Writersblock Milk Stout | All Inn Brewing Co
Brisbane’s All Inn Brewing Co has canned its Writersblock Milk Stout, this time with nitro.
It’s a 6.7% abv beer with English hops and lactose, and the team is also planning a new West Coast IPA coming soon.
The All Inn milk stout is available to takeaway or from independent bottle shops.
Guava Lamp and Big Nut Black IPA | BentSpoke Brewing Company
ACT’s BentSpoke Brewing Company has launched Guava Lamp, a 6% abv hazy pale ale.
It’s hopped with El Dorado, Samba, Strata and Galaxy, and according to BentSpoke’s brewers, it’s loaded with guava and tropical fruit characters.
Additionally, and just in time for winter, BentSpoke is also releasing a limited run of its Big Nut Black IPA
The beers are available from select retailers and its Braddon brewpub, as well as on its online store.
Gose Pack | Sea Legs Brewery
Brisbane’s Sea Legs Brewery has brought back its gose packs, a carton of its favourite four packs.
It includes a 4.1% abv dry hopped gose, 4.6% abv blaubeere gose, and the 4.9% abv wassermelone gose.
Only limited stock is available for takeaway from the brewery, or online.
Jimmy Buffet’s Fruity Tuffet Mango Margarita Pale Ale and Saison of the Shark Hibiscus and Szechuan Saison | Moon Dog Craft Brewery
Moon Dog Craft Brewery’s latest brewery-only releases include a pale ale and a saison.
Jimmy Buffet’s Fruity Tuffet Mango Margarita Pale Ale and Saison of the Shark Hibiscus and Szechuan Saison are available in 650ml takeaway bottles from Moon Dog World and Moon Dog Bar Abbotsford drive-throughs.
Mango Sour | Land & Sea Brewery
Sunshine Coast’s Land & Sea Brewery has brought back its Mango Sour.
The beer has been kettle soured and fermented with Queensland mangoes, before being lightly dry hopped.
It’s available online and at the Noosa brewery now.
The Shape of Hops to Come | Akasha Brewing Company
Sydney’s Akasha Brewing Company has launched The Shape of Hops to Come
It started out as a keg-only small batch collaboration beer in late 2019 with Hopheads.
It’s triple dry-hopped with Azacca, El Dorado, and Citra, and is available from most bottle shops in NSW, VIC, and QLD, at the brewery in Five Dock, & online.
From next week it will be available in Newcastle, the Blue Mountains, and ACT.
Cappuccino Milk Stout | Willie the Boatman
Sydney’s Willie the Boatman is doing another run for its Cappuccino Milk Stout.
Added to the 6% abv beer were Tanzanian roasted cacao nibs from Zokoko and vanilla extract.
Pre-orders for the next run out on 3rd June can be made online.
Strawberry Milkshake IPA | Bad Shepherd Brewing Co
Bad Shepherd Brewing Co has launched a Strawberry Milkshake IPA.
As you might expect, lactose and strawberries were added to the 6% abv brew for a creamy mouthfeel, according to Bad Shepherd.
It’s available in cans and cases from the Bad Shepherd online shop and brewpub.
Conductor’s Special Reserve, Chit Outta Luck and new Milk Bar Series | Deeds Brewing
Victoria’s Deeds Brewing has launched a trio of new beers.
First up is Chit Outta Luck, a hazy DIPA at 7.5% abv with Strata and Idaho 7.
Next up is Conductor’s Special Reserve, a smokey Baltic porter. The 9.5% abv beer has additions of lactose, vanilla coffee and natural flavouring, with Warrior hops.
Lastly is a new addition to Deeds’ Milk Bar Series, a Strawberry imperial cream sour with vanilla and lactose, coming in at 7.7% abv
You can find them on the Deeds online store.
FNQ Resilience Lager | Hemingway’s Brewery
Hemingway’s Brewery in Far North Queensland has introduced a new mid-strength lager.
The FNQ Resilience Lager is a limited release which Hemingway’s brewers have said is a response to the growth in popularity of sessionable mid-strength lagers.
The 3.5% ABV lager has already proven popular, said Hemingway’s Brewery CEO Tony Fyfe.
“We’ve been working on a mid-strength lager for some time so it is great that with the launch of FNQ Resilience we can cater directly to our locals with a limited release priced for tough times,” Fyfe said.
FNQ Resilience Lager is now available for pick up/collection from the brewery at Cairns Wharf every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday between 4 and 6pm and on Wednesdays and Fridays from Hemingway’s Port Douglas Brewery from 4-6pm.
Loop the Lupe and Cryo Red Alert | Gage Roads Brewing Co
Western Australia’s Gage Roads Brewing Co has released two new cryo hop releases.
The first, Loop the Lupe, has a hop profile of Idaho 7, Citra and Azacca, which Gage said brings bursts of tangerine, stone fruit and resin. The 6.8% ABV beer has an IBU of 68.
Next up is 6.4% ABV Cryo Red Alert under Gage’s Atomic Beer Project brand. Atomic head brewer Nick Ivey said they minimised the use of crystal malt and 100 per cent Cryo hops in the dry hop.
Both are available nationally for a limited time only.
Mayday Hills Hoppy Sour | Bridge Road Brewers
A new release, Bridge Road Brewers’ Mayday Hills Hoppy Sour is a sessionable 3.8% ABV farmhouse ale, fermented in its American Oak Foeder, dry hopped with Galaxy and Vic Secret.
Available at local bottleshops and the Bridge Road online store.
In the Crumble the Mighty Crumble | Moon Dog Craft Brewery
Moon Dog Craft Brewery has released a couple of dessert-inspired beers.
In the Crumble the Mighty Crumble berry edition, a dessert sour a strong mixed berry flavour, and The Pav is Ours Pavlova Pale Ale are available now.
The latter is available at Dan Murphy’s and BWS for a limited time only, with stock available from drive throughs next week.
The former is available Australia-wide today from local bottle shops, of Moon Dog’s Preston or Abbotsford drive-throughs or via the online shop.
In addition, Conga Lines Sour Fruit Ice Cream Imperial IPA and David Boysenbowie Boysenberry Sour Ale are available now in 650ml take-home bottles from Moon Dog World and Moon Dog Bar Abbotsford brewery drive-throughs or via local delivery.
Hazy 04 | Modus Operandi Brewing Co
Modus Operandi Brewing Co’s latest Hazy is a heavy weight at 10% ABV.
For the Hazy 04 Modus triple dry hopped and is available to preorder now.
Castaway IPA | Sea Legs Brewing
Brisbane’s Sea Legs Brewing has launched its Castaway IPA, a 6.1% ABV brew.
It’s a double dry-hopped IPA in the West Coast style. Sea Legs’ brewers said it is an easy drinking beer with tropical stone fruit and citrus aromas complimented with bitterness.
It’s available on tap at the brewpub, which is also open for dining in (COVID-19 restrictions apply) and bookings are required – venue@sealegsbrewing.com.au. Takeaway growler fills are also available.
Sleep When You’re Dead Red IIPA | Ballistic Beer
Brisbane’s Ballistic Beer has released the newest addition to its Sleep When You’re Dead series.
Available for 8 weeks only, the Red IIPA has an all-American hop bill of Citra, Simcoe, Chinook and Columbus.
The 8.4% ABV beer is also available at Ballistic Beer Co Salisbury and Ballistic Springfield. A full stockist list can be found here.
Jungle Juice | Dainton Beer
Melbourne’s Dainton Beer has added its Jungle Juice Hazy IPA, and announced on Facebook that it would be returning its 10% ABV Black Forest Russian imperial stout for a limited time only.
Guava Sweetart Sour Ale and Black Diamond Black IPA | Bright Brewery
Victoria’s Bright Brewery has launched two new beers – a light and a dark.
Guava Sweetart Sour Ale is the fifth release in its Sweetart Sour collection, brewers with guava puree and coming in at 4.3% ABV.
Next up is the 6% ABV Black Diamond Black IPA, a homage to the most challenging ski runs in the Alpine region.
Pre-sale is open online for both beers and limited release beers are being shipped as of this Thursday (21st May).
Tiramibru, Tom Collins Sout and The S’mores Man | Wolf of the Willows
Wolf of the Willows has brought out a trio of beers, inspired by its GABS favourites.
Two collaboration beers, Tiramibru and Tom Collins Sour, as well as a new beer, The S’mores Man.
At 6.2% ABV The S’mores Man has biscuity malts with real toasted marshmallows, vanilla bean and organic cacao from Essential Wholefoods in a nitro Amber Ale.
It’s also brought back its Patient Wolf Gin Distillery collaboration Tom Collins Sour Ale, inspired by the classic gin cocktail. It was kettle soured with lactobacillus and fermented with Wolf of the Willows’ unique yeast strain.
Pre-orders can be made now and all three beers are available for delivery from May 28th. Email orders@wolfofthewillows.com.au
Mandarin Gose | Burnley Brewing
Burnley Brewing’s Mandarin Gose is in cans, its latest release available for a limited time only. Available from bottle shops and Burnley’s online store.
This week it also announced that its Hazy Juice Session Ale is back at Burnley’s bottle shop.
Bunker Buster | Balter
This week, the Gold Coast’s Balter Brewing released its Bunker Buster. It was initially made to go in kegs, said Balter, but it was turned into a canned release when venues closed.
The Bunker Buster release is the result of an experimental batch of beers, for which brewer Scott Hargrave took inspiration from three different styles of beer.
“We had a lot of success with the Hazy beers last year and went, hang on, what if we take that Hazy template and go back in abv?” explained Hargrave.
“When I changed the gravity of the beer, you didn’t just have Hazy with 30% less alcohol. It changes that whole character and mouthfeel. I maintained the bitterness of a San Diego Pale Ale and added a dry brut IPA finish.”
The 4.5% abv Bunker Buster is a combination of a San Diego pale ale, part hazy and part dry brut. US hops deliver lime, passionfruit and hints of coconut, while rolled wheat adds a creamy base, said Balter.
Bunker Buster is available for takeaways at venues all around Australia from Wednesday May 13th. Find your stockist at Balter.com/beer-locator
Sabbath Pastry Stout | Otherside Brewing Co
WA’s Otherside Brewing Co has featured artist Madeleine Beech on its Sabbath Pastry Stout for its latest Creative Release.
Beech’s work Metamorphosis will feature on the can, as part of the Tapped By Otherside initiative, which features four local artists on cans of beer for three months, as well as a $1,000 grant and a three-month artist residency at Freo.Social.
Sabbath, a dessert stout that sits at 6.6% abv, is brewed with local coffee from Little Owl Coffee Roasters.
“We also added and vanilla beans and lactose post ferment that ensure this beer is well balanced between sweet flavours and gentle bitterness,” said Otherside head brewer Rhys Lopez.
Sabbath is available online at www.othersidebrewing.com.au and in selected retail stores from 11th May 2020.
FALL and Quick Fix | Fixation Brewing Co
Melbourne’s Fixation Brewing Co has released two new beers as part of its Incubator Limited Release series.
FALL is an oat cream IPA with additions of Mosaic Sabro and Amarillo hops.
The 6.5% abv beer has notes of coconut and pineapple, with Golden Promise, Rolled Oats and Wheat Malt.
Second up and released last week was Quick Fix, fermented hot at 35 degrees Celsius with Kviek yeast, Fixation describe the beer as a “juice haze bomb” with pineapple and agave notes.
Sabro, Falconers Flight and Mandarina Bavaria hops were added, along with Maris Otter, Vienna, Wey Caramunich 2, Caraaroma malt.
Coming in at 5.9% abv, Quick Fix along with FALL are available online until sold out. Delivery is available in greater Victoria, and cases only nationally. Same day delivery within 10kms if ordered before 3pm.
Tro-pi-local | Modus Operandi Brewing Co
Initially brewed as a summer keg-only release, Modus Operandi Brewing’s XPA Tro-pi-local has a sweet pineapple and passionfruit aroma, said the brewers.
It launched nationwide on 8th May.
The 4.2% abv beer is available in 375ml cans and on tap at the venue which is reopening today (Friday 15th May). Order here.
Zeus Gold | Helios Brewing
Helios Brewing’s Zeus Gold is back in stock at the drive-through, as well as new cans of Red IPA.
They’re limited editions and only available at the drive through. Check the Helios Facebook page for more details.
X5 FRUITS X1 BEER | Burnley Brewing
Melbourne’s Burnley Brewing has launched its latest tinnie, a X5 Fruits X1 Beer.
The Berliner Weisse contains passionfruit, strawberry, blackberry, blueberry and raspberry.
The 4.5% abv beer is available with limited stock at Burnley’s online store and Richmond bottle shop.
Shirazzaweiss | Beerfarm
Beerfarm are celebrating the wrap up of the Shiraz season with their annual Shirazzaweiss.
This year’s Shirazzaweiss was filled with over 1.5 tonnes of Shiraz grapes from Dawson Creek Vineyard in Yallingup, thanks to our Beerfarm collaborators LS Merchants.
“Every year we make this brew, we are always looking at ways to improve it by trying something new, while still maintaining the heart of what the Shrazza is,” said Beer Farmer, Josh Thomas.
“We wanted to justify the grape and show what it’s capable of in a beery form, so we added almost twice as much Shiraz grapes as previous years, which bumps it up to 6% abv and bolsters those brilliant raspberry and blackcurrant flavours.”
It’s the fourth year that Beerfarm have brewed it, this time with Magnum and Melba hops, and Pale, Wheat Malt, Caramel Pils and Rolled Barley, and the third year it’s made it into the can.
Peanut Butter Porter | Bad Shepherd
Victoria’s Bad Shepherd has brought back its Peanut Butter Porter, inspired by a peanut butter fudge ball treat partially dipped in chocolate called Buckseye Candy, said the brewers.
The 6.4% abv beer is brewed with chocolate malt chocolate wheat and hazelnuts, and Bad Shepherd said it is creamy and full bodied (does not contain peanuts though) .
Available in 355ml cans and 4 packs. Keep your eyes peeled as it’s already sold out once.
Bad Shepherd have also launched a competition as part of the launch. If customers find a Golden Lid on a Peanut Butter Porter 355ml cans, they can win a Golden Fleece membership worth over $300. Find out more.
Albury Black IPA | Billson’s Brewery
Beechworth’s Billson’s Brewery has taken inspiration from Billson’s Albury Brewing and Malting Co, which was awarded first price for their IPA at the 1889 Melbourne International Exhibition.
130 years later it has reimagined the beer into a 4.3% abv beer with three different hop additions. Billson’s Black IPA is made with four grains and was double dry hopped to become a sessionable black IPA.
All Together Beer | Brick Lane Brewing Co
Brick Lane Brewing is releasing its Hazy IPA as part of the All Together collaboration.
The initiative is led by New York brewery Other Half Brewing Company, which got 700 breweries worldwide involved.
Brick Lane partnered with Carwyn Cellars and Maha Go for the project, and will see the restaurant deliver specially prepared meals to people in hospitality having a tough time right now.
Brick Lane’s Hazy IPA will be available from Friday 15th May and pre-orders can be made now via the website.
Hazy 03 | Modus Operandi Brewing
Hundreds of kilogrammes of pure mango has gone into Modus Operandi Brewing’s Hazy 03.
The 7% beer is triple dry hopped with El Dorado and Mosaic.
Hazy 03 has rolled out nationally and is available online now.
Midnight Barley Cowboy | Wayward Brewing
Wayward Brewing Co has relaunched its Midnight Barley Cowboy Hopped Porter Nitro.
It was released last in May 2019, and tinnies are available again.
Written in the Stars | Aether Brewing
8.8% abv Written in the Stars from Brisbane’s Aether Brewing is a sour boysenberry double IPA.
It’s making its return as part of Aether’s Fresh AF Fridays and to celebrate the birth of founder David Ward’s first baby, having originally been brewed to celebrate the launch of the brewery’s Northgate site.
Aether’s brewers said it’s a complex and intense beer, triple hopped with acidic boysenberry up front.
It’s available for pickup, local delivery and shipping across Australia from Friday 8th May.
Wolf Pup | Wolf of the Willows
Wolf of the Willows has launched Wolf Pup, an Australian pale Ale.
This 4.0% crisp pale ale is light on the malt and a little hazy, said Wolf of the Willows’ brewers.
It’s launching this week and orders can be made by emailing orders@wolfofthewillows.com.au
Survivor Type and Peanut Butter Imperial Stout | Deeds Brewing
Melbourne’s Deeds Brewing, fresh off the success of getting its taproom in Glen Iris passed through the local council, has launched two new beers.
Survivor Type is a hazy triple IPA, coming in at a hefty 10.5% abv. It’s dry hopped with Galaxy and Motueka, and uses Flaked Wheat, Malted Wheat, and Oat Malt for a thick, creamy haze, said Deeds.
Next up is a Peanut Butter Imperial Stout, an 8.5% abv beer with lactose and peanut butter, and Warrior hops.
It’s available from Monday. Check out the Deeds Brewing online store.
“Mandy Muck” Choc-Mandarin Midstrength Stout & “Block Party” Guava & Lime Gose | Bodriggy Brewing Co
Bodriggy Brewing’s Mandy Muck choco-mandarin midstrength stout is the 3.2% abv little sister of the brewery’s Mucka Muck Toasted Coconut Imperial Stout.
The original beer is a 8% abv venue-only release, but Mandy Muck will be around for a bit longer, said Bodriggy.
It’s a mid-strength stout with freshly roasted Peruvian cocoa nibs from Birdsnake Chocolate, lactose, and 200litres of mandarin juice.
Block Party is a guava, lime & pink salt gose brewed in a collaboration with nextdoor neighbour bottle shop Blackhearts & Sparrows for the beer.
The 3% abv sour has a light infusion of guava and lime, say Bodriggy’s brewers, with three kilogrammes of pink Himalayan Salt.
Saison Au Poivre | Sea Legs Brewing
Brisbane’s Sea Legs Brewing has introduced its Saison A Poivre, a hefty 8.6% abv Belgian-style ale brewed with black peppercorns and lactose.
It’s available as a limited release in 440ml cans to pre-order, and the team are canning and shipping from today.
The Sea Legs Saison will also be available from the brewery’s Kangaroo Point taproom from 2pm today (1st May).
Easy Duz It | Two Birds Brewing
Eazy Duz It is Two Birds Brewing’s hop harvest 2020 session IPA.
Coming in at 4% abv, it’s made with Ella and Enigma hops straight from Tasmania.
It’s available in Victoria from today (1st March) and a number of other states by the end of next week. Find out where you can get Two Birds’ latest release here.
Creature of the Night | Aether Brewing
Brisbane’s Aether Brewing is bringing back Creature of the Night, a peanut butter stout, in cans.
It’s the latest Fresh AF Friday release from Aether, and is available from today (1st May) from 3pm at the taproom (which is open for takeaways) and online.
The 7% abv beer has flavours of peanut butter, caramel and chocolate, said Aether, but customers need not feel for the 23 IBU beer is lactose free and vegan friendly.
Range | Braeside Brewing
Melbourne’s Braeside Brewing, which opened in the suburb of Mordialloc last year, has turned bottle shop and moved all its range into cans.
The trend which has seen canners rushed off their feet has enabled Braeside to bring its range including Archers Son, Epsom Stout and Tropical Ale to customers, and is still selling its kegged beer in growler format, which co-founder Rame Abdallah says is keeping their heads above water, even if packaged beer doesn’t have quite the same margins as the taps.
“We can’t throw our hands in the air and give up,” he told Brews News.
“And our customers created this demand for our beers, they’ve come and asked if they can get six packs of their favourites. This is really one of the best areas for locals, they’ve really supported us.”
But Braeside isn’t only selling its own beers, having turned its now-closed taproom into a bottleshop to help sell beers from other Melbourne breweries including Wolf of Willows, Burnley Brewing and Two Bays Brewing.
“We’re also selling their beers to help locals and try and support everyone we can,” Rame said.
Sabro IPA | Akasha Brewing
Sydney brewery Akasha Brewing’s super limited release Sabro IPA is available online and for takeaways from today.
Sabro hops, the product of a 20-year breeding programme using Neomexicanus hops, gives it a unique flavour, said Akasha.
The 7.2% abv beer has notes of tangerine, coconut, tropical and stone fruits, and even subtle mint, cream, and cedar, explained Akasha’s brewers.
