With a passion for brewing unique, flavoursome beers, the brewers at the Malt Shovel Brewery have once again come up with another gem to add to the James Squire family of handcrafted beers – James Squire One Fifty Lashes Pale Ale.
Previewed on tap in a handful of venues around the country since June, this permanent addition to the James Squire family will be available nationally on tap and in pack from September 2011.
James Squire Chief Brewer, Tony Jones said: “We had been looking to introduce a Pale Ale to the James Squire range for some time – it’s clear this style is popular with Australian drinkers.
“Our brewers got together and experimented with a range of ingredients and different flavours before we came up with the final recipe for the seventh beer in our James Squire family.
“One Fifty Lashes is a refreshing Australian-style cloudy pale ale with restrained bitterness and a clean, smooth finish. It’s an easier-drinking beer than others in the James Squire range and a familiar style that Australian beer drinkers will recognise. The use of malted wheat also adds to its refreshing character delivering a beer with a fruity nose and hints of passionfruit, grapefruit and citrus,” Tony said.
James Squire One Fifty Lashes Pale Ale is poised to take advantage of the continued growth in the craft beer segment, the largest contributor to incremental growth in the Australian beer market over the past 12 months.
“We’re tapping into a huge range of drinkers who are not only looking for beers with flavour but beers that have a story to tell,” said Tony.
1 One Fifty Lashes Pale Ale will join the other six recently re-badged James Squire boutique beers which include Stow Away IPA, Jack of Spades Porter, The Chancer Golden Ale, Nine Tales Amber Ale, Sun Down Australian Lager and Four Wives Pilsener.
Earlier in the year, each James Squire beer received a new brand name and illustrative icon, bringing to life the rich tapestry of stories of James Squire’s life as Australia’s first brewer. The rebranding will also help drinkers more easily identify each beer in the range.
One Fifty Lashes Pale Ale is based on the true story of James Squire being discovered stealing ingredients from the stores to make the colony’s first batch of beer. The judge ordered 150 lashes… plus two barrels of ale!
Chuck Hahn, James Squire Master Brewer and founder of the Malt Shovel Brewery, says the new brew is definitely worthy of the James Squire name.
“One Fifty Lashes Pale Ale matches the high quality benchmark set by the existing James Squire beers with its own unique flavour and character,” said Chuck.
“That’s why we’re making it a permanent addition,” added Chuck.

Origin: Australia
Style: vintage ale
Alc/Vol: 4.7%
Rating:
[rating:2.5/5] ]]> http://www.thirstyforbeer.com/index.php/beer-of-the-week/pepperjack-hand-crafted-ale/feed 0 http://www.thirstyforbeer.com/index.php/beer-of-the-week/outback-chilli-beer http://www.thirstyforbeer.com/index.php/beer-of-the-week/outback-chilli-beer#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:17:24 +0000 admin http://www.thirstyforbeer.com/?p=103 When we here at Thirsty For Beer.com first gazed eyes on this chilli beer the first thought was “wow that could be cool” but although the concept was there the greatness sadly wasn’t. Outback Chilli Beer is not a bad beer but isn’t the best either, with a nice lager crispness to it a soft chilli flavor this beer a nice one to try but a full 6-pack would be a bit much. A nice flavor but sadly the chilli isn’t strong a there is no burn in your mouth that chilli is best known for, try it.

Origin: Australia
Style: Chilli Beer
Alc/Vol: 4.8%
Rating:
[rating:2/5] ]]> http://www.thirstyforbeer.com/index.php/beer-of-the-week/outback-chilli-beer/feed 0 http://www.thirstyforbeer.com/index.php/beer-of-the-week/leffe-blonde http://www.thirstyforbeer.com/index.php/beer-of-the-week/leffe-blonde#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:58:48 +0000 admin http://www.thirstyforbeer.com/?p=66 A dry, fruity, lightly spiced beer, full and creamy – a perfect balance of strength and subtlety. The beer has a delicate and light, malty aroma and a subtle, sweet finish. Leffe Blonde is a perfect accompaniment to light, everyday meals. I recommend it to anyone whom enjoys great beer.

Origin: Belgium
Style: Abbey Beer
Alc/Vol: 6.6%
Rating:
[rating:5/5] ]]> http://www.thirstyforbeer.com/index.php/beer-of-the-week/leffe-blonde/feed 0 http://www.thirstyforbeer.com/index.php/beer-of-the-week/tooheys-new-white-stag http://www.thirstyforbeer.com/index.php/beer-of-the-week/tooheys-new-white-stag#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:49:22 +0000 admin http://www.thirstyforbeer.com/?p=55 Okay here’s the deal I don’t mind Toohey’s New but this latest beer White Stag is 1/3 the carbs which also means 1/3 the flavor we drank a six-pack of these and could only come to one conclusion it sucked I’m sorry to those at the Toohey’s factory but I can’t find anything about this beer to say it’s good. With no flavor (or a flavor that doesn’t open your eyes in excitement) and a flat finish this beer is “try and never buy”.

Origin: Australia
Style: Lager
Alc/Vol: 4.6%
Rating:
[rating:0.5/5] ]]> http://www.thirstyforbeer.com/index.php/beer-of-the-week/tooheys-new-white-stag/feed 0 http://www.thirstyforbeer.com/index.php/beer-of-the-week/hoegaarden http://www.thirstyforbeer.com/index.php/beer-of-the-week/hoegaarden#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:47:09 +0000 admin http://www.thirstyforbeer.com/?p=51 Hoegaarden’s history starts around 1445 in the small village of the same name, following a secret recipe and using the finest ingredients and locally grown wheat, the villagers developed the original unfiltered white beer. Hoegaarden is a light and uplifting beer with a slightly bitter and fruity taste, with a hint of coriander and curacao.

Origin: Belgium
Style: Wheat Beer
Alc/Vol: 5.4%
Rating:
[rating:4.5/5] ]]> http://www.thirstyforbeer.com/index.php/beer-of-the-week/hoegaarden/feed 0 http://www.thirstyforbeer.com/index.php/beer-of-the-week/asahi-super-dry http://www.thirstyforbeer.com/index.php/beer-of-the-week/asahi-super-dry#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:45:46 +0000 admin http://www.thirstyforbeer.com/?p=47 In developing Asahi Super Dry, over five thousand people were interviewed about their likes and dislikes about beer. They found that consumers were starting to favor a clean, crisp taste over a full-bodied taste. (People defined clean and crisp as “refreshing drinkability and no aftertaste,” while full-bodied tasted meant “the deep flavor of beer.”) Asahi took this consumer information and gave it to their brewmaster, who then set off to make a truly unique beer.They created Super Dry, which had a crisp, clean taste while still retaining a full-bodied flavor. It was beer that could go well with many kinds of food. In fact, instead of using bread as a palate cleanser during their taste tests, Asahi prepared Japanese, Western and Chinese food to sample with a cold Super Dry.

Origin: Japan
Style: Lager
Alc/Vol: 5%
Rating:
[rating:3.5/5]

Origin: Australia
Style: Lager
Alc/Vol: 4.9%
Rating:
[rating:3.5/5]

Origin: Australia
Style: Lager
Alc/Vol: 4.3%
Rating:
[rating:3.5/5]

Origin: Germany
Style: Lager – Pilsner
Alc/Vol: 5%
Rating:
[rating:4/5]