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ORIGINAL ALE
Wise and all-seeing, the owl is a reminder to always keep your eyes on the prize – in our case, beautiful beer with a purity that stands the test of time. So it’s only natural that it should symbolise our first beer created in the Yarra Valley, under the watchful gaze of original founder, Phil Sexton. This is a classic European Golden Ale with a pale, slightly cloudy golden glow and creamy, foamy head. Aroma is malty, biscuit with underlying hints of fresh stone fruits and dusted with fresh hop spices. Palate is smooth with roasted malt/biscuit notes filled out with hints of caramel, toffee and finishing with a slight bitter character. Reminiscent of the classic draught real ales found in great bars of Europe. While you can't get there, let us bring it to you.
ALC:
4.2% ABV
BU:
30
Colour:
18 EBC
Style:
CLASSIC EUROPEAN GOLDEN ALE
REDBACK
Sparkling blonde Belgian Wheat (Wit) ale style with a brooding pale glow that draws upon its origins as Australia's first Wheat beer. Traditional, with a twist, we draw upon novel brewing techniques to bring this unfiltered beauty to life. Aroma is mandarin rind and floral spice with underlying fruit, a hint of hop spice and a slightly biscuity malt tone. Palate is creamy, soft yet firm; walking a delicate line between fullness and fineness while balancing lovely lemon curd and earth fruit notes to produce a well-balanced mild palate with high drinkability. Finishes crisp and fresh.
ALC:
4.7% ABV
BU:
18
Colour:
9 EBC
Style:
AUSTRALIAN WHEAT BEER
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ALPHA
The idea for Alpha came after our then brewing team visited the legendary Sierra Nevada brewery in Colorado, USA. Inspired by their American Pale Ale, they created a distinctly Australian version. This Australian style natural Pale Ale has smashed beer competitions ever since; refocusing the craft beer world from US Westcoast style hops and winter barleys, to the classics of Australia. Its nose tickling aroma of fresh spicy citrus and exotic spice dust is derived from fresh hops from all around the world. The palate is firm with malted sweetness, refreshing bitterness and a long lingering finish. Your classic and original Australian Pale Ale.
ALC:
5.2% ABV
BU:
45
Colour:
30 EBC
Style:
AUSTRALIAN PALE ALE
DOG BOLTER
First brewed by Matilda Bay in 1985, this full flavoured Dark Lager style has steadily been refined over the years, to become less 'look at me' to more 'just drink me'. It has an impressive dark red hue and glow through a mist of cloudy goodness. Aroma is chocolate, caramel and toast with a dusting of complex spice and pine resin from the fresh whole flower hops added during re-fermentation. Palate is deep, dark and complex, yet balanced by the silky backbone of caramel, malt, 'ever so light' malt sweetness, all deftly balanced by firm hop bitterness and a dry finish.
ALC:
4.7%ABV
BU:
25
Colour:
65 EBC
Style:
DARK LAGER
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