Burleigh Brewing Chocolate Schwarzbier

Burleigh Brewing has released a new German black lager. Available in keg at the taproom only, this latest brew tastes of pronounced chocolate and comes in at 4.4% ABV.

Burleigh Brewing Velvet Glove IPA

Burleigh Brewing has also released a new IPA to add to its selection. Now available at select venues in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast, Burleigh’s Velvet Glove IPA has been described by the brewery as a beer of firm bitterness with balanced characteristics of caramel malt and mandarin with mango and stone fruit aromas.

Velvet Glove comes in at 6.5% with 60 IBU.

Colonial Brewing Co Sheedy Kolsch Ale

Port Melbourne’s Colonial Brewing Co has released its latest AFL tribute beer. This time the brewery is celebrating “the legend” Kevin Sheedy with its Sheedy Kolsch Ale.

Sheedy Ale is now available at select bottleshops and venues in Victoria.

Two Birds Double Sunset

Back for a third time is Two Birds Brewing Double Sunset Red Ale.

At 7.3% abv, Double Sunset is a bolder, higher alcohol version of the brewery’s “beloved” red ale Sunset. Having turned up the malt to 10 and doubled the Citra, Galaxy and Cascade hops in the kettle and dry-hop, Double Sunset has been described by the brewery as a luscious brew with rich, toffee malt and grapefruit hop notes.

Launching today at Two Birds’ Spotswood brewery, Double Sunset will be available elsewhere from Monday in keg and 500ml bottles.

Two Birds Brewing Galaxy Hop Harvest

For Hop Harvest 2019, Two Birds Brewing has brewed a “straight-forward” pale ale to show off the Galaxy hop in all its glory. The Spotswood brewery has described this release as a beer with confident bitterness, balanced with a healthy hit of citrus and passionfruit.

Hop Harvest 2019 is now available in keg-only and comes in at 5.3% ABV.

Felons Brewing Co Natural Ale

Brisbane’s Felons Brewing Co has released a new core-range beer called Natural Ale. Available on tap and in cans from today, Natural Ale is an “easy, breezy summer-of-Brisbane-in-a-can type beer” with passionfruit and mango characters.

Natural Ale is brewed with malt and wheat, it’s unfiltered, unpasteurised and has no added preservatives. Natural Ale comes in at 4.4% ABV, 16 IBU and 5 EBC with a slight haze.

Bright Brewery Hop Harvest Ale

Bright Brewery‘s Hop Harvest Ale is brewed with freshly-picked experimental hop 016. At 6.3% ABV, Hop Harvest Ale 2019 “packs a whole lotta punch” with citrus and tropical fruit notes and a malty backbone.

Hop Harvest Ale 2019 is now available on tap and at selected retailers with bottles to come shortly.

Bright Brewery Barleywine

Appropriately released in time for Easter this weekend, Bright Brewery has ducked down into its cellar to retrieve its 2018 English Barleywine, which has been ageing for the past 12 months.

With an ABV of 14.4%, Barleywine has been aged to allow for those rich, malty flavours to mellow into a sweet, warming brew with flavours of dried fruit and toffee.

Barleywine is only available on tap and at select retailers.

Hopsters Co-operative Brewery ‘IPA’

Hopsters has announced the release of its second beer, with the launch of its IPA. The brewery has described this classic IPA as big on pine and citrus hops with a lingering bitterness that’s balanced by a mild malt body.

Hopsters is calling for members and customers to pre-order now so it can plan for demand, manage the cash flow for production and ensure that the beer is delivered as fresh as possible.

Orders will be fulfilled on a first in, first serve basis. If the campaign batch is oversubscribed and Hopsters cannot fulfil your order no charge will be levied.

Gage Roads ‘Alby’ Can Release

Western Australian brewery Gage Roads has released its flagship WA beer Alby in cans. Both the Alby Draught and Alby Crisp will be available in cans, released in a custom double-stacked, 24-can loose pack box. The carton packaging is said to make it easier to stock fridges and eskies while cutting down on waste.

Good Drinks’ Miles Hull said that Alby cans perfectly match WA’s outdoor lifestyle.

“Alby cans and outdoor events go hand in hand. Cans are lighter, cool down faster and are easier to dispose of when you’re done,” Hull said.

“Beer in cans is experiencing strong growth, with Australian sales increasing more than 130 per cent in 2018.”

Wolf of the Willows ‘Jalisco Sour’

In preparation for the 2019 GABS Festival, Wolf of the Willows has partnered with Tequila Tromba to brew a sour beer inspired by the Jalisco region of Mexico where Tromba is based. Agave has been combined with chargrilled pineapples and a pinch of Mexican spice, and then kettle soured to create this ‘Agave Sour’.

Wolf of the Willows recommends it be served with a salted rim, some spice and a wedge of lime.

This 4.2% ABV sour will be available in 355ml cans and a limited amount of 50-litre kegs. Pre-order here.

Modus Operandi ‘Born to Rum Porter’

First poured at Good Beer Week’s Gala Showcase, Modus Operandi‘s Born to Rum Porter will be available nation-wide just in time for Easter.

The brewery has described its latest release as a deep, rich porter with toasted coconuts, lactose and chocolate. Since moving the core range to 375mL cans, the ‘Limited Release’ program will continue to be packaged in 500mL cans.

Otherside Brewing Co ‘Imperial Harvest’

Otherside Brewing Co.’s latest ‘Experimental Series’ release puts a fresh spin on one of the Western Australian brewery’s staples.

The Imperial Harvest is a bigger version of the Harvest Red Ale with more malt, hops and a higher ABV. The brewery has described the Imperial Harvest as big on bitterness and tropical hop aromas with a subtle, sweet malt backbone.

Otherside head brewer Rhys Lopez said this latest release stemmed from a homebrew brew style he often made prior to his professional brewing
career.

“Homebrewers always want to make something stronger, so this was me pushing it a little bit while still making something very drinkable,” Lopez said.

The Imperial Harvest is now available.

Nail Brewing ‘NBT #1 Pale Ale’

Western Australia’s Nail Brewing is today launching the first beer from its latest series, the Nail Brewing Test Pale Ale Batch Series.

NBT #1 has been brewed with Cashmere hops from North America giving off citrus, melon and a herbaceous bouquet.

The NBT Pale Ale Series will continue through the year. Each new world pale ale will feature a different hop and malt bill, so be sure to check the bottom of the can for additional information.

The NBT Pale Ale Series celebrates Nail Brewing’s first lot of test batches in 1998.

Newstead Brewing Co ‘Transducer’ Sparkling Ale

Brisbane’s Newstead Brewing Co has partnered with the Brisbane Powerhouse to brew its latest beer the Transducer.

In its heyday, Brisbane Powerhouse, on the New Farm reach of the Brisbane River, powered the tram network that crisscrossed Brisbane between 1885 and 1969.

A transducer is a device that transforms one form of energy into another.

This sparkling ale is Newstead’s “hat tip” to the now iconic arts venue and also to a special chapter of Brisbane’s history.

‘’At Newstead Brewing Co. we like to champion where we come from and this opportunity to partner with Brisbane Powerhouse to support the arts scene is a great fit,’’ Newstead Brewing Co. brand manager Darren Magin said.

The 4.9% ABV beer, which won a silver medal at the recent Royal Queensland Food & Wine Show awards, is described as a classic Aussie sparkling ale brewed with tropical hops, a delicate yeast and a pale malt base.

The Transducer is now available at select retailers throughout south-east Queensland.

Stomping Ground ‘Laughing Matter’ Super Pale Ale

Melbourne’s Stomping Ground has partnered with BOB Bar, a pop-up bar running for the duration of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, to brew what it calls the Laughing Matter Super Pale Ale.

Laughing Matter was conceived by Triple J alumni Alex Dyson and Kyran Wheatley with Stomping Ground only too happy to support them in their new venture.

At 4.5% ABV, this Super Pale features three ‘laughing’ characters and asks the patrons which one they are – The Howler, The Cackler or The Snorter.

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Finally the perfect season

La Sirène Brewing unveil their third can in the range, Farmhouse-Style SEASON ALE.

This straw-coloured easy drinking Farmhouse Ale weighs in at a very balanced 4.0% ABV and has been fermented with the signature La Sirène house yeast to deliver the house flavour profile before being liberally dry-hopped with southern hemisphere hops to give it a fresh limey vibe.

Chief Artisan & Co-founder Costa Nikias says: ‘‘The Season Ale was initially made solely for kegs at the end of 2018 and was designed simply to quench the thirsts of our brewery workers; being modern day saisonnières… We couldn’t help but wonder how amazingly refreshing this beer would be in tinnies as the ultimate provision format and so we decided to can it for all.’’

‘‘Here at La Sirène Brewing we tend to naturally gravitate towards creating artisan ales with a layered complexity so creating a paired back version of our classic Farmhouse Ales was no easy task to begin with and many revisions later, we kept stripping back the complexity to reveal a refreshing simplicity that speaks of place and every season.’’

For more details on the Season Ale please visit here.

For stockist queries contact info@lasirene.com.au.

Available across Australia.