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Just like Sour beers, Hazy beers are all the rage right now in Aussie craft beer circles. We talked about Sours and how we brew them on the blog not so long ago. So now it’s time to delve into the juiced up, murky world of Hazy IPA’s. It’s also good timing after we recently added long time cult fan …
When the team at GABS announced that GABS wouldn’t be happening in May / June this year we, like many of you were pretty disappointed. GABS has been a big part of our story having attended the event before Black Hops existed and having submitted beers since before we had our own brewery. We also had a fun idea for …
G.O.A.T. is a Hazy IPA that has gotten a lot of love, ever since we brewed it for the 2018 AIBA Awards as a small batch beer (to coincide with the introduction of the ‘hazy’ beer category for the first time). We brewed it with high expectations and named it accordingly and the beer delivered, taking out a Gold Medal …
Latest info up on the Black Hops Reserves Page Here. With COVID-19 keeping us bunkered down at home, we’re putting the call out for willing conscripts to join the ranks of the Black Hops Brewing Reserves. Those that enlist will form part of an elite home brewing battalion, where you’ll be equipped with all the ingredients to make your own, …
I’ve had a bunch of other breweries ask us what we did to put together our Supply Drop local beer delivery app in the days after the COVID-19 lock-down. In this post I’ll go through what we did. I’ll say at the start that this method might not be the best way to go about it, it’s just what I …
This episode is a solo podcast with co-founder and CEO Dan on the changes Black Hops has made in response to Coronavirus and some questions and answers. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or Android. Click here to access all episodes of the Operation Brewery Podcast. Mentions Black Hops Taprooms. Black Hops Online shop. Black Hops kegs at Home. …
Here at Black Hops we’re very serious about making sure our beer tastes fresh, maintains a consistent level of quality and is free of contaminants every time it leaves the brewery and hits the marketplace. Nailing your recipes and adhering to strict brewing processes and quality controls will deliver you this in the majority of instances. But having a robust …
The COVID-19 pandemic means that regular life as we know it won’t be the same for some time. New phrases such as ‘social distancing’ are now part of everyday lingo. Many people’s livelihoods and businesses have been put on hold. And everyday activities we once took for granted, like going to your favourite bar for a beer, are no longer …
Bright Friday Sabro IPA is Live! **UPDATE 11:28AM – SOLD OUT, NO MORE SUPPLY DROP DELIVERIES TO BRISBANE.** Here’s the idea. There’s too much bad news this week, so we’re trying to brighten things up today (Friday 27 March) in the only way we know how (with beer). We have a new Black Hops Recon Series release, Sabro IPA being …
Gold Coast, Australia – Wednesday 25 March 2020 As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation continues to evolve, Black Hops are helping to bring the beer to the people safely and responsibly in these challenging times of necessary isolation. From Wednesday, 25 March Black Hops Supply Drop will be available to Gold Coast residents. The service offers a same day beer home …
