It started with two mates and a couple of beers on the sandunes of Moreton Island, Queensland. Looking back over the bay towards Brisbane, a Green Beacon was spotted, an idea then sprouted, and Brisbane’s first craft brewery was born. The doors to Green Beacon’s Teneriffe brewery were opened on the Australia Day weekend of 2013.
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Pours gold with a small head.Nose shows floral hops and soft grainy malt.Flavours are pretty much the same, more floral and spicy hops along with some grainy malt.
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On tap at Green Beacon, Brisbane on 6th September 2015. Hazy brown with off-White head and spot lacing. Very yeasty aroma. Sweet and tangy apple and toffee flavour in-mouth. A sweet and caramely finish. Zingy mouthfeel and medium body.
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Pours amber with a small head.Nose shows tropical fruit-like hops, including melon, mango and guava along with some heavy sweet clean malt underneath.Lots more caramel/crystal malt as a flavour too, very full-on. More fruit hops and fruit confectionery notes underneath.
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Can, thrown in by Anton. Amber with a white head. Aroma of peach, flowers, spices, oranges, a little menthol. Light bodied. Some bread crust, peach, light spices, oranges, pine. Clean dry finish with firm bitterness. Right up my street.
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Can. Clear pale amber with a white head. Aroma of oranges, pepper, pine, biscuit. Lightish bodied. Some tropical fruit as well as biscuit, modest orange and grapefruit notes, some resin and a fair bit of pepper at the moderately bitter finish. Not sure this has canned all that well, seems a bit tired.
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Can. Hazy yellow with a white head that doesn’t last all that well. Gentle aroma with wheat, lemon pudding, passionfruit. A bit on the watery side. Gently bread with a bit of a wheaty twang, some fruity touches. Finish is quite dry with little bitterness. Quite refreshing. Not really my sort of thing but more than competently made. Would go well on a steamy Brisbane night.
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On tap at Kingsley’s Brisbane. Slight floral nose, pale yellow, minimal head & carbonation. Not a great start. Tastes crisp, slight hops. A bit sour on the finish. A bit meh really.
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On tap at the Brewery, August 2014. Hazy golden/yellow with a small white head. Sweetish with glove, hay, some wheat and light hops. Also some notes of bubblegum. An ok one.
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On tap the Brewery in August 2014. Almost clear brownish/amber with a small head. Aroma and taste of malt, nuts, grass and some caramel. Soft and easy to drink. A descent one.
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On tap at the Brewpub, August 2014. Black with a small tan head. Nicely roasted with chocolate and coffee. The mouthfeel was creamy. The finish was bitter. A tasty one.