Beercast #31 – Beer Cartel’s The Great Australian Easter Beer Hunt Showcase
It may be the holiest of long weekends, but ain’t no act of God gonna slow down the Border Barrels train.
The Not So Good Shed is greeted to a severe downpour, rendering recording a hopeless task. Thankfully we were able to use the inconvenience as a much needed half time break.
Why a half time break you ask? Well we present to both you and ourselves the Beer Cartel Great Australian Easter Beer Hunt, choc full of malty, alcoholic goodness in limited edition beer form.
We won’t spoil the fun, but come join us on a Good Friday adventure down a deliciously decadent craft beer rabbit hole.
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Garage Project – Ghost Light Hazy IPA
When theaters close their doors they keep an electric light illuminated on the stage, to keep the resident ghosts happy.
With lockdown, Ghost Lights have been burning bright on stages around the world.
Good for the ghosts, not so for those in the Arts.
Brewed with extra light malt, oats and a blend of Citra and Nelson Sauvin hops, creating a brilliant white gold brew, with a distinctly spectral haze.
Just what’s needed to raise spirits.
Brewed to support our mates in the arts.
330ml | 5.2% ABV
Mountain Culture – Equinox Marzen
Inspired by the Blue Mountains’ crisp air and changing leaves, this traditional German-style lager is the perfect way to usher in Autumn.
With a medium body and moderate carbonation, this rich amber Marzen offers a smooth and refreshing taste that is both bold and balanced.
Munich and Vienna malts combine for caramel aromas and a slightly sweet and nutty flavour profile, while the addition of noble hops provides a subtle bitterness that balances it all out exquisitely.
355ml | 5.5% ABV
Hop Nation x Lervig – Bearded Seal DDH Hazy IPA
Bearded Seal is our double dry-hopped Hazy IPA we brewed in collaboration with LERVIG in Norway.
The Bearded Seal, found in Norway, is a heavy set creature with large whiskers. This collaboration needed a big beer.
Mike from Lervig came to Footscray and caused plenty of havoc in the brewery. Double dry-hopped with a punch-bowl of fruit-forward American hops, we then added pineapple, passionfruit and mango to the ferment.
Full haze, full juice.
375ml | 8% ABV
Pirate Life – Double South Coast Pale Ale
It’s sunny yellow, judiciously hopped, and twice the size of our flagship pale. What more could you want?!
As well as doubling the recipe, we replaced Taiheke hops with Amarillo – an ode to South Coast’s maiden iteration, the Light House Pale. Nostalgia aside, it’s a punchier variety, and cuts through the extra with ease.
The malt bill’s the same (there’s just more of it) and we’ve stuck with Verdant Ale Yeast, too. After all, it’s not a South Coast without those juicy stone fruit esters.
Expect that classic yellow hue and a sturdy haze. Aromas of citrus and peach waft from the collar, which settles fluffy and white. To drink, it’s fruity and plush, with pleasant bitterness and oodles of South Coast charm
355ml | 8.8% ABV
Bridge Road – Eggster Triple Chocolate Ale
This decadent triple chocolate ale possesses an uncanny ability to make every rich mouthful feel like a holiday.
Eggster tastes like your favourite Easter chocolate in beer form.
355ml | 6% ABV
Jervis Bay Brewing – Eggcellent St Chocolate Milk Nitro Stout
Delicious notes of chocolate waft from the glass as you pour this rich, luscious stout.
Big-bodied with that touch of sweetness that makes a milk stout great, and a subtle chocolate finish that lingers after every mouthful, this is an adult treat in a can!
375ml | 5.4% ABV
Aether Brewing – Peanut Butter Stout
Heavy aromas of peanut butter and peanut brittle, further accentuated by the mouthfeel and oily slickness of the malts.
Subtleties of chocolate and caramel can also be found.
Quite dry for a dessert beer due to the lack of lactose.
375ml | 7% ABV
Dainton – Crumblicious Honeycomb & Toffee Stout
Local organic cacao, homemade candi sugar, and a love of chocolate bars create this toffee milk chocolate stout with a fluoro golden head.
Like a big, honeycomb hug for your tongue.
355ml | 7.1% ABV
Bright Brewery – C-Easter and Desist Caramelised White Chocolate White Stout
In 2021, we created a Caramelised White Chocolate Stout which went on to become our fastest-selling beer of all time. Why haven’t we released it since, you might ask? Well – the beer’s label design unwittingly attracted a little too much attention from the lawyers for a particular global confectionary brand, and we had to bury the cans deep in the bowels of the brewery and promise to ‘cease’ production and ‘desist’ from selling anymore.
Fast-forward two years and we decided it was time to let the bunny out of the brewery in time for Easter. So, with a brand new look and the same great taste, we’re re-introducing C-Easter and Desist Caramelised White Chocolate White Stout.
355ml | 5.8% ABV
