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Capital Brewing – Rock Hopper IPA

Brewery: Capital Brewing in Canberra, ACT Style:  IPA ABV:  5.8% IBUs:   50 Rate Beer:  80/100 Pour:  Golden colour with a big white head. For National IPA day I gave this a crack. A big, smooth, juicy IPA that has plenty of tropical fruit flavours. Easy to drink and fine toast to celebrate a great day dedicated […]

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Capital Brewing – Evil Eye

Brewery: Capital Brewing in Canberra, ACT Style: Red Rye IPA ABV: 6% IBUs: 60 Rate Beer: 67/100 Pour: Reddish amber colour with a big bold white head. Tasting notes of caramel, toffee, chocolate and rye. A great drinking beer by the guys in the ACT. I would like to see a bit more of a red […]

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Capital Brewing – Hang Loose Juice

Beer or juice. That is the question with some NEIPAs. The citrus flavours and clean, easy drinking, it’s easy to confuse the two.

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Capital Brewing Co – Big Drop Double IPA

Brewery: Capital Brewing Co in Canberra, ACT Style: Double IPA ABV: 8.2% Rate Beer: no rating yet Pour:  Orange sherbet colour with a thin white head. Rockmelon and mandarin hits you in the face before the warming booziness follows behind with a comforting hug. Clean, surprisingly easy drinking DIPA. This screams summer nights out on my […]

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Canberra Craft Beer and Cider Festival

Canberra’s craft beer festival is now into its 12th year and it’s great to see that its expanded from the small gardens of the Mercure Hotel to closing off the back laneway behind the hotel.

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Capital Brewing Co – Trail Pale Ale

Brewery: Capital Brewing in Canberra ACT  Style: Pale Ale  ABV: 4.7%  IBUs:  45  RateBeer: 65/100  Pour: Golden orange hue with a thin white head  Big citrus and stone fruit flavours. Soft bitterness and clean taste. Good beer to be included in a Christmas present for a friend who is starting off on the craft beer exploration. Won’t be a log term […]