ST ARNOU PREMIUM BLONDE
St Arnou was proclaimed the Patron Saint of Brewing in 640AD. The golden character of this lager stems from a subtle blend of barley and pale wheat malts, triple filtered for purity. This malt balance is matched with delicate hop aromas.
BREWERY: St Arnou Brewery, Sydney AUSTRALIA
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 4 – 6 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 4.5%
KNAPPSTEIN ENTERPRISE RESERVE LAGER
Clear golden yellow with a robust bub- bly white head that leaves rings down the glass. This is bursting with delicious aromas of passionfruit, citrus, and melon. Clean pale malts intertwine with a complex set of fruit flavours: tangerine, passionfruit, rockmelon, as well as a pleasant herbal quality. Finish is crisp with a bitterness that is faintly resinous and peppery.
BREWERY: Knappstein Brewery, Clare Valley AUSTRALIA
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 4 – 6 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 5.6%
QUILMES CERVEZA
First brewed in 1888, this beer has become the best beer import out of Argentina. Poured a dull yellow, but had a finger plus of head that had surprisingly significant re- tention. Aroma had a moderate strength of grains with a tiny bit of alcohol. Taste was mildly of grains with only a little hops and sourness at the end.
BREWERY: Cerveceria y Malteria, Quilmes ARGENTINA
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 4 – 6 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 5%
TSING TAO
Brewed with rice as a component of the recipe. This beer displays great floral and bitter hops with a refreshing well balanced palate. A brilliant fresh and crisp Chinese beer. We believe this is one of the best beers in Asia.
BREWERY: Tsingtao Brewery CHINA
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 4 – 6 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 5%
WARSTEINER
A classic German pilsner dating back as far as 1753. Warsteiner boasts an abundance of flavour. It has a medium body, with a fresh and crisp finish.
BREWERY: Warsteiner Brauerei, Warstein GERMANY
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 4 – 6 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 4.8%
SAPPORO
Mild and subtle flavours are surrounded by simple, clean textures. Sweet at mid-palate, with a salty finish.
BREWERY: Sapporo Breweries Limited, JAPAN
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 4 – 6 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 5%
MORITZ
Pale yellow beer with a fairly large head. Aroma is malty with notes of citrus, cheese and white bread. Flavor is malty with notes of apples (cider), honey and citrusy hops. Not another boring euro lager, very sur- prised.
BREWERY: Cervezas Moritz, Barcelona, SPAIN
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 4 – 6 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 4.6%
ESTRELLA GALACIA
A very good, solid beer. Good bouquet, de- cent body, nice hoppy flavor, even smooth finish.
BREWERY: Galacia Brewery, A Coruna, SPAIN
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 4 – 6 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 4.7%
AMBAR LAGER
A brilliant, clean crisp and fresh styled lager. Offers great refreshing characters but still gives you the flavour of a bigger beer style. This is a must try and one of the best new beers on the BarNone drinks list. enjoy!.
BREWERY: La Zaragoza, Zaragoza, SPAIN
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 4 – 6 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 5.0%
AMBAR NEGRA
Similar in style to a porter, this black lager has an aroma of fruity wine with a great chewy texture of molasses and burne chocolate predominate with a good long finish.
BREWERY: La Zaragoza, Zaragoza, SPAIN
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 7– 9 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 4.8%
AUSTRALIAN ALE
The fruity accent comes from relatively quick, warm fermentation, with a variety of yeasts that rise during the process. The procedure, known as top-fermentation, classically defines and ale. Colour and strength vary, and there are many types available.
HARGREAVES HILL PALE ALE
A beautifully smooth boutique Victorian Beer. A rich floral nose with a beautiful pale body with sweet toffees, balanced hops and a long smooth finish.
BREWERY: Hargreaves Hill Brewing Company, Yarra Valley, AUSTRALIA
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 4 – 6 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 4.9%
RED HILL SCOTCH ALE
The colour of burnished copper, strong with a caramely sweetness. A malt driven beer, lightly balanced with our own Goldings and Willamette fresh hop flowers. The grain make up in this beer is a tightly kept secret. It has taken 7 years to perfect and is a very special blend of English Malts, some of which are dark roasted to impart the toffee and sweet flavours of this ale.
BREWERY: Red Hill Brewing Company, Red Hill, AUSTRALIA
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 6 – 8 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 5.8%
RED HILL HOP HARVEST ALE
The brewers were knee deep in our hops for this special brew, using hops just harvested from our own vines which were then steeped in the vat of beer for months, this English style bitter has a real smack of hops to it, balanced by a luscious maltiness and strength of 6%
BREWERY: Red Hill Brewing Company, Red Hill, AUSTRALIA
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 4 – 6 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 6%
RED DUCK ‘BENGAL’ INDIA PALE ALE
A beautifully smooth boutique Victorian Beer. A rich floral nose with a beautiful pale body with sweet toffees, balanced hops and a long smooth finish.
BREWERY: Purrumbete Brewing Company Camperdown, AUSTRALIA
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 6 – 8 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 7%
2 BROTHERS ‘GROWLER’ BROWN ALE
A very satisfying beer. A character filled American brown ale. Shows some complex biscuity and roasted malt characters with
dark fruit and spice. A rich dark brown colour with a medium body and a great finish.
BREWERY: 2 Brothers Brewery, Moorabbin AUSTRALIA
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 6 – 8 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 4.9%
MURRAY’S ‘NIRVANA’ PALE ALE
Designed to be a blend of an English pale ale and an American pale ale, this beer is essentially New World. A brilliant golden colour with fresh citrus spice and flavour. Well balanced with bitterness and toffee flavours from the malt. The beer finishes full bodied with a complex character and bit- terness of selected caramels. A great beer.
BREWERY: Murrays Brewing Company, Taylors Arm, AUSTRALIA
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 6 – 8 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 4.5%
BARONS ‘BLACK WATTLE’ ALE
A beautifully smooth boutique Victorian Beer. A rich floral nose with a beautiful pale body with sweet toffees, balanced hops and a long smooth finish.
BREWERY: Independent Breweries of Australia, NSW, AUSTRALIA
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 4 – 6 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 4.9%
HAWTHORN PALE ALE
Can it get any more local than Glenferrie Road. This Hawthorn Pale Ale is a great beer boasting a unique pale ale boasting a harmonious blend of specialty malts, infused with fresh fruity hops.
BREWERY: Hawthorn Brewing Company, Hawthorn, AUSTRALIA
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 6 – 8 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 4.9%
2M TALL CLEANSING ALE
Refreshing, bottle-conditioned real ale, perfect to quench the thirst! This ale has been brewed to introduce consumers to the fascinating world of real ale and uses 100% Tasmanian ingredients.
BREWERY: 2m Tall Brewing Company, Hayes, Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 4 – 6 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 4.9%
2M TALL HUON DARK ALE 500ML
Taking a classic dark ale base, a winemaker’s touch has provided a soft, rich fruit pal- ate via the use of fresh, unfiltered apple juice procured directly from an on-farm apple grower & processor in the Huon Valley. A blend of five different barley malts, this is a complex and satisfying drinking experience.
BREWERY: 2m Tall Brewing Company, Hayes, Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 4 – 6 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 6.1%
PORTER
A dark, almost black, fruity-dry, top fermenting style, originally from London. However, it was also the first style of beer ever made in Australia. Porters have some coffee and chocolate characters with a roasty palate.
JAMES SQUIRE PORTER
The Porter was the first beer brewed in Aus- tralia. Roasted barley and wheat, subtle hoppings and long maturation create hints of bitter malt chocolate and a pillowy head. The finish is creamy and light. First ever stout in Australia.
BREWERY: Malt Shovel Brewery Docklands, AUSTRALIA
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 7 – 9 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 5%
STOUT
Stouts are typically dark brown to pitch black in colour. A common profile amongst stouts, but not in all cases, is the use of roasted barley (unmalted barley that is kilned to the point of being charred) which lends a dry character to the beer as well as a huge roasted flavour that can range from burnt to coffee or chocolate. A different balance of hops is up to the brewers preference, but the roasted character must be there. Export stout, such as Cooper, are a special style of stout that is brewed bigger than normal for a long journey. The more traditional foreign/Export stouts will be found in the tropical regions of the world.
COOPERS BEST EXTRA STOUT
Pours opaque black with a nice foamy tan head. No signs of lacing the glass with head as the beer recedes. Nice roasty sweet aro- ma. Flavour has hints of chocolate, black coffee and a touch of molasses. Hops are subdued, but provide perfect balance to the heavy malts. Powdry dry finish; quite clean for a stout. Full mouth feel, thick and crazmy.
BREWERY: Coopers Brewery, Regency Park AUSTRALIA
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 10 – 12 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 6.3%
FLANDERS RED ALE – FLEMISH SOUR
A Flanders Red, are commonly referred to as the “red” beers of West Flanders. Belgian Red Beers are typically light-bodied brews with reddish-brown colours. They are infamous for their distinct sharp, fruity, sour and tart flavours which are created by special yeast strains. Very complex beers, they are produced under the age old tradition of long-term cask aging in oak, and the blending of young and old beers.
RODENBACH GRAND CRU
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: YOU MUST TRY THIS AT LEAST ONCE. The Rodenbach brewery opened in 1821. Nowadays Rodenbach is one of the world’s most unique breweries, producing some of the world’s best beer. Renowned beer expert, Michael Jackson describes the Rodenbach Grand Cru as ‘the most refreshing beer in the world’ The Rodenbach Grand Cru is like a wine. It has spent 24 months maturing in oak casks, a rarity in the beer world. It has a gentle sour taste, characterised by a fruity and very re- freshing aftertaste.
BREWERY: Brouwerij Rodenbach, Palm Breweries Roeselare, BELGIUM
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 4 – 6 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 6.2%
DOUBLE ABBEY – ABBEYE DUBBEL
Dubbels are a mid strength Belgian style of beer that are dark amber to brown in colour and usually have a large head that lasts for the duration of the beer. Complex flavour consists of sweet malts which can have a chocolate, roasted nutty taste. Dark fruit flavours such as raisin, date or plum are usually present and sometimes this is accompanied by a spicy presence. Hop flavour is usually not noticeable. Finish tends to be dry with a warming from the higher alcohol. Good Dubbels are usually very complex and tasty.
GRIMBERGEN DUBBEL
Great intense Burgundy colour with a strong nose of raisins and spice. A rich orangey and toffee palate with complex flavours of dark fruit. A very cinnamon like spice and brandyish finish. A brilliant beer, Must try!
BREWERY: Brouwerij Alken-Maes, Grimbergen BELGIUM
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 12 – 14 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 6.7%
TRIPLE ABBEY – ABBEYE TRIPEL
Abbey beers have a long tradition dating back to the middle ages when trappist monks brewed these beers in their monasteries. It is believed that Triples were invented at the monastery at West- malle which we have on our list for you to enjoy today. They are yellow to deep gold in colour and are often highly carbonated almost like champagne. A good Triple will have a complex flavour consisting of Belgian yeast, citrus fruits, candy sugar, spices, malt, hops and alcohol tastes. The malt flavours are much more subdued than Dubbels, the yeast is even more prevalent and the hops are moderately increased. The finish is generally drier due to the high carbonation and hops bitterness.
WESTMALLE TRIPLE
RECOMMENDED: Pours a hazy honey gold colour with a light beige head that leaves an lasting residue around the glass. Aroma includes faint hay fields, some citrus, faint pice, woody hops, malt and candy, yeast and more fruit as it warms up. Flavour over- all still not quite as complex as the Dubbel. Start is faint sweet with full hoppy bitter, me- dium body and lovely dry clean finish. As to be expected, the alcohol content is more pronounced than the Dubbel but it’s still a great beer!!
BREWERY: Brouweij Westmalle, Antwerp BELGIUM IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 10 – 14 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 9%
BELGIAN STRONG ALE
The BJCP divides Belgian Strong Ales into dark and golden subcategories, Blond and Dark. Blond versions tend to be similar to triples with a fruity and spicy hop flavour. They tend to be paler, lighter and drier than their tripel counterpart. Dark versions are similar to Abbey Dubbels and are more malt orientated than the Blond versions. They tend to be sweet, often flavoured with candied sugar and have moderate hop flavour.
LEFFE VIELLE CUVEE
Pours a reddish brown with a craggy quick subsiding head. Very creamy mouthfeel with a dry aromatic finish, somewhat malty and simply stunning.
BREWERY: Abbey de Leffe, Brussels, BELGIUM
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 7 – 10 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 8.2%
RED HILL TEMPTATION
Smooth and complex with intense flavours and depth, fermentation starts cool and reaches very high temperatures creating a fruity yeast aroma and lots of hops late in the boils creates spicy aromatics. The alco- hol content of 8.0% makes this beer danger- ous and tempting, and is well hidden with a crisp dry finish, once you’ve started there is no turning back. This beer has a high level of carbonation, a beautiful golden colour and luxuriant big white foamy head. The Ul- timate Temptation!
BREWERY: Red Hill Brewing Company, Red Hill. AUSTRALIA
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 7 – 10 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 8%
DUVEL
RECOMMENDED: Duvel is one of the best beers in the world. Pours an attractive gold clear colour with a large long lasting fluffy white head. The aroma from a freshly brewed bottle is really quite magic; sweet floral, nectar, light ginger like spice, yellow ripe apples and sultanas come to mind. Medium bitter, faintly sourdough and citrus- like start, not as spicy on the tongue as the aroma, smooth full body, a complex sharp- ish tang on all parts of the mouth and long lasting pleasant refreshing dry finish and very pleasant after taste.
BREWERY:
Brouwerij Duvel Moortgart, BELGUIM
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 6 – 10 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 8.5%
ORVAL
RECOMMENDED: Majestic amber clear col- our, with a medium-small light tan-yellow, long lasting head that makes minimal lace on the sides of the glass. The aroma is highly complex including a grassy straw yeasti- ness, spicy ginger/coriander, and celery. It’s definitely the lightest and driest bodied of all the trappistes and one for the devel- oped palate. Classy balanced medium bit- ter aromatic hops and lightly sweet malt, ro- bust young citric spicy gingery flavours and crisp clean bitter dry finish. Can be paired with almost any savoury foods, especially cheese, or anywhere you would use a dry white or a light dry red wine.
BREWERY: Brasserie d’Orval, Gaume, BELGIUM
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 10 – 15 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 6.2%
CHIMAY BLEUE
RECOMMENDED: The aroma is delicate with typical spices, hop, dried fruit and Bel- gian style yeast aromas which is typical of the Belgian Strong Dark Ale style. The body is smooth and luscious with a mildly sweet, moderately hoppy bitter, sourdough bread yeast and spicy flavours. Moderately dry yeasty finish. A classic Belgian beer and highly recommended.
BREWERY: Bieres de Chimay, Hainaut BELGIUM
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 7 – 10 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 9%
WHEAT BEER
A south German style of wheat beer (weissbier) made with a typical ratio of 50:50, or even higher, wheat and yeast that produces a unique phenolic flavours of banana and cloves with an often dry and tart edge, some spiciness, bubblegum or notes of apples. Little hop bitterness, and a moder- ate level of alcohol. The “Hefe” prefix means “with yeast”, hence the beers unfiltered and cloudy appearance. Poured into a traditional Weizen glass, the Hefeweizen can be one sexy looking beer.
HARGREAVES HILL HEFE WEISBIER
A Traditional german style wheat beer, made with equal parts what wheat and barley. Bittered with Hallertow hops, cloudy, bottle conditioned ale showing typical ba- nana aromas topped with clove and vanilla.
BREWERY: Hargreaves Hill Brewing Company Yarra Valley, AUSTRALIA
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 4 – 6 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 4.9%
BLANCH DE CHAMBLY
In the spring of 1992, Unibroue marketed its first beer on lees, the Blanche de Cham- bly. It contains 5 percent alcohol and is produced from an interesting blend of un- malted Quebec wheat and pale barley malt, to which spices and natural aromat- ics are added, along with a light hopping. The Blanche is only partially filtered so that it retains the full benefits of its natural ingre- dients. This gives it the cloudy appearance that was characteristic of pale beers in the Middle Ages. While it is naturally of a cham- pagne color, it appears white because of the fresh yeast in suspension.
BREWERY: Moorilla Winery, Tasmania, Quebec, CANADA
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 4 – 6 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 5.5%
WEIHENSTAPHANER HEFEWEISSBIER 500ML
THIS IS THE OLDEST BREWERY IN THE WORLD, dating back from 720 AD. Pours out of the bottle a cloudy golden pale body with a magnificent creamy head. Aromas of light citrus, clove, yeast and fresh wheat. Tastes spicy with a smooth malt background, fruity banana overtones, spicy clove, citrus, and even peach. Wonderfully rich yeast flavours. Full bodied, and very complex in flavour. One of the best wheat beers in the world
BREWERY: Benedictine Weihenstephan Abbey Freising, GERMANY
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 9 – 12 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 5.4%
WEIHENSTAPHANER KRISTAL HEFEWEISSBIER 500ML
THIS IS THE OLDEST BREWERY IN THE WORLD, dating back from 720 AD. Recently won grand champion at the 2007 & 2008 Vic- torian Beer Awards. A great tasting filtered wheat beer. Sparkling golden in colour with an aroma that is slightly sweet with citrus
and spice. A slightly clovey flavour with some subtle sweetness and a malt backing.
BREWERY: Benedictine Weihenstephan Abbey Freising, GERMANY
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 6 – 8 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 5.4%
DARK WHEAT BEER
‘Dunkel’ simply refers to a dark wheat beer. Flavours and aromas of dark malts. A complex beer, with a rich fruitiness of banana, hints of apple and cinnamon.
WEIHENSTAPHANER HEFEWEISSBIER DUNKEL 500ML
THIS IS THE OLDEST BREWERY IN THE WORLD, dating back from 720 AD. Great frothy head, caramel colours, aromas of spice, clove, light banana and citrus. A complex beer, tastes of rich fruity banana, hints of apple and cinamon some citrus and zesty yeast. One of my favourite Dark Wheat beers.
BREWERY: Benedictine Weihenstephan Abbey, Freising, GERMANY
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 9 – 12 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 5.3%
CIDER
There are so many different types of ciders, this section could have been too long to fit in the menu, so we have compacted it. The flavour of different ciders differs enormously. They can be classi- fied in the first instance from dry to sweet. The appearance ranges from cloudy with sediment to completely clear. Colour ranges from light yellow through to orange brown. The variation in clarity and colour are mostly due to filtering between pressing and fermentation. Some apple varieties will produce a clear cider without any filtration. Sparkling and still ciders are made; sparkling are more common. Modern, mass produced ciders more closely resemble sparkling wine in appearance. More traditional ciders tend to be darker and cloudier. They are produced on a large scale. It is typically strong and available cheaply. Some ciders produced in the UK are sold under the alterna- tive spelling, ‘cyder’.
3 OAKS ORIGINAL APPLE CIDER
The palate is complex yet well balanced with crisp acidity and no bitter or tart after taste. The liquid colour is a beautiful straw colour and the bubbles are tight and con- sistent – not too fizzy when you first open the product, but will last the entire drink. The evident aromas are well rounded, clean and fresh with primary notes of green ap- ple, reminiscent of a barrel of fresh, granny smith apples, with hints of tropical passion- fruits and nashi pear. A brilliant, fresh tasting cider. Beautiful rich apple flavours without too much sweetness. Far from the cries of a strongbow, or bulmers, this cider really de- serves accolades.
BREWERY: 3 Oaks Brewery, Salisbury AUSTRALIA
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 4 – 6 degrees ALCOHOL CONTENT: 5.2%
FACTS ABOUT BEER
HERE ARE SOME FACTS YOU MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT BEER
Did you know that you cant drink beer in space! Because of the car- bonation, the beer would shoot out and cover the instrument panel. Its probably a good thing that beer wouldnt work in space - the car- bonation of even a very small beer would wreak havoc on a humans internal organs.
Technically, you can survive solely on beer alone. There are enough nutrients in beer to live on beer alone. The only problem with this scenario is... you would probbably need to drink the equivalent of 47 pints of Guinness a day, somehow i wouldnt be so worried about the nutrient intake.
Did you know that cheap beer does give you a worse hangover! This is because kindly, humane brewers give the loving attention it needs: easily fermentable sugars and nutrients. BUT, if you skimp on the ingre- dients, or ferment your beer warm, the yeast will create some very nasty by-products. The worst of these is fusel oil, an impure form of alcohol that is especially tough for your body to metabolise.
Plants enjoy an occasional brew... the fermentable sugars can give plants energy to grow. When choosing a beer for your garden, go for one without preseving chemicals.
At the Beer Olympics, Canada smashed the boat relay record. 4 people had to drink 2 pints of beer, one pint per person at a time, up the table and back down. The Canadian time was an astounding 14.56 seconds.
In 1919, American congress ratified the 18th Amendment , prohibiting sales and consumption of beer. How unfortunate!
During prohibition, American brewers were forced out of necessity to produce something called ‘near beer’, an alcohol free beer. In the words of one beer expert, “a person who called it near beer was a pretty poor judge of distance”.