I’d never heard of Stone & Wood before we moved to the north coast of NSW in early 2014. We’d just taken over the lease on a shop in River Street and discovered there was a pub conveniently located at the end of the street.
So, after a hard day of shop fit out, we went for a cleansing ale and met the publican, Graham. Well he asked, “What’re you having?” and we asked, “What do the locals drink?” and before you know it we have a couple of pints of Stone & Wood Pacific Ale in front of us.
Well that was a start of a beautiful relationship!
I’ve tried a lot of beers and early on, I was pretty blasé about the regular beer offerings and most of the stuff my friends were drinking. But once I started travelling and tried a lot of different beers from different places, different countries, different styles, I really got a taste for Pale Ales and that has subsequently developed into a taste for IAPs, especially Pacific West Coast IPAs. But back at home, I was a pretty dedicated drinker of Cooper’s Pale Ale.
While I’m still a fan of Coppers Pale Ale and quite a few of the other beers in the Coppers range, Stone & Wood Pacific Ale, is my first preference, my go-to beer, the one I always have a few of in the fridge.
It’s very refreshing, has quite a floral bouquet and some very tropical fruit flavour notes. I think the first taste was a bit of an eye opener and a bit unexpected, but intriguing and irresistible and after the first schooner, I was sold.
The Stone & Wood Brewery was founded in 2008 in Byron Bay and their Pacific Ale was introduced to the world in 2010.
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