Oysters, Aeroplane Jelly & Sponge Cake – Sounds Like A Fun Beer Event!

What do oysters, airplane jelly and sponge cake have in common? They’re all great ingredients for beer! At least the stout hops at Gold Coast Brewery think so and are willing to prove it this Saturday, May 25.
The Great Australasian Beer Festival (GABS) is an

annual festival (held in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney) where craft brewers from around Australia can showcase one-off creative beer recipes.

It’s one of the biggest events on the Australian beer calendar. But if you can’t make it to GABS, Stout Hops will be offering GABS festival beers from the past five years this weekend.

For the past five years, Black Hops has maintained a proud tradition of showcasing one of their best, limited, creative beer recipes at the GABS Beer Festival.

Some of these unique beers, like 2016’s Blitz Snack, a pale ale with the classic Australian snack flavor, were named in the top 10 of the People’s Choice Awards.

This year, dark hops created another very popular version for the festival, a hazy double American IPA mixed with coconut, mango and black barrel-capped Mountain Rum, called Caribbean Smoke. It proved to be a popular choice at the festival and was one of the few products that sold out.

But luckily, Black Hops is holding back some beers for their GABS revival, in addition to re-brewing and canning beers from the past 4 years. That means this weekend, Saturday, May 25, you can enjoy any beer at their Burleigh or Biggera Waters restaurants, or take some home.

Here are the details sounds and the full lineup of beers.

Dark Hop Revival, HQ: 15 Gardenia Woods, Brighhead, Gold Coast
Saturday, May 25, 12pm-6pm, restaurant open

Black Hop Revival, BH II: 671 Pine Ridge Road, Bigera Waters, Gold Coast
Restaurant open Saturday May 25 from 12pm to 9pm
The following GABS beers sounds will be available on tap and in cans for a limited time.

Seasoned with cinnamon, orange peel and star anise, you’ll sounds be tango-hopping in no time.
Caribbean Haze (2019)
Caribbean Haze was brewed in collaboration with Mount Gay Rum at this year’s GABS festival. Spiced with citrus, pineapple, mango and coconut, this Caribbean-style smoky

Double American IPA is infused with Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum to

bring fresh Caribbean sounds flavors to this already aromatic style.
We look forward to seeing you this weekend.

Kill the Patrick (2015)

First up is a strong beer with a hint of smoky malt and a hint of rye. This beer is brewed with fresh, uncooked oysters and flavored with tamarind, cloves, pepper and lemon peel.

The Attack (2016)

This bold pale ale was one of only sounds two Queensland beers in the 2016 GABS top 10. It is brewed with all the essential ingredients of airplane jelly, toasted coconut, creamy sherry, Madagascar vanilla beans, lots of fruit and sponge cake.

Band Wagon (2017)
Originally brewed for GABS 2017, this sweet stout is brewed with chocolate, raspberry sauce, vanilla, marshmallows and cookies. This sounds is the wagon wheel for adults.

Tijuana Trolley (2018)
Black Hops ventured sounds to Tijuana in search of spices for Sangria Saison and almost got stuck in Mexico. Fortunately, a little tram trip saves them from conflict.

Double American IPA is infused with Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum to bring fresh Caribbean sounds flavors to this already aromatic style.
We look forward to seeing you this weekend.
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