Stone & Wood ‘Tequila Queen’ – Oak Aged Margarita

TASTING NOTES

THE KWEEN IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE QUEEN. In search of a successor to Stone and Wood’s Killer Kween, they heard whispers of a powerful matriarch who rules over an agave-studded region famous for a certain spirit. Where is this queendom, you ask? Tequila, Mexico. And so, compadres, all rise for Tequila Queen and her favourite tipple, the Oak Aged Margarita.
Brewed with premium small-batch Arette Tequila (from the Tequila region), lacto, lime juice and Cointreau, hopped with Galaxy and aged on American oak, this margarita sour rushes the palate with citrus and salt and brings a Mexican twist to the Age of Queens. Viva la Reina, Tequila Queen – the eighth limited release from CC – beers that go against the grain.

Style: Gose – Other   Malt: Pale and wheat malt
Yeast: 1056 ale yeast
Hops: Galaxy     Appearance: Pale gold      SRM: 4 with mild haze
Additions: Sunny coast lime juice, Cointreau, Arette small batch tequila, lacto sour pitch, salt
Extra process: Aged on US oak chips

BREWERY SNAPSHOT

Stone and Wood Brewing Company was established in 2008. The three boys – Brad, Jamie and Ross had spent many years working in the beer business. The dream was to quit ‘working for the man’, shed the corporate garbage and get back to basics. As the original brewers of the Northern Rivers, they built their first brewery at the eastern tip of Australia, in a part of the world where people enjoy having a beer when relaxing after catching a wave, catching a band at the pub or just catching up with friends. It’s that sort of place.

DID YOU KNOW?

Stone and Wood acknowledge the reliance they have on their Earth to enable them to produce good beer which inspired them to start their Green Feet program. Green Feet is a company-wide program they’ve been working on for a couple of years now. It’s about minimising their footprint on the Earth through striving to not only reduce, reuse and recycle but also exploring innovative practices by reimagining the ecology of brewing.