SLOWBEER'S NEWS, REVIEWS & ARRIVALS!

Short & sweet, with business as usual this week. New arrivals & fresh stocks of some highly sought after brews, plus the arrival of perhaps one of our most exciting growler offerings yet!

WE NEED YOU...& YOUR GROWLER!
If you have been tracking the progress of our growlers the past 2 months, you would know that it has been a huge success. So much so that we are now (at least for the moment) completely out of actual growler bottles. When we originally placed the order with our US contact, we were unsure how popular they would be, clearly our estimate was far too conservative!

If anybody has more than one growler or is willing to part with theirs, it would be much appreciated if you brought it back to us, so that we can share the craft beer love around! Obviously, we will reimburse you the $15 growler cost. While this may be a huge sacrifice for some, rest assured your loved one will find both a safe & happy new home! We will be placing another (much bigger) order from the US very soon, so don’t expect these growler shortages to last too long. Thanks in advance!

NEW ARRIVALS
FROM AUSTRALIA
SEVEN SHEDS (TAS) Kentish Ale 750ml $9.00 – English Brown Ale
Elephants Trunk 750ml $14.00 – Spiced Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Stark Raven 750ml $13.00 – Organic Oatmeal Stout

FROM NEW ZEALAND
HARRINGTONS (NZ) Big John Special Reserve 500ml $8.00 – Scotch Ale fortified with Bourbon
Belgian Tempest 500ml $9.00 – Belgian Strong Golden Ale
Pig & Whistle 500ml $7.00 – Dark Lager
East Indies Lager 500ml $7.00 – Zesty & refreshing summer lager
Classy Red 330ml $4.50 – American Style Pale Ale

FRESH STOCKS
FROM NEW ZEALAND
RENAISSANCE MPA Imperial IPA 500ml $13.00
Craftsman Choc Oat Stout 500ml $10.00
Stonecutter Scotch Ale 500ml $11.50
Elemental Porter 500ml $11.00
Discovery APA 500ml $10.00
Perfection Pale 500ml $10.00
Paradox Blonde 500ml $9.50

FROM UK
Fullers Golden Pride 500ml $9.00
Guinness Foreign Extra 330ml $6.00
Moorhouse Black Cat 500ml $8.50
Jennings Snecklifter 500ml $8.00
Wadworth 6x 500ml $7.50

FILLING ON GROWLERS
NOGNE O (NOR) #100
Is this the most exciting growler offering yet? You be the judge! Its very rare that we see nogne o kegs here in Oz, so I’m pretty pumped to have this one in my possession. Stylistically, the Batch #100 is a hybrid of sorts. To my mind it is part, IPA, part barley wine & even a touch porter. Rich malt, robust hops & a hint of roast. Such perfect synergy for a beer that is a number of styles rolled into one. Fittingly, only one word can describe this brew, outstanding!
We will start filling growlers of it on Saturday & continue until the keg is dry! $35 for the fill.
UP NEXT: HARVIESTOUN Bitter & Twisted

NIGHT OF FUNK – CANTILLON SHOWCASE
After the success of our previous sessions, I thought it apt that we push the envelope & challenge beer lovers even more. With this in mind our next tasting will include the following:

Iris – Lambic brewed with 50% fresh hops, as well as being dry hopped ($19.50)
Gueze Lambic Bio – Blend of 1, 2 & 3yo lambic brewed with 100% dried hops & wheat ($17)
Lou Pepe Gueze 2006 – Blend of 2 & 3yo lambic ($28)
Grand Cru Bruocsella – Unblended, specially selected 3yo lambic ($24)
Rose de Gambrinus – Blend of 1, 2 & 3yo lambic brewed with raspberries ($21)
Lou Pepe Framboise 2007 – Blend of 2 & 3yo framboise lambic ($28)
Kriek Lambic Bio – Blend of 1, 2 & 3yo lambic brewed with cherries ($20)
Lou Pepe Kriek 2007 – Blend of 2 & 2yo kriek ($28)
Vigneronne – Lambic brewed with muscat wine grapes ($24)
St Lamvinus – Lambic brewed with cabernet franc & merlot wine grapes + aged in Bordeaux barrels ($28)

When: BOTH Wednesday 13th October 7pm & Sunday 16th October 7pm
Cost: $25.00 to try ALL beers ($235 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 ASAP!