1 August 2008

The Zierholz Brewery bar/cafe - opening real soon now Now open

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[First filed: July 19, 2008 @ 10:03]

With the fitout and paperwork nearly complete Christoph Zierholz invited a select group to have a look at the bar/cafe he’s built into his Fyshwick brewery.

The slideshow tells you most of what you need to know.

Everyone there seemed to like it, more importantly I like it.

The glass topped beer barrels are a nice touch and the long tables are deeply reminiscent of central european beer dens.

He’s hoping to be open for business before the end of the month. So well worth checking out if you’re in that part of town.

[RiotACT swaps ad space for Christoph’s beer. But we wouldn’t do it if we didn’t like it.]

UPDATED: The following just in from Christoph:

    Zierholz at the Brewery Bar and Restaurant will be officially open for business as of 11 am today…

ANOTHED UPDATE: In response to your questions I can now confirm the beers will sell for $6 per pint, $3.50 per half. Food for now is kransky rolls and hopmeister battered fish and chips, with a chef being interviewed this weekend so more to come thereafter.

Hours:
Weekdays 11-7pm (or late)
Weekends 11-5 (or later by booking)

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Well, armed with our vouchers, and battered from doing a lap of DFO, we arrived at Zierholz’s door today. The door was shut with “closed” on it. Some other people were also peering at the opening hours sign on the front. Closed Sundays.

So we went to Pangaea, and I’ll write about that elsewhere.

Skidbladnir said :

ant said :

(Musing, could get me 2 middies I guess, try two beerz).

It clearly says limit one voucher per customer.

Yeah, pay for one middie, get the other middie free, = two beers to drink.

Good schnitzel? Excellent.

Oh, and the schnitzel is AWESOME

You just get a half price pint !

ant said :

(Musing, could get me 2 middies I guess, try two beerz).

It clearly says limit one voucher per customer.

Ah ha! Thanks Skid. Printed that out. Although I’ll be drinkin a PINT if I go there. (Musing, could get me 2 middies I guess, try two beerz).

Depends on the weather on sunday. Rain, we go to Epicentre and then Beer. Sunny, we go for a shamble along the Queanbo River Walk.

There’s an ad around somewhere which links to it, but its not quite in the high-rotation everyone seems to demand.

Direct Linky to Voucherino

erm. I seem to recal reading about discount vouchers here somewhere but can’t find them. Are they still around?

Sold!!

: )

I went out there last weekend with the outlaws and I can’t say enough nice things about it.

You folks out there have to try the Wiezen – a really nice wheat beer with a strong hint of banana on the palete. Sounds weird as hell but is absolutely delicious. Food was top notch as well. We had a melt-in-the-mouth beef and beer stew, a really lively smoked-trout salad and a chacuterie (snags and cured meat) plate that was just the business with a couple of pints.

I’d also note that it was dirt-cheap for what we got. There was hardly anything on the menu over $16, and $6 for a pint of top-notch beer can’t be beat.

*I have no affiliation whatsoever with Zierholz. In fact, I’d never sampled their wares till last weekend. But I’ll be back. Oh yes.

I’ve been there for a beer and a feed. There were 60/40 blokes to chicks ratio there that day. The German food is fantastic and the low alc beer was delicious… made being the designated driver not such a bad thing.

I was thinking of going there on my birthday because, having a parent who hails from the Barossa region, I love German food. But if hardly any women go there that might be a bit daunting.

Just got back for an extended lunch:

Weizen – great one to clear the palate after a big night the night before. Heaps of flavour and a clean after-taste. Perfect balance of hops and ‘banana’.
Porter – Toasty rich flavour. A bit thin for a porter. Blinking strong.
Pils – Clean and crisp but not as good as a the real thing. Not enough herb or anything else for that matter.
Koelsch – light, refreshing. Tastes just like the real thing but with heaps more alcohol. Easy drinking but non-descript if you don’t know that’s how it’s meant to be…

BTW – I realise I drank these in the wrong order and hence proably missed out on some of the flavour of the pils and koelsch. Just going to have to go back and try harder next time.

I also had a taste of their low alcohol beer(2.7%) and it had way more flavour then any of the commercial light beers. A very good option for the driver and seeing as it’s in Fyshwick some poor sucker will always have that role.

As for the food – it was over-priced but good. Missed out on some basic stuff, like no bread with the sausages. Sauerkraut was top-knotch. Stew looked the business and the spaetzle “had heaps of flavour”. Portions too small to be authentic.

Overall – good atmosphere. Buzz of conversation and no music/pokies like a bar should be. The 3 women with us were the only females in the place and it was packed! Food took an age to come but that gave us time to try a good range of beer. Definitely worth another visit.

Flying Doormat – no need to get Moyra, this beer speaks for itself. Now go get a Zierholz!

I’ve considered selling body parts for beer. Get a grip you lot.

but what maelinar doesn’t disclose is that they’re not his body parts… ; )

Thanks JB.

weekdays 11-7pm (or late)
weekends 11-5 (or later by booking)

JB – do you know what their opening hours will be?

In response to your questions I can now confirm the beers will sell for $6 per pint, $3.50 per half. Food for now is kransky rolls and hopmeister battered fish and chips, with a chef being interviewed this weekend so more to come thereafter.

Well in clubs the beer is subsidised by the poker machines, so the cost structures are wildly different.

But we are waiting for a full menu and prices from Christoph.

tylersmayhem12:44 pm 01 Aug 08

the beer is about $6 a schooner i think?

You can also buy Zierholtz at Woden Tradies. The cost is about $3.90 for a schooner…

Hang on, why such a variance? It is the same beer we are talking about right? Can anyone (JB) confirm how much it will be at the new factory?

What’s available by way of food, JB?

Mælinar - *spoiler alert* I've seen S04E134:01 pm 21 Jul 08

What more qualification could possibly be required for this story? – free beer for RandomGit and Mælinar… Hook the Bro’s up JB.

flying doormat3:58 pm 21 Jul 08

FredJ what the f**k are you on about – didnt slag the beer just asked when Moyra would be available to help out with advertising. Dont have anything against beer

Most excellent news. Will be along as soon as it opens.
Flying doormat – please drink more and expand your tiny mind.

I used to drink beer, but my Kenja friends have asked me to give it up, and I also find it distracts me while I’m doing my pilates.

I won’t even go into what it does to my reiki!

Actually this story was not paid for other than in the invite to the event.

I had tried to be clear about that.

It’s a paid for ad from a worthy business that also happens to be Canberra centric. And believe me, the guy is VERY deserving of commercial success with this.

What more qualification could possibly be required for this story?

You can also buy Zierholtz at Woden Tradies. The cost is about $3.90 for a schooner – slightly more than a Carlton. Excellent beer, excellent value.

Maelinar is right. Beer is a sacred thing not to be trifled with or argued over. It even has it’s own patron saint. True.

“From man’s sweat and God’s love, beer came into the world” – St. Arnold of Metz.

Saint Arnold was born to a prominent Austrian family in the year 580. Even back in those days the Austrians were famous for their love of beer, and admired for their brewing prowess. Beer was a proud Austrian tradition that was not wasted on young Arnold.

As a young man, Arnold entered the priesthood and began moving his way up that earliest of all career ladders. At the age of 32, he was given the title Bishop, and in 612 was named “Arnold, Bishop of Metz.” (Metz is in France.)

He is said to have spent his life warning peasants about the health hazards of drinking water. Water was not necessarily safe to drink during the dark ages, especially around towns and villages. Nasty stuff. Arnold always had the well-being of his followers close at heart.

Beer, on the other hand, was quite safe. Arnold frequently pointed this out to his congregation. He is credited with having once said, “From man’s sweat and God’s love, beer came into the world.” It goes without saying that the people loved and revered Arnold.

In 627, Saint Arnold retired to a monastery near Remiremont, France, where he died and was buried in 640.

In 641, the citizens of Metz requested that Saint Arnold’s body be exhumed and carried from the monastery to the town of Metz for reburial in their local church – The church where Arnold had so frequently preached the virtues of beer. Their request was granted.

It was a long and thirsty journey, especially since they were carrying a dead bishop. As the ceremonial procession passed through the town of Champignuelles, the tired processionals stopped for a rest and went into a tavern for a drink of their favorite beverage – Beer. Much to their dismay, they were informed that there was only one mug of beer left, and that they would have to share it. That mug never ran dry and the thirsty crowd was satisfied.

Every Saint needs a miracle. That’s how the Church decides you are a Saint. The story of the miracle mug of beer spread and eventually Arnold was canonized by the Catholic Church for it.

Saint Arnold is recognized by the Catholic Church as the Patron Saint of Brewers. He is recognized by Beer Church as a top-notch, supernatural beer stud.

Several other Catholic saints have been associated (officially and unofficially) with beer and brewing. Here are just a few that might be worth researching if you have greater interest.

Saint Augustine of Hippo
Saint Wenceslas of Czechoslovakia (aka “Good King Wenceslas”)
King Grambrinus
Saint Brigid of Kildare
Saint Arnold of Soissons
Saint Arnou of Oudenaarde
Saint Adrian
Saint Veronus of Lambeek (think Lambic)

FFS people – you are arguing over beer.

Seriously, arguing over beer.

I’m not kidding, beer.

I’ve considered selling body parts for beer. Get a grip you lot.

paull said :

Zierholz is the greatest beer ever invented and its the greatest thing to come out of the ACT in the last 100 years. They need to bottle and sell it.

We all need to buy lots and lots of his beer, and then he’ll do just that once he can afford the bottling plant.

A story every couple of months on the development of the only commercial brewery in the ACT. Yes, complete overkill, thank-you for setting me straight while impugning my integrity despite complete disclosure.

You’ve convinced me utterly.

Zierholz is the greatest beer ever invented and its the greatest thing to come out of the ACT in the last 100 years. They need to bottle and sell it.

flying doormat8:41 pm 20 Jul 08

while your at it may as well change the website name to zierholzact

Yes, heaven forfend anyone like anything and still disclose their interest.

flying doormat8:35 pm 20 Jul 08

Any chance riotact could get Moyra to do some of these infomercials?

Mmmmm Sounds good. I wonder if they would consider doing tours where you pay a bit extra, have a few beers/food and they do a brewing demo?? I know I’d be in.

And for anyone that hasn’t tried their beer, go to Debacle. On tap… Very, very good….

wow – looks sweet – last time I was there it was just a big warehousey place that I could drive a trailer and car into… I guess Mrs Danman and I will have to come check it out with a few friends – Horse Park Drive = cheaper taxi fare home

glasscentralcanberra6:37 pm 19 Jul 08

Yum – will have to make it our first port of call.

I’ll start a website and they can put ads on it and then I’ll get it for free, too. humf.

awesome. can’t wait.

the beer is about $6 a schooner i think?

(and last line in article): Oh yeah?! Then every one who reads the Zierholz stuff should be entitled to a middie or at least a pony!

How much IS their beer, anyway?

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