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\u201cPeople are loving the new beers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Red Rye is an awesome winter warmer, it\u2019s 7.5 per cent, slightly spicy with some big punchy citrus and passionfruit aromas<\/p>\n
\u201cCold IPA is a new style out of the USA, it focuses heavily on drinkability and dryness, with beautiful aromas.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last week they also released a second batch of Gin Barrel Aged Choc Berry Dark Ale which Renn described as \u201ca special one\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cA rich dark sour beer with cherry ripe flavours and subtle gin notes, this beer has aged for one year longer than the previous release,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Blackman\u2019s \u2013 which was crowned the 2019 Australian Champion Small Brewery \u2013 also offered up a \u2018Snap Lockdown Session Box\u2019 to keep the public hydrated while they hunkered down at home and Renn says they were a great success.<\/p>\n \u201cThe snap lock down boxes went off! It was so great to see so many loyal local supporters getting around us and buying beer to keep us all going through the lockdown,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Renn said the pandemic had been a hard slog but the community support had been amazing throughout and they were extremely grateful.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s very hard being closed and not having hours for all your staff to come to work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just the best being back open again and having customers through the doors drinking beers in house once more.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have continued to make new beers and tried to keep things exciting the whole way through which has definitely helped.\u201d<\/p>\n Renn said as well as having more new brews in the pipeline, they also had exciting plans for a new large beer garden they hope to have open for summer which would be located next to the Torquay brewery on Bell Street.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lockdown might have slowed down many of us for a short time but not so for the busy crew at Blackman\u2019s Brewery who have served up a double delight. The award-winning team used the extra time to get creative in the brewhouse and have launched two tasty new beers onto the market \u2013 The Red […]<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/DSC_1384-300x214.jpg?_t=1628049381\")