gabs_official_guide_2015
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FESTIVAL BEERS<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Oatmeal Stout Character: Roasty<br />
ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens<br />
SHENANIGANS BREWING NSW<br />
102 Lime in the Coconut<br />
An IPA (India Pale Ale) loaded up with New World<br />
and experimental hops, a twist of lime, plenty of<br />
toasted coconut and a hint of vanilla. Put the lime<br />
in the coconut and drink it all up!<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy<br />
ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens<br />
SIX STRING BREWING COMPANY NSW<br />
103 MOR LAM<br />
These brewers have creatively put the elements of<br />
Thailand into a hoppy citrusy IPA (India Pale Ale)<br />
amplified with Thai flavours of lemongrass, kaffir<br />
lime leaves and coriander.<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy<br />
ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens<br />
SOUTHERN BAY BREW CO. VIC<br />
104 Wolfgang Chang<br />
A deliciously rich rye Dunkelweizen spiced with<br />
hand roasted Chinese five spice. It’s half German,<br />
half Chinese but all good!<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Dunkels Weissbier Character: Fruity/Spicy<br />
ABV: 5.6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens<br />
STOMPING GROUND BREWING CO VIC<br />
105 Inception<br />
This Pale Wheat Lager pours a golden straw colour<br />
with a crisp, malt body. Fresh tropical fruit and<br />
pine aromas complement a juicy hop flavour and<br />
clean, even bitterness. The new brewery and beer<br />
garden from the guys behind The Local Taphouses<br />
is expected to open in Collingwood later this year.<br />
EASIER DRINKING<br />
Style: Pale Lager Character: Crisp<br />
ABV: 5.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens<br />
TEMPLE BREWING CO. VIC<br />
106 Blacklisted<br />
A Spiced Imperial Dark Lager with a combination<br />
of aromatic American hops and 5 secret spices to<br />
add depth of flavour and an aromatic sensation<br />
second to none.<br />
MORE CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Specialty Beer Character: Fruity/Spicy<br />
ABV: 7.5% Festival Glass: 4 tokens<br />
THIRSTY CROW NSW<br />
107 Surf n Turf<br />
Brewed with water sourced from a local spring in<br />
Wagga Wagga and malt entirely from NSW, this<br />
pale, refreshing ale is then dumped with a barrel<br />
of hops and fermented with a Pacific Ocean yeast<br />
strain. Designed to sip, slop and slurp!<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Pale Ale (Australian) Character: Hoppy<br />
ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens<br />
108<br />
THORNBRIDGE BREWERY<br />
<br />
United Kingdom<br />
Imperial Spiced Stout<br />
A fabulously full bodied Russian Imperial Stout<br />
with added spices. Its chocolatey, malt flavours<br />
with a coffee and spiced finish combine to produce<br />
a medium to full bodied complex Stout.<br />
MORE CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Russian Imperial Stout Character: Roasty<br />
ABV: 8.5% Festival Glass: 4 tokens<br />
TOWNSHEND BREWERY New Zealand<br />
109 Big Time Rush<br />
A beautifully zesty summer cask ale, this is hopped<br />
with loads of whole cone hops in the hop back<br />
(basically a big tea bag of hops). No bittering hops<br />
were added. Sessionable, with a malty backbone.<br />
Served on hand pump.<br />
EASIER DRINKING<br />
Style: Blonde/Golden Ale Character: Crisp<br />
ABV: 4.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens<br />
TUATARA BREWERY New Zealand<br />
110 Carl’s Precious<br />
Rich dark malt, spicy rye malt and US citric hop<br />
aroma. The full flavour of dark malts and rye is<br />
balanced with plenty of bitterness and the fruity<br />
flavour of American hops. It is unfiltered to retain<br />
all of its character and fullness.<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy<br />
ABV: 8% Festival Glass: 4 tokens<br />
TWO BIRDS BREWING VIC<br />
111 Pina Colada<br />
Combining beer and cocktails, this IPA is heaped<br />
with American hops and then layered with a<br />
truckload of pineapples and a lovely bunch of<br />
coconuts. It’s brewed so you feel like you’re in<br />
Puerto Rico wherever you are.<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: IPA (American) Character: Hoppy<br />
ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens<br />
VALE BREWING SA<br />
112 Pie Cart<br />
The Pie Cart was a South Australian institution<br />
after a late night pub crawl. Taking inspiration from<br />
an article written by Paul Mercurio about adding<br />
Porter to split green pea and ham soup, this is a<br />
split green pea and ham Porter.<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Porter Character: Roasty<br />
ABV: 7% Festival Glass: 4 tokens<br />
VAN DIEMAN BREWING TAS<br />
113 One Night In A Black Tent<br />
Black Ale brewed with Tasmanian black truffles,<br />
native pepperberries and fennel seeds then barrel<br />
aged in Tokay port barrels for six months. This<br />
incredible ale is rich, fruity, spicy with a velvety<br />
smooth roast texture.<br />
MORE CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Wood-Aged Beer Character: Roasty<br />
ABV: 8.5% Festival Glass: 4 tokens<br />
WAYWARD BREWING COMPANY NSW<br />
114 OATIS<br />
An ultra smooth Golden Oatmeal IPA (India Pale<br />
Ale) bursting with grapefruit, pineapple, lime zest<br />
and apricot hop aromas, perfectly balanced by<br />
a malt backbone of sweet toasted malt and silky<br />
smooth oatmeal.<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy<br />
ABV: 6.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens<br />
WHITE RABBIT BREWERY VIC<br />
115 Bock Bock<br />
Overtones of smoked Manuka nestled nicely in a<br />
veil of deep velvety malt. The lush, delicate yeast<br />
whispers of carefree days in a grassy meadow while<br />
the rich warmth of the entwined alcohol tiptoes<br />
gently across your tongue…<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Doppelbock Character: Malty<br />
ABV: 7.5% Festival Glass: 8 tokens<br />
WILLIE THE BOATMAN NSW<br />
116 Ruben’s Roast<br />
It may look pale in colour but this beer is packed<br />
to the brim with malt, hops and ‘cold brew’ (not<br />
cold drip) Ethiopian Fair Trade Coffee. It has<br />
enough caffeine to make a can of V shake in its<br />
boots!<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Specialty IPA Character: Hoppy<br />
ABV: 6.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens<br />
YEASTIE BOYS New Zealand<br />
117 Not Kettle Black<br />
Two years ago a mystery wild yeast made its way<br />
into the brewery’s Pot Kettle Black. Beer was<br />
dumped and tears shed but some kegs remained,<br />
tasting greater every day but unable to be tamed.<br />
Now having vented its rage within a Pinot Noir Port<br />
barrel, the result is a happy accident!<br />
MODERATELY CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Specialty IPA Character: Tart/Funky<br />
ABV: 6% Festival Glass: 3 tokens<br />
YOUNG HENRYS BREWING CO NSW<br />
118 Midnight in the Carpark<br />
of Good and Evil<br />
This is a blend of two interesting beers. One is a<br />
rum barrel-aged cherry Flanders ale, which is a<br />
complex, sour, red wine-like Belgian-style ale. The<br />
other is a velvet chocolate Stout.<br />
MORE CHALLENGING<br />
Style: Specialty Beer Character: Tart/Funky<br />
ABV: 6.5% Festival Glass: 3 tokens<br />
38 THE GREAT AUSTRALASIAN BEER SPECTAPULAR <strong>2015</strong> <strong>gabs</strong>festival.com.au