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Straight to the Poolroom

Made with organic grains: malted barley, chit malt, malted wheat and malted oats. It was well hopped with aged Summer hop flowers (AUS), fresh Pride of Ringwood (AUS) and Motueka (NZ). After four months in bottle,...

Sensation of Colour

As the 2021 harvest was getting underway, James rang me up with an idea to marry this slightly obscure Piedmont aromatic red-skinned grape, Brachetto, with our beer.

Village 2021 - Wildflower x Mountain Culture Collaboration

Village 2021 is an ale made with certified organic heritage malted barley, raw wheat and aged hops, all wholly grown in Australia. Brewed in Katoomba using an intensive turbid mash, extended three hour boil and...

Organic Table Beer #7 - Tasting Notes

Very fresh. Aromas of pepper, citrus rind, and limey-hop. Palate is creamy. Layers of hop spice and clean mouth-watering citrus upfront. A nice rounded body again for such a small beer. I'm so so glad this...

The Dog Days are Over

Dec 2016-Dec 2021, five years with the old culture. A good innings for sure. There are things already that I have missed about what it could do... we do feel like we were just starting...

St Walter 2021: Gamay and Montepulciano

St Walter is an Australian Wild Ale made with red wine grapes. It is named for Topher and Bernadette’s first son. Saint Walter was an 11th century monk from the Loire Valley in France and...

Distinctly Perceived 2021

Blend of ales fermented separately on Riesling and Viognier pomace organically grown by Bryan Martin at Ravensworth as well as organic Semillon pomace from M&J Becker and lastly, a hint of Zibibbo pomace from Ricca Terra via Sam Leyshon at...

How's the Serenity #2 - Tasting Notes

This beer is immediately ester driven, a crisp palate and earthy bitterness in spades. It's a near perfect beer for me, genuinely, and if I get my way, we will be making this cuvee for many years...

Gold Blend #34 - Tasting Notes

5 barrel blend with over six months conditioning in bottle. At release, it has super zesty aromas, mandarin and melon, a brightness with hoppy spice giving some added lift. The palate is full of youthful...

Amber Blend #34 - Tasting Notes

A very tidy four barrel blend. Opening aromas of chocolaty bread, sweet char, sweet red fruits, salted caramel and oak. Intense, warm and comforting nose. The palate is light but with wonderful depth and richness... flavours...

Tom 2021

The nose opens with floral elements... violets and potpourri with a bretty cherry lift. Noticeable orange and cranberry notes. The body is fuller than previous editions. Smooth and textured up front, red creaming soda and savoury...

St Walter 2021: Pinot Noir (Kooyong)

St Walter is an Australian Wild Ale refermented with red wine grapes. It is named for Topher and his wife Bernadette's first son and the Saint Walter was an 11th century monk from the Loire...

Foggy Morning #5 - Tasting Notes

Batch #5 opens with big smoke, charred orange peels, kindling and smoked bacon. A full palate... upfront orange and smoked apple. Creamy before a mouthwatering acid line driving to a smoked ham and campfire ash...

Amber Blend #33 - Tasting Notes

Amber Blend #33 has a very attractive aroma, bold spice, cinnamon quills and nutmeg. Toasted fruit loaf, gentle chocolate notes and dark muscovado. Sweet through the palate, cereal and malt to the fore. Deep with...

St Florence 2021: Semillon

St Florence is an Australian Wild Ale refermented with white wine grapes. It is named for Topher and his wife's first daughter and the Saint Florence was a 7th century abbess from Cartagena, Spain.

GT235A

At release it shows hop derived earthy spice, deep earth notes of clay and dark spice. Grass, winter mint, sweet fresh cut hay bale. Touches of citrus. Simple and refreshing. Bright citrus with poppy carbonation....

Good as Gold Blend #15 - Tasting Notes

Blend #15 is full of yellow citrus zest, woody spice, attractive vanillin and spicy oak. A serious Good as Gold palate, structured and with depth. Intense citrus overriding some delicious spice and subtle oak. Noticeably more...

Waratah 2020

Savoury aromatics, biscuity, dried citrus peel. Warm French oak gives a strong and exceptionally complex aged vinous character. Wonderful palate. Smooth and seamless. Sweet vanilla cake, almond meal, preserved lime, dehydrated orange run rampant. As...