Road Trip IPA
The perfect accompaniment to any summer day! Road Trip is an American IPA brewed with three varieties of hops from the Pacific Northwest of the US. This beer was inspired by a recent trip made by the Holgate family to the states of Washington and Oregon, which enjoy a thriving craft brewing industry.
Our new brew will be released in kegs in early February– so come up to the Brewhouse to enjoy this refreshing ale.
Beer lovers in Ballarat can now get Holgate beers at
- Saloon Bar, 59 Humffray St North, Ballarat
- Boatshed , 27a Lake Wendouree Foreshore, Ballarat, (03) 5333-5533
- On the Rocks bottle shop, Shop 3, 918 Howitt St, Wendouree, (03) 5339-2210
And in our nation’s capital at Plonk in Fyshwick markets (Shop 36, Fyshwick Markets Frshwick ACT 2609, Australia - (02) 6260 6336
Julian, our intrepid beer ambassador , will be at Purvis Cellars on Wednesday the 23rd to provide some holiday cheer in the form of free beer! Contact Purvis Cellars for full details on 9888 6644
Join Holgate’s Hirsute Hombres in celebrating the end of Movember! We’ll be throwing a Movember wrap party on Monday 30 November from 5:30 to 7:30 in the brewery (yes, where the beer is made) at Woodend. A $10 donation to Movember gets you beer and nibbles, plus the chance to vote on best (and worst) moustaches! Donation forms will be available on the day, or visit our team page - Holgate’s Hirsute Hombres - at au.movember.com and bring a copy of the receipt email with you.
The boys at Holgate’s have begun growing their moustaches for Movember. We’ve raised a few quid so far, but more donations (and team members) are always welcome. Visit our team page by searching for “Holgate’s Hirsute Hombres” - at au.movember.com - and do your part to fight depression and prostate cancer.
We’re kicking off the month with a Saturday Brew Day this week. Ian will be in the brewery working up a batch of sweet, delicious beer. And anyone who donates $20 or more to our Movember team effort is eligible for an exclusive brewery tour and tasting from the tanks at 4 pm or 7 pm. RSVP to imorgan@holgatebrewhouse.com with a copy of your Movember receipt email, or bring it up to the bar in Woodend on Saturday.
See you there!
Our apologies for the long delay between posts. Ian was in the US for two weeks visiting the Great American Beer Festival and breweries in the Boulder/Denver area. On his return Paul left for a tour of breweries in Oregon and Washington state. So it’s been a busy few weeks with one or the other running the brewery solo!
Now that both brewers are back in the shop we’ll be getting back on top of things. Watch this space to see what ideas have emerged from our trips overseas.
Apologies to anyone who came up to Woodend expecting to see a brew in action. Some of life’s other priorities have intervened for the time being.
We’ll hope to resume the Saturday Brew Days in the new year - but might sneak a couple in before then. Feel free to call the Brewhouse or email us ahead of time to see if we’ll be running tours that day.
We took receipt of a used pinot noir barrel from Curly Flat winery last week. We’ll be filling it with about 200 L of Double Trouble, adding extra fermentables and some champagne yeast, and letting it bubble away and age on oak for as long as we can stand it. Keep tuned for updates!
I’d like to say we had specifically cellared a keg of the 19 August 2008 batch of Double Trouble in anticipation of tapping it this winter. In fact, we just forgot about it and happened across the keg at the back of the cold storage room.
Regardless, the 2008 vintage will go on tap this week at the Brewhouse just as soon as the current keg of Nut Brown Ale is finished, so drink up!
Preliminary studies indicate that the D.T. has aged well. The higher alcohol level has preserved it for posterity, and the melanoidins that lend this beer its deep garnet colour have contributed to sherry-like flavours.
The brewers are certainly looking forward to tapping this treasure!
The pub has reported back that they’ve sold the last of the Christmas Ale. At the moment there are no plans to brew an ‘09 batch as we have some other projects underway, but one or two cartons may have been squirreled away by the brewers for cellaring.
Christmas in July 2010 might be a good place to bring them out and try them. Stay tuned!
UPDATE: A few bottles have been spotted in the cooler at Essendon Cellars (corner of Albion and Primrose Streets)