Canberra Brewers

IPA is Dead? I think not

By David Gilks

You either love or hate the Scottish brewery Brewdog.  They deliberately create controversy, breaking the British brewing mainstream and producing ridiculous beers like Tactical Nuclear Penguin, their 32% ice-distilled Imperial Stout.  That said, they also make some quality beer, and are one of the few breweries we get in Australia that produce a commendable American IPA.

Brewdog recently release a series of four single hopped American IPAs called IPA is Dead.  Using four of their favourite hops, Bramling X (UK), Citra (USA), Sorachi Ace (Japan) and Nelson Sauvin (NZ), Brewdog sought to highlight the features of these hops in a 7.5% single-hop IPA.  All four beers use the same malt backbone and the same late hopping schedule, with the only difference being the amount of bittering hops used to get the beer to its 75 IBU.

Member Profile: Chris De La Rue

Compiled by Patrick Baggoley

People get into serious home brewing for many different reasons. They might enjoy the creative side of learning new recipes, the engineering side of solving process issues or building equipment, the material side of collecting gadgets and toys, the sharing good beer with mates, or just the challenge of creating a quality product from first principals.

Chris De La Rue, aka Growler, is one person who ticks all those boxes, and more. To say he is passionate about beer and brewing is an understatement. Some may say he's obsessive, and who are we to say that’s a bad thing!

Meticulous is the best word to describe both Chris’ brewing and his home brewery. On a brew day, everything is polished (literally) and planned to the nth degree, an impressive sight. The equipment is carefully thought-out, and you know he’s spent just as much time planning the recipe as he has working out the process.