23/07/2026
Father Dunn Brown, 8%abv, brown ale collab between Nail Brewing Australia and Artisan Brewing.
On paper , this is a glorious event, buut like many other things and once you peel back the layers of marketing and hope, you kinda only find Hype.. and a quite decent beer- if not, a somewhat counterfeit one !
Hugh Dunn, (RIP) after whom this is named (originally).. was a mentor of craft and small scale brewing in WA. full stop.
This beer ‘used’ to be the best thing NAIL ever made, limited releases, 8.5%abv and cracking!
Now.. the closest you can get is.. a copy of a copy made by Beerfarm ; { Who now make ALL Nail beers im told..!}.. and probably paid for by Brewing under contract to the NAIL brand.
Like an aging relative who has quite quickly ‘lost touch with reality’.. say hello to Nail Brewing Australia..!
Not sure why its now trying to annex GK Chestertons ‘ Father Brown’ .. into the mix, cos that is just confusing and kinda dumb, especially since nobody got the reference..!
This is the beer equivalent of ‘going to see the Rolling Stones- with No Original members in the band’! WTF?!
* The beer. is delicious, and better by some distance than anything either Beerfarm or Artisan has ever produced - fortunately just in time- before NAIL is sent to a Hospice!
I hope my information is incorrect.. but it seems not. 😞😳
What a gestalt-like situation, elated and distraught at the same time.
Ad Astra.
* Out now, if you can find it! $35/ 4pk
