SLOWBEER'S NEWS, REVIEWS & ARRIVALS

Plenty to get through this week with tastings, growlers & the usual influx of exciting new stock hitting the shelves from breweries local & abroad. The arrival of the Haand range of beers from Norway is no doubt a welcome addition to our ever growing Scandi craft range, with a few kegs in the mix as well. We have also put the finishing touches on our Good Beer Week offerings & a tasting this Friday evening, see below for full details.

FEATURE BREWERY
HAAND BRYGGERIET (NORWAY)
A truly unique brewery, treading perhaps a more traditional route than most Scandi brewers, utilizing a wild house yeast & some interesting ingredients, in a throwback to ancient brewing practices.

Pale Ale 500ml $10.00 – Traditional English style pale ale, some richer malts with late kettle hopping for an aromatic but easy drinking profile
Dobbel Dose IPA 500ml $12.00 – Robust IPA brewed with copious amounts of European hops, as apposed to the usual US varieties
Hesjeol 500ml $10.00 – Farmhouse style, brewed with barley, oat, rye & wild house yeast, floral hop aroma & refreshing fruity & spicy hop finish
Haandbic 500ml $12.00 – Inspired by Belgian lambics, brewed using wild house yeast for a unique funky, tangy fruit sourness
Good Force 500ml $12.00 – Sister of the brewery’s famed dark force, this version is a 10% abv pale wheat beer brewed with chamomile flowers
Royk Uten Ild 500ml $12.00 – Brewed with wheat, Bamberg smoked malt & interestingly US Amarillo hops
Norwegian Wood 500ml $11.00 – Recreation of traditional Norse beer, brewed with smoked malt, juniper twigs & berries
Farewell Ale 500ml $11.00 - Rich dark ale brewed with wild house yeast for a fruity & spicy character
+ A limited amount of Haand Glassware

NEW RELEASES
FROM AUSTRALIA
3 Ravens Uber Blonde Sticke Alt 500ml $9.00 – Amped up version of their regular golden ale, which is a German style altbier hailing from dusseldorf
2 Brothers Grizz American Amber Ale 330ml $6.00 – Nice fruity hop aroma with rich caramel & toffee malt on the palate
2 Brothers The Chief Oktoberfest/Marzen $6.00 – Malty, rich with honey & caramel notes but a clean lager finish
Mountain Goat Thorny Goat BIPA 650ml $10.00 – Collab with Thornbridge of UK, dark malt, a touch of roast & big new world hop character

JAGIELLO TASTING THIS WEEK
We just recently received a shipment of some exceptionally morish Polish beers, all very much in the bock mould (think rich, malty lager). To get people acquainted with the range, we will have them all on FREE tasting this FRIDAY 1ST APRIL 5-7pm. I have a feeling they will be polarizing beers given their overall malty, sweet profile but certainly enjoyable nonetheless, dessert beers if you will. So swing by for a chat & a taste to see what you think.

Maguns Original 330ml – Original & the best? Rich, dark & malty with overt caramel, chocolate fudge & lingering sweet finish
Magnus Chocolate 330ml – Similar to above however, with dominating chocolate fudge sweetness & a touch of drier cocoa
Magnus Cherry 330ml – Apparently very popular in Poland, rich cherry sweetness reminiscent of black forest cake, simple but tasty
Magnus Honey 330ml – The lightest of the lot, however still maintains a sweet, honey flavor on the palate

Good Beer Week Tastings
With the vision & guidance of some notable Melbourne beer loving folk, good beer week (GBW) is a new initiative celebrating all that is great about craft beer. Beer lovers around the city will be treated to an array of events at some of the best local beer venues.

Given the occasion we thought it apt to offer our most comprehensive, ambitious & overall exciting tasting session yet! You will be guided through the vast beer world, looking at offerings from old & new producers of both classic & obscure styles, comparing locally produced examples with those from abroad. Cheeses, dips, pastes & other tasty morsels will also be matched to compliment & contrast, providing a truly universal beer experience!

Slowbeer Presents “AROUND THE (BEER) WORLD IN 18 WAYS”
Old World Classics
Belgian Styles

• Dupont Saison & Otway Saison
• Trappsite Rochefort 8 & Holgate Double Trouble
  

German Stlyes

• Weihenstephaner Hefeweizen & Bridge Road Brewers Hans Klopek’s Hefeweizen
• Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock & 3 Ravens Dark Smoke
  

English Styles

• Timothy Taylor Landlord Ale & Murrays Punch & Judy’s Ale
• Samuel Smith’s Imperial Stout & Brewboys Ace of Spades Stout
  

Modern Craft Benchmarks
Pale Ale

• Sierra Nevada Pale Ale & Stone & Wood Pacific Ale
  

New World Pilsner

• Emersons Pilsner & Knappstein Lager
  

Coffee Stout

• Amager & Mikkeller Hr Fredriksen Vaesel Brunch & Burleigh Brewing Black Giraffe
  

The Finer Details:
When: BOTH Wednesday 18th May 7pm & Sunday 22nd May 7pm
Cost: $40 to try ALL beer & food pairings (Over $150 value!)
+ Attendees receive 10% DISCOUNT on any purchase that night
IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND, LET US KNOW WHICH SESSION SO THAT WE CAN CONFIRM NUMBERS ASAP!

NOW FILLING ON GROWLERS
BREWDOG 5AM SAINT
Proving very popular last time around, this amazingly robust yet drinkable Brewdog offering keeps many a palate pleased. Styled as an American Amber/Red Ale, it has that unmistakable US hop aroma of citrus & pine, while the malt profile of the style provides some richer caramel & toffee notes on the mid-palate. The finish is unmistakably Brewdog with a robust hop bitterness on the finish. Delightfully drinkable but enough pop for the hop heads!
*If you don’t already have a growler, bottles are $15 each, while a fill of Brewdog 5AM Saint is $25

SLOWBEER'S NEWS, REVIEWS & ARRIVALS - GROWLERS ARE BACK!

Quite possibly one of the most exciting weeks at slowbeer in a while, with the arrival of hundreds of shiny new growler bottles! Its been far too long, since growlers were in full swing but with a stockpile of bottles we are now pouring once again! Having just tapped one of many kegs, its easy to see why they were so popular the first time! Also, not to be overshadowed is the arrival of another shipment of the amazing Beer Here range from Denmark. See below for full details.

NOW OPEN WEDNESDAYS!
I guess you have to admit, we do keep some odd hours, while the limited trading days have been good to us over the last year or so, we are easing our way into extending starting with Wednesdays. From now on we will be open EVERY Wednesday from 2-7pm for all your beery needs. Aside from spending more time in the store, this means we will be able to receive exciting new stock sooner & also get online orders out faster, cant argue with that!

FEATURE BREWERY
BEER HERE (DENMARK)
Beer Here Fat Cat 500ml $12.00 – Single hop, US inspired red ale hopped with kiwi nelson sauvin for big tropical fruit notes
Beer Here Hopfix 500ml $13.00 – US inspired IPA brewed with rye, for fruity hop character & spicy malt to compliment
Beer Here Black Cat 500ml $12.00– Based on the fat cat, however brewed with some dark malts for brown ale/porter nuances but fruity hops
Beer Here Dark Hops 500ml $15.00 – Not a stout, not an IPA, combining best of both with a touch of rye & US columbus hops thrown in
Beer Here Malus Pater 500ml $15.00 – Bad Father, a Belgian quad. Brewed with dark candi sugar for plum notes & fruit spice finish
Beer Here Morke 500ml $14.00 – Created with dark pumpernickel bread in mind, porter base, brewed with spicy rye, dark sugar & fennel seeds

NEW RELEASES & FRESH STOCKS
FROM AUSTRALIA
2 Brothers The Guvnor 330ml $9.50 – English style strong ale/barleywine, plenty of rich caramel & toffee malt with hop bitterness to balance
Burleigh Black Giraffe 650ml $10.50 – The award winning coffee Schwarzbier is back! Black lager base, with robust bittersweet coffee notes
Murrays Anniversary Ale 5 750ml $35.00 – US inspired Barleywine, brewed with plenty of malt & an assertive hop presence

FROM BELGIUM
Poperings Hommelbier 330ml $7.00

FROM EASTERN EUROPE
Baltika #4 500ml $5.50
Okocim Porter 500ml $6.50
Zywiec Porter 330ml $5.50

FROM ITALY
32 Via dei Birrai Auduce 750ml $27.00
32 Via dei Birrai Curmi 750ml $25.00
32 Via dei Birrai Oppale 750ml $25.00
Cittavecchia Chiara 375ml $10.00

FROM UK
Adnams Broadside 500ml $7.00
Adnams Innovation 500ml $8.50
Heather Ales Ebulum 330ml $6.50
Heather Ales Grozet 330ml $4.50
Innis & Gunn Rum 330ml $8.00
Moorhouse Black Cat 500ml $9.00
Orkney Skullsplitter 330ml $7.00
Worthington White Shield 500ml $8.00

FROM USA
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale 330ml $6.00
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale 330ml $7.50

NOW FILLING ON GROWLERS
HOLGATE ROAD TRIP IPA
As mentioned the arrival of our second growler shipment has been hotly anticipated by many, after the original batch disappeared very quickly. Having tapped a keg of 5AM Saint last week & see it quickly dissipear, I have to say its great to have growlers filling once again. The Holgate Road Trip IPA is a draught only release & was inspired by the brew team’s beer & brewery tour through the craft beer capital of the world, the pacific northwest of the USA. This IPA is loaded with Chinook, Centennial & Cascade hops from that region. Expect a touch of light malt, with the hops providing vibrant tropical fruit aroma & flavour with a touch of piney bitterness on the finish – Be quick or miss out!
* Growler bottles are $15 each & a fill of Road Trip is $25
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