THE BLACKMAN’S BEERS
Blackman’s is an independent, family run and owned brewery based on the Surf Coast and Geelong. We make our beers with the best quality ingredients we can get our hands on and we give our beers the right amount of time in tank; we don’t rush them through to meet deadlines.
Our core range is made up of beers that cover a variety of flavours and styles – we want to make good beer for everyone.
SEASONAL & SPECIAL BREW RANGE
FUNKY TOWN CRYO HAZY IPA
LIKE A FUNKIN' GOOD JAMES BROWN TRACK...EASY, SMOOTH AND BOOMIN' ON THE BACK END.
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HOW’S YOUR DAY HAZY IPA
IN COLLABORATION WITH HOPS TO HOME, THIS BEER IS A LUSCIOUS HAZY IPA.
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BARREL FARM CHERRY SOUR
A FUNKY LIGHT CHERRY SOUR BEER, CHERRIES BRING A SWEET OVERTONE WITH MID SOURNESS BALANCING OUT AN EASY DRINKING SOUR.
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BEER GARDEN LAGER
THIS CAN OF BEER GARDEN LAGER WILL TRANSFORM YOUR OWN BACKYARD INTO A BEER GARDEN
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BIG HAPPY TEARS WEST COAST IPA
TEARS OF HAPPY JOY... THE GLEE OF THAT FIRST SIP WHEN THE BIG BITTER TICKLE OF HOPS HITS YOUR LIPS... WEST COAST IPA AS IT WAS INTENDED.
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STRAWBERRY FIELDS SOUR
THIS IS A STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM SOUR MADE WITH BERRIES GROWN RIGHT HERE IN TORQUAY, AT THE SURF COAST STRAWBERRY FIELDS.
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TABLE SOUR
IT'S A DELICATE TABLE SOUR WITH LAYERS OF COMPLEXITY, VINOUS AND SMOOTH ROUND MALT NOTES.
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LAIDBACK NITRO STOUT
AN EASY DRINKING LAIDBACK STOUT.
STACKED WITH AN ARRAY OF BLACK, BROWN AND CARAMEL MALTS TO BRING BIG AMOUNTS OF CHOCOLATE.
WE’VE ADDED NITROGEN, TO TAKE IT TO THAT SMOOTHER LEVEL, WHICH BRINGS A CREAMY FINISH.
LAY BACK AND LET THIS STOUT WARM YOUR SOUL.
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STATS:
ABV: 5.3%
STANDARD DRINKS: 1.6
NEEDS MORE STRATA
LET’S HEAR IT FOR STRATA…THE SINGLE HOP BRINGING HUGE AROMAS OF PASSIONFRUIT AND MELON PLUS A LITTLE STRAWBERRY TWANG FOR GOOD MEASURE.
BREATHE IT IN DEEP AND SMELL THEM HOPS.
THIS ONE’S FOR ALL THE GUYS AND GIRLS OUT THERE THAT NEED MORE IN THEIR IPA.
TRIPLE DRY HOPPED WITH YAKIMA CHIEF HOPS FRESHEST CROP OF STRATA T90 AND STRATA CRYO.
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STATS:
ABV: 6.5%
STANDARD DRINKS: 1.9
SUPER HOP WEST COAST IPA
A CLASSIC US WEST COAST IPA. LOADED UP WITH ALL THE BIG US HOPS CENTENNIAL, SIMCOE AND CITRA.
BIG ON BITTERNESS AND SUPER HERO AMOUNTS OF HOPS, THE FIRST BATCH OF THIS BEER WON AIBA GOLD!
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STATS:
ABV: 7.2%
STANDARD DRINKS: 2.1
BARREL FARM AUTUMN ALE
A HYRBID BROWN ALE, MADE WITH BELGIAN YEAST, DARK SPECIAL MALTS GIVING NOTES OF RASINS, CHOCOLATE AND SPICE.
PROCESS:
A BLEND OF DARK SPECIALTY MALTS TO GIVE COLOUR, AND AROMATICS. FERMENTED WITH WY YEAST 3944 WIT YEAST TO GIVE LIGHT SPICE AND CLOVE NOTES DRIVEN FROM THE YEAST FERMENTATION. A BEER THAT SHOWCASES YEAST AND MALT WORKING IN UNISON.
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STATS:
ABV: 5.5%
STANDARD DRINKS: 1.6
PARTY TOWN DDH DIPA
A DOUBLE DRY HOPPED DISTINGUISHED DOUBLE WEST COAST IPA.
BIG BITTERNESS AND WHACKED WITH A GOOD OL’ BUNCH OF HOPS. GALAZY, SIMCOE, EL DORADO AND MOSAIC CRYO ROUND OUT A ZINGIN’ NEW WORLD WEST COAST IPA.
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STATS:
ABV: 8.2%
STANDARD DRINKS: 3.2
FUNKY TOWN CRYO HAZY IPA
LIKE A FUNKIN’ GOOD JAMES BROWN TRACK…EASY, SMOOTH AND BOOMIN’ ON THE BACK END.
CRYO HOPS GALORE FROM THE LEGENDS AT YAKIMA CHIEF HOPS IN USA…CRYO POP, CITRA CRYO, SABRO AND STRATA TAKE US DEEP INTO THE HAZY HOP HEMISPHERE.
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STATS:
ABV: 7.3%
STANDARD DRINKS: 2.9
HOW’S YOUR DAY HAZY IPA
MADE IN COLLABORATION WITH HOPS TO HOME, THIS BEER IS A LUSCIOUS HAZY IPA SMASHED WITH A TRIO OF HOPS TO BRING THOSE HAZY GOOD TIMES.
DOUBLE DRY HOPPED WITH TOPAZ, SIMCOE AND STRATA.
HOW’S YOUR DAY?!
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STATS:
ABV: 6%
STANDARD DRINKS: 1.8
BARREL FARM CHERRY SOUR
A FUNKY LIGHT CHERRY SOUR BEER, CHERRIES BRING A SWEET OVERTONE WITH MID SOURNESS BALANCING OUT AN EASY DRINKING SOUR.
PROCESS:
A SOUR FERMENTED IN LARGE AMOUNTS OF SWEET AND DARK CHERRIES IN THE FERMENTER. A COMBINATION OF LACTOBACILLUS AND ALE YEAST ADDED DURING FERMENTATION TO CREATE NATURAL SOURNESS.
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STATS:
ABV: 5%
STANDARD DRINKS: 1.5
BEER GARDEN LAGER
THIS CAN OF BEER GARDEN LAGER WILL TRANSFORM YOUR OWN BACKYARD INTO A BEER GARDEN WITH THE VERY FIRST SIP.
IT’S BRIGHT, AROMATIC AND EXTREMELY CRISP.
YOU’LL MEET A VERY REFRESHING AMOUNT OF HOPS FIRST UP, FEATURING A HOP COMBO OF LORAL, STRATA AND MOTUEKA, ENDING WITH A VERY SMOOTH FINISH.
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STATS:
ABV: 4.6%
STANDARD DRINKS: 1.4
BIG HAPPY TEARS WEST COAST IPA
TEARS OF HAPPY JOY… THE GLEE OF THAT FIRST SIP WHEN THE BIG BITTER TICKLE OF HOPS HITS YOUR LIPS… WEST COAST IPA AS IT WAS INTENDED.
BRIGHT & AROMATIC. YES!
BITTERNESS? YES!
FILTERED. YAAAASSSS!
LETTING THE HOPS SHIMMER AND SHINE, MAKING THIS CLASSIC WEST COAST IPA IN A WORLD OF HAZY HAS BROUGHT US HAPPY TEARS!
CHEERS TO BEERS AND HAPPY TEARS!
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STATS:
ABV: 7.5%
STANDARD DRINKS: 3
STRAWBERRY FIELDS SOUR
THIS IS A STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM SOUR MADE WITH BERRIES GROWN RIGHT HERE IN TORQUAY, AT THE SURF COAST STRAWBERRY FIELDS.
FRESHLY PICKED IN THE MORNING BY OUR EPIC BLACKMAN’S TEAM, THEN THROWN INTO THE BEER TANK ON THE SAME AFTERNOON.
EXPECT A SWEET, STRAWBERRY SORBET TANG AND LIGHT SOURNESS.
ENJOY OUR 2021 TEAM BEER!
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STATS:
ABV: 4.5%
STANDARD DRINKS: 1.2
TABLE SOUR
IT’S A DELICATE TABLE SOUR WITH LAYERS OF COMPLEXITY, VINOUS AND SMOOTH ROUND MALT NOTES. BLENDED WITH 2.5 YEAR OLD BEERS FERMENTED ON CHARDONNAY SKINS AND PINOT SKINS.
IN MARCH 2019 WE PICKED CHARDONNAY & PINOT NOIR GRAPES AT A PRIVATE VINEYARD IN FRESHWATER CREEK, AND PRESSED THEM FOR JUICE AND SKINS. THEY WERE THEN TAKEN TO TORQUAY AND ADDED TO EX SCHOTCHMANS HILL WINE BARRELS, SEPARATED INTO SKIN OR JUICE TYPE.
THEN WE FILLED WITH MALTY RED ALE, AND LET THE WILD YEAST AND BACTERIA FROM THE GRAPES TAKE HOLD OVER 2 AND A HALF YEARS WITH WILD FERMENTATION.
IN AUGUST 2021, WE MADE A BASE KETTLE SOUR, WITH LACTIC ACID BACTERIA, WHICH WE BLENDED WITH TWO OF THESE ORIGINAL BARRELS, THEN RE-FERMENTED IT IN TANK AND PACKED INTO 750ML BOTTLES FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT.
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STATS:
ABV: 4.5.%
STANDARD DRINKS: 2.6
DARK LAGER
WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE BEER LOVING LEGENDS….
IF YOU TEND TO STICK TO THE LIGHTER SIDE OF OUR MARVELLOUS BEER WORLD WELL NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE A STEP TOWARDS THE DARK SIDE WITH OUR DARK LAGER.
LIGHTLY ROASTED TO PERFECTION AND CRISP TO THE TASTE THIS IS AN EASY DRINKING BLACK LAGER WITH HINTS OF CHOCOLATE….BECAUSE WHO DOESN’T LOVE A TOUCH OF CHOCOLATE WHEN THE WEATHER IS A BIT ON THE COOLER SIDE.
SO IF YOU’RE ON THE EDGE OF GLORY AND HEADING TOWARDS THE DARKER SIDE OF BEER THIS WINTER, TAKE THE FIRST SIP AND WE’LL SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE.
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Launching Friday 18th of June, on tap & tins
Blackman’s Brewery, Geelong
Blackman’s Brewery & Pizza Bar, Torquay
Blackman’s Beer & Burger Bar, Ocean Grove
STATS:
ABV: ABV – 5.2%
STD DRINKS 1.4
CORE RANGE
Patsy Wild Berry Sour
PATSY IS A QUEEN! NAMED AFTER RENN’S DEAR GREAT-AUNT, PATSY IS A CRUSHABLE KETTLE SOUR.
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Blackmans Unfiltered Lager
A PROPER CRAFT LAGER. CLEAN, CRISP AND SIMPLE WITH HINTS OF SUBTLE MALTINESS.
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Arthur Smoked Porter
A GOLD MEDAL WINNING PORTER, ARTHUR IS SMOKEY, DARK AND RICH BUT SMOOTH AND BALANCED.
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Torquay XPA
A NEW WORLD EXTRA PALE ALE BREWED IN TORQUAY, WITH WAVES OF GRAPEFRUIT, PINE AND A CRISP EASY FINISH.
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Patsy Wild Berry Sour
A CRUSHABLE, FRUITY KETTLE SOUR. IT HAS A LIGHT ACIDITY AND BODY, FRESH BERRY AROMAS FROM A COMBO OF STRAWBERRIES, BLUEBERRIES AND RASPBERRIES WITH A LUSCIOUS RED SHIMMER. PATSY IS THE SOUR STAPLE FOR YOUR ESKY.
AWARDS:
1 X BRONZE MEDAL
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STATS:
ABV: 4.6%
STANDARD DRINKS: 1.2 standards
Blackmans Unfiltered Lager
A PROPER CRAFT LAGER. CLEAN, CRISP AND SIMPLE WITH HINTS OF SUBTLE MALTINESS. A LIGHT CITRUS HOP CHARACTER AND A DRY FINISH. AGED IN TANK FOR ONE MONTH, THIS LAGER IS SUFFICIENTLY BANG-ABLE, BUT MAKE SURE YOU TAKE THE TIME TO APPRECIATE WHAT’S BEEN CREATED HERE.
AWARDS:
2 x BRONZE MEDALS
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STATS:
ABV: 4.6%
COLOUR: 10 EBC
BITTERNESS: 28 IBU
MALT: PILSNER
HOPS: LORAL, CITRA
YEAST: LAGER
Mervyn Pale Ale
A JUICY PALE ALE MADE FOR CELEBRATING. TROPICAL FLAVOURS, MEDIUM BITTERNESS AND A LARGE DOSE OF AROMATIC HOPS – LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL.
AWARDS:
5 X GOLD MEDALS, 4 X SILVER MEDALS, 1 X BRONZE MEDALS
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STATS:
ABV: 4.6%
COLOUR: 11 EBC
BITTERNESS: 38 IBU
MALT: PALE, WHEAT, MUNICH, CARAMUNICH T2
HOPS: SIMCOE, MOSAIC
YEAST: ALE
Reginald IPA
AN IN YOUR FACE CLASSIC INDIA PALE ALE. PROMINENT CITRUS AND PINE AROMAS JUMP FROM THE GLASS AND FILL YOUR NOSTRILS WITH EVERY SIP. FOLLOWED BY A MEDIUM MALT BODY THAT BRINGS THE SMOOTH FINISH.
AWARDS:
1 X SILVER MEDAL, 6 X BRONZE MEDALS
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STATS:
ABV: 6.2%
COLOUR: 14.2 EBC
BITTERNESS: 65 IBU
MALT: MARRIS OTTER, PALE, WHEAT, MUNICH, CARAMUNICH T2, T3
HOPS: CASCADE, CITRA, SIMCOE
YEAST: YEAST
Arthur Smoked Porter
A GOLD MEDAL WINNING PORTER, ARTHUR IS SMOKEY, DARK AND RICH BUT SMOOTH AND BALANCED. WE’VE TAKEN ON AN ENGLISH CLASSIC STYLE WITH THE ADDED AWESOMENESS OF USING SMOKED MALT FROM BAMBERG IN GERMANY.
AWARDS:
2 x GOLD MEDALS, 9 x SILVER MEDALS, 3 x BRONZE MEDALS
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STATS:
ABV: 6%
COLOUR: 80 EBC
BITTERNESS: 40 IBU
MALT: MARRIS OTTER, BEECHWOOD SMOKED, CARAFA T3, MUNICH
HOPS: CASCADE
YEAST: ALE
Bob WIT
A BELGIAN-STYLE WITBIER, MADE USING A BLEND OF MALTED WHEAT & BARLEY. THIS TRADITIONAL STYLE HAS A BLACKMAN TWIST, WITH A MIX OF TOASTED LEMON ZEST, CORIANDER & COCONUT ADDED LATE IN TO THE BOIL. THIS CLOUDY, LIGHT IN COLOUR BEER SCREAMS REFRESHMENT AND IS THE PERFECT FIRST BEER.
STATS:
ABV: 4.3%
COLOUR: 4.7 EBC
STATS: 15 IBU
MALT: WHEAT, PILSNER
HOPS: PERLE
YEAST: WIT
SPICE: TOASTED COCONUT, CORIANDER & LEMON ZEST
Ernie Tropical Hazy
A HAZY PALE MADE WITH PASSIONFRUIT, ORANGE AND GUAVA. WITH NEW WORLD TROPICAL HOPS, THIS IS A BANGER FOR THE HAZE CRAZED.
AWARDS:
1 X SILVER MEDAL, 3 X BRONZE MEDALS
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STATS:
ABV: 5%
COLOUR: 11 EBC
BITTERNESS: 15 IBU
MALT: PALE, MARRIS OTTER, MUNICH, WHEAT, OATS
HOPS: AZACCA, ELDORADO, SABRO, MOSAIC
FRUIT: PASSIONFRUIT, ORANGE, GUAVA
Winnie Cider
FRUITY, LEFT OF CENTRE, UNFILTERED CIDER, WINNIE IS A LITTLE BIT C-R-A-Z-Y! A DRY STYLE, THAT HAS A TART EFFERVESCENT FINISH.
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STATS:
ABV: 4.6%
COLOUR: 6 EBC
O.G XPA
AN EXTRA PALE ALE BREWED FOR OCEAN GROVE. IT PACKS A PUNCH WITH FLORAL AND CITRUS AROMAS. LOW BITTERNESS AND A DRY, CRISP FINISH. BEST ENJOYED LIVING THE LOCAL, OG LIFE WITH YOUR MATES.
STATS:
ABV: 4.4%
COLOUR: 10 EBC
BITTERNESS: 25 IBU
MALT: PALE, CARA PILS, MUNICH
HOPS: SIMCOE, AMARILLO, MOSAIC
YEAST: ALE
Local Pacific Ale
THIS IS ONE VERY FULL-FLAVOURED, SINGLE STANDARD BEER. SHOWCASING GALAZY HOPS WITH PASSIONFRUIT AROMAS, LOW BITTERNESS AND A CRISP FINISH. IT’S BEST EJOYED WHEN DOING LOCAL STUFF WITH YOUR MATES.
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STATS:
ABV: 3.5%
COLOUR: 12 EBC
BITTERNESS: 15 IBU
MALT: AUST PALE, MARRIS OTTER, CARA PILS
HOPS: GALAXY
YEAST: ALE
Torquay XPA
A NEW WORLD EXTRA PALE ALE BORN IN OUR BACKYARD, TORQUAY. WITH WAVES OF GRAPEFRUIT AND PINE, IT’S GOT ALL THE HOPPINESS WITH A CRISP EASY FINISH.
AWARDS:
1 X BRONZE MEDAL
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STATS:
ABV: 4.4%
COLOUR: 10 EBC
BITTERNESS: 25 IBU
MALT: PALE, CARA PILS, MUNICH, WHEAT
HOPS: SIMCOE, CENTENNIAL, AMARILLO
YEAST: ALE
Juicy Banger IPL
HOPPED UP LIKE AN IPA WITH THE BODY OF A DRY LAGER. IT’S BIG ON AROMA AND JUICY FLAVOURS WITH THE CRISP DRY FINISH OF A CLASSIC LAGER. IT’S A BANGER SO WRAP YOUR LIPS AROUND IT AND ENJOY!
AWARDS:
1 X GOLD MEDAL, 4 X SILVER MEDALS, 4 X BRONZE MEDALS
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STATS:
ABV: 5.8%
COLOUR: 8 EBC
BITTERNESS: 40 IBU