Sounds like another taste test coming up for me.
Beers,
Doc
SUMMER is almost here again and domestic brewers are gearing up in anticipation for all those porch-sitting, beer-sipping, summer layabouts. After all, what's hot weather without beer, especially in tropical Queensland?
In an effort to capture this seasonal demographic the Malt Shovel Brewery is launching a new summer beer, James Squire's Golden Ale.
It follows on from this winter's Australian Strong Ale and replaces last summer's Colonial Wheat Beer.
Hopefully, James Squire will continue to commit to producing special seasonal ales to provide beer lovers with new boutique tastes.
Golden Ale is amber in colouring and its tropical stonefruit aroma is explained by the Amarillo hops it uses. Reminiscent of an English-style summer beer, it should be served cold (as if there was any other way).
Head brewer for Malt Shovel Brewery Doug Donelan believes it'll go down a treat with those with lager-loving palates.
"It has a restrained bitter finish, mild carbonation, a firm head and a dry cracking finish," he says.
For visitors to the James Squire Brewhouses in Melbourne and Sydney, Golden Ale is also being made available on tap.
Despite its alcohol content of 4.5 per cent it has a light taste the sort of ale you wouldn't mind sipping on during a day at the cricket.
For those who are into matching food with beer, Brewmaster Chuck Hahn, who founded Malt Shovel Brewery back in '98, recommends drinking Golden Ale with a bucket of fresh, cold prawns, a chicken caesar salad, whitebait fritters, laksa or a marguerita pizza.
At $16.95 for a six-pack, it's pricier than your average half dozen, but no more so than any other handcrafted beer.
Only 10,000 cartons will be distributed nationally, and it will be made available through bottleshops from next month.
Beers,
Doc
SUMMER is almost here again and domestic brewers are gearing up in anticipation for all those porch-sitting, beer-sipping, summer layabouts. After all, what's hot weather without beer, especially in tropical Queensland?
In an effort to capture this seasonal demographic the Malt Shovel Brewery is launching a new summer beer, James Squire's Golden Ale.
It follows on from this winter's Australian Strong Ale and replaces last summer's Colonial Wheat Beer.
Hopefully, James Squire will continue to commit to producing special seasonal ales to provide beer lovers with new boutique tastes.
Golden Ale is amber in colouring and its tropical stonefruit aroma is explained by the Amarillo hops it uses. Reminiscent of an English-style summer beer, it should be served cold (as if there was any other way).
Head brewer for Malt Shovel Brewery Doug Donelan believes it'll go down a treat with those with lager-loving palates.
"It has a restrained bitter finish, mild carbonation, a firm head and a dry cracking finish," he says.
For visitors to the James Squire Brewhouses in Melbourne and Sydney, Golden Ale is also being made available on tap.
Despite its alcohol content of 4.5 per cent it has a light taste the sort of ale you wouldn't mind sipping on during a day at the cricket.
For those who are into matching food with beer, Brewmaster Chuck Hahn, who founded Malt Shovel Brewery back in '98, recommends drinking Golden Ale with a bucket of fresh, cold prawns, a chicken caesar salad, whitebait fritters, laksa or a marguerita pizza.
At $16.95 for a six-pack, it's pricier than your average half dozen, but no more so than any other handcrafted beer.
Only 10,000 cartons will be distributed nationally, and it will be made available through bottleshops from next month.