SLOWBEER NEWS - A BEER FILLED WEEKEND AHEAD!

We are gearing up for a big weekend of beer consumption, responsibly of course! To accommodate the last minute AFL Grand Final beer shoppers, we will be opening bright & early at 10am on Saturday (01/10/11), then closing to watch the game & reopening afterwards. With plenty of new & interesting beers hitting the shelves as well as some cracking beers on growlers, we've got you covered! Full details below.

FROM AUSTRALIA
2 Brothers James Brown 330ml $7.50

This funky little number is back, with masses of chocolate & banana yeast notes.

3 Ravens The Ravenator Bock 500ml $9.00

Rich, dark & malty lager with dark fruity esters & a touch of phenolic yeast spice.

Red Hill Weizenbock 330ml $6.00

A great beer with a nice little following, rich & dark with touches of caramel malt sweetness & dark fruit.

FROM ENGLAND
Wold Top Centenary Way Mild 500ml $8.50

A true mild ale, malty & rich but a very serviceable 3.5%abv.

FROM GERMANY
Schlenkerla Rauchbier Helles 500ml $6.00

A Bamberg regional specialty, this version of a smokebeer is in fact a light & clean lager style.

Weihenstephan Festbier 500ml $5.50

An oktoberfest special, plenty of subtlety & balance, easy to imagine drinking stein after stein of this!

FROM ITALY
Theresianer Coffee Stout 750ml $18.00

Light on the palate with plenty of bittersweet roast from both the dark malt & coffee.

FROM NORWAY
Nogne O Imperial Stout 500ml $12.50

Masses of molasses & choc fudge with some dark fruit & coffee roast to boot.

FROM USA
Coney Island Lager 355ml $6.00

A lager like no other, carefully selected malts provide a rounded palate, while robust hopping from both old world european & modern US varieties.

Coney Island Mermaid Pilsner 355ml $6.00

A dry hopped american rye pilsner, why not? Spicy malt with robust bitterness to compliment.

Coney Island Variety Pack 12x355ml $65.00

Contains: Coney Island Lager, Mermaid Pils, Sword Swallower & Albino Python.

Sierra Nevada Autumn Tumbler Porter 355ml $4.50

Autumn seasonal, rich & malty brown ale with nutty, caramel malt in spades.

Sierra Nevada Ovila Saison 750ml $12.50

Brewed in collaboration with the monks at Abbey of New Clairvaux in Vina, California comes this rustic Belgian farmhouse style ale.

FILLING FOR GROWLERS - MIKKELLER KOPPI IPA

In seemingly a mini trend of late, brewers are experimenting with coffee in hoppier styles. Traditionally coffee additions was the domain of darker, roasty styles, however mikkeller is ever the mad scientist! The coffee beans in this brew have been carefully selected for their fruity, earthy qualities & then very lightly roasted, so as not to become astringent. The coffee selection beautifully matches the use of Tomohawk hops. Expect caramel malt with a fruity, earthy aroma & bitterness from both bean & hop. Initially this sounds like quite the crazy concotion, however it comes off as a masterstroke & a delicious hop feast!

Filling as we speak. If you don’t already have a growler, bottles are $15 each, while a fill of Mikkeller Koppi IPA is $35.00

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