James Squire (beer)

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James Squire is an Australian brand of beer owned by Lion Nathan and produced by the Malt Shovel Brewery in Sydney. It is available in most Australian retailers nationwide and year round. The beer is named after the convict brewer James Squire, who is said to have created Australia's first commercial brewery. This history features heavily in packaging and marketing materials.

Beers

Regular Brews

The Malt Shovel Brewery produces five main brews under the James Squire brand, each with a moniker related to the James Squire story:

  • Nine Tales Original Amber Ale is a handcrafted English-style Brown Ale, consisting of a blend of Pale and Crystal malts, three distinct hops, and a 140-year-old top fermenting ale yeast. Alcohol content: 5.0%
  • Chancer Golden Ale is an English-style Summer Ale, created with toasted grains of wheat and barley, combined with new season Amarillo hops. Alcohol content: 4.5%
  • Four Wives Pilsener is brewed using Pale and Munich malts, Saaz hops and lager yeast. James Squire Pilsener is the company's most awarded beer. Alcohol content: 5.0%
  • Stowaway India Pale Ale (I.P.A.) has robust malty flavours and earthy floral aromas from dry hopping with English Fuggles. Alcohol content: 5.6%
  • Jack of Spades Porter is a dark beer consisting of five different malts combined with roasted barley and wheat. Porter has a longer maturation than the other James Squire brews. Alcohol content: 5.0%

Speciality Brews

Occasionally, the brewery creates speciality brews which are typically sold as limited-release products, produced in much smaller quantities than the regular brews:

  • Hop Thief American Pale Ale
  • Australian Strong Ale
  • Rum Rebellion Porter
  • Pepperberry Winter Ale
  • Sundown Lager
  • The Constable Copper Ale

Awards

James Squire has won numerous awards, medals and trophies world wide for their permanent range of products. The most notable awards include:

  • Champion Australasian Brewery, 2000 and 2003 (Australian International Beer Awards) [1]
  • Best Bohemian-Style Pilsener, 2008 (World Beer Cup) [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Grand Champion Beer Trophy 2003, Australian International Beer Awards website, retrieved 2008-12-04.
  2. ↑ 2008 Brewers Association World Beer Cup Winners, World Beer Cup event website, retrieved 2008-12-04.

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