GABS Beer, Cider & Food Fest 2018 Official Guide (NZ)

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Craft beer lovers can enjoy fresh delectable craft beer poured just as the brewer intended.

Simply bring in a clean vessel or purchase one instore and have it filled on the spot with a brew of your choice.

A large number of our Liquorland stores are offering this service. Craft beer tasting is also available regularly, visit one of our stores to find out more details.

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WELCOME TO GABS

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IT’S ABOUT SHARING THE LOVE. In everything we’ve done over the years - from The Local Taphouse to GABS to Stomping Ground Brewery & Beer Hall - we’ve been driven by one goal, and that’s to share our love of craft beer and cider with as many people as possible through an exceptional experience.

Wherever you are on your own ‘beer journey’, we want to help you take just one step further.

That might mean training our venue staff to guide you on what to try next; providing understandable tasting notes and ‘traffic light’ colour guides to beer complexity; or giving you an insight into the process through beer appreciation events and brewery tours.

All of that comes together at GABS Beer, Cider & Food Fest presented by Liquorland. Whether you’re new to craft beer or the most fervent fan, GABS has got you covered. Sample from almost 90 different ‘Festival Beers & Ciders’ made exclusively for the event. Chat to the people behind the brews at the Liquorland Marketplace. Or learn from the best at the GABS Craft College and Ariston Food & Drink Experience. And most importantly, take in all the festival has to offer, and have a brilliant time with your mates over some fantastic beers and ciders.

A massive shout out to the many brewers and cidermakers across New Zealand and Australia who work so hard to make GABS so special. Thanks also to our partners, food vendors, staff and suppliers. And our warmest thanks to the hundreds of volunteers for donating their time so that every person here can have such a great time. Enjoy yourselves and please drink responsibly.

Cheers!

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GABS TASTING TOOLS

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THE CRAFTY PINT’S GUIDE TO BEER STYLES

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HUSKY PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS

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GET THE LOWDOWN WITH TOAST

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FESTIVAL BEERS & CIDERS

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LIQUORLAND MARKETPLACE & VENUE MAP

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STREET FOOD VENDORS

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GABS FESTIVAL BEER MIXED SIX PACK

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SESSIONS AUCKLAND

ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane SESSION 1 Sat 30 June 12.00pm - 5.00pm SESSION 2 Sat 30 June 6.30pm - 11.30pm

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BEER

More than 300 beers from New Zealand, Australia and around the world, including 78 ‘Festival Beers’ brewed specially for you.

CIDER

A celebration of cider, including 8 ‘Festival Ciders’ from the best producers in New Zealand and Australia.

FOOD

Delicious dishes from some of the city’s best street food vendors.

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MAKING IT HAPPEN

PRESENTING PARTNER

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Co-Founders: Steve Jeffares & Guy Greenstone // Event Director: Craig Williams // Event Manager: Ruta Marcinkus // Event Operations: Cam & Julie Walsh // Video & Design: Phil Townsley // Finance: Mick Balderas & Jules Keane // Public Relations: Rocket Comms // Session Hosts: Kirrily Waldhorn & Pete Mitcham // Photographer: Anthony McKee // Thanks also (in no particular order) to Justin Joiner, Roxy Boubis, Luke Robertson, James Smith (Crafty), Matt Kirkegaard, Lee Webb, Morgan Harris, David Osgood, James Smith (Taphouse), Marc Robinson, Briana Peirce, Ric Dexter, The Ale Capones (Nic Yates, Greg Spence, Luke Farrugia, Col Cameron & Andrew Leach), and every other legend who has helped us get this little shindig across the line. You rock!

TRY A PADDLE OF FESTIVAL BEERS & CIDERS

GABS is a 100% cashless event. With no cash to handle, this helps us process transactions quickly, meaning more time for you to enjoy the festival. If you didn’t buy Currency with your ticket, top up at a Currency Stand or with a roving Currency Seller. For reference, all GABS Festival Beer & Cider Tasters are sold at $2.50 each or $11.50 for a paddle of five Tasters - that’s a $1 saving!

PRO-TIP: IF YOU HAVE CURRENCY LEFT OVER AT THE END OF THE EVENT, NEVER FEAR AS REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE.

Be the first to sample from almost 90 beers and ciders made especially for GABS! Grab a tasting paddle, check out the full list (from page 27), chalk your paddle with the tap numbers (best to order within the same Container Bar section for faster service), and take it to that Container Bar to have the paddle filled.

PRO TIP: DON’T START AT BEER #1 TO AVOID THE QUEUES.

LET’S GET STARTED

GET SOME GABS CURRENCY

EXPLORE THE LIQUORLAND MARKETPLACE Without a doubt, it’s one of the largest gatherings of craft breweries and cidermakers in the country. Discover new favourites, sample limited releases, and chat to the folks behind the brews.

PRO TIP: AVOID THE CONTAINER BAR RUSH AND HIT UP THE EXHIBITORS FIRST! YOU’LL THANK US LATER.

GET AMONGST IT There is so much to see and do at GABS! Grab a shave at the Sweat Shop Brew Kitchen stand, sing along with The Ale Capones, and dance to your own beat at the Silent Disco. All the highlights are listed right here from pages 8 - 14.

PRO TIP: PLAY A ROUND AT THE HOLEY MOLEY GOLF CLUB. YOU MAY WIN SOME COOL PRIZES!

LEARN FROM THE BEST Join Professor Pilsner (aka Pete Mitcham of Australian Brews News) at the GABS Craft College for entertaining discussions with leading brewers, or head to the Ariston Food & Drink Experience to explore gastronomic pairings of beer, cider and food with Beer Diva Kirrily Waldhorn.

PRO TIP: GET THERE EARLY TO SNAG A SEAT AND A SET OF SWEET BLUETOOTH HEADPHONES TO BEST HEAR THE PRESENTERS!

DOWNLOAD THE GABS APP!

The GABS App is a pretty kick-ass addition to your GABS experience. You can read all about the breweries at GABS, you can plan your tasting paddles, and you vote for your favourites in the Husky People’s Choice Awards. Search for ‘GABS 2018’ on the App Store or Google Play.

PRO-TIP: LINK YOUR UNTAPPD ACCOUNT AND YOU CAN CHECK IN EVERY DRINK VIA THE APP!

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LIQUORLAND MARKETPLACE

With so many of the country’s best breweries and cideries exhibiting at GABS, it’s the perfect opportunity to explore the world of craft beer and cider, discover new favourites, sample limited releases, and chat to the folks behind the brews. You can buy tasters from every stand, or if you find something you like, go for a full pour of your Souvenir Festival Glass. Many stands will be running games, activities and competitions as part of the fun. Check out the venue map and exhibitor list on page 34.

FESTIVAL BEERS & CIDERS

Every year, GABS puts the call out to the industry to brew something new for the festival.

In 2018, almost 90 different brewers and cidermakers around New Zealand and Australia have answered that call and created something just for you. For those brewers, it’s an opportunity to be creative, to push boundaries, and to showcase their talents. Check out the tasting notes from page 27, grab a tasting paddle, and away you go! Please note that there is a limited allocation of each Festival Beer & Cider for each session. If we run out of a beer or cider in the first session, it will be back for the next session. The moral of the story is… if there’s something you absolutely want to try, try it first.

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STREET FOOD MARKET Hungry? Make sure you check out the mouth-watering goodies at the GABS Street Food Market. As always, we’re proud to have some of the city’s best street food vendors on offer at GABS, including Dixie Barbecue, Judge Bao, House of Dumplings, Puha & Pakeha and Rack ‘n Roll Ribs (page 38 for the full list).

GABS CRAFT COLLEGE

Learn from the best in the business! Hosted by the always affable Professor Pilsner (Pete Mitcham of Australian Brews News), the GABS Craft College offers the opportunity to learn more about beer and cider through a series of free seminars and discussions. They include our highly popular Q & Ales panels, masterclasses and feature sessions and are accompanied by free beer and cider samples and a whole lot of fun. Turn to page 16 for more info.

SWEAT SHOP BREW KITCHEN BARBER CUTS

Need a beard trim? Maybe a hot shave? Look no further than the Sweat Shop Brew Kitchen Barber Chair at GABS. Relax with a tasty brew while the artisan barbers at Sweat Shop work their magic over your bristly visage.

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GABS APP

DON’T MISS THE GABS OFFICIAL 2018 APP! Featuring: Tasting Paddle Planner, Beer & Cider Info & Tasting Notes, Schedule of Events, Untappd Integration.

SEARCH ‘GABS 2018’ IN GOOGLE PLAY OR THE APP STORE

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THE ALE CAPONES

Perennial GABS favourite house band, The Ale Capones, are back and will be working the crowd like no one else can with their trademark tunes and humour. Don’t miss their big finale toward the end of the session with a hall-wide singalong of Bohemian Rhapsody!

ARISTON FOOD & DRINK EXPERIENCE

Love beer and food? Well, the Ariston Food & Drink Experience is the place to be. With more than 15 years of beery experience, Kirrily Waldhorn (aka the Beer Diva), will be your tour guide on a gastronomic adventure at Ariston Food & Drink Experience. Enjoy free, fun-filled seminars by leading New Zealand and international chefs. Learn how to pair beer, cider and food from the best, be prepared to roll up your sleeves, and even get blindfolded. Entry is on a strictly first come, first ‘served’ basis, so get in fast! For more info, turn to page 18.

JAMESON CASKMATES BOILERMAKER BAR

Jameson Caskmates is an example of what can happen when you let curiosity and collaboration get the better of you. Born from a collaboration between Jameson’s head distiller and the head brewer of Cork’s Franciscan Well Brewery, Jameson Caskmates is a head-turning, modern Irish whiskey that has taken the craft beer world by storm.

Hop along to the Jameson Caskmates Bar at GABS to hear more about the unique story, explore crafty beer and whiskey concoctions, and get a New Zealand exclusive preview of the newest Jameson Caskmates Edition.

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COOPERS FESTIVAL GLASS

On arrival at GABS, you’ll be given a classic beer tulip souvenir glass (made from one of the most glass-like plastics). At some point you’ll certainly find a favourite beer or cider. Rinse your Coopers Festival Glass and order a fill at the Container Bars or at the Liquorland Marketplace stands. Please hang on to your glass as you will only receive one (and it’s a great souvenir).

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GABS FESTIVAL BEER MIXED SIX PACK

Want to keep the GABS party going after the final bell has rung?

Liquorland has got you covered with the official GABS Festival Beer Mixed Six Pack. We’ve handpicked six of the hottest Festival Beers (three from Australia, three from New Zealand) to package up in can and bottle for our official mixed six. Available straight after GABS from all good Liquorland stores.

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Back by popular demand! After a year’s hiatus, the GABS Silent Disco will be making a triumphant return. Grab your headphones, choose your channel (rock or pop d-floor classics) and dance like nobody’s watching. But of course, they all are. Please note the Silent Disco will only open for the last two hours of each session.

Free water will be available at stations throughout the festival hall, or from each exhibitor bar. Remember to keep hydrated to make sure you can go the distance.

And if you’re not into beer or cider, that’s fine. We won’t hold it against you. Wine is available from Container Bar B. Soft drinks, water and other non-alcoholic drinks will be available to purchase at some of the food stalls.

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THE 19TH HOLE: HOLEY MOLEY GOLF CLUB

After taking Australia by storm with their hugely quirky, and highly entertaining, mini golf bars, the legends at Holey Moley Golf Club have set their sights on New Zealand! Get a taste of the experience first at GABS with three unique holes created just for the festival. Prizes to be won. And bragging rights to be enjoyed.

Available at good craft beer stores nationwide.

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HUSKY PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS

Sure there are a lot of critically acclaimed beer and cider awards out there, but as many a brewer has said: “to win the GABS People’s Choice is the greatest honour one could receive, to know that my beer has won the hearts and palates of the people is reward for a lifetime”*.

Many a fine beer has won the People’s Choice, including Yeastie Boys’ Gunnamatta, La Sirene’s Praline, Bacchus Brewing’s Peanut Brittle Gose and Behemoth’s Chocolate Fish.

Vote for your favourite Festival Beer, Cider and Food Vendor and you could win a GABS Bar Fridge from Husky! That’s right… a HUSKY BAR FRIDGE! * may be paraphrasing here

BEER HALL GAMES

Challenge your mates to Giant Jenga, Cornhole (bean bag toss) or Table Tennis, or check out many of the fun games, activities and competitions our brewers and cidermakers will be running around the Liquorland Marketplace.

ELWD MERCH STAND

T-shirts, hoodies, trucker hats, bottle openers, shower beer holders (apparently this is a thing now). Last year we even had Kaiju Krush beach towels. If you like beer, and wearing stuff, the ELWD Merch Stand is your one stop shop.

PRO TIP: The ELWD Merch Stand opens one hour into each session. Hit it early to avoid the end of session queues.

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IT’S LIKE SCHOOL, BUT MORE FUN AND ABOUT BEER!

Got a hankering to learn a little more about your fave beverage? Join Professor Pilsner (aka Pete Mitcham from Australian Brews News) at the GABS Craft College, for a highly entertaining and educational journey into the world of craft beer and cider.

The Craft College is run over by Container A. Check the venue map on page 34. All sessions are FREE, and include complimentary tasters to boot, but it’s first in, best dressed so get there early!

Q & ALES: WINTER WARMERS

12:45pm ‘Tis the season to curl up by the fire with a warming ale! Taste some of the best ‘winter warmer’ Festival Beers and hear from the brewers behind them. With Andrew Childs (Behemoth), Luke Nicholas (Epic), Mason Pratt (Emerson’s), Chris Mills (Kereru) and Brendon Nash (Chaotic Hop).

Q & ALES: CIDER REVOLUTION

1:45pm Right now, cider in New Zealand and Australia is amongst the best in the world and we are lucky enough to have some of the leaders here at GABS. Let’s celebrate the humble apple. With Caroline Peckham (Peckham’s Cider), David Tottle (Devils Brewery), Sam Wilson (Rochdale).

Q & ALES: LET’S GET WEIRD

2:45pm We love weird stuff here at GABS. Beer that tastes like a curry? Yes please! Port in a beer? Ok, why not? Icecream infusions? One please. Come along and share a taste with the brewers. With Ziggy Mountier (Panhead Custom Ales), Dale Cooper (Fortune Favours), John Morawski (Laughing Bones), Ben Middlemiss (Brothers Beer) and Carlos de la Barra (Outlier Cartel).

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Q & ALES: SOURS & SAISONS

7:15pm If you don’t love sour beer then can you even say you love beer? Come along and find out what makes your beer sour, and all the fun flavours you’ll find. With Soren Eriksen (8 Wired), Shigeo Takagi (Funk Estate), Hamish Ward (Deep Creek), Kieran Haslett-Moore (North End Brewery) and Jason Bathgate (McLeod’s Brewery).

ONE ON ONE: THE FUTURE OF BEER

8:15pm Can you taste ownership? What should (and shouldn’t) go on a beer label? And which beer style will topple the mighty NEIPA from it’s perch? All this and more in a one-on-one chat with Beer Diary’s Phil Cook on the big hot buttons in beer today.

Q & ALES: JOIN THE DARK SIDE

9:15pm From barrel aged Black IPAs to Russian Imperial Stouts, black is definitely ‘the new black’ when it comes to beer. Celebrate the darkness with our final Craft College session. With Craig Cooper (Bach Brewing), James Cooper (Lakeman Brewing), Tom Ball (Mount Brewing Co) and Christina Wood (Liberty / Pink Boots).

Q & ALES

A hit year on year, Professor Pilsner leads these popular panel discussions where brewers and cider makers discuss the inspiration and techniques behind their GABS Festival Beers & Ciders. Hear from leaders in the industry, try a beer or cider, and enjoy more than a few laughs along the way.

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These keynote or one-on-one sessions seek to explore the hottest trends and innovations with leaders in the craft beer and cider industry.

* Please note schedules are subject to change.

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ARISTON FOOD & DRINK EXPERIENCE

* Please note schedules are subject to change.

HOW TO ROCK YOUR NEXT DINNER PARTY

Learn how to pair beer, cider and cocktails with all your favourite dishes at the Ariston Food & Drink Experience. Hosted by ‘Beer Diva’, Kirrily Waldhorn, enjoy free, fun-filled cooking and drink pairing demonstrations with leading New Zealand chefs. Be prepared to roll up your sleeves, get into the kitchen, and even get blindfolded!

Entry is FREE and on a strictly first come, first ‘served’ basis, so get in fast!

SESSION 1 12:45pm VANESSA BAXTER: COOKING WITH BEER 1:45pm 2:45pm

BEER & BLINDFOLDS! WINGS & BEER WITH JUDGE BAO SESSION 2

7:15pm 8:15pm 9:15pm

VANESSA BAXTER: COOKING WITH BEER

Join MasterChef Finalist, corporate cooking queen and avid traveler Vanessa Baxter as she shows us how to seamlessly incorporate beer into your cooking. Join her as she demonstrates how to create the perfect beer fried fish sliders. Free beer and food samples.

VANESSA BAXTER: COOKING WITH BEER WINGS & BEER WITH JUDGE BAO BEER & BLINDFOLDS!

BEER & BLINDFOLDS WITH BEER DIVA KIRRILY WALDHORN Beer Diva, Kirrily Waldhorn, brings out her blindfolds once again as she guides you through a sensory immersion session. How well do you know your hops from your malts, your stouts from your sours… test your senses in this fun series of sensory challenges, with prizes for the best palates!

WINGS & BEER WITH JUDGE BAO

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Learn how to create the delicious Silk Road Spice rubbed fried chicken wings from popular pop-up eatery Judge Bao. Run by “Sauce Boss” Jamie and “Bun Hun” Debbie they love to experiment and create dishes inspired by Chinese flavours and influences, with a pinch of playfulness and touch of love. Free beer & food samples.

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NEW ZEALAND’S BIGGEST CRAFT BEER CELEBRATION

Now in its second year, the GABS Hottest 100 Kiwi Craft Beers poll shines a powerful spotlight on the trends, brands and breweries shaping the booming craft beer industry. Based on the hugely popular Aussie poll, the 2017 edition saw thousands of craft beer lovers vote for their five favourite craft beers of the year, then celebrate the live countdown on Saturday 3 February.

BACK TO BACK WINS FOR PANHEAD

After taking out the inaugural GABS Hottest 100 Kiwi Craft Beers poll, Upper Hutt brewery Panhead Custom Ales went back to back in the 2017 edition with its hugely popular ‘Supercharger’ APA (American Pale Ale).

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GARAGE PROJECT DOMINATES

Completing the podium were two beers from Wellington’s Garage Project.

In second place was ‘Death From Above’, a South-East Asian inspired American IPA (India Pale Ale) which the brewery recently announced would be discontinued. Maintaining its hold on third position was ‘Pernicious Weed’, an 8% ABV Double IPA. In total, the prolific brewer was the most dominant in the list with an impressive 19 Garage Project beers featured.

BE PART OF THE 2018 GABS HOTTEST 100 KIWI CRAFT BEERS Sign up to the GABS Newsletter at gabsfestival.com and we’ll let you know when the 2018 poll opens!

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GABS FESTIVAL BEERS NEW & DIVERSE Also prominent in the list were Auckland-based brewers Behemoth (13 beers) and 8 Wired (10 beers). Amongst those were Behemoth’s ‘Chocolate Fish’ Milk Stout and 8 Wired’s ‘Cosmic Chaos’ Kettle Sour, which along with ‘Royal Tanninbomb’ from Yeastie Boys (who recently moved its brewing operations from Invercargill to Auckland), were brewed especially for GABS Beer, Cider & Food Fest as a ‘Festival Beer’, then packaged and sold exclusively after the festival at Liquorland as part of a GABS Festival Beer Mixed Six Pack. In total, seven beers on the list started their journey as a GABS Festival Beer, including ‘Jungle Boogie’ from Funk Estate in Mount Maunganui. The Blood Orange Sour Ale was also the biggest climber on the list, moving up 71 places from last year’s results to secure 16th position this year.

Breaking into the top ten for the first time was Liberty Brewing Co (Helensville) with its distinctive ‘Citra’ Double IPA in 8th and ‘The Kush’ IPA in 7th, which was the first of 28 beers on the list brewed for the first time in 2017.

GABS Co-Founder Steve Jeffares said “It’s fantastic to see so many new beers making the list. For us, this illustrates the incredible vibrancy of the Kiwi beer scene”. Jeffares also remarked on the diverse beer styles represented in the list in comparison to its Australian counterpart. “In this year’s Aussie list, we saw hoppy styles such as Pale Ales and IPAs dominate with 75% of beers being hop-driven. While that trend is still strong in New Zealand, it’s very rewarding to see Kiwi beer lovers also voting in numbers for Sours, Stouts, Goses and other more experimental beers. There are some hugely creative beers being made all across New Zealand and it’s obvious they’re striking the right chord”.

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Supercharger American Pale Ale (Panhead) 51.

Death From Above Specialty IPA (Garage Project) • 52.

Pernicious Weed Double IPA (Garage Project) 53.

Hop Zombie Double IPA (Epic) 54.

Party & Bullshit New England IPA (Garage Project) 55.

Armageddon American IPA (Epic) 56.

The Kush American IPA (Liberty) • 57.

Citra Double IPA (Liberty) 58.

Cucumber Hippy Berliner Berliner Weisse (8 Wired) 59.

Hapi Daze New Zealand Pale Ale (Garage Project) 60.

Wakachangi International Pale Lager (McCashin’s) 61.

Knife Party American IPA (Liberty) 62.

Lid Ripper New England IPA (Behemoth) • 63.

Bitterbitch Specialty IPA (Parrotdog) 64.

Garagista American IPA (Garage Project) 65.

Jungle Boogie Kettle Sour (Funk Estate) • 66.

The Dude Abides Sweet Stout (Behemoth) • 67.

Magic Dust Specialty IPA (Epic) • 68.

Beautiful Trouble American IPA (Birkenhead / Ninkasi [USA]) • 69.

Hoppy McHopface (Hop Oil Project) Double IPA (Deep Creek) 70.

Quickchange XPA American Pale Ale (Panhead) 71.

Bird Dog American IPA (Emerson’s) 72.

Hopwired Specialty IPA (8 Wired) 73.

Boss Level Double IPA (Garage Project) • 74.

NZ Pilsner New World Pilsener (Emerson’s) 75.

Yakima Monster American Pale Ale (Liberty) 76.

IPA English IPA (Good George) 77.

White Mischief Gose (Garage Project) 78.

Fuzz Box New England IPA (Garage Project) • 79.

Prohibition Porter Wood-Aged Beer (Liberty) • 80.

Kapai New Zealand Pale Ale (Tuatara) 81.

Fistful Of Cherries Soured Fruit Beer (8 Wired) • 82.

Triple Chocolate Milk Stout Sweet Stout (Behemoth) 83.

Tomahawk American Pale Ale (Tuatara) 84.

Bouncing Czech Bohemian/Czech Pilsener (Boundary Road) 85.

Pils N Thrills New World Pilsener (Garage Project) 86.

Halo New World Pilsener (Liberty) 87.

Kekulés Dream New England IPA (Outlier Cartel) • 88.

Billion Dollar Grapefruit American IPA (Behemoth) • 89.

Beer New World Pilsener (Garage Project) 90.

Port Road New World Pilsener (Panhead) 91.

Impeachment Kettle Sour (Behemoth) • 92.

Hippy Berliner Berliner Weisse (8 Wired) • 93.

Double IPA Double IPA (Deep Creek) 94.

Superconductor Double IPA (8 Wired) 95.

Kauri Double IPA (Birkenhead) 96.

Tropical Mo Fo New Zealand Pale Ale (Behemoth) 97.

Falcon American Pale Ale (Parrotdog) • 98.

Apehanger American IPA (Bootleg) • 99.

Flat White American Stout (8 Wired) 100.

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Chocolate Fish Sweet Stout (Behemoth) •• Mermaids Mirth American Pale Ale (Mount Brewing) Bookbinder Ordinary Bitter (Emerson’s) Mot Eureka New World Pilsener (Tuatara) Threeway Sour Mango IPA Experimental Beer (Emerson’s/Behemoth/Funk Estate) • Cosmic Chaos Kettle Sour (8 Wired) •• Hops On Pointe New World Pilsener (Garage Project) Gunnamatta Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Yeastie Boys) • Dogfather American IPA (Black Dog) Mutiny On The Bounty Foreign Extra Stout (Garage Project) • Oh Brother American Pale Ale (Liberty) The Juice Gose (Boneface) • Interstate American Pale Ale (Mac’s) • 1812 New Zealand Pale Ale (Emerson’s) Wild Feijoa Soured Fruit Beer (8 Wired) La Calavera Catrina Experimental Beer (Garage Project) Thunder American Pale Ale (Epic) Pilsner New World Pilsener (Sawmill) Cabbages & Kings Russian Imperial Stout (Garage Project) Aro Noir American Stout (Garage Project) Deadcanary New Zealand Pale Ale (Parrotdog) Big Smoke Porter (8 Wired) Soul Train Specialty IPA (Funk Estate) • New England IPA (Deep Creek) • APA American IPA (Good George) Tropical Cyclone Double IPA (McLeod's) Big Bang Double IPA (Epic) • Yuzu Pernicious Weed Double IPA (Garage Project) Hopped Up On Pils New World Pilsener (Behemoth) Venusian Pale Ale Specialty IPA (Garage Project) Chur New Zealand Pale Ale (Behemoth) 6 Foot 5 American IPA (Behemoth) No Sleep Till Moutere New England IPA (Behemoth) • Hoptron American Pale Ale (Boneface) • Tropidelic New Zealand Pale Ale (8 Wired) Extra Pale Ale American Pale Ale (Brave) Dusty Gringo American Brown Ale (Deep Creek) Three Wolves International Pale Ale (Mac’s) Chomp Extra Special Bitter (Black Dog) Angry Peaches American Pale Ale (Garage Project) Rogue Hop New World Pilsener (Harrington’s) Bloodhound Red IPA (Parrotdog) Extra Pale Ale American Pale Ale (Sawmill) In Ya Face Double IPA (Behemoth) XPA New Zealand Pale Ale (Monteith’s) • The Vandal Double IPA (Panhead) Day Of The Dead Experimental Beer (Garage Project) Royal Tanninbomb Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Yeastie Boys) •• Murica American Pale Ale (Behemoth) Milk Chocolate Stout Sweet Stout (Moa) •

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TALK THE TALK

GABS TASTING TOOLS - With almost 90 different Festival Beers & Ciders on offer at GABS, as well as hundreds more available at exhibitor stands in the Liquorland Marketplace, it can be hard to know where to start. So alongside almost every beer and cider listing, we’ve added a ‘traffic light’ symbol to give you an idea of the complexity, and some notes about the flavour profile you can expect.

EASIER DRINKING If you’re new to craft beer and cider, here’s a great place to start. These are approachable, balanced, and great examples of some of New Zealand’s favourite styles.

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EXPECT NUTTY, TOFFEE, CARAMEL, TOAST FLAVOUR AND SWEETNESS

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HIGHLY ROASTED MALTS GIVE COFFEE OR COCOA STYLE FLAVOURS

SMOKE

THINK MALT WHISKEYS OR SMOKED MEATS

FRUIT/SPICY EXPECT PEPPER, BANANA, AND CLOVE FLAVOURS

TART/FUNKY

YEAST AND BACTERIA COMBINE FOR SOUR, RUSTIC AND EARTHY CHARACTERS

CIDER

SWEET

EXPECT HEARTY, PRONOUNCED APPLE OR PEAR FLAVOURS

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ENOUGH CHARACTER TO PARTNER WITH, RATHER THAN OUTSHINE, YOUR MEAL

DRY

WITH MANY OF THESE AGED IN OAK FOR COMPLEXITY, THESE ARE MORE SERIOUS

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STEPPING UP Here you’ll find beers and ciders that are a bit more challenging, including bigger hop profiles and darker styles.

There’s a whole world of creativity and flavour to explore here.

ADVENTUROUS For the craft aficionado, the ‘Adventurous’ beers and ciders are where it’s at. From tart and funky sours to big ABV barleywines and everything in between.

DELICATE FRUIT: Expect subtle fruit flavours adding depth MALT-ACCENTED: You’re going to taste some biscuity malt sweetness BRISK HOPPINESS: Refreshing hop aromas with some bitterness EARTHY AND DRY: Earthy, hay-like, grassy and woody flavours with a dry malt profile MALTY BACKBONE: Bursting with hop flavours balanced by rich malt characters BOLD, HERBAL & CITRIC: Mild malt and heavy hops means citrus and tropical fruit flavours JUICY & HAZY: Expect it to be visually hazy, with low bitterness and a ‘juicy’ mouthfeel TOASTY & NUTTY: Expect full malt flavours and toasty or nutty accents FRUIT & TOFFEE: Here, the malts provide flavours of dried fruit, plums or toffee

SOFT & SILKY: Smooth and decadent flavours of milk chocolate, coffee or hazelnut DARK & DRY: Full on characters such as espresso, dark chocolate, and raw cocoa

SUBDUED SMOULDER: Gentle smoky flavour, intriguing and in harmony with other flavours SPICY & MEATY: Bonfire and smoky bacon flavours, with subtle malts and yeast underneath

BRIGHT: Bubblegum, citrus and banana flavours DARK: Yeast and dark malts create dark fruit, banana bread and rich spice flavours

DELICATE: Mild acidity and with crisp, tart characters FRUITY & VINOUS: Wine-like with pronounced acidity and fruit EARTHY: Sour and funky (barnyard), often aged in oak

NEW WORLD CIDER: Primarily made with table apples and usually sweeter NEW WORLD PERRY: Made from table/culinary pears, often sweeter (even dry versions)

CIDER WITH FRUIT: These have a traditional or new world cider base, with fruit or flavourings SPECIALITY CIDER: A base cider with added unique ingredients or processes for a special character

TRADITIONAL CIDER: Using cider specific apples, expect fermentation character and tannins TRADITIONAL PERRY: Made from cider specific pears with sweetness and young white wine character

ON TREND

With a name derived from the German ‘lagern’, which means ‘to store’, lagers come in all shapes and sizes, buts it’s the pale lagers first perfected by Czech and German brewers that dominate the planet. Brewed with top-fermenting, unobtrusive yeast strains, classic lagers deliver smooth, sweet, grainy malts with a touch of floral, spicy or herbal hops and a gentle dry finish.

Described by Napoleon’s soldiers as the Champagne of the North, the highly effervescent Berliner Weisse is a low alcohol, soured affair brewed with a high proportion of wheat. They can vary from the lightly tart to the mouth puckering, with fruit and other adjuncts often added along the way.

LAGER

PALE ALE While the style originated in England, contemporary pale ales are more commonly associated with America’s craft beer revolution. Both there and in New Zealand, brewers typically take a hop forward approach, creating tropical, pine or citrus aromas and flavours, balanced by a touch of malt sweetness and varying degrees of bitterness.

IPA Historically, India Pale Ale is closely tied to the time when the British Empire dominated the planet; today, it connotes the supremacy of hops in modern brewing.

Like pale ales on steroids, with hop character, bitterness and alcohol content all ratcheted up, IPAs are typically a showcase for hops (and more hops) with a pungent, tropical or piney bent.

STOUT Long ago, stout simply referred to a stronger version of any beer, but the beer we know today grew from “stout porter”, a heavier version of the dark beer style so popular in 18th and 19th century England. Typically, a stout is a journey into roasted, chocolate and coffee flavours, but you’ll find decadent imperial versions and, particularly at GABS, sweet stouts too.

KNOW YOUR BEER STYLES

THE CLASSICS

BERLINER WEISSE

GOSE Possibly the most mispronounced, and frequently punned, beer style to gain popularity on these shores (try ‘goes-uh’), this wheat-based beer is traditionally brewed with salt, coriander and souring bacteria.

Originating in the German town of Goslar and once almost lost to the history books, today it’s often a base upon which brewers layer whatever tart fruits take their fancy.

NEW ENGLAND IPA Oft derided as poorly brewed or overhyped, New England IPAs have taken the craft beer world by storm and can involve highly technical brewing processes. Known for their breakfast juice like qualities and hazy / murky appearance, they’re loaded with the fruitiest hops obtainable, are low in bitterness and need to be consumed fresh as.

WOOD AGED BEER Once upon a time, all beer would have been stored and transported in wooden barrels but, today, beer’s journey to your glass takes place mainly in stainless steel. Barrels now play different roles: imparting oak character or hints of the barrel’s previous resident (wine, spirits) on a beer; as a home for souring bacteria; or to allow beers, such as imperial stouts or barley wines, to gently oxidise.

WILD ALE

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While most breweries avoid contaminating their beer during fermentation, some encourage it. Wild beers are about allowing natural yeast and bacteria to add often funky complexities, whether by using coolships or other open vessels to allow nature to handle fermentation or introducing such elements via barrels. They can vary greatly, with wild yeast strains and different bugs creating qualities from earthy or acidic to fruity or barnyard like and more besides.

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REVISITING THE 2017 PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER

HUSKY PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

THE BEST OF THE FEST Many a fine beer has won the GABS People’s Choice Festival Beer, including Yeastie Boys’ Gunnamatta, La Sirene’s Praline, and Bacchus Brewing’s Peanut Brittle Gose. In 2017, Behemoth Brewing Co took the field by storm with it’s nostalgic Milk Stout ‘Chocolate Fish’. We chat with Behemoth founder Andrew Childs about what the win meant for the team.

TELL US ABOUT BEHEMOTH BREWING CO?

I started Behemoth Brewing about five years ago. I always wanted to focus of big, bold flavoured beers. I wanted it to be all about flavour and fun. So all our beers are pretty big on flavour and big on fun. We have contract brewed around New Zealand but also have a brewpub in the works as we speak. It’s been a crazy ride so far but we are just looking to do more and more fun beers as much as possible.

WHAT WAS THE IDEA BEHIND CHOCOLATE FISH?

Well in New Zealand, the Chocolate Fish is a reward for a job well done. We have our Triple Chocolate Milk Stout as a staple so we thought we could add raspberries to this to make it more like a Chocolate Fish and it turned out pretty well.

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Tom Middleton (left) & Andrew Childs (right), Behemoth Brewing Co

WHAT DID THE WIN MEAN FOR YOU?

It really meant that we made a beer that people really liked. We are pretty proud of that. It also cemented that we are not just a hoppy beer brewery (although we do that a lot!) and also gives us the confidence to be able to play with fun dark beer styles in the future.

HAVE YOU CONTINUED TO MAKE THE BEER?

No we have not, but we plan to again some time, maybe even an Imperial version of it.

WHAT ARE YOU BREWING FOR US THIS YEAR?

Mocha Madness, a Chocolate and Coffee Imperial Milk Stout. At 8% ABV, it’s a big milk stout with cold brew coffee from our mates at Harpoon, and Dutch cocoa powder. It really is like a mocha in beer form. Our whole team are big on coffee and obviously big on beer so we enjoy blending the two as often as possible.

PREVIOUS WINNERS AUSTRALIA

GUNNAMATTA Tea Leaf IPA Yeastie Boys, NZ

AUSTRALIA

MILK AND TWO SUGARS Sweet Stout Brewcult, VIC

AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIA

WHITE CHOC RASPBERRY Pilsner

PRALINE Belgian Specialty Ale

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

AUSTRALIA

Bacchus Brewing Co, QLD

La Sirene, VIC

PEANUT BRITTLE Gose

THE MOUNTIE Maple Imperial Stout

Bacchus Brewing Co, QLD

Stockade, NSW

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CHOCOLATE FISH Milk Stout Behemoth, Auckland

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VOTE FOR YOUR FAVES AND WIN

VOTE & WIN

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TOAST’S TOP BEER TIPS New Zealand’s hot romance with pale ales continues, it’s the fastest growing style in the country which means there are lots to try, so head online to Click and Collect at liquorland.co.nz or ask in store for must-try pale ale recommendations. If you’re looking for something a bit different, Liquorland has craft beer on tap in over 25 stores nationwide, so you can fill your own clean vessel with your brew of choice, including many limited releases. And if you’re stuck for a vessel, Liquorland has growlers in dark glass for sale (the dark glass helps to keep the beer fresh and toothsome for longer don’t ya know!). If you’re looking to step more towards the rich flavours and aromas of malt-lead beers for winter but still want something refreshing, try brown and amber ales, which are a good halfway point between the zing and bitterness of a lager and the sweet depth of a stout.

HOW TO APPROACH THE FESTIVAL BEERS & CIDERS Available at the Container Bars, Festival Beers & Ciders are brewed especially for GABS. Some are made in a traditional style, perhaps with a twist, while others are highly creative. With so many Festival Beers & Ciders on offer at GABS, sampling is the name of the game. Here’s how to get started...

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Your first step is to take a look at the Official Guide you’re given on arrival, or download the GABS 2018 App, to check out the 86 Festival Beers & Ciders made exclusively for the event. We’ve marked each beer and cider with our ‘traffic light’ indicators (Easier Drinking / Stepping Up / Adventurous) to give you some guidance on what might suit your tastes.

More info on this on Page 22.

Your second step is to create a ‘Tasting Paddle’. We’ll have loads of these wooden paddles at the festival, and they allow you to get five different 85mL tasters from a Container Bar section in one hit (there are two containers divided into sections). You can buy these 85mL tasters individually for $2.50 each, or a paddle of five for $11.50 - that’s a $1 saving - bonus!

Once you know what you want, use the chalk provided (again, it’s everywhere) to mark down the Festival Beer or Cider numbers on the paddle. Please keep each Tasting Paddle to one Container Bar section at a time to speed up service.

Then just take it to the appropriate Container Bar, hand it to the bartender, and they’ll pour that bad boy for you.

And if you find something you want a little more of, at any time you can have your Souvenir Festival Glass filled with a 285mL serve of beer or cider.

Prices for glass fills start from $6. You’re very welcome to keep and take home your Souvenir Festival Glass, but please place your Tasting Paddles in the Paddle Bins as you exit your session.

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FESTIVAL BEERS & CIDERS

FESTIVAL BEERS & CIDERS

PRO TIP:

Don’t start at tap number 1. The tap numbers are ordered alphabetically by brewery and don’t mean anything from a tasting perspective. But for some reason, lots of people start there. Start somewhere else and avoid the queues.

Take beer on tap with you anywhere!

Fill up, pressurise and serve.

Sick of bottling homebrew?

Try kegging the easy way with iKegger. www.ikegger.co.nz info@ikegger.co.nz @ikeggernz

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FESTIVAL BEERS

CONTAINER A 1 3 RAVENS AUS ‌ ‌MOUSSEY JUICY

‌ ‌IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD

They say they took a ‘textbook NE IPA’ (there’s an NE IPA text book?) and added chocolate, vanilla, lactose, pectin and roasted malt. Creamy dessert-like and plenty of hops. Doing things by their own book.

EASIER DRINKING

STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

2 7 CENT BREWERY AUS ‌ ‌QUIET B4 THE STORM

STEPPING UP

STYLE: Belgian Quad ABV: 8.5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: American Stout ABV: 6.2% CHARACTER: Roast (Dark & dry) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

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Gruit is used to descibe beer flavoured with a spice and herb blend, rather than hops. For their version, Altitude has used juniper, lavender and cherrry bark. Floral nose, with a dry chardonnay-style finish.

STYLE: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer ABV: 7.5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

ADVENTUROUS

3 8 WIRED BREWING AUK ‌ ‌STONE FREE

8 AUSTRALIAN BREWERY AUS

‌ ‌IT’S THE WAY IT SHATTERS THAT MATTERS

See Pg.22 for more detail.

When 8 Wired does fruited sours, it’s always a good idea to pay attention. This Hendrix inspired Kettle Sour is fermented on apricots and has a lovely dose of Riwaka hops.

STYLE: Soured Fruit Beer ABV: 4.4% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.50 TASTER: $2.50

A tribute to the Violet Crumble, the brewery has used honey, caramel and lactose. The underlying Brown Ale gives it a chocolate base, while the rest of the ingredients help recreate the Aussie classic.

STYLE: Brown Ale (UK-style) ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Malt (Toasty & nutty) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

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‌ ‌SMOKED CHERRY DOUBLE CHOC BROWNIE STOUT

9 B.EFFECT BREWING CO OTA ‌ ‌DOUBLE DROP CENTRAL OTAGO IIPA

Cherries roasted over old Jack Daniels barrels, marshmallow, cocoa nibs, and new American Oak staves have been added to give this Stout an intense desert boost, with hints of smoke and vanilla laced bitterness.

STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

A clean malt base lets this double drop of NZ and German hops shine. A combination of wine and ale yeast means a lovely, unique, ferment to round it all out. Expect berry, citrus and tropical fruit flavours.

STYLE: IPA (Specialty) ABV: 8.2% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

‌ ‌THE EAGLE IIIIPA

11 BAD SHEPHERD BREWING CO AUS ‌ ‌CITRUS N CEDAR

Mash hops, hop oil, whole cones, lupulin powder, fermentation hops, dry hops, AND aged on Cedar. If you don’t know what that means, just know it’ll be crammed with flavour, bitterness and an extra hit of citrus from grapefruit and orange zest.

STYLE: American IPA ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

12 BEERFARM/ROCKY RIDGE BREWING CO AUS ‌ ‌RHUBARBARIAN

A beer on the darker side of sours; blood lime, dark and bitter chocolate and an extra sour hit from rhubarb wrenched screaming from the Beerfarm garden. Wrapped in a devilishly smooth nitro blanket.

STYLE: Kettle Sour ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

13 BEHEMOTH BREWING CO AUK ‌ ‌MOCHA MADNESS

Cold brew coffee, Dutch cocoa powder and a seriously dark beer that is surprisingly smooth and silky as a result of oats and lactose sugar.

STYLE: Russian Imperial Stout ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

14 BLACK HOPS BREWING AUS ‌ ‌GETTING TROLLEY’D IN TIJUANA

A late night spice run to Tijuana (possibly involving a trolley journey keeping them out of strife) has resulted in a cinnamon, orange peel and star anise ‘Sangria Saison’ liberally dosed with red wine.

STYLE: Saison/Farmhouse Ale ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

10 BACH BREWING AUK ‌ ‌VELVET MARLEY

Akasha is a brewery well known for its big, hoppy West Coast IPAs. This is its biggest yet and at 12% they are calling it a ‘quadruple’ IPA. Explosions of tropical fruit and citrus.

STYLE: American IPA ABV: 12% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) TASTER ONLY: $2.50

With a Stout base, Alibi added dark muscovado sugar, oranges, and a sugar orange reduction; before ageing it all in bourbon barrels. It’s an Old Fashioned, in beer form.

‌ ‌IK BEN GRUIT - CHARDONNAY BARREL-AGED BELGIAN GRUIT

Boom! The storm is coming in this Belgian Quad with deep states of flavour in every drop. 7 Cent has aged this in exAmerican Bourbon barrels with a blend of secret herbs and spices.

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SECTION 1

The gang at Bach didn’t give us a lot of info about this one, but they tell us to think “chocolate, cocount, red berries and cream”. The inspiration comes from devouring Cherry Ripe chocolate bars.

STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

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ALL BEERS 9% ABV (OR HIGHER) SERVED IN TASTERS ONLY

15 BLACKMAN’S BREWERY AUS ‌ ‌ESCARGOSE

Perhaps one of the most unusual beers to grace GABS, the team at Blackman’s Brewery in Torquay have crafted a dryhopped Gose style beer with Great Ocean Road snails, parsley, thyme and pine nuts. Will you ‘Gose’ there?

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‌ ‌APEHANGER IPA GRRRR’APEFRUIT

STYLE: American IPA ABV: 6.3% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

‌ ‌OVERHEAD SALTED XPA

STYLE: Experimental Beer ABV: 5.2% CHARACTER: Crisp (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

18 BRIDGE ROAD BREWERS AUS ‌ ‌RACER ‘RED BULL IPA’

This IPA has been made with an addition of half a pallet of imported Thai Red Bull (you know, the good stuff with the gold label). Good luck getting to sleep after this one.

STYLE: American IPA ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

19 BRIGHT BREWERY AUS ‌ ‌BAM-BA-LAM

In this unique take on a classic farmhouse-style ale, they’ve made a black version of the typically light Saison, and dosed it with a hit of locally sourced lavender.

STYLE: Saison/Farmhouse Ale ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

21 CHAOTIC HOP BREWING AUK ‌ ‌DRIPA

With 100% Kiwi ingredients, this is a big beer. Big juicy red malts, big hoppy flavours and big bitterness. Balanced, with a hint of spice.

STYLE: Red IPA ABV: 7.3% CHARACTER: Hop (Malty backbone) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

22 COLONIAL BREWING CO AUS ‌ ‌VIOLENT RUMBLE

Bertie Beetles, a Violet Crumble byproduct, were first made in the building that houses Colonial’s Melbourne brewery. In honour, they’ve added them right into the beer, with chocolate, honey and rum. Get ready to rumble.

Life can be ‘all beer and skittles’ when it comes to GABS. This combines sweet juiciness of a New England IPA, with actual Skittles and a big whack of cherries. Drink the rainbow!

STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

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‌ ‌QUIET DEEDS BLURRED VINES

Yeah ok, there are a few New England IPAs in this list, but this is the only one with Sav Blanc juice added midfermentation. Low bitterness, white wine flavours, and a creamy soft finish. We know you want it.

STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 8.5% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

27 DEEP CREEK BREWING CO AUK ‌ ‌STEAM FUNK ‘TONEFRUIT BERLINER’

A Berliner Weisse that’s full of Kiwi summer fruit nectarines, peaches and apricots. Expect layers of sweet fruit and a lovely tart finish.

STYLE: Berliner Weisse ABV: 4.5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Delicate) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.50 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: American Amber Ale ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Malt (Fruit & toffee) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

23 CONCEPT BREWING CAN ‌ ‌TWISTED POLARITY

Described as an ‘NZ Farmhouse Pale Ale’, this beer was hopped late with Sauvin, Pacifica and Taiheke hops along with Concept’s house strain farmhouse yeast to throw in some funky esters.

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See Pg.22 for more detail.

Sea salt from the Southern Ocean is added to this to create a unique take on XPA. Expect citrus aroma, a little toffee malt flavour and a hint of salt to complement the bitterness.

STYLE: Experimental Beer ABV: 4.7% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.50 TASTER: $2.50

‌ ‌SKITTLEBRAU

ADVENTUROUS

17 BOUNDARY ROAD BREWERY AUK

This is an homage to the classic Asian laksa. Rich, full bodied ale with flavours of fresh coconut, lemongrass, lime, ginger and coriander.

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STEPPING UP

Bootleg won a NZ Brewers Guild Trophy for their aggressive American-style IPA, Apehanger. Now the team have remixed it with grapefruit. The result is a balance of tartness with piney hops.

‌ ‌LAKSA ALE

EASIER DRINKING

STYLE: Gose ABV: 4.8% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Delicate) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.50 TASTER: $2.50

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FESTIVAL BEERS

CONTAINER A

SECTION 2

With influence from that famous Mexican lager (you know the one), Devils Brewery has made an easy drinking pale lager and dosed it with local Tassie hops and a bunch of lemon zest.

STYLE: Saison/Farmhouse Ale ABV: 5.8% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: New World Pilsener ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Crisp (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

YOUR NOTES: ...............................

24 THE CRAFT & CO AUS ‌ ‌JUNIIPA

Forget G & T. This is a G & B. As one of Australia’s only brewer distillers, Craft & Co have combined both to create a Double IPA brewed with resinous hops, gin botanicals, and a dash of Collingwood Dry Gin. STYLE: Double IPA ABV: 9% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) TASTER ONLY: $2.50

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MAXIMUM TWO 9% ABV (OR HIGHER) TASTERS PER PADDLE

GABS APP

The GABS App is a pretty kick-ass addition to your GABS experience. You can read all about the breweries at GABS, you can PLAN YOUR TASTING PADDLES, and you can even rate every beer on Untappd. It all links up somehow, we don’t even want to ask. SEARCH FOR ‘GABS 2018’ ON THE APP STORE OR GOOGLE PLAY.

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CONTAINER A 29 EPIC BREWING COMPANY AUK ‌ ‌BEER BLANKET

EASIER DRINKING

You know that warm and fuzzy feeling you get after a few beers, especially when it’s cold outside, and you didn’t bring a jacket? Like you’re invincible to the cold. Beware the false warmth of the ‘beer blanket’. Stay inside and enjoy responsibly.

STYLE: Foreign Extra Stout ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Roast (Dark & dry) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

30 FERAL BREWING COMPANY AUS ‌ ‌SHOOTER MCGAVIN’S BREAKFAST IPA

STEPPING UP

With Weet-Bix, Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, All Bran, NutriGrain, and Cornflakes, this is a true breakfast juice. It smells like tropical fruit, looks like orange juice, tastes like sweet cereal, and is sure to get your day started just right.

ADVENTUROUS

STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

31 FOREIGNER BREWING COMPANY AUS ‌ ‌DURIAN DURIAN

See Pg.22 for more detail.

Durian - a fruit so controversial it’s banned in some hotels and by public transport providers in southeast Asia.

Foreigner believe it’s a bit misunderstood and here it adds a tropical fruit character to funky Saison.

STYLE: Saison/Farmhouse Ale ABV: 4.2% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.50 TASTER: $2.50

32 FORTUNE FAVOURS WGN ‌ ‌THE MARQUÊS

Inspired by The Marquess of Pombal (who demarcated Portugal’s Douro wine region as the home of all Port fortified wine), this Ruby Porter has been infused with both Portuguese Port and Australian ‘Port’ before being aged in oak.

STYLE: Porter ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

33 FOUNDERS NSN ‌ ‌2018 PILSNER

Are you stinging for some kiwi hops? You’ll find no better base for them than a classic Pilsner. A sharp, crackling beer underneath gorgeous bright citrus and white wine aroma.

STYLE: New World Pilsener ABV: 5.5% CHARACTER: Crisp (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

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‌ ‌TANG TOWN: TURBO SHANDY

Funk Estate describe this as a ‘turbo version of classic shandy in sour beer form’. The beer has been kettle soured and crammed with lemon. It’s a shandy but bigger, more tart and lemony AF. STYLE: Kettle Sour ABV: 5.9% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Delicate) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

35 GARAGE PROJECT WGN ‌ ‌OMG THAT’S THE FUNKY SHIT!

Super hoppy and hazy IPA with Nelson and Galaxy hops, and a big old dose of blood orange, mango and grapefruit.

OMG! Ah, we see what they did there.

STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 7.5% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

36 GOOD GEORGE BREWING WKO ‌ ‌EAST COAST IPA

A tropical fruit salad of a beer, with the hops giving all sorts of intense flavour including pineapple, passionfruit and mango. Hazy, golden, and yummy.

STYLE: New England IPA ABV: 6.7% CHARACTER: Hop (Juicy & hazy) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

37 GREEN BEACON BREWING CO AUS ‌ ‌PARFAIT IPA WITH PASSIONFRUIT & GUAVA

With vanilla and lactose, this is inspired by Parfait desserts. The guava and passionfruit accent the hops, and the result is a creamy, sweet, delicious IPA. STYLE: IPA (Specialty) ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

38 HALLERTAU BREWERY AUK ‌ ‌ACID HAUS

The brewery describes this as having a ‘potent pink grapefruit and lime rind’ aroma. It’s kettle soured, and is packed full of fruit and citrus flavours. Thirst quenchingly tart.

STYLE: Dry Hopped Sour ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Delicate) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

SECTION 3 39 HAWKERS/WHEATY BREWING AUS/LIBERTY AUK ‌ ‌FRAMBOISE A TROIS

A trans-Tasman collaboration between three of Australia and New Zealand’s most loved breweries has produced this delicious sour raspberry IPA, with a touch of lactose for a bit of je ne sais quoi.

STYLE: Soured Fruit Beer ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

40 HEYDAY BEER CO WGN ‌ ‌SARONNO STOUT

With a Sweet Stout base, Heyday have incorporated the flavours of Amaretto which is a sweet Italian liqueur made from apricot pits and almonds. A gorgeous take on two classic drinks.

STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

41 HOLGATE BREWHOUSE AUS ‌ ‌NELSON’S VICTORY

Brewed to give courage and inspire a victorious outcome to all those overwhelmed by choice. It’s also infused with rum soaked oak from the Lark Distillery. Rum AND inspiration?

What more do you need?

STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 7.5% CHARACTER: Malt (Fruit & toffee) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

42 HOP NATION AUS ‌ ‌BRETT GOLD

Hop Nation’s winemaking background comes to the fore here with this kettle soured Blonde Ale that has been fermented and aged on French oak for five months.

STYLE: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

43 HORSEBOX BREWING NSN ‌ ‌#NOCRYSTAL

Juicy and aromatic without crystal malt, which the brewers describe here as ‘stocking filler’. If you are unsure what that means, just know that this is a tasty, easy drinking beer that won’t be too sweet.

STYLE: American Pale Ale ABV: 5.5% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

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44 INVERCARGILL BREWERY STL ‌ ‌THE PARSONS NOSE

Using local Southland parsnips, Invercargill has created a parsnip Saison. One of their employees has wanted to brew one for years and now’s your chance to taste it.

45 KERERU BREWING COMPANY WGN ‌ ‌HOLY COW!

46 LAKEMAN BREWING WKO ‌ ‌HAIRY WONKER

STYLE: Russian Imperial Stout ABV: 13% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) TASTER ONLY: $2.50

47 LAUGHING BONES BREWING CO AUK ‌ ‌PEPPERTREE SAISON

Foraged horopito and kawakawa, two NZ herbs from the peppertree family, and a dash of naturtium leaf make this a herbacious nod to classic farmhouse beers. Spicy, dry, and bright.

STYLE: Saison/Farmhouse Ale ABV: 5.5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

48 LITTLE CREATURES AUS ‌ ‌DAWN TIL D’HUSK

This big, dark number has been brewed in collaboration with Perth chocolatier Sue Lewis. It uses cocoa husks (a byproduct of chocolate production), to marry complex chocolate aromas with the cleansing nature of a Lager.

STYLE: Schwarzbier ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

49 LUMBERJACK BREWING BOP ‌ ‌WIDOW MAKER

This is all about hops... and hops... and more hops. They tell us there are enough that it’ll feel like a log to the head, and we assumed that was meant to be a good thing.

STYLE: IPA (Specialty) ABV: 11% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) TASTER ONLY: $2.50

51 MCCASHIN’S BREWERY NSN ‌ ‌STOKE CHOCOLATE ICECREAM STOUT

The brewers at McCashin’s have been getting creative and invented their very own creamy chocolate Stout. They describe this one as ‘liquid ice cream’.

STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 4.5% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.50 TASTER: $2.50

52 MCLEOD’S BREWERY NTL ‌ ‌CAPE BRETT SAISON

This Brown Ale has miso, sesame, soy, spring onions and seaweed added. It’s the third in their Asian-food inspired GABS beers, after their Hot & Sour and Green Curry Saison.

STYLE: Brown Ale (UK-style) ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Malt (Toasty & nutty) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

57 MOUNT BREWING CO BOP ‌ ‌SS RENA

A Stout that could sink your ship, or float your boat. In memory of summer ruined by the Rena oil spill, this is flavoured with cherry, vanilla and kola nuts. Served on nitrogen for that extra thick slickness.

STYLE: Irish-style Dry Stout ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Roast (Dark & dry) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

58 MOUNTAIN GOAT BEER AUS ‌ ‌NITRO BURNIN’ FUNNY CARS

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! At the Citrus Bowl off US-30!!

A red Saison base beer has been dosed up with McLeod’s house culture of souring bacteria and wild yeast. It has soft Shake hands with the devil as you scream through the burning gates of hell with this whisky infused, barrel aged, tartness, sweet malt and lingering tart finish. chipotle spiced, nitrogen fuelled Imperial Stout.

STYLE: Saison/Farmhouse Ale ABV: 6.3% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

53 MIKE’S BEER TKI

‌ ‌BELGIAN HONEY TRIPLE

Kamahi honey is one of New Zealand’s best kept honey secrets. It has a rich, complex flavour and is great in a strong golden Belgian style ale such as this.

STYLE: Belgian Tripel ABV: 11% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) TASTER ONLY: $2.50

54 MISMATCH BREWING CO AUS ‌ ‌STRAWBERRY & VANILLA TART

STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 17% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) TASTER ONLY: $2.50

59 MYTHICA BREWING AUK

‌ ‌MINTHE CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT STOUT

See Pg.22 for more detail.

With coffee from Volcanic Roasters, and chocolate from Huka Falls Chocolate; plus vanilla and almond, this is probably the beer Willy Wonka would have made.

STYLE: American IPA ABV: 6.2% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

‌ ‌UMAMI

ADVENTUROUS

STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 6.5% CHARACTER: Malt (Fruit & toffee) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

This is equal parts bitter and hazy IPA. Expect a cloudy appearance and burnt orange colour. Large additions of whirlpool and dry hops mean it’s loaded with fruit flavour; but still a solid bitterness at the back.

56 MORRISON BREWERY AUS

STEPPING UP

A malty ale that has been infused with dates and pomegranate. It was inspired by an ancient Egyptian beer recipe and Hathor, goddess of cows, love, hospitality and (of course), beer.

‌ ‌PRESSURE DROP

EASIER DRINKING

STYLE: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

50 MAC’S BEER AUK

FESTIVAL BEERS

CONTAINER B

SECTION 4

The story goes that Greek nymph Minthe was caught flirting with Hades by Hades’ wife Persephone. As punishment, Persephone turned Minthe into a mint plant. As tribute to Minthe, Mythica have made a chocolate Stout infused with two types of mint, and a blend of spice.

STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

60 NEW ENGLAND BREWING CO AUS ‌ ‌DUBBEL BUBBEL

Fresh local strawberry, vanilla, lactose and a sour base beer Belgian beers often have a bubblegum character from their unique strains of yeast. New England have run with that combine to create a smoothie-like appearance and tart concept and simply added bubblegum directly into the beer. juicy flavour.

Don’t worry, you can swallow this one.

STYLE: Kettle Sour ABV: 4.8% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Delicate) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.50 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Belgian Dubbel ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Dark) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

55 MOON DOG CRAFT BREWERY AUS ‌ ‌CHERRY PIE A LA MODE

Using a secret method to extract the flavour from vanilla bean ice cream, Moon Dog has produced a bright red cherry and ice cream infused dessert beer.

STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 8.2% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $9.00 TASTER: $2.50

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CONTAINER B 61 NORTH END BREWERY WGN ‌ ‌SAISON DU NECTAR

SECTION 5

67 PINK BOOTS NEW ZEALAND AUK ‌ ‌B.A.B.E.

Nectar is derived from “nektar” in Greek - aka the drink of the gods. This uses a Saison base, soured with yoghurt culture, boiled with dried mango, and conditioned on peaches. Oh lord(s).

EASIER DRINKING

STYLE: Saison/Farmhouse Ale ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

Using a special hop blend, designed specifically for Pink Boots, this is a Black IPA that has also been given a bourbon barrel treatment. Brewed by a collective of women to celebrate International Women’s Day. STYLE: Black IPA ABV: 6.7% CHARACTER: Hop (Malty backbone) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

62 OUTLIER CARTEL AUK ‌ ‌CLOUDBURST

68 PIRATE LIFE BREWING AUS ‌ ‌BIONDA DEL MONTENEGRO

STEPPING UP

Outlier’s take on a summer fruit smoothie. It’s a double IPA, that’s double dry hopped on an oat base with lactose for a creamy experience.

STYLE: Double IPA ABV: 8.5% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

Pirate Life’s favourite digestif after a crew meal, Amaro Montenegro is a powerhouse of 40 different botanicals. The team have selected their favourite handful to spice a robust Belgian Blonde Ale, along with a copious splurge of ‘the Real McCoy’.

ADVENTUROUS

STYLE: Belgian Blond Ale ABV: 9% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) TASTER ONLY: $2.50

63 PACT BEER CO AUS ‌ ‌NOMIHODAI

69 RED DUCK BEER AUS ‌ ‌SACHER TORTE

See Pg.22 for more detail.

Organic black rice lends dark colour and light body while salty Tasmanian seaweed brings a moreish character. Even with Japanese buckwheat and purple barley, this still is a Lager at heart, but is taken into delicious and almost culinary directions thanks to the seaweed umami.

STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 5.2% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Delicate) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

64 PANHEAD WGN

Served on nitrogen, this is a chocolate lovers dream.

Creamy layers of rich chocolate, followed by chocolate.

There’s a hint of apricot whisky jam (author’s note: what is that? We need it), and then more chocolate.

STYLE: Sweet Stout ABV: 5.8% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

70 SAILORS GRAVE BREWING AUS

‌ ‌BATCH 23 BANANA ICE CREAM NITRO IPA

‌ ‌WILD STRAWBERRIES

Banana, vanilla and good old Upper Hutt sweat have gone Beer is pretty fun, but wouldn’t you rather go pick some of into this concoction. Served on nitro, it’s as though someone those... WILD, STRAWBERRIES? To the strains of the PNAU blitzed a banana split right into your glass. banger, Sailors Grave did just that. Sour, funky and full of foraged strawberry.

STYLE: IPA (Specialty) ABV: 7% CHARACTER: Hop (Bold, herbal & citric) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Specialty Beer ABV: 4.8% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Fruity & vinuous) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.50 TASTER: $2.50

65 PIHA BEER AUK ‌ ‌HANGI BEER

‌ ‌LIZARD’S DINNER

Gather the whanau, some hangi stones, and wet sacks before you enjoy this take on classic Kiwi kai. Smoked kumara, pumpkin and potato have been added to this one.

Pork and puha optional.

STYLE: Rauchbier ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Smoke (Spicy & meaty) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

66 PIKES BEER COMPANY AUS ‌ ‌CHOC HAZELNUT PORTER

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Looking for more protein in your beer? Infusing ground edible crickets (as loved by most lizards), this well rounded Bitter is the perfect side dish to any meal.

STYLE: Ordinary Bitter ABV: 4.5% CHARACTER: Hop (Earthy & dry) FESTIVAL GLASS: $6.50 TASTER: $2.50

‌ ‌ORANGE MOCHA FRAPPUCCINO

Is there more to life than drinking really, really, ridiculously good beer? Made with the finest English malts, Australian navel orange juice and rind, chocolate nibs and Proud Mary coffee, this one’s sure to wake you up before you go-go.

STYLE: Cream Ale ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Crisp (Delicate fruit) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

74 TUATARA BREWING CO WGN ‌ ‌WHITE WALKER

Witbier meets IPA. Belgium meets American. It’s a blend of big bold US hops, and the lively spice of Belgian yeast.

Expect tropical fruits and bubblegum aroma.

STYLE: White IPA ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

75 WHITE RABBIT AUS ‌ ‌YUZU SANSHO

Marrying a Belgian style with Japanese culture, this beer is brewed with toasted sesame seeds, Sansho peppers, Yuzu peel and served on nitro for a creamy mouthfeel.

STYLE: Belgian Tripel ABV: 8.5% CHARACTER: Fruit/Spicy (Bright) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

76 WIGRAM BREWING COMPANY CAN ‌ ‌SOUTHERN CROSS

Using the silky smooth base of German Schwarzbier (black lager), Wigram has taken the very un-German like approach and infused flavours of berry pancakes into this. Aromas of subtle vanilla and a gentle berry twang.

STYLE: Schwarzbier ABV: 5% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

77 WOLF OF THE WILLOWS AUS ‌ ‌TOM COLLINS SOUR

A double-Wolf collab that sees Wolf of the Willows joining forces with distillers, Patient Wolf. They’ve combined a tropical fruit driven sour beer with classic gin ingredients.

An ode to the Tom Collins.

STYLE: Kettle Sour ABV: 5.7% CHARACTER: Tart/Funky (Delicate) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

72 SOBA NZ HOMEBREWER OF THE YEAR OTA 78 YULLI’S BREWS AUS ‌ ‌WHITE WIZARD

We all love Nutella, so of course we want to try it in beer form. The brewery has used a large portion of chocolate malt, cacao nibs, and a charge of hazelnut once it finished fermenting.

STYLE: Porter ABV: 5.7% CHARACTER: Roast (Soft & silky) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

71 SHIFTY LIZARD BREWING AUS

73 STOMPING GROUND BREWING CO AUS

In 2017, Murray McCulloch won Champion Brewer at the SOBA (Society of Beer Advocates) National Homebrew Competition, which in addition to the medals, won him a Festival Beer tap at GABS! This is his rhubarb infused wheat beer. Easy drinking and delicious.

STYLE: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer ABV: 5.2% CHARACTER: Crisp (Brisk hoppiness) FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

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‌ ‌‘ELTHAM’ BOURBON BARREL AGED MAPLE PECAN BROWN ALE

In collaboration with Eltham Pantry in Byron Bay, Yulli’s have added maple coated pecans at several stages of the brewing process, then aged the beer in ex-Bourbon barrels.

Well, we’re excited.

STYLE: Brown Ale (UK-style) ABV: 7.5% CHARACTER: Malt (Toasty & nutty) FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.00 TASTER: $2.50

CONTAINER B

1 CHEEKY GROG CO AUS ‌ ‌CHEEKY PERRY

A medium sweet heritage perry cider that has a straw colour and a floral nose. Fermented in oak, expect a pear aroma with hints of quince. A multilayered palate with fruitiness followed by a balanced tannic finish.

2 DEVILS BREWERY AUS ‌ ‌GRANDMA’S JAM CIDER

STYLE: New World Cider ABV: 8% CHARACTER: Sweet FESTIVAL GLASS: $9.00 TASTER: $2.50

‌ ‌ROCHDALE MOJITO CIDER

Change description to: Who doesn’t like a good mojito? The team have infused crisp apple cider with crushed mint and lime juice for that classic mojito mix.

STYLE: Cider with Fruit ABV: 4% CHARACTER: Medium FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

STYLE: Traditional Cider ABV: 6.6% CHARACTER: Dry FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

5 SMALL ACRES CYDER AUS ‌ ‌APRICOT BOMB

Small Acres co-fermented apricots with apples, and even a few apricot crumble ingredients, in an old Pommeau (apple brandy) barrel. The result is a unique, full bodied, dry cider.

STYLE: Cider with Fruit ABV: 8.5% CHARACTER: Medium FESTIVAL GLASS: $8.50 TASTER: $2.50

6 THREE WISE BIRDS CIDER HKB ‌ ‌MORNING GLORY

Coffee is a common ingredient in beer, but ever had it in cider? This one is blended with cold brew coffee and served on nitro: like an espresso martini and cider hybrid. Yeah, you want to try this.

STYLE: Specialty Cider ABV: 6% CHARACTER: Medium FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

‌ ‌TANNINATOR

A big fat tannic cider that bursts with apple aroma, sweetness and a massive tannin finish. It’s Willie Smith’s nod to the hard core French tannic cider apples of the traditional ciders. #tannic STYLE: Traditional Cider ABV: 5.4% CHARACTER: Dry FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

8 ZEFFER CIDER CO HKB ‌ ‌BnB CIDER

The only cider here inspired by blues singer Blind Box Paxton. This blends blackberry, blackcurrant and blueberry with a crisp apple. Purple, not too sweet, and gorgeously drinkable.

STYLE: New World Cider ABV: 5.2% CHARACTER: Sweet FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.50 TASTER: $2.50

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3 MCCASHIN’S BREWERY NSN

With its slow, wild ferment of late picked bittersweet apples, Pechkam’s liken this to a mature farmhouse cheese.

It’s all about wild yeast and fruit given time to do their thing.

7 WILLIE SMITH’S CIDER AUS

STEPPING UP

After finding a treasure trove of handmade Tasmanian jams in the back of their grandmother’s cupboard, the Devils Brewery team did what any self-respecting brewer would do: Make cider! Taste the love in every sip.

‌ ‌YARLINGTON MILL

EASIER DRINKING

STYLE: Specialty Perry ABV: 4.5% CHARACTER: Medium FESTIVAL GLASS: $7.00 TASTER: $2.50

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CIDERS

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FOOD MARKET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Rack 'n Roll Ribs Philippe's Poutine Cube Kitchen Judge Bao Taco Loco House of Dumplings Fritz's Wieners Olas Latin Food

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Puha & Pakeha Dixie Barbecue Lalele Organic Gelato Double Dutch Fries Bacon Brothers

AUCKLAND

ENTRANCE

LIQUORLAND MARKETPLACE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Fox Hat / Vale / Hobo Emerson's Brewery The Herbalist Little Creatures Lone Bee Sparkling Mead Bach Brewing Co Renaissance Brewing Co Black Sands Brewing Co Weezledog Kereru Brewing Co Pirate Life Brewing

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Urbanaut Brewing Co Euro Liquor Lagunitas Brewing Co Black Dog Brewery Mac’s Beer Monteith's Brewing Co Laughing Bones Brewing Co Funk Estate Outlier Cartel / New New New Corp.

McCashin's / Stoke /Wakachangi / Rochdale Lakeman Brewing

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

Panhead Custom Ales Honesty Box Cider Tuatara Brewing Mountain Goat Beer Behemoth Brewing Epic Beer Deep Creek Brewing Co Deco City Garage Project Mythica Brewing Double Vision Brewing 8 Wired Brewing Co

35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44

Hallertau Brewery Fortune Favours Beer Good George Brewing Liberty Brewing Mount Brewing Co Jameson Caskmates Bootleg Brewery Cassels & Sons Brewery Sweat Shop Brew Kitchen Harrington's Breweries

JUST A FEW OF OUR EXHIBITORS

LIQUORLAND MARKETPLACE

MEET SOME OF OUR EXHIBITORS 8 WIRED BREWING CO (AUK) Based in Warkworth, 8 Wired make a range of bold new world styles along with one of the largest barrel ageing programs in the Southern Hemisphere. 8 Wired excels at brewing a range of beers; from fresh and hop-forward, to aged and sour. Trying their beers, it’s no surprise that 8 Wired have been NZ’s Champion Brewer in the past.

BACH BREWING CO (AUK) Auckland based Bach have a passion for brewing tasty beers inspired by the New Zealand icon of escape, freedom and good times - the classic Kiwi Bach. Founder and head brewer Craig Cooper started his journey at the former Limburg Beer Company in Hastings, and after a stint working overseas, returned home to revive his famous beers under the Bach brand.

DEEP CREEK BREWING CO (AUK) 2017 AIBA Champion Small International Brewery winner, Deep Creek is based in Silverdale, north Auckland, and specialise in brewing ‘flavour fuelled beers’. Aside from the permanent range, Deep Creek releases monthly brews under its three projects of Lupulin Effect (IPAs), Steam Funk (funky sours), Nero (dark beers). Also known for the infamous Hoppy McHopface hop oil DIPA using steam distilled fresh hop oil.

EMERSON’S BREWERY (OTA) With a commitment to producing fresh, naturally carbonated beers full of natural flavour, Emerson’s are an icon of NZ craft brewing. The Dunedin based brewery, now owned by Lion, combine fidelity with style, aroma, and flavour. Since foundation in 1992 they have won numerous medals for their beers and the small team are enthusiastic about both their core range and their limited release experimental beers.

EPIC BEER (AUK) Epic has been nailing hop forward IPAs in New Zealand since before your favourite brewer even knew what a hop was. Founder Luke Nicholas has been called a ‘one trick pony’ for his love of IPAs but when he brews one as good as Hop Zombie, why would anyone complain? For Epic, it’s all about celebrating the Epic journeys everyone takes to get to reach NZ - from the canoes of the first peoples to the tourists by the planeload.

FORTUNE FAVOURS BEER (WGN) Sometimes you just have to take the leap. Shannon Thorpe took the leap in 2016. Tired of working for other brewers, Shannon decided it was time to venture out on his own. Teaming up with Wellington hospitality veterans Andrew Williams and Jamie Williams, and award-winning brewer Dale Cooper, together they formed Fortune Favours. With a new brewpub housed in a restored industrial building amongst the revived Leeds Street precinct, Fortune Favours beers are fresh, fun and innovative. Take the leap and try something new.

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HALLERTAU BREWERY (AUK) Named as a tribute to the Bavarian Hallertau region, famed for its hops, Hallertau is a bit more esoteric than the German name suggests. Founders Stephen and Hayley Plowman say they have veered off into ‘exuberant Westie mode via their fearlessly unique and smartly executed brews’. They have long championed vibrant flavour and quality ingredients over commercial viability. And they are damned good at it too.

Kereru Brewing Co brews British and European style craft beers made with the finest New Zealandgrown ingredients available, including Gladfield malts, Nelson hops, and many more ingredients that celebrate the marvellous qualities and flavours which are part of the local landscape.

LAKEMAN BREWING (WKO) Established in 2013, Lakeman is based on a farm just outside of Taupo. They use fresh water from the lake catchment, and have won a number of bronze, silver and golds over the last few years.

LIBERTY BREWING (AUK)

JUST A FEW OF OUR EXHIBITORS

KERERU BREWING COMPANY (WGN)

Joseph Wood, founder of Liberty with his wife Christina, was a drinker frustrated by lack of choice in his part of the world (West Auckland) so began brewing his own. After becoming such a good customer of online homebrew store Liberty Brewing, the owners eventually sold him the business. In 2009 he started brewing under the brand as a form of marketing, but soon demand for his beer was so great that Liberty Brewing became what it is now; one of NZ’s best breweries.

MYTHICA BREWING (AUK) Mythica is a small, 350 litre, brewhouse on Auckland’s North Shore. It specialises in small batch, unique beers with fantasy and mythology themes. From names such as Succubus and Incubus, to the classic fantasy artwork of winged beasts on the labels.

PANHEAD CUSTOM ALES (WGN) Mike Neilson, founder and brewer at Panhead, combines his love of cars, bikes and beer in both his brewery and all of their branding. Mike describes himself as a bit of a bogan, but he’s a bogan that brews award-winning beers and has plans to make Panhead one of the biggest craft breweries in NZ. In 2016 it was sold to Lion, but Mike is still at the wheel making beer that for the last two years has topped the GABS Hottest 100 Kiwi Craft Beers.

SWEAT SHOP BREW KITCHEN (AUK) Parked up at Seven Sale Street is where you’ll find Sweat Shop Brew Kitchen. The brewery features rotating taps pouring premium hand-crafted beer brewed on site with the finest local and imported ingredients - you could say Sweat Shop Brew Kitchen is the hardest working bar in Auckland. This year at GABS 2018 you can expect to find Sweat Shop’s usual styles on tap, as well as a few speciality brews crafted especially for the event. Pouring fresh from the taps will be something clean, something fruity, something bitter and definitely something sour. So head on down to Sweat Shop Brew Kitchen at GABS 2018 and join us for a beer.

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THE HERBALIST (AUK) What happens when a brewer and herbalist/naturopath team up? Something beautiful, that’s what. West Auckland based brewer Grant McKain and wife Rebecca Stenbeck (a qualified naturopath and herbal healer) have developed a range of unique and full-bodied herbal-infused beers. The Herbalist range includes a Manuka Ale, Nettle & Bilberry Lager, Rosemary & Liquorice Ale and Horny Goat Weed IPA.

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FOOD VENDORS

STREET FOOD

HUNGRY? Make sure you check out the mouth-watering goodies at GABS! As always, we’re proud to have some of the city’s best street food vendors on offer.

DIXIE BARBECUE

FRITZ’S WIENERS

Smoked low and slow using traditional woods, authentic American barbecue is the name of the game at Dixie Barbecue.

From brisket to pulled pork, as well as a ‘slather’ of delicious sides, your feast awaits.

Nothing goes better with beer than a dog in a bun. Head to Fritz’s for the highest quality best tasting sausages in freshly baked baguette buns with onions, sauerkraut and more.

JUDGE BAO Run by Sauce Boss (Jamie) and Bun Hun (Debbie), Judge Bao’s artisan handrolled baos put a modern spin on traditional Chinese flavours.

When it’s time for a taco, you can’t go past Taco Loco, home to the best Mexican street food in town. Featuring tacos, quesadillas and nachos, head straight to Taco Loco for your Mexican fix.

THE CUBE KITCHEN

DOUBLE DUTCH FRIES

From their custom built self-sustainable kitchen trailer, The Cube Kitchen offers delicious street food using seasonal organic produce carefully sourced from local providers. Make sure to try their braised beef cheeks with mash and peas, yum.

Nothing beats a good honest fry. Head to Double Dutch for quality fries, hand cut, cooked on the spot and served in a cone. Bringing authentic Dutch style fries to New Zealand.

PHILIPPE’S POUTINE Chips, cheese & gravy - was there ever a tastier trio? Philippe’s poutine also comes with a range of toppings such as pork belly, fried chicken and smoked mushrooms if you want to get fancy.

LALELE GELATO With a focus on traditional recipe organic gelato, Lalele serve some of the most unique frozen desserts you’ll find, including gelato, real-fruit popalatós (ice-blocks) and even vegan cocolatos.

HOUSE OF DUMPLINGS At House of Dumplings each pocket of goodness is made by hand and packed full of flavour with fresh herbs and spices.

Only the best dumplings will do!

PUHA & PAKEHA Puha & Pakeha create outstanding Maori fusion dishes. They’ll be bringing their signature Aotearoa Reuben Sandwich, a modern Maori twist on an all time classic. Definitely one to check out.

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TACO LOCO

RACK ‘N ROLL RIBS Serving up ribs and burgers, Rack ‘n Roll are bringing their rockin’ fare to GABS. Flavoursome, juicy and tender ribs, what’s not to love?

OLAS LATIN FOOD Olas Latin Food will be bringing their delicious signature arepas - pancake-like corn pockets filled with all kinds of awesome. From slow cooked beef, pork belly to grilled halloumi, it’s time to dig in.

BACON BROTHERS Bacon and beer, what could be better together? The Bacon Bros will be serving up their famous bacon burgers that come with free hugs and high fives!

FRAMBOISE A TROIS

HOLY COW!

HAWKERS BEER (AUS) / WHEATY BREWING CORPS (AUS) / LIBERTY BREWING CO (NZ) SOURED FRUIT BEER (6.5% ABV) A trans-Tasman collaboration between three of Australia and New Zealand’s most loved breweries has produced this delicious sour raspberry IPA, with a touch of lactose for a bit of je ne sais quoi.

KERERU BREWING COMPANY (NZ) SPECIALTY BEER (6.3% ABV) A malty ale that has been infused with dates and pomegranate. It was inspired by an ancient Egyptian beer recipe and Hathor, cow goddess of love, hospitality and (of course), beer.

THE DARRYL STRAWBERRY

STOCKADE BREW CO (AUS) WOOD-AGED BEER (5.5% ABV) Using Woodford Reserve bourbon barrels, Stockade aged their Rare Ink Session Stout to create a rich experience that remains easy drinking. Expect a light body rounded out by oak, vanilla and chocolate flavours.

CAPITAL BREWING CO (AUS) AMERICAN WHEAT (5% ABV) Capital bartender Ryan makes a ripper of a strawberry, rosemary and vodka cocktail. He wondered if it would work as beer. Find out for yourself in this wheat beer crammed full of strawberry and local rosemary.

STEAM FUNK ‘STONEFRUIT BERLINER’

DEEP CREEK BREWING CO (NZ) BERLINER WEISSE (4.5% ABV) A Berliner Weisse that’s full of Kiwi summer fruit - nectarines, peaches and apricots. Expect layers of sweet fruit and a lovely tart finish.

ROCKAFELLA BOURBON BARREL AGED DARK ALE

BEER BLANKET

EPIC BREWING COMPANY (NZ) FOREIGN EXTRA STOUT (6% ABV) Introducing the first stout Epic has made in four years. Smooth and delicious, with pockets of roasted malt, a sprinkling of creamy oats and hints of awesome.

WE’VE PACKAGED SIX OF OUR FAVOURITE GABS 2018 FESTIVAL BEERS FOR YOU TO ENJOY AT HOME. AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT SELECTED LIQUORLAND STORES STRAIGHT AFTER THE FESTIVAL.