Heads of Noosa Japanese Style Lager

Style
Rice Lager
ABV
4.5%
Awards

Silver – Indies 2020
Gold – 2021 Royal Queensland Beer Award

Who’d have thought the flagship beer of an Aussie brewer taught by a German brewmaster would be a Japanese-style lager?

Apparently rice lagers were invented as a way for Japanese brewers to sidestep some taxes, since they were taxed on malt but not on rice. It just so happens that rice in the mash also has a drying effect that’s ideal for lagers, tax break or no tax break.

Heads of Noosa’s Lager uses around 30 percent rice in their recipe, which is enough to dry it right out, creating a crisp finish on the palate that’s more refreshing than a dip in the ocean on a scorching January arvo. Clear in the glass, fluffy in the head, sweet on the nose, lean and clean in the mouth. This one cuts through the Noosa climate like a hot katana through butter.

Mick Wust

Name
Heads of Noosa Brewing Co
Address

85 Rene Street
Noosaville
QLD 4566

Phone
1300 1 HEADS
Open Hours

Wed & Thurs: 11am to 6pm
Friday: 11am to 8pm
Sat & Sun: 11am to 6pm

Tours

Friday: 1pm

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