Doctor's Orders Iron Lung now pouring on Growlers

Doctor's Orders (NSW) 'Iron Lung' (Black Imperial Pilsner) is now filling, Growlers $26.50 and Squealers $13.25.

Red Duck Hoppy Amber Filling Growlers

Red Duck Brewery's (VIC) new 'Hoppy Amber' ale is now filling Growlers $35 and Squealers $17.50.

One keg only, so get in quick.

Black Heart Brewery Pale Ale now filling Growlers and Squealers

Black Heart American Pale Ale from Black Heart Brewery, one of Australia's newest breweries, s now filling Growlers ($20.00) and Squealers ($10.00).

To find out more about Black Heart Brewery, visit their website here.

3 new beers on Hank Today

A long time between posts. What with public holidays, being crazy busy before Christmas, and religious high holidays such as the Boxing Day Test, Nitun, Rick and I have barely had a chance to catch our breath.

But we're back, with three new beers filling Growlers:

Bright Mystic Mild 3% - $18.30 and $9.15

Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted 4.2% - $27.30 and $13.65

Harviestoun Old Engine Oil 6% - $32 and $16

We hope you all had a Merry Christmas, and if we don't see you beforehand, a Happy New Year.

2 new Beers on Hank today

2 new beers on Hank today.

From Moon Dog Craft Brewery in Abbotsford, Victoria we have - Gingerbread Brown Ale 7.5%, $15 for a Squealer or $30 for a Growler.

From Bridge Road Brewery in Beechworth, Victoria we have - Beechworth Pale ale 4.8%, $11 for a Squealer or $22 for a Growler.

Some super special new arrivals.

Just in today, rare and limited;

Cantillon Fou' Fonne - Just 6 Bottles, limit of 1 per customer. First in, best dressed.

Cantillon Marmouche - Just 12 bottles, limit of 1 per customer.

We also have a sneaky keg of Moon Dog Gingerbread Brown ale which will be filling Growlers and Squealers this evening.

The Squealer has landed.

Yesterday afternoon, The Local BottleStore and Provision received a special (and much needed) delivery - 180 olde world medicine bottles, known as Squealers. Squealers are designed to fill that void when a Growler is just too much, but you still need to satisfy a hankering for some fresh craft beer.

946ml of delicious craft beer can be yours, now for just $10 (1 off cost for the empty Squealer).

2 new Beers on Hank today

Horrid weather outside, but 2 new awesome beers on Hank, the growler filling wunderkind to brighten anyone's day.

East End Brewing Big Hop IPA (5.8% ABV) $40.00 - A big American Style India Pale Ale from a very micro micro brewery in Pittsburgh, PA USA.

Mornington Peninsula Brewery Sorachi Kolsch $28.00 - The latest seasonal from Mornington Peninsula Brewery is a refreshing Kolsch style beer, brewed with Sorachi Ace hops which impart a delicious Lemongrass flavour.

New Arrivals

I mentioned a few days ago that it was going to be a huge fortnight of new arrivals, and with new beers from Mornington Peninsula, Two Birds Brewing and Black Hearts brewing, it has been already.

Today the first of the international arrivals showed up..... Anderson Valley Brewing Co from Boonville California. That's pretty cool in itself, but there's always more, 3 of their awesome beers will be available in cans! Without further ado, the line up;

Boont Amber 355ml Cans $6.20 or $33.80 for 6
Hop Ottin IPA 355ml Cans $7 or $38.20 for 6
Summer Solstice 355ml Cans $6.20 or $33.80 for 6
Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout 650ml $13
20th Anniversary Imperial IPA 650ml $20

and a keg of Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout for Growler Fills.

There's still heaps more to come,watch this space.

A huge fortnight of New Arrivals coming up.

The next 2 weeks are going to see some really exciting new arrivals and fresh stocks of some new favourites.

I'll give you a more detailed run down as their arrival approaches, so watch this space - it'll be worth it.

2 Spooky new beers on Hank today

So it's Halloween, and we here at The Local BottleStore & Provisions love an excuse to dress up, make puns and generally celebrate.

As a result, we have decided to put two Spooky beers on Hank for Growler fills - Rogue Double Dead Guy Ale, and Bridge Road Stella IPA. What's spooky about Stella? Well its brewed by Bridge Road Brewers of Beechworth, which is a spooky looking Gold Rush town that amongst other things (including an Asylum and a creepy old prison) is near where the Kelly gang had their last stand. In my book that's Spooky.

If you come down in some kind of costume, we'll give you 10% off the price of a fill.

2 new Beers on Hank today

After Friday nights Growler madness, we have 2 new beers filling;

Hitachino Nest White Ale (JAP) $33.50
Bridge Road Galaxy IPA (VIC) $23.00

But as I always say, get in quick, they won't last.

Some loveable Rogues Arrive.

So after a long wait, finally, fresh stocks of Rogue Ales, from Newport, Oregon, USA have arrived in store.

In no particular order;

Rogue Creamery 75th Anniversary Ale (in cool clay bottles)
XS Imperial Red Ale
XS Imperial Youngers Special Bitter
Mocha Porter
Dead Guy Ale (in glow in the dark bottles)
Captain Sigs Northwestern (Deadliest) Ale
Chipotle Ale
Chocolate Stout
Hazelnut Brown Ale
Shakespeare Stout

And for Growler Fills

Double Dead Guy Ale
Brutal Bitter (IPA)

Limited stock of all, so get in quick.

Brooklyn Brewery rolls out

After whetting our collective whistles with the unexpected release of Brooklyn Lager on our shores, the rest of the Brooklyn Brewery range will be rolled out starting tomorrow.

So, starting tomorrow, Brooklyn Brown Ale, Brooklyn East India Pale & Brooklyn Local 2 will all be in stock with fresh stocks of Brooklyn Lager and Brooklyn Local 1 also available.

Some really cool Brooklyn Glasses will also be available, but are very limited, so, get in quick.

Other new arrivals this week include;

Fresh stocks of Hitachino (JAP) White Ale and Espresso Stout.
Hitachino White ale Kegs!
Little Creatures Big Dipa Double IPA (WA)
And to round off a huge week... Fresh stock of Rogue Ales (USA), but more on that later.

Hanks Getting Hoppy

Hank, our Growler filler is getting some hoppy goodies delivered this week, thanks to Ben Krauss at Bridge Road Brewers.

Transcending styles as always, Ben made a little trip to Norway to do a collaborative brew with the dudes from Nøgne Ø brewery. The result, is as expected - crazy and hoppy! Bridge Road/ Nøgne Ø India Saison will be filling Growlers from our Growler filler very soon.

Also coming up;

Bridge Road Galaxy IPA
Bridge Road Stella IPA
Mikkeller Vesterbro Pilsener
Mikkeller Vesterbro Wit
BrewDog Hardcore IPA

4 Awesome new beers on Hank

Hank poured growlers over the weekend like Geelong kicked goals against Collingwood, and by Sunday, he was all out.

Now we have 4 exciting new beers on;

Nogne Ø Nighthawk Breakfast Brown Ale
Mikkeller It's Alive wild ale
BrewDog Punk IPA
2 Brothers Growler Brown Ale.

We have also got some new arrivals from Moylans (USA);

NorCal IPA
Tipperary Pale Ale
Chelsea's Porter

and from Beer Here (DENMARK;

Smokestack Porter
Karma Citra Brown Ale

Grand Final Day Growler Delivery Special!

Need a growler of delicious fresh tap beer for Grand Final day? We will deliver it free of charge to your house before the first bounce on Saturday if you pre order it by 9.30pm on Friday.

The beers available for pre order are;

Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted IPA $27.30
Moylans Hopsickle Imperial IPA $35.50
Red Duck Porter $24.00
HaandBryggeriet Hesjeol Smoke Beer $40.00

Please read our explanation of how growler deliveries work here before ordering.

Remember, to take advantage of free delivery, and having it delivered in time for the first bounce, you must place your order before 9.30pm on Friday 30/09/2011.

Tor order growlers, call 1300 GROWLER.

Moylans Hopsickle Imperial IPA on Growlers

Moylans Brewery's Hop Bomb, Hopsickle Imperial IPA will be filling growlers today.

Get in fast, because it won't last.

Hank gets supercharged!

"Gentlemen, we can rebuild him..."

As of right now, there are 4 different beers available for filling growlers at The Local BottleStore & Provisions.

Today we have: Mikkeller Green Gold IPA (7% ABV) $30, Red Duck Porter (6.4% ABV) $24, Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted IPA (4.2% ABV) $27.30 and HaandBryggeriet Hesjeøl Harvest Ale (6.5%) $40.

So come on down and grab a Growler, or order one over the phone 1300 GROWLER.

Frankie goes to Sydney(wood)

Those of you who have been in during the last few days with an eye for detail may have noticed that one of our growler filling machines, Frankie, has disappeared.

But fear not, because our remaining machine, Hank, is now bigger better faster and stronger. A special manifold has been installed, allowing Hank to now pour 4 different beers.

So, as of Tuesday, we will go from having 2 beers to 4 beers!