Show Notes

News Items (0:30)

• Boatrocker's New Can Releases
• Molly Rose's new home in Collingwood
• Fermentum's new venture: Forest For The Trees
• Flagged shortfall in Malt
• Great Barrier Beer 2.0
• Stomping Ground Movember Donation
• Garage Project - New Hop Development

Scouting Report (8:36)

• Brendale Brewing Co.
  • 2/62 Kremzow Rd, Brendale, QLD, 4500

What We're Brewing (11:37)

• • ESB
  • Maris Otter, Two-Row, Dark Crystal, Light Crystal, Belgian Biscuit Malt
  • 5.3-5.5%
  • EKG, Fuggles
  • Batch split 4 ways; Staight, Barossa Shiraz Oak Chips, Johnnie Walker Double Black Oak Chips, Raspberry & Cherry (replacing the Tea discussed)

Matilda Bay Redback Original - A Tribute (14:58)

• Firstly a huge thanks to listener Tim who sent these in for us.
  • Redback is a Kristallweizen that is over 30 years old!
  • This beer should be more widely available & respected.
  • AIBA Grand Champion Beer in 1993.
• This merged into quite an interesting wider discussion on Matilda Bay and its history/downfall

What We're Drinking (28:34) * May Day Hills Tasting + Beer Deluxe Event - $30 + 7 Beers with matching canapes - Apple, Yuzu, Sour Amber, Grape, Breakfast, Elderflower, Jam * James Squire The Wreck Preservation + 200 year old yeast reportedly cultured from a ship wreck * Carwyn NYC Cold Freight Showcase + Cold Freighted NEIPA Tasting + Finback, Interboro, Sand City, LIC Beer Project, Equilibrium - Equilibrium Straight Out of the Laboratory * Chur/Behemoth Hop Diggity Dog + Best New World NEIPA that I've ever had! + 100% Citra Hops * Pike's Choc Hazelnut Porter

Desert Island 6-pack (45:34)

• Australian Brewed IPA's.
  • Straight IPA
    • No Red, Black, White, Brown IPA's etc.
  • 4.0-7.5% ABV
  • No Fruit
• There were NO cross overs this month!
• Dylan's individuals;
  • • Modus Operandi Sonic Prayer, Mornington Peninsula IPA, Pirate Life IPA, Mountain Goat The Zymurgist, Bruny Island Cloudy Bay IPA, Kaiju Robohop
• Noz's individuals;
  • • Fixation IPA, Hawkers West Coast IPA, Feral War Hog, Pirate Life Mosaic IPA, Moon Dog Sun Cat, BrewBoys Hoppapotamus
• Honourable Mentions
  • • Noisy Minor ANZUS, Feral Hop Hog, Green Beacon Scrimshaw, Hop Nation The Chop, Big Shed Fresh Hop Californicator, Fixation Obsession, Brewcult Thanks Captain Obvious

Noz's Cellar (1:08:23)

• Rulles La Grande 10 (2013)
  • Their 10th Anniversary beer, which has been rebrewed multiple times
  • Belgian Strong Golden Ale - 10%
  • Bought in Belgium and lovingly cellared since 2015.

So there we have it guys, we may have gone a little over time but (I think at least) it was was areally good episode. As usual flick any questions, comments, suggestions etc. through to gus.norris7@gmail.com and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. In the meantime there will be a few new posts up on the blog in the coming days so stay tuned!

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