Hop Nation x St Andrews Beach Brewery Footscray Boardriders Club

Style
XPA
ABV
4.6%

Footscray is known for many things, but when you hear the suburb’s name, the next thought in your head is unlikely to be "surf's up". But, apparently, in certain moments, an elusive wave can rise out of the water beneath the Westgate so locals can catch a break. Hop Nation and St Andrews Beach Brewing came together to brew a tribute to that elusive wave called the Footscray Boardriders Club (which I would absolutely love to join, whether they were dedicated to surfing or skating).

You can see whether they caught the wave in their video, but regardless, the XPA does feel like the kind of beer you’d want to drink post-surf. It gives Australia’s Eclipse a starring role and in doing so, the crisp, lean, pale and quite hoppy creation brings out plenty of mandarin and orange along with a piney and resinous side.

Will Ziebell

Published November 12, 2024

Name
Hop Nation
Address

Unit 6, 107/109 Whitehall Street Footscray
VIC 3011

Open Hours

Thursday: 3pm to 9.30pm
Friday: 12pm to 10pm
Saturday: 12pm to 10pm
Sunday: 12pm to 9pm

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