Kooinda Boutique Brewery

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:07 pm

^ do you need a NSW distributor Fents?

Andrez · Post by **Andrez** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:31 pm

Fents wrote:Cheers Andrez when we start shipping to tokyo you can be our distibuter!

Ha Ha Ha - I'd love to do that, but probably dangerous - I'd drink it all before it reached the bars!!

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:34 pm

Feigan wrote:^ do you need a NSW distributor Fents?

not really but have a NSW quality control position opening up....intrested?

Andrez · Post by **Andrez** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:44 am

Fents wrote:
Feigan wrote:^ do you need a NSW distributor Fents?
not really but have a NSW quality control position opening up....intrested?

Does that require lots of sipping to test it...?

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:00 am

Andrez wrote:
Fents wrote:
Feigan wrote:^ do you need a NSW distributor Fents?
not really but have a NSW quality control position opening up....intrested?
Does that require lots of sipping to test it...?

Very interested.

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:29 am

the guy at the comfy chair couldn't stop raving about it!
said he recommended it to anyone that couldn't decide on what to order.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:59 am

yep comfy chair are smashing it. one of our best customers!

Andrez · Post by **Andrez** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 9:45 am

Feigan wrote:
Andrez wrote:
Does that require lots of sipping to test it...?

Very interested.

Likewise!!

bassfreak · Post by **bassfreak** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 6:02 pm

Havent had a chance to try your beer yet, but keen as mustard, I'm a big fan of pale ales. Cant see any stockists in the North Melbourne/Kensington area unfortunately

My local cleanskin wine shop is sells a lot of boutique beers and the owner is really into his beers! I'm sure he would be happy to sell some of your beer.

Macaulay Cleanskins: 03) 9372 3220

I've just started brewing my own beer, got 3 batches on the go (having 2 fermenters is handy) Have done a simple Cooper Pale Ale, a belgian wheat beer (Hoegaarden styles) and just about to bottle another pale ale (Little Creatures styles)

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:11 am

bassfreak wrote:Havent had a chance to try your beer yet, but keen as mustard, I'm a big fan of pale ales. Cant see any stockists in the North Melbourne/Kensington area unfortunately
My local cleanskin wine shop is sells a lot of boutique beers and the owner is really into his beers! I'm sure he would be happy to sell some of your beer.

Macaulay Cleanskins: 03) 9372 3220

I've just started brewing my own beer, got 3 batches on the go (having 2 fermenters is handy) Have done a simple Cooper Pale Ale, a belgian wheat beer (Hoegaarden styles) and just about to bottle another pale ale (Little Creatures styles)

Only one in Nth Melb is a restraunt called brisc but im pretty sure they dont do takeaways lol.

try swords wines in queen vic market or even lounge and cookie if your passing by.

top work on the homebrew. start steeping grains (just soaking the grains in water then using that water in your brew after you have strained it) next time into a brew it will give you another whole dimension. then you can start adding your own hops as well. biggup.

bassfreak · Post by **bassfreak** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 9:33 am

Yip, been to Brisc before. Working my way up to brewing a full grain beer! Getting a bit of practice in first. Added a couple of varities of hops to my pale ale. Been buying recipie kits from Brewcraft. They're pretty expensive, but its a good and easy way to put together a nice beer when you'r learning.

Will grab a 6pack of ya ale next time I'm at the markets.

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 9:52 am

we just had our work xmas party at brisc- if i'd have seen the kooi i would have been all over it

but possibly a lot sicker than i already was the next day on just wine... :/

kronz · Post by **kronz** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 7:02 pm

Fents, went down to the waterside in the city the other day looking to try it.

THey claimed they didn't have it (didn't know what it was), can you confirm if you supply to them?

Cheers buddy, still needing to try it. Support mates, drink local

quick · Post by **quick** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:37 am

need to try it too... but may need to wait till I'm home, lookin forward to it for sure...

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:37 am

Hey crew, on the 28th Feb the kooi boys and 4 other brewers will be showcasing their beers @ Mrs Parma's - 19-25 Little Bourke St, CBD - 03 9639 2269

I'll be down there for a sunday session if you love a good beer and great food book in, come join us cause its set to be a great session. Heres the details :

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Book Now to join us in a great Sunday session
Dedicated to 5 new Victorian brewers

Sunday 28th February 12 - 2pm
Tickets $45

5 real "tasting" pours
& by that we mean stubby - not a 30ml sip!!
Matched with 5 of the best beer foods
Plus a up close & personal insight into the
World of brewing by each new brewer

Seats are limited & bookings are essential
Ph: 9639 2269

New Brews & Menu

Sweetwater Summer Ale with Shrimp cocktail in a lettuce cup with a hint of smoked paprika
Arctic Fox Ice Cap Lager with hand crafted Indian samosa & mango chutney
White Rabbit Dark Ale with Parmesan polenta chips
Flying Horse "Dirty Angel" with original Parma
Kooinda Pale Ale with warm roast lamb roll with rosemary, horseradish & gravy

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Fents · Post by **Fents** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:38 am

mmmmmmmmm roast lamb rool with a kooi!!!!!!!

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:19 pm

I'd rather just smash beers...

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:20 pm

so come smash beers with me....way overdue anyway plus you can entertain me with your travel beer diary / story's.

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:21 pm

Overdue for catchups for sure Fents. Been meaning to catch up with Tim as well.
Will have to arrange something soon.

menace · Post by **menace** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 11:13 am

I will be down

same o · Post by **same o** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:12 pm

had my first kooinda the other day at grumpies green.

was good enough that i had a second.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:20 pm

Chris Badenoch from Master Chef just did up a Kooinda Pale Ale beer batter recipe!!!!! Check his blog for details.

http://chrisbadenoch.com/

Stoked to get this type of publicity.

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:40 pm

Big Ups!!

That's magic Fents.

well played.

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:43 pm

Fents wrote:Chris Badenoch from Master Chef just did up a Kooinda Pale Ale beer batter recipe!!!!! Check his blog for details.

http://chrisbadenoch.com/

Stoked to get this type of publicity.

Mad props there Fents. Now wheres the battered Tofu to go with the beer?

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:47 pm

he can batter better things than tofu for you! bananna fritters all the way bruv!

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:03 pm

Fents wrote:he can batter better things than tofu for you! bananna fritters all the way bruv!

Yeah for sure.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:11 pm

FT's.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Thu Apr 01, 2010 10:24 am

the lowdown and aftermath report after our last beer tasting at the biggest beer retailer in melb - purvis cellars. Check the best selling beers on the night up the top then scroll down to the photo's for a shot of a very proud me with his babies - notice the caption too underneath the photo

http://highlyhopped.wordpress.com/

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 12:33 pm

New webiste launched www.kooinda.com.au

Also our new brewery in Heidelberg is almost complete. Should be brewing on the new system in 2 weeks! after we get the system dialed in watch out for a new beer release.....

Koooooooooooooi!

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 1:55 pm

Serious.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:31 pm

nice site fents!

just an idea, in the gallery you could have photos of people with kooinda in hand, give an idea of the 'types' of people who like it...grolsch asks me for pics of gallery punters with it in hand for their marketing....

Lizkins · Post by **Lizkins** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 3:09 pm

Fents wrote:New webiste launched http://www.kooinda.com.au

Also our new brewery in Heidelberg is almost complete. Should be brewing on the new system in 2 weeks! after we get the system dialed in watch out for a new beer release.....

Koooooooooooooi!

nice one Fentomas!

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 4:09 pm

I vote this for first pic...

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 4:28 pm

totally!

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 4:43 pm

done dan! mad suggestion! had the best day that day, you guys rocked.

http://www.kooinda.com.au/image/melbour ... oinda-crew

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 4:59 pm

nice one!
needs loads of pictures of all of us enjoying them heheh

best marketing is smiley happy beer faces.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:56 am

Nice work Fents

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:52 pm

Got some professional shots from our wedding with kooi's in hand. Ill get them to you Fents.

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 9:49 am

no kooi in at the fox yet fents>? we looked for it. they had a million beers but no kooi. get em!

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:04 am

nah we dropped in a 6 pack ages ago gnat and they never got back to us, we didnt chase it that hard i must admit, when the new brewerys running and we actually have some stock (we ran out 3 weeks ago so kooi's in rare supply) we will chase them up again.

Just laid the second last piece of the puzzle down, we were all ready to brew the other week when we got passed by excise but them one of our pumps shit itself, all teething problems, next sat is the first brew come hell or high malt.

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 6:50 pm

fucking nice one bruvver

CoB · Post by **CoB** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:18 am

ooh, cool!

ps. u need QLD quality control???

Kaiproject · Post by **Kaiproject** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:36 pm

grabbed a 6pack the other day from rathdowne. tasty!
out of interest is 25 standard?
usually a pretty pricey bottleshop their markups on everything are huge; don't normally go there but was desperate

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:28 am

rathdowne cellears or liquor on rathdowne?

yea its at the higher end of the price range but we cant really control what the shops charge, their markup is their markup. Cheapest i have seen them is $19.99 a six pack, most expensive is yours at $25.00.

cheers for the review kai, glad you enjoyed.

Post by **huge** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:26 am

rathdowne cellars easily the most expensive bottle o around.

Kaiproject · Post by **Kaiproject** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 11:39 am

nothing's cheap on rathdowne that's for sure

but yeah i think it was liquor on rathdowne, the one up near GN and right near my place, nice and convenient but exxy

i should walk a bit further n check the one on canning & richardson

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 11:56 am

liquor on rathdowne has a milk bar attached and rathdowne cellars just looks expensive walking into it.

Kaiproject · Post by **Kaiproject** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:41 pm

yeah, and dunno about cellars but liquor shuts at like 8pm even on fri/sat GRRR

Post by **huge** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:44 pm

Kaiproject wrote:i should walk a bit further n check the one on canning & richardson

probably even more expensive that one huhu.

fents if you can get them into foodies on nicholson near park street that would be rad. huhuh. cheapest bottle o around.

on a serious note tho, there's a booze shop called Tobacco Road on nicholson that do rad beers. Koois should be in there tbh. they have mildura brewery beers in there for $13.99 a six pack!

Kaiproject · Post by **Kaiproject** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:46 pm

huge wrote:
Kaiproject wrote:i should walk a bit further n check the one on canning & richardson
probably even more expensive that one huhu.

fents if you can get them into foodies on nicholson near park street that would be rad. huhuh. cheapest bottle o around.

on a serious note tho, there's a booze shop called Tobacco Road on nicholson that do rad beers. Koois should be in there tbh. they have mildura brewery beers in there for $13.99 a six pack!

Oh yeah i think i know the one, go there a bit (they 'have groceries/milkbar stuff to right) - a bit up from Fishionable Chippery and the italian deli type one ay. Was getting stones ginger for like 14-15 fer a while