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On Friday, 29 May the official judging took place for the first round of our Black Hops Reserves Brew At Home Comp. We received 75 entries for our Round 1 beer, Hornet IPA. Our judging panel had a lot of fun sampling the entries and awarding rankings, based on our true to brand guidelines. Congratulations to all our entrants, we …
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 …
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, …
It’s been a blazing summer in every sense of the word, with vast regions throughout the country impacted by the size and scope of the ferocious bushfires that have devastated so many Australians over the past few months. Like many other Aussie individuals, businesses and industries, the craft beer fraternity are rallying together to contribute much needed funds for those …
At the start of 2019 we committed to doing a limited release for bars and bottle shops in every month of the year. Previously we’d done quarterly releases and a few one-offs but we wanted to make them more consistent and have something unique to give drinkers for every month. We’ve just released our December limited so we’re pleased to …
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 …
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 …
Although they’ve been around for centuries, one of the newer (and very different) styles of beer currently gaining popularity among Australian craft beer drinkers are what’s known as Sours. As the name implies, these beers are brewed intentionally acidic, tart or sour due to the use of wild yeast and/or bacteria strains. Some Sour styles, such as Gose are also …
Things to watch out for when canning When it comes to canning, there are a number of potential risk factors and quality compromisers that can mean your beer doesn’t live up to standard. The good news is, that by having some smart and sensible checks and balances in place, as well as having a switched on and diligent canning and …
