Here it is! Our gift to you.
Well… More so a gift to ourselves. For a special treat this holiday season, Simmo, Hudo and Gratzy staged an epic Border Barrels Xmas party. A long-form POD filled with any topic that took our fancy in the moment, held together by our love of great beers.
9 brews in total, dispersed via lottery.
Who wins big? All 3 of us. And you.
Relive a boozy, fun-filled afternoon with your favourite craft beer nuffies.
The lineup consisted of:
The Mill Brewery – The Dark Lord Black IPA
A huge 6.66% Black IPA, made with a complex malt bill and double dry hopped with tons of Galaxy and Citra hops.
440ml | 6.6% ABV
Working Title Brew Co. – Good Time Nutella Fudge Double Milk Stout
We’ve taken our favourite spreadable nut delight, turned it into a fudge and transformed that into a beer! How you may ask? We threw in 20kg of freshly roasted hazelnuts, a veritable boatload of Nutella, a stack of delicious brownies, and a whoooooole lotta love.
Straight up chocolate hazelnut fudge whacks you in the face, supported by layers of caramel, Anzac biscuits and roasty cacao. A full body with creamy mouthfeel begins the journey into flavours of decadent delight. Silky smooth and more complexity as it warms, it’s more than just a GABS beer; but hell it can do that too.
500ml | 8.5% ABV
Bright Brewery – Lemon Myrtle & Wattleseed Imperial Pastry Sour
Inspired by a traditional lemon poppyseed cake and brewed with Australian native botanicals.
Sweet and sour combine in the best possible way for an intense flavour experience. Big flavours abound, with a huge hit of zesty lemon myrtle and nutty wattleseed, balanced by a hefty dose of sweetness.
Brewer’s notes: This beer features a bold sweet and sour flavour with native lemon myrtle and wattleseed spices. Hazy yellow colour with sweet lemon aroma. Quite sour but with a mild sweetness for balance. Lemon flavour with subtle nutty finish.
440ml | 7.7% ABV
Equilibrium Brewery – Fulcrum DIPA
A lever’s resting place is known as a fulcrum. To keep everything in balance and as close to the ideal as is possible given the circumstances, the fulcrum pivots and adjusts. These past several weeks have been challenging for the craft beer business, and we’ve all been working hard to adjust and find our fulcrum. In these trying circumstances, we have endeavoured to adapt with our friends and peers. We want this beer to serve as a reminder that even under less than ideal circumstances, you can discover your resilience and rise to the occasion. White wheat and oats served as the soft base for the brew known as Fulcrum. In the whirlpool, we added Citra and Idaho-7, and Nelson, Strata, and Citra were used for the dry hopping. Fulcrum pours a stunning, intense yellow. As soon as you crack it open, fresh citrus and grass scents fill the air. Each sip perfectly combines the flavours of white wine grapes, passionfruit, and cannabis. The culmination of dank, luscious fruit is balanced by a subtle, well-balanced bitterness in the finish, providing a pivot for a beer with such a distinctive and potent flavour.
473ml | 8.5% ABV
Amundsen Brewery – Dessert In A Can Mocha Ice Cream Fudge Cake Imperial Pastry Stout
This imperial pastry stout from our Dessert in a Can series is an ABSOLUTE DREAM. Think luxury, think decadence, think rich mocha, chocolatey goodness.
330ml | 10.5% ABV
Akasha Brewing Company – Lupulin Fog New England IIPA
A double New England IPA. Expect flavours of orange, tropical fruits, with a luscious full finish. Low on bitterness, it might be the juiciest beer you’ll try all day.
Originally brewed for GABS 2017.
375ml | 8.5% ABV
Mountain Culture Beer Co. – Fake Out NEIPA
Indulge in the sweet citrus flavours of ripe orange and divine grapefruit from the juicy combination of Amarillo and Mosaic hops whilst the silky, smooth mouthfeel from our house hazy yeast leads you into a false sense of security.
500ml | 6.9% ABV
Beer Fontaine – Dream Me Up Let Me Fill Your Cup Harvest IPA
New world meets old world.
At Beer Fontaine we love Saisons. We love Hops.
We’ve dry hopped this farmhouse ale with piles of Saaz Lupomax & NZ Motueka Hops to create a fresh & funky IPA.
440ml | 6.7% ABV
Fox Friday – Day Trippin’ Oat Cream TIPA
Lush, delicious, and packing one massive punch. With a hop lineup like that—Citra, Mosaic, Motueka, Nelson Sauvin, Citra Cryo and Mosaic Cryo—we can’t say we’re surprised.
440ml | 11.5% ABV