SLOWBEER NEWS - ARRIVALS, GROWLERS & TASTINGS

A lot has been happening behind the scenes of late, with our brand spanking new website not too far away. As well as the usual influx of exciting brews, most notably a drastic change in pricing of the amazing Mikkeller beers, obviously for the better!

NEW RELEASES & FRESH STOCKS
From Australia & New Zealand
Stone & Wood Stone beer 500ml $8.50 – Throwback to traditional brewing, hot stones thrown into wort, caramelized & rich.
Invercargill Men’nskurts 330ml $7.50 – Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy, strong rich & malty with a wee dram of peat smoke.
Invercargill Saison 330ml $7.50 – Kiwi twist on a Belgian Saison, brewed with NZ Rakau & Pacific Gem hops.
Three Boys Pilsner 500ml $10.00 – Floral on the nose with a touch of honey malt, with a dry & clean finish.
Three Boys IPA 500ml $10.00 – English style, rich caramel & toffee malt with floral & resiny hop character to balance.
Three Boys Oyster Stout 500ml $10.00 – A perennial favorite, robust, dark & roasty with a touch of smoke & salty sea spray.
Yeastie Boys Her Majesty 2011 750ml $24.00 – Another Kiwi saison, brewed with NZ Nelson Sauvin & Pacifica hops.
Yeastie Boys Hudawa Strong 330ml $7.00 – Rich & malty red/amber ale but don’t be fooled, this has a hell of a hop kick!
Yeastie Boys Rex Attitude 330ml $8.00 – Brewed with 100% peated whisky malt, smoke, smoke & more smoke...seriously!

From USA & Canada
Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvest Ale 710ml $11.50 – Brewed with fresh Kiwi hop varieties.
Dieu du Ciel Charbonniere 355ml $8.00 – German style, brewed with raucbier malt, lending a smoked ham character.
Dieu du Ciel Route des Espices 355ml $7.00 – Rye ale brewed with green & black peppercorns, for a spicy, hot finish.
Les Trois Mousquetaires Doppelbock 750ml $23.00 – Rich, dark & malty with some sweetness lingering on the finish.
Lest Trois Mousquetaires Weizenbock 750ml $23.00 – Rich & malty with dark fruit & spice notes.
St Ambroise Framboise 355ml $5.00 – Light & overtly fruity with a touch of sweetness & tart raspberry finish.
St Ambroise Scotch Ale 355ml $7.00 – Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy, dark, rich & malty with a touch of roast & smoked malt.

From Denmark
Mikkeller Ten IPA 330ml $8.00 – Blend of 10 single hop ipas, a decathlon of hops if you will. Impressive on their own, brilliant together!
Mikkeller Draft Bear 330ml $8.50 – Robust imperial style pilsner, hopped to high heaven & then dry hopped, all with US varieties.
Mikkeller 1000IBU 375ml $21.00 – Theoretical bitterness of 1000, the human palate can only detect around 120IBU, this is hoppy!
Mikkeller Jackie Brown 330ml $8.00 – Robust American style Brown ale, nuts & caramel malt with herbally bitterness.
Mikkeller Koppi IPA 330ml $8.50 – Brewed with Ethiopian coffee, giving an earthy, bitter character to compliment the hops, genius!
Mikkeller Green Gold 330ml $8.00 – A quintessentially US style pale ale, robustly hopped with simcoe, amarillo & cascade varieties.

FILLING FOR GROWLERS
Mikkeller Ten IPA
We all know Mikkel likes to experiment & teach his drinkers a thing or two. Such is his desire that he released a series of Single Hop IPAs, this particular beer is an amalgamation of his favorite 10 single hop releases. Expect an orgiastic hop feast with an onslaught of vibrant fruity hop aroma & resinous hop bitterness on the finish. Get in quick, this will be gone before you know it. Filling as we speak. If you don’t already have a growler, bottles are $15 each, while a fill is $35.00
UP NEXT: Prickly Moses Chocolate Ale

GROWLER FILL LOYALTY CARDS
As you know we like to lead the pack, being the first retailer in Oz to offer growler fills in store & now the first to discount them, with our growler fill loyalty cards in operation. While most loyalty schemes are exactly that, ours is pretty simple: Next time you come for a fill, you will be issued with a card, be sure to bring it back every time you fill & we stamp it, get 10 stamps, then you receive a FREE fill! This equates to a 10-15% discount, pretty easy & certainly worthwhile. After all, you can’t knock free beer!