As a region that consistently shows out for the local, we have been on the hunt day and night for the best locally produced drinks for that summer sun. After some vigorous research, we think we’ve put together the perfect selection for all your summer taste buds.
Bentspoke – Cherry Gose
How’s it Gosen? Cherry Gose has drifted in! This 4% cheery cherry salty-sour ale is refreshing, blushing and full of summer sunset! Available all summer, this beer is perfect for those warm sunshiny days and catching up with mates around the BBQ.
This creation was initially a Tropical Gose featuring mango and passionfruit flavours, and started off as a Brewpub exclusive beer, quickly becoming a crowd favourite. It was first canned in 2019, but this year, it returns as a perfectly pink cherry gose. This delicious Cherry Gose pours a stunning pink colour and has been brewed with real cherries, whilst still maintaining that traditional salt and sour flavours of a gose, with a BentSpoke twist.
Perfect for those warm days with friends, this beauty can be found at Bentspoke Brewery in Braddon.
Canberra Distillery – Summer Gin
Always consistent with their production, the Canberra Distillery has another perfect choice for you this summer. This gin celebrates all the summer fruits, more than 30 different botanicals from berries to stone fruit and with a lingering passionfruit end. It also includes native botanicals sourced from Braidwood and Tarago including Strawberry Gum, Wattle Seed and Lemon Myrtle which is intended to match the summer palate. With the ability to be enjoyed straight, as a Gin and Tonic or as a Martini.
Find it at your local bottle shop or order here.
Capital Brewing Co – XPA
A popular one for some summertime fun this year is the XPA produced by the amazing team at Capital Brewing Co. A bright tropical extra pale ale, with a hint of citrus perfect for your summer sesh. Extremely refreshing and delightfully easy to drink, the team describes it as a ‘Calypso Sunset’ in a can.
Available at your local or down the Capital Brewing headquarters.
Local Pet-nat
When it’s too hot for pool hangs and even the trusted zooper dooper melts too fast to serve it’s cooling purpose, this summer, we are grateful for pet-nat. A summer bevvie of choice with a bubbly personality to see you through the heatwave.
We’ve found two must-have options for you to beat the heat whilst spoiling your taste buds.
Lark Hill – Dark Horse Vineyard ‘Roxanne’ pet-nat
Made from Sangiovese & Syrah rosé. No Sulphur, no chemical additions, just sunlight, grapes and happy yeast. The result is bright pink, dry, crisp, refreshing sparkling wine. Being a Pet Nat it still has the lees (solids) in the bottle, so you can gently stir them in to serve it cloudy, or stand it upright in the fridge overnight to let it settle clear.
Can be found at your local bottleshop or on their website.
Ravensworth – Riesling Ancestral 2019
With about 10g/l of fermentable sugar still present, the wine was put, for want of a better verb, into sparkling wine bottles and then left to finish. This created a natural sparkle, about two atmospheres, which means if you are French petillant natural. Think of this wine as one that is fluid, as in ever-changing. The yeast sediment is still there and will change the wine as it ages. Right now it’s fresh and zesty, cider-like but these lees will add more flavour. Best to chill before opening and do this carefully, a natural wine means no ‘agents’ were added to stop it gushing. Roll the bottle to stir the sediment and then open and pour.
Get yours here.
