A huge shipment from Europe just arrived, including stock of the following:
Holland
Alfa Edel-Pils 500ml
Wieckse Witte 300ml
De Prael Andre 330ml
De Prael Willy 330ml
De Prael Mary 330ml
Ij Paas (Easter Beer) 330ml
Christoffel Blonde 330ml
Gulpener Korenwolf 330ml
De Molen Donde & Bliksem 330ml
De Molen Piek & Ballen 750ml
De Molen Mout & Mocca 2 750ml
De Molen Bloed Zweet & Tranen 750ml
De Molen Rook & Vuur 750ml
De Molen Hel & Verdoemenis 330ml & 750ml
Belgium
Witterkerke Rose 250ml
La Chouffe 330ml
Mc Chouffe 330ml
Rochefort 10 330ml
Achel Blonde 330ml
Achel Brune 330ml
Sloeber 330ml
Bellevue Kriek 300ml
Westmalle Dubbel 750ml
De Koninck 1833 300ml
Rodenbach 250ml
Rodenbach Grand Cru 330ml
Rodenbach Vintage 2007 750ml
De Dolle Oerbier 330ml
Kfasteel Cuvee du Chateau 750ml
Poperings Hommelbier 250ml
Jupiler 250ml
Affligem Tripel 330ml
Affligem Blonde 330ml
Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van de Keizer Blue 750ml
Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van de Keizer Red 750ml
Gouden Carolus Paasbier (Easter Beer) 750ml
Witkap Stimulo 330ml
Boon Kriek 250ml
Boon Framboise 250ml
Liefmans Goudenband 375ml
Liefmans Fruitbeer 250ml
Brugse Zot Blonde 330ml
Leffe Blonde 300ml
Leffe Brune 300ml
Leffe Tripel 300ml
Leffe Radieuse 330ml
Chimay Blue 330ml & 750ml
Chimay Red 330ml & 750ml
Chimay White 330ml & 750ml
Duvel 330ml & 750ml
Tripel Karmeliet 330ml
Bush Amber 250ml
Maredsous Tripel 330ml
Vixen Imperial IPA 330ml
Vixen Ale 330ml
Vixen Porter 330ml
Germany
Andechs Hell 500ml
Andechs Doppelbock 500ml
Andechs Hefeweisse 500ml
H.PSchorr Animator 500ml
Scotland
Fraoch Heather Ale 500ml
Midnight Sun 500ml
Kelpie Seaweed Ale 500ml
Italy
Amarcord Volpina 500ml
Amarcord Grandisca 500ml
Amarcord Midona 500ml
Amarcord Tabachera 500ml
Glassware
Duvel
Tripel Karmeliet
Rochefort
La Chouffe
Delirium Tremens
Gulden Draak
Westmalle
Oerbier
Leffe
Hoegaarden
Aventinus
Chimay
De Ranke
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
BEERS DUE 26/05/11 - 05/06/11
DUE SOON
USA
North Coast Red Seal
North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner
North Coast Old 38 Stout
North Coast Old Rasputin Imperial Stout
North Coast Pranqster
North Coast Brother Thelonius
North Coast Le Merle
North Coast Old Stock
Acme Californian Pale Ale
Acme Californian IPA
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Sierra Nevada Torpedo IPA
Sierra Nevada Porter
Sierra Nevada Stout
Sierra Nevada Kellerweis
Sierra Nevada Summerfest
New Zealand
8 Wired iStout
8 Wired Big Smoke
8 Wired Tall Poppy
8 Wired Hopwired IPA
Emerson's Taieri George 2011
Emerson's Pilsner
Epic Mayhem
Epic Pale Ale
Tuatara APA
Yeastie Boys Hud-A-Wa Strong
Yeastie Boys Rex Attitude
Invercargill Sa!son
Norway
Haandbryggeriet Norwegian Wood
Haandbryggeriet Haandbakk
Haandbryggeriet Kreklingol
Haandbryggeriet Dobbel Dose
Haandbryggeriet Fyre & Flamme
Haandbryggeriet Bestefar
Holland
Alfa Pils
Wieckse Witte
De Prael Willy
De Prael Andre
De Prael Mary
La Trappe Isid'Or
La Trappe Quadrupel
Ij Paas
Christoffel Nobel
De Molen Donde & Bliksem
De Molen Piek & Ballen
De Mollen Mout & Mocca
De Mollen Bloed, Zweet & Tranen
De Molen Rook & Vuur
Witterkerke Rose
Belgium
St Bernardus Christmas
La Chouffe
Mc Chouffe
Rochefort 10
Achel Trappist Blonde
Achel Trappist Brune
Sloeber
Bellevue Kriek
Westmalle Dubbel
Westmalle Tripel
De Koninck 1833
Rodenbach
Rodenbach Vintage
Rodenbach Grand Cru
De Dolle Oerbier
Duchesse de Bourgogne
Cuvee des Trolls
Kateel Cuvee du Chateau
Poperings Hommelbier
Jupiler
Affligem Tripel
Afflligem Blond
Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van de Keizer Blue
Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van de Keizer Red
Gouden Carolus Easter Ale
Witkap Stimulo
Boon Kriek
Boon Framboise
Leifmans Goudenband
Leifmans Fruitbier
Leifmans Kriek
Brugse Zot Blonde
Martin's Pale Ale
Gordon's Scotch Ale
Belzebuth
Hoegaarden Grand Cru
Orval
Gulden Draak
Duvel
Maredsous Tripel
Judas
Deus
Palm
Bush Amber
Gouden Carolus Classic
Gouden Carolus Tripel
Kwak
Tripel Karmeliet
Germany
Andechs Hell
Andechs Bergbock Hell
Andechs Doppelbock
Andechs Hefe-Weisse
H.Pschorr Animator
Scotland
Fraoch Heather Ale
Heather Ales Midnight Sun
Heather Ales Kelpie Seaweed
Glassware
Duvel Glass
Tripel Karmeliet Glass
Rochefort Glass
La Chouffe Glass
Delirium Tremens Glass
Gulden Draak Glass
Kwak Glass
Westmalle Glass
Oerbier Glass
Leffe Glass
Chimay Glass
Aventinus Glass
De Ranke Glass
Hoegaarden Glass
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
NEW ARRIVALS MAY 2011
USA
Ballast Point Black Marlin Porter
Ballast Point Calico Amber Ale
Ballast Point Yellowtail Pale Ale
New Belgium Ranger IPA
New Belgium Fat Tire
New Belgium Mighty Arrow
New Belgium Trippel
Avery IPA Cans
Avery Ellies Brown Cans
Avery White Rascal Cans
Avery Joes American Pilsner Cans
Stone Ruination Pale Ale 355ml
Stone IPA 355ml and 650ml
Stone Pale Ale 355ml and 650ml
Stone Levitation Ale 355ml
Firestone Walker Double Barrel Ale
Firestone Walker Pale 31
Alesmith Anvil
Bear Republic XP
Mad River Steelhead XP
Green Flash Double Stout
Lost Abbey Devotion
Lost Abbey Red Barn Ale
JAPAN
Baird Dark Sky Imperial Stout
Baird Single Take Session Ale
Baird Kurofune Porter
Baird Suruga Bay Imperial IPA
Baird Rising Sun Pale Ale
Baird Red Rose Amber Ale
AUSTRALIA
* Mystery Swan Valley Sorachi Ace Saison Cleanskin
Grand Ridge Mirboo Midnight Oak Aged Dark Ale
3 Ravens Double Ale Noir
Kooinda Karaka Raspberry Wit
Bridge Road Bling IPA
Bridge Road The Harvest
Bridge Road Robust Porter
Holgate Mount Macedon Ale
Holgate Temptress Chocolate Porter
Holgate ESB
Holgate Hopinator
Cascade First Harvest
NEW ZEALAND
Harringtons Pig & Whistle
Harringtons Rogue Hop
Harringtons Classy Red
Harringtons Big John
Harringtons Strongman
Harringtons East Indies Lager
Harringtons Ngahere Gold
Hawkes Bay Pilsner
Kingston Cider
Kingston Perry
Mikes Organic Lager
Mikes Organic Ale
Mikes Organic Strawberry Blonde
Mikes Organic Imperial IPA
ENGLAND
Meantime IPA
Meantime London Porter
Meantime London Lager
Meantime London Pale Ale
SCOTLAND
Brewdog Punk IPA CANS (new recipe)
Brewdog IPA is Dead
- Single hop Sorachi Ace / Citra / Bramling Cross / Nelson Sauvin IPAs
Brewdog 5AM Saint
Brewdog 77 Lager
Brewdog Trashy Blonde
Brewdog Abstrakt AB:04
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Brewdog & New New Zealand Arrivals
Our suppliers have certainly hit the ground running in 2011 and we are reaping the rewards with literally dozens of incredible new beers hitting the shelves every week. We’ll need more than one newsletter to cover everything, but in short we’ve received:
- Fresh stock of the entire Brewdog range, including extremely limited stock of Abstrakt 3.0 and 4.0
- Fresh stock of some amazing New Zealand beer including Epic, 8 Wired, Croucher, Emersons, Renaissance and Tuatara
- New beers from 8 Wired and Invercargill Brewing Co
- Portamarillo – a collaboration brew between Epic and America’s famous Dogfish Head Brewery
- Three fantastic new beers from New Zealand’s Yeastie Boys (see below for all new NZ and Brewdog beers)
- Lasko Club - a range of new Slovenian beers
- An alcohol free beer from Budvar Budejovicky
- Two brand new beers brewed by Fullers
- And a huge selection of fantastic Australian craft beer including
o Hargreaves Hill Pale Ale
o Hargreaves Hill ESB
o Mountain Goat Rare Breed Double Hightail Ale
o Little Creatures East Kent Goldings Ale Single Batch
o Kooinda Pale Ale
o Grand Ridge Supershine
o Boatrocker Alpha Queen
As well as new arrivals from Southern Tier, Mikkeller and Gwynt y dDraig.
We are also very pleased to announce the arrival of thirteen new beers from Denmark’s Amager Bryghus. It’s very, very exciting to have these fantastic Scandinavian beers on our shelves right next to Nogne O, Norrebro and Mikkeller! This is the first time that these beers have been available in Australia, and unfortunately quantities are very limited. Some lines are bound to sell out soon, so it is definitely a good idea to check out our Amager range online, or stop by the store soon if you don’t want to miss out. More on these next week!
NEW NEW ZEALAND ARRIVALS
Australian and New Zealand Craft Beer is sitting in a very happy place. New Zealand is brewing some of the best beer in the world. The quality and consistency of New Zealand craft beer is incredible, and we are very lucky to have occasional access to breweries such as Invercargill, Epic, 8 Wired, Emersons, Tuatara, Yeastie Boys and Renaissance. This stock is coming over in superb condition and should be enjoyed as fresh as possible (as in now!).
We have just received a small amount from each of the aforementioned breweries, including one or two brand new beers to the IBS. To understand why we’re so excited, check out our list of the best NZ and Australian beers released by ratebeer.com a week ago, then check out our list of new arrivals below: http://www.ratebeer.com/RateBeerBest/table_2011.asp?title=Best+Beers+of+Australia+and+New+Zealand+2011&file=australia_beer_2011.csv
Big congratulations to all the breweries mentioned by ratebeer, in particular 8 Wired who we feel thoroughly deserves every accolade coming their way!
New New Zealand arrivals include:
- 8 Wired HopWired IPA – rated the best Australian / NZ beer by ratebeer 2011, due next week
- 8 Wired ReWired Brown Ale
- 8 Wired Big Smoke Porter
- Emerson’s Pilsner
- Emerson’s IPA
- Emerson’s Bookbinder Bitter
- Emerson’s London Porter
- Epic Pale Ale
- Epic Lager
- Epic Armageddon (ratebeer’s 2nd best Australian / NZ beer 2011)
- Epic Mayhem
- Tuatara APA Limited Edition
- Tuatara Ardennes
- Croucher Pilsner
- Croucher Pale Ale
Not to mention the following brand new NZ beers:
Epic / Dogfish Head Portamarillo
We love collaboration beers! This brew is a combination of all the brewing experience of Epic (NZ) with the might of the US brewing heavyweight Dogfish Head. What they created is fantastic - an Imperial Porter-ish ale fermented with Brazilian Rapadura sugar and a host of unique New Zealand ingredients. New Zealand tamarillos (sweet, fruity tree tomatoes) were smoked over Pohutakawa wood before being added to the boil. The smoked tamarillos lend an ethereal fruity, roasty depth to the one-off beer.
8 Wired Tall Poppy India Red Ale
Like the fantastic 8 Wired Hopwired IPA – which by the way we (like ratebeer) truly believe that everyone should try at least once – Tall Poppy is a heavily hopped US inspired ale. A greater proportion of specialty malts complements the intense, sharp and fruity hoppiness with a complex caramel malt structure. Bold and balanced, this is a stunning beer.
Yeastie Boys Pot Kettle Black
Cascadian Dark Ale (Black IPA) is a relatively recent revelation - a beer hopped like an IPA but brewed with a proportion of dark, roasted malt to give the colour and some of the flavour of a porter. Yeastie Boy’s further twist this emerging style by using even more ‘dark beer’ malts than is usual, giving luscious chocolate and coffee flavours. They also use New Zealand grown hops which add sauvignon blanc fruitiness to the beer. Sounds interesting? It is, and it comes together so well that PKB won champion porter and champion stout at the 2009 BrewNZ awards (the only beer to ever win two trophys), and was awarded the inaugural People’s Choice champion at the NZ Brewer’s Guild “Beervana” festival.
Yeastie Boys PKB Remix 2010
Since winning two trophies in 2009, Yeastie Boys celebrate Pot Kettle Black by ‘remixing and remastering’ a single batch of PKB each year. PKB Remix 2010 is a ‘US Mix’ – a touch stronger than its usual ABV, and brewed with several generous doses of US Cascade hops at the Invercargill Brewery. An intensely floral and hoppy beer, and one to try while you have the chance.
Yeastie Boys His Majesty
Another Yeastie Boys vintage release, this year’s model uses a base of English malt to provide a deep red hue, and rich biscuity base. A hefty combination of UK and US hops gives firm bitterness, and intense flavour to this ‘English Strong Ale’. A wonderful craft beer.
Invercargill Boysenbeery
A kind of hybrid Belgium-style kriek and Belgium wit, but with a NZ twist. A tart and refreshing witbier base is brewed with 15% by volume of boysenberries, lending full flavour and strong colour. It’s all berry upfront, with hints of spice and orange from the Belgian yeast, before a refreshingly tart finish.
BREWDOG
Brewdog certainly has no shortage of attitude. Their extroverted and subversive marketing has raised a few eyebrows over the past few years, as has their groundbreaking and excessive brews. This no holds barred attitude could so easily have been all smoke and mirrors, but there is absolutely no bluffing about anything Brewdog does. Their beers not only match the talk but often even exceed expectations as well. Check out this hilarious video to see what we mean: http://www.brewdog.com/blog-article/341
Brewdog’s latest project is the Abstrakt brand – a series of small batch beers only brewed and released once. Not brewed to any existing beer style, the Abstrakt beers are all boundary pushing and wholly individual brews, coming bottle numbered and known only by their release code. We have just received a limited quantity of Abstrakt 3.0 and 4.0.
Abstrakt 3.0 is a 10.5% ABV Imperial Fruit Beer aged for over 2 years in whisky casks with raspberries and strawberries.
4.0 is a 15% ABV Imperial Stout brewed with generous additions of coffee, cacao, naga chillies (the hottest in the world) and champagne yeast.
That said, it isn’t just extreme beers. Brewdog complement these limited releases with a core range of sessionable yet interesting modern beers. We’ve just received fresh stock of the entire range, which includes:
- 77 Lager (New World Pilsner)
- Trashy Blonde (American Pale Ale)
- Punk IPA (US IPA)
- 5AM Saint (American Amber Ale)
- Hardcore IPA (Imperial IPA)
As well as limited amounts of the seasonal releases:
- Dogma – a strong ale, brewed with guarana, Californian poppy, kola nut and Scottish heather honey
- Paradox Smokehead Imperial Stout – Imperial stout aged in barrels from the Smokehead Distillery, giving a not-so-subtle mix of atlantic smoke, peat and oak adding to the rich, roasted, toffee fullness of the Imperial Stout
More information on all of these beers is up on our website.
- Fresh stock of the entire Brewdog range, including extremely limited stock of Abstrakt 3.0 and 4.0
- Fresh stock of some amazing New Zealand beer including Epic, 8 Wired, Croucher, Emersons, Renaissance and Tuatara
- New beers from 8 Wired and Invercargill Brewing Co
- Portamarillo – a collaboration brew between Epic and America’s famous Dogfish Head Brewery
- Three fantastic new beers from New Zealand’s Yeastie Boys (see below for all new NZ and Brewdog beers)
- Lasko Club - a range of new Slovenian beers
- An alcohol free beer from Budvar Budejovicky
- Two brand new beers brewed by Fullers
- And a huge selection of fantastic Australian craft beer including
o Hargreaves Hill Pale Ale
o Hargreaves Hill ESB
o Mountain Goat Rare Breed Double Hightail Ale
o Little Creatures East Kent Goldings Ale Single Batch
o Kooinda Pale Ale
o Grand Ridge Supershine
o Boatrocker Alpha Queen
As well as new arrivals from Southern Tier, Mikkeller and Gwynt y dDraig.
We are also very pleased to announce the arrival of thirteen new beers from Denmark’s Amager Bryghus. It’s very, very exciting to have these fantastic Scandinavian beers on our shelves right next to Nogne O, Norrebro and Mikkeller! This is the first time that these beers have been available in Australia, and unfortunately quantities are very limited. Some lines are bound to sell out soon, so it is definitely a good idea to check out our Amager range online, or stop by the store soon if you don’t want to miss out. More on these next week!
NEW NEW ZEALAND ARRIVALS
Australian and New Zealand Craft Beer is sitting in a very happy place. New Zealand is brewing some of the best beer in the world. The quality and consistency of New Zealand craft beer is incredible, and we are very lucky to have occasional access to breweries such as Invercargill, Epic, 8 Wired, Emersons, Tuatara, Yeastie Boys and Renaissance. This stock is coming over in superb condition and should be enjoyed as fresh as possible (as in now!).
We have just received a small amount from each of the aforementioned breweries, including one or two brand new beers to the IBS. To understand why we’re so excited, check out our list of the best NZ and Australian beers released by ratebeer.com a week ago, then check out our list of new arrivals below: http://www.ratebeer.com/RateBeerBest/table_2011.asp?title=Best+Beers+of+Australia+and+New+Zealand+2011&file=australia_beer_2011.csv
Big congratulations to all the breweries mentioned by ratebeer, in particular 8 Wired who we feel thoroughly deserves every accolade coming their way!
New New Zealand arrivals include:
- 8 Wired HopWired IPA – rated the best Australian / NZ beer by ratebeer 2011, due next week
- 8 Wired ReWired Brown Ale
- 8 Wired Big Smoke Porter
- Emerson’s Pilsner
- Emerson’s IPA
- Emerson’s Bookbinder Bitter
- Emerson’s London Porter
- Epic Pale Ale
- Epic Lager
- Epic Armageddon (ratebeer’s 2nd best Australian / NZ beer 2011)
- Epic Mayhem
- Tuatara APA Limited Edition
- Tuatara Ardennes
- Croucher Pilsner
- Croucher Pale Ale
Not to mention the following brand new NZ beers:
Epic / Dogfish Head Portamarillo
We love collaboration beers! This brew is a combination of all the brewing experience of Epic (NZ) with the might of the US brewing heavyweight Dogfish Head. What they created is fantastic - an Imperial Porter-ish ale fermented with Brazilian Rapadura sugar and a host of unique New Zealand ingredients. New Zealand tamarillos (sweet, fruity tree tomatoes) were smoked over Pohutakawa wood before being added to the boil. The smoked tamarillos lend an ethereal fruity, roasty depth to the one-off beer.
8 Wired Tall Poppy India Red Ale
Like the fantastic 8 Wired Hopwired IPA – which by the way we (like ratebeer) truly believe that everyone should try at least once – Tall Poppy is a heavily hopped US inspired ale. A greater proportion of specialty malts complements the intense, sharp and fruity hoppiness with a complex caramel malt structure. Bold and balanced, this is a stunning beer.
Yeastie Boys Pot Kettle Black
Cascadian Dark Ale (Black IPA) is a relatively recent revelation - a beer hopped like an IPA but brewed with a proportion of dark, roasted malt to give the colour and some of the flavour of a porter. Yeastie Boy’s further twist this emerging style by using even more ‘dark beer’ malts than is usual, giving luscious chocolate and coffee flavours. They also use New Zealand grown hops which add sauvignon blanc fruitiness to the beer. Sounds interesting? It is, and it comes together so well that PKB won champion porter and champion stout at the 2009 BrewNZ awards (the only beer to ever win two trophys), and was awarded the inaugural People’s Choice champion at the NZ Brewer’s Guild “Beervana” festival.
Yeastie Boys PKB Remix 2010
Since winning two trophies in 2009, Yeastie Boys celebrate Pot Kettle Black by ‘remixing and remastering’ a single batch of PKB each year. PKB Remix 2010 is a ‘US Mix’ – a touch stronger than its usual ABV, and brewed with several generous doses of US Cascade hops at the Invercargill Brewery. An intensely floral and hoppy beer, and one to try while you have the chance.
Yeastie Boys His Majesty
Another Yeastie Boys vintage release, this year’s model uses a base of English malt to provide a deep red hue, and rich biscuity base. A hefty combination of UK and US hops gives firm bitterness, and intense flavour to this ‘English Strong Ale’. A wonderful craft beer.
Invercargill Boysenbeery
A kind of hybrid Belgium-style kriek and Belgium wit, but with a NZ twist. A tart and refreshing witbier base is brewed with 15% by volume of boysenberries, lending full flavour and strong colour. It’s all berry upfront, with hints of spice and orange from the Belgian yeast, before a refreshingly tart finish.
BREWDOG
Brewdog certainly has no shortage of attitude. Their extroverted and subversive marketing has raised a few eyebrows over the past few years, as has their groundbreaking and excessive brews. This no holds barred attitude could so easily have been all smoke and mirrors, but there is absolutely no bluffing about anything Brewdog does. Their beers not only match the talk but often even exceed expectations as well. Check out this hilarious video to see what we mean: http://www.brewdog.com/blog-article/341
Brewdog’s latest project is the Abstrakt brand – a series of small batch beers only brewed and released once. Not brewed to any existing beer style, the Abstrakt beers are all boundary pushing and wholly individual brews, coming bottle numbered and known only by their release code. We have just received a limited quantity of Abstrakt 3.0 and 4.0.
Abstrakt 3.0 is a 10.5% ABV Imperial Fruit Beer aged for over 2 years in whisky casks with raspberries and strawberries.
4.0 is a 15% ABV Imperial Stout brewed with generous additions of coffee, cacao, naga chillies (the hottest in the world) and champagne yeast.
That said, it isn’t just extreme beers. Brewdog complement these limited releases with a core range of sessionable yet interesting modern beers. We’ve just received fresh stock of the entire range, which includes:
- 77 Lager (New World Pilsner)
- Trashy Blonde (American Pale Ale)
- Punk IPA (US IPA)
- 5AM Saint (American Amber Ale)
- Hardcore IPA (Imperial IPA)
As well as limited amounts of the seasonal releases:
- Dogma – a strong ale, brewed with guarana, Californian poppy, kola nut and Scottish heather honey
- Paradox Smokehead Imperial Stout – Imperial stout aged in barrels from the Smokehead Distillery, giving a not-so-subtle mix of atlantic smoke, peat and oak adding to the rich, roasted, toffee fullness of the Imperial Stout
More information on all of these beers is up on our website.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Stacks of fantastic new beer due to arrive in January, including:
Scotland
Brewdog Bashah Reserve Imperial
Brewdog Bashah Reserve Highland
Brewdog Smokehead Paradox
Brewdog Abstrakt AB:03
Brewdog Abstrakt AB:04
Brewdog Dogma
(NB: Brewdog stock very limited)
14 different lines from Denmark's Amager Bryghus including:
Summer Fusion
IPA
Rugporter
3.Akt
Julebryg 2010
Fru Frederiksen
Hr. Frederiksen
Imperial Stout
Hr. Frederiksen Portvinslagret
Galanthus Nivalis
Citra Weiss
Black Nitro
Hr. Frederiksen Vaesel Brunch
Christianshavn Pale Ale
NZ
8 Wired Rewired Brown
8 Wired Tall Poppy American Amber Ale
Epic / Dogfish Head Portamarillo
Emersons Bookbinder Bitter
Croucher Pilsner
Yeastie Boys His Majesty
Yeastie Boys Pot Kettle Black
Yeastie Boys Pot Kettle Black Remix 2010
Invercargill Boysen Beery
Australia
Boatrocker Alpha Queen
Grand Ridge Supershien
Kooinda Pale Ale
Three Troupers Pale Ale
Three Troupers Amber Ale
Hargreaves Hill Pale Ale
Hargreaves Hill ESB
Hargreaves Hill Stout
+ loads more!!
Scotland
Brewdog Bashah Reserve Imperial
Brewdog Bashah Reserve Highland
Brewdog Smokehead Paradox
Brewdog Abstrakt AB:03
Brewdog Abstrakt AB:04
Brewdog Dogma
(NB: Brewdog stock very limited)
14 different lines from Denmark's Amager Bryghus including:
Summer Fusion
IPA
Rugporter
3.Akt
Julebryg 2010
Fru Frederiksen
Hr. Frederiksen
Imperial Stout
Hr. Frederiksen Portvinslagret
Galanthus Nivalis
Citra Weiss
Black Nitro
Hr. Frederiksen Vaesel Brunch
Christianshavn Pale Ale
NZ
8 Wired Rewired Brown
8 Wired Tall Poppy American Amber Ale
Epic / Dogfish Head Portamarillo
Emersons Bookbinder Bitter
Croucher Pilsner
Yeastie Boys His Majesty
Yeastie Boys Pot Kettle Black
Yeastie Boys Pot Kettle Black Remix 2010
Invercargill Boysen Beery
Australia
Boatrocker Alpha Queen
Grand Ridge Supershien
Kooinda Pale Ale
Three Troupers Pale Ale
Three Troupers Amber Ale
Hargreaves Hill Pale Ale
Hargreaves Hill ESB
Hargreaves Hill Stout
+ loads more!!
NEW YEAR, NEW BEER
First of all from everyone at the International Beer Shop, a belated but resounding Happy New Year!!! Thank you for all of your support in 2010, it was another fantastic year for craft beer in Australia with literally hundreds of groundbreaking releases and new arrivals. So cheers to all of our members and our best wishes for 2011.
There has been heaps of new beer arriving over the past two weeks. We’ll focus on the top Aussie craft beer this newsletter, including arrivals from Murrays, Moo Brew, Red Duck and Nail. Check out all the information on the breweries and beers below.
Other top beer/cider which arrived includes:
Gwynt Y Ddraig Orchard Gold Cider
Gwynt Y Ddraig Black Dragon Cider
Gwynt Y Ddraig Vintage 06
(fantastic funky, scrumpy welsh cider)
Rogue Santa’s Private Reserve
Rogue Yellow Snow
Rogue Mogul Madness
Rogue Dead Guy Ale
Rogue Dry Hopped Red
Rogue Brutal IPA
Rogue American Amber Ale
Rogue Juniper Pale Ale
Renaissance Discovery APA
Renaissance Paradox Blonde
Renaissance Perfection Pale Ale
Southern Tier 2XIPA
Southern Tier Creme Brulee
Southern Tier Pale Ale
Southern Tier IPA
Epic Armageddon IPA
Emersons Pilsner
Emersons IPA
Tuatara APA (limited release)
8 Wired Hopwired IPA
8 Wired Big Smoke
Meantime IPA 750ml
St Peters IPA
St Peters Autumn Strong Ale
And plenty more on the way!
SPECIALS
We have some great specials to kick 2011 off with a bang! (Just) out of code stock of two phenomenal summer quenchers, both reduced below cost price:
Weihenstephaner Kristall: $65 / CTN (20 x 500ml bottles)
BB: 22/12/10
Stassen Pear: $12 / 4PK or $60 CTN (24 x 330ml bottles) + a free hat
BB: Dec 10
MURRAY’S
Back in spring our first Murray’s shipment in almost 3 years took only a few short weeks to sell out. Hardly surprising given the outstanding quality and reputation of these ‘ales with attitude’. We’re very pleased to have just received an even bigger shipment of Murray’s entire core range.
Current stock is super fresh and tasting incredible. At the risk of repeating ourselves (the brewery was profiled only a few newsletters back) check out information on all the returning Murray’s beers here: http://www.internationalbeershop.com.au/beer_news.asp?topic_id=&article_id=202
Brand new however is limited stock of the just released Anniversary Ale No.5. December 2010's Anniversary Ale marks the first major change in the base recipe since the inaugural batch.
Brewed in collaboration with original head brewer Graeme Mahy, the AA5 is still a wheat and barleywine at heart and still oak aged. It is darker, with the addition of chocolate malt and roast barley to give the beer a solid bite and even more complex malt character, with flavours of coffee and caramel. The hop profile has also changed significantly with extra additions throughout the brew and a new blend of Green Bullet, Pacifica, Motueka and NZ Cascade used.
The result is a beautiful dark ruby hued beer with aggressive hop aroma and flavour and a more assertive bitterness than previous batches. Classic American oak character comes through in the flavour and aroma further adding to the complexity of the brew.
More than any previous year, this year's batch is designed to age. While it is amazing now, given time the hop aromas and flavours will recede and the malt character will become even rounder and more vinous. Stock is limited.
We also have a few very limited bottles of Murray’s Anniversary Ale No.3, the batch inoculated with wild yeast. These wild ‘bugs’ give tart characteristics and rustic barnyard aromas and flavours. Get in quick if you’d like one of these museum bottles – they will not last long!
MOO BREW
15 minutes north west of Hobart, in the heart of Moorilla Estate you’ll find one of Australia’s most modern and highly regarded craft breweries – Moo Brew. Producing a core range of only 4 beers, Moo Brew has won numerous awards and medals for their brews and John Kelly designed labels. All come highly recommended, particularly when they are this fresh! From Moo Brew we have:
Pale Ale
A modern American style Pale Ale, fusing pungent floral and citrus aromas with a complex malt palette and refreshing late bitterness. Like all good Pale Ales, this perfectly treads the line between complexity and drinkability, and is undoubtedly one of our favourite Aussie brewed Pales.
Hefeweizen
Inspired by the classic Bavarian wheat beers, Moo Brew’s Hefe balances a clean, bready malt character with spicy yeast phenols of banana, clove and vanilla. A wonderful example of one of the world’s classic styles.
Dark Ale
Like the Pale Ale, this is a floral and citrus hop driven ale, however a proportion of dark roasted malt adds caramel and chocolate flavours. The result is a textured and balanced ale, which like the Pale Ale is drinkable yet full of flavour. This style is rapidly gaining popularity in the US where it is known as American Brown Ale.
RED DUCK
Victoria’s fantastic Red Duck Brewery finished 2010 off in style – releasing three seasonal one-off batches within one week! Only 500L of each beer was brewed so stock is limited and won’t last long!
White Garden
The story of two old-world wheat beers. The specialty of Berlin, Berliner Weisse is an artisanal German style, a pale wheat beer soured during fermentation by lactobacillus. Brewed with a hefty dose of unmalted wheat, BW are tart, refreshing and rarely available outside of Northern Germany.
Belgian witbiers are similarly historic and rustic ales. Rather than relying on lactic sourness to balance the soft, bready malt character, traditional Belgian yeast strains give spicy and citrus flavours to the beer.
White Garden is an homage to both classic styles. The beer begins with a classic old-world wit/BW grain bill, but rather than using fermentation and yeast to add flavour, Red Duck adds a hefty dose of Raspberry & Rhubarb jam. The sugars are stripped out during fermentation, resulting in a soft pink ale; cloudy, flavoursome and slightly tart. Very refreshing, and highly recommended for summer.
Burton Strong Bitter
Red Duck’s tribute to the famous English style. The water is first adjusted to match the infamous Burton-on-Trent profile. The hardness of Burton’s water lends a mineral quality to their beers, accentuating the bitterness for which the local beers are so well known.
Although Burton was the birthplace of the IPA, this beer takes inspiration from the original Burton Pale Ales, with relatively low carbonation, and great balance between herbal hops and toasty malts.
Red Admiral
Red Duck’s Christmas offering, a rich festive ale inspired by the traditional Suffolk strong ales. Deep red, with rich malt character evocative of rich plum pudding, a deft hand of Glacier hop is noticeable in the aroma. Glacier is a new American hop, with low co-humulones and alpha acids – which in this case means lots of flavour with relatively low bitterness.
Like many top festive ales, the rich character of Red Admiral will age superbly, as it becomes more vinous and complex.
We also still have a few bottles left of Red Duck Loch Ness – a 6.7% ABV whisky barrel aged scotch ale.
NAIL STOUT
A beer that needs no introduction, we have finally received more stock of the multi-gold medal winning Nail Stout. This rich and luxurious oatmeal stout never lasts long so get in quick to avoid disappointment.
Cheers
The International Beer Shop Team
There has been heaps of new beer arriving over the past two weeks. We’ll focus on the top Aussie craft beer this newsletter, including arrivals from Murrays, Moo Brew, Red Duck and Nail. Check out all the information on the breweries and beers below.
Other top beer/cider which arrived includes:
Gwynt Y Ddraig Orchard Gold Cider
Gwynt Y Ddraig Black Dragon Cider
Gwynt Y Ddraig Vintage 06
(fantastic funky, scrumpy welsh cider)
Rogue Santa’s Private Reserve
Rogue Yellow Snow
Rogue Mogul Madness
Rogue Dead Guy Ale
Rogue Dry Hopped Red
Rogue Brutal IPA
Rogue American Amber Ale
Rogue Juniper Pale Ale
Renaissance Discovery APA
Renaissance Paradox Blonde
Renaissance Perfection Pale Ale
Southern Tier 2XIPA
Southern Tier Creme Brulee
Southern Tier Pale Ale
Southern Tier IPA
Epic Armageddon IPA
Emersons Pilsner
Emersons IPA
Tuatara APA (limited release)
8 Wired Hopwired IPA
8 Wired Big Smoke
Meantime IPA 750ml
St Peters IPA
St Peters Autumn Strong Ale
And plenty more on the way!
SPECIALS
We have some great specials to kick 2011 off with a bang! (Just) out of code stock of two phenomenal summer quenchers, both reduced below cost price:
Weihenstephaner Kristall: $65 / CTN (20 x 500ml bottles)
BB: 22/12/10
Stassen Pear: $12 / 4PK or $60 CTN (24 x 330ml bottles) + a free hat
BB: Dec 10
MURRAY’S
Back in spring our first Murray’s shipment in almost 3 years took only a few short weeks to sell out. Hardly surprising given the outstanding quality and reputation of these ‘ales with attitude’. We’re very pleased to have just received an even bigger shipment of Murray’s entire core range.
Current stock is super fresh and tasting incredible. At the risk of repeating ourselves (the brewery was profiled only a few newsletters back) check out information on all the returning Murray’s beers here: http://www.internationalbeershop.com.au/beer_news.asp?topic_id=&article_id=202
Brand new however is limited stock of the just released Anniversary Ale No.5. December 2010's Anniversary Ale marks the first major change in the base recipe since the inaugural batch.
Brewed in collaboration with original head brewer Graeme Mahy, the AA5 is still a wheat and barleywine at heart and still oak aged. It is darker, with the addition of chocolate malt and roast barley to give the beer a solid bite and even more complex malt character, with flavours of coffee and caramel. The hop profile has also changed significantly with extra additions throughout the brew and a new blend of Green Bullet, Pacifica, Motueka and NZ Cascade used.
The result is a beautiful dark ruby hued beer with aggressive hop aroma and flavour and a more assertive bitterness than previous batches. Classic American oak character comes through in the flavour and aroma further adding to the complexity of the brew.
More than any previous year, this year's batch is designed to age. While it is amazing now, given time the hop aromas and flavours will recede and the malt character will become even rounder and more vinous. Stock is limited.
We also have a few very limited bottles of Murray’s Anniversary Ale No.3, the batch inoculated with wild yeast. These wild ‘bugs’ give tart characteristics and rustic barnyard aromas and flavours. Get in quick if you’d like one of these museum bottles – they will not last long!
MOO BREW
15 minutes north west of Hobart, in the heart of Moorilla Estate you’ll find one of Australia’s most modern and highly regarded craft breweries – Moo Brew. Producing a core range of only 4 beers, Moo Brew has won numerous awards and medals for their brews and John Kelly designed labels. All come highly recommended, particularly when they are this fresh! From Moo Brew we have:
Pale Ale
A modern American style Pale Ale, fusing pungent floral and citrus aromas with a complex malt palette and refreshing late bitterness. Like all good Pale Ales, this perfectly treads the line between complexity and drinkability, and is undoubtedly one of our favourite Aussie brewed Pales.
Hefeweizen
Inspired by the classic Bavarian wheat beers, Moo Brew’s Hefe balances a clean, bready malt character with spicy yeast phenols of banana, clove and vanilla. A wonderful example of one of the world’s classic styles.
Dark Ale
Like the Pale Ale, this is a floral and citrus hop driven ale, however a proportion of dark roasted malt adds caramel and chocolate flavours. The result is a textured and balanced ale, which like the Pale Ale is drinkable yet full of flavour. This style is rapidly gaining popularity in the US where it is known as American Brown Ale.
RED DUCK
Victoria’s fantastic Red Duck Brewery finished 2010 off in style – releasing three seasonal one-off batches within one week! Only 500L of each beer was brewed so stock is limited and won’t last long!
White Garden
The story of two old-world wheat beers. The specialty of Berlin, Berliner Weisse is an artisanal German style, a pale wheat beer soured during fermentation by lactobacillus. Brewed with a hefty dose of unmalted wheat, BW are tart, refreshing and rarely available outside of Northern Germany.
Belgian witbiers are similarly historic and rustic ales. Rather than relying on lactic sourness to balance the soft, bready malt character, traditional Belgian yeast strains give spicy and citrus flavours to the beer.
White Garden is an homage to both classic styles. The beer begins with a classic old-world wit/BW grain bill, but rather than using fermentation and yeast to add flavour, Red Duck adds a hefty dose of Raspberry & Rhubarb jam. The sugars are stripped out during fermentation, resulting in a soft pink ale; cloudy, flavoursome and slightly tart. Very refreshing, and highly recommended for summer.
Burton Strong Bitter
Red Duck’s tribute to the famous English style. The water is first adjusted to match the infamous Burton-on-Trent profile. The hardness of Burton’s water lends a mineral quality to their beers, accentuating the bitterness for which the local beers are so well known.
Although Burton was the birthplace of the IPA, this beer takes inspiration from the original Burton Pale Ales, with relatively low carbonation, and great balance between herbal hops and toasty malts.
Red Admiral
Red Duck’s Christmas offering, a rich festive ale inspired by the traditional Suffolk strong ales. Deep red, with rich malt character evocative of rich plum pudding, a deft hand of Glacier hop is noticeable in the aroma. Glacier is a new American hop, with low co-humulones and alpha acids – which in this case means lots of flavour with relatively low bitterness.
Like many top festive ales, the rich character of Red Admiral will age superbly, as it becomes more vinous and complex.
We also still have a few bottles left of Red Duck Loch Ness – a 6.7% ABV whisky barrel aged scotch ale.
NAIL STOUT
A beer that needs no introduction, we have finally received more stock of the multi-gold medal winning Nail Stout. This rich and luxurious oatmeal stout never lasts long so get in quick to avoid disappointment.
Cheers
The International Beer Shop Team
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Beers Due Before Christmas
Heaps of beer still on the way, including:
Murrays Anniversary Ale #5
Murrays Wild Thing Imperial Stout (last stock in Australia!)
Murrays Icon IPA
Murrays Grand Cru
Murrays Whale Ale
Murrays Nirvana Pale
Murrays Dark Knight
Murrays Punch & Judy
Gwynt Y Ddraig Orchard Gold Cider
Gwynt Y Ddraig Black Dragon Cider
Gwynt Y Ddraig Vintage 06
Meantime IPA 750ml
Renaissance Discovery APA
Renaissance Paradox Blonde
Renaissance Perfection Pale Ale
Southern Tier 2XIPA
Southern Tier Creme Brulee
Southern Tier Gemini
Southern Tier Oak Aged Unearthly
Southern Tier Pale Ale
Southern Tier IPA
Epic Armageddon
Emersons Pilsner
Emersons IPA
Emersons Bookbinder
Tuatara APA
8 Wired Hopwired IPA
8 Wired Big Smoke
8 Wired Rewired Brown Ale
Red Duck Burton Bitter
Red Duck Red Admiral
Red Duck White Garden
St Peters IPA
St Peters Autumn
Many in limited quantities - preordering is advised if you don't want to miss out.
Here's wishing everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy and safe new year!!
Cheers
Murrays Anniversary Ale #5
Murrays Wild Thing Imperial Stout (last stock in Australia!)
Murrays Icon IPA
Murrays Grand Cru
Murrays Whale Ale
Murrays Nirvana Pale
Murrays Dark Knight
Murrays Punch & Judy
Gwynt Y Ddraig Orchard Gold Cider
Gwynt Y Ddraig Black Dragon Cider
Gwynt Y Ddraig Vintage 06
Meantime IPA 750ml
Renaissance Discovery APA
Renaissance Paradox Blonde
Renaissance Perfection Pale Ale
Southern Tier 2XIPA
Southern Tier Creme Brulee
Southern Tier Gemini
Southern Tier Oak Aged Unearthly
Southern Tier Pale Ale
Southern Tier IPA
Epic Armageddon
Emersons Pilsner
Emersons IPA
Emersons Bookbinder
Tuatara APA
8 Wired Hopwired IPA
8 Wired Big Smoke
8 Wired Rewired Brown Ale
Red Duck Burton Bitter
Red Duck Red Admiral
Red Duck White Garden
St Peters IPA
St Peters Autumn
Many in limited quantities - preordering is advised if you don't want to miss out.
Here's wishing everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy and safe new year!!
Cheers
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