malt shovel brewery
lion nathan’s craft arm, malt shovel brewery is set to release its latest limited release beer, a dark lager called james squire malt runner .
they even went and named the brewery the malt shovel brewery, the name james gave to his own back in 1806 (well, close, it was called the malting shovel). then they’ll spruik about the special history of james squire and the malt shovel brewery, as if they’re using the same brewery as js himself .
a special thanks to chuck for his time and for permitting us to reproduce the malt shovel images that can be found on this site. the malt - shovel site is
inspired by a bright pink icy - pole, the malt shovel brewery crossed craft beer with a sweet treat to make karni kolsch .
the new division is named after its beloved malt shovel brewers and will distribute brands including james squire, malt shovel brewers, little creatures, white rabbit and kosciuszko, lion nz brands panhead and emerson’s, plus regional brands such as byron bay brewery and eumundi brewery .
malt shovel brewery has won numerous awards, medals and trophies world wide for their permanent range of products. the most notable awards include :
of the other independents, lion nathan controls the malt shovel brewery in sydney (the former hahn brewery), while foster' s has the masthead brewery in northern queensland (sanctuary cove) and the gunn island beer bar in albert park .
whilst unfortunately not an uncommon sight in these hard economic times, the malt shovel is far from closed .
malt shovel' s general manager is lion marketing director - craft, gordon treanor (pictured right) .
tony jones, chief brewer at the malt shovel brewery and home of james squire, said whilst the packaging had changed, the beers remained the same .
“malt shovel felt like the perfect name to talk to our history of craft brewing and where it all started for us, ” treanor told brew news. “chuck [ hahn ] back in 1998 started the malt shovel brewery. our logo is the outline of the brewery and it talks to our home and heritage. ”
in addition to beers brewed under the james squire brand, the brewers at malt shovel brewery also release limited edition beers under their own brand. recent releases has been :
on a recent summer’s day, head brewer chris sheehan and his team were sweating away in the malt shovel brewery in camperdown, sydney, experimenting with a german - style kolsch .
it’s a lager, but not as you know it. la la lager is the second release from the malt shovel brewers and the passionate team at the brewery are calling… read more
“it’s important our loyal drinkers know we haven’t changed the brew. our flavoursome beers are what set us apart – that and the unique history of james squire and the malt shovel brewery .
chuck hahn – the legendary creator of the james squire brand, and brew - master to malt shovel brewery – was on hand in the usa state of pennsylvania to accept the award .
you may have noticed over the past year the malt shovel public house has been sporting ‘to let’ signs and banners on its walls .
the malt shovel brewery in camperdown, sydney is lion’s main brewing facility for premium craft beers in the sydney metropolitan area, brewing beers under the james squire, kosciuszko, and mad brewers brands .
james squire, the pioneer of craft beer in australia, has unveiled its latest brew: james squire malt runner. the limited edition beer is the most recent seasonal brew created by the team at malt shovel brewery and will be available nationally from june 2010 .
lion beer australia' s shake - up of its supply chain continues with the launch of a dedicated craft beer distribution arm - malt shovel .
ask our staff to take you for a tour to see the wonderfully brewed pale ale. this 600 litre microbrewery was started up by brewer chuck hahn in april 2009 as one of his latest brewing ventures after the hahn brewery in 1988 and the malt shovel brewery in 1998 .
it is not common knowledge but lion nathan has a 20 per cent stake in little creatures which adds to its small but growing portfolio of microbreweries, which includes chuck hahn' s malt shovel brewery in sydney .
henry michell (1809 - 1874) originally from steyning, bought the carfax ‘fountain brewery’ after he made a success of managing a rival brewery in west street, aptly named ‘the west street brewery’ .
kosciuszko pale ale, first brewed at the kosciuszko brewery (established by chuck hahn in april 2009 in jindabyne, new south wales) it is also now produced and bottled at the malt shovel brewery. (bronze medal 2012 australian international beer awards) alcohol content: 4. 5 %
malt shovel will have a dedicated team to call on smaller bars and cafes that lion hasn' t previously reached effectively and will also service independent bottleshops .
it is not common knowledge but lion nathan has a 20 per cent stake in little creatures which adds to its small but growing portfolio of micro - breweries, which includes chuck hahn' s malt shovel brewery in sydney .
the james squire and malt shovel brewery range of beers will be available on tap, as well as limited edition brews including the newly released cabin fever, interceptor black ipa, karni kolsch, mid river and mint heist .
“a lot of hard work and effort has gone into making this terrific beer from brewers where the swindler was created in the wonderful malt shovel brewery in camperdown, nsw and the west end brewery in thebarton, s. a. where james squire the swindler summer ale is currently brewed. ”
a hoppy celebration ale honouring the man who brought beer to australia, brewed with his descendants. the team at malt shovel brewers paired up with members… read more
james squire arrived in australia as a convict on the first fleet in 1788 (100 years before fosters). he became australia’s first brewer when he started brewing in 1794. we have resurrected his beers with the malt shovel brewery in 1998 .
the malt - shovel brewery operates out of the old hahn brewery site in camperdown, and is named after the pub owned by james squire. james was of course, australia' s first brewer, and msb' s primary beers are marketed under the squire name. see our history section for more information on james .
we’ve heard you’re still very hands - on in the malt shovel brewery. when you’re feeling exhausted, what motivates you to get out of bed and head back to the brewery for another day? my passion for beer, and the opportunity to work with our team and brew even more interesting beers to enjoy and taste .
dr chuck hahn, who runs lion nathan' s malt shovel brewery, which is enjoying some success with its james squire line - up, says developing small breweries in pubs is on the agenda as the market for premium beers continues to grow .
the brewery is not generally publicly accessible however the brewery opens its doors to the public each year during sydney craft beer week in october. [ 3 ]
of the other independents, lion nathan controls the malt shovel brewery in sydney, (the former hahn brewery), while foster' s has the masthead brewery in northern queensland (sanctuary cove) and the gunn island beer bar in melbourne' s albert park. foster' s matilda bay, also of perth, was one of the first of the micro - breweries and one of the most successful .
dr chuck hahn, who runs lion nathan' s malt shovel brewery, which is enjoying some success with its james squire product line - up, says developing small breweries in pubs is on the agenda as the market for premium beers continues to grow .
you really have to wonder when you read a media release that says the “new names represent distinct chapters of james squire’s life” followed by “our flavoursome beers are what set us apart – that and the unique history of james squire and the malt shovel brewery. ”
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the definition of craft beer depends on who you ask. chuck hahn' s hahn premium arguably began the current australian craft beer boom in the late 1980s before he was bought out by lion nathan (now lion). the hahn brewery was then renamed the malt shovel brewery which today produces australia' s biggest selling craft beer james squire .
james squire, convicted highway robber and publican, produces the first commercial ale and becomes australia' s first brewer. his legacy now lives on through lion nathan' s malt shovel brewery, which adopts the james squire name for its unique range of handcrafted beers .
you can keep in touch with progress on urltoken or via the brewery’s facebook page .
chuck hahn, james squire master brewer, says the new brew took some time to develop. “malt runner is the result of months of tinkering and fine tuning by the brewers at malt shovel brewery, ” explains hahn. “our brewers love experimenting to find interesting and innovative interpretations of classic beers. malt runner is similar in style to a german bock but, at a more modest 5. 2 per cent abv, is technically more a dark lager. ”
however, sometimes i really do wonder if the marketers haven’t drunk the kool - aid on this one. i never quite get the feeling that the marketers realise that, while james squire did exist and is recognised as australia’s oldest brewer, he didn’t actually found the malt shovel brewery .
the original name was taken from the michell brewery owned by local business man henry michell .
originally known as the ‘michell arms’ (built in 1901), the building actually stood immediately in front of the where the malt shovel is today. it was demolished in 1938 for the widening of springfield road .
the lion nathan owned malt shovel brewery has unveiled a new look for the james squire range of beers. the new labels delve even further into the james squire character to, as the media release says, reveal “more about the man himself whilst helping beer lovers more easily identify each beer in the range. ”
at the more sizeable end of the craft - beer scale is james squire. it’s a high - profile, multi - award - winning beer out of the malt shovel brewery in camperdown, sydney. head brewer chris sheehan oversees the production of nine beers, as well as an apple and a pear cider .
the malt shovel is a brilliant venue for bands. saw jucy lucy with best guitarist since eric clapton! ! mr fish there a couple of weeks back and a couple of other bands recently and another brilliant guitarist last saturday! ! who says rock is dead! !! also check out the older guy who dances! ! far out man! ! keep the faith! ! long live rock in horsham and the malt shovel and new landlord keep up the good work. loving my saturdays with my babe dancing to the vibes all power horsham! !! malt shovel awsome venue! ! love you! ! ps i am that dancer! ! lol
q: we understand malt - shovel' s first beer to be released was the
james squire amber ale
, which we have to say is absolutely magnificent, and should be on tap in every pub australia wide. why did you choose this particular style of beer to re - launch your boutique brewery ?
why the now malt shovel was the only pub to carry his name, we don’t know, however the big question now is was the pub name pronounced ‘the michelle arms’ or ‘the mitchell arms’, answers on a postcard .
how can a quirky beer like hoppy hefe come from the same brewery as the bland and boring james squire 150 lashes – the one thrilling and edgy; the other, well, it’s wet and alcoholic. but maybe that’s just a mad brewer’s mood swing. the latest offering from mad brewers – malt shovel’s chuck hahn, [ … ]
in just a few years, the inner west has become the most densely populated pocket of australia for craft breweries; where once, you' d have found only the lion - owned malt shovel brewery, today there are more than a dozen in operation with many more in the planning stage – enough to take that total to 20 .
it was in 1998 that chuck returned to his boutique brewery interests with the launch of the malt - shovel brewery and a goal of producing handcrafted quality beers. while the brewery is still associated with lion - nathan, you get the sense that it gives chuck more freedom to focus on the development of more adventurous, higher quality beers than might otherwise be possible as the chief brewer of a major group. at the same time however, the lion - nathan association has certainly allowed chuck to tap into the distribution chain that might otherwise not have been available .
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“as brewers, mocu is a great platform to showcase our harder to find offerings and one - offs that we’ve been working on, making them readily available for everyone to purchase, ” malt shovel head brewer chris sheehan told brew news in november .
a new name then emerged, ‘hogs head and malt shovel’ and with it a new landlord, mr steven williams. the pub continued to thrive as a traditional local and carved a reputation for its well kept locally brewed real ales and great live music .
australian white beer is brewed using fresh wheat, extremely pale malt and willamette hops. abv: 5. 0 %
that’s true of all beer, mind you. beer is one of those things that an emotional bond really helps sell it…i have just always marvelled at how tightly malt shovel has managed to successfully weave their interesting but pretty irrelevant back story around the entire brand .
malt runner is limited to just 9, 000 cartons and will be available on - tap at james squire brewhouses nationally .
the wording and 20% figure may result in some interesting scenarios. one such example involves brooklyn brewery, of which kirin owns a 24. 5% stake. should brooklyn purchase more than 20% of an australian brewery, the purchased brewery would no longer be considered independent by the association. brooklyn currently brews beer under a licensing agreement at cooper’s brewery in south australia. coopers, even though completely family - owned, are over the 40 million liter limit .
paying homage to the growing appreciation of quality craft beers and pub food held to a higher standard, the venue operates with a sharp dedication to showcasing the best of squire and malt shovel brewery. this means a huge range is available on tap, as well as limited edition brews including the newly released cabin fever, interceptor black ipa, karni kolsch, mid river and mint heist .
nr: our preference for making high - alcohol volume beer is because with more alcohol in beer you can have more flavour. it takes more malt to make a high alcohol beer so the malt flavour is usually greater. you can put more hops in to balance that greater malt flavour, and the alcohol adds a viscosity to beer, lending greater body and mouthfeel .
taste is malt driven, not too sweet, some bread / dough. hop bitterness catches up as the bottle goes down .
the beer continues malt shovel’s run of creating beers with additions of fruit (raspberry in 2008’s mad brewers raspberry wheat and apples in this year’s mad brewers orchard ale) and spices (2008’s limited release pepperberry winter ale) by incorporating 15% cherry juice, added late to the kettle .
today sees bright brewery mark ten years since they first opened the doors of their brewery site in the victorian high country. much has changed – and is changing – so we fired some questions at co - founder, and still owner, scott brandon. read on
tony jones, james squire chief brewer, said, “malt runner lives up to its name – the beer is a complex blend of malt flavours that has a full body without being too bitter. this was a challenge because we wanted to balance the malt with something other than the usual big hop character. the addition of cherry juice, which added a subtle acidity to the brew, proved to be the solution .
he was in the right place for it. malt shovel brewers was set up specially by james squire to test and craft experimental beers – a new outlet for the likes of sheehan and his team to let their imaginations run wild. and try and realise it in a beer good enough for the james squire stable .
industry - wide, the model for the craft brewers is little creatures brewery, which has capacity to produce 2 million litres of beer annually .
as for wayward, which has hit the ground running with a series of high quality beers, such as the charmer india red ale (pictured right), keller instinct bavarian keller bier and raconteur biere de garde, there is much more to celebrate too. having operated as a gypsy brewer â brewing on other people’s systems â until now, peter has just secured a site in camperdown, directly across the road from the malt shovel brewery, and hopes to start brewing their early next year .
tony jones, james squire chief brewer, describes the beer as being “a complex blend of malt flavours that has a full body without being too bitter. ”
this rich and rewarding black ipa has a mysterious, deep, dark colour. the distinctive hop bitterness balances well with the malt bill, which includes… read more
pepperberry is strong, it almost drowns out the cocoa and roasted malt aromas. minty and nutty smells are also there, makes me think of the australian bush .
canberra’s wig and pen really earned its title as best small australian brewery in the australian international beer awards 2012. the competition attracted 1, 345 entries from breweries in 41 countries. the trophy goes to the small australian brewery with the highest average score across all the beers it enters – that is, its aggregate score [ … ]
how do you like to spend your downtime away from the brewery? snow skiing, swimming, travelling with my wife, visiting the grandchildren and working on various projects .
t - this is basically a porter with pepper (try saying that after 10 pints !) has plenty of dark roasted malt and a little dark fruit as the name suggests .
“the resulting beer has rich, chocolate - like qualities with a hint of cherry, and a smooth, caramel malt finish; perfect for savouring on a cold winter’s night. ”
kiuchi brewery real ginger ale 330ml $ 9. 50 many ginger beers seem like alcoholic soft drinks, tempering cloying sweetness with tart ginger. but kiuchi is all beer – rich, warming (seven per cent alcohol) and malty, with an abundant, persistent head, and delicious deep undercurrent of tangy ginger flavour. the high alcohol and generous malt make [ … ]
1988 was the wonderful year you opened hahn brewery. (on behalf of australia, thanks !) were you nervous, excited, or just a bit worried about the newfound ‘friends’ who might turn up on the brewery doorstep? we were very excited at the response we received. australia needed another brewer making premium international styles of beer domestically and serving it fresh .
prominent australian “craft” breweries such as malt shovel / james squire (kirin), little creatures (kirin), and mountain goat (asahi) are all now excluded from the industry body. the other stipulation, which is unchanged from previous rules, limits members to less than 40 million liters per year (the u. s. ba limit equates to 180 million liters, or 4. 5 times that size) .
t: what? ! this is a pale ale surely; toasted malts with a big grapefruit / citrus hop finish (not to mention the mouthfeel of an ale). the malt shovel boys could have called it an ale and i doubt anyone would have been the wiser. the hops leave a bitterness that feels characteristically out of proportion for saaz hops (which aren' t nearly as bitter as most other hops) .
“the resulting beer has rich, chocolate - like qualities with a hint of cherry, and a smooth, caramel malt finish; perfect for savouring on a cold winter’s night, ” tony said .
the original james squire brew, nine tales is a full - bodied, malt - driven beer characterised by its rich copper colour, toffee - caramel sweetness and nutty finish balanced against citrus hop notes .
a: the foster brothers arrived into melbourne from new york in 1888 and introduced refrigeration and lager brewing into australia. unfortunately, their brewery was unsuccessful and they returned to ny two years later. the brewery continued to operate without them. i am also originally from ny, although i used to call colorado home. i arrived in australia in 1981, then went to nz after a couple years, and returned to start up the hahn brewery in 1988 (100 years after fosters). however, i am still here brewing quality beers, have married an australian and we call australia home .
they are a low impact business and the locals, by and large, love having them around. [ having a brewery ] enhances the area and becomes a hub for the local community .
the association has plenty of
fun
goals too. once the next four or five breweries come online, there will be as many as ten you can visit within a five kilometre stretch from willie the boatman to wayward, thus there' s been talk of having beer glasses set into pavements to guide people from brewery to brewery. then there are plans for an inner west festival early in 2018 .
“this was a challenge because we wanted to balance the malt with something other than the usual big hop character. the addition of cherry juice, which added a subtle acidity to the brew, proved to be the solution .
noir stout an imperial - style stout, brewed with pale chocolate, dark crystal barley malts, roasted black wheat malt, australian super pride hops, new zealand super alpha hops and powdered liquorice root. abv: 7 %
kirin company, limited is an integrated beverages company. it is a subsidiary of kirin holdings company, limited. its major operating units include kirin brewery company, limited, mercian corporation and kirin beverages company, limited. kirin is a member of the mitsubishi ufj financial group (mufg) keiretsu. they own and licence many different beer brands. in 2016, kirin purchased a 25% stake in new york based brooklyn brewery .
“under new rules for what was the craft beer industry association, membership will be prohibited for brewers that are more than 20 percent owned by large brewers or other businesses that hold significant brewery holdings in australia or overseas. ”
back when rum was the unofficial currency, it took a real gambler to bet his future on brewing. but james squire was never one to shy away from a challenge, quickly building a fortune from his brewery and tavern .
on the local level, local labor is supporting a craft brewery festival here in the inner west. we believe it would attract people, not just locals, to the inner west again to celebrate this fantastic growth industry .
a six - pack of james squire malt runner will have a rrp of $ 18. 99, while a carton will be available at $ 59. 99 rrp ($ 19. 99 and $ 60. 99 in south australia) .
“the intention is that i’ll spend at least two days a week in the brewery but i’ll be taking on a full - time brewer and a sales guy, ” says peter. “my wife will be working in the business too .
what is the actual story behind the brewery? there’s all that waffle that seems a bit bullshitty, but i’d like to know where it actual comes from - even if it is the bowels of a huge conglomo - corp in 1999 .
every 3 months the brewery creates limited edition beers under the james squire brand which are available in its james squire brewhouses and via selected liquor retailers. these beers are produced in much smaller quantities than the regular brews. some examples have been :
did they forget the pepperberry? not picking up much. not that i know what it should smell / taste like anyway. a bit of spice in the after taste but mainly its just a decent porter. could use a bit more malt character really .
pours a dark chestnut, with a heavy pale brown head. aromas mostly of cool blackcurrant notes, with malt undertones. i think is needs to be served less cold in order to lift more aromatics. and as a winter warmer, this makes sense .
don’t be fooled. no matter what size the brewery, no matter how crafty the brew, beer is all about marketing. sure, flavour counts to an extent, but we humans are suggestible types really who are easily influenced by labels and advertising .
the scent of barley lingers in the air around this camperdown brewery where james squire beers are created. fancy a look inside? you' ll have to wait until sydney craft beer week in october each year when tours are available for a limited number of sessions .
most publicans have contracts with the major brewers which commonly offer kickbacks such as rebates or installation and maintenance of lines and taps by the brewery. so the battlefield shrinks to one or two leftover taps known as' floating taps' which the pubs use for craft brews .
they’re not – it’s not even in the same location. and yet, there is this subtle effort to link a brewery renamed in 1999 with one set up two centuries ago. to link a range of beers to a man who died damn near two centuries before they existed .
malt runner is the fifth such limited release, following other seasonal brews including james squire hop thief, james squire pepperberry winter ale and james squire rum rebellion porter. the 2008 summer limited edition, james squire sundown lager, was so popular with consumers that it is now part of the permanent range .
little creatures is one of the new breed of micro - breweries that have launched over the past few years. the backers of little creatures started the original star of the micro - brewery sector, matilda bay, also in perth, which was bought a decade ago by foster' s .
after designing an approximation of the fairy floss flavour, the team infused it with a “straight up” kolsch beer, which sheehan describes as predominantly pale malt and hopped only with tettnanger (a type of german hops). then, as with all good mad scientists, a secret ingredient to finish – vanilla .
back when rum was the unofficial currency, it took a real gambler to bet his future on brewing. but james squire was never one to shy away from a challenge, quickly building a fortune from his brewery and tavern – though it could be suggested serving beer to australians was something of a sure thing .
the gist since signaling intent back in march, the australian craft beer industry association has consulted members and taken a vote on new membership rules. and as a result of a 134 - 2 majority vote, they will soon be known as the independent brewers association (iba) and will exclude major brewery - owned brands .
in the old days in australia, beer was beer. hops provided bitterness, offsetting the body and sweetness of malt, and perhaps adding subtle aromas and flavours, too. but the rise of specialty beers means we can now enjoy a wide spectrum of hops aromas and flavours. the diversity comes partly from the varieties of hops [ … ]
never one to let a ball and chain hold him back, ex - convict james squire seized every opportunity his emancipation offered. his unique blend of charm, skill and luck ultimately rewarded him with an enviable fortune as australia’s first brewer. but was he really happy? a brewery, money and freedom – what do you think ?
five sydney brewers, two local mps and a mayoral candidate this morning launched a new brewers association. in itself, that might not sound like the most exciting of news. but the intentions of the founders of the inner west brewery association (iwba) contain much to excite beer lovers – and not just those living in the neighbourhood .
a: i think the coopers are the real celebrity brewers as they have been promoting flavoursome ales for many years. i am a relative newcomer on the scene, having arrived in australia in 1981 with tooth’s brewery, then a couple years in nz with steinlager, before returning in 1987 / 88 to build the hahn brewery, followed recently with the james squire’s brews. i guess in this industry you know you have made it, when you can see your name in the gutter or in the glass bottle - recycling bin. we certainly made the big brewers pull up their socks when we launched hahn premium in 1988. now we see new more flavoursome beers all the time .
although the schwarz family company shelved plans for a brewery at its canberra hotel (the mercure, formerly olims), the company continues to sell its own sydney - brewed beer there and to run its annual craft beer festival. this year’s event – to be held at the mercure next saturday from 11am to 6pm – features beers [ … ]
chuck then followed his passion and established the hahn brewery, then australia' s largest microbrewery, in 1988. chuck ran this venture for 5 years, with his main product, hahn premium, being well received by the beer savvy consumers of sydney. unfortunately, the hahn brewery was not immune from the' recession we had to have' from 91 - 93, and struggled to cope with rising interest rates. chuck tried to cut a deal with the banks, to no avail. by all accounts the shareholders had little option but to sell to the lion - nathan group when the opportunity arose in 1993, although chuck now prefers
to think of it as a merger
.
lion, the australasian arm of japan’s kirin brewery, is to acquire asx - listed little world beverages – owner of little creatures and white rabbit beers and pipsqueak cider. lion took a 20 per cent stake when the business was founded in 2000 and currently holds 36. 3 per cent. and what a juicy little morsel it is [ … ]
his hasn’t been the only notable trademark issue involving small aussie brewers in recent years. the most high profile saw melbourne’s thunder road challenge cub over the use of a number of the latter’s unused heritage trademarks. that case was decided in favour of cub, although thunder road will no doubt have taken succour in the fact that since then they have been named champion medium australian brewery at the australian international beer awards – the first time they have entered a beer competition. it’s a win that sets up an enticing possibility should the people behind the awards continue with their policy of inviting the australian small, medium and large brewery champs to brew a collaboration beer as the winner in the large category was… cub .
this rich and rewarding black ipa has a mysterious, deep, dark colour. the distinctive hop bitterness balances well with the malt bill, which includes some roasted (midnight) wheat, adding a depth of flavour as well as colour. the dry hopping process adds flavour and aroma notes of grapefruit and pine resin, further enhancing the complexity of this gratifying ale. read less
it doesn’t, it’s marketing and marketing is engaged in an arms race with our mental filters. the image that is subtly painted is of a ye olde brewery handing down recipes through the ages. but if you stop to question it, even for a second, the perceptual mirage linking the two disappears and you wonder what it was you were looking at .
pash the magic dragon lived by the brewery, and frollicked in a golden grist of flaked wheat and barley. his friend, jackle paper, loved that rascal pash, and brought him malt to help him sour that crisp and tasty mash. oh! together they would sour wort with some lactic acid, jackle kept a lookout to make sure it wasn' t flaccid. but one wanted a sweet and yellow from some passionfruit, the other wanted pink and tart from some dragon fruit. oh! the dragon and his friend, they bickered all night long, til they finally realised that neither one was wrong! they put each fruit into the beer and let it settle out, the friendship saved! the beer was great! was there any doubt? !
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james squire has won countless awards, trophies and medals for its permanent range of beer, including: original amber ale, golden ale, sundown lager, pilsener, india pale ale and porter. most notably, james squire was titled champion australasian brewery in 2000 and 2003 at the australian international beer awards and was awarded the best bohemian style pilsener at the world beer cup 2008 .
iba chair peta fielding says that, ultimately, decisions about who is a craft brewery or not are “up to the consumer .
she further adds: “this association is about a way to bring together the companies within the industry that need the benefit of a group to be able to achieve certain things. there are those that need it, and there are those that don’t. ”
wheat beers (excluding american) – banana and clove flavours / aromas. american pale ale – hop fruitiness, balanced bitterness. pale lager – clean flavor profile. imperial stout – roasty malt, chocolatey, bittersweet, high alcohol. brown ale – malty, toffee. barley wine – rich, heavy maltiness, slight boozy flavour, very high alcohol content. ipa – hoppy, bitter, high alcohol .
what do you personally love about the new venue? the venue brings together the ultimate beer experience: great beers, excellent foods, exceptional service and a well - presented building. i’m so pleased that the small brewery presents so well above the bar area; this, matched with the expertise of the mantle group and the passion of our brewers makes for uniqueness in dining and beer enjoyment .
as for a tax system that encourages brewers to put beer into 50 litre kegs, he says :
i' ve hurt myself and have had guys hurt themselves at the brewery. it' s just a disaster. look at every publican over the age of 50 and their backs are stuffed from carrying kegs around. it' s the stupidest way of getting fresh beer around .
it used to be that craft brewers could only hold a tap for one to two weeks but now we' re able to access and hold the taps better than ever ,
he says .
as long as the public understands that some of the craft brands they are consuming are big brewery brands, that' s all that matters. let the beer stand up in the glass for itself .
beer has been a little bit left behind because this has been very much a new phenomenon. so we' ll be taking that up. right around the country, this is a phenomenon. the inner west is a bit ahead of the game but this is a national phenomenon. i was in scottsdale in regional tasmania just a few weeks ago with ross hart, the local member, visiting a local brewery there .
the karni kolsch is one of the 180 beers and ciders created specifically for the great australian beer spectapular, a beer festival known as gabs that travels to melbourne, sydney and auckland in may and june. “it’s a fantastic celebration of beer, ” sheehan says. “each participating brewery mans its own stand and presents its own beers, and creates a one - off festival beer that has experimental, abstract or crazy at its heart .
it' s a template every brewery – and beer lover – should be following across australia, one that we put at the heart of the two craft beer rising days in 2014 and 2015, on which we encouraged drinkers to visit and support their local brewers. in the long run, while it' s important to push for change and recognition on a national and federal level, it' s from the grass roots that change will come .
a: the english brown ale is a style that james squire would have brewed in australia in the early 1800’s. it perhaps would have been a lot thicker and definitely unfiltered, so we have modified this style just slightly. with a rich coppery colour, a distinctive creamy head and a crystal malt character with a slight citrus hop finish, it is a wonderful drinkable ale without being too challenging for the average drinker. we can “win them over” with this ale and get them to then try the others !
elsie is made by combining unfermentable lactose with a malt bill so complex the brewers refer to it as their' kitchen sink beer'. the result is a beer that' s sweet and smooth and dark and roasty, with gentle touches of chocolate, coffee and cream. served on nitrogen at the bar, but conditioned for the bottle, allowing yeast to naturally carbonate the stout for an incredibly thick and smooth texture. she' s so tasty, you' ll believe cows really can jump over the moon !
as chuck explained to us on our tour (although it was self evident), the brewery itself is small. in fact, we were somewhat amazed that this little place, with only 11 full time staff, managed to produce all the quality beer it did. raw products come in one end, and the single most exciting range of beers to be produced by the one australian brewhouse comes out the other. right there, in bottles or in kegs, with 11 people making it happen. exhilarating .
people come to these local communities because they want to support their local economy. they also want to support a quality product and one of the things that we' re also seeing as a by - product of this is growth in craft brewery tourism. here in the inner west there' s a great little tour, but right around australia that' s growing. tours in the hunter, tours in regional areas. and we believe that there' s a prospect for much further growth in the future .
come out to sample our range of hand crafted beers, enjoy a jar or two with your friends and take away a growler (1. 89l) or bomber (640ml) of your favorite. ask us about a private brewery tour, as we' re always happy to show you around, and share the science and art behind each batch. tours are on saturday and sunday at 12: 30pm and 2: 30pm by booking only, so please email howdy @ urltoken for more information and to book in !
chuck' s background is impeccable. he has a phd in chemical engineering, and worked with the american giant coors for 10 years prior to being headhunted by sydney' s tooth breweries, where he was general manager from 1983. during this time he oversaw the production of the then most sophisticated brewery in the southern hemisphere (worth some $ 100 million). with this under his belt chuck crossed the tasman to become technical manager for lion breweries, auckland, new zealand, where he
brewed steinlager for a few years
- from 1984 through to 1987 .
as it turns out it was a merger that would see the hahn brand springboard nationally over the next decade. as part of the deal, chuck was appointed chief brewer for the lion nathan group - no small responsibility as the group then operated eight breweries in australia and new zealand and two in china. during this time the hahn brewery operated partially as lion - nathan' s development shop, with chuck' s expert brewers helping to develop new beers for lion nathan under chuck' s guidance. the most successful of these beers are now mass produced in other locations .
pours a deep, dark ruby red color with a minimum of creamy tan head that fades away pretty quickly, but does lace the glass. smells fruity, like cranberries and blackberries, with some black pepper there as well. don' t smell much in the way of hops or malt, but the pepperberry smell is very pleasant anyway. tastes a little malty sweet, but with a fruity tartness to balance it out instead of hoppy bitterness. there' s a slight hoppiness on the back end, but mostly it' s just sweet & tart. mouthfeel is heavy and creamy, as is usual with james squire beers. overall, it' s a very drinkable beer, good for the cool winter night .
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appropriately named. a hoppy hefe indeed. decent slap of alcohol. good stuff .
i think somewhere behind the sweet fairy floss flavour there’s a decent beer hiding in the background. pity
formed by the amalgamation of some of australia and new zealand’s most celebrated food and beverage companies, lion has a rich local heritage .
it was then we were lucky to be introduced to quite a few of chuck' s highly skilled brewers as we sampled the squires range... .
don’t believe me? there’s a swag of psychological studies that show just that. the economist most recently reported a study that highlighted new research confirming that with clothes it’s not the design itself that counts, but the label. we can add this to the many studies that develop similar themes, such as that expensive wine tastes better than cheap wine, even when they are the same .
i guess the marketers hope is that not many people do this and the brand is left with the warm fuzzy patina of a lineage extending back 200 years. this way, when you look into the crowded bottleshop fridges or rows of bar taps, you’re not just seeing a label that connotes a high - quality and highly - awarded beer brand, you’re seeing a high - quality and highly - awarded beer brand with a history – one that you have an unconscious emotional bond with .
and it works. just as with clothing, we make snap decisions about people based, not on the person or even on the inherent quality of their clothing, but on the little embroided polo player on their breast. and when we buy our beer, we buy it as much on how the label makes us feel when we see it as the beer tastes when we drink it .
their marketers are very good. [ update: in fact, here’s their story of how the brand was created. before there was even a beer. ]
the media release is published in full below and you can get the full stories in the aptly named storybook .
james squire, one of australia’s leading craft brewers, has unveiled a vibrant new look for its range of six, well - loved, unique and flavoursome beers .
each james squire beer will have a new brand name and illustrative icon, aimed at revealing more about the man himself whilst helping beer lovers more easily identify each beer in the range. reassuringly for beer lovers, there has been no change to any of the brews .
ralph simpson, james squire brand director said, “we’re extremely proud of our james squire range – it has set the benchmark for australian craft beers .
“however we found that whilst our drinkers remained loyal to james squire, they often weren’t sure which beer in the range they were drinking. the beer packaging just looked too similar, so we set about creating a new identity for each brew to help them stand out, while at the same time telling more of the history of the man, james squire, a charming rouge and of course, australia’s first brewer, ” said ralph.
the malt shovel brewery is an australian brewery owned by lion and located in camperdown , new south wales . it is best known for the james squire range of beers . the beer is named after the convict turned australia 's first brewer james squire , who also went on the grow australia 's first hops and is said to have created australia 's first commercial brewery . 
the malt shovel brewery is an australian brewery owned by lion and located in camperdown, new south wales. it is best known for the james squire range of beers. the beer is named after the convict turned australia's first brewer james squire, who also went on the grow australia's first hops and is said to have created australia's first commercial brewery.
the malt shovel brewery is an australian brewery owned by lion and located in camperdown, new south wales. it is best known for the james squire range of beers. the beer is named after the convict turned australia's first brewer james squire, who also went on the grow australia's first hops and is said to have created australia's first commercial brewery.