Beer Archives
There's been many beers brewed at Helios over the years, here's an annual breakdown of what has come and gone across the taps in our Yeerongpilly HQ.
2025
Kronos ‘25 - Imperial Stout - 11%
Our new head brewer Nathan's spin on the annual release of Kronos. Following the last few editions of Kronos, this beer remains a big Russian Imperial Stout with plenty of dark roast at it's core.
Anthus - NZ IPA - 7.6%
A nod to our beloved neighbours across the ditch, Anthus celebrates the modern IPA style with a showcase of fresh New Zealand hops - Nelson Sauvin, Motueka, and Nectaron. Pouring a golden-orange hue, the aroma bursts with lime, grapefruit, and tangerine, mirrored on the palate alongside subtle hints of white grape. Expect a juicy body, velvety mouthfeel, and a satisfying moderate-to-high bitterness.
Megasus - Hazy Pale Ale - 5.5%
Megasus takes everything you love about his little brother, Pegasus - our juicy pale ale - and cranks it up to 11. Bursting with tropical fruit, bright citrus, and ripe stone fruit character, it delivers a bold, flavorful punch with low bitterness and a soft, pillowy mouthfeel. Mega-hops. Mega-haze. Megasus - built for more.
Medusa Black IPA - 7.2% (2025)
Medusa is back and she’s not messing about. Assertive bitterness supported by a complex yet dry malt backbone. Excessive whirlpool and double dry hop of Chinook, Strata and Mosaic, deliver a bright berry and tropical front, supported by a bold resin, pine and dank undertone.
Midas Gold - Australian Lager - 4.2%
Beauty in simplicity. Midas Gold is a seductive mid strength lager utilising all Australian ingredients. Crisp, refreshing and affordably luxurious. Fill ya fridge!
Hyperbole - DDH NZ IPA - 7.0%
A modern exploration into the flavour explosion that is New Zealand hops. Hefty additions of Motueka, Nectaron, Nelson Sauvin and Riwaka SubZero Hop Kief impart layers of juicy goodness above a soft, pillowy base. This is one for the hop heads!
Seedless - Watermelon, Rosella & Mulberry Gose - 5.3%
Brewed with summer sipping in mind, our watermelon, rosella and mulberry gose is the refreshing sour you’ve been seeking. Loaded with juicy watermelon, tangy rosella, and a hint of mulberry, this fruit trio is balanced with sea salt to achieve a complex and supremely refreshing sour that’s sure to ring some bells!
2024
Labyrinth West Coast Double IPA - 8.3%
Labyrinth West Coast Double IPA is dripping with complex tropical and dank hop characters thanks to generous additions of Simcoe, Strata, Idaho 7 and Rakau hops with enough malt sweetness to balance the high hop load. It’s clean, dry, punchy and oh so delicious.
Sunspot - Hoppy Red Lager
A collab beer with Spotty Dog in Tasmania. It’s a style that doesn’t really exist, a hoppy red lager, but it’s a great fit for the gathering dark and oncoming clouds, nights drawing in and fires being lit. The deep mahogany makes you think of warmth and comfort, the creamy tan head is like a well worn couch, the light spice notes from the hints of rye and the Southern Cross have been accentuated by a long decoction step in the mash tun (yes, of course we did a decoction) lending complexity to the rich, toasted caramel on the palate and the lingering embrace of the mandarin marmalade bitterness. Settle in.
Kronos ‘24 - Imperial Stout - 11%
Kronos '24 is here, and not messing about. With assertive roast character, Kronos exhibits notes of ash, coffee and dark chocolate and is supported by complex toasted caramel, fig and sweet toffee characters. Robust and rich, this Imperial Stout is the indulgent dark winter neck oil you've been seeking.
Depth Perception - Chocolate Chip Blueberry Banana Maple Pancake Pastry Stout - 7%
We love pancakes. They’re yum! We love them even more when we add chocolate, banana, blueberry and maple syrup. Extra yum! Sometimes we like to turn our favourite pancakes into a stout and add lactose because it’s cool to do that and oh so yum! You’re welcome!
Splat Hazy IPA - 6.0%
Sometimes you need to throw an 'idea' against the wall and see if it sticks! Splat Hazy IPA embodies this attitude with a collision of old and new world approaches to create Helios & Spotty Dog's second collab beer of 2024. A typical Belgian Wit base was charged with Bitter Orange, zesty Motueka and Eclipse hops, and literal bucket loads of blood orange juice. The resulting Splat Hazy IPA may blur stylistic lines but rest assured it's a one-way ticket to juice town!
Zeus DIPA - 2024 - 9.5%
Zeus Double IPA returns and its bigger than ever before. A god among gods, Zeus doesn’t hold any punches and delivers electrifying old school IPA flavours thanks to a characterful malt base and massive additions of Chinook, Columbus and Centennial hops. One for the hop heads, it’s big, bold and unapologetically assertive.
To Be Continued - Continuously Hopped DIPA - 8.0%
Continuously hopped during boil for 90 mins with gluttonous whirlpool additions and double dry hopped, To Be Continued is a brash West Coast DIPA that delivers in spades. The original recipe was developed by Leon Stanley and subsequently won the 2023 Helios Hopetition home brew competition. The beer was too damn good and we decided to scale it up, and get Leon back to rebrew it on the big kit for you to enjoy!
2023
Enyo - Oaked Red Cherry Sour 5.3%
Enyo Oaked Cherry Red Sour is clash of new and old-world styles. Combining characteristics of historical Belgian sour red ales with modern souring and production methods to create a unique sour with complex malt profile and balanced acidity. Judicious additions of lactose, cherries and French oak provide added balance and palate length making this a sumptuous sour with layered complexity.
Demeter DDH NZ IPA
We’ve teamed up with our good friends Freestyle Hops to brew a collaborative IPA to celebrate the 2023 New Zealand hop harvest. This double dry hopped all NZ IPA delivers massive stone fruit and tropical notes thanks to a 20g/L hopping rate using Rakau, Waimea and NZ Cascade. Demeter DDH NZ IPA is a straight up juice bomb with a full, soft mouthfeel and restrained bitterness.
Cerberus Red IPA - 6.5%
Cerberus is a three-headed beast used by Hades to guard the underworld and prevent the dead from ever leaving.Gluttonous additions of heavy hitting Galaxy, Nectaron and Strata hops deliver a tropical medley of flavour that is complemented by a complex malt profile, balanced sweetness and a gorgeous red appearance.
Dark Mild - Classic Series - 3.0%
The humble Dark Mild is often overlooked amongst modern craft beer consumers. Whether it's the name or its humble origins as a sessionable English ale, this style demands more attention. To us, the Dark Mild is a truly legendary style that exudes incredible depth and complexity of flavour whilst remaining supremely sessionable. Rich notes of hazelnut and chocolate are complemented by a medium-full body and smooth finish. At only 0.9 standard drinks per can this is a supreme fridge filler for the winter months.
Hop Hands - Hilltop Hops Collab - 3.5%
Hop Hands is a Wet Hop Table Saison brewed in collaboration with Hilltop Hops Farm in Brisbane. The beer is an ode to traditional farmhouse ales that would've been consumed by Wallonian farm workers back in the day. Layered yeast and hop driven complexity deliver notes of stone fruit, citrus, banana and clove and sit above a dry finishing, bready malt base. Ultimate refreshment after a hard days work in the fields.
Chocolate Brownie Imperial Pastry Stout - 13.3%
This Imperial Pastry Stout oozes with notes of rich chocolate and a sweet, toasty biscuit. Don’t be fooled by the dessert forward flavour profile however, this is a gluttonous winter warmer that blurs the line between silly and serious!
Apollo Double IPA - 8%
A modern West Coast inspired IPA showcasing Galaxy, Vic Secret, Enigma, El Dorado and Columbus hops. Bright and tropical notes abound with assertive supporting bitterness and clean finish.
Kronos 2023 - Russian Imperial Stout - 12%
Kronos returns in 2023 with a Russian Imperial Stout that leaves nothing to chance. Complex layers of toasted and roasted malts deliver bountiful notes of ash, mocha, dates and burnt caramel, atop a velvety and luxurious mouthfeel. It’s assertive yet approachable. Unruly yet refined. Welcome to the dark side.
Borealis - 200 Day Pilsner - 4.6%
A beer that’s been kept cold for as long as the darkest Artic winter. Borealis 200 day Pilsner has been patiently lagered for +6 months in anticipation for the return of the Summer sun. It’s ultimate refreshment with a crisp mouthfeel, bready malt backbone, assertive bitterness and spicy upfront hop character.
Tortuous Twins - Imperial Candy Sour - 7.4%
The Tortuous Twins is a blood tinged sour with complex candy like character thanks to a fastidious gluttony of Strawberry, Guava, Passionfruit, Blackberry and Rosella. Brewed in collaboration with the legends at Netherworld Arcade as part of their annual Monster Menagerie event. Pouring deep pink it’s layered with complex, candy like flavours and solidified by a sharp acidity and clean finish.
Gaia Lemon Saison - 5.4%
Gaia Lemon Saison is a modern farmhouse ale incorporating generous additions of late season Motueka hops, Southern Cross SubZero Hop Kief and lemons to create a tantalising, modern saison. Yeast forward aromatics are complemented by tart lemon and tropical, limey hop character with a balanced, refreshing finish.
Kronos ‘23 - Barrel Aged Imperial Stout - 12.7%
Kronos ‘23 was our best acclaimed release of this year. Not to rest on our laurels we barrel aged a portion in ex American oak bourbon and rye whiskey barrels for this subsequent release. This mighty Imperial Stout fires on all cylinders with rich notes of roasted dark chocolate, toffee, warming whiskey, dried dark fruits, vanilla and toasted oak. Immensely complex and seductive. A serious beer equally suited to savouring fresh or extended cellaring.
2022
Heracles Australian Pale Ale - 4.5%
Heracles is a blast from the past with a modern twist! All Australian malt and hops (classic and new world) form the backbone of a moderately bittered and dry hopped, fruit forward Australian Pale. A modern yeast strain comes to play and contributes to haze and stone fruit across the nose and palate.
Classic Series Specialty Saison - 5.8%
Our third classic series release sees another collab with our good friends from Ipswich Brewers Union! Branded as a Specialty Saison and presents a soft straw-gold. Competition winners John and Glenno have used a blend of modern and classic though restrained hops late in the boil and dry hopping to compliment yeast driven spice and a drying, quenching finish for those long farmhouse days!
White Kronos White Stout - 9%
Kronos, it’s always dark and always strong! Not this time, not for GABS and our 5th Birthday year. Still very much a strong ale at 9% but layered with “Stout Esque” if you will raw materials. With flaked Barley, Golden Naked Oats, Custom blended coffee beans, vanilla, lactose and cacao give all the flavor notes you could want from our once in a lifetime Kronos offering. (or is it?
Athena Scotch Ale - 4.8%
To Peat or not to Peat, that is the question!? We like to draw on the age old characters peat smoked malt can bring to a beer. Our Scotch Ale is in the Export Scottish ale style and brings sweet malts to the palate, smoked caramel aromas to the nose and is bittered for balance. A beer for any season but particularly delightful in the cooler months.
Perseus White IPA - 7%
Slight banana esters sit around the edges of this beer, leading to fresh tropical hints of pineapple, passionfruit and a touch of mint. The palate has a deceptively soft mouthfeel due to the abundance of wheat in the grist, followed by a hop forward tropical and citrus punch, courtesy of Double Dry hopping. Finishes clean with a lingering bitterness.
Daedalus Double East Coast IPA - 8.5%
Daedalus is the father of the famous or infamous Icarus. Presenting as a softly bittered firmly dry hopped Double IPA interpretation of the East Coast variety! We’ve leant on oats and lactose for starters and then gone hard with the much loved Galaxy as a stand alone hop for aromatic duties.
Harpy Double West Coast IPA - 7.5%
Harpy is a collaboration Double West Coast IPA with our good friends at The Catchment Brewing co. Layered Munich malts and the often underused Amber malt form a launching pad for 100% Lupomax hopping, bringing palate gripping bitterness and modern West Coast aromatic descriptors! Orange Citrus, Mango, Lychee and Grapefruit to name just a few.
Dionysus 2022 NEIIPA - 7.5%
Dionysus has been gently evolving since his coming onboard in 2018. This year will see his most noticeable change by softening further, bitterness arriving later and landing softer, with a sweeter, fuller front palate. Dry hopping has lifted modern rates with Citra, Galaxy and Mosaic playing bigger roles than ever before.
St Arnold Dry-Hopped Tripel - 8.5%
St Arnold is a collaboration with our good mates at Madocke Brewing Company. When dry-hopping a Tripel, we wanted to make sure we didn’t turn it into a Frankensteined mash-up. We wanted to embrace modern dry-hopping techniques while giving the nod to Belgian tradition and culture. We wanted the Sorachi Ace, Mandarina Bavaria and Montueka hops to compliment and support the Tripel, not go into battle with it. We think we’ve nailed it.
Mulberry and Lemon Myrtle Sour Ale - 3.8%
This Mulberry and Lemon Myrtle Sour is tailor made for sipping on those hot summer days. This tart little number pours deep magenta and is bursting with notes of sweet mulberry and complex lemony eucalyptus notes thanks to generous addition of freshly harvested Lemon Myrtle. These flavours unite to create a unique yet sessionable sour with balanced acidity and unique complexity. A fun beer to celebrate our 5th birthday shenanigans.
'Classic Series' German Pilsner - 4.5%
Pilsners are a timeless classic style crafted for crisp refreshment and sessionability. It's hard to beat a crispy, hop forward Pilsner on a stinking hot day, or any day for that matter! There's a reason these beers have for decades infiltrated all facets of the global beer market. It's because they rock! Our take on this classic style is a crisp, clean, bitter German Pilsner utilising all German malts and hops to keep things traditional. At 4.5% we've leaned into the lower end of the ABV spectrum for style to maximise sessionability whilst retaining firm bitterness, and prominent herbal and spicy hop aromas with a dry finish. Good beer made for good times.
