We'd imagine there are plenty out there who have become rather concerned for the well-being of Red Duck brewer Scott Wilson-Browne in recent weeks. Having released seemingly three new beers a day for a period last year, there's been radio silence recently. We're delighted to report that all is well, however, with the first limited release beer from the Ballarat brewery winging its way to shelves right now. Dude, Where's My Cherry? is described as something of a sister to the brewery's White Garden although to us it seems a little more straightforward. Whereas the White Garden had a degree of tartness to it, this is a more simple fruity wheat beer, with the addition of Montmorency cherries adding a touch of pink to the colour and a little cherry fruitiness to the base beer. Light, refreshing and ideal for this extended Victorian summer, it heralds what promises to be another rash of releases from Red Duck. We chatted with Scott at the opening weekend of the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival and his increasingly madcap journey down the rabbit hole of beer is showing no sign of letting up. Quite the opposite in fact...
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