Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!

January 23, 2012, by Crafty Pint

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!

If it’s as much of a mouthful as its name, then a new beer brewed especially for Australia Day should be worth hunting down. The snappily titled "100% Australian Owned Real Craft Brewed Australia Day Ale" has been produced by Sydney brewery Redoak to be launched on Thursday at their CBD venue and a handful of other bars across the country. The idea is to promote the drinking of beer brewed by breweries that are 100% Aussie-owned, with the resultant beer described as “a big Australian ale with a large amount of hops and fresh fruit flavours, a lovely mouthfeel and huge bitterness”, one that weighs in at 6.5% ABV.

It was brewed by Hollyoak on the day he launched the Australian Real Craft Brewers Association (ARCBA), a body designed to unite local craft brewers, shortly after the formation of fellow craft brewing association Craft Beer Limited.

In a statement accompanying the beer’s release, he says: “With the recent sale of Fosters to foreign ownership, now over 91% of all beer sold in Australia is foreign owned.

“While it is sad to lose such iconic brands, not all is lost as 100% Australian owned Real Craft Brewers with real passion for Craft Beer continue to rise to the challenge and fill the void. It’s our very own Real Craft Brewers who are providing diversity, initiative and creating exciting new craft beers.”

If you can’t make it to Redoak to sample the 100% Australian Owned Real Craft Brewed Australia Day Ale – perhaps Aussie ORCBADA for short – you’ll also find kegs at Cookie in Melbourne, Preachers in Hobart, Clancy’s in Fremantle, and 3 Weeds and The Royal Albert Hotel in Sydney.

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