The Local Taphouse has announced the line-up for its next Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular.

In what will arguably be Australia’s most unique beer festival, 22 Australian microbreweries have been invited to create a one-off specialty beer just for the occasion.

The 22 Participant Breweries are:

QLD – Burleigh Brewing Co.
NSW – Murrays, 4 Pines, Stone & Wood, Hunter Beer Co, Doctors Orders
WA – Feral, Last Drop, Mash Brewing
VIC – Mountain Goat, Bridge Road, Hargreaves Hill/Red Hill collaboration, Otway Estate, Jamieson, Moondog, Kooinda, Holgate, Thunder Road
SA – Brew Boys and Lobethal Brewing collaboration
ACT – Wig & Pen

Some of the beers include a Belgian Red Ale with cranberries and whiskey-soaked cherries, a Maibock strong lager, an Organic Blueberry Hefeweizen, a Traditional Bitter, a jasmine infused India Pale Ale, a Coconut Brown Ale, a Double Belgian Wheat Ale, an Imperial Mocha Porter, a Kellerbier matured on roasted oak chips, a Belgian Wit Raspberry beer with coriander and sweet orange peel, a strong Scotch Ale (aka Wee Heavy), and a Chocolate Chilli Porter.

The event will take place at both Darlinghurst and St Kilda Taphouses on Saturday February 12th 2011 and continues the Local Taphouses tradition of seasonal ‘SpecTAPulars’ encompassing different beer themes. Past events have included Winter Beers, Anzac Day, Hopping Mad, Moose & Mountie, Star Spangled, Summer Beers and, of course, Oktoberfest.

Date & Time: Saturday February 12th midday until 1am
Location:

The Local Taphouse (Melbourne) – 184 Carlisle Street, East St Kilda, Vic 3183
The Local Taphouse (Sydney) – 120 Flinders Street, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010

More: thelocal.com.au

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