Past
We've made a lot of beer in the past few years. Like a loooooot. Here are just some of the beers we've dreamt up in the short time we've been brewing. Some of them fan favourites, some of them 'like it or hate it' beers, but all of them made with love and a hint of beery insanity.
A birthday brew for Newcastle's own Town Mouse Micropub. Fight Milk is a beer for bodyguards, by bodyguards. A unique fusion of chilli heat, vanilla milk sweetness and hop fruitiness, it's a unique kind of beer.
'A signature sweetness gives way to chilli warmth in this unique fusion of flavours'
Style: Chilli Milkshake Pale
Colour: Pale
ABV: 4.3%
SEE: Pale Straw
SMELL: Peppers, Vanilla
TASTE: Vanilla, Tropical Fruit, Chilli
We had a bit of spare time in January and decided to cook up something a bit special as a one-off. Introducing Winston.
Winston is a big bit of everything we love. A massive mix-up of loads of malts, and Amarillo, Cascade, Simcoe and Chinook hops. It's a big India Brown Ale that's garanuteed to shake off those January cobwebs.
Style: India Brown Ale
Colour: Brown
ABV: 4.5%
SEE: Brown
SMELL: Grassy Hop
TASTE: Citrus, Fruit Sugar, Malt
Borealis is our ultra pale Citrus beer. Brewed with a liberal amount of Cascade and Citra hops, bolstered with lemon zest and insane amounts of lemon and lime juice, it's a juicy refreshing pale, a perfect counter to all of those winter darks.
' A super pale citrus smasher with a juicy lemon & lime twist.'
Style: Citrus Pale
Colour: Pale
ABV: 4.3%
SEE: Pale Gold
SMELL: Citrus, Fresh Hop
TASTE: Grassy, Citrus, Grapefruit
We're starting 2018 in style with a big IPA full of huge Amarillo and Ekuanot flavours. Heavy on tropical flavours, pineapple, citrus and papaya especially, Parabola should take you to a whole new plane.
'A transcendental fusion of Amarillo and Ekuanot hops.'
Style: IPA
Colour: Pale
ABV: 6.0%
SEE: Pale Straw
SMELL: Tropical, Fresh Hop
TASTE: Grassy, Papaya, Citrus Fruit
In a season where complex grain bills are king comes a beer that ticks all the boxes. A deep red ale brewed with stacks of west coast inspiration. Heavily hopped with Cascade, Waimea, Amarillo and Citra.
'A deep red ale with heaps of west coast inspired DDH additions.'
Style: DDH American Red
Colour: Red
ABV: 5.8%
SEE: Ruby
SMELL: Malt, Pine
TASTE: Resinous Hop, Pine, Malt
Just in time for Predator's 30th anniversary, Dillon is back and this time it's fully reloaded with a salvo of Huell Melon, Mosaic and Ekuanot.
' This sonuvabitch is back and it's reloaded with More Mosaic and Ekuanot!'
Style: NZPA
Colour: Pale
ABV: 4.8%
SEE: Pale Gold
SMELL: Citrus, Strong Hop
TASTE: Grapefruit, Tropical, Papaya, Sweet Pepper
The passenger is a rye beer full of spice and zing. Brewed with Cascade, Amarillo and Chinook, it's a beer caught between two worlds, taking the best of both of them.
'A spicy rye beer with chords of Cascade, Amarillo and a big Chinook solo'
Style: Rye
Colour: Amber/Red
ABV: 4.0%
SEE: Hazy, Amber
SMELL: Citrus, Resinous Hop, Grapefruit
TASTE: Malt, Pepper, Citrus fruits
After two years on the prowl, our beast of a Session IPA has evolved into a completely different animal. Constantly evolving Clever Girl showcases some of the best hops that the world has to bear.
'An ever evolving IPA showcasing some of the world's best hop combinations.'
Style: IPA
Colour: Pale Gold
ABV: 4.1%
SEE: Mild Haze, Pale Straw
SMELL: Tropical Fruit, Citrus
TASTE:, Tropical Fruit, Berry,
A brand new addition to our can line-up for Christmas 2017, Leviathan is a 6% beast from the deep with tidal waves of Simcoe and the freshest Galaxy hot off the 2017 Australian harvest.
'A beast from the deep with undercurrents of passionfruit and peach'
Style: IPA
Colour: Pale
ABV: 6%
SEE: Pale Straw
SMELL: Peach, Stone Fruit
TASTE: Passion Fruit, Citrus
It's Christmas and that can only mean it's time for dark beers again. This time we're back in form with an animal of a stout. Razorback is everything we love from a stout. It's got heaps of dark malts and oats, plus a touch of a salt and that dry finish that makes a good stout great.
'A dark stout a strong roasted profile and undertones of chocolate and coffee.'
Style: Stout
Colour: Black
ABV: 4.7%
SEE: Deep Black
SMELL: Coffee, Malt,
TASTE: Malt, Coffee, Cacao Nibs
In a world of super fruity IPAs, we thought it was time for something a little different. So quickly, here's B82rez, a floral, herbal New Zealand Pale Ale.
Its a light, sessionable NZPA built for evenings in the sun.
'A masterful connection of New Zealand's Finest Kohatu, Wai-iti and Motueka hops'
Style: NZPA
Colour: Pale
ABV: 3.9%
SEE: Pale Straw
SMELL: Herbal
TASTE: Floral, Herbal, Grassy
We wanted sharks with laser beams on their heads, but they're hard to come by, so instead we've got this. It's a milk stout with a bad attitude and a perfect counter to an overwhelming wave of summer IPAs.
'A bad-tempered stout with muscles of tasty malt and lactose sweetness.'
Style: Milk Stout
Colour: Black
ABV: 4.8%
SEE: Dark Chocolate
SMELL: Malt, Coffee
TASTE: Malt, Biscuit, Milk Sweetness
Just in time for summer, it's a new, super fruity IPA. Sonny is a mega-hoppy, mega-peachy pale smasher. Using a ludicrous amount of peaches and equally mad amounts of Mosaic and Equinox hops, it's definitely going to be a summer hit.
'Mosaic and Equinox collide with a speedboat full of peaches in this fruit infused IPA.'
Style: Peach IPA
Colour: Pale Gold
ABV: 5.1%
SEE: Pale
SMELL: Peach, Tropical
TASTE: Tropical, Peach, Stone Fruit
Introducing 2017's version of our mental wheat beer, Future Sailor. This time it's all limes and kiwis that make this crisp wheat beer it's own brand of Errant-style mental.
A year is a long time in the world of brewing and like a fine wine, we've only got better with age. Future Sailor 2017 is a prime example of our evolution as brewers. Roll on 2018...
'A naturally cloudy wheat beer, Errant style with heaps of lime and kiwi tastiness.'
Style: Lime & Kiwi Wit
Colour: Pale Straw
ABV: 4.2%
SEE: Cloudy, Pale
SMELL: Lime, Clove, Banana
TASTE: Clove, Wheat, Lime, Kiwi
We've been threatening it for years and now we've finally gone and done it: Introducing T-1000 DIPA.
Meet the super-charged, all-grown big brother of our flagship Tusk. Taking everything that makes Tusk incredible and picking more than a few sexy new hops on the way, T-1000 is a glorious celebration of everything that makes IPAs great; and it wouldn't be an Errant beer if we didn't make it insane, so this one is punching in at a weighty 8.5%.
T-1000 is a super small-batch, keg-only beer.
'A hop-heavy beast of a DIPA with stacks of Mosaic, Citra, Centennial and Equinox.'
Style: DIPA
Colour: Pale Gold
ABV: 8.5%
SEE: Cloudy, Golden
SMELL: Tropical, Resinous Hop, Citrus
TASTE: Tropical, Lemon, Stone Fruit
Zoltan is the answer to the overwhelming tide of IPAs and Stouts flying around at the moment. A proud, super-hoppy amber Zoltan is stacked with heaps of out-of-this-world Simcoe, Mosaic, Citra, Cascade and Chinook.
' A supercharged, supercharged, super-hopped amber ale with American Hops'
Style: American Amber
Colour: Amber
ABV: 4.8%
SEE: Dark Amber
SMELL: Malt, Tropical Fruit
TASTE: Grapefruit, Pineapple, Resinous Hop
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Tea, it's a British tradition and nobody does it better. Flintlock is Errant's take on the British's favourite pastime. We've fused a classic british pale ale with loose Earl Grey tea leaves from local Newcastle lads the Quilliam Brothers to bring you this suprisingly refreshing and fruity brew.
' A classic British pale ale brewed with cascade hops and Newcastle's own Earl Grey tea.'
Style: Earl Grey Pale Ale
Colour: Golden
ABV: 4.3%
SEE: Pale Gold
SMELL: Citrus, Tea, Floral
TASTE: Tea, Citrus, Bergamot
The Mechanic is our tribute to Tom Barker, our legend of a next door neighbour, and you guessed it, mechanic. A constant friend and support ever since the birth of Errant, it only seemed right to honour him in beer form. The Mechanic is a wheaty refreshing white beer brewed with a boatload of awesome Nelson Sauvin flavours.
'A refreshing, naturally hazy, white beer brewed with stacks of flavoursome Nelson Sauvin.'
Style: White
Colour: Pale
ABV: 3.7%
SEE: Haze, Cloudy, Pale
SMELL: Berry, Citrus Zest
TASTE:, Citrus, Berry, White Wine
Inspired by Scandinavia's favourite sweet, we took a traditional stout and went mental with it. By adding raw liquorice root and star anise to our boil and then salting it, we've given Black Magic a unique salty, malty, and undeniably liqourice flavour.
'A dark storm of black malts and salted liquorice flavours.'
Style: Salted Liquorice Stout
Colour: Dark
ABV: 5.0%
SEE: Jet Black Darkness
SMELL: Malt, Aniseed
TASTE:, Liquorice, Oats, Malt
Kaiju Punch was our 2017 Newcastle Beer Fest entry. When asked to brew an IPA for Battle of the Beers we, predictably, went a bit mental. Kaiju Punch is a fighty 5.3% IPA brewed with more hops than you shake a stick at. Drowning in Mosaic and Citra hops and backed-up with only the palest malt, it packs a serious wallop.
'A pale stormer of an IPA with heaps of tropical Mosaic and Citra.'
Style: IPA
Colour: Pale Gold
ABV: 5.3%
SEE: Haze, Amber
SMELL: Tropical Fruit, Citrus
TASTE:, Tropical Fruit, Berry, Herbal
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Borealis is our ultra pale Citrus beer. Brewed with a liberal amount of citrus hops, bolstered with lemon zest and a hint of Japanese Yuzu juice, it's a juicy refreshing pale, perfect for the hop summer months.
' A super pale citrus smasher with a Japanese Yuzu twist'
Style: Citrus Pale
Colour: Pale
ABV: 4.3%
SEE: Pale Gold
SMELL: Citrus, Fresh Hop
TASTE: Grassy, Citrus, Grapefruit
Some beers are born from experimentation and Wingman is no exception. Using a brand spanking new yeast and some quality American hops, Wingman is a crisp, clean, refreshing example of an American Pale Ale.
' A Daring combination of American Ahtanum and Centennial hops and specialised American yeasts.'
Style: APA
Colour: Pale
ABV: 3.9%
SEE: Pale Gold
SMELL: Citrus, Grassy
TASTE: Earthy, Lemon, Floral
You asked for it back and we answered. It's back and it's bigger than ever. Some might even say it's massive. Jungle is our huge Simcoe IPA.
'A wicked IPA with MASSIVE amounts of Simcoe and tonnes of late dry hop additions'
Style: IPA
Colour: Pale
ABV: 6.0%
SEE: Pale Gold
SMELL: Apricot, Peach
TASTE: Tropical Fruit, Clean
Christmas 2016: It's been a weird year that calls for a weird Christmas beer. When everyone else zigged, we zagged, moving away from the traditional dark beers of winter, we've gone off the reservation and made a saison. Winterified with the addition of fresh ginger, Harvest is a winter warmer light in the dark winter months.
'A Winter take on a farmhouse style, bursting with tart, fruity flavours and delicate ginger undertones.'
Style: Winter Saison
Colour: Pale Gold
ABV: 4.8%
SEE: Cloudy Gold
SMELL: Floral, Ginger
TASTE: Spice, Ginger, Subtle Bitterness
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Dillon is a celebration of flavours from our favourite new hop location New Zealand. Expect crisp hops and citrusy, botanical flavours as you drink Tusk's overseas cousin.
' This sonuvabitch is brewed with New Zealand's finest Cascade, Pacifica and Dr Rudi hops'
Style: NZPA
Colour: Pale
ABV: 4.8%
SEE: Pale Gold
SMELL: Citrus, Botanical, Crisp Hop
TASTE: Resinous Hop, Citrus, Grapefruit
...and now for something completely different. Brewed especially for Newcastle CAMRA's 40th Newcastle Beer Festival, Crystal Skull is a celebration of all things ale. A classic ruby ale turned on it's head in true Errant style, we've dumped oodles of the Quilliam Bros finest fruity Rooibos into the brew. Expect a citrusy, fruity, hop blast.
' A five-hop ruby red ale with fruity Rooibos tea from Newcastle's favourite sons, the Quilliam Bros'
Style: Rooibos Ruby
Colour: Ruby
ABV: 4.4%
SEE: Ruby Red
SMELL: Fruit, Citrus, Malt,
TASTE: Lime, Lemongrass, Malt Finish,
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We're always looking forward at Errant and this beer is no exception. A wheat beer is a style we've always wanted to try, and it wouldn't be an Errant beer if we didn't mix it up with something special.
Introducing Future Sailor. Using special wheat yeast to give the style it's distinctive clove taste and pacifica hop and juniper berries to balance it with a botanical citrus finish; Future Sailor will be as crisp as the spirit juniper inspires.
We knew that when it came to juniper, we had to go to the one place in Newcastle that knew gin, Pleased to Meet You. Future Sailor is a proud collaboration brew that brings together the best of both worlds, with surprising results.
'A naturally cloudy wheat beer, Errant style with juniper berries and Pacifica hops'
Style: Juniper Wit
Colour: Pale
ABV: 4.2%
SEE: Cloudy, Pale
SMELL: Juniper, Clove, Banana
TASTE: Clove, Wheat, Juniper, Citrus
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It's been a while since the North East has seen a good broon ale, and longer since it's had one to be proud of. This is our humble submission to that particular issue. Talon is the supercharged cousin to our Knight Session Ale. Sharing it's all-English heritage, we've gone all out with true British hops like Pioneer, Whitbread Goldings Variety and English Cascade.
' An Errant take on a North-East tradition brewed with all-English Pioneer, WGV and Cascade hops.'
Style: Brown Ale
Colour: Brown
ABV: 4.6%
SEE: Brown
SMELL: Gentle Hop, Caramel
TASTE: Malt, Biscuit, Full Bodied
One from the votes and a firm brewery favourite, Ahab is back and better than ever!
Something darks lurks beneath this surface of this beer. We've taken the classic British stout and made it even darker with loose leaf Lapsang Souchong provided by our friends the Quilliam Bros. Expect smokey undercurrents in this dark and stormy pint.
‘A heavy-hitting stout with a smokey Lapsang Souchong black heart.'
Style: Lapsang Souchong Stout
Colour: Black
ABV: 6.0%
SEE: Black
SMELL: Tea, Smoke
TASTE: Tea, Smoke, Smooth
A classic farmhouse style turned on its head Errant Style. Blueprint is aggressively dry-hopped with Simcoe to give it a unique tropical and citrus undertone.
Style: Dry Hopped Saison
Colour: Yellow
ABV: 5.5%
SEE: Pale
SMELL: Citrus, pepper
TASTE: Citrus, Stone fruit