AUSFest - An Australian Hops Roadshow
AUSfest is a celebration of Australian hops, their flavour, versatility and how they can open up flavour profiles a world away from what you're used to, helping to elevate your beer. It's brought to you by BarthHaas and Loughran Brewers Select across 3 Venues - Manchester, Bristol, & London. The roadshows feature hands-on sessions exploring varieties from Hop Products Australia (HPA), diving into how Aussie hops are grown, developed and processed, and putting brewers senses to work with guided rub & sniff hop sessions, tasting, and conversation. AUSFest also features six exclusive collab beers from different sized breweries around the UK, partnered with Australian brewers, all launched and distributed nationwide via Pivovar.
Breweries taking part in AUSFest
Northern Monk × Bridge Road
Closet Brewing × Bright Brewery
Moor Brewing × Mountain Goat
Saint Monday × Young Henrys
BEAK × Future Brewing
Mason Brewing Co × Aether Brewing
BEAK x Future Brewing 'Sunrise' IPA 6.5%
featuring:
HPA® BarthHaas® Enigma®
HPA® BarthHaas® Galaxy®
Mark Cotterrel
Head Brewer
BEAK Brewery
"We love using Galaxy® for the layered thick texture of resin and oils with rich tropical fruit."
Northern Monk x Bridge Road Brewers
'Lake District' 6.2% Australian Mountain IPA
featuring:
HPA® BarthHaas® Eclipse®
HPA® BarthHaas® Enigma®
HPA® BarthHaas® Luna®
BarthHaas® Spectrum Enigma®
Plus Citra® & Mosaic® in BarthHaas LupoCORE Enhanced Pellets
Mason Brewing x Aether Brewing
'Defying Gravity' 8.2% DIPA
Featuring:
HPA BarthHaas® Luna®
- Talk to your sales manager about future availabilityBarthHaas® Full Flavour SPECTRUM Enigma®
HPA BarthHaas® Galaxy®
Shop BarthHaas® SPECTRUM Enigma®
'So'Hop X' 5% Australian Pale Ale
Featuring Galaxy®, Eclipse®, & Ella™
Michael Rochester, Operations Manager
Moor Beer Company
“We brewed this one with Galaxy, Eclipse and Ella — The combination gives a massive tropical, citrus-forward aroma with loads of passionfruit and mandarin. Australian hops have a character all of their own, and that’s exactly what makes this beer sing.”
Core Range Beers using HPA BarthHaas® Galaxy®
HPA BarthHaas® Galaxy®
Thornbridge 'Green Mountain' 4.3% Hazy Session IPA
Featuring:
HPA BarthHaas® Galaxy®
Paired with Citra®, Mosaic®, and Amarillo®
Ben Wood, Technical Brewer, Thornbridge Brewery
"Galaxy’s distinctive tropical fruit and citrus flavour stands tall amongst the big USA hops of Citra and Mosaic which is a rare feat. Intensely pungent and oily, it is immediately recognisable in both the brewhouse and the finished beers. We love using Galaxy and our Session IPA Green Mountain wouldn’t be the same without it."
Rooster's 'Little Hazy Assassin' 4.1% Hazy Session Pale
Featuring:
BarthHaas® Full Flavour Spectrum Galaxy®
BarthHaas® Full Flavour Spectrum Citra®
BarthHaas® Citra® T90
BarthHaas® Mosaic® T90
Rooster's Brewing on Galaxy®
Oliver Fozard, Head Brewer
“We’re using Galaxy Spectrum at 0.5 g/L in the whirlpool and 0.25 g/L during conditioning, and it’s delivering great results.
We originally had it in the fermentation dry hop with Citra Spectrum and T90, but the load was tough on yeast. Moving Galaxy to the whirlpool fixed that, without losing any of its bold, punchy aroma, the flavour impact has stayed impressively consistent.
For conditioning, we pair Galaxy Spectrum with Mosaic T90, giving us bright, expressive flavour while also helping reduce post-fermentation losses. It’s a combination that’s working really well for us.
Closet Brewing x Bright Brewery 'Live Outside' West Coast Pale 5.6%
Featuring
HPA BarthHaas® Galaxy®
HPA BarthHaas® Vic Secret™
Closet Brewing
Lucy Stevens , Head Brewer & Director:
“I really like how versatile the Australian varieties are, and how they can bring bright, punchy flavours without dominating the beer. The hops are always of a really consistent high quality, so I know how the beer is going to turn out.”
Saint Monday x Young Henrys 'Eclipse Pils' 4%
Featuring:
HPA BarthHaas® Eclipse®
Mark Walewski, Head Brewer, Saint Monday Brewery
"Using Eclipse PRYSMA® has allowed us to make a highly drinkable and balanced lager without it feeling over-hopped. It shows the versatility of Eclipse as it works so well in this style as well as in a bold hoppy IPA."
HPA BarthHaas® Eclipse®
AUSFest Manchester Recap
Australian Hops Brewers Should Try
You’ve heard about all the beers, now read how the first ever AUSfest went down. Dive into our blog written by our own Inside Sales Manager Dale Deakin from his visit to Northern Monk’s MCR Refectory for AUSfest Manchester. Dale recaps his experiences and insights into the Australian hops brewers should try here.
Mike Mason Blog Post
Mason Brewing Co.’s Modern Australian DIPA for AUSFest
Read Mike from Mason Brewing Co’s insights into the very special DIPA he brewed with Aether Brewing for his AUSfest collab beer. It’s a beer he describes as “nothing like anything we have produced” and is already planning a rebrew to meet demand!Mike’s breakdown of the hops and story of the beer can be read here.
The Hop Market in 2026
After years of a relative surplus of hops on the spot market, the hop industry is changing. It could be time to rethink your approach to hop contracting. Read more at the link below.