Bargara Brewing
We spent a most excellent Saturday evening at Bargara Brewing, such a wide range of beers that i could not have a pint of all of them. Think i managed seven or so. Drunk – Fish Pale, Red Roo Irish Ale, Ray XPA, Hop Chief American IPA, now its getting fuzzy there was a Lemon Sour and something with watermelon i think, the last one i have no idea.
My favourite was the Hop Chief – It was good but not as good as the Your Driving from way back in Exmouth.
Bundaberg Rum
Quite and acoholly weekend as the next day we were up bright and early for the Bundaberg Rum distillery tour.
No photos as nothing with a battery can be taken on the tour as alcohol fumes are a little bit explosive.
A few facts from tour.
All the sugarcane molasses used is from locally grown sugarcane and is produced in the mill next door. The waste liquids from the brewing process that is left over after the alcohol is extracted is given to the farmers to fertilise the fields before they plant more sugarcane.
The barrels used to mature the rum and give it its dark colour are all American white Oak imported from one plantation in the USA. If they use local grown white oak or any other timber it changes the flavour and colour of the rum.
They have been brewing continuously on that site for 130 years.
They have about a years supply of molasses in giant 6m deep covered pools at any one time it is maintained at a temperature of 15degC above the outside air temp.
The best bit is you get to try the rum afterwards. Shame i was driving.
Bargara
What a beautiful little town, surrounded by beaches, it has shopping, a pub and everything you need. Would love to live here, apartments going for $75,000. Tempted very tempted.
