Think of Stone Brewing from the US or BrewDog and you don't automatically think of midstrength red ales. But having worked at the latter and fallen for their 5am Saint – as well as having a soft spot for Stone's Levitation and Little Creatures' Rogers – Red designed the Travelling Monk with them in mind.
It's low in alcohol but looks to make up for it with a dry-hopping regime that adds a distinct hop character to the caramel malt flavours and, since Red moved on to pastures Pirate-like, has been tweaked, as well as picking up a series of trophies and medals at WA's beer awards. In mid 2016, it also became the latest Cheeky Monkey beer to be put in cans, getting the 500ml treatment usually reserved for the brewery's limited releases.
Name
Cheeky Monkey
Address
4259 Caves Road
Margaret River
WA 6285
Phone
Brewery: (08) 9755 9555; Rest: (08) 9755 5555
Open Hours
Caves Road venue:
Sun to Thurs: 11am to 5pm
Fri & Sat: 11am to 6pm Vasse Tap House:
Thurs & Fri: 4pm to 7pm
Saturday: 2pm to 7pm
Sunday: 2pm to 6pm
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