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    Preview of BE 1B s Ur cra & brewer Sa From tanks to taps - all you need to know ET. PASE eran a PLUS! LOWER ALCOHOL BEERS im 11 HOMEBREW RECIPES TO TRY | CANBERRA BREWERIES | Great beer begins with the best ingredients. Start with Bintani. Look what we can offer. Ss FERVENTS — guugons MALT. = Premium hed Uns acing Austria lrgest brewing yeast quality matter ‘master on 9 af, ih OBE RIESS sestPharz yenihabnee ae Southen Hemispheres Quality Gemanbrewing lgest hop gronerfor North Amer ending rmaltsinee 1796. -aromaardalpha supple speci mats Staines teelKeos_Tefinesthos rom Hop Factors & Nadein Germany’ North America errant since 1955 Bintani is a proudly Australian company, offering you the finest quality malt, hops and yeast, in addition to a full range of brewing process aids and ingredients from some of the world’s leading companies. We also stock Australia's most complete range of malt extracts and gluten-free syrups as well as customized natural flavours. If you're looking to brew beer of the highest quality, look to Bintani as your one-stop brewing supplies partner. Ratan Casa Ch resented nearer tsc cr aa aerate Se oe eee Cec Cee et ear Carat ay eerie em Perea eaten Pau) Winter Issue ving jus) recovered from Melbourne Good Beer Week, the Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA) and the GABS Beer, Cider & Food Fest Melbourne and Sydney, I'm reminded yet again how awesome the craft beer industry is and how intersting people ate who bind it together. The AIBA were great chance to catch up with everyone and it was fantastic to see some ofthe industry's favourites get a win. Some ofthe major winners included Stone & Wood Brewing Co, (NSW) for Champion Large Australian Brewer, Two Birds Brewing (VIC) for Champion Median Austealian Brewer and new wonder~kids Pirate Life Brewing (SA) for champion Small Australian Brewer. While Steve ‘Hendo' Henderson from ‘BrewCult took home the inaugural Australian Gypsy Brewer ard, For full recap con the winners, turn to page 9. As thisis the Winter Issue we thought it was fitting to look at dark and brown aes for our style notes section (pga). Here Jeremy Sambrooks investigates this often underappreciated style. We also get the brewers give us the lowdown on their dark and brown beers and what foods to atch with them (p20). Speaking of beer and food, check cot our feature on how to match beer and food like a peo, complete with a delicious recipe to try at home (pe34), Wealso take an in-depth lookat brewing equipment to find ou the latest technology and identify some tends in what brewers ace buying for thei breweries (p22). ‘As always, kep your feedback Aowing (ashlee @intermedia.com au) This is your beer mag, so make it ho soi brown wis bong? work fr you! a me d =a Find us on... 0 © 0 er 2016 3 inside... Winter 2016 “On6 OF 1h Dest | HS aboul tne 14 Style Notes - DéGr IS That It Fills Dark & Brown Ales Intoday's world of craft beer Tne brewer WIT 45 Letters 0 DGQUIIFUI DisculTY 46 Ot ocronsoorane ‘MU OFOMO, $0 i" nt aways Know when WO'TG DIGWind d “pee brown” rinkers who go crazy for sours, 0 including the letters IPA ~ dark and brown ales are often overlooked. Jeremy Sambrooks reports on the jst important 34° Beer & Food Matching Want to know how to pair beer and food tke a pro? We tell ou how te a Began ripe! PA Hatt Bebe Internationa beer judge, an Hamebreves tect edor Je Kingham takes a look at the Brandish lighter’ end of the beer market homebrew legend Randy Mosher 62 Travel - Canberra With two new brewers hitting the Canberra beer scene within the 54° Australian National Homebrewing Conference Homebrewer editor Chris Thomas post year and al, we look at this burgeoning craft beer haven 66 Entertaining - Food We head to America's Deep South for three mout Jambalaya, Sou with Green Toms Pecan Pe / | | 40 Lover Alcohol Beer | 52 Rady Moser ring Perna rer | | | 4 wwweerandbrenercom Pees 3 Editor's Letter 6 TheBrew Whats happening and things to de 9 News The latest in Aus/NZ beer industry 12 New Venues 13 Bits & Bobs 70 Tasting Notes Stouts, imperial stout, porters clders and new releases 78 Directory 82 APint With... Beer industry legend, Chuck Hahn Winter 2016 5: veo lub Brewing Co isa club fora limited number of members who pay 33 per month to have acces o exclusive brews, allof which are collaboratively developed with leading local and international brewers. “These beers ae exclusive,” said Chris Thomas, brewer, head ‘of ecipe development and Homebrewer editor. “They will not be availabe in bottle shops or pubs. They willbe delivered to our members.” ach pack of 24 beers wil feature three brews, two that are collaborations with international breweries and one that isa collaboration with local brewery. There will be eight 330m! bottles ‘ofeach beer the packs. A new pack will be distributed to Club members every three months, giving them time to enjoy the pack Defore the next one artves with three new and exclusive brews, Breweries from the UK, US, Denmark and New Zealand have already shown enthusiasm forthe concept and will be featured in the firs three packs. “I's exciting that we've already had interest from some world «lass breweries like Stone, Fuller's and Beer Here,” Thomas sai ‘The first brew will take place in October, when Mitch Steele from Stone Brewing (USA) isin Australia "I can't give too much away yet, except to say that it willbe heavily influenced by Stone’s love affair with hops,” Thomas added, “We're also rally ooking forward to working with some awesome local breweries. Our first three packs wil include collaborations with Moon Dog, Prickly Moses and anather brewery, yet to be revealed ‘As for where these collaborative brews willbe crafted, it depends on the brewery in question “Brewers in Victoria who we have talked to are keen to brew on their own system, which means that we will go there on brew days,” explained Thomas, “With international breweries we wll eypsy brew in Melbourne. Where we can we will actively work together on 6 wwwbeerandbrewercom Cant) BREWING Co. ‘brew day, With international brewers we will aim to coincide our collaborative brews with visits feom other brewers, as we have done with Mitch Steele from Stone. Heil here fora conference in October and we will brew the collaboration with him then, ‘At times, breweries will send their brewer over hereto collaboratively brew, as is happening with Lakeman from New Zealand, At other times, we will collaborate extensively onthe recipe ‘but will not be able to physically brew together. This will be the case with some breweries from the other side ofthe world like Fuller's and Beer Here.” ‘As with many brewing concept, the idea for Club was developed ‘vera few beers between Chris Thomas and his good friends Daniel Ryan and Pete Thomas ‘We started by contacting international breweries to test the idea and the responses have been really postive,” Thomas said. “We're ‘now working with loca breweries and also looking to build our :membership base as we approach our fest brew with Mitch Steele from Stone Brewing in October. We wil aim forthe fist pack to be delivered to members in January, and then every three months thereafter.” _Due to eight, initially the memberships will only be available in Victoria, New South Wales, ACT and South Australia, “This is so that we can guarantee the quality ofthe beer Delivering to Western Australia or Queensland means more time in transport and less control over temperature in storage, which could compromise the quality of the final product,” explained Thomas “We will also need to consider the freight costs getting to Tasmania, This said, if theres significant support for memberships from one of these states, we will look into how we can cater.” For more information on how fo get involved in Club Brewing Co., 0 to ww clubbrewing.com. HE GRAIN OF pede ee ee eee an ry Panera cual ea ee bee En Hees Bei eee toe Pe eu Ne pero Cee keer oni apn ered ee eee | Mae NEA se ae Pea ewst Som ee wa BEING ABLE T0 Rha aay BOTTLES YOU Ng Want to make your brand stand out from the crowd? Contact Uniquepak, ANZ's ‘premiere importer of competitively-priced high- quality beer bottles! here Uniquepak bottle to give you that point of difference! Tian] precy See Tuer) 8 www.beerandbrewercom Things to do this season (1) 2016 SYDNEY ROYAL BEER & CIDER SHOW Entries ope: 10 June-22 July, 2016, Judeing: 20 September, 2016 2016 Beer & Cider Awards night: 23 September, 2016 The 2016 Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Show dates have been announced. Entries apen 10 June and run nti 22 July, with judging held on 20 September. Although the judging {is closed tothe publi, beer enthusiasts are invited to attend the awards night on 23 September, with tickets $70 per person ($60 for BAS members). Guests can join the celebrations as eesults are announced and taste medal winning beers and ciders ‘The Show wil highlight Australian draught and bottled beers aswell as ciers and perys. The classes judged include; Golden Lagers, Dark Lagers,Pale and Golden Ales, Amber and Dark Ales, Stouts and Porters, Wheat Beers, Strong Beers, Reduced Alcohol Beer, Cider, Perry and Speciality Beer. This year's Show is expected to have some fierce competition when judging takes place atthe Sydney Showground. Last year sawa record number of competition entries with, the judges awarding 5 gold, 55 silver and 73, bronze medals. Incredibly, Sydney Brewery ‘took home both the Champion Draught Beet and Champion cider awards last yea inall my years in the industry and judging, Ihave never seen a small producer {deliver two Championship products in the draft and cider classes at one event. Sydney ‘Brewery’sLovedale Lager and Sydney Cider are exceptional brews and I encourage all enthusiasts to get out and support them,” sald char of judges and Australian Brewery head brewer, Neal Cameron, “The quality at this year’s Show was the highest we've seen, however it's no surprise when entries have climbed aver three-fold since inception in 2007 and we award 5 gold ‘medals, the most we've ever seen.” For more information, goto -sydneyroyal.com.a/beercider. (2) THE AUSTRALIAN DRINKS FESTIVAL Melbourne: 16-17 July, 2016 ‘The Australian Drinks Festival formerly called Top Shelf returns tothe Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne in July The festival combines pop-up ars, cocktails and free sampling of premium beers, wines and spirit, In addition, there's great food and entertainment; brewers, distillers, ‘winemakers and some ofthe best bartenders inthe country. Pls guest speakers will bring ‘the word of fin liquor to life with around 40 free demonstrations and seminars, For more information, goto australiandrinksfestival.com.au, (3) AUSTRALIAN CRAFT BREWERS CONFERENCE AND CRAFT BEER AWARDS: Judging: 17 uty, 2016 Conference: 20-2 July, 2016 (raft Boor Awards: 21 Joly, 2016 For the first time, the Craft Beer Industry Association (CBIA) is combining the ‘Australian Craft Brewers Conferenceand eat Beer Awards into one big week and taking iton the road. Brisbane will play host, with judging for the 2016 Craft Beer Awards kicking off om 17 July. The Australian Craft Brewers Conference (ACBC) and Trade Expo, will run 20-21 July atthe Royal International Convention Centre, Bowen Hills, The Trade Expo will return bigger and better than ever, with mote than 50 exhibitors on hand. The ‘week will clminate withthe presentation ceremony forthe 2016 Craft Beer Awards, ‘which willbe held at Lightspace in Fortitude Valley. For more information, goto australiancraftheet.org au. 2016 AIBA WINNERS Cage Roads Brewing ‘company’s Little Dove Graugh) has taken out (Champion Australian Beer at the 2016 ‘Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA), Little Dove also won Gold inthe Best New World Style Pale Ale class and vas crowned champion national brew fom, almost 800 entries, not bad fora beer that had only been produced for six weeks before entering the AIBA, “Little Dove isa beer that involved all ou brewers coming together over theee days and tuyinga numberof approaches and recipes in the search fora beer that had something special and, importantly, was something weal liked,” said Gage Roads COO Aaron Hear. “"We are extremely proud ofthe recognition this beer has achieved and look forward to sharing ts success with the growing number of craft beer enthusiasts in Australia that «demand something unique and high in quality Another big winner was Boston Beer Company, which was awarded Champion International Beer forts Samuel Adams Kosmic Mother Funk Grand Cru (packaged) Major Australian trophies awarded, included Champion Large Australian Brewer to Stone ‘& Wood Brewing Co, (NSW), Champion Medium Austealian Brewer to Two Birds Brewing (WIO), Champion Small Australian Brewer to Pirate Life Brewing (SA) and the Australian Gypsy Brewer Award to BrewCule (VIC. The international major trophies awarded included Champion Large International ‘Brewery to Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits (USA), Champion Medium International ‘Brewery to Pelican Brewing Company (USA) and Champion Small International Brewery to ‘Moylan’s Brewing Company (USA), “Alot of the judges’ comments were thatthe quality wa really up this year, and you saw that in the medal count last night ~ some of the categories had huge nurnbers of gold ‘medals. twas areal improvement on the last five yenrs ors. It gets better every year, but ‘this year was just special,” said AIBA head judge Warren Pawsey of Little Creatures. “Entries were up by about 10 percent this year ~ we had 1793 entries, which was good. guess the best part for me wasall the Australian breweries cleaning up. Itwas eally good to see the likes of Two Birds and Stone & Wood win, it was really, really good.” Two Birds brewer Jayne Lewis was understandably delighted by the win. “We are absolutely stoked and stil little speechless about the win. When Danielle and | started Two Birds Brewing almost five yeats ago, we would never have imagined the sort of growth that we have experienced to date,” she sid. ‘hard work that takes place in the brewery and isa mark ofthe consistency and quality ofthe beers that we're producing. {A popular winner on the night was Steve ‘Hendo’ Henderson from BrewCult, who won the inaugural Champion Gypsy Brewer Trophy. “Lam elated that BrewCule i the first tobe awarded the AIBA Champion Gypsy Brewer Trophy,” said Hendo. “We are particularly grateful to our production partners Kaljl Beer and Exit Brewing in Dandenong South, who cooperatively own and operate our production facility, for sparing capacity to allow BrewCult to produce product under it own label.” ne awards are recognition of the at hy/ 7 QO, Specialty Malting Bamberg - Germany ‘www. weyermannmalt.com BARKE® MALT ‘OAK SMOKED WHEAT MALT BEECH SMOKED BARLEY MALT ‘ABBEY MALT® SPECIAL W® BOHEMIAN PILSNER MALT FLOOR-MALTED BOHEMIAN PILSNER MALT PILSNER MALT PALE ALE MALT VIENNA MALT MUNICH MALT MELANOIDIN MALT ACIDULATED MALT (CARAMEL WHEAT MALT CHOCOLATE SPELT MALT RYE MALT: ROASTED - CARAMELIZED WHEAT MALT: PALE - DARK - ROASTED ur brow and special malts are also available in certified organic quality! 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This year fr the ist time, the Catt Beer inusry Assocation Is combining te two events into one big week ‘and taking it onthe road. Brisbane wl be the venue and al ofthe action starts ‘on Sunday, 17 July when 40 of Australia's top beer judges, along with some Special overseas quests, will begin to assemble to judge the 2016 Craft Beer ‘wards: the bos of Australian brewing, ‘This year we are off to the Ehka (tats the Brisbane Showgrounds fr you rnon-Queenslanders) forthe judging. The Stockme's Bar and Gril isthe domain of RM Willams boots, Akubras and XXX during the Show every yer but fortwo days in Juty it will be home to some ofthe best palates inthe business tasting somewher in exces of 500 craft beers from across the nation, For those not involved inthe judging the weeks events kickoff on Tuesday, 19 July with two bus tours to be run to Some ofthe best Breweries inthe region. One bus will head south to vist the Northern Rivers and the Gola Coast, while the other wil go out to ipswich before returning to some of Brisbane's inner-city breweries. The bus trips are S120 and include lunch and plenty of beers at each stop The main event, the Australian Craft Brewers Conference and Trade Exp, wil then run 2021 July atthe Roya international Convention Cente, Bowen His The programme wll again be Spit into two streams: Brewery Operations and The Business of Beet ‘We have a numberof great international quests to complement our wonderful local presenters Dick Cantwell one of the founders of Elysian Brewing in Seattle and currently the Brewers Associations qualty ambassador, wil present a keynote enitied The Future of Craft Depends on Quay. Chris White ofthe ‘eponymous White Labs, wil be presenting on Yeast and Dense Jones, formerly ‘of Moylans and currentiy at Weyermann Mal, wl ak about brewpubs, ‘On The Business of Beer sie of things, the VP of sales for Deschutes Brewery, Andrew Tyler, wil be sharing insights gained from working at tne of America’s largest craft breweries. Ina session sure to generate ‘much ciscussion Dr Michael Schaper, the deputy chair from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, wiljom ust tak about the ACCC's view of the Australian beer industry. ‘The Trade Expo will again return bigger and better than eve. This year more than 0 exits wil be on hand to tak to conference goers about everyting from brewhouses to yest. There fo better opportunity in the Southern Hemisphere fr brewers to ineract with supp. ‘Also returning is The Ar of Seling Craft on Thursday, 21 July. This isa one day symposium forthe ompremise trade, with a programme fl of educational Seminars to broaden delegates’ skis anc knowledge when i comes to craft beer. ‘Ana a busy week wil culminate withthe Australian craft beer industry's night of rights: the presentation ceremony for the 2016 Craft Beer Awards. Ths year the ceremony willbe held at Ligtspace in Fortitude Valley and promises to be ‘another fantastic evening celebrating the best of Australian craft beer. More information about all ofthe Brisbane events canbe found at australancraftbeerorgau. We look forward to seeing you all in Brisveaas. 10 wwwteerandbrewercom on WHITE RABBIT RELEASES BARREL AGED BEER The team at White Rabbit have launched White Rabbit RED, the fist beer to come from ther specialty Barrel Hall. program at their new brewery in Geelong. White Rabbit RED has a4.9 per cent ABV and is available on tap a the Barrel Hall and a select number of venues in Victoria. ‘White Rabbit RED is barrel age” which means it's a subtle blend of two beers; the fist has been carefully aging in wooden oak barrels for an extended period of time, allowing it to take on a depth of flavours. portion ofthis is then blended back into a feesh, young beet ~ the end result is a diverse combination of tart cherry and red ‘wine like complexities," said White Rabbit head brewer, Jeremy Halse, “The journey ofthis beer started a couple of years ago at our original home in the Yarra Valley region ‘where we sourced some previously loved wine barrels from our mates at Innocent Bystander. Its been along time in the making but we couldn’t be happier with where we have landed with the bee.” With sour beers becoming more popular in Australia, ‘White Rabbits venture ino barre aged beers is well-timed. “Barrel aged, sour and tart beers are really taking off in the USA and we are starting to see the tend iter down te Australia. They are very diferent to beers we know in the Australian market, With their similar characteristics {owine and thei ability tobe matched with food they are treat for those who would not normaly drink beer, ot are looking for an alternative ta wine,” explained White Rabbit marketing manager, Ash Cranston. White Rabbit RED s the fourth vatiant in the White Rabbit portfolio, joining White Rabbit White Ale, White Rabbit Dark Ale and White Rabbit Pale Ale ALE’S WELL... oe UNLESS YOU MISS THE DEADLINE TSO aa Ase ASS aa CV Te Sl We challenge you to put your top Beer or Cider brew forward in a quest to be named the best in Australia. Go to sydneyroyal.com.au/beercider to enter today! Celebrate with our Brewers at our Fine Food & Good Brew event on 23 September 2016. Tickets for industry and general public on sale soon. For more information email beercider@rasnsw.com.au or go to sydneyroyal.com.au/beercider ENTRIES CLOSE FRIDAY 22 JULY 2016 AND THEY BOTH USED A WILLIAMSWARN PERSONAL BREWERY. In 2011, WilliamsWarn launched their Personal Brewery and a series of award winning brew kits. Brewing took a giant leap forward, allowing an individual to make 23 Litres of cold, clear, cleanly fermented, perfectly carbonated, professional quality beer at home or the workplace in 7days — just like a modern brewery Its extremely easy to use, follows true brewing principles and ‘makes the freshest beer in the world. There are unlimited creative possibilities and unlimited beer or cider styles can be brewed. So if you've ever dreamed of awning a brewery, visit our ‘website for more information and read the testimonials from WW Brewers around the world, because you could be the next big name in brewing, Socks: See the Willams wetsitefor stockists in New Zealand, ES) Australia, Singapore and other region wwwwiliamswamcom Harvey Norman THE LOCAL TAPHOUSE TEAM ‘The guys behind The Local Taphouse craft beer venues and the GABS. festival have launched Stomping Ground Brewing Co. in Collingwood, Melbourne. Three years inthe planning, Steve Jeffares and Guy Greenstone have partnered with long-term venue manager Justin Joiner and brought on Ashur Hallas the head brewer Stomping Ground launched with afew beers, including Gipps St Pale Ale (5.1% ABV), which has 42 IBUs. “1t’san American-style pale ae with tropical and citrus hp aromas and flavours,” Joiner told Beer & Brewer. “In aition tothe Gipps St Pale, we currently havea Munich helles and a west coast-syle IPA The next group of bets tobe released were eight collaboration ‘beers launched during Good Beer Week. These included a beetroot stout (Garage Project, N2); re saison with grapefruit (Mornington Peninsula VIC); rauchbier (Stone & Wood, NSW); Belgian cherry tripel (Willie Smith's Organi Cider, TAS); apricot sour (Big Shed Brewing ‘Concern, SA); Belgian IPA (Mash Brewing Co,, WA) Coffee IPA (Bentspoke Brewing Co., ACT) and a tropical Pilsner (Burleigh Brewing o,, QLD). “After that there willbe a milk stout as well asa bunch of one-offs and limited releases,” said Joiner While the 250 person bar, restaurant and beer garden isnot due to ‘open until June/July, the aim of the venue's tobe a‘neighbourhood brewery’ where people can gather and enjoy freshly brewed beer “The building itself is a converted sawtooth warehouse with lots ‘of natural light and our fit-out is reflective ofthe building andthe industrial vintage look that we love,” sa Joiner. “with open fice, a large outdoor space and view of the brewery BRUNY ISLAND BEER CO. Anew Tasmanian brewery combining wo of life's preatst plessres, beer and cheese. Bruny Island Beer Co, sa new brewery by ‘we Nick Haddow, founder of Brun sland Cheese Co, and brewer van Hunter, formerly of Seven Sheds, Moo Brew and Lar Distillery. “Webi both wanted testablish brewery fr sme yeas prior to smeeting in 204," Hunter sad “Nick wanted to dvesfy his established business, Bruny std Cheese Co, by making beers eth the same artisan, slit, high quality ehosasthe cheese wanted step op torunnnga brewery after previously workings a production brewer and Asilerat Seven Sheds, Moo Brew andthe Lark Dsiley “We both wanted to craft beers with strong emphasis on place and tiisng loaly-rown ingredients" Hunter sid Haddow and Hunter have created ewer out the backor the existing cheeseryon Bray sland, were beer has been ping since Febrvay Giving our beers strong sense of places also important to us Where possible, we only brew with the highest quay localy= sourced Tasmanian grain, hops and water (we're working onthe eas, too), cluding grain grown.on neighbouring farms on Bruny island,” 12 wwwbeerandbrewercom S NEW BREWERY from almost everywhere, we hope it quickly becomes a much loved part ofthe local community ~a place where locals, and these from further afar can get together fora delicious fresh beer poured straight from the tanks and. catch up with mates “Drinks wise, there'll be 18 beers and six wines on tap, and some Jocally-produced craft spivits. Food wil also be abi part of what we 4d with an emphasis on fresh, seasonal ingredients.” Ground 100 Gipps St, Caingwood VIC ‘Bar/Restaurant opening June/July Co. said Hunter, “This isthe frst step towards reaching our goal of ‘teating a beer enticely from Bruny Island ingredients.” ‘Therange includes 2 Tasmanian ale called Farm Ale (45% ABV), adark pale ale called Oxymoron (5.5% ABV) and a 2016 Harvest Ale (6.%6 ABV) afte from the March hop harvest at HPA's Bushy Parkin Tasmania, Tat = 1807 Bruny island ‘Main Road, Great ay, Tasmania ‘open: Mon Thurs 1am-4pm, and FreSun Oam-Spm INTRODUCES Tre stale Growler spr of he grate THE NEW Staniy vacuum bottle collection, renowned forits durability, performance and stye. The HANDTMANN arowler allows users to travel with upto 13 eee) SAFETY cman VALVE CLL (Z rr eer Na Sed 4. BREW YOUR OWN BEER. Fetping beer loves take their passion for craft ' = beer tothe net level, the wore’ fist lh PAA Are geen ce eT) ‘one personal rewing appliance has launched , in Austral, The WillamsWarn BrewMaster has eR six mai technical features that work together Ree mete prtessonl quitter seven day st DAS tke a modern brewery. Wiliamevtarn nas 14 beer hte and a cider ht tha all match styles from the BJCP Style Guidelines, a well ac hondtmann I advanced recipes explaining how to ade extra hops and malts to make more beer styes. supercars gi @Hopunion. Winter 2016 13 yey aCe etm rel a from boring IN TODAY'S WORLD OF CRAFT BEER Pra a eekee ke age ele Tate a aoa RED) Panama aaa tN SO LeN Le Eee aaa Oa Meee ee atte gaa ee Disa Gane PS (s ~~ Pc co) = a eee er Pe pone eer td Serer iy See eer argue the third is oud bruin, a strong and tat styl of Belgian ale that also goes by the name eee se ee eres eas eee ee en eset eee a style which today is essentially a lower gravity, less ee cee ees darkale asa distinct style, many beers use the name ee eet en re ie eee eons Seen ete ety Seer ead See eee eens brown malt. Brown ales enjoyed a period of popularity before they died out around 1800, de to brewers turning eee eos ee eer ee Pee eee eee sacs ‘malt, which was cheaper to use due tots higher yield. a een eet see eens Ste ere eee ened CLE Itwasn’t until the 1920s that brown ales became widely brewed in England and in 1927, Neweastle Brown Ale eee aoe ene Soe ete een eee ee ee eer oe eet the drier, reddish brown beers from the north. Today, ee eee ae ee eee tees eee eer ‘The BA describes English brown aleas being copper oer eet ee eee nee eee description s abit lacking and doesn't convey just how eer eens who would no doubt agree with me is Matt Bebe, ‘managing director at Mornington Peninsula Brewery. Cee ee ee ees robust as. porter ora stout and as sesstonable asa pale Se eens chocolate and toffee. Mornington Brown isn'ta difficult ee Ce ee ene ene ton re et es reenter eee eer ter) Ce ee ete and we use the same recipe today. One ofthe best things about the beer i that it fils the brewery with ESL ent Pet ee eso See tina POUR Et) “The fist North American brown ales started as copies oftheir English counterparts. Things started to change ee ee ee eee brewing competitions saw the need for anew style eet ey eee eter Rees ee ee eed Peer eae nn Seen etre ere ete chocolate-ike aromas and flavours with medium to See eee etree eer nats in these beers can vary greatly = some aren't much hoppier than an English brown, while others are as eee roe eee ees Brewery, has had success with his American-style Pena oes tocns eee et ee ec eed IF YOU LIKE DARK BEERS: Lou Might cls KG Mese beers clean brown lager with gn English Porter: restrained roaty character Ca BROWN & DARK ALES Brothers opened in 2007. t's an approachable American brown ale that stands atthe crossroads of deinkability and character. With a ull malt palate, moderate bitterness and restrained use of American hops, it's a dark beer designed for pints, not ponies. We find the malt plays of against the hop Mavours to give an unexpected raspberry impression ~ though fruit never goes anywhere near the brewhouse,” explains Ong, of our spent grains get collected by ‘Brendan the farmer? and fet the cows devour tl other grain ~ we cats or the heavy use of caramel and crystal malts.” happy cows. Brendan reckons ler malt twice as fast DARK ALES. Daricales ae hard to pigeonhole as they aren’t formally recognised beer style, so it's not surprising that interpretations vary greatly, One of the more popular dark lesin Britain i the Welsh-brewed Brains Dark, formerly Brains Mild, which unsurprisingly is a classic example ofthe dark mild sje. More locally, Toohey’s Old and Carlton Black asdark ales, both being strong ‘malty thana brown ale. On the: beers like White Rabbit Dark Ale, which snc really a good ft hoppy ing beer style. e's aromatically -an brown, has the subtle roast and mild and displays fruity esters 16 wwubeerandbrewercom oe UNE pee ee ee Cee L Se. “WE DON’T BREW ENOUGH OF IT AND IT’S A GREAT SHAME MORE PEOPLE DON’T APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY OF MALT-DRIVEN BEERS TODAY, AS THE FLAVOURS OF SOME BEERS HAVE BEEN HIJACKED BY HOPS” - NICK STERENBERG, COOPERS parC oow ks a shout. Stemmed Pilsner Wheat Beer Lager wa The Beer Classics are available at David Jones, Myer and selected homewares stores or online at www.spiegelau.com.au BROWN & DARK ALES hoi eco | SUGGESTED FOOD PAIRINGS desma stake pint \ Becerra sassbecase they are | Eroeriaearnenini ets ninerienive ie ure neat cheap sturdy andeary | Hae aici mibesint er ateenitronruin ee eee beta enjoy te ee _ ; , a penance erent fe Ee oe fest relat severe arora er eee ive ekeceer tombe Membranes Reetteer Ecaies sialon tirenmesrsnh io tourna target longerastng shard : ers eects een peerraenes rs ene era autily from its open fermenta Probably the most we is Coopers Datk Ale. For afew words on the beer, we speak to Nick Sterenberg, who is operations manager rere rn? ee) ‘known dark ale in Australia letersi ees pee and one of the brewers at Coopers “Coopers Darks a male driven beer, with its ruby red colour and appealing chocolate and roast flavour,” describes Sterenberg, “Moderate additions of Pride of Ringwood hops allow to highlight the front-end malty flavours. t's the amodest 45 per cent ABV, which allows this balanced beer tobe very drinkable, We called it ‘Datk’ after Brains Dark, a beer Tim Cooper drank when he was a doctor in Cardiff. The beers are diferent, but share the love of malt. We don't brew enough of it and t'sa great shame more people don’t appreciate the beauty of rmalt-driven beets today, a the Navours of some beers hhave been hijacked by hops. ‘Of course in the arms race that is the modern craft beer industry, brewers are constantly pushing beers beyond ther style boundaries an daek and brown ales are no exception. Take Nal Brewing's Huge Dunn Broven Ale for example a ae tha takes maltiness to the nex evel, with ich per cent imperial brown notes of toffee, caramel, iscuits, nuts and chocolate Considering there isa global hop shortage, it's safe to say we can look forward to me like this in the future, 1's mat’ time to shine! ALE TO Th Cet There's it of story of US Presaents making thelr Gun alcool arnks. George Washington brewed beer and distil whisky at Mount Vernon and Thomas Jefferson made wie. but unt recent there was no evidence of beer having been brewed atthe White House. Inspired bythe rising opulay of home brewing la America President Ohara purchased a brewing kt forthe White House’ kitchen. Weis un fo imagine the leader Othe free world wieaing a mash paddle, the ob of making the beer fl to the chefs. The ist bateh was a brown le which was made sing ney from the frst beehive on the South Lawn. 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Fresh, creamy and finishing Cees ad Ce eens Ce ea Pee ee Sued eae reed Pore ec) PN eB te PAs at Ce) [s.darage Project | Golden Brown [Original Strength —— | po remeereerntren peririeenarernn diay rebninorennen el ieee ge wee eies (qr ueneieee r= Ener eT Peeters Peer ey Sere) ABV: 7% acc Coo errr SS teed ets Peer ee ee os See) Sees eee co ABV: 6% ee) [8. The Hotchkiss Six] For Little Creatures second Sd Se eee eee eg Re Sead Cee Cee ped tT ed pee ere Sead Saeed Cece ed ead read oo ) \UIPMENT . hi > in » & a le = 3 A Jb . 7 Tools of | LRA BREWING EQUIPMENT hile enjoying a well-crafted beer, seldom do we think about the brewing equipment that has helped create it. Sure we may think about the brewer and his sal in creating such a delicious beverage, but brewer is only 2s god as his tools, And just as crafter has been growing exponentially, so too has brewing equipment technology “The development of technology is leveling out the playing field, allowing smaller brewers tobe as competitive a the bigge players in the matket,” explained FB*PROPAK managing director Paul Bago, “The global nature ofthe craft beer movement has brought ‘with ita scale of manufacturing. The higher quality brewhouses engineered in Italy are now available here, Where brewers used to look t0U technology, they are now looking to Europe. “It isan exiting time tobe involved i the craft beer industry a5 the technology is opening up opportunites fr craft brewers and aspiring nano brewers to experiment with different styles and flavour.” BREWING EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY TRENDS For the past 20 years Baggio has been visiting BrauBevial, the ‘major global trade fai forthe production and marketing of drinks. After travelling to Nuremberg lst year for BrauBeviale, Bagzio noticed some interesting trends in brewing technology. “in previous years, Brau was dominated by German or Eastern European suppliers and producers. This year saw a noticeable increase in representation from France and tly as ther skilled stainless steel and beverage fabricators are iavesting theit knowledge and sills ino craft beer production,” he said. 1 ehink in Austalia we'll ee further experimentation with ‘avout, de tothe French and Italian influence, witha trend towards more Pilsners and European styles. “see the elevation of prominence of homebrewers; this was, evident at the US trade shows and at Bra. ‘Well also see game changing new technology making brewing ‘move affordable and accessible, and also efficiencies in production, ‘withthe collapsible keg.” ‘One such “game changing new technology” i ross flow filtration, which was previously only available to the big breweries, but is today more accessible for smaller brewers. “The evolution in beer filtration i cross flow. Crossflow is a technology long used in other beverages but this years the frst time ‘many manufacturers ate now using it for bee,” said Bagato “The days of PAD or earth filtration lok like they are numbered ‘We're excited to see cross flow take its place in craft breweries.” ‘Another new technology causing waves inthe industry is collapsible kegs lke KeyKeg. “They offer significant cost saving as they canbe disposed of after use, eliminating the need for washing the keg or organising return transport. They ate much lighter than metal kegs so can be stacked four on top ofeach other, so brewers ae geting economies of scale on each pallet,” said Baggio. “Any opportunity to reduce supply chain costs is good news for brewers and beer drinkers. Cllapsible kegs are being used in the UUSand in Europe and think will be only a matter of time before Australian brewers get on board.” Winter 2016 23 WHERE TO START Providing fll spectrum of brewing cequipmentis FB"PROPAK which does not work with, nor supply ast one ‘rand or sizeof bre “With a the very least thee to four supply chain lines in ech product category and ll in-house engineering toservice and support the products delivered, the team are squarely solutions driven with process and price each being able tobe alored to customers," said Bagg. Having worked with numerous new brewers looking to 5 step industry isto gypsy brew fist. “Stat pilot brewing and get brewing fist. The processes get you thinking not only about favour and scaling your prefered beer style it fgets you networking,” he explained allup places ike The Craft & Co that has an ‘open’ gypsy brewery for ‘which makers can use themselves It’s a 10h brewery plant that an also do shl brews ~ perfect for Scaling from nano pilot beginnings to any craft business. This process also gets brewers networked into the various supply chains, such as malt and hop supplies, and 24 wwwbeerandorewercom potentially starts getting some ‘media around their beers. ‘When it comes to beet styles, ‘agg believes consumers will soon be seeking something new and fresh “The craft beer market has been very ale, more specifically pale ale, focused the last few years. Up and coming brewers should consider that inthe not too distant future, summers will be seeking new, feesh and exciting craft beer tastes, he sad KEGS An essential fr every brewery, kegs hhave the important responsibility of transporting the brewer's blood, ‘sweat and tears tothe thirsty publi. Of couse, like most things in ite, not all kes are created equal and with sucha vital piece of equipment it's important for brewers to choose wisely. Austalian-owned Bintani Australia has been supplying premium ingredients {nto the brewing, distiling and food Industries since 1995. Keg Services {sa wholly-owned subsidiary of Bintani Australia and isthe only dedicated beverage sepa facility in i “Through our Keg Services business, we aim to provide BREWING EQUIPMENT Austealia’s keg users with flexible and whole of life keg solution,” explained Bintani Australia's Phil Meddings “They can buy kegs or lease them to preserve working capital, and then throughout thei ife we will service and repair the kegs to make sure they are doing justice tothe beer or whatever the contents of the keg are.” Kog Services offera range of facilities including; valve servicing ultrasonic cleaning, valve testing, kg branding, chime and neck straightening, pressure and leak testing, external and internal refurbishment, track and trace REID tags and barcodes, and more ‘stalwart in the Australian craft brewing scene, the team at Bintan worl with brewers t find 2 tailored solution for thei business “Every star up's needs ae different dependingon their access to capital and overall business plan for example are they a brewpub or production/wholesale brewery. ‘We tall extensively to new brewers so that we can help identify the best solution for them, which may not always bbe something that we supply,” said Medlings. “"Don't go into craft brewing ifyou don’t love the process and love the products produced. From what 've seen, setting up brewery is demanding of your time and dollars so be prepared to put in long hours, to focus on the details and to get your hands dirty.” High alcohol tolerant yeast Neutral afoma profile Excellent stickiness Contribution in roundness Reliable carbonation ReFeRMEntaTION LOVERS we FOUND: Nee tee es aaron} Semen PET Cone Prise nero Face eaieta rT Prt ment fina ve KEGSTAR ‘Aconvenient, easy option for many breweries ito ‘rent kegs from Kegstar. Particularly appealing for new breweries, which ae no doubt strapped for cash renting kegs from Keystar means they don’t have to ‘buy kegs and can spend that capital elsewhere, The process s simple; the brewery forecasts and orders kegs, empty kegs ae delivered for cleaning and filing, breweries ill the kegs and organise distribution to ‘venues, the kegs are scanned through the supply chain ‘withthe Kegstar app and finally the venue informs Kegstar when the kegs ate ready or collection via the app or phone number ‘The Kegstar business plan has done so wel in Australia and New Zealand that late last year, global supply hain logistics company, Brambles, took 10 percent ‘ownership, with the plan for international expansion, kKegstarhas since established akeg-pooing business in the UK and ireland and appointed Christian Barden to lead this ad build the company’s European business. “Providing simple customer-focused, technology ‘enabled and operational solution for getting fantastic ‘bers into more bars and pubs, so that more people enjoy the love, hard work and liquid fun that our Drewers create is very cool indeed,” Barden said ‘What we dois new to Western Europe so we'll be ‘working very closely with every brewer and every part ‘of the supply chain.” The addition of Kepstar operations in Europe also ‘opens up the opportunity for customers in Australia and New Zealand to export their beer to the UK in Kegstar kegs and UK brewers to export thei beer to ‘Australia and New Zealand in Kegstar kegs. 26 wwwbeerandbrewercom BREWING SYSTEMS ‘There are numerous brewing systems on the ‘market so trying to navigate through the options can be overwhelming, DME Brewing Solutions has an impressive range to choose from, including its Craftrew Systems, MasterBrew Systems and ‘MasterBrew Custom Systems. Al have their own benefits dependant onthe needs ofthe brewery. Closer to home, Spark Brew Engineering is based in [Melbourne and designs quality breweries with digital control systems. “We've ust filed patent on our new compact and inexpensive in-venue brewing system, the Spark 300/600," said Julian Sanders from Spark Brow Engineering, “Ie makes consistent high quality brewing easy and features a touchscreen control system that can also be ‘operated remotely from a mobile device It controls ‘the brewhouse, fermentation cellar and serving tanks ‘so adding additional cella capacity during growth is easy and inexpensive, Our machines allow brewers to control and develop excellent beer flavour with unique features like active whirlpool temperature control ~ thisallows more of the light fraction hop aromas and flavours tobe retained.” ‘There are many hidden costs in establishing a brewing company so understanding the process and planning carefully can minimise nasty surprises “We provide equipment finance that isn’t secured by personal guarantees or with any collateral, just the brewing equipment,” explained Sanders. 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