Cheeky Monkey Fire & Ice & Cow Bombie

Style
East Coast IIPA & American Red Ale
ABV
8.0% & 7.0%

For Margaret River/Vasse brewers Cheeky Monkey, the beers just don’t stop rolling out of the brewhouse. And, with a penchant for hop driven styles, it was only a matter of time before another unsuspecting surf break got a beer named after it. In this case, it's Cow Bombie (or Cowaramup Bombora), a big wave surf break, that gets a nod with an East Coast imperial IPA.

Brewed with stacks of El Dorado and Citra, along with Loral and Azacca Cryohops, Cow Bombie is big on orange with supporting roles from ripe stonefruit and juicy citrus. A moderate body and a dark ruby hue give the impression of richness, but those perceptions quickly fade, while surprising drinkability overrides the 8 percent ABV.

Further bolstering the brewery's stocks of hop heavy ales is Fire & Ice, a 7 percent ABV American red ale brewed with generous additions of Cascade, Amarillo and Simcoe. All feature alongside a complex malt bill that yields alluring ruby amber hues and a rich, caramel and stewed fruit character. Not to be outdone, plenty of pine, citrus and refreshing grassy hop characters persist against the chewy, malt driven body, lasting well into the finish of this rich, but supremely balanced beer.

Jono Outred

Published May 7, 2021

Name
Cheeky Monkey
Address

4259 Caves Road
Margaret River
WA 6285

Phone
Brewery: (08) 9755 9555; Rest: (08) 9755 5555
Open Hours

Caves Road venue:
Sun to Thurs: 11am to 5pm
Fri & Sat: 11am to 6pm
Vasse Tap House:
Thurs & Fri: 4pm to 7pm
Saturday: 2pm to 7pm
Sunday: 2pm to 6pm

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