News & Events

News & Events

Events
Releases
May 2019
MTWTFSS
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Annual GBW Opening Party bash for Cabal members

10/05/2019
6:00pm to 7:30pm
Beer Deluxe Fed Square
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Blackhearts Seasonal Beer and Wine Feast

14/05/2019
7:30pm till late
East Elevation
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Barrels & Blends with Dollar Bill Brewing

15/05/2019
3:00pm till late
Dr. Morse
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Australian International Beer Awards

16/05/2019
6:30pm to 11:30pm
The Peninsula
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GABS Beer Cider & Food Fest

17/05/2019
11:30am to 4:30pm & 6:30pm to 11:30pm
Royal Exhibition Building

Hair of the dog: The Sours that be

17/05/2019
9:30am to 11:30am
Beer Deluxe Fed Square
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GABS Beer Cider & Food Fest

18/05/2019
11:30am to 4:30pm & 6:30pm to 11:30pm
Royal Exhibition Building
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GABS Beer Cider & Food Fest

19/05/2019
11:30am to 4:30pm & 6:30pm to 11:30pm
Royal Exhibition Building
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Tasting Session at Blackhearts & Sparrows

24/05/2019
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Blackhearts & Sparrows, 123 Smith St, Fitzroy
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Release Date

Available Now

Annual Release – 2000 bottles

Smith & Cripps Cider

6.9% ABV

  • 12mth Barrel aged dry wild fermented dry hopped cider.
  • 50% Granny Smith
  • 20% Cripps Pink Lady
  • 20% Fuji
  • 10% Packham Pear
  • Riwaka
  • Rakau
  • NZ Cascade
  • Nelson Sauvin
  • Indigenous yeast and bacteria from Victorian and Tasmanian apples
Wild fermented from Australian grown Cripps pink lady apples, Granny Smith apples, Packham pears and new world hops. This cider was matured in special selected french barriques for 12mths, slightly softer than our 2016 release, with less Brett funk. RRP $10.00 – 375ml bottle

Release Date

Cancelled

Seasonal Release

Winter Parlay 2018

4yr wild ferment on green walnuts

Release Date

April 16 2019

Seasonal Release – 1000 bottles

Autumn Parlay 2019

7.8% ABV TBC

  • A blend of 2yr old sour ale & 6mth old barrel aged brown ale
  • 77% Pilsner malt
  • 10% crystal malt
  • 12% roasted malts
  • .1% cherry smoked malts
  • Styrian Wolf hops
 

Aromas of licorice plums prunes and blackcurrents mingle with background smoke from cherry wood malt house kilns and woodfired hearths, gentle acidity fruit and dark malts intertwine with toasted barrel complexities.

RRP $16.00 – 375ml bottle

Release Date

June 2019

Seasonal Release – 600 bottles

Winter Parlay 2019

7.1% ABV TBC

  • 70% Pilsner malt
  • 30% Wheat Malt
  • Saison yeast
  • Mosaic hop pellets 19 IBU
  • Steeped elderflower limeflower and chamomile
  • CO2 Cypress and Damiana extracts
A botanical sour ale created from our blend of 2 yr old barrel aged saisons and 6month old wild barrel fermented ales aged in pinot noir and chardonnay barrels steeped on selected herbs and enhanced with herbal extracts. Old world meets new world, herbal and sour.  Selected botanicals with intense aromatics and calming attributes create the perfect fireside sipper. RRP $16.00 – 375ml bottle

Expected Release Date

June 13 2019

Core Range

Learning To Breathe 

7.1% ABV TBC

  • Barrel Aged Sour Golden Ale
  • 65% Pilsner malt
  • 25% Wheat Malt
  • 10% Crystal rye malt
  • wild yeasts and saccharomyces brewers yeast
  • Mosaic hop pellets 19 IBU
Sour and complex, crystal rye malts round out the mouth feel and increase body.  Hints of Brettanomyces and deep lactic acidity intertwine with vinous notes from the pinot and chardonnay barrels. RRP $22.00 – 375ml bottle

Expected Release Date

June 13 2019

Core Range

Cider Rouge

6.9% ABV

12mth old Wild ferment of Victorian  & Tasmanian Fuji apples & Granny Smiths, rested on unfermented pressed Mourvedre whole bunches from Mornington Peninsula the resultant cider is delightfully pink slightly gamey and exhibits subtle tannins and gentle acidity.