Last year The Union Hotel set aside a weekend for an event they called The Dark Nights which saw them tap 40 different dark beers – 20 on one night and another 20 the next. It turned out to be wildly popular so, understandably, they’re holding it again.
In fact, so happy were they with the way things went last year, they’re not promising to make it bigger and darker as there’s simply no need. Want proof? How about this for a tap lineup...
Dark Night One – Friday June 9
- Balter Alt Brown
- Batch Brewing “Huge Kahuna” Brown Ale
- Boatrocker Stout
- Brewtal Brewers “Brisbane Brown”
- Bruny Island Beer Co. Whey Stout
- Cavalier Chocolate Stout
- Ekim “Vinlander” Porter
- Feral “Boris” Russian Imperial Stout
- Founders "KBS” Kentucky Breakfast Stout
- 4 Pines Nitro Stout
- Grifter Brewing Company “Banshee” Black Lager
- KAIJU! “C’thulu” Black IPA
- MOO BREW Dark Ale
- Nail Brewing Imperial Brown
- Prancing Pony “Hunt for the Red Velvet” Imperial Black IPA
- Stockade Brew Co “Rare Ink” Session Stout
- Thirsty Crow Vanilla Milk Stout
- Wayward “Midnight Barley Cowboy” Hopped Porter
- Yeastie Boys “Pot Kettle Black” South Pacific Porter
- Young Henrys “Motorcycle Oil” Stout
Dark Night Two – Saturday June 10
- Akasha “Water Buffalo” Brown Ale
- Big Shed “Golden Stout Time” Sweet Stout
- Black Brewing Co. “Bao Bao” Milk Stout
- Cavalier “Black + Tan” Roast toned Stout / Pale blend
- Dainton Family Brewery Oatmeal Stout
- Doctors Orders “Malpractice” India Stout
- Founders “Lizard of Koz” Imperial Stout
- Founders “Sumatra Mountain” Brown
- Grifter Brewing Company “Demon Lungs” Smoked Porter
- Hairyman Brewery “Cory’s Claim” Dark Ale
- Holgate “Temptress” Chocolate Porter
- Hop Nation / Big Shed / Exit “Black Rhino Cherry Lips” Smoked Black Gose
- Last Rites “Dead Man’s Revenge” Black IPA
- Merchant Brewing Co. “Smooth Sailor” Coconut Vanilla Porter
- Mornington Peninsula Imperial Stout
- Pirate Life Stout
- Thirsty Crow “Dark Alleyway” Black IPA
- Valhalla Brewing Co “Obsidian” Black Ale
- Woolshed Brewery “The Bunyip” Bourbon Barrel Aged River Imperial Stout
- Yulli's “Wally” Wattleseed Stout
Bottles/Cans (available all weekend)
- Bad Shepherd Hazelnut Brown
- Batch Brewing “Elsie” The Milk Stout
- Blackman's Brewery “Arthur” Porter
- BrewDog “Jet Black Heart” Oatmeal Stout
- Brooklyn Brewery Brown Ale
- Cavalier Brown Ale
- Coopers Best Extra Stout
- Feral “Karma Citra” India Black Ale
- 4 Pines Cherry Coconut Brown Ale
- La Sirène “Praline” Belgian Strong Dark Ale
- Nail Brewing Stout
- Stockade Brew Co. “The Mountie” Maple Imperial Stout
- 3 Ravens Dark Ale
And they reckon there'll be more, just in case you need it.
You’ll be able to get tasting paddles until 7pm before it gets too busy and jugs until 10pm by which time it’ll no doubt be rocking.
So lock in the June 9 and 10 and get set to fill your annual quota of stouts, porters, bocks, browns, blacks and more.
