SLOWBEER'S NEWS, REVIEWS & ARRIVALS + GROWLERS AREA GO!
A busy one this week, with endless amounts of fresh stock walking through the door, at seemingly an uncontrollable rate. Plenty of familiar brews back on the shelves & as always some great new releases, which many have never seen before! As if that wasn’t enough, we also have our slowbeer2go growlers up & running!
SLOWBEER2GO IS A GO – GROWLERS FILLING AS WE SPEAK!
Ok, so we have been pumping up our slowbeer2go growler concept for a while now but after an epic delay we are finally up & running, selling growlers! If your not familiar with the concept, it is essentially a way of taking away fresh draught beer & drinking it when/where you want. For those who want to know the history or just like a story: http://beeradvocate.com/articles/384
We currently have a keg of Mikkeller Y Pale Ale on offer & once this keg is gone we will get something completely different. Mikkeller is a cult Danish brewer & this particular beer is an American Style Pale Ale that is not available in bottles. It is very hop focused, so citrus fruit notes as well as some piney bitterness on the finish. It also has a decent amount of malt to support the hops. Its 5.9%abv so almost tending towards an IPA. It is $25 for a fill of this beer. Capacity of the bottle is 1.9L. We sell the actual growler bottles for $15. It is a one off cost as the bottle is then yours to keep.
Lastly for the beer nerds, in terms of how we do it, we fill the growler using a beer gun. This enables us to purge the bottle with co2 both before & after filling. The reason for doing it in this manner is that it stays fresh longer by eliminating o2 in the bottle (if there is o2 in the headspace of the bottle, the carbonation from the liquid will escape into that space, meaning your beer will go flat). A few local breweries that offer it fill straight from the tap, which works well but the beer is less likely to stay carbonated & fresh for as long.
As you can probably guess we are pretty chuffed to be one of the few places in Australia to be offering growlers. Even more encouraging is that fact that the only places that do are breweries. Another first for the country's only 100% dedicated craft beer store - Exciting times ahead!
NEW RELEASES
FROM AUSTRALIA
3 Ravens Ale Noir 750ml $18.00 – Dark smoke beer aged in Pinot Noir Barrels
3 Ravens The Ravenator Bock 500ml $9.00 - Rich, malty & delicious! Inspired by the classic Paulaner Salvator
FROM JAPAN
Hitachino Nest Ginger 355ml $8.50
FROM USA
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale 355ml $7.50 – An IPA with a difference, hop bitterness we love from US beers but richer malt presence for cooler weather
FRESH STOCKS
FROM AUSTRALIA
Hunter Chocolate Porter 750ml $16.50 – Judged champion porter at recent AIBA
FROM GERMANY
Schneider & Brooklyn Hopfenweisse 500ml $9.00
FROM JAPAN
Hitachino Nest XH 355ml $8.50 – Belgian style strong ale aged in shochu casks
FROM UK
Innis & Gunn Canadian Cask 330ml $8.00
Innis & Gunn Triple Matured 330ml $7.50
Innis & Gunn Rum Cask 330ml $8.00
Orkney Skullsplitter 330ml $7.00
Orkney Red MacGregor 500ml $9.00
Worthington White Shield 500ml $8.00
Theakstons Old Peculiar 500ml $10.00
FROM USA
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale 355ml $6.00
Sierra Nevada Porter 355ml $6.00
Sierra Nevada Stout 355ml $6.00
MIKKELLER WINTER WARMER SHOWCASE
After the success of our recent Barrel Aged tasting, I figured we’d better get cracking & decide on a theme for our next in August. With some careful consideration (of the weather) & in keeping with what we originally promised we have decided to offer the following:
Beer Geek Brunch Weasel – Imperial Oatmeal Stout brewed with kopi luwak, the world’s most obscure & expensive coffee (RRP $32.00)
Beer Geek Brunch Weasel Highland Edition – As above + aged in Highland Whisky casks (RRP $40.00)
Beer Geek Brunch Weasel Islay Edition – As above + aged in Islay Whisky casks (RRP $40.00)
Black – Huge, thick & rich Imperial stout fermented with champagne yeast to get to a heady 18%abv (RRP $23.00)
Black Whisky Edition – As above + aged in French Whiskey casks (RRP $42.00)
Black Peated Edition – As above + aged in Peated Whiskey casks (RRP $42.00)
When: BOTH Wednesday 4th August 7pm & Sunday 8th August 7pm
Cost: $30.00 to try ALL beers ($210 value!)
+ Attendees receive 10% DISCOUNT on any purchase that night
IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND PLEASE LET US KNOW WHICH SESSION, SO THAT WE CAN CONFIRM NUMBERS
SLOWBEER2GO IS A GO – GROWLERS FILLING AS WE SPEAK!
Ok, so we have been pumping up our slowbeer2go growler concept for a while now but after an epic delay we are finally up & running, selling growlers! If your not familiar with the concept, it is essentially a way of taking away fresh draught beer & drinking it when/where you want. For those who want to know the history or just like a story: http://beeradvocate.com/articles/384
We currently have a keg of Mikkeller Y Pale Ale on offer & once this keg is gone we will get something completely different. Mikkeller is a cult Danish brewer & this particular beer is an American Style Pale Ale that is not available in bottles. It is very hop focused, so citrus fruit notes as well as some piney bitterness on the finish. It also has a decent amount of malt to support the hops. Its 5.9%abv so almost tending towards an IPA. It is $25 for a fill of this beer. Capacity of the bottle is 1.9L. We sell the actual growler bottles for $15. It is a one off cost as the bottle is then yours to keep.
Lastly for the beer nerds, in terms of how we do it, we fill the growler using a beer gun. This enables us to purge the bottle with co2 both before & after filling. The reason for doing it in this manner is that it stays fresh longer by eliminating o2 in the bottle (if there is o2 in the headspace of the bottle, the carbonation from the liquid will escape into that space, meaning your beer will go flat). A few local breweries that offer it fill straight from the tap, which works well but the beer is less likely to stay carbonated & fresh for as long.
As you can probably guess we are pretty chuffed to be one of the few places in Australia to be offering growlers. Even more encouraging is that fact that the only places that do are breweries. Another first for the country's only 100% dedicated craft beer store - Exciting times ahead!
NEW RELEASES
FROM AUSTRALIA
3 Ravens Ale Noir 750ml $18.00 – Dark smoke beer aged in Pinot Noir Barrels
3 Ravens The Ravenator Bock 500ml $9.00 - Rich, malty & delicious! Inspired by the classic Paulaner Salvator
FROM JAPAN
Hitachino Nest Ginger 355ml $8.50
FROM USA
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale 355ml $7.50 – An IPA with a difference, hop bitterness we love from US beers but richer malt presence for cooler weather
FRESH STOCKS
FROM AUSTRALIA
Hunter Chocolate Porter 750ml $16.50 – Judged champion porter at recent AIBA
FROM GERMANY
Schneider & Brooklyn Hopfenweisse 500ml $9.00
FROM JAPAN
Hitachino Nest XH 355ml $8.50 – Belgian style strong ale aged in shochu casks
FROM UK
Innis & Gunn Canadian Cask 330ml $8.00
Innis & Gunn Triple Matured 330ml $7.50
Innis & Gunn Rum Cask 330ml $8.00
Orkney Skullsplitter 330ml $7.00
Orkney Red MacGregor 500ml $9.00
Worthington White Shield 500ml $8.00
Theakstons Old Peculiar 500ml $10.00
FROM USA
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale 355ml $6.00
Sierra Nevada Porter 355ml $6.00
Sierra Nevada Stout 355ml $6.00
MIKKELLER WINTER WARMER SHOWCASE
After the success of our recent Barrel Aged tasting, I figured we’d better get cracking & decide on a theme for our next in August. With some careful consideration (of the weather) & in keeping with what we originally promised we have decided to offer the following:
Beer Geek Brunch Weasel – Imperial Oatmeal Stout brewed with kopi luwak, the world’s most obscure & expensive coffee (RRP $32.00)
Beer Geek Brunch Weasel Highland Edition – As above + aged in Highland Whisky casks (RRP $40.00)
Beer Geek Brunch Weasel Islay Edition – As above + aged in Islay Whisky casks (RRP $40.00)
Black – Huge, thick & rich Imperial stout fermented with champagne yeast to get to a heady 18%abv (RRP $23.00)
Black Whisky Edition – As above + aged in French Whiskey casks (RRP $42.00)
Black Peated Edition – As above + aged in Peated Whiskey casks (RRP $42.00)
When: BOTH Wednesday 4th August 7pm & Sunday 8th August 7pm
Cost: $30.00 to try ALL beers ($210 value!)
+ Attendees receive 10% DISCOUNT on any purchase that night
IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND PLEASE LET US KNOW WHICH SESSION, SO THAT WE CAN CONFIRM NUMBERS
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