There was a time when a collaboration brew meant just one thing: two or more brewers getting together to brew a beer. The cavalcade of collaborators from outside the beer world brought in to make beers over the past decade, however, makes it feel like a refreshing change to see something as simple as two brewers putting their heads together.
Here, Red Duck invited Ryan from B.O.B. on the Gold Coast to co-create, with their combined efforts producing a spiced red ale referencing one of Kylie's career highlights (at least we're going to assume that's the reference). Dried hot chilli flakes and spicy Szechuan peppers along with noble Dragon hops were tasked with bringing the spice in a beer that looks like shiraz in the glass. They bring a smokiness too, while there are elements of anise, cinnamon and brambleberries in the mix of a red ale deserving of the "spiced" tag.
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