The Monk Brewery & Kitchen

Paul recently put his hand up as a critic for the Beer Lovers Guide  for the Top 50 Beers In Australia and put his votes in last week.  Why not follow the guys at http://www.beerloversguide.com.au/ and make sure you get your hands on this great book when it comes out! The Beer of the week this week is the Wheat (6%)... because a fresh batch has just gone into to keg and it is a perfect refreshing beer to have in this sensationally hot weather we are having! The Monk Wheat is somewhat like a traditional Witbier but with a bit of an Australian twist- having a bit more body but still having the traditional...

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Hot enough for you? There is no escaping the seriously warm days we have been having in the brew house!! It is still running at full capacity to try and keep up with the demand for our delicious beers- which are going down like water in the heat. This has created our very own little sauna in the middle of our establishment but not in the good, relaxing kind of way! So you guessed it, Steve and I have been sweating up a storm to get a fresh batch of Wheat into the kegs so we can free up some space to brew. The new batch of the wheat has had a few tweaks (hopefully for the better) so look out for it in about...

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The Beer of the week this week is the Mild (3.5%). Perfect for the hot weather that is going to strike us this week (fingers crossed).  This mid-strength is brewed in a Pilsner style, giving it a pleasant amount of body, and it polishes off with a gentle Saaz hop finish.  It is packed with flavour and proves that mid-strengths can be tasty and enjoyed by anyone, not just the Designated Drivers! The Mild goes very well with lighter food choices on our new menu such as Tempura Whiting Goujons, or the Margherita Pizza. P.s.  Don’t forget to vote for us! Hottest 100 Craft Beers of 2011 - http://craftypint.com/features/post/hottest-100-australian-craft-beers-of-2011-vote-here/

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It’s been a great week in the brew house.  We kegged a batch of our award winning Mild and the Wheat has been lined up to pop into keg early this week. On the brew front, Pale was brewed last week, Kölsch will be brewed later this week and all things going well our new seasonal will be in tank bubbling away happily by week’s end!  We were looking forward to watching a bit of cricket while at work this week.  We were very lucky to pop down to the WACA on Saturday while it was still on! The extra time not watching cricket this week lets us start planning all the awesome unique brews coming...

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Beer of the week this week is our very interesting Rauchbier ( 5.3%), this traditional German style smoked beer is very unique. The use of smoked malts gives the beer its smokiness and caramelised malts gives the drinker a taste of smoked or cured meats.  Any true craft beer lover will enjoy and appreciate the complexity to this beer. Due to its strong flavour nature the Rauch beer is best paired with our very own Rauch cheese, which is a classic cheddar mixed with the Rauch beer itself- giving the cheese a nice, rich, smooth finish. It can be found on our scrumptious Brewers grazing plate along...

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It is business as usual in the brew house, always lots of beer to be brewed and kegged to keep up with the holiday rush. This week, we are brewing the ever popular Australian Pale Ale and hopefully a new seasonal as our current seasonal the Amber Ale is flying out the door! If you haven’t tried it yet, make sure you get down and treat yourself to one! A fresh batch of the best mid-strength in the World, our Mild, will also be going into keg this week to keep up supplies!   There is an air of excitement in the brewery at the moment because we are planning our next seasonal, plus we are coming...

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