This Week at The Wheaty / Wheatsheaf Hotel
While I can’t go into detail as it hasn’t been announced yet it’s a good week to be in Adelaide, at The Wheaty and drinking beer. There are some exciting new Australian and New Zealand beers hitting the taps this week that you really won’t want to miss. Right now you can head down and find the Mountain Goat Coffee IPA on tap. There are very few kegs of this beer around so I would get down soon if I were you. Also on tap at the moment is the Black Noir Saison from Bridge Road Brewers. This is the second black saison we have seen in recent times and it’s a good one.
There is plenty more good stuff coming up this week too. You are going to need to follow @TheWheaty on Twitter and subscribe to their email to get the details. Make sure you keep a close eye for the details. Over the next week there will be a couple of new IPAs from Bridge Road Brewers hitting the taps. Two single hop IPAs, one made with Galaxy hops and the other with the new Stella variety. The Galaxy has been released in the past but it’s the first time for the Stella. The Galaxy is an excellent beer that I have had the last time it was made and I got to try the most recent release in Melbourne last week. You don’t want to miss it.
The other big release coming up some time this week is Super Conductor by 8 Wired. This is their new keg only double IPA. According to the web site this has 80% more hops than the Hopwired IPA. The Hopwired is a great beer so I can’t wait to try the Super Conductor. All reports are that it is an amazing beer and that there isn’t much of it around so you will want to get to The Wheaty to try it. You need to keep your eye on @TheWheaty on Twitter and their mailing list. Get There!
That Beer Moment
Most beer geeks have experienced that moment. I know I have. That moment when you really discover beer. Mine came after drinking beer even some good ones but there was the aha moment when beer just became an obsession for me. Most beer lovers have had and can remember that moment. My moment was on a trip to the US many moons ago. For me that beer was Sierra Nevada Pale. A beer quite a few people have had that kind of experience with. There was almost no good beer to be found here in Adelaide back then. The closes thing to craft beer I had ever had was Cooper’s Sparkling Ale. At the time the Sierra Nevada was a revelation to me. I had never tasted anything so bitter and hoppy. I didn’t quite know what to think about it but I knew I liked it. While it may seem quite restrained now days at the time it was an extreme beer particularly for my inexperienced pallet.
I was at the Wheaty the other night and I got to see someone else have their beer moment. For this person it was the Moo Brew Imperial stout through the glass hopper filled with Kopi Luwak coffee. Quite an exotic combination and a truly awesome one too. After tasting it the guy walked around the bar telling anyone that would listen how awesome it was and trying to convince them to try it. I think most beer lovers and probably anyone who is passionate about something knows what that moment was like. It was great to see someone else experience it. I’m really passionate about beer and it’s great to see someone else joining the club.
So what was your beer moment like and what beer was it?
Mikkeller 1000 IBU on tap at The Wheaty / Wheatsheaf Hotel
THis Friday, 12/8/2011, from 1700 The Mikkeller 1000 IBU will be on tap at The Wheaty. This beer is a bit of a gimmick but it’s still bloody good and it is something you really should try. While it’s not really 1000 IBU it is still really bitter, really hoppy and, not surprisingly, really tasty.
There is plenty of other good stuff on tap at the moment too. So come on down to The Wheaty this Friday and enjoy the 1000 IBU and something else too. Get There!