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Our Beer Sensory Program in 2021

One of the greatest challenges when it comes to brewing beer at large volumes is ensuring that it maintains a consistent level of quality every time it leaves your brewery and enters the marketplace. As well as our strictly controlled brewing processes and a robust quality lab set up, another way to ensure that we … Read more

How to create a beer sensory program

Does your beer taste like it should? One of the greatest challenges when it comes to brewing beer at large volumes is ensuring that it maintains a consistent level of quality every time it leaves your brewery and enters the marketplace. Your reputation as a brewer can hinge on maintaining the consistency of your product, … Read more

Happy Brewing Accidents: The Story Of Grapefruit Red IPA

Grapefruit Red IPA is a new Black Hops beer that, truth be known, was never actually meant to be a beer in the first place. Born from the misguided adventures of a Code Red situation, this beer started out life as a Black Hops cult favourite but morphed into something a bit different. Not every … Read more

Black Hops Staff Awards 2021

On Monday, 9 December we celebrated the year that was at the annual Black Hops staff Christmas Party. Taking place within the ultra-cool confines of the Mobile Barber Shop Depot, it was time to let our hair down and raise a hearty toast in recognition of the achievements, milestones and people who defined our achievements … Read more

The First Black Hops Beers We Ever Brewed: Beers 13 to 20

Recently on the blog we’ve been looking back on the beginnings of our brewing journey, when Govs, Eddie and myself were coming up with beers all the while planting the seeds for the launch of our first brewery in Burleigh Heads. In part one of our early beers series we reminisced on the beginnings of … Read more

AWOL Teku Glass

Teku Glass with AWOL Logo

Rastal Teku Glass with Printed AWOL Logo

Printed AWOL logo on the front.

The design of the glass allows for a full sensory drinking experience by capturing and releasing a beer’s aromas in the outward curve of the glass. This glass is one of the world’s finest beer glasses ever created and is perfect for use with most craft beers. This hard to find craft beer glass is a must have for your beer glass collection. Perfect for enjoying many different styles of beer, but especially great for AWOL beers!

Gold Coast Amateur Brewing Comp 2021 at BHII

After a COVID-induced hiatus last year, on 26 June the annual Gold Coast Amateur Brewing Competition (GCABC) made a welcome return to the local beer calendar. The competition is coordinated by the Gold Coast Homebrew Club (GoldCLUB), who are great mates of ours and hold their regular meetings on the second Friday of every month … Read more

Dirty Glass!

If you are like us you’ll be triggered by a great beer presented in a dirty glass. We’re always tempted to join the Facebook chorus and yell ‘Dirty Glass!’ everytime we see one. But now we don’t have to, because we offer you this post. Drinking beer from a glass should hit that magical sweet … Read more

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