Tasted in July 2026: 'Last year’s Vintage Ale is holding up beautifully, lots of smooth bitterness and character from the Southern Cross and Peacharine hops of New Zealand. Look for cherries and strawberries on the nose and front of palate, with wonderful lingering stone fruit characters.'- Dave Medlyn, Technical Brewer

IBU 55 | EBC 35 | ABV 7.5%

Tasted in July 2026: 'This was a beautiful beer made with Solero and Bru-1 hops. Nearly two years down the track from brewing, it has retained many citrus, spice, and pine-needle notes, and a well-balanced bitterness that still makes for very enjoyable drinking.'- Dave Medlyn, Technical Brewer

IBU 65 | EBC 30 | ABV 7.5%

Tasted in July 2026:
‘Three wonderful hops made their way into this rich and complex Vintage ale – Talus with its grapefruit and roses, our old favourite Strisselspalt from central Europe – and the still as yet unnamed experimental hop HBC-638 with its wonderful citrus and stone fruits. The bitterness is still robust in this three-year-old beer and well balanced against its generous malt character and will reward drinkers in the wintertime with its warming
character.' - Dave Medlyn, Technical Brewer

IBU 65 | EBC 46 | ABV 7.5%

Tasted in July 2026:
‘This delicious Vintage used Huell Melon, an aromatic hop from Germany, alongside El Dorado from the USA (in fact, a neomexicanus hop for you beer nerds!) with its watermelon and stone fruit aromas. Four years down the track, it rewards drinkers with rich warming malt sweetness that is complemented with a low and smooth residual bitterness. Enjoy by the fireplace with a rich dessert!’. - Dave Medlyn, Technical Brewer

IBU 60 | EBC 40 | ABV 7.5%

Tasted July 2026: 'This beer was brewed with carefully malted Compass barley, which is widely used for malt whisky, whilst bittering and flavouring came from two US hop varieties Cashmere and Ekuanot, along with Eclipse from Australia.

These all worked well to impart wonderful citrus flavours balanced by herbs and spices. Now its five years old, these flavours are barely perceptible and the bitterness highly subdued, giving a very warming sweetness with dark fruits and Glacé cherry notes that will warm you on winter nights.' - Dave Medlyn, Technical Brewer

IBU 60 | EBC 40 | ABV 7.5%

Tasted July 2026: 'An astonishing Vintage Ale, this beer used no less than six different hops, which remains the record number in any of our Vintages to this day, and at 70BU was equalled only by the 2023 Vintage. Even with very careful cellaring, almost all these hop characters have become very subdued, leaving a wonderful warming flavour of Christmas cake and raisins. Those lucky enough to still have some in their cellar will be well rewarded to taste this beer at around 4-6 degrees C in a long-stemmed tulip glass.' - Dave Medlyn, Technical Brewer.

IBU 60 | EBC 40 | ABV 7.5%