLING ALE Easier Drinking Style: Pale Ale
(Australian) Character: Hoppy ABV: 4.5%
BEST EXTRA STOUT Moderately Challenging Style:
Foreign Extra Stout Character: Hoppy ABV: 6.3%
EXTRA STRONG VINTAGE ALE More Challenging
Style: Old Ale Character: Fruit and toffee ABV: 7.5%
THOMAS COOPER'S ARTISAN
RESERVE Easier Drinking Style: Bohemian/Czech
Pilsener Character: Crisp ABV: 5.5%
DAVE’S BREWERY TOURS
NSW
Dave’s Brewery Tours specialises in
behind the scenes experiences at
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breweries and beer hot-spots. With short
and full day tours, guests can taste, touch, smell
and learn about what it takes to make good beer.
davesbrewerytours.com.au.
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