Considering Temple head brewer Glenn Harrison's personal preferences lie elsewhere – he most enjoys the challenge of brewing good pilsners and stouts (and drinking them) – he's a pretty dab hand when it comes to brewing hoppy beers. Temple's Anytime Pale (back when it was tagged an IPA) won an Australian International Beer Awards trophy and this double IPA is finding favour among hop heads.
It debuted last year as a once-a-year brew and has returned this year unchanged. So you might ask why we're listing it again, and the reason is that they brewed a couple of batches this year and popped one into bottles so more people can get their hands on it. Which is very kind of them as it's one of the finer locally brewed double IPAs we've come across; it tips the scales at the same weight as Riverside's much admired 77 and shares common ground with that Sydney icon.
One Time pours a glistening gold and manages to be lean and clean while also possessing plenty of hop character that veers from piney and woody to citrus peel, pineapple and beyond and a body that hints at voluptuousness without coming close to sticky or chewy. Imagine if Glenn actually liked highly hopped beers...
Published December 8, 20162016-12-08 00:00:00
Name
Temple Brewing
Address
122 Weston Street
East Brunswick
VIC 3057
Phone
(03) 9380 8999
Open Hours
Wed & Thurs: 5pm to 11pm
Fri & Sat: midday to 11pm
Sunday: midday to 9pm
Regular events
Stand-Up Comedy: Monthly from April 25. Free entry
Sign up to our newsletters and get the latest craft beer news delivered free to your inbox. Choose from our Friday Roundup of the week, the quick-read, social feed-like Crafty Cuppa – or both!