NEW GOATS… 18 Mar 2008
We’re pumped to announce two new Goats. Jayne Lewis has come on as our new Head Brewer and Justin Berger has just hit the pavement as another Onroad Goat. **** DOUBLE IPA... Yep it’s back. More hops than you can pull from a hop vine and 6.7% alc/vol. On tap in here now. We’re open Wed and Fri evenings. (Free tours at 6pm each Wed). Corner North and Clark Streets, Richmond. ****BREWERY CLOSED GOOD FRI… That’s right. We won’t be here. Don’t come. ****GOATING… More new taps around Melb. Rainbow (Fitzroy), Metropolitan (Nth Melb), Gertrude Hotel (Fitz), Local Taphouse (St Kilda), Sippers (Carlton) and the Peninsula Lounge (Mooroduc). Get out there and Goat. Cheers, Cam and Dave.
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WHAT THE WHEAT? 05 Feb 2008
The brewers of Goat have just brewed a one off Hefe Weizen. Think bananas, cloves and 5.5% of German inspired wheat fun. On tap here in the brewery from this Friday at 5pm. *****SUSTAINABLE LIVING FESTIVAL…This is a 100% Goat approved event coming up at Fed Square (Melb) from 15 – 17 Feb. Huge array of all things sustainable in one place at one time. We’ll be there serving all our beers.*****NEW BREWER…We’re looking for a new full time head brewer. Must have excellent commercial brewing experience and be able to manage a team of brewers in a dynamic and growing environment. CVs to dave@goatbeer.com.au By the way Dave isn’t going anywhere, just trying to free him up from day to day stuff.
*****WHERE TO GOAT…Onroad Goat Tom has a gaggle of new inner Melb tap outlets for the Hightail and Pale to announce; Toff in Town, The Public Bar, Keepers Arms, Gertrudes Brown Couch, Doutta Galla Hotel, Laundry, The Undertaker, Commercial Hotel (Yarraville) plus a couple of regionals; Lamby’s in Geelong and the Grand in Yarra Glen. Get amongst it! Thanks for listening, Cam and Dave
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BAD ACTING… 09 Dec 2007
Dave and Cam crack a Hightail and tear up a backyard in sunny Carnegie in their new Goat ad just filmed by our pals at Tribal. It’s a few years since our first performance chasing a goat down the street and our acting skills have not improved one bit. Check it out http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=LdsVu9-14Ng******1,000 BREWS. We’re just about to rack up our 1,000th brew. It’ll be a Hightail and we’re gonna put a keg of the stuff on the bar this Fri 7 Dec to celebrate at 6pm sharp.******IPA CHANGES.
Recently a wider range of certified organic malt and hops have become avail so we’ve souped up our IPA. It’s now slightly darker and boasts a load of organic Cascade hops. Still 5% alc/vol. Hope you like it as much as we do.*****NEW KEG STOCKISTS.
A couple of new ones just on- The Quarry Hotel on Lygon St plus Zenzero Blu in Fitzroy Nth. Hope to see you in here for a xmas beer on Fri. Cheers, Cam and Dave
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NEW GOAT TAPS AROUND TOWN… 22 Nov 2007
A few new excellent Hightail tap stockists to announce in Melb; Manchester Lane (City), Griffs Hotel on Johnston St (Fitzroy), The Nash in Richmond and the Labour in Vain (Fitzroy). Hells Kitchen in the city has just put our Pale on tap and Y & J’s also in the city is carrying 2 goats now- the Hightail plus a swinging second tap (presently our revamped IPA). More good reasons to Goat.*****10 YEARS OF ROCKIN’ BEERS…
A huge thanks to the pubs around the country that hosted our 10th birthday events thru October and a huge thanks to the Goat Army for coming out and having a beer with us. Was an awesome 2 weeks of quality drinking and catching up with old friends and new stokers.*****VISIT THE BREWERY…As well as opening our doors each Fri night we open Wed eves for free brewery tours and also take bookings on Saturdays for functions. Still have two Saturdays left pre xmas so keep us in mind. Cheers,
Cam and Dave
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10 YEARS OF ROCKIN’ BEERS… 27 Sep 2007
Dave and Cam saddle up the goat and go on tour in October to celebrate ten years of Mountain Goat. Not only have we stayed in business for a decade, we’re still talking to each other. We’re visiting most states and will be armed with a free keg of beer at each event and some special tour t shirts for the first stokers to come and befriend us. Click here for the dates and venues…
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GOATS GO TO MOVIES 12 Jul 2007
Cam and Dave show off their acting chops in cinemas around Melb over the next few months. A friend conceived an idea for a 30 second film ad a while back and asked us to chase a goat down a street in Richmond. We didn’t have to be asked twice and it’s now being aired.****SUREFOOT STOUT…This year’s Surefoot is now out and tasting great. We’ve brewed 3 batches and that’ll be it ‘til next year. Not avail thru the bigger chains but try good inner city bottleshops. It’s on tap in here at the brewery bar too.*****OLD SUREFOOT…Each year we fill around 170 x 640 ml longnecks with Surefoot and cellar it for 12 months. We’ve just signed and stuck the labels on and put it out to a small handful of reliable outlets in Melb. Try Purvis Liquor (Surry Hills), Cloudwine (South Melb), Yarraville Cellars (Yarraville) or McCoppins drive thru (Fitzroy).******FED SQUARE SHOWCASE…Another microbrewers showcase being put on next week at Fed Square in Melb. Great opportunity to meet brewers, taste their beers and tell em what you think of them. Wed 18 and Thurs 19 July from 4:30 – 8pm. Tickets avail at the door. See you there. Cam and Dave.
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COMMUNITY CUP 18 Jun 2007
It’s on again. Two makeshift footy teams assemble at the Junction Oval, St Kilda on Sun 24 June to raise money for the Sacred Heart Mission. Mach Pelican and Bob Log will be playing this year and oh yes we’ll be taking about 20 kegs of Goat along. $5 entry. This event is absolutely Mountain Goat Approved. See you there.
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GOAT DOES BRISBANE 08 Jun 2007
Cam and Dave head to Brisbane on Wed 20 June for the first ever QLD Goat Army gathering. Pop into the Bowery (676 Anne St, Fortitude Valley) at 7pm and we'll buy you a beer. We'll have all four of our beers there for the evening.
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15/15 FILM FEST... 20 May 2007
For quite a few years now Goat has supported this excellent short film fest. Filmakers around the country get 15 hrs to produce a short film. The results from the Melbourne participants are shown this year on Sat 26 May at the Capitol Theatre (City). To find out more head to www.filmfestival15.com
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SUREFOOT ON THE WAY 12 May 2007
Well it's about cold enough to start craving stout so we've just brewed our first batch of Surefoot for the year. 1,500 litres of the good stuff will be in bottles in about 3 weeks time from now.*****Just got 2 beautiful new big 11,400 ltr uni tanks into the brewery. Got them built for us in Shepparton by Furphy's. Already filled one of them with 4 batches of Hightail this week. Upgrading our refigeration system next week to handle the extra load.****Goat welcomes a new goat - Shane (assistant brewer). Out, Cam and Dave.
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BEER, BIKES and TAX... 22 Mar 2007
FED SQUARE SHOWCASE…Another Melbourne Fed Square Microbrewery
Showcase this Fri 23and Sat 24 March. Fifteen local brewers with their
beers on the go. We'll be there and will drag a keg of our Double IPA along
with our other beers. 4:30 - 8pm on Fri and 12 – 6pm on Sat.
Tickets avail at the venue on the day.****CELLULOID CYCLES…
This is a fantastic fest of bicycles on film. Was held last year
and was brilliant. This year it's running 29 Mar – 1 April at
Kaleide Theatre, RMIT, Melb. You'll be able to buy Goat there
too. More info head to http://www.celluloidcycles.com.au/ This
event is hereby Mountain Goat Approved.*****EXCISE TAX…
The microbrewers of Australia have banded together to try to get
the government to give us a break on the huge excise bill we
currently pay. The cost of excise to a small brewery is around
25% of our income. So when you consider the manual nature of
brewing small batches and the expensive ingredients we use it's
very hard to stay afloat. We've been lobbying Canberra for two
years now and are hoping for relief with this year's federal
budget.
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TAXI BEER DINNER 07 Mar 2007
As part of this year's Melb Food & Wine Fest, Taxi Dining Room in Fed Square is hosting a night good beer and food enthusiasts shouldn't miss. Exec chef Michael Lambie has matched some great dishes up with beers from 11 Vic microbreweries. Each table is hosted by a brewer and we reckon this will be a great night. More info & bookings thru Rebecca on ph 0410 607 788.
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DOUBLE IPA... 01 Mar 2007
Just brewed a one off batch of double IPA. Truckloads of Simcoe and Amarillo hops plus alcohol of 7.5%. Bitterness approx 70 EBU’s. Come into the brewery and have a crack. On for as long as a dozen kegs last. Don’t drive the car.****NEW HIGHTAIL TAPS…
Guy Grossi has just revamped and reopened Toalrno’s in St Kilda and the place looks great. Also, Paul Mathis’ SOS in Melb Central has just put the Highatail on. Two great new places to Goat.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR... 21 Jan 2007
We're back and we're brewing crazy in here. Just ordered two monster fermenters to keep up. They'll stand 5 metres high and each hold around 10,000 litres of the good stuff. Just gotta work out how to get them into the building next.*****BEER AND CHEESE. The nice folk at Richmond Hill Larder (Melb) have put together an evening workshop marrying fine beer with fine cheese. There'll be a good array of both and Goaty Dave will lead the beer discussion and Ryan Andrijich will talk cheese. It's happening Feb 7 and if you'd like to learn more call the Richmond Hill Larder on ph 9421-2808.
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IT'S ALL ON OLD CHOP... 04 Dec 2006
We've recently installed our 9 solar panels on the brewery roof and just got the thing cranked up over the last week and she's working a treat. We found a perfect sized, disused stainless steel dairy tank in the country that holds the water and on an average Melb day we're pulling 65 degree water through.******Our Victorian distributor Raw Wine and Beer is seeking a new on road stoker to help sell the Goat and good organic wines through the state. Industry experience preferred but not essential. A truck load of energy and goat stoke is essential. Call Lisa Vance for more info 0419 520 765.*****Rockit Barber Shop in Melbourne kindly serve you your favourite Goat while they attend to your mullet. They're at 546 Collins St and deserve a go we reckon.******A few new tap outlets to report in the north. The Great Northern in Rathdowne St, Carlton, The Edinburgh Castle in Sydney Rd, Brunswick and Lentil as Anything on Victoria St, Brunswick. Go Goat. See you in here one Fri for a beer before Christmas.
Cam and Dave
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GOATS IN SYDNEY 15 Nov 2006
Dave and Cam head to Sydney with a keg of Hightail. We'll be at the Australian Hotel in the Rocks from 5:30pm on Tues 21 Nov. Pop in for a beer on us from 5:30 for as long as the keg lasts***** Wed 22 and Thurs 23 November sees the next Federation Square Microbrewery Showcase in Melbourne. There'll be 15 mcirobrewers there (including us) pouring their beers and banging on about the stuff and why we all like it. Tickets available from the Atrium on the night. Out. Goats.
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LAGER??? 05 Oct 2006
If we said we'll never brew a lager we were wrong. Yes, Mountain Goat has just brewed it's first bock. Dark, malty, burnt toffee and 6.8% of fun. We'll have it on tap in the brewery Wed and Fri evenings for the next while. Not putting it into bottles. ****WORK for GOAT
We're currently looking for a part time, suitably qualified financial controller. Approx one day per week initially and expanding from there. Please email cam@goatbeer.com.au if you're interested in learning more. No tyre kickers please.****The BEER Bible.
There's a new beer book out that's worth reading. It's been written by Age beer writer Willie Simpson and it's got a good guide to Australian microbreweries plus reviews of the best imported stuff. We hereby Mountain Goat Approve this publication.Out.
Cam and Dave
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SLOW BEER 21 Aug 2006
As part of this year's Slow Food Fest in Vic. The Vic Association on Microbreweries are putting on a stand at the Abbotsford Convent on the weekend of 9 & 10 Serptember. So, along with well crafted food and wine you'll be able to learn about and taste some local craft beer. The grounds at the Convent are awesome and the event is well worth a visit.
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NEWS DE GOAT... 11 Jul 2006
16mm SURF FOOTAGE. Well it's the middle of winter and we reckon
an excellent time to bring out some vintage 16mm surf footage.
Our mate Goodo is going to show 2 hrs worth of film from 1953-1974.
It kicks off 7pm here at the brewery this Fri eve (14 July)- entry is
free as always*****OLD SUREFOOT. Yes this time last year we filled 170
longneck bottles with our award winning Surefoot Stout and stashed them
away in the cellar 'til now. It's tasting great and we've just released them. Try
McCoppins bottle'o Fitzroy, Cloud Wine South Melb or Purvis Wine
Cellars in Surrey Hills (Melb). ****NEW TAP ACCOUNTS A few new Hightail tap
accounts to report. Monties in Fitzroy, Homestead Inn (Clifton Hill), Gem Bar
(ex Curry Fam Hotel) in Collingwood, Peacock Inn (Northcote), Young and Jacksons
in the city. Now there's no excuse.*****MICROBREWERY SHOWCASE
Fed Square in Melb is putting on another two day event featuring
16 local breweries. Happening 4:30 – 8pm in the Atrium on Wed 19
and Thu 20 July. Tickets avail on the day. Come and say hello.
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GOAT WINS GREEN FUNDING... 17 May 2006
Sheeesh. A week full of good news. We have just secured state govt funding to further our green initiatives. We are installing a solar hot water sytem that will incoroporate 9 solar panels on the roof and a 2,000 litre hot water storage tank. This will enable us to pre-heat our brewing water without using our electric kettle. The govt grant will match us dollar for dollar that we spend on the system. If you'd like to learn more about our enviro initiatives just click on "How to Clean a Goat" over on the left of this homepage. Out.
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SUREFOOT DOES THE JOB... 15 May 2006
The Goat picked up some silverware last Thurs night at the presentation dinner for this year's Australian International Beer Awards. Our Surefoot Stout won Best in Class, Champion Stout and the Premier's Trophy for Best Victorian Beer. There were 974 beers eneterd in the awards this year from all over the world. The Grand Champion beer was Redoak's (NSW) Special Reserve. Little Creatures won Champion Australasian Brewery.
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HOT DOGGIN' 23 Apr 2006
As part of the Intl Comedy Fest in Melb at the moment Trades Hall in the city has two bars with Goat on tap. There's a stack of good shows happening in there so sus it out and have a beer while you're at it.****Fri 5 May sees that whacky Ch 31 show Hot Dog with The Lot back at the brewery filming thru the evening. Drop in and see if you get get yourself on the teev playing for a hot dog with all the trimmings. The show airs Sat evenings at 10pm.****The people who brought you Bimbo Deluxe in Brunswick St have just done over the old Duke of Windsor on Chapel St and have named it the Lucky Coq. Two levels of fun, good pizza and beer (including the Hightail on tap). Over.
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A NEW GOAT 28 Mar 2006
MGB is proud to announce the birth of a new goat this week. We have kegged off our first batch of wheat beer. It's a hefe weizen and will be on tap from this Fri here at the brewery. We're not putting it into bottles at this stage. Drop in and have a go****** A small handful of new Hightail tap accounts to mention while we're at it. The Stokehouse in St Kilda, After Dark Bar on High St, Northcote and Tonik in Nth Melb. We hereby Mountain Goat Approve these drinking establishments. Cam and Dave.
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MEET A MOUNTAIN GOAT 24 Jan 2006
From 1st Feb we'll be opening the brewery on Wednesday evenings so that you can get to know your goat a bit better. We'll run tours from 5pm (usually while a brew is being conceived) and you'll be able to sample all four goats on a new sampler paddle (lovely old blocks of wood that Cam banged up out the back). You can even earbash a brewer with your best beer questions. We'll be cooking our goat pizzas too.
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