{"id":35122,"date":"2020-03-05T00:00:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=35122"},"modified":"2020-09-30T15:01:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T05:01:16","slug":"fill-these-tanks-and-learn-to-brew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/living\/fill-these-tanks-and-learn-to-brew\/","title":{"rendered":"Fill these tanks and learn to brew"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cLocal supporting local\u201d was the catalyst for Blackman\u2019s Brewery and Bird Rock to join forces and create a new beer that celebrates their union. <\/p>\n

The friendship between Torquay businessmen Renn Blackman and Anthony Gist spans the better part of a decade.<\/p>\n

When Renn opened the doors to Blackman\u2019s Brewery on Bell Street in August 2014, Anthony (best known as Ant) was simultaneously seating patrons at his newly established sushi restaurant, Roku Den, just a few doors down. <\/p>\n

Now the pair have teamed up along with their staff to brew Black Bird \u2013 a tap beer exclusive to Bird Rock for Bird Rock. <\/p>\n

Ant couldn\u2019t contain his excitement last Thursday when the beer was working its magic in tank at Blackman\u2019s, where it will sit for about three to four weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so amped on this, it\u2019s been a fun project. It\u2019s not very often that you get to make a beer, especially with Renn \u2013 a local, fellow businessman and awesome beer maker,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cAnybody that has a crack, and especially to the level that Renn is, there\u2019s so much respect there and I think we\u2019ve been side by side every day to figure out life and business since we met.\u201d<\/p>\n

Renn said relinquishing control and allowing new minds to steer the flavour direction for Black Bird had been a great experience, particularly for someone who usually \u201cdrinks a lot of beer\u201d to land on an original taste.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a really fun thing to get these guys here and make a beer with them so they can get involved in the process,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cAnt and I have been mates a long time, so coming together to do this has been awesome and it keeps money coming into Torquay.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ant and two of his staff each tasted about 15 different beers before narrowing down three they liked \u2013 Balter, Hawkers and Blackman\u2019s.<\/p>\n

The end product is somewhere in the middle of the three, says Renn. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve gone for a pretty easy drinking, citrusy pale ale, or extra pale ale, it\u2019s called,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be great.\u201d <\/p>\n

Black Bird will be launched privately at Bird Rock to friends and supporters before it\u2019s put on the public pour. For news and updates, follow facebook.com\/birdrockjj<\/a> and @birdrockjj<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cLocal supporting local\u201d was the catalyst for Blackman\u2019s Brewery and Bird Rock to join forces and create a new beer that celebrates their union. The friendship between Torquay businessmen Renn Blackman and Anthony Gist spans the better part of a decade. When Renn opened the doors to Blackman\u2019s Brewery on Bell Street in August 2014, […]<\/p>\n

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