Fast forward to 2018 and I’m at Saint John Craft Beer
drinking The Wreck Preservation Ale, made from yeast recovered from the same
wreck of the Sydney Cove.
First of all, it wasn’t the same yeast from the wreck, but
yeast engineered to match living yeast that was found underwater 200 years
later and used to create a dark porter that brewers believed would be close to
what the beer originally tasted like.
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| An awesome event! |
Divers who examined the wreck found bottles of beer intact,
in a lab it was found some had seawater inside, but one was found still sealed,
with yeast alive inside.
James Squire got the rights to make something with the
genetically created yeast and came up with Preservation Ale.
In exclusive tastings around the country, the beer that
failed to make it to Sydney reached its destination and many others around the
country. So far in a one-off brew of 5000 litres it was made available to beer
enthusiasts.
Local craft beer bar, Saint John Craft Beer got eight kegs
of this intriguing brew and managed to sell around 220 tickets to a tasting
event.
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As one of the first inside I was handed a cool little card
to exchange for a beer, getting a schooner I examine the glass of dark brew, it
smells good, it tastes unlike anything I’ve ever had.
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| My special card |
Once I finish it I feel a bit empty thinking that was my
only taste, but I was wrong, you could buy more, as much as you could drink.
Needless to say, I finished the night with quite a few going
down very well.
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| Beer and burgers! yes! |
It was an incredible experience, I’m glad I could share it
with you.
Cheers,
Dave
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| Cheers! |
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