About
Way back in 2004 we chose to move our young family across the world from southern French vineyards to a 580 ha farm in the Derwent Valley in southern Tasmania with a dream of growing vines and making wine. Instead we discovered a rich hop growing history and embarked on a project of ale instead, using ingredients from our farm, this valley and from across Tasmania.
Our farm is integral to our business. The ales and cider we brew and ferment in the converted shearing shed would be a different beast should we have chosen instead an inner city warehouse. The farm gives us a sense of place, connected to land and to ingredients we grow ourselves and source from other Tasmanian farmers too.
The old shearing shed was converted to house our brewery in 2008. The brewhouse itself was originally the St. Ives brewery in Battery Point, Hobart, installed back in the late 1980s. Rehoused on our farm, the old kettle & tanks are lovingly nurtured to life to help us on our journey to find a unique estate brewed beer.
Our farm is integral to our business. The ales and cider we brew and ferment in the converted shearing shed would be a different beast should we have chosen instead an inner city warehouse. The farm gives us a sense of place, connected to land and to ingredients we grow ourselves and source from other Tasmanian farmers too.
The old shearing shed was converted to house our brewery in 2008. The brewhouse itself was originally the St. Ives brewery in Battery Point, Hobart, installed back in the late 1980s. Rehoused on our farm, the old kettle & tanks are lovingly nurtured to life to help us on our journey to find a unique estate brewed beer.
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Tasting at Matt’s; brewed 2008; bottled 12 Nov 2015, bottle 509
Amber color, small head. Some funkiness in the aroma, a bit cheesy, the flavor is less complex, but at least a bit astringent and lightly sour. Simple in the final.
Not bad.
Amber color, small head. Some funkiness in the aroma, a bit cheesy, the flavor is less complex, but at least a bit astringent and lightly sour. Simple in the final.
Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2016
at 17:46
Sharp and acidic. Dry. Solid enough.
Tried
at
OEC Brewing (Ordinem Ecentrici Coctores)
on 27 Aug 2016
at 11:58
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle - pours orange gold white head - nose/taste of funk, oak, light cherry funk, farmhouse notes - medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2016
at 23:22
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Shared 12.7 oz. bottle. Hazy golden color with a white head. Aroma is dark fruits, tart, funky, hints of barnyard. Taste is sour, funky, herbs, yeast, barnyard, grapefruit rind. Has a very long lingering bitter finish. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2016
at 23:47
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
11/12 bottle. Pale yellow, no head. Moderate carbonation. Sharpish aroma of damp hay, pears, apples, furniture polish. Not as dry as expected at first with nice ripe pears but sourness, bracken and funk creep up and in the end overwhelm the fruit. After a while I was inclined to interpret that more as a finish and enjoyed it more. A bit much for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2016
at 08:22
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
375 ml. Bottle from Berkeley Bowl. It pours a deep orange color with a large, frothy off white head. The aroma has some dill, parsley, lemon, stone fruit and some phenols. The flavor is the same. Strong herbal dill, stone fruit, heavy phenols and bitterness. Pretty funky and wild. Interesting stuff. It reminds me a bit of some Jester King spontaneous beers, but a bit more of the plastic-like phenols and bitterness that makes it kind of a chore to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2016
at 14:50
7/10
Tried
on 07 May 2016
at 17:43
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from the brewery. Pinkish colour, no head, raspberry nose is fresh. Tart, has a nice raspberry character, and has a refreshing character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2016
at 11:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
This was from the 2011-2012 vintage, and was tasted at the brewery. Cloudy, a bit funky, hint of pear, yeasty. Soft body. Sharper phenols in the finish.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2016
at 17:39
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at the brewery. Opaque pink. Massive berry nose. Refreshing, sharp acids, big berry. A flavourful, balanced fruit cider - one of the best of its type I’ve had.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2016
at 17:37