Looks like it's finally arrived in Brizzy :icon_chickcheers:
GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL "STIMULUS PACKAGE"
Fresh on the back of the budget being announced this week, GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL are proud to present a "RUBBER STAMP" exclusive STIMULUS PACKAGE of our own.
Thanks to our good friends at Little Creatures and as a result of Matt Coorey's thorough and exhaustive "research trip" to Fremantle we are pleased to present for your tasting pleasure, LITTLE CREATURES "STIMULUS IPA". Renowned for their Pale Ale, Rogers and Bright Ale this is a beer like no other. What better way to spend your $900 stimulus payment than on a beer aptly named THE STIMULUS IPA.
Alex the head brewer has supplied some indication of what you can expect to try but to be honest the only true way to decide is to taste the beer yourself.
Speared at 11:35am today, this beer will not be here for long so pop in and join me for a few ales NOW and see what all the fuss is about.
STIMULUS IPA
This beer is about hops - we recently got our fresh shipment of Cascade hops and decided it was time to give them a proper test. At the brewery we used hops just about everywhere - kettle, whirlpool, hopback and even dryhopped in the fermenter. The result is a "hop-sack" nose as we call it - there is so much Cascade it almost doesn't smell like Cascade... is that possible? One person has commented "orange marmalade" - hops are a wonderful thing! There is a nice malt backbone helped out with use of dark crystal malt. The result - a beer with a very full, almost silky, mouthfeel, and a smooth big bitterness that grows and grows. The brewers think it tastes best just a bit warmer, but that is up to personal preference!
The specs for the beer enthusiasts:
Alcohol: 5.2%ABV
Bitterness: 50 IBU
Colour: ~25 EBC (so a shade darker than Pale Ale)
Malts: Pale Ale, Munich, Caramalt and Dark Crystal
Hops: Cascade!