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FESTIVAL BEERS THE LITTLE BREWING COMPANY NSW 66 Stab In The Dark As black as midnight while exhibiting the aromas and flavours of morning. Aromas of espresso, mocha, and chocolate; leather and tobacco leaf too. Flavours of chocolate and coffee in a rich, oily and lusciously smooth body before a long, rich and spirituous finish. MORE CHALLENGING Style: Robust Porter Character: Roasty ABV: 10% Festival Glass: 4 tokens LITTLE CREATURES VIC 67 Susan This has a nice deep amber colour, a little malty sweetness, a dry finish and lots of funky Saison notes on the aroma and finish. EASIER DRINKING Style: Saison Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 5.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens LOBETHAL BIERHAUS SA 68 K9 A Chardonnay barrel-aged Saison brewed at Lobethal with the Yeastie Boys (NZ) and Wheaty Brewing Corps (SA). No tasting notes were provided but with these quality brewers behind it, try it regardless! MODERATELY CHALLENGING Style: Saison Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 7.6% Festival Glass: 4 tokens MACARTHUR GRANGE BREWERY NSW 69 Full Boar Bacon Breakfast Smoky bacon aroma is the first thing that hits your senses in this animal. Campfire smoke flavours then balance with an earthy hop bitterness and a complex malt profile that showcases Beechwood smoked malted barley. MORE CHALLENGING Style: Rauchbier Character: Smoky ABV: 10% Festival Glass: 4 tokens MAKE BEER VIC 70 Pop My Maraschino Inspired by a particular chocolate bar that rhymes with Berry White, this is a monster of a beer made for the decadent at heart. Think chewy cherry, textured coconut, and big and bold chocolate flavours that come from heavily roasted malt. MORE CHALLENGING Style: Russian Imperial Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 9.2% Festival Glass: 4 tokens MIKE’S ORGANIC BREWERY New Zealand 71 Pucker Up – Black Doris Bam’ba’Lambic A rich Imperial Porter re-fermented in oak Pinot Noir barrels with Black Doris plums and Brettanomyces. Tart, yet sweet. Rich, yet dry. An extremely complex beer showcasing the luscious Black Doris plum that will get the taste buds dancing. MORE CHALLENGING Style: Baltic Porter Character: Roasty ABV: 9% Festival Glass: 4 tokens MILDURA BREWERY VIC 72 Almonds of Steal This Brown Ale incorporates local Mildura almonds so expect deep caramel flavours, slight nutty overtones and a deep chestnut hue. Although this beer is low carb, vegan and vegetarian friendly, there are nuts in it so if you have an allergy, best to have a friend tell you what you’re missing! EASIER DRINKING Style: Brown Ale (UK) Character: Malty ABV: 5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens MISMATCH BREWING COMPANY SA 73 Banoffee Pie Dessert Ale Inspired by the Banoffee Pie, this is a salted caramel Imperial Brown Ale fermented out with German Hefeweizen yeast. Expect a rich malt backbone loaded full of caramel complexity while the yeast displays the banana esters that drive home this delicious banana dessert. MODERATELY CHALLENGING Style: Brown Ale (USA style) Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens MOA BREWING COMPANY New Zealand 74 Moa Feijoa Sour Feijoa fruit harvested by the brewer was added to this brew which utilised four yeast strains, two of which were wild yeasts sourced from the brewer’s vineyard. It was then fermented and conditioned in used barrels for 8 months. MODERATELY CHALLENGING Style: Fruit Lambic Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 6.7% Festival Glass: 3 tokens MODUS OPERANDI BREWING CO NSW 75 L90 Named after the enigmatic bus route in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, this beautifully balanced Imperial IPA was made with fresh mangos and honey throughout the fermentation. With big balanced tropical aromas, this packs a nose full of citrus fruit but finishes light and refreshing. MORE CHALLENGING Style: Double IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 9% Festival Glass: 4 tokens THE MONK BREWERY & KITCHEN WA 76 Oakey Dokey An oak aged Belgian Double IPA (India Pale Ale) which is effectively an American style Double IPA fermented with Belgian yeast on oak chips. MORE CHALLENGING Style: Double IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 9% Festival Glass: 4 tokens MOON DOG CRAFT BREWERY VIC 77 Spotted Dick With Custard Sweet and bready, rich toffee with vanilla and raisins. MORE CHALLENGING Style: Barleywine (USA) Character: Malty ABV: 9.1% Festival Glass: 4 tokens MORNINGTON PENINSULA BREWERY VIC 78 Mornington 2 Dogs A smoked Oatmeal Porter with the addition of pepperberries on the brew day and later carbonated with nitrogen. Expect smokey, bacon notes and berries on a soft luscious palate. MODERATELY CHALLENGING Style: Rauchbier Character: Smoky ABV: 5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens MORRISON BREWERY TAS 79 Smoked Chilli IPA With layers of malt, hints of smoke, fruity chilli flavours and a small amount of heat, this brew finishes with resinous American hops. MORE CHALLENGING Style: IPA (American) Character: Smoky ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens MOUNTAIN GOAT BREWERY VIC 80 Nightcap This Russian Imperial Stout was aged in Lark Whisky Barrels then infused with Seven Seeds coffee specially roasted for infusion into this beer. It’s big and black on the outside, yet soft and smooth on the inside. MORE CHALLENGING Style: Russian Imperial Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 11% Festival Glass: 4 tokens CONTAINER B SECTION 5 MURRAY'S CRAFT BREWING CO NSW 81 Brutus This is aggressive in hop and alcohol character but balanced by the sweetness of the caramel malts. At 16% ABV it's intended to assault the taste buds! MORE CHALLENGING Style: Belgian Specialty Ale Character: Malty ABV: 16% Festival Glass: 4 tokens THE MUSSEL INN New Zealand 82 Bock Swine An imperial (bigger) version of this brewery’s famous beer flavoured with the freshly picked tips of the Manuka tree and Kiwi hops. It is inspired by the first beer ever to be brewed in New Zealand, by Captain James Cook in 1773. It’s a very distinctive beer with notes of ginger and rose oil. MODERATELY CHALLENGING Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Character: Malty ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens NAIL BREWING AUSTRALIA WA 83 Flaming Lamington A moderately bitter chocolate Stout blended with coffee, coconut and finished with chilli to add some fire to the brew. MODERATELY CHALLENGING Style: Sweet Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens 36 THE GREAT AUSTRALASIAN BEER SPECTAPULAR 2015 gabsfestival.com.au
NAKED MONKEY WA 84 Lamington A Vanilla Porter with toasted desiccated coconut and cacao nibs. MODERATELY CHALLENGING Style: Porter Character: Roasty ABV: 6.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens NAPOLEONE BREWERY VIC 85 The Jester and the Minstrel Brewed with The Public Brewery, this hoppy Pale Ale features English malt, hops and yeast. English IPAs have less hop character and a more pronounced malt flavour than American IPAs and this one blends new English hops on a traditional English IPA base. MODERATELY CHALLENGING Style: IPA (English style) Character: Hoppy ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens NEWSTEAD BREWING CO QLD 86 Imperial Aussie Tukka Beer was probably invented in Australia* so therefore tastes better with Australian flavours so this has been spiced with Tassie pepperberry, roasted wattleseed and lemon myrtle. Take this out back and give it a flogging ya mongrel. *beer was not invented in Australia. MODERATELY CHALLENGING Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens NOMAD BREWING CO NSW 87 Massive Foo Fighter A super hoppy dark IPA (India Pale Ale) brewed with a massive amount of American and Australian hops. MORE CHALLENGING Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens ODYSSEY TAVERN & BREWERY VIC 88 Polyphemus A blend of an Extra Special Bitter (ESB) and a Red Ale with an Australian twist. Using all Australian hops and malts, this has a moderate citric aroma and subtle, light apricot and melon flavours. A strong malt backbone with balanced bitterness throughout offers the best of both worlds! EASIER DRINKING Style: ESB (Extra Special Bitter) Character: Hoppy ABV: 5.3% Festival Glass: 3 tokens PANHEAD CUSTOM ALES New Zealand 89 Bourbon Old Fashion Cocktail Beer An Old Ale aged in bourbon barrels with charred oranges and cherries. It’s definitely worth trying towards the end of your tasting session. MORE CHALLENGING Style: Old Ale Character: Malty ABV: 9% Festival Glass: 4 tokens PARROTDOG New Zealand 90 Puffinus Huttoni Tart and refreshing and featuring a slight sourness derived from Lactobacillus, this has been aged on Nelson-grown boysenberries. MODERATELY CHALLENGING Style: Soured Fruit Beer Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 5.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens PIKES BEER COMPANY SA 91 Tonic Ale Using orange and lemon peel, ginger, coriander and a special European hop, this 60 year old recipe provides a balanced citrus kick with botanical notes. By adding cinchona bark, tonic water bitterness combines with the light hop bitterness and dry finish to give a well rounded mouthfeel. MODERATELY CHALLENGING Style: Historical Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 2.3% Festival Glass: 3 tokens PIRATE LIFE BREWING SA 92 Barbe Noire The brewers are big fans of Black IPAs, Belgian IPAs and Double IPAs so they brewed this Belgian Black Double IPA. A nice big roasty/malty base combines with a huge dose of big ballsy American hops and characteristic Belgian yeast to make one tasty brew. MORE CHALLENGING Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy ABV: 10.4% Festival Glass: 4 tokens PIXEL BREWING CO NSW 93 Salted Caramel Chocolate Tart The name says it all. Anticipate flavours of salt, caramel, chocolate, vanilla and almonds. MODERATELY CHALLENGING Style: Porter Character: Malty ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens PRICKLY MOSES VIC 94 Evening Charm Infused with lemongrass, this is clean and crisp with a slight dry and tart yeasty finish. It’s a perfect beer to match with a slightly spicy Asian dish while sitting watching the sunset. EASIER DRINKING Style: Saison Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 4.3% Festival Glass: 3 tokens RED DUCK VIC 95 Dr. F Russian Imperial Stouts are the kings of Stout, boasting high alcohol and plenty of malt character. This local version is big, intense, highly hopped and barrel aged for 9 months. Expect chocolate, coffee, vanilla and molasses. MORE CHALLENGING Style: Russian Imperial Stout Character: Roasty ABV: 10% Festival Glass: 4 tokens RED HILL BREWERY VIC 96 Red Smoke This Rauchbock is one of 10 beers Red Hill are brewing to celebrate their 10 Years of Beer with 10 Red Beers. It uses red and smoked malts in a rauchbier style to create a smoky, red, strong ale. MODERATELY CHALLENGING Style: Rauchbier Character: Smoky ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens RED ISLAND BREWING CO VIC 97 Quiet Deeds Smoked Hefeweizen A new take on an old favourite that has distinct aroma of banana and clove intermingled with a subtle smoke like the lingering scent of bacon. While quite dry, there is a perceived sweetness balanced with a slight bitterness and a lingering smoky aftertaste. EASIER DRINKING Style: Hefeweizen Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 5.2% Festival Glass: 3 tokens RENAISSANCE BREWING New Zealand 98 The Mexican Wave This Porter has spent 24 months ageing in Marlborough Pinot Noir barrels to take on its oak and fruit characters before being fused with cocoa nibs and husks and ancho chillis. MODERATELY CHALLENGING Style: Porter Character: Roasty ABV: 7.4% Festival Glass: 4 tokens RIVERSIDE BREWING COMPANY NSW 99 Hop Hefner The look of fake tanned skin in a pipe smoke filled room. A citrus nose hiding the ‘old spice’ banana and clove typical of this style like a pensioner surrounding himself with the ‘fruits’ of youth. His ‘zest’ for life continues with caramel notes and then comes the hop bitterness for those who wish for his way of life. EASIER DRINKING Style: Hefeweizen Character: Fruity/Spicy ABV: 5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens ROBE TOWN BREWERY SA 100 Shearer’s Joy Made with ingredients and methods available to Australian shearers in the 1800s. Quality bore water, Horehound, ginger, potatoes, brewing yeast and wild bacteria have been brewed using straw filter beds in timber mash tuns, a wood-fired kettle, open fermentation and natural carbonation. A crisp, spicy and slightly tart drop! MODERATELY CHALLENGING Style: Historical Character: Tart/Funky ABV: 5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens CONTAINER B SECTION 6 ROCKS BREWING CO NSW 101 Conviction Choc Oats and Rye Stout This dark and brooding Stout is brewed with oats and rye and is perfect for chilly Melbourne and Sydney nights with a bit of a booze kick. gabsfestival.com.au THE GREAT AUSTRALASIAN BEER SPECTAPULAR 2015 37
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