La Sirène Brewing in Alphington, Victoria | Brewery

La Sirène Brewing

Locality: Alphington, Victoria

Phone: +61 452 339 210

Address: 2 Wingrove St 3078 Alphington, VIC, Australia

Website: http://lasirene.com.au

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25.01.2022 SATURDAY NIGHT LA SIRNE: PARIS ANYONE? Hosted by Bires Cultes join our Founder Costa Nikias as we introduce our exciting Australian Oak Aged Wild Ales to Paris... oui oui, its true... see you there! #aussiesineurope #paris #melbourne #urbanfarmhouse #oakagedwildales

25.01.2022 Our VIRTUAL CELLAR DOOR is NOW OPEN ... finally you can get mixed cases of your La Sirne faves delivered to your door. Just follow the steps ... too easy, email us at [email protected] with your post code and off you go. Melb Metro* Free and interstate orders welcome ... Our online shop is available if you are after a straight case or information about all our beers ... visit www.lasirene.com.au BREWERY CELLAR DOOR We are open again this Friday 3rd April 4-8pm and Saturday 12-6pm ... with all our Covid conscious protocols. For this months OPEN DATE details see link in bio www.lasirene.com.au/cellar-door Stay well everyone - Stay Safe and thanks for supporting local #keepinglocalalive #farmhouseforthepeople #lasirenebrewing

25.01.2022 Oooooh honey honey! New TANK 3 Series SAISON de FLEUR w honey from The Practical Beekeeper Meet our friendly neighbour Benedict from The Practical Bee Keeper. He generously provided us with some of his bees raw Red Gum honey for our latest Tank 3 Series - Saison de Fleur. Deriving nectar from the Darebin Parklands his amazing bees have the same backyard as our resident microbes that help naturally ferment our farmhouse-style ales so we're excited to taste how these hyp...er-local influencers interact. The Saison de Fleur has been naturally fermented with this beautiful honey before an infusion of fresh chamomile flowers. Expect an abundance of floral chamomile aroma on pouring this fluffy, luminous honey-coloured saison. Complex fermentation character then fills the palate with notes of honey-blossom, apricot, banana and lemon sponge cake with a gentle, lingering herbaceousness creating a truly refreshing and unique farmhouse ale experience. Available in store from today and from our Virtual Cellar Door.

23.01.2022 Here we are again in LOCKDOWN Melbourne ... so we are lying down, well our bottles are in this pic anyways ... coz you know sometimes you just need to stop... and get some La Sirene-ity ... these and loads more available from our Virtual Cellar Door https://www.lasirene.com.au/cellar-door/ Cheers @didge_ for the pic

22.01.2022 Catch Costa Nikias our Founder, in Paris tonight as he unveils La Sirne in the city of love! Oui, oui...

21.01.2022 FINALLY THE PERFECT SEASON! LAUNCH & AFTER PARTY TONIGHT: HERE IT IS, our NEW Farmhouse Style SEASON ALE (ABV 4%) Our Season Ale is an all year round ale designed for pure refreshment . .... FREE TASTINGS & Product Launch Friday 8th March @audacious_monk_cellars - 5 - 7pm - 128-130 Regent Street, PRESTON @blackheartswine Richmond - 5.30 - 7:30pm 202 Swan St RICHMOND @blackheartswine North Fitzroy - 5.30 - 7:30pm 119 Scotchmer St - NORTH FITZROY @blackheartswine East Brunswick - 5.30 - 7:30pm 131 Lygon St EAST BRUNSWICK @grape_grain - 5 - 7pm - 14/16 Station Street, MOORABIN @mccoppinsabbotsford - 5 - 7pm - 501-509 Victoria Street, ABBOTSFORD @carwyncellars for Tasting and Bar Shout - 877 High St, THORNBURY . . You will also be able to pick up the SEASON ALE from these select LAUNCH venues from Friday 8th March: @mccoppinsfitzroy - 165 Johnston St, FITZROY @apodliquor - 499 Whitehorse Road, MITCHAM @bottlehouse - 179 Carlisle St, BALACLAVA @decantersbythebay - 174 Nott Street, PORT MELBOUNRE @grosvenorhotel - 10 Brighton Road, ST KILDA EAST @harvest_wine - 207 High Street, NORTHCOTE @nillumbikcellars - 11 Chute St, DIAMOND CREEK @slowbeer - 351 Smith Street, FITZROY @pennyyoung_liquor - 22 Young St, MOONEE PONDS @purvis_beer - 292 Bridge Road, RICHMOND . . And last but not least AFTER PARTY @bartinimelbourne from 8pm ALL WELCOME #seeyouthere www.beyondordinarybeer.com.au

20.01.2022 Happy La Sirne GOOD BEER WEEK! Today Good Beer Week kicks off & we are mighty excited. We look forward to seeing you at our three events next week: Mjlner Melbourne , a roving farmhouse feast with our ales served in Viking horns and other magic. Our event at Boilermaker House, where we will serve and match our ales with cheeses from LArtisan Cheese which have been washed with our ales, and last but not least, our annual degustation at Rupert for WILD on WILD III , an event that has managed to have its word spread beyond our shores, a carefully curated dinner matched with our ales, to showcase the best of all that is La Sirne. (ALL 3 EVENTS are SOLD OUT) #urbanfarmhouse #farmhouseforthepeople #farmhousestyle #lasireneexperience #lasirenebrewing #goodbeerweek : @deladee

18.01.2022 CONVERGENCE is our latest release and a collaboration with @bannockburnvineyrards in Geelong, Victoria. It is a farmhouse ale that was allowed to 100% barrel ferment for 13 months in a Bannockburn puncheon with its Chardonnay lees & was co-fermented with our own local house yeast. As promised as part of the second installment of this tasty number here are Costas Brewers Notes on the collab! It was an absolute pleasure & an honour to work with Matt Holmes & hi...s dedicated team at Bannockburn Vineyards on this little project that perhaps shows that there sometimes can be overlap in beer with wine. This hybrid ale is a wonderfully cloudy & complex little number. I get a lot of stone fruits as it warms, along with crushed almonds and a lovely minerality (almost saline-ish) perhaps from Bannockburns semi-maritime climate, that delivers the finesse one would expect when drinking a Bannockburn wine. One to drink now and for the cellar for up to 10 months. - Costa Nikias (Chief Artisan Brewer & Co-founder) #farmhouseforthepeople #farmhousestyle #lasirenebrewing #bannockburnvineyards #alphington #bannockburn #geelong #chardonnay #barrelfermented #lasireneexperience #beer #ale #houseyeast #housestyle

18.01.2022 Its an amazing Virtual Meet the Brewers this Thursday night with Costa Nikias and Will MacDonald from La Sirne Brewing. Theyll take you through a guided tour of their signature beers and also some of their latest releases. And as a very special treat there are some great Belgian beers to compare and contrast with, such as Gueuzerie Tilquin & @duponttourpes There are only a couple of tasting packs left so contact The Coolroom if youd like one delivered to you as part of Thursday nights Virtual Tasting and show (see previous post for more deets )

17.01.2022 We are pretty excited to be coming to Brissie at the end of the month! Check this out, and come meet our Chief Artisan and Head Brewer Costa Nikias as you are taken along a Farmhouse Feast La Sirne style

17.01.2022 Not ONE but THREE rare & limited SINGLE BARREL releases. At La Sirene Brewing, we have been nurturing our unique style of artisan ales in french oak for over 10 years, garnering knowledge and creating complex and delicious liquid ales. Once in a while we discover a barrel that is so interesting and full of character, we don't need to add or blend a thing! This is the evolution of the SINGLE BARREL COLLECTION ... BARREL NO. 014 Barrel No. 014 housed our Farmhouse Red for more than three years and displays wonderful acidity & wild ale characters. This rustic amber ale is a product of time & patience. BARREL NO. 023 Barrel No. 023 is a non-carbonated still ale that was so unique we didn't want to do anything with it other than getting it into a bottle. Textural, buttery and complex like natural wine. Stunning! BARREL NO. 142 Barrel No. 142 is part of the Beer With Jeff collaboration we did with Jester King when they visited our brewery in 2018. This barrel displayed so much wonderful character that we decided to bottle it separately. Costa Nikias - Founder Chief Artisan Brewer "I am super excited to release our Single Barrel Collection after many years of tasting, reviewing, contemplating and reflection. This is our opportunity to showcase a singular expression that exists in each of our 200+strong barrels. Expect the unexpected in this series as it’s nature's canvas crafted & curated in all its glory.

16.01.2022 Another week with no pubs! ... Why not get onto and join us for the The Coolroom podcast ... this Thursday May 14th ... check below for all deets

16.01.2022 20 TAPS of La Sirne! There is SOMETHING BIG happening this weekend at @mrwestbar We are taking over 20 Taps with some of our most exciting beers current and new to date! And if thats not enough for those that want more there is a Masterclass with tickets running out... (link below) This is coinciding with an exclusive release of a single barrel of Blueberry Noir 750ml only available at Mr West! See you on the weekend all ... https://mrwest.com.au/product-category//masterclassticket/

16.01.2022 Melbourne WE are BACK .... our brewery CELLAR DOOR is open this Saturday 7th November in a covid safe way 12 - 4pm for take away La Sirene packaged goodness. We have special magnums and a new shipment of La Sirene t-shirts available too. No tastings will be available at the moment till we roll out other plans ... see you SATURDAY Getting here: We are situated diagonally across from Alphington Train Station - if driving we ask you not to drive further than the car park at the front of MIC (at our address) - for further convenience there is ample parking space at Alphington train station for everyone- thank you for your cooperation - we want to keep all our neighbours happy!

15.01.2022 NEW RELEASE CUVE de BOIS 2018: OAK AGED WILD ALE with CHARDONNAY - SOLERA METHOD The 2018 Cuve de Bois is a special wine hybrid, mixed fermentation farmhouse ale blended with select French oak barriques of La Sirne Saison. Using our vintage basket press, Australian free run juice and whole bunches from the Geelong region were brewed into a specially designed farmhouse beer, then blended with our barrel-aged Saison. The 2018 Cuve de Bois is a delightful blend of balanced wild farmhouse complexity and grape forward acidity crowned by the elegance and depth of toasted French oak.

15.01.2022 Missed out on tasting the Season Ale this weekend? Well Mark at Malt & Lead didnt, and these are his musings on our most recent can release... #farmhousestyle #farmhouseforthepeople #seasonale #finallytheperfectseason #tablebeer #canbeer

15.01.2022 We are super excited to release CONVERGENCE: collaboration with Victorias illustrious Bannockburn Vineyards Being big fans of Geelong region wines & in particular Bannockburn Chardonnay, we thought it would be fascinating to co-ferment one of our Farmhouse Ales with the wild yeast from Bannockburns vineyards, with our house yeast, for fun! The result is a uniquely wild, barnyard yet vibrant wine-like wild ale. This 100% barrel-fermented Wild Ale commenced fermenta...tion in one of Bannockburns 500L puncheons at our brewery which had some chardonnay lees still left in it, and post fermentation was allowed to sit on the resulting lees for up to 13 months to really develop some texture and dual yeast expression. We would like to extend warm thanks to Matt Holmes Head Winemaker and his team @bannockburnvineyards for being open to experiment together. Its exciting to work cross-industries to create such unique Victorian beverages of elegance and place. Stay tune for our next post, as our Founder & Head Artisan brewer Costa Nikias gives us his notes on CONVERGENCE. Available soon in all good liquor venues. #farmhouseforthepeople #farmhousestyle #farmhouseales #urbanfarmhouse #wemakeales #beerwinehybrid #bannockburnvineyards #lasirenebrewing #lasireneexperience #barrelfermented #houseyeast #housestyle #collaboration #chardonnay #victorianchardonnay

12.01.2022 Hand Sanitizer! Supporting local has never been more important ... our friends at Kleins Perfumery have released a gin scented 80% Hand Sanitizer made to WHO recommended specs.... visit their website for orders plus loads of lovely goodies to keep those hands clean #keepinglocalalive #handsanitizer

11.01.2022 The Crafty Pint got their hands on this little number... our latest release the Farmhouse Style Season Ale, "a sessionable farmhouse ale"... happy reading and have a great weekend all! #finallytheperfectseason

11.01.2022 WELCOME to the LIMITED TANK 3 SERIES PETITE CERISE The FIRST release in our rare TANK 3 SERIES. This new series is based on one-off experimental brews from our little 200L tank which allows us to embrace creativity & wonder in super limited batches. Limited stock will also be available to purchase at our Virtual Cellar Door ... PETITE CERISE is our first creation in the series that sees whole sour cherries & hibiscus flowers infused into a refreshing farmhouse ale base. It's deliciously rose -like!

10.01.2022 We had the pleasure of hosting Cherry and Eileen of the Blackhearts & Sparrows crew the other day... take a sneak peek behind the scenes of their La Sirne visit!

10.01.2022 BARREL AGED La Sirene goodness in a CAN.... must be OAK SEASON Limited Can Release The OAK SEASON is made in the Biere de Coupage style blending hand-selected barrel-aged wild ale with fresh farmhouse ale to create a wonderfully complex but ultimately refreshing oak-aged wild ale in a can. Expect deep oak-ripened complexity with buttery, earthy and woody notes followed by ripe apricots, orange blossom and a welcoming sharp grapefruit tang. Delicious!

09.01.2022 OUR ANNUAL RELEASE of VIN FOLIE is HERE! Introducing our 2018 Vintage VIN FOLIE CHAMBOURCIN a luminous pink Chambourcin grape hybrid ale. OAK ~ VINOUS ~ SOUR ~ DRY ... Our VIN FOLIE is a unique series of Farmhouse-style ales that combines the best of rustic Farmhouse character with Australian seasonal red wine grapes. For our 2018 vintage we have used the juicy and big berried Chambourcin from the Mornington Peninsula region. Processed in our house style, we conducted multiple and synchronised mixed fermentations a ferment within a ferment to extract the subtleties of the grapes, yielding a luminous pink wild fermented Farmhouse style ale. Available in store this week

06.01.2022 Last few tickets available for WILD FEAST Slowbeer THIS Thursday. An initimate La Sirne Brewing MASTERCLASS accompanied by grazing from Fara Feasts, designed to compliment the beers in focus. As featured in Broadsheet Melbourne below. Get your tickets here https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/wild-feast-presented-by-slo

05.01.2022 CUVE DE BOIS 2018: OAK AGED FARMHOUSE ALE CO-FERMENTED w CHARDONNAY & blended with oude La Sirne Saison SOLERA METHOD: . . This weekend treat yourself to our latest release. . This is what our Founder & Chief Artisan brewer had to say about this latest beauty: A distinctly sour yet layered wine hybrid ale, the Cuve de Bois reminds me how expressive Australian Chardonnay can be when allowed to shine. The naturally building acidity cuts through the green pineapple note...s which is the star of the show in this hybrid ale coupled with the ripe Chardonnay top notes. The Oude Saison contribution very much tempers the fruit vibrancy with a kiss of French oak toastiness to round the matter out. For me, this hybrid ale resembles the melding of what I love and adore in drinking, delicate & unique farmhouse ales and classic old world chardonnay. Sante!" - Costa Nikias . Limited stocks now available at @apodliquor @bartorino @thebelgianadelaide @theedhotel @beer.360 @bigearsbar @blackheartswine @camberwellcellars @decanterswine @mrwestbar @otterspromise @slowbeer For WA & NSW stockists please DM us. #urbanfarmhouse #oakagedales #farmhouseales #saison #chardonnay #frenchoak #wildales #agedbeer #beerwinehybrid #farmhouseforthepeople

05.01.2022 6 - course Masterclass with La Sirne Brewing at MR WEST - Bar & Bottle Shop March 14th - Launching exclusive Single Barrel BLUEBERRY NOIR. 12pm kick off! We are super excited to present our FIRST Masterclass for 2020 Tickets are limited so get them here: https://mrwest.com.au/product/la-sirene-masterclass/ As Farmhouse & Wild Ale specialists since 2010 our passion runs deep and this is your opportunity to meet us, taste and learn more about intriguing and delicious ales!... 6 La Sirne specialty beers will be paired along with six expertly prepared dishes by Bar Libertys Chef Zack Furst.... ! Awesome!

04.01.2022 We hope everyone had a lovely weekend. Nice to see our Rose Wild Ale a collaboration with @dominiqueportet get a mention in Peter Lalor’s Top 20 beers in The Australian... happy week all!

03.01.2022 Update: SOLD OUT. FROM ALPHINGTON TO ANDERLECHT - Only 6 tix left this Saturday Blackhearts & Sparrows Prahran Market all deets below (ssssssssh Special preview of new beer in NEW La Sirne Collection being unveiled by our Founder and Head Brewer Costa Nikias)

03.01.2022 BE SPONTANEOUS and have a WILD WEDNESDAY with La Sirne Brewing :: Last few tickets left for Beer 360 Farmhouse Masterclass with our very own Will Macdonald (Certified Cicerone). The order and tasting of the night will be as follows with each person receiving their own individual tasting plate which will be referenced by Will. Beers: Season Ale, Saisonette, Saison, Reserve Saison, Wild Saison, Farmhouse Red, Farmhouse Noir, Citray Sour, Cuvee de Bois (Just released), Wild ...Wit (recently released), Saison Tropique, Urban Pale as a cleansing finish (that a lot of La Sirne love!) $55 per head Contact Chris to snap up your tix: 0412 654 800 or [email protected]

03.01.2022 NEW RELEASE: TIME & PLACE We are proud to announce the second in our annual limited Coolship release. TIME & PLACE is a 100% spontaneous wild ale created in our authentic Coolship with the native wild yeast brought in by the cool night air. Allowed to age & ripen in French oak barrels for 24 months then carefully blended. This wild ale is a true snapshot of time, place & season. Expect an abundance of rich, complex barrel character alongside a driving sharp acidity with beau...tifully layered fruity & funky fermentation expression. One to really contemplate & savour. Available now in store and from our Virtual Cellar Door and stay tune for Cellar Door open dates ... coming soon!

02.01.2022 TAG & WIN! Weve teamed up with our mates at Thongs Australia to give away some Australian made local love to help you during these homebound times. Bring home the tropical beach vibes! Simply tag a mate and youll both go in the draw to win a case of our limited edition seriously tropical Sour ISO-Ales + a pair of 100% Aus Made Thongs. Well announce 2x winners next Friday 24th at 3pm AEST on our IG stories. Happy tagging! #australianmademates #keepinglocalalive ... Over 18 years and Australian address entrants / winners only **

02.01.2022 Look what just landed at Saccharomyces Beer Cafe ... tag your Brisbane mates

02.01.2022 Let’s get TROPICAL Unveiling, the latest in our Tank 3 Series : PASSIFLORA is a 100% spontaneously fermented wild ale that has been laid to rest for 18 months in premium French-oak barrels before being loaded with fresh tangy passionfruit. Expect big, lively aromatics of passionfruit, zesty citrus and feijoa. The pallet is awash with complex fruit character celebrating copious amounts of fresh sharp passionfruit and welcome refreshing acidity. The promise of Summer in a glass... The TANK 3 SERIES are rare and limited releases based on one-off experimental brews from our little 200L tank that embraces pure creativity & wonder in super limited batches.

02.01.2022 IT’S HERE: AGE & BEAUTY 36 MTHS WILD COOLSHIP ALE Our most highly anticipated beer to date is finally here! The third release in our COOLSHIP COLLECTION. AGE & BEAUTY is a 100% spontaneous wild ale created in our authentic Coolship with native wild yeast brought in by the cool night air. Allowed to age & ripen in French oak barrels for 36 months then carefully blended. This wild ale is a true snapshot of time, place & season. Founder & Chief Brewer - Costa Nikias says of AGE ...& BEAUTY: "The anticipation of how this authentic wild ale would develop has kept me intrigued and engaged over the last 3 years and it is with great pleasure that we announce - it has exceeded our expectations in the complexity & balance stakes. This True Wild Ale is displaying Nature at her best, showing the perfection she effortlessly delivers when allowed to fully express herself without any brewer interference. I say 'she' as there is an elegance and sophistication in this wild ale that is undoubtedly feminine yet has a powerful mid-palate reminiscent of our 2-year Coolship (Time & Place). Being next to the 130 acres of protected parklands (Darebin Parklands) with all its wonderful biological & microbial diversity is really what we are celebrating here. Back in mid-2017, we brewed the wort for this wonder on a cold winters' evening where temperatures were hovering at about 3 degrees Celcius with a northerly wind direction & speeds of about 8 knots - just enough to bring in a microbial snapshot of the parklands and layer it liberally over our freshly made (100 degrees Celsius) hot wort. Watching this happen in a steamy environment on a cold winter's evening is mesmerising, to say the least, however, it never gets boring watching it 5 years into doing Coolship Wild Ales here at our current site!" Now in store and available from our Virtual Cellar Door

01.01.2022 We will be in Brisbane this week. Tuesday night @ Saccharomyces Beer Cafe and on Wednesday night a bottle share with our Founder Costa Nikias at My Beer Dealer - see you all there! Check out Wednesday night deets below!

01.01.2022 TIME TO FUNQ IT UP! **NEW** We are super pleased to be sharing our newest can release FUNQ IPA done with La Sirene flair #farmhousestyle CANNED and INSTORE tomorrow Friday 20th just in time for the weekend Melbourne ... @audacious_monk_cellars @beermash @blackheartswine @bottle_house @carwyncellars @theevelynhotel @fizzandhop @grape_grain @harvest_wine @mccoppinsfoodandwine @mrwestbar @otterspromise @pennyyoung_liquor @purvis_beer @purvisbeersurreyhills @seddonwinestore @unionwinestore @swords_wines_vicmarket @thewinecornercarlton @wine.republic @localbottlestore @localbottlestorenorthfitzroy @seddonwinestore @unionwinestore @beer360

01.01.2022 NEW BEER ALERT Is it a wild ale? Is it a saison? Is it a sour? ... nope. We just canned an IPA #farmhousestyle... TIME TO FUNQ IT UP! We will be unveiling our FUNQ IPA tomorrow to be launched in store this Friday... stay tuned to tomorrow’s post for full stockist details. #farmhousestyle #funqipa #lasirenebrewing #urbanfarmhouse