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AUGUST 2010
- Saturday, 7th - Beer Class FULL
- Saturday, 21st - Beer Class
SEPTEMBER 2010
- Saturday, 4th - Beer Class
- Saturday, 18th - Beer Class
Valentines Day is Saturday, 13 February.
We are offering a 2 course special Valentines menu (main meal and shared dessert platter) with complimentary drink on arrival for $40pp. Bookings are essential Ph: 9262-3303
Berlinerwiess - Friday, 29 January
We know you will enjoy this lively and refreshing Berlinerweiss which contiues to improve with age. omplimentary beer samples which be served on the night with Framboise sorbet tastings also. . Tasting notes: Napoleon called it 'the champagne of the North'. Redoak's Berlinerweiss has an elegant champagne colour with high carbonation and a high acidity which drops the foam quickly, and has a clean sourness on the palate from the sour mash and hints of restrained fruit and wheat. This beer has been aged for over three years now and is tasting fantastic. (2.9%) .
Aussie Ale - Friday, 22 January
Australians are a proud nation and Australia Day is an opportunity for reflection and celebration of what we stand for as a country. Redoak believes we should be very proud of our local craft breweries across the country who are brewing some great beers with much gusto, enthusiasm and creativity. To honour the occasion and to get into the spirit, we have brewed a uniquely Australian ale. Redoak's Australian Ale is a dry summer style ale with hints of lemon myrtle and a Tasmanian wild pepper giving a satisfying thirst-quenching finish. (5.4%) Come along with friends and enjoy this unique Aussie ale which will be served on tap from Friday 22 January until the beer runs out.
Summer Weiss - Friday, 15 January 2010
Redoak has created a refreshing summer wheat beer by creating a German Kristall Weizen in a Berlinerweiss style. (Kristall Weizen means a clear, cold filtered wheat beer). This beer has the phenolics and aromas of a German wheat beer and is refreshing on the palate finishing with a balanced acidity. (4.6%). Join us from 6pm this coming Friday night to enjoy a refreshing beer at the end of what has been a very hot week!
Biere Blanche launched on 8th January and is still on tap .
The first new brew for the year was the Biere Blanche - a pale, cloudy Belgian style wheat beer. It incorporates large proportions of wheat malt and a unique strain of yeast with a subtle spice. Redoak's Biere Blanche has a spicy flavour with citrus and coriander notes. The low bitterness hints at a slight sweetness, giving way to a tart acidity on the finish. (4.9%).
St Andrew's Ale Launch - Friday, 27 November
Redoak's brewers decided to launch their new St Andrews Ale, a Scottish export ale ahead of St Andrew's Day which is celebrated on Monday, 30 November 2009. St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and St Andrew's Day is Scotland's national day but is also celebrated internationally. Saint Andrew was an agile, strong man with excellent social skills, which is why he is sometimes described as the Patron Saint of Social Networking
Tasting notes: Redoak's St Andrew's Ale is a Scottish export ale and has a lovely caramel and malty aroma and flavour on the palate with a hint of peat. The reserve grade peated malt goes extremely well with McCallams 8 year old whisky. (4.8%)
Buy one, Get one free - If members printed out the newsletter and brought it in on St Andrews Day (Monday, 30th November), they received one complimentary glass of St Andrew's Ale with one glass purchased.
Redoak's 'Rauch Bier' is back - Friday, 23 October from 6pm
Redoak's highly awarded Rauch Bierwais back on tap Friday evening. The Rauch (as its affectionately called) is a German smoked lager beer style that originated in Bamberg, Germany over 300 years ago. Redoak Rauch is the first of its kind to be brewed in Australia. It is a rich copper coloured lager with a dense caramel head and a sweet, smoked malt aroma and flavour. This beer is a unique balance of sweet toasty malt with smokey accents and a warming finish. It is made of the finest Munich malts, Beechwood smoked malt, Redoak smoked malt and subtle hopping. Gold Medal - World Beer Cup 2006, Silver medal - European Beer Star 2008, Best in Class - AIBA 2005.
A Scottish evening to remember.... wee Heavy Ale on tap, bagpipes & kilts - Friday, 30 October
The wee Heavy's reputation builds every year as each batch brewed improves and the different vintages age. This is a truly amazing beer and this year's vintage will be served on tap for one week of the year only. As always, we have a scottish themed evening for the release of the Scottish ale with a scottish bagpiper, all our staff will be wearing real kilts and scottish nibbles will be served (between 6-7pm).
The 2009 Vintage is a bold malt driven Scottish Ale with a deep, reddish brown hue. Redoak’s “wee Heavy” is a Scottish Ale in the traditional style, brewed using the finest Pale and Dark malts and a genuine Scottish Ale yeast. This brew is particularly complex with a smokiness created by a peated malt from McCallums Distillery in Scotland. With an alcohol content of 8% this rich, malty sweet ale certainly lives up to its name (8%)
You can also enjoy a complimentary 'free beer' if you wear your scottish kilt!
Come along and enjoy a great beer on tap and begin your weekend with some fun. Please do not plan to drive afterwards as at 8% alcohol, this is a serious ale. Redoak voted 'Best Beer Cafe'
Redoak Boutique Beer Cafe won 'Best Beer Cafe' at the annual Restaurant & Catering NSW Awards for Excellence in Sept 09. It was a great evening and was very exciting when we won honours for the first award of the evening.
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Congratulations to our Head Chef (Chris Beard), Simon Beveridge (Beer Sommelier) & Janet Hollyoak (Manager) who together manage the restaurant and deliver exceptional food, beer and service. And to you, our customers, thank you for your support and shared passion for food and beer!
Celebrate Oktoberfest in true style?
Redoak's Oktoberfest was celebrated from 19th September to 6th October just as it does in Germany and around the world. We had a range of activities such as:
- specially brewed Oktoberfest Lager (served only during Oktoberfest). Redoak's Oktoberfest Lager is a rich copper coloured malt driven Lager with a subtle bitterness and a slightly higher than average alcohol content. Redoak has remained true to the traditional recipe using only the finest Munich malt and genuine noble hop in brewing this most elegant of Lager beers. (6%)
- entertaining Oompah band every Friday and Saturday night during Oktoberfest
- traditional German dishes on the menu
Origins of Oktoberfest - Oktoberfest marks the celebration of Crown Prince Ludwick’s wedding in Bavaria, Germany in 1810 and it also celebrates the end of the European summer.
Special 'Oktoberfest' Menu
Head Chef (Chris Beard) excelled and created an authentic German food theme for Oktoberfest. All of the German dishes are matched to a German beer in true Redoak style.
- Oktoberfest Tasting Board (including herring, brotsuppe, knackwurst sausage matched to a selection of beers) $20
- German Sausages (with kransky & Nuremburg Bratwurst, mashed potato & sauerkraut) $21
- Lentil Stew (Linseneintopf with knackwurst sausages) $20
- Abgebraunte Kalbshaxe (browned leg of veal with sauerkraut & green beans) $22
- German Apple Cake (with vanilla ice cream & caramel sauce) $9
Redoak wins 2 top awards at the World Beer Awards
We didn't win the cricket but we beat the Poms with our beer! Redoak won 'World's Best IPA' and 'World's Best Bitter' at the World Beer Awards, UK (31 July 09).
It is awesome to win against some well respected US & European breweries and to have also taken the honours in the most traditional of English beer styles. We also came 'Runners up and highly commended' (2nd place) for:
- Baltic Porter behind Russia's Baltika No. 6 Porter which basically defines the beer style which originated in St Petersburg, Russia
- Fruit Beer (for Framboise Froment which came 2nd to Belgian's best of the best - Fruli Strawberry & Lief's Framboise)
- Smoked Ale (Rauch) a beer style that originated in Germany
Celebrate a world-class IPA - Friday, 11 September from 6pm
This beer style was first brewed in England in 18th century. It is awesome that Redoak won against strong competition fro internationally acclaimed breweries such as Greene King IPA (a well recognised UK beer) and Deschutes Brewery (USA) regarded as one of America's top 5 breweries. It just goes to show that Aussie beers are up there with the best of them. Redoak's IPA was crowned 'World's Best IPA'. Come along, celebrate and enjoy this award winning IPA.
Beer Description - Redoak’s Indian Pale Ale has been brewed to the tradition of Burton-on-Trent in . With 10 times the amount of hops as other beers, the English Kent Goldings and Fuggles flowers have resulted in a fresh fruit aroma, lovely mouth coating and a huge back bitterness. The caramel malt flavour and big back bitterness linger on the palate. 6.5%
Celebrate the award-winning Bitter - Friday, 18 September from 6pm
Bitter is a traditional English session style beer. Redoak's Bitter won up against the likes of Fuller's Chiswick Bitter, one of the UK's best beers and has been crowned 'World's Best Bitter'.
Beer Description - Redoak's Bitter is an interpretation of the traditional English style bitter with Redoak's own character added. It has a rich amber colour, a good balance of hops and caramel aroma with a pleasant 'crystal malt' flavour and finishes with a refreshing bitterness. The excellent mouth-feel and body of this beer is quite surprising. 3.5%.
A new cask of the English Real Ale has been opened
If you haven't tasted a real English ale yet drop by for a beer poured by hand (using our handpump) in true English style until the cask runs out. This ale has been cask conditioned in oak casks and has strong hoppy notes.
Melbourne Cup 2009 (Tuesday 3rd November)
- 3 course menu only $60pp
- Drink on arrival
- Prizes for maddest hat, craziest tie, race sweeps, etc
- Bookings essential
Other upcoming events:
- Sydney Bar Show - Redoak will be attending this year's Bar Show at Darling Harbour. If you find yourself down there, pop over and say hi to the troops.
- Bledisloe Cup on the big screen (Saturday, 19 September) - Gather a group of colleagues or friends and watch the game on the big screen. Why not grab a bar table and watch the match.
- Kirribilli Beer Dinner - if you haven't met David Hollyoak (Master Brewer) yet, why not join him for a beer dinner at Kirribilli Hotel 26th Sept. Phone to book 9955-1415.
- Annual Oktoberfest festivities begin 19th September to 4th October with a distinct German theme (beer, food, music). Stay tuned for more details to come
- Christmas functions - Are you planning a christmas function? Let us help you create an events tailored for your needs. Email or phone us for details of our Christmas offerings.
Vienna Lager on tap - Friday, 7th August
Each year Redoak brings out a special winter release winter of its Vienna Lager and this year's brew is tasting great. If you haven't tasted the Vienna Lager, it is an amber-red lager with a rich toasted malt aroma and flavour. This beer style was first brewed by the Dreher family in Vienna around 1841. Redoak has remained faithful to the original recipe and used the finest Vienna malt, Noble Hallertau hops and a bottom fermenting yeast. (5.2%).
Bock 2009 makes another comeback - Friday, 21st August
The Bock has always been a very popular beer. Redoak's Bock is a strong reddish brown lager and uses a combination of light and dark Munich malts, Noble Hallertau hops and Bavarian lager yeast. The Bock's high alcohol content is balanced with a slight malt sweetness and a moderate hop bitterness. (6.7%).
Vote in 'Restaurant & Catering Awards' 2009
As you all know, we strive for perfection and excellence in everything we do - beer, food and service. So, it's only right that we support the Restaurant & Catering Association in the annual Sydney Metropolitan Awards for Excellence for 2009.
Blackberry Wheat Beer on draught - Friday, 13th March
Redoak's Blackberry Wheat Beer is usually served in a bottle. However, for a limited time we will have it available in draught for those that prefer their beers on tap. Redoak's Blackberry Wheat Beer blends the unique cloudy wheat beer style with premium fresh blackberries from our cousins farm in Victoria's Yarra Valley. This beer has a distinctive malty sweetness perfectly balanced by the tartness of blackberries. Come along and enjoy the Redoak's Blackberry on tap and also contribute to a worthy cause too!
The blackberries used in brewing this beer are wholly sourced from the fire affected Yarra Valley, Victoria. The blackberry plants were completely burnt and destroyed in Black Saturday's fires on 7th February. We will donate 50 cents for every glass sold to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal to help people like our cousins rebuild their communities and livelihoods.
Book now for St Paddy's Day - Tuesday, 17th March
St Paddy's day is the only day of the year where we rise early and serve you breakfast from 7am. If you have been before, you will know that our cooked breakfasts are 'to die for' ($20pp). Breakfast includes a generous buffet of bacon, eggs, sausages, tomatoes and a complimentary pint of stout. If the early morning doesn't suit, join us for lunch, dinner or drinks. Chris (Head Chef) will have an assortment of Irish dishes and Dave's award winning Irish Oatmeal Stout and Irish Red Ale will be served throughout the day. Phone to book: 9262-3303.
Beer launch 'Biere Blanche' - Friday, 13th Feb from 6pm
Redoak's Biere Blanche is a pale, cloudy Belgian Wheat Beer with a spicy note from the orange and coriander. This beer hasn't been brewed by Redoak for quite some time but it's always a great lite thirst-quenching summer beer. Come in and taste the latest addition to our beer menu and join in the launch celebrations on Friday 13th February from 6pm.
Book now for Valentine's Day
Book your Valentine's Day lunch or dinner on Saturday, 14th February. We have a special St Valentine's Day menu ($55pp for three courses) with a wonderful selection of dishes. Janet always adds that extra touch for Valentine's Day to make it a special occasion to be shared and remembered with someone special. Click here to see the menu. BOOK NOW: (Phone 9262-3303)
February offer - 'Complimentary Canape Platter'
If you book drinks for 10 or more people from Monday to Thursday, you will receive a complimentary canape platter (worth $30) for the month of February 2009. Just mention this offer to our staff.
Popular Beers on tap (Australian Ale and Berry Weiss)
AUSTRALIAN ALE - If you missed the launch, you can still enjoy a glass or two while it is on tap. This is one of Australia's first Australian ales. It is a beer brewed with a selection of Australian spices and, most importantly, with our own unique Redoak yeast strain. This Australian Ale, has become affectionately known as 'Dave's Ale' as a lot of time, patience and passion has gone into it to perfect it. This beer is a thirst quencher which finishes with a late pepper note on the palate as the beer warms (4%) You are sure to agree this is an awesome beer.
BERRY WEISS - Our Berry Weiss (Berry Wheat Beer) is a really big hit on these hot hot days. This delicious new brew has aromas of mixed berries, particularly raspberries and cranberries, on the palate and has a subtle sweetness of summer berry. These rich fruits progress into a dry tart finish creating a 'reflection of summertime in a glass'. The naturally low carbs and high level of anti-oxidants in the beer make it a pleasure on the palate and your health (2.9%)
New bar & restaurant menu
We have a new bar and restaurant menu and are very excited about the wonderful new dishes that Chris (Head Chef) and team have been creating. Feedback so far has been really positive. We will also be introducing a new lunch menushortly that will be delicious, quick and reasonably priced. Click here to view our menu
Additional Beer Appreciation Class - Sat, 14th March
Redoak's beer classes are becoming popular and so we have scheduled an additional class on Saturday, 14th March (5-7.30pm). If you have not been to one of our beer appreciation classes, you are missing a wonderful opportunity to learn more about beer. Get some friends together or treat yourself and come along (we're a friendly bunch) to discover, learn and enjoy the world of beer! Phone 9262-3303 to book or click here for more info.
Six packs are available to Dan Murphys
It's been a long time coming but drum roll please......Dan Murphy's now stock Redoak beers - Organic Hefeweizen and Organic Pale Ale in six packs and cartons. Visit your closest store for your favourite beer now and over the summer holiday period. Click here for the store nearest you. Redoak is available at Vintage Cellars and specialty bottleshops too.
3 Redoak beers were listed in James Halliday's 'Top 20 beers'
Three Redoak beers have been rated among the top 20 of leading Australian wine reviewer (the legendary James Halliday). Redoak's Organic Hefeweizen, Blackberry Wheat Beer and Christmas Cheer were deemed to be high calibre and included in his top 20 for 2008.
Redoak's Xmas Tree - Saturday, 22 Nov
Every year our nieces and nephews have helped put up the Redoak xmas tree. This year we extended the invitation to the whole Redoak family. Lots of kids joined us to help set up the xmas tree, enjoy patty cakes, chips and lemonade and some face painting while the Mum and Dads enjoy a beer or so.
Jimmy turns 88
Jimmy is Redoak's most distinguished (literally!) beer connoisseur and turned 88 years old on 24th November. We invited fellow beer lovers alike to come and share a glass of his favourite Organic Pale Ale with him and enjoy a birthday beer, share stories and gain some insight into the wisdom of his years.
Redoak's achievements late 2008
Redoak is always proud of its achievements and none more so than recently:
- Redoak took out 'Best Specialty Beer Venue' at Australian Bar Show 2008 against some tough competition nationwide
- Redoak's Special Strong Bitter won 'Champion Amber Ale' at Australian Hotel Beer Awards 2008 held in October.
Melbourne Cup- Tuesday, 4th November.
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Melbourne Cup is a fantastic event on the Australian horse racing calendar, and ours too! The fun started early with our chefs choosing their favourite hats, colours and horse. There was strong competition for the 'best dressed' hat & tie amongst the ladies and men with great prizes given away. A packed house added to the atmosphere, excitement and the deafening noise with the nail biting photo-finish.
wee Heavy Ale (2008 vintage) launch- Friday, 19th September from 6pm.
The wee Heavy's reputation builds every year as the 'biggest' beer launch of the year. It is a truly amazing beer and served on tap for one week of the year only. To do the Scottish Ale justice, we will have a scottish bagpiper, all staff will be donning kilts and scottish nibbles will be served between 6-7pm. Please do not plan to drive afterwards as at 8% alcohol, this is a serious ale.
The 2008 Vintage is a bold malt driven Scottish Ale with a deep, reddish brown hue. Redoak’s “wee Heavy” is a Scottish Ale in the traditional style, brewed using the finest Pale and Dark malts and a genuine Scottish Ale yeast. This brew is particularly complex with a smokiness created by a peated malt from McCallums Distillery in Scotland. With an alcohol content of 8% this rich, malty sweet ale certainly lives up to its name (8%)
Redoak turns 4... (Thursday, 10 July)
A milestone indeed! What a long way we have all come on our journey of beer excellence. And what a busy four years it has been - brewing beers, cooking up delights for all of you our wonderful customers who know and appreciate a good beer when you see, smell and taste one!
So.......please gather some friends and help us celebrate this big birthday with David, Janet and the Redoak team. Canapes will be served from 6pm and bring on your party shoes and let's celebrate.
Another great result at World Beer Cup, USA (Celebration is Friday, 27 June)
A few weeks ago, we sent David (Master Brewer, or otherwise known as 'beer magician') to San Diego, USA for the Craft Brewers World Expo and World Beer Cup presentation dinner.
While he came back exhausted from lots of brewery visits, expo lectures and meeting many legends in the world of beer, he is full of enthusiasm and knowledge. He was really taken aback to discover that Aussie brewers are held in high regard across the USA and Australia is indeed at the leading edge of many new developments in the beer world.
We were delighted that he could accept in person the Gold medal won for our signature beer (Framboise Froment) in the fruit beer category. The World Beer Cup, as many of you know, is the world's largest beer competition attracting over 2,864 entries.
Come in and enjoy the winning brew Framboise Froment, a raspberry wheat beer, on Friday, 27 June from 6pm.
Celebrate 'Christmas in July' (Saturday, 19 July)
Book a table for you and your friends and celebrate 'Christmas in July', enjoy a special Christmas dinner, savour Christmas Cheer Beer and indulge in a little christmas atmosphere at Redoak. Our famous Redoak Christmas Cheer Beer will even make an appearance on tap for the evening.
Enjoy our special 'Xmas in July' Beer Class on Saturday, 19th July from 5-7.30pm for$75pp (bookings essential) or join us for a christmas dinner on the night of the 19th July.
Beer Competition Results
As you know, we are passionate about premium boutique beer and are always striving for perfection with each and every beer we brew. By entering beer competitions and having independent beer experts taste and judge your beer, it keeps you focused and always looking for improvements in the quest for the 'best beer'. And so, we compete in several Australian and international beer competitions.
Redoak won the coveted 'Champion International Small Brewery' Trophy at the Australian International Beer Awards 2008. This is the world's second largest beer competition with 1,084 entries from 217 breweries across 42 countries - a lot of beers! In the Sydney Royal Beer Competition in March 08, we won two of the five Gold medals awarded for our Special Strong Bitter and Special Reserve. Congratulations to our brewing team who work hard and long hours to brew an extensive range of award winning beers!
Post Awards Party - Friday, 11th April
We believe it's important to take time out and celebrate life's successes, big or small. We believe these recent wins are significant achievements and were worth celebrating - so we all enjoyed a Post Awards Celebration.
'Special Gold Winners' Party - Friday, 18th April
Redoak's Special Strong Bitter & Special Reserve both won Gold medals at the Sydney Royal Beer Competition a few weeks ago. The Special Strong Bitter (SSB) also won a Gold medal at last weeks Australian International Beer Awards. Our brewers thought the SSB was awesome and raved about it and they were right! Redoak's Special Reserve continues to be a winning brew with a Gold medal in addition to the prestigious 'Grand Champion Trophy' at AIBA 2006.
Special Strong Bitter - If you haven't tasted the Special Strong Bitter yet, this high strength rew is not for the faint hearted. It is a rich, flavoursome full bodied bitter with strong caramel, toffee notes and floral aromas. This smooth drinking ale exhibits a strong hoppy bitterness and is perfect to enjoy after a big day. (5.6%)
Special Reserve - This wood-aged barley wine specialty beer (it really is a beer!) has gone through three fermentations and is matured on various types of oak for several years which adds a unqiue dimension and complexity to the beer. (12%) This is definitely one that should be fully appreciated, savoured and enjoyed and improves immensely as it warms. It is usually served in a cognac-style glass in a 50ml serve but going forward it will be sold by the bottle only.
So, we held a 'Special Gold Winners' party for the two gold winners!
Cask-conditioned hand pumped real English Ale
Come along and enjoy a English Real Ale brewed with a very strong hoppy note, cask conditioned and poured on our hand pump. Now's your chance to enjoy the very old tradition of an english beer poured by hand (and a very strong hand is needed too). A new cask will be opened on the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month and is available on tap until the cask runs dry.
Oktoberfest celebrations at Redoak
Redoak launches its Oktoberfest celebrations on 22nd September with traditional german music, german faire and our freshly brewed Oktoberfest Lager in steins. The festivities continued through to 6th October. Who needs a better excuse than to celebrate Oktoberfest - a beer lovers dream!
So, why is it called 'Oktober'-fest when it actually begins in September? The first Oktoberfest was held in 1810 in honor of the Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig’s marriage to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. The festivities began on October 12, 1810 and ended on October 17. In the following years, the celebrations were repeated and, later, the festival was prolonged and moved forward into September.
Redoak celebrates St Ives Day
Saint Ives is the Patron Saint for Attorneys, Jurists and Lawyers and died on 19 May 1303. To recogniseand celebrate this occasion, legal personel and teams enjoyed complimentary canapes and award winning beers.
Ricky Ponting's Book Launch
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Redoak's First Charity Event & we continue to support this event
Amber Affair is an annual beer tasting event with 10 breweries which was held last night at the Argyle Centre as a fund raiser for the Sydney Childrens Hospital. A great crowd gather to taste the many beers on display, chat to the brewers on hand and show their support for the hospital.
In 2007 support they did, with a signed Wallaby Jersey being sold for $1,100 and 2 tickets to a Redoak Beer Class and boxes of Redoak beers sold for a fabulous $1,200. Redoak has supported this event for three years now and were thrilled at the level of interest and support shown this year. A big thank you to everyone who attended!
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Boutique Beer ... its our
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