The Snow Post – Winter Edition

August 08, 2014

Got our digital copy of The Snow Post - Winter Edition today, from the guys at http://www.monaropost.com.au/

Thanks guys!

Stylin' Brews: Red IPA

November 21, 2018

The Profile

Indian Pale Ales (IPA) are heavy on the hop side. The red IPA hails from the United States and, therefore, they are even hoppier than their father, the English IPA. As a rule of thumb, the IPA has a higher alcohol content than its pale ale lineage, however, for the red IPA, we can also factor in the fact that red ales are also generally brewed stronger than their pale ale counterparts. This makes for a strong beer in a red IPA.

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From Seed to Cup: Your Coffee's Journey Across the World

November 07, 2018

We hope you’ve read our first post, A Brief History of Coffee, and if you didn’t we suggest you do, coffee’s history is rather rich. We finished with the facts that coffee is the third most popular beverage in the world and the planets second most traded commodity! But how does it get from the plants on the hills in Central America, Africa, the Middle East or Indonesia to your favourite coffeehouse and into your cup?

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Stylin' Brews: Hefeweizen

October 24, 2018

The Profile

Hefeweizen is a straw coloured, usually hazy beer which is very attractive when served in the traditional Bavarian hefeweizen glass in the summer sunshine. Hefeweizens are made with at least 50% wheat in the mash and are not found to be brimming with hops, the flavours mainly come from the yeast instead. You see “Weizen” means wheat (you might remember that from our Dunkelweizen article) and “hefe” means yeast. These, as said, are the main two flavour components of a hefeweizen and the yeast used adds distinct clove and banana notes. Making these beers the perfect, easy drinking beverage in the sunshine.

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