12. Siren Bar l Restaurant - Wed 28 September 2011





Can you believe it, we’re up to our 12th ABC gathering and they just keep getting better.  Dan Gaul and all the Staff from the new “Siren Bar + Restaurant” Gungahlin’s first Bar & Restaurant put on a fantastic night of beer and food..

Kate from the Lord Nelson Brewery in Sydney was our beer guru/host for the evening and she did a great job and she certainly knew her beers.

Our 1^st beer for the evening was a “Lord Nelson Brewery Three Sheets” (4.9%).  The term Three Sheets originates from the 1800’s when Sailors at the time had a sliding scale of drunkenness “three sheets was the falling over stage: tipsy was just ‘one sheet in the wind’ or ‘a sheet in the wind’s eye’.”    Three Sheets is an Australian Pale Ale brewed for aroma, flavour and drinkability using Australian pale malted barley and the freshest hops available.   The chef whipped up a beautiful serve of Salt & Pepper Calamari which was a perfect match for the Three Sheets.

The 2nd beer was a “Lord Nelson Brewery Old Admiral” (6.1%).  Old Admiral gets its name from the Commander and Chief of the Fleet, strong and assertive.   Old Admiral is brewed in an old ale style, full bodied, malt driven with hints of mocha and caramel, balanced with generous hop bitterness.   We were served up a nicely cooked chicken and herb dish which balanced beautifully with the long dry finish of the Old Admiral.

The 3^rd beer was a “Paulaner Hefe-Weizen” (5.6%). An authentic Bararian-style wheat beer, naturally cloudy with tones of deep gold.  High in effervescence, low in calories with a uniquely crisp, refreshing fruity or clovey flavour.   This beer was used to wash down some chicken wings done in a very tasty crispy batter with an orange dipping sauce. “Beautiful”.

The 4^th beer of the evening was a “Paulaner Original Munich Lager” (4.9%).  100% natural, brewed from pure spring water using Paulaner’s centuries old exclusive yeast strain, Hallertau hops and malted Barley.  Rich and true in taste, with its all natural flavours with the traditional German light hoppy finish.  The guys at Sirens served up some beautifully cooked Pork Ribs in a rich hickory sauce which were a perfect match for this lager.

As a very special treat for last beer we were served a “Paulaner Oktoberfest” (5.8%).  This is The Munich Oktoberfest celebration’s favourite beer. 100% natural, brewed from pure spring water using Paulaner’s centuries old exclusive yeast strain, Hallertau hops and malted Barley.  A classic Bavarian “Marzen” style, clear with a rich amber colour with a rich, full taste and a creamy full finish.  There wasn’t much room left for food after all of the previous dishes, so the sweet potato chips were a very nice way to finish off the evenings menu.

The new ABC shirts proved to be very popular, with a good number being sold.  Dan from Sirens put up what would have to be the best raffle prize we’ve had to date, a BOAGS DRAUGHT KEG SPEAKER.  Patty G did a great job selling a very healthy number of raffle tickets and the lucky winner “Barra” was very happy to walk away with such a great prize.  The four letter word for grape juice continues to be a good money spinner for the fine bucket.

A big thank you to Dan Gaul and all the staff from Siren’s for their hospitality and fantastic service and a very big thank you to Kate from the Lord Nelson Brewery for being our Beer Guru for the evening.  Kate ran a very good show, she was very patient with our unruly crew and did a great job explaining each beer and food combination.