SLOWBEER NEWS - A SMORGASBORD OF GREAT BEER!
3 Ravens Ale Noir 750ml $18.00 -Pinot Noir barrel aged version of their dark, a German style smoked bock.
Prickly Moses Oktoberfest 330ml $4.50 - Munich style helles. Malty, balanced hop character & clean finish.
Prickly Moses Raconteur IPA 330ml $5.00 - Big , bold US inspired IPA. Caramel & toffee malt with robust herbally bitterness.
Prickly Moses Tailpipe Brown Ale 330ml $5.00 - US inspired brown ale, malt sweetness & roast with significant hop bitterness on the finish.
FROM EASTERN EUROPE
Baltika #6 500ml $6.00 - Arguably the best beer from this somewhat mainstream Russian producer. This Baltic style porter is dark & roasty with great richness.
Grand Imperial Porter 500ml $7.00 - Certainly a quiet achiever, masses of dark roasted malt with caramel fudge & coffee roast. An excellent Baltic style porter.
FROM JAPAN
Baird Yabai Yabai Strong Scotch Ale 633ml $16.50 - Chewy malt profile of molasses & toffee apples with rum & fruit cake esters. Delicious & warming.
Baird Ganko Oyaji Barleywine 633ml $17.50 - A big beer in every sense, rich malt provides the backbone with significant hop character to balance (75IBU).
FROM NETHERLANDS
La Trappe Tripel 330ml $5.00 & 750ml $11.00 - The only non-Belgian trappist brewery, this abbey tripe is brewed with a twist, the addition of coriander seed.
La Trappe Quadruple 330ml $6.00 - The darkest & richest of the range, a palate of brown sugar & dark fruit with some fruit spice on the finish.
FROM SCANDINAVIA
Mikkeller Brewdog & Nogne Black Tokyo Horizon 330ml $35.00 - An epic collaborative brew from arguably Europe’s most renowned cult brewers. This 17%abv imperial stout is an amalgamation of ideas from Mikkeller’s Black, Brewdog’s Tokyo & Nogne O’s Dark Horizon.
FROM UK
Fullers 1845 500ml $8.50 - A rich beer with a fruit cake aroma, spices and nutmeg from malt and hops resulting in a dry, fruity finish.
Fullers Golden Pride 500ml $9.50 - A barleywine style ale, rich malt backbone of sweet bread & toffee with significant hop bitterness to balance.
Fullers Porter 500ml $8.50 - Dark & complex with layers of roasted malt bringing caramel, chocolate & coffee, as well as a touch of dark fruit.
Harviestoun Ola Dubh 12yo 330ml $10.00 - Amazingly complex imperial porter, aided by maturation in the highly acclaimed Highland Park distillery's whisky casks.
Traquair House Ale 330ml $8.50 - Brilliant rich strong ale, with complex malt character & a touch of oak from fermentation vessel.
Traqauir Jacobite Ale 330ml $11.00 - One of our favorites! Complex dark malt, with caramel, toffee, licorice, a touch of herbal tea & fruit spice.
FROM USA
Moylans Tippery Pale Ale 650ml $10.50 - Sitting between English & US style pale ales, supporting malt of honey & caramel with robust hop aroma & bitterness from the use of Simcoe, Ahtanum & Cascade varieties.
Moylans Porter 650ml $10.50 - Rich, robust porter with masses of espresso & bittersweet chocolate notes.
Moylans Nor Cal IPA 650ml $12.50 - Rich, malty palate with significant hop character from the use of Fuggles & Chinook varieties both in the kettle & for dry hopping.
WEIHENSTEPHAN FESTBIER
Filling as we speak. If you don’t already have a growler, bottles are $15 each, while a fill of Weihenstephan Festbier is $25.00
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