Local Collingwood brewery Molly Rose opened their doors midway through 2019. Built to a great degree by owner and head brewer, Nic Sandery’s own hands inside a former furniture store on Wellington Street, barrels, tanks and the bar line the walls while contemporary hop driven beers, traditional lagers, farmhouse styles and barrel-aged blends typically pour through the taps.
Kuro is a dark Japanese a dark lager inspired by Japanese food; previous versions of the Kuro featured cherrywood smoked malts however this years has upped the smokeyness and was brewed with mountain ash smoked malt with and umami laden kombu.