Kerbside

Come claim your throne at Kerbside and help celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee on Sunday 10 June from 1pm till late.

Sunday afternoons at Kerbside are a bit of a Fortitude Valley institution (and a whole lot of fun). We would like to cordially invite you to join us for a special “commoners” Queen’s Diamond Jubilee eve knees-up at Kerbside. 

We’ll be serving up you beaut’ British lunch specials from 1pm - 4pm. 

Grab yourself either the:

• Coronation Chicken | or
• Bangers n Mash | or
• Fish n Chips 

+ Pimms Cup… for only $12.00!! (that’s about 7.50 pound)

The Kerbside Lane Markets will be held in the lane way off Ann St from 12pm.

To keep the cold snap at bay later in the day, we have lovely cosy heaters + mulled wine to warm the cockles of your heart, and our regular FREE sausage sizzle. There will also DJ’s playing a great selection of music from 5pm to keep you in the mood.

Ow’ight Gov, GET IN! This is right up your street!

Beer O’Clock Feature - Timmermans Pêche Lambic (4% abv)

Beer O’Clock just got a little bit sweeter, with today’s feature beer a traditional Belgian Lambic beer brewed with the addition of fresh peaches to the wort. A sweet and fruity flavour with just a hint of bitterness from the peach kernel and skin.

A true Belgium fruit beer, the pêche (peach) lambic is made by adding 100% natural peach flavouring lambic fermenting in oak barrels. This beer’s characteristic aroma is very pleasant on the nose, and it has a velvety flavour and a creamy foam.

Timmermans Pêche is a fruity drink, very easy on the palate, to be enjoyed by those who prefer a fruity taste without the sickly sweetness of sugar. We have just received a small batch of these, so be sure to pop in for beer o’clock today if you’re thinking of trying this one.

Kerbside
Constance Street (Ann Street end), Fortitude Valley

www.kerbside.com.au

Beer O’Clock Feature - Yeastie Boys Digital IPA (7% abv)

Today’s Beer O’Clock feature puts the spotlight on a limited release IPA, Yeastie Boys Digital IPA… an IPA as it should be. 

Brewed initially for export to USA, a limited amount of kegs were released in NZ as Motueka Warrior (as a part of the annual Motueka/Yakima collaboration with Liberty Brewing). The beer was then brewed for NZ, Aus and Italy under the Digital IPA label.

This limited-release India Pale Ale (IPA) is an aggressive wee beast that is dedicated to Yeastie Boy’s friend Joseph Wood of Liberty Brewing and to all those hopheads who love drinking IPA day in, day out. 

Just as the term digital is all about zeroes and ones, the concept of IPA is all about malts and hops. Enjoy the rich golden malt backbone of Digital while you can… then feel it closing in as the fruity Motueka-grown hops dominate your palate and don’t ever fade away. 

Kerbside
Constance Street (Ann Street end), Fortitude Valley

www.kerbside.com.au

Beer O’Clock Feature - Menabrea (4.8% abv)

Today’s Beer O’Clock comes straight to you from Italy. The Birra Menabrea 1846 lager is brewed using light barley malts and maize, for a light, crisp lager style. A special, proprietary yeast strain, and a more significant amount of hops than is usual for a lager beer add to the aromatic complexity of the beer.

Quite rightly considered to be a true classic, Menabrea is the flagship beer from Italy’s oldest brewery. A light coloured pilsner-style lager with a full flavour which belies its delicate appearance, Menabrea is in the premium strength beer category, yet remains well balanced and retains plenty of citrus zest, floral and subtle hop flavours. If you’re searching for the authentic Italian lager look no further than Menabrea and discover the beer of choice for Italy’s top hotels, restaurants and bars.

The heritage of this fine beer is without question and the quality of Menabrea has consistently been of the highest standard. This has been recognised through numerous awards since 1882 including consecutive Gold Medals at the Chicago International Beer Championships, seeing off notable competitors including Grolsch and Heineken.

Kerbside
Constance Street (Ann Street end), Fortitude Valley

www.kerbside.com.au

Beer O’Clock Feature - Yeastie Boys xeRRex (10%)

Today’s Beer O’Clock is not for the beginners. Think of it as a “Mel Gibson on the phone, having a rant” kind of beer.

A celebratory beer by Yeastie Boys. They said it couldn’t be done, that it would be undrinkable and, to be fair, many of them still do… But Yeastie Boys like to do their own thing. This one-off batch of imperial-strength Rex Attitude is a self-indulgent celebration of being awarded the Morton Coutts Trophy for Innovation at BrewNZ 2011. Dedicated to all the peat freaks who let them know how much they enjoy Rex.

Delicious, big flavours after the smoke. Aromas of smoke, caramel, honey, and hay. Taste is sweet, with sour and bitter notes, and long length. Palate is creamy, and full bodied. 

You’ll either love it or hate it, drinkable for some but probably not for everyone. It’s big on flavour!

Kerbside
Constance Street (Ann Street end), Fortitude Valley

www.kerbside.com.au

Beer O’Clock Feature - Gwynt y Ddraig Gold Medal Cider (7.0%) 500ml

Today’s Beer O’Clock Feature is the dry, oak conditioned cider called the Gwynt y Ddraig Gold Medal Cider, also known as The Dragon’s Breath Cider.

This Gold Medal Cider is a traditional farmhouse cider which won the CAMRA Gold medal in 2004 – the first Welsh cider producer to achieve a Gold Medal.

A vivacious blend of bittersweet varieties with some of the true sharp varieties of cider apple to produce a very well balanced cider. But don’t expect this to be sweet, this Welsh cider contains cider apples from orchards in Wales, as well as extra fruit from Somerset and Hereford, the fruit is milled and pressed on the farm then left to ferment and mature in oak casks.

Serve chilled and enjoy this beauty at Beer O’clock this week, it didn’t win a Gold Medal for nothing.

Kerbside
Constance Street (Ann Street end), Fortitude Valley

www.kerbside.com.au

Beer O’Clock Feature - 8 Wired Brewing Co. ‘The Big Smoke’ Smoked Porter (6.2%)

Today’s feature beer comes from The Brewers Guild of New Zealand Award’s Champion Brewery for 2011, 8 Wired Brewing Co. in New Zealand… it’s The Big Smoke smoked porter.

Now what is this? A smoked beer?? It really isn’t as crazy as it sounds. 250 years ago virtually all beers were smoked (it’s true, Google it!), but with the dawning of the industrial revolution most of the smoke lifted. However, in the German town of Bamberg the flame has quite literally been kept alive and to this day the town’s brewers produce world renowned beers brewed with their own special rauchmalz (beechwood smoked malt).

8 Wired have taken their best porter recipe and added a good measure of that same Bamberg Rauchmalz. The smoke mingles beautifully with the rich, dark roasted chocolate flavours of the porter without being overpowering. Although it pairs extremely well with smoked seafood, barbeques, strong cheeses and hearty stews, its food friendliness isn’t limited to savouries; chocolate and caramel based deserts are great companions too! Trust us; it really isn’t as crazy as it sounds.

Ingredients: Bamberg smoked malt, Gladfield pale malt, munich malt, crystal malt, chocolate malt, black malt. NZ Pacific Jade, Southern Cross and Willamette hops.

Kerbside
Constance Street (Ann Street end), Fortitude Valley

www.kerbside.com.au

Easter Trading Hours this weekend… see you at the Kerbside Lane Markets this Sunday!

Beer O’Clock Feature - Young’s Double Chocolate Stout (5.2%)

Come and start your easter chocolate coma early and grab a Young’s Double Chocolate Stout at Kerbside this weekend. 

Luxurious and at the same time with a hint of decadence, Young’s Double Chocolate Stout has it all, delivering a satisfying, indulgent taste without ever becoming overly sweet.

Pale Ale and Crystal malt, Chocolate Malt, a special blend of sugars, Fuggle and Golding hops, real dark chocolate and chocolate essence are combined to deliver a stout of with real credentials.

So hop to it… and a Happy Easter from the Kerbside Crew!

Kerbside
Constance Street (Ann Street end), Fortitude Valley

www.kerbside.com.au