Whats On Tap At The Platform Bar - Brissy

[WSC]

Just got this email from Grand Central....I can't get there unfortunately but will be there on Friday:

Join the Grand Central Hotel and Good Beer Lunches and be the first beer lovers in Brisbane (and possibly Australia) to try Meantime IPA on tap.

Our friend Dave Andrews at Innspire has landed a very limited number of kegs of this exceptional IPA and we have managed to secure one - so when it's gone, it's gone.

Our subscribers will also get to try the newly landed Meantime Saison, the perfect summer refresher.

When: 5.30pm Thursday, 19 November (keg tapping 5.45pm)
Where: Platform Bar, Grand Central Hotel
Cost: $10, includes tasting serve of Meantime Saison and schmiddy of Meantime IPA

RSVP: ESSENTIAL [email protected]

 

[Snowdog]

Few Changes

Little Creatures Rogers
Little Creatures Bright Ale
Little Creatures White Rabbit
Hoegaarden
Erdinger
Sunshine Coast Dark Lager
JS Amber

Can't Remember the 1 other but there was no Hop Hog on.

I guess 'Craftoberfest' is over. I like Little Creatures (I grab pints of pale at Milano's, Queen street mall), I like the Erdinger beers, and noting wrong with James Squire, but the gem here is the only local craft brew - the Sunny Dark Lager. Its looking like the Platform is going through one of those phases. I am glad I got my fair share of the Feral Hop-Hog.

 

[Snowdog]

....12 hours later...

Have to say I rather enjoyed the LC White Rabbit this evening. :icon_cheers:

1. LC Rogers
2. SC Dunkel
4. JS Amber
5. LC 'White Rabbit' dark ale
6. Hoegaarden
7. Erdinger Weisse
8. LC Bright

 

[jonno79]

Anyone got any updates on the local taphouse coming to brissie?

Unfortunately the platform bar has it's hands tied by fosters and lion nathan so it would be nice to see an independent place come in to really promote craft beer..

ie this -

IN ST KILDA (the newest are listed first):
Stone & Wood MovemBEER Brewery Showcase; Stone Beer, Draught Ale.
5 Islands Brewing Co Halloween Ale, Feral Hop Hog IPA, Coopers Sparkling Ale, Mad Abbot Dubbel, Mash Baltic Porter, Budvar, Bridge Road Chevalier Saison, Kostritzer Schwarzbier, Trumer Pils, Hofbrau Munich Helles, Leffe Brune, James Squire Porter, Alpha Pale Ale, Little Creatures Pale Ale, Franziskaner Hefeweizen, Mountain Goat Hightail Ale, James Squire Golden Ale, Hoegaarden Wit.

IN DARLINGHURST (the newest are listed first): Stone & Wood MovemBEER Brewery Showcase; Stone Beer, Draught Ale and Pale Lager........
James Squire Porter, Big Helga Munich Helles, Wicked Elf Pale Ale, Budvar Czech Pilsner, Feral Hop Hog IPA, Weihenstephaner Original Lager, Last Drop Wheat Beer, Mash Baltic Porter, Hofbrau Munich Dunkel, Kostritzer Schwarzbier, Leffe Blond, James Squire Amber Ale, Franziskaner Hefeweizen, Hoegaarden Original Witbier, Coopers Sparkling Ale, Trumer German Pilsner, Little Creatures U.S Pale Al



Tap Beers Coming to St Kilda
Feral Fanta Pants Imperial Red Ale
Feral Razorback Barleywine
Stone and Wood Brewery Showcase November
Bridge Road Marzen
Rogue Yellow Snow IPA
St Rogue "Dry Hopped" Red Ale
Meantime India Pale Ale
Feral Smoked Porter
Last Drop Kellerbier
Last Drop Kristalweizen
Tap Beers Coming to Darlinghurst
Hargreaves Hill Celtic Red Ale
3 Ravens Bourbon Aged Dark Ale
Matilda Bay Alpha Pale Ale
James Squire Sundown Lager
Feral Razorback Barleywine
Last Drop Kellerbier
Feral Smoked Porter

 

[bconnery]

Just got this email from Grand Central....I can't get there unfortunately but will be there on Friday:

Join the Grand Central Hotel and Good Beer Lunches and be the first beer lovers in Brisbane (and possibly Australia) to try Meantime IPA on tap.

It's very very nice on tap too let me tell you.
Far too easy to drink...

Re the taphouse in Brisbane.
Not yet.
I spoke to one of the guys that runs it, I think he was actually the main one, at the gala dinner at the ANHC last year.
Now to be fair I'd had a lot to drink by then, it was the last night after all, but the basic gist of the conversation was that they planned to get the Sydney one going a bit and see how things all went before considering Brisbane.
To be honest I'm not 100% sure Brisbane is ready. I'd love one but I'd rather see it here and staying than opening and having to close because the support wasn't there.

 

[WSC]

I'm hoping the IPA is still on on Monday. An unexpected work trip has me interstate.

As for tap house in Brissy, I think it would be a few years off. I think they like to be out of the CBD which means the only viable option would be the valley.

I love the idea but to be honest the bottle shop like nectar or drinks are better value and I can enjoy them at home.

 

[jonno79]

Sure but a lot of the beers the tap house offer are draft only...like the feral beers etc

 

[Will88]

Somewhere like West End could work, or even Southbank.

 

[Will88]

Last night's taps:

Meantime IPA
Sunny Coast Dunkel
JS Amber Ale
LC Bright Ale
Hoegaarden
Erdinger Weisse
Stone & Wood Stone Beer

Can't remember what the 8th tap was, don't think it was a new drop though.

 

[lczaban]

Last night's taps:

Meantime IPA
Sunny Coast Dunkel
JS Amber Ale
LC Bright Ale
Hoegaarden
Erdinger Weisse
Stone & Wood Stone Beer

Can't remember what the 8th tap was, don't think it was a new drop though.

I know when I was there on Thursday night (waiting 25 mins for a train change-over is sooo hard :icon_cheers: ) the other beer was the White Rabbit. I knocked back a quick Meantime IPA, then when out via the bottle-o to grab a little more of the same for when I got home... :icon_drunk:

BTW they had the sign on the beer board wrong - everyone here know's it was the second keg served in Australia... Isn't that right, Ross??

 

[NickB]

Indeed it is Luke, and a cracker of a beer too!!! :icon_drool2:

Wish Ross had brought the damn thing to the swap

Cheers

 

[Will88]

White Rabbit was probably it.

I was a little underwhelmed by the the Stone Beer. I've had it on bottle and thought that tasted better. Still not a bad one though and I certainly wouldn't turn one away.

 

[Snowdog]

I was there yesterday afternoon and I quite enjoyed the Stone Beer. It was sort of a hoppy-ish red ale of sorts.
The Meantime IPA was a good post boat-trip IPA that went down quite easy for a 7%'r.
The 8th beer on the list then was Fat Yak as they had run out of White Rabbit.

 

[nate2g]

The Meantime IPA was a good post boat-trip IPA that went down quite easy for a 7%'r.

Meantime IPA is drinking very well. Had this at St Kilda Taphouse & Platform and the balance is superb. It's such a classic English style IPA and definitely worth going out of your way for. I'm surprised how much the bitterness shows but the rich fruity tones from the Fuggles and Goldings is extremely welcomed. Great beer and worth the $$$!

 

[WSC]

Was in on Friday.

Only newish beers were White Rabbit Dark and Stone Beer. Others were pretty standard.

 

[Snowdog]

Had a chance to go into town after work yesterday, so I did a bit of shopping & headed to the Platform.
Get to the door and am informed they are closed for a private Christmas party. Grr.... said I was just after a Stone Beer, so the nice doorman let me get one to take to the other bar. Then the keg blew out about a centimeter or so to the full-point of the glass so I got it for free. It wasn't a wasted walk up there from Queen Street., but who was to know it would be closed on a Thursday evening?

The list was the usual suspects.. Fat Yak, Hoegaarden, etc... no White Rabbit, and now no Stone unless they put it back on.

 

[WSC]

The bottle shop next door had Timothy Taylor Landlord for about $8 - 500ml too. Which is a new addition.

I think the taps are going to get better soon, just waiting on some beers I heard.

I had a LC Bright Ale yesterday which was pleasant given the heat. Hadn't had one for ages.

 

[WSC]

Tap List as of 1 hour ago:

Stone and Wood
3 ravens Golden ale
3 Ravens 55 APA
White Rabbit Dark ale
LC Bright ale
JS golden ale (aka Tooheys New with a touch of hops)
Stone Beer - (had run out though so not sure about this one)
Can't remember the other one but it was not mind blowing.

I had the APA which was pretty good, the white rabbit which is OK and the JS Golden Ale - just to see if they had improvedit...sadly i was let down, that beer is rubbish!

 

[WSC]

Just remembered the other beer was the very rare Matilda Bay brew called Fat Yak......can't get that anywhere these days :lol: I think it is limited edition...they have limited it to 1 million hectorlitres a month!!!

 

[Bribie G]

I wonder if the PB will be open on New Years Day? I'm trying to get a few hours at work that day and would be able to pop in afterwards before weaving home on the train. Hopefully Andrew's sparkling will be on by then.