Felons Brewing Co ‘Blueberry Gose’

Brisbane’s new Felons Brewing Co launched its first seasonal batch last week. Brewed with berries from local grower The Crows Nest Farm, Felon’s Blueberry Gose is a bright-pink fruit sour.

Newstead Brewing Co ‘Moreton Bae Gose’

Researchers at the University of the Sunshine Coast have been pioneering the development of seaweed farming in Australia – theworld’s largest and most versatile marine crop – and Newstead have used it in a beer.

Newstead‘s Morten Bae Gose is named of the body of water that stretches up the coast from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast. The beer has been brewed with desalinated water then gently soured via natural, partial pre-mash, and thenresalinated with freshly harvested, cold-steeped Ulva sea lettuce.

Newstead’s Sea Monster Bae is described by the brewery as big on umami, subtly briny, with mineral and marine volatiles.

“Acquiesce in the summer sea breeze, USC gose the extra nautical mile.”

Ballistic Beer Co ‘Simcoe Single Hop IPA’

The next instalment of Ballistic Beer Co‘s Single Hop IPA series is here.

Introducing Simcoe, awest-coast style IPA of “dominant” and “complex” beauty with berry, apricot and herbal aroma. This latest Ballistic release comes in at 6.4% ABV and 60 IBUs, and was brewed withPale, Cara-Hell malt, Simcoe hops andUS-05 yeast.

Simcoe Single Hop IPA will be available at Ballistic Beer Co Salisbury, Ballistic Westend and selected venues and bottleshops from February 21.

Bright Brewery ‘Sweetart Raspberry Sour’

Introducing Bright Brewery‘s latest Brewer’s Choice beer, Sweetart Raspberry Sour. Kettle-soured with friendly Lactobacillus, the addition of raspberry puree in kettle and in maturation has made this Sweetart into a refreshing and well-balanced raspberry sour.

A limited-edition Brewer’s Choice beer, brewed especially for Bright Brewery’s Bright Mash Club members, Sweetart also features a malt bill of Pale Wheat and Acidulated malt with Azacca hops.

Sweetart was launched at the Great Australian Beer Festival Geelong on Feb 16 and isnow available at Bright Brewery and selected outlets.

Otherside Brewing Co ‘Banana Shake IPA’

Otherside Brewing Co‘s latest Experimental Series beer will hit Perth shelves next week on February 25. This Banana Shake IPA has proved a challenge for Otherside brewerRhys Lopez, who said that many brewers told him that it wasn’t going to work.

“Typically a Hefeweizen yeast strain, which brings the banana flavour, doesn’t go well with bitterness, so using this strain in an IPA is difficult to pull off,” Lopez explained.

Despite that, Lopez said that he is happy with how the beer turned out.Banana Shake exhibits banana characters from the yeast, and melon and pineapple from the hops. Lopez thenadded vanilla and lactose to give the beer that milkshake feel.

Beer DeLuxe in Federation Square, Melbourne, is hosting a launch party for the Banana Shake IPA and another yet-to-be-released Otherside beer on March 9.

Moon Dog Craft Brewery ‘Magnificent Mullet Series’

Moon Dog has this week released itsnew Mullet Series.The beer series includes three fruit sours named in honour of three of the best mullets of our time – the Melon DeGeneres, the MacGuava and the Billy Ray Citrus.

Moon Dog brewers have described how they brewed their Mullet series.

“The wort is brewed and then transferred warm to the fermenter and onto a few kilograms of malt in a bag. There is a range of yeasts and bacteria that naturally occur on the surface of the malt, which will then produce lactic acid – providing the acidity needed.

“When the pH is at the right spot, around 3.5, we transfer the sour wort back to the fermenter to boil (which kills all the yeasts and bacteria that soured the beer), add hops and then transfer back to a new, clean fermenter where we pitch normal brewing yeast.”

The beers are now available in Moon Dog’s new 440ml cans.

Modus Operandi Brewing Co ‘Future Factory II’

Modus Operandi has announced the launch of a second Future Factory release, promising that Future Factory II is even bigger this time around. Coming in at 10% ABV, Future Factor II is a hazy, hop-laden, tropical citrus triple IPA.

Modus’ first national limited release of 2019, Future Factory II will be available from today at launch venues includingHeartbreaker Melbourne, The Franklin Hotel Adelaide, The Royal Albert Hotel Sydney, Grain Store Newcastle, Archive Brisbane, The Old Canberra Inn and Modus HQ.

Little Bang Brewing Company ‘Exoplanet’

South Australia’s Little Bange Brewing Company has brewed a super nerdy, new world Pilsner.

“We’ve taken a bright, traditional Pilsner recipe and given it a bunch of new-world hops to chew on. We’ve dedicated this beer to six of the coolest new worlds discovered so far out there in our ridiculous, awe-inspiring universe.”

The 5% ABV Pilsner has been packed in six different can designs, each illustrating a different Exoplanet. This will be the first Little Bang beer to be packaged in the brewery’s new-look design. Exoplanet has been scheduled for releaseon February 26 to coincide withthe Adelaide Fridge showInterstellar Friend Request.

Moon Dog Craft Brewery ‘Tropical Bongo Fury’

Moon Dog’s latest Tropical Bongo Fury Passionfruit, Pineapple NEIPA release has been described by the brewery as a slightly tart NEIPA “with more fruity hits than a rock band”.

“Consisting entirely of Carmen Miranda’s Hat, this NEIPA shines with passionfruit and pineapple as well as the ever-present tropical hops.”

Now available in Melbourne and soon Australia wide, this NEIPA comes in at 6.9% ABV.

BentSpoke Brewing ‘Blazing Saddle’

BentSpoke has brewed a new beer with 23 chillies and heritage grains in celebration of Canberra’s 23rd annual National Multicultural Festival to be held next week on February 15.

The National Multicultural Festival is Australia’s premier celebration of cultural and linguistic diversity.

“Australia is lucky enough to have such a vibrant multicultural heritage, we just wanted to do our part as brewers to showcase it.Rich and I have fond memories of wandering the alleys of tents during the National Multicultural Festival, trying out new food from passionate people who love and are proud of their culture.” – BentSpoke brewer and co-owner Tracy Margrain

Brewed on-premise in Braddon, Blazing Saddle will be available at BentSpoke’s festival stall and brewpub and at King O Malley’s until sold out.

Australian Brewery ‘Pina Colada’

The Australian Brewery is re-releasing its Pina Colada beer for Sydney-siders keen for a trip to a cabana.

The Pina Colada is a 7.2% ABV milkshake NEIPA brewed with real pineapple, coconut andvanilla and lactose.

The Australian Brewery has brewed this beer before with its friends at Bucket Boys. Pina Colada will be available on tap at these Sydney venues: the Australian Brewery, Bucket Boys, Pumphouse, The Prince, Union Hotel Newtown, Noble Hops, Grainstore and Minsky’s.

Bodriggy Brewing Co ‘Speccy Juice’

Bodriggy’s latest Speccy Juice release is a cloudy session IPA with a fresh mandarin, mango and apricot aroma. The beer was originally brewed in collaboration with Melbourne’s iconic Old Bar as a tribute to its pub footy team ‘The Old Bar Unicorns’. The Unicorns call beer Speccy Juice.

“We really liked that and it has kinda stuck.” – Bodriggy’s Peter Walsh

With a big mouthfeel from “heaps” of Centennial, Citra and Ekuanot hops, Speccy Juice has an approachable 3.5% ABV.

Ballistic Beer Co ‘Sleep When You’re Dead’ New England IPA

Ballistic Beer Co‘s Sleep When You’re Dead series has risen again with the re-release of its New England IPA.

“The last batch of this New England IPA sold out very quickly so we thought we would brew it again,” Ballistic Head Brewer Lachy Crothers said.

“We have tweaked the hop bill a little but it’s still the juicy, hopped-filled beer it was last time – if anything, it’s a little juicier with an even smoother, slight bitterness that makes the NEIPA style so popular.”

Available from January 24 in kegs and cans, this beer will be cold shipped to craft beer bars and bottle shops as soon as it’s packaged.

Bad Shepherd Brewing Co ‘DDH Strawberry Milkshake IPA’

Packaged only yesterday, Bad Shepherd‘s latest beer release is a double dry hopped Strawberry Milkshake IPA brewed with flaked oats, apple puree, wheat and 100 kilograms of lactose. Late hopped with Citra and Mosaic in the whirlpool and then dry hoppedduringfermentation with Citra, Barbara Rouge and Huell Melon, this IPA was then dosed with 600-litres of strawberry puree and a pinch of vanilla. The beer was then dry hopped, again.

Available from February 5 in 440ml cans, this Milkshake IPA comes in at 6% ABV.

Holgate Brewhouse ‘600 Above Citrus Saison’

Holgate Brewhouse, located 600 meters above sea level at the foot of Mount Macedon in Central Victoria, is ideal for cool-climate brewing.

Holgate’s 600 Above Citrus Saison is one of its two new-release beers for summer. At6.2% ABV, this Saison was brewed with ruby grapefruits, limes, mandarins and oranges, and hopped with a new German variety called Saphir.

This beer has been brewed as a summer seasonal farmhouse ale.

Holgate Brewhouse ‘The Commissioner’ Grapefruit Sour IPA

Holgate‘s second new-release beer has been brewed to put the Woodend brewery’s brand new production facility through its paces.

The Commissioner IPA is a hoppy, kettle sour brewed with Topaz, Mandarina Bavaria and Wakatu hops and loaded with Australian ruby grapefruit for a citrus kick.

4 Pines ‘Kiwi Brut IPA’

The first 4 Pines Brewing Co Keller Door small-batch release of 2019 is the Kiwi Brut IPA.

“Beached as in the Pacific and slinging choice flavours as big as rugby players, comes this skux deluxe New Zealand taste sensation for a new generation of IPAs. Born deep within the hobbit holes and guarded by Tolkienesque cave trolls, it’s a chilly-bin worthy mean-as Kiwi Brut IPA.”

At 7% ABV, this IPA features 100 per cent New Zealand hops and freshly puréed kiwi fruit. Enzyme additions at the cold side of the brewing process have ensured this beer exhibits that signature ‘brut’ dryness of this, newly popular beer style.

This limited release is available at select bottleshops nationally and at 4 Pines venues.