Beta is Wildflower’s second single barrel release. As with many intriguing beers, there’s a story behind it. Beta follows its predecessor, and Wildflower’s first single barrel beer, Alpha. This time…
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This is what it’s all about. The best beer in Sydney. The aim here is to provide thoughtful analysis of beers made by local breweries. It’s also to advocate for independent beer.
SydneyBeer aims to document the progress of local beer which is why capturing and reflecting on the more ephemeral or small batch beers is just as important as objectively analysing those that will have a permanent place in venues and bottle shops.
Many of these beers will be available all year round, others only for a few weeks or months. Some are staples, some carry extra significance because they represent a particular milestone in Sydney’s beer journey.
Independent or craft beer is about more than just the liquid in the bottle. It’s about the culture and the community. It’s about appreciating quality ingredients. It’s about helping the little guy and celebrating the passion that goes into each beer.
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Batch Pash The Magic Dragon
January 31, 2018Batch Brewing’s Pash The Magic Dragon is a passionfruit and dragonfruit sour which has become something of an unpredicted success for the brewery. Pash The Magic Dragon has come and…
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Shenanigans Funk Wit
January 17, 2018Shenanigans Funk Wit is a bold farmhouse style witbier fermented with brettanomyces. Shenanigans Brewing Co. did quite a bit of work with brettanomyces throughout 2017. Their Grisette Supérieur was a…
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Shenanigans ISG (India Session Grisette)
January 1, 2018ISG is the summer seasonal for 2017/2018 from Shenanigans Brewing Co. Shenanigans ISG (or India Session Grisette) has a cloudy, lemon yellow body. The liquid sits under a cap of…
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Wayward Passion Of The Puss
December 27, 2017Passion of the Puss is a spin off of Wayward Sourpuss, a Sydney favourite. Passion of the Puss has been released in pilot batches before but it was packaged for…
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Philter Lager
December 26, 2017Philter Lager is the third beer in the line up from the inner west gypsy brewers. This lager from Philter Brewing pours a solid yellow gold, somewhere close to a…
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Ekim Viking IPA
December 8, 2017Ekim produces small batch beers in the north of the city. Viking IPA is one of their recurring releases. Viking IPA is a classic American style IPA. Sitting at 6.2%,…
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Ekim Berserker Amber IPA
December 6, 2017Ekim’s Berserker has been around a while. It’s gone through a few iterations. It’s now a well executed amber IPA. Berserker from Ekim Brewing Co. pours a bold reddish-amber with…
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Modus Operandi Future Factory IIPA
November 27, 2017Modus Operandi’s Future Factory IIPA is the final limited release of 2017 from the Mona Vale brewery. It’s another in a series of hazy IPAs. Modus Operandi well and truly…
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Wildflower Waratah 2017
November 13, 2017Wildflower Waratah is widely considered to be the first commercially available beer made from all New South Wales ingredients. Waratah is a collaboration between Wildflower Brewing & Blending, Batch Brewing…
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Wildflower Amber – Notes on Blends
November 6, 2017In 2017, Wildflower Brewing & Blending launched in Marrickville, Sydney. Amber is one of their three core beers. While it’s essentially the same base beer, the character varies across different…
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Wildflower Gold – Notes on Blends
October 30, 2017Wildflower Gold is something of a unique beer in our local landscape. This page provides a running journal of tasting notes on various blends. Wildflower Gold is defining the Australian…
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Wildflower St. Florence 2017
October 23, 2017St. Florence was released to celebrate the birth of the brewer’s first daughter of the same name. Topher Boehm is the man behind Wildflower Brewing & Blending. He and his…
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Doctor’s Orders Nucleus
October 2, 2017Nucleus is the spring 2017 seasonal from Doctor’s Orders. It’s a Belgian oatmeal pale ale. Doctor’s Orders continues to mix up its seasonals and continues the recent trend of releasing…
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4 Pines Keller Door: Australian DIPA
September 27, 2017This Keller Door Australian DIPA from 4 Pines was released the day before they announced the buyout by AB InBev. It’s the final Keller Door beer released as an independent…
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Wildflower Alpha
September 25, 2017Wildflower Alpha is the first special release from the Marrickville blendery. It’s an unblended ale that was aged for one year on wood. It has an overt tartness from the…
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Modus Operandi Tropical Contact High IPA
September 12, 2017Modus Operandi’s Tropical Contact High IPA is one of the brewery’s first New England IPAs to be released into the market. Released at the same time as Gadzooks!, Tropical Contact…
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Modus Operandi Gadzooks! IPA
September 11, 2017Modus Operandi has been one of the first Sydney breweries to experiment with the New England IPA style and release it fresh into the local market. Gadzooks! IPA is the…
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