Where we share everything we learn along this journey
Packed 10/10/2019 – Best Before 10/04/20 Dan, Eddie and Govs regret to inform our valued customers that we are recalling all Black Hops Extra Eggnog 375ml cans effective immediately, due to potential for refermentation. The beer was brewed exclusively for the Beer Cartel 2019 Advent Calendar and can be found in Slot 25. No other Black Hops beers are affected …
Last week me, Eddie, Govs and brewer Toshi headed down to Melbourne on a Recon Mission to learn more about Barrel Aged beers. Next year we will be launching our own barrel aged brewing program, and we wanted to get some insights from the people who are doing it well now. In this post I’ll go through where we visited …
Did you know most of the beer brewed by Black Hops is low in gluten and have been for a few years? This is also the case for a lot of other craft breweries. Read on for an article that goes into depth on the topic. Low gluten or gluten free beer…now there’s a concept that regular beer drinkers would …
We are currently recruiting for two roles at Black Hops, an experienced Brewer and a Cellar Person. About Black Hops Black Hops Brewing started as 3 mates making beer and sharing everything they learn along the way. In 2014, Dan, Eddie and Govs made their first beer, the Eggnog Stout, after discussing the concept at the pub. That led them …
About Black Hops Black Hops Brewing started as 3 mates making beer and sharing everything they learn along the way. In 2014, Dan, Eddie and Govs made their first beer, the Eggnog Stout, after discussing the concept at the pub. That led them to opening up a brewery and taproom in Burleigh Heads in 2016 and in March 2019 they …
The annual Beer Cartel Australian Craft Beer Survey has just been released, and in this post I’ll run through some of the results with some extra commentary. I’ve always loved seeing the data from this survey and this year is no exception. Let’s dive in. First off some links: 2019 Full Survey Results 2018 Full Survey Results 2017 Full Survey …
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, also known as being ‘true …
Gold Coast independent craft brewery, Black Hops, have brewed a beer using Avocado from one of their customers’ farms. The beer has been brewed as a single malt and single hop (referred to as SMASH) ale, using Barrett Burston Border Malt and citra hops, as well as coriander, lime juice, chilli and of course smashed avocado – 17 kilograms of …
On Wednesday, 4 September a Black Hops contingent headed down to Melbourne for the seventh annual BrewCon and Trade Expo, which culminated at The Independent Beer Awards (aka ‘The Indies’). This was our first time attending both the Expo and the Awards Night. During the day of the conference it was good to mingle with our independent brewing colleagues from …
This week on the podcast I chat to Jason Garner from Astute Finance and Matt Vitale from Birchal on the topic of brewery finance and crowdfunding. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or Android. Click here to access all episodes of the Operation Brewery Podcast. Mentions Jason Garner from Astute Financial Matt Vitale from Birchal BrewCon Indies Awards Beeries …
