Belgian Strength

It's no secret we like almost all things Belgian, so when we discovered we were about to have a Belgian strongman come through the giant doors of the brewery we waited with baited breathe. He comes to us from a tiny town called Herk-de-Stad with a population of only 12,000, weighs over a hundred kilos and promises to crush everything in his sight. So what was he doing in our midst? Okay, so less of a strongman and more of a really strong hammer mill that will take on the challenge of unmalted wheat, but that's more than enough to get us beer geeks excited.

See, we don't really like being told we can't do something so if it takes a Belgian hammer mill to crush our raw wheat then that's what we'll do. Throw this in the mix with roughly equal portions of malted wheat, pilsner malt and just a little bit of rolled oats (who said beer wasn't a breakfast food?) and you've got the grist for our White Ale. Then you know the drill, it's off to the mashtun, the kettle, through the hop back, a few special ingredients thrown in along the way for good luck and into our second Belgian inspired contingent in the brewery, our open fermenters.

What's next in our story of Belgian obsession? Well we might just have to start learning Flemish before we can find out...

Crossing the border

Those of you with a keen eye or a South Australian passport may have noticed White Rabbit popping up in a few places around Adelaide. We are now flowing freely on tap at The Wellington Hotel and at the Earl of Leicester so if you find yourself in the city of churches head down for a pint. Keep your eyes open and you never know where we might appear...

Hopping around Melbourne

We'll be taking some time away from the valley in the next few weeks to bring our latest batches of beer to those of you in Melbourne. Look out for us at the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival Cellar Door this weekend and at the Victorian Microbrewers showcase at Federation square on March 16th to 17th. We'll be packing our van 'Lucky' with plenty of beer for tastings so head on down for a tipple if you're in the city.

Of course, we'll make sure there's enough of us still out here to fling the great doors open everyday for those of you who come visit us at the brewery.

Cheers from all of us, or as they say in Flemish... Proost!