Welcome to this month's tasting notes. Get ready for a mouth watering selection of delicious beer. The full list of beers included in this month's beer subscription are below. Note different beers are included in different packs.
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Slow Lane Pivotal Lager
Style: Lager - Světlé (Czech Pale)
Brewery: Slow Lane Brewing
Location: NSW
ABV: 4% ABV
Description:
The Czech Republic has the highest beer (pivo) consumption in the world, with over 140L consumed annually per capita. That’s almost double that of Australia. And you thought Australians liked their beer! You could say that pivo is pivotal to the Czech lifestyle… Pivotal stays true to the 10º Plato lagers preferred in the Czech Republic. It showcases Czech pilsner malt produced using a traditional floor malting process, spicy Saaz hops and a classic Czech lager strain.
Coastal Showoff Zumo Pale Ale
Style: Pale Ale - New England / Hazy
Brewery: The Coastal Brewing Company
Location: NSW
ABV: 5.4% ABV
Description:
Showoff is our range of beers featuring single experimental hops. This time it is Zumo from Segal Ranch in the lower Yakima Valley. This hop has been described as citrus, citrus & more citrus! and is characterized by its strong lime zest and orange aroma.
Boatrocker Garden Ale Wheat Beer
Style: Wheat Beer - Other
Brewery: Boatrocker Brewers & Distillers
Location: VIC
ABV: 4.3% ABV
Description:
This naturally cloudy ale is crafted using fine Belgian pilsner malt and local oats and wheat. A large fluffy white head with a pale cloudy appearance, our Garden Ale is both refreshing and moreish. Hints of citrus and spice with a crisp finish make for a great drinking beer. Cheers!
Bright Gotcha! Rolled Oat Cream Pale
Style: Pale Ale - New England / Hazy
Brewery: Bright Brewery
Location: VIC
ABV: 5.4% ABV
Description:
Then the Gotcha! Rolled Oat Cream Cream Pale Ale would be your golden ticket. This beer is a hop-lover’s dream, packed with Cryo Citra, Cryo Idaho 7 and Eclipse for a symphony of melon, floral, and tropical flavours and aromas. The Rolled Oat Cream base lends a soft, round, and sweet mouthfeel, while a balanced bitterness ensures a refreshing finish. This beer is perfect for any occasion, from casual gatherings to backyard barbecues.
Seeker Cerveza Lager
Style: Lager - Mexican
Brewery: Seeker Brewing
Location: NSW
ABV: 4.7% ABV
Description:
Premium pilsner, maize and selected yeast from Mogwai culture work in harmony to make one refreshing summer crusher.
Reckless Cherry Sour
Style: Sour - Fruited
Brewery: Reckless Brewing Co.
Location: NSW
ABV: 4% ABV
Description:
Jam-packed with fresh cherry and kettle soured in the traditional fashion, this delightful little lip smacker is a genuine treat for tart lovers. Pouring with a beautiful red blush, it’s soft in body and spritzy on the tongue, finishing with a pleasant bite that cleanses and refreshes. Turn up the tunes and cruise through your afternoon with this ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-CHERRY BOMB!
Pirate Life Japanese Style Lager
Style: Lager - Japanese Rice
Brewery: Pirate Life Brewing
Location: SA
ABV: 5% ABV
Description: Celebrated for their crispness and drinkability, Japanese Lagers are a fave amongst the PL Crew. This is our first crack at the style and, just quietly, we’re stoked it’s in a half litre tin…It’s brewed with Pilsner Malt and a good whack of flaked rice – the former lending hints of water cracker and honey, the latter aiding in a tight and snappy finish.Expect a hay-like hues and a crystal clear pour. Gentle floral aromas drift from the collar, which settles fluffy and white. To drink, it’s clean and fresh – like all good lagers should be.
Cypher Lingo WC IPA
Style: IPA - American
Brewery: Cypher Brewing Co
Location: ACT
ABV: 6.7% ABV
Description:
Brewed with Simcoe, Simcoe Cryo, Krush, Krush Hyperboost.
Hawkers Foreign Influence Pale Ale
Style: Pale Ale - New Zealand
Brewery: Hawkers Beer
Location: VIC
ABV: 5.6% ABV
Description:
Brewed with nothing but 100% New Zealand malts and hops, Foreign Influence is a clean, assertive pale ale that’ll go down easy and keep you coming back for more. Featuring a lineup of Riwaka, Kohatu, and Nectaron hops, prepare to be smacked right in the whiffer with massive citrus, tropical fruit, and stonefruit. Crack a can and enjoy the Kiwi-ness!
Hop Nation Summer Sour - Cucumber & Lime
Style: Sour - Fruited
Brewery: Hop Nation Brewing Co
Location: VIC
ABV: 4% ABV
Description:
Cucumber and lime, together at last in a malt base of Australian White and Pale Pilsner, soured twice for extra tang. We challenge you to find a more refreshing combo for summer! Sensational for Summer!
Urbanaut First Press 11 - Pineapple Hazy IPA
Style: IPA - New England / Hazy
Brewery: Urbanaut Brewing
Location: NZ
ABV: 5.7% ABV
Description:
Dive in! First Press 11 takes us on a smooth and sultry journey to a tropical paradise with an IPA that boasts bright fruit aromatics of fresh pineapple, mango and citrus from the El Dorado and Citra Cryo hops. Drinking soft and pillowy from the oats and wheat in the grain bill, this is a laid-back spring blaster of a beer - enjoy with friends! DRINK FRESH - STAY RAD
Range Day Off IPA
Style: IPA - American
Brewery: Range Brewing
Location: QLD
ABV: 6.8% ABV
Description:
Day Off is a brand new West Coast IPA that we've brewed to help you hold onto the memories of those sweet days off you had over the holidays. We've loaded it up with Nelson Sauvin Cryo, Citra, Simcoe and Rakau, plus a little sprinkle of Riwaka Cryo in the whirlpool. Aromatically this beer is a masterclass of kiwi hop magnificence. Passionfruit and citrus from the Riwaka lead into wafts of white wine and lychee from the Nelson with just a hint of dank. On first sip you'll be met with a firm full palate bitterness, that slowly fades into waves of orange citrus crush, lychee and passionfruit, with a strong underlying piney resin that carries throughout. This is about as bang on as modern West Coast IPA gets for us.
Hawkers Brainwaves IPA
Style: IPA - American
Brewery: Hawkers Beer
Location: VIC
ABV: 7% ABV
Description:
Hopped with nothing but Krush™ (recently known as HBC 586), a new variety that brims with citrus, tropical mango, peach, and berry notes, Brainwaves is a West Coast IPA rolling out the carpet for a showcase of said hop. Stroke of genius? Absolutely.
Southern Highlands Hazy IPA
Style: IPA - New England / Hazy
Brewery: Southern Highlands Brewing Company
Location: NSW
ABV: 5.8% ABV
Description: What better way to celebrate than by launching our brand new Southern Highlands Hazy IPA? Bursting with juicy, tropical flavours and a smooth, hazy finish, it's the perfect brew to toast this special day. Raise your glass and join us in celebrating the love of IPAs!
Cheers to new beginnings and great beers!
Willie The Boatman Little Legend Mid-Pale Ale
Style: Pale Ale - Australian
Brewery: Willie The Boatman
Location: NSW
ABV: 3.5% ABV
Description:
Good things come in small packages like our Little Legend. A Cheeky charmer full of life and confidence, he’s a rare breed who never lets you down and always lifts you up. Truly a good mate to have.
Powder Monkey Bravo Zulu Pilsner
Style: Pilsner - German
Brewery: Powder Monkey Brewing Co
Location: NSW
ABV: 4.4% ABV
Description:
Bravo Zulu is a classic German pilsner produced with Nova lager yeast, the clean fermentation profile gives an effortlessly drinkable, crisp and refreshing lager. Tettnang and Hallertau Blanc hops in the whirlpool lend a slightly fruity and floral hop aroma with subtle notes of white grape and spice.
Sydney Brewery East Coast IPA
Style: IPA - American
Brewery: Sydney Brewery
Location: NSW
ABV: 7% ABV
Description:
Hops: Simcoe, Amarillo, Topaz, Citra With a nod to the fruit-forward IPAs of East Coast USA, this laid-back Aussie brew has aromas of citrus and tropical fruits, with hints of pine. Perfectly capturing our idyllic coastal lifestyle, it’s always getting wave reviews.
Balter Modern Pale Ale Collaboration with Firestone Walker Brewing Company
Style: Collaboration with Firestone Walker Brewing Company
Brewery: Balter Brewing Company
Location: QLD
ABV: 5.8%
Description: The unassumingly-named Modern Pale Ale has the crispness of the Aussie XPA style, yet experiments with plenty of ingredients from outside of Australia: pale malts from Britain, specialty malts from Germany, and hops from America (Loral, Citra, Dynaboost Simcoe, Cryo Mosaic, HBC630) and New Zealand (Motueka). A tropical storm of sweet summer fruits – namely watermelon and pineapple – come together with a splash of deep resin, an almost savoury herbaceousness and a gentle earthy bitterness.