The Flying Horse Brewery

[T.D.]

Sounds like you need a bigger brewery Gerard!

 

[KoNG]

nice one GMF,
i've been off the radar a bit lately, but good to see you are up and running at full speed.
you might have to set up some Bright tanks to serve from.... B)

i'm due down in Melbourne at the end of August, tight time line though, so we'll see what we can do.
will flick you an email before then anyways.

Cheers
Dowdy

 

[T.D.]

i'm due down in Melbourne at the end of August, tight time line though, so we'll see what we can do.
will flick you an email before then anyways.

Cheers
Dowdy

Maybe go Melbourne back to Sydney via Warrnambool??? :lol: Great Ocean Road on a push bike would be awesome!

 

[KoNG]

Tis long enough as it is...!!!!
i'll still try and sway the team though..

 

[jimi]

Matt Monk & Matt Stewart are both well known footballers/radio personalities down this way. Monky now plays for a team from Colac.
Cheers
Gerard

Story is true then, just another reason to buy your opponent a beer after the match and have a chat. Monkys crew are travelling pretty well at the moment. You couldn't invite the team down one Friday to try a new brew and accidently under represent the alcohol % could you

 

[Gerard_M]

This Friday night we will have our full range back on tap, but by Saturday we will probably have run out of Whale.
Cheers
Gerard

 

[spog]

This Friday night we will have our full range back on tap, but by Saturday we will probably have run out of Whale.
Cheers
Gerard

sounds like a fella has to plan his holidays around a brewing cycle.........mmmm.yeah now that i will do.
da big road trip, long service leave,is getting closer.
but where to go is the big problem,so many breweries so little time........... B) cheers..........spog.......

 

[Gerard_M]

We have a new beer called The King Brown, which might make an appearence on the AFL Footy show tonight!
Cheers
Gerard

 

[spog]

We have a new beer called The King Brown, which might make an appearence on the AFL Footy show tonight!
Cheers
Gerard

ahhh,bugga dont get it here, still on the hit list though....cheers.....spog...

 

[jimi]

Gerard - Is the King Brown a tribute to the former local lad, Jonathon? If he hadn't already signed on for life at Bris-vagas I'd be thinking it was part of the contractual offer made by Collingwood

Monky isn't getting you to do a celebration ale after the teams grand final win is he? My team choked in the finals, but we do get the very small accolade of being the only team to roll his lot during the season, just didn't do well enough when it mattered to play them again when it mattered.

Are the stocks going to hold out during these next holidays or are the locals still sucking you dry?

 

[Gerard_M]

Are the stocks going to hold out during these next holidays or are the locals still sucking you dry?

Production issues have been sorted out, leaving little risk of shortages over the Summer.We have about 1000litres of Dirty Angel in the tank to get us through the next week, & the Lady Bay is back on tap by the end of the week. The next batch of Porter is going to be a Double Choc version & a Wheat beer will be the next seasonal.
Bottling plant should be fully operational in about 3 weeks. What we bottle or what size we bottle is yet to be sorted out.
Cheers
Gerard

 

[Jerry]

Visited the Flying Horse Brewery the weekend before last when we spent a couple of nights in Warrnambool.

Spent an hour or so there on the Sunday afternoon and then went back Monday night for dinner.

Tried all three beers that were available, (the Lady Bay was out) the Whale Ale, Dirty Angel and the Mahogany Porter. Enjoyed all, especially the Whale Ale.

The kids had fun in the "kids room" and the wife was impressed with the food. All of which made my drinking experience all the more relaxing.

Very impressed with the layout and design of the whole place too.

Seems to be very popular too, judging by how busy it was, even on the Monday night.

Cheers,

Scott

 

[Gerard_M]

We have a new beer called The King Brown, which might make an appearence on the AFL Footy show tonight!
Cheers
Gerard

We have missed the Footy Show so far, but the King Brown got a mention in todays Herald-Sun. Pg 27 of the sports section!
Its not much, but hey it's a free mention!
Cheers
G

 

[Gerard_M]

Looks like the Dirty Angel will be headed to Melbourne in late November, I will post again later with dates & outlets. Definately on tap during the week of the Australian Masters!
Cheers
Gerard

 

[jimi]

Called into the Flying Horse during a bit of a long weekend tour of the great ocean road.
Gerard was very generous with his time, showing me through the brewery and generally being open to lots of beer chat. He's a straight shooter and a very knowledgable brewer. The stop over ranked comfortably alongside any of the tweleve apostles stops .. may be for different reasons
Apparently the brewery is set to be scaled up sometime soon which will give Gerard some relief.
Tried all 4 beers with the Dirty Angel a favorite (which will be available to Melb folk soon without the need to travel too far). The Whale ale, as Gerard accurately described it is a cross between LCPA and Coopers PA and also a nice drop.
Will definately call in again next time we venture by.

Gerard - if your heading through to Melb or Geelong and want to break the trip up just let us know, we'll be only to happy to help out and there's always something on tap to discuss.

 

[Gerard_M]

Looks like the Dirty Angel will be headed to Melbourne in late November, I will post again later with dates & outlets. Definately on tap during the week of the Australian Masters!

Not sure that the Dirty Angel will be heading to the Taphouse, but our latest seasonal, The Wollaston Wheaty has been getting a pretty good work out lately.
Woolaston Wheaty 4.6% Alc/Vol A traditional German Hefeweizen (cloudy wheat beer). Low on hop flavours with a large percentage of locally grown wheat in the grain bill. The use of a low flocculating German wheat yeast creates a cloudy finish, similar to a Hoegarden. Very refreshing, palate cleansing beer, great as your first beer on a hot day, goes well with seafood.
Cheers
Gerard

 

[Duff]

Gerard,

Sounds like all is going well mate. Wheat beers go real well up here in the warmth of summer B)

Cheers.

 

[Gerard_M]

Gerard,

Sounds like all is going well mate. Wheat beers go real well up here in the warmth of summer B)

Cheers.

One of your more subtle hints Brett. I am going to finish the bottle-filler his week, so you may end up with a test sample. I would prefer your opinion on The Dirty Angel though, as it is a style that you are very familiar with.
This week I am brewing the second batch of our Belgian Summer Ale. The 90min rest gives me enough time to hit a couple of bags of 9 irons out the back paddock!
Cheers
Gerard

 

[T.D.]

One of your more subtle hints Brett. I am going to finish the bottle-filler his week, so you may end up with a test sample. I would prefer your opinion on The Dirty Angel though...

Perhaps what you need is somebody a bit further South than FNQ for the Dirty Angel Gerard... you know, where its a bit cooler? Might I suggest Sydney's Northern Beaches as a good starting point?

BTW, Belgian Summer Ale sounds awesome. You're getting a bloody good variety of beers down there now!

 

[Duff]

Perhaps what you need is somebody a bit further South than FNQ for the Dirty Angel Gerard... you know, where its a bit cooler? Might I suggest Sydney's Northern Beaches as a good starting point?

Piss off Get in line T.D. We got AC here, so if I have to sit in my bedroom and drink them I will. (My conical is within arms reach of the bed - nice and cool )

One of your more subtle hints Brett. I am going to finish the bottle-filler his week, so you may end up with a test sample. I would prefer your opinion on The Dirty Angel though, as it is a style that you are very familiar with.

Wheat, Pale, Porter, Dirty Angel are all fine Gerard.