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To celebrate our 500th batch of beer we decided to have some fun and throw together a bit of a dogs breakfast, a smokey breakfast lager. Breakfast is a big part of our day at the brewery, enjoyed between ‘mash in’ and ‘the boil’. We have included many of our favourite breakfast foods in this beer; aside from smoked malt from Germany, we also added Carmen’s muesli, fruit toast, Zoi coffee, tea leaves, Beechworth Honey and maple syrup. Take the Virtual Tour NOW!
Harvest Time
Our 2011 fresh hop beer 'the Harvest' has been released, and it is tasting awesome if I do say so myself. This is the third year that we have made our fresh hop beer, and the third year that we have had the opportunity to get our hands on some research hop varieties from Rostrevor Hop Garden. We used a huge 32kg per 1000 litres of beer, which translates to a wonderfully hoppy beer that leaps out of the glass. We have sent stock out to our best wholesale customers, so keep an eye out for it at your local craft beer outlet. If you dont have such an outlet nearby, please email your orders for this one before it's too late!
The Brewer’s Breakfast
Learn the ins and outs of brewing.....Get your hands dirty learning how we brew, whilst enjoying breakfast and learn how we bake in the kitchen. Ben Kraus and the brewing team from Bridge Road Brewers, will run you through a mornings brewing and explain all you wanted to know about where beer comes from and how it’s made. The team from the Brewery kitchen will also be on hand cooking up a breakfast fit for a king as well as showing you how to bake pretzels.
Cost $55 per person breakfast and beer included
Date Saturday 14th May, 8am-10:30am
Duration 2.5 Hours at Bridge Road Brewers
Bookings essential, call 03 5728 2703 or info@bridgeroadbrewers.com.au
For more information on the Beechworth Harvest Celebration go to www.harvestcelebration.com.au/index.html
The Town Bike
Check out the new Town Bikes The_Town_Bike_Info.pdf
High Country in the Big Smoke
Bridge Road Brewers, Simones Restaurant & Blank Vault Productions are bringing a piece of their high country life to the big smoke.
Join three of the high countries best talents for a 5 course degustation of Bridge Road beer expertly matched with an inspiring menu prepared by Anthony Simone; Simone’s of Bright.
High Country in the Big Smoke will also see the launch of Bridge Road’s annual fresh hop beer; The Harvest, brewed once a year to celebrate the annual hop harvest.
When: Thursday April 14th, 6.30pm.
Where: Beer Deluxe, Federation Square. www.beerdeluxe.com.au/
Bookings Essential, Ph: 03 9663 0166.
Cool Summer Festival
Bridge Road will be attending a couple of events over the next month or so. These include, the Cool Summer Fest at MT Hotham this weekend. Women in Beer!!
A Great Night of Beer
Join Bridge Roads talented ex brewer Nardia Mcwhatsernameagain? and the Beer Diva in a great night of beer. Melbourne Food & Wine.
Snags, Beer and Bubbles
Snags Beer and Bubbles in Heathcote, Sat 5th of March.
Sea Shepard Fundraiser
Josie Bones – Beer Dinner 28th February - a fundraiser for Sea Shepherd Australia.
The Avairy
The Avairy – Melbourne Food And Wine – A taste of Kelly Country.
New T-shirt Designs and Colours
Get in quick while all sizes are still available. A new shipment of Bar mats have just arrived at the brewery and can also be ordered, they are heavy duty top quality mats - $25 each. We also are awaiting a new shipment of cycle jerseys, guaranteed to make you go 20% faster! These items are hot at the moment, so let us know if you’d like one before they all sell out again.
Other News? - New Staff, New Beer
Our latest addition to the brewing team, Steve, has been with us for almost 2 months and is fitting in nicely. Hailing from somewhere in England, north Yorkshire quite possibly, he will not be enjoying the cricket at the moment. But having him around really helps to make such a boring game enjoyable to watch. We look forward to seeing what ideas he's got up his sleeve over the coming year. If your into beer, elderflowers and blueberries then weve got just what you've been looking for! We are currently brewing a Saison using elderflowers from the beer garden and behind the laundromat and blueberries from Smoko. It's looking, smelling and tasting great at the moment, and we hope to have bottles ready to go in time for Christmas Day. Stay tuned for further developments on this special spring time brew.
Limited Stocks! Galaxy Single Hop IPA. This awesome hop feast is very limited with Galaxy hops being totally sold out until next harvest. We still have a couple of cases kicking around, so send an email if your keen. info@bridgeroadbrewers.com.au
More Awards....
Bridge Road Brewers new Queensland distributor, Dave Andrews of Innspire, asked if we'd be interested in entering some of our brews in the Royal Queensland Show. We entered three of our brews; Robust Porter, Saison, and the Beechworth Pale. Each beer pick up a medal, with the Saison and Pale taking bronze and the Porter a Silver.
Be sure to check out Innspires new website to find our beers in the sunshine state. www.innspire.com.au
FRL FESTIVAL....
Eldorado's Folk Rythm and Life festival is on yet again (a biannual event), chances are if you've heard of it you already know about it, and if you havent then your probably too late for a ticket. If you are coming along be sure to front up to the bar where we will be pouring Beechy Pale and the Australian Ale.OKTOBERFEST- Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th October
Sample world class Beechworth beers at this years Oktoberfest. Beechworth craft-brewery Bridge Road Brewers is hosting its forth annual Oktoberfest, from its HUGE venue in the old coach house. The event is loosley based around the original Oktoberfest held in Munich in late September each year. Punters are encouraged to get out the Lederhosen or Dirndle (traditional bavarian dress) and enjoy the festivities. This family day will include childrens activities, and fun for all with a traditional ohmpah band belting out some great drinking tunes.
Bridge Road Brewers, established by Ben Kraus and his Austrian partner Maria Frischmann has been brewing its beers for a little over 5 years and has come a long way from its origins in the family garage where the business spent its first year. Its relocation to an old coach house in Beechworths centre has proven a success. The brewery has been able to expand its range of beers, currently nine, and increase its production capacity to almost double.
The new venue has also allowed the addition of a kitchen to the brewery, where, apart from the giant pretzels, pizzas are the pick of the lunch time menu. A recent trip to Europe for Ben and Maria, including some time in Italy, helped them develop the pizza menu which is based on traditional Italian style pizza. Bens recommends trying the apple and blue cheese pizza matched with the Bavarian Wheat Ale. Marias experience in hospitality also includes working at Munichs Oktoberfest as a beer maid.
The Beechworth Oktoberfest will be held at Bridge Road Brewers, off Ford St, behind Tanswells Hotel, rear access from High st. It will be held between 11am and 6pm on Sat 9th and Sun 10th of October.
For further inquiries please contact Ben or Maria on 0357282703, or drop into Bridge Road Brewers.
Young and Jacksons - Bridge Road Showcase
As part of a push to establish Chloes Bar (upstairs at Y&Js) as a must visit Craft Beer Mecca, Young and Jacksons are showcasing a range of brewers over the next 6 months. It's currently our turn, so if your in the city be sure to drop in for one of 5 Beechworth Brews on tap. Catch us there till October 18.
Federation Square, Microbrewers Showcase
Check out the best brews Vic has to offer in the heart of the big smoke. Where: The Atrium. When: 16 - 17 March 2011. Time: 4.30pm - 8.00pm. Phone: 03 9655 1900.
Festival of the Frothy
Apparently this awesome trivia night will be back this year at the end of October?? Details are sketchy, kinda like the guy who's organizing it. Stay tuned for confirmation of this mouth watering night of brew trivia and awesome beer.
It's our Birthday and we'll brew if we wanna!
Bridge Road Brewers have created an epic beer to celebrate the end of our fifth year of brewing, a black Belgian IPA. Bottled in big 750ml bottles this brew is one to savour. It is available directly from the brewery and will be on tap for the month of September.
Kegs and bottles are slowly finding their way round the country, so keep an eye out for the white on black "porterman" logo.
Be sure to get your hands on this one before it dissapears, we only have about 600 bottles. Orders can be made via email info@bridgeroadbrews.com.au or over the phone, 03 57282703.
Priced at $30each Posse Members will recieve a 10% discount, just quote your name and member number with your order.KELLY COUNTRY PICK BLUE GRASS FESTIVAL
This year’s twelfth annual Bluegrass & Old Time Country Music Convention – otherwise known as the Kelly Country Pick – offers a fabulous weekend of concerts, instrument and dance workshops, jam sessions, instrument displays, open mic sessions and a Sunday gospel sing-along in pubs and venues around Beechworth. The sensational Western swing band, the Dancehall Racketeers, will be a highlight of this year’s program.
Saturday 2-5pm The Brewery Concert.
Sunday 3-6pm Blackboard Concert at the Brewery.
More infor at http://www.kellycountrypick.org/
Hop Harvest!!
That's right it's that time of the year already, Hop Harvest. Bridge Road Brewers are happy to report that the local hop garden, Rostrevor, had a great year, with plenty of rain and a decent harvest.
Our Harvest of about 4 or 5 hop plants from Rostrevor is miniscule in comparison to the hundreds of acres grown in the Ovens Valley. But as a wise man once said; you can only brew with the hops you've got! So brew we did, 1800l of the Harvest this year, the same volume as 09 - which was quickly consumed.
The main theme of the current Posse Pack 'The Harvest' is based loosly on our Australian Ale, bolstered with loads of fresh hops. This beer is made using green 'wet' hops that were picked on brew day. This differs from typical hop additions in most beer which use dried hops. Hops have a very short shelf life when fresh and therefore 99.9% of all hops are dried. The reult is a refreshingly hopped beer, with great aroma, a touch of bitterness and a 'green' hop character on the finish. The hop variety itself has never been used in a commercial beer by anyone but Bridge Road, it is a development stage in Rostrevor's research garden. We hope you enjoy this years Harvest.
Tour De France At Bridge Road Brewers!
When: Thursday 22th July Dinner from 9pm (Tour de Beechworth Cycling loop 2pm)
Where: Bridge Road Brewers, Beechworth. Bookings 03 57282 703 or email info@bridgeroadbrewers.com.au
Bridge Road Brewers are planning an epic day for cycling fans, dont miss this years final mountain stage of the tour the france. This years screening will kick off at 9pm with a french dinner before we sit back to enjoy some cheese and beverages as we watch the madmen do battle on the final mountain stage. Changes to this years event at Bridge Road includes a free optional Tour de Beechworth ride looping from Beechworth through Stanley and Myrtleford with Bridge Roads own cycling guru; Baz.
Col de Tourmalet
The Tourmalet is the icon of the Pyrenees and the mountain top finish, situated in the Hautes-Pyrenees, will be the high spot of the 2010 Tour. It will be climbed on its steepest side uphill from Barèges following the ascension of the Marie-Blanque and Soulor passes. After the rest day climbing legs may be a little “rusty”. Take heed! The final mountains stage is always the decider!
Live on the big screen at Bridge Road Brewers
NEW - french dinner at 9pm.
Beer, wine, cheese and coffee to keep you awake!
NEW - Tour de Beechworth, guided cycling loop through the "Beechworth Alps"
Be sure to book as space is limited. Dont forget your lycra, prizes will be given out for the best dressed.
A quick message from the tour devil: "No excuses shall be excepted for missing this year final mountain stage, i can hear them already, oh but it so late, I have to get up for work, it's past my bedtime, yada yada yada im a big sook, blah blah boo hoo!
Well its time to man up ladies and gents cause these guys dont make excuses, even after 2 weeks of misery on a bike seat, all you have to do is stay awake."
SCRUMPOLICIOUS!!!
Our Chevalier Scrumpy Cider has been well received by locals and brewery regulars, so much so that it has found a spot on tap at our bar. We made this cider using local Beechworth apples and a French champagne yeast strain. The result is a very dry cider that's quite mild in flavour and body, but with plenty of character. The Scrumpy was a one off this time round, but come the warmer months will be a regular part of the line up.
DRINK DRIVING
Don't miss out on this closed door event at the brewery. Digital slot car fanatics and drunken amateurs will team up to see who's the king of coach house this coming Sat at the brewery (August 8th 7pm). The race night is free for Posse Members, others will be asked $10 to cover the track hire.
Local Beers Among The Best.
Local Beechworth brewery Bridge Road Brewers have had another successful year at the Melbourne International Beer Awards. Their success was announced with the official awards ceremony held at Crown Casino’s “Paladium” on Thursday evening. The event attracted over 1000 entries from more the 40 countries.
Of the nine Beechworth beers entered in the competition a total of seven medals were awarded. Their medal tally consisting of two silver and five bronze. The Bridge Road Brewers team are very happy with their results, proving their local drop can mix it with the best beers in the world. Brewer Ben Kraus said the competition and judging standards are getting tougher, with no Victorian beer being awarded a Gold medal this year, and much fewer medals being awarded overall. This he says is not a reflection on a drop in beer quality, in fact quite the opposite, with standards across the world of craft brewing being raised significantly.
Bridge Road Brewers are proud representatives of Beechworth and the greater north east region. They are also members of a wider group of local breweries who received a special mention at last nights event for their High Country Brewery Trail.