gabs_official_guide_2015
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FESTIVAL BEERS<br />
BRISBANE BREWING CO. QLD<br />
29 Cocoloco<br />
Rich and complex with a subtle chocolate character<br />
and some mild smokey heat from the chillis.<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Robust Porter Character: Roasty<br />
ABV: 6.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens<br />
BURLEIGH BREWING COMPANY QLD<br />
30 Peach Saison<br />
A complex balancing act, this gathers peach<br />
characters from natural peaches and unique<br />
‘peachy’ hops and wraps them around a medium<br />
hopped, refreshing, approachable Saison. Delicately<br />
dry hopped, this is pleasantly fruity but not sweet.<br />
EASIER DRINKING<br />
Style: Saison Character: Fruity/Spicy<br />
ABV: 4.8% Festival Glass: 3 tokens<br />
BYRON BAY BREWING CO NSW<br />
31 Hefen and Hell<br />
Hefen and Hell is a Black Hefeweizen with soft,<br />
fluffy wheat malt upfront followed by a pleasingly<br />
dry roasty finish. Gotta love that name right?!<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Hefeweizen Character: Roasty<br />
ABV: 5.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens<br />
CHEEKY MONKEY BREWERY WA<br />
32 Death Dancer<br />
A black Red IPA (or RIPA) brewed with a ridiculous<br />
amount of rye to give it a heap of spice and<br />
pizzazz. They’ve then dry hopped this bad boy<br />
twice to give aromas of pine, resin and tropical<br />
fruits and finished it all off with a Belgian Abbey<br />
yeast for a touch of funk.<br />
MORE CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy<br />
ABV: 6.66% Festival Glass: 3 tokens<br />
CLIFTON HILL BREWPUB VIC<br />
33 The Dark Hill<br />
A barrel aged and dry hopped English Dark Ale<br />
with a coffee malty overtone.<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Dark Mild Character: Malty<br />
ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens<br />
COLONIAL BREWING COMPANY WA<br />
34 Project #13 – GABS <strong>2015</strong><br />
Gary brewed this beer for the people. It is a beer<br />
beyond labels and tasting notes; a recreation of<br />
something that touched the brewers in their past<br />
lives and they hope you enjoy it.<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale<br />
Character: Fruity/Spicy<br />
ABV: 8.45% Festival Glass: 4 tokens<br />
CROUCHER BREWING CO New Zealand<br />
35 The Aging Vicar’s Vice<br />
A two year old, Brettanomyces inoculated, smooth<br />
Belgian sour ale.<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer Character:<br />
Tart/Funky<br />
ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens<br />
DENNIS BEER CO. NSW<br />
36 Fat Freddy Got Finger-Limed<br />
Pucker up for a tongue-tingling sour experience<br />
that would make your first ever Warhead want<br />
to curl up back inside its wrapper. Infused with<br />
100% organic Hunter Valley finger limes, this is<br />
super-charged with complex zest and tangy notes<br />
from the cavier of the lime family.<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Berliner Weisse Character: Tart/Funky<br />
ABV: 3.2% Festival Glass: 3 tokens<br />
DOCTOR’S ORDERS BREWING NSW<br />
37 Serum<br />
A complete palette reset. Addictively tart with a<br />
hint of earthiness but extremely refreshing.<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Soured Fruit Beer Character: Tart/Funky<br />
ABV: 5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens<br />
DUCKSTEIN BREWERY WA<br />
38 The Marsellus Wallace<br />
Marcellus Wallace from Pulp Fiction was heard to<br />
once proclaim “The night of GABS, you may feel a<br />
slight sting. That’s Black Forrest Cake f***ing with<br />
you.” For the uninitiated, this is a cherry, choc and<br />
vanilla Porter taking care of business.<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Porter Character: Roasty<br />
ABV: 8% Festival Glass: 4 tokens<br />
EAGLE BAY BREWING CO WA<br />
39 Black and Tannin<br />
This collaboration brew with Mane Liquor features<br />
their three favourites things: IPA, dark malts and<br />
Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon. This Black IPA<br />
has been aged in Cabernet Sauvignon barrels.<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy<br />
ABV: 6.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens<br />
EDGE BREWING PROJECT VIC<br />
40 HazelNut EllaHops<br />
Hazelnut and cocoa flavours highlight this mouthwatering<br />
brew. Australian Ella hops provide some<br />
balance to the sweet, malty body but without<br />
overpowering this dark beer, which is unfiltered<br />
with lower carbonation.<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Brown Ale (USA) Character: Malty<br />
ABV: 6.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens<br />
CONTAINER A SECTION 3<br />
EKIM BREWING CO NSW<br />
41 [ragna]RÖK<br />
An imperial version of Ekim’s popular After Battle<br />
Pale Ale. In Norse mythology Ragnarök (RÖK for<br />
short) is the great battle foretold to result in the<br />
end of the world. So, RÖK is the ultimate After [all<br />
other] Battle[s], beer!<br />
MORE CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Double IPA Character: Hoppy<br />
ABV: 9.5% Festival Glass: 4 tokens<br />
ENDEAVOUR VINTAGE BEER CO. NSW<br />
42 <strong>2015</strong> Seasonal Amber Ale<br />
This celebrates the first beer ENDEAVOUR ever<br />
released. It’s a pimped up version of their Reserve<br />
Amber Ale but using all <strong>2015</strong> harvested malt and<br />
hops at higher doses!<br />
EASIER DRINKING<br />
Style: Amber Ale (USA) Character: Malty<br />
ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens<br />
EXIT BREWING VIC<br />
43 Double Session XXXPA<br />
American-style Double (or Imperial) IPAs are<br />
stronger, very hoppy variants of India Pale Ales. This<br />
one has been dry hopped (additional hops are added<br />
late for increased hop aroma) so expect pine, citrus<br />
and passionfruit aromas and a caramel sweetness<br />
balanced by lingering grapefruit and pine bitterness.<br />
MORE CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Double IPA Character: Hoppy<br />
ABV: 9% Festival Glass: 4 tokens<br />
FERAL BREWING COMPANY WA<br />
44 Eurovision Train Wreck<br />
Each year Eurovision is a magical and joyous<br />
occasion and what’s not to love about sequins,<br />
glitter and drag queens? To celebrate Australia’s<br />
inclusion in <strong>2015</strong> this beer pays homage to a<br />
smorgasbord of European ingredients.<br />
MORE CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Specialty Beer Character: Fruity/Spicy<br />
ABV: 7.5% Festival Glass: 4 tokens<br />
FORTITUDE BREWING COMPANY QLD<br />
45 Noisy Minor Opium<br />
A Belgian Strong Dark Ale with secret herbs and spices.<br />
MORE CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale Character: Fruity/Spicy<br />
ABV: 9% Festival Glass: 4 tokens<br />
FUNK ESTATE New Zealand<br />
46 Afrogato<br />
An Imperial Stout inspired by affogato, a classic<br />
Italian dessert with a shot of coffee and amaretto<br />
drizzled over vanilla ice cream. This big and boozy,<br />
yet smooth and creamy treat is sure to please.<br />
MORE CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Russian Imperial Stout Character: Roasty<br />
ABV: 8.5% Festival Glass: 4 tokens<br />
GARAGE PROJECT New Zealand<br />
47 Bossa Nova Baby<br />
This tropical fruit cocktail IPA has been hopped<br />
up on Citra, Sauvin and Galaxy, spiked with guava,<br />
mango, strawberry, passionfruit and pear, then<br />
fermented with 100% Brettanomyces for an over<br />
the top, ripe tropical fruit, pineapple character.<br />
34 THE GREAT AUSTRALASIAN BEER SPECTAPULAR <strong>2015</strong> <strong>gabs</strong>festival.com.au