Yenda Patchwork Summer Seasonal Launched Today

16 Oct 2015 --- From today, beer drinkers will be able to enjoy the latest addition to the Yenda craft beer range, a summer seasonal India Pale Lager called Patchwork, brewed by Australian Beer Co.

Launched to coincide with the start of Sydney Craft Beer Week and brewed to celebrate the

arrival of spring, Patchwork combines the flavoursome personality of an IPA with the cleanfinishing

refreshment of a lager.It will be available to taste for the first time at the Australian

Beer Festival that starts today and is one of the first of 100+ #SCBW events taking place

across Sydney.

“With this beer, we’ve tried to capture the energising sense of spring’s arrival in the

Riverina,” says Australian Beer Company General Manager Derek O’Donnell.

“The beautiful spring scents are brought to life in the aroma of Patchwork and the name itself

conjures up the colourful patchwork of spring pastures and paddocks that we proudly

associate with the Riverina and rural Australia.

“The beer is an innovative play on the style that’s normally available, our brewers had great

fun bringing the personality of an IPA into a refreshing lager style.”

Innovation isn’t restricted to the beer either. Each of the 40-plus tap decals has been

individually handmade using reclaimed timber from across Sydney.

Patchwork has an ABV of 6.5% and is described as a full-bodied Australian-style IPL, with spicy

hops balanced against fruity esters and a refreshingly clean finish.

The very first keg of Patchwork will be available to taste at the Australian Beer Co stand at

the three-day Australian Beer Festival which starts today at Sydney’s Australian Heritage

Hotel in The Rocks. The beer will then go on sale as a limited edition draught only beer,

available for around two months at around 40 of the best venues across Australia, such as:

NSW - Imperial Hotel (Paddington), The Local Taphouse (Darlinghurst), Oaks Hotel (Neutral

Bay), George Tavern (East Maitland), Australian Heritage Hotel (The Rocks); VIC - The Local

Taphouse (St Kilda), Hop Temple (Ballarat), Beer Deluxe Fed Square (Melbourne); QLD - The

Spotted Cow (Toowoomba), The Norman Hotel and Hotel Orient (both Brisbane); SA/NT -

Rourke's Drift Bar (Darwin); WA - Northbridge Brewing Company (Northbridge).

Brewed by the Yenda-based Australian Beer Company, Yenda Patchwork is the latest limited edition

addition to the award-winning Yenda craft beer range which features Yenda Pale, IPA,

Golden, Red and Hell. Other special additions include Yenda Green Hop, a boilermaker

brewed specifically to accompany Highland Park 12-Year-Old and released last month, and

the winter seasonal Chocolate and Vanilla Stout, which was awarded a gold medal at the

2015 Australian International Beer Awards.

Other recent awards include Yenda Red’s Gold Medallion for Champion reduced alcohol beer

at the 2015 Royal Adelaide Beer & Cider Awards and Pressman's Cider’s three medals from

three entries at the Australian Cider Awards held last Friday, which complemented the

brand’s earlier achievement of being the only Australian Cider brand to win medals at the

2015 International Cider Awards in the UK.

Tickets for the Australian Beer Festival are available to purchase online on at the event. The

festival features around 30 Australian craft beer and cider producers, meet the brewer

sessions, outdoor food stalls and live entertainment.