Game of Names ~~~ Name that Beer

Brumalia Winter Solstice Beer Festival

Brumalia Winter Solstice Beer Festival

Unfortunately it’s way too late to run a competition to name my first born…or my second for that fact, but it isn’t too late to help name my first commercially brewed beer! Well that’s not entirely true, while i did have a hand in brewing it, it was a collaboration brew with fellow Brisbane beer blogging mates – Darren from 250 Beers, Jason from Brews & Bacon, Roger from RPMbeer, Judd from Brewed Crude and Bitter, and David from Beer Food Brisbane  and of course – Bacchus Brewing Co (Ross, Bill, Matt and Toshi).

Brisbane Beer Bloggers

So why did we brew this beer? Well if you haven’t heard by now Bacchus Brewing Co is holding the Brumalia Winter Solstice Beer Festival on June 20th & 21st where 25 brewers from across Australia (and 1 group of beer swilling bloggers) were invited to each brew a dark beer at Bacchus for this event. So all up there will be 26 dark beers on tap for the 2 days.

Now with six beer bloggers putting thier heads together, you’d think we’d be able to come up with a name on the day, but with so much Research & Development going on in the brewery while brewing….well we’ll leave it at that!

Anyhow, we decided the best way is to throw it out there to see if anyone on the interweb could come up with the right name!

The beer we brewed is a Black Saison using Equinox hops, so hopefully that’ll give you a few ideas for a cool name. The winner, who will be selected by us bloggers will win a Brumalia t-shirt.

Un-named Black Saison

Email your entry to this email address only – nameourbrumaliabeer@hotmail.com Competition ends midnight on Saturday 6th June.

This is a ticketed event so grab your tickets from – Brumalia Winter Solstice Beer Festival

Participating Brewers:
Akasha Brewing Company.
Bacchus Brewing Co.
Beer Bloggers Qld (collaboration beer)
Black Hops Brewing.
Beard & Brau
Brewcult.
Brewtal Brewing.
Brisbane Brewhouse.
Burleigh Brewing Co.
Castlemaine XXXX.
Cavalier Brewing.
Croft Brewing.
Dainton Family Brewery.
Doctors Orders Brewing.
Ekim Brewing Co.
Exit Brewing.
Four Hearts Brewing Company.
Fortitude Brewing/Noisy Minor
Green Beacon.
HopDog Beerworks.
Hipwood
James Squire.
Mountain Goat.
Newstead Brewing.
Toybox Brewery.
White Lies Brewing.

 

Byron Bay Craft Beerscapade

Byron Bay

Each year my family’s yearly Christmas getaway takes us south for a few weeks to just over the Queensland New South Wales boarder, to the Tweed Coast. A great area with some great townships and watering holes! Generally a day trip here and there takes us to one of the more touristy towns in the vicinity, and Byron Bay gets a visit from us most years. Even though I’d normally stay away from this alternative holiday mecca during this period, this time a strategically planned trip would see some benefits – in the way of a few brewery visits to the two breweries that Byron harbours.

The main road from the highway into Bryon normally is bumper to bumper during this time, so when you come to the commercial estate on the left it’s well worth dropping into

Brisbane’s Big Beer Event – Brewsvegas 2015 – Brisbane’s craft culture exposed, beer by beer

Brewsvegas 2015

www.brewsvegas.com

Over 100 events at over 60 venues celebrating the people, the places and the pints that make up Brisbane’s beer community. Head to the website for more updates on events, the venue map, competitions and one hell of a launch party.

Brewsvegas is a grass roots, community minded celebration of Brisbane’s burgeoning craft beer culture set to run from the 22nd to the 29th of March, 2015. We aim to promote innovation, creativity and collaboration to help nurture and grow a local beer scene already replete with passionate contributors.

The inaugural Brewsvegas in 2014 saw 40 venues stage 90 events through the week, displaying fantastic creativity, passion and individuality. In the year since, many new venues and events have sprung into being and action; to spread the good word and champion great beer. As Brisbane’s thirst for better beer has continued to grow, so have the quantity and quality of venues offering good beer, and so has Brewsvegas. Now in its second year, some 65 venues will celebrate Brewsvegas with some 120 events for the week.

Beer & Giggles – Croft Beer Comedy Take3

Untapped Comedy

Croft Brewing

Well it’s not a usual thing for me to venture out on a workday night, generally I stay home with the family and my craft beer fridge and watch something on the idiot box or surf the interweb with a glass in hand! But after getting an invite to an upcoming comedy night and having a chat to Gavin Croft about this little shindig, I decided to break from tradition and mosey on along.

Glad I did! Because it would have to be the best

To Beer or Not To Beer – The Vine Liquor Mart Cleveland

The Vine Liquor Mart Cleveland

Now I’m not sure I want to put this out on the interweb about this liquor mart as it’s my local craft beer store, and for me it’s like being a kid in a candy store, and I love candy, and I’ve got it all to myself! I can go in there and select from the weekly delivers with out fear of them selling out before I get there.

Beer on the Flat Screen

Over the last few years there’s been a boom of reality style TV series. I’m not talking about the quality shows like ‘Big Blurter’ or ‘Biggest Snoozer’, ones like American Pickers, Auction Hunters, Duck Dynasty and any Beer related series are the ones I enjoy.

There’s been a slight increase in beer and alcohol related shows and series on the idiot box and online in recent times. Shows that highlight beer, show how beer is made and the antics some craft breweries get up to. Below is a few that I’ve been

Happy Hot 100, Merry New Year & Vote for Xmas!

Vote Here

2014 is now in the past and so is the 672 unique beers I’ve tried. My Craft Beerscapade started just over 12 months ago and it’s been fun, I’ve traveled interstate and locally sampling craft beers from bars & breweries, been invited to beer events, few brewery tours, received beer mail and had the odd few free samples of some quality craft beers that are being brewed by our Aussie microbreweries.

Most seasoned craft beer drinkers would know about the Local Taphouse’s Hot 100 Craft Beers poll that is happening, which i would encourage you if you haven’t already to vote for your top 5 Aussie craft beers. I’ve voted, but I’m not sharing my votes (i voted

Melbourne Craft Beerscapade

Melbourne Craft Beerscapade

I took the opportunity back in September to go on a Craft Beerscapade to Melbourne for 5 days, as those that breeze over Craft Beerscapade on Facebook and Instagram would know. The main mission was to venture to a few of the more notable Craft Beer Bars and Breweries in Melbourne, which were either a short stroll or tram ride away.

I had plans on where I wanted to go, but nothing set in concrete regarding how or when I was going where! It’d been many, many years since I’d been to Melbourne and never actually stayed in the city itself. We had flown into Melbourne on Wednesday afternoon then taxied it to a motel, across the creek from Crown Casino, for what would be home base for the next 4 nights.

Day 1

Birra Del Borgo – Duchessa

It’s been a long time between beer reviews, with a few things

Birra del Borgo Duchessa

that have happen recently I’ve enjoyed drinking beer more than writing about it! Anyhow, this is one of many i have in my craft beer fridge that has been there for a while waiting to be drunk – Birra Del Borgo’s Duchessa.

This Saison pours a hazy golden

Six String Brewing Co – Dark Red IPA

Six String Brewing Co – Dark Red IPA

Beers come from a can, they where put there by a man! Would be a good line to a song, but unfortunately already taken by a peach! Seems to be a growing trend with craft brewers in recent times to can their beers, which Six String Brewing Co have done with their entire core beer range. Finally now we are seeing their range make its way north of the border from this Central Coast brewery.