Brewery: Modus Operandi in Mona Vale, NSW Style: NEIPA ABV: 7% Rate Beer: No rating yet Pour: Creamy, cloudy yellow colour with a thin head on pour. Modus are starting to corner the market in hazy IPAs with a new one coming out every other week it seems. Big juicy hop bombs , that are very drinkable. On a day of remembrance for all those brave … Continue reading Modus Operandi – Dreamweaver
Brewery: Balter in Currumbin, QLD Style: Pilsner ABV: 5.2% Rate Beer: 46/100 Pour: Pale yellow with not much head on pour. Balter continue to make good, crisp, clean drinking beers. This Pilsner is a cracker to have in the fridge for those hot afternoons where you need a thirst quencher. Or even better, a cold pint of this down at the local. Continue reading Balter – Pilsner
Brewery: Young Henry’s in Newtown, NSW Style: Lager ABV: 5% Rate Beer: No rating yet Pour: Pale yellow colour with fluffy head on pour Brewed for when the Foo Fighters toured Australia, the national release of this crisp lager is a good smashable beer. Slight hop flavours and thin malt makes this easy drinking. Coming in a can, you can smash a six pack of these … Continue reading Young Henry’s – Foo Town
Brewery: Sauce Brewing in Marrickville, NSW Style: IPA ABV: 6.2% Rate Beer: 89/100 Pour: Golden yellow colour with a small head. Hop driven, West Coast style IPA. Good little beer to have in the fridge for those days when work is being a dick and you need a few beers to relax. This will hit the spot. Continue reading Sauce Brewing – Extra Hop Sauce
Brewery: Alesmith Brewing in San Diego, California Style: Red DIPA ABV: 8.5% IBUs: 80 Rate Beer: 100/100 Pour: Rustic, Cooper red colour with a big head on pour that settles after a few minutes. Big sweet caramel flavours as this one hits the tongue. Malt flavours drive it on the back end with a hop bitterness to give this a complex taste. Great beer for cool, … Continue reading Alesmith – Double Red India Pale Ale
Brewery: Samuel Smith in North Yorkshire, UK Style: Porter ABV: 5% Rate Beer: 96/100 Pour: Nice black colour on pour with a creamy head. Not unlike a Guinness Dry stout like mouthfeel but a hint of roasted coffee and chocolate. Being a bit lighter this is a good beer to have as the last hints of summer fade and the cool autumn breeze comes through. Meaning soon … Continue reading Samuel Smith – Taddy Porter
Brewery: Karl Strauss Brewing Company in San Diego, California Style: Irish Red Ale ABV: 5.8% IBUs: 17 Rate Beer: 46/100 Pour: Reddish amber colour on pour. Sweet, malty flavours come through in this take of an Irish Red. A balanced ale you could sit on a couple of these on a quiet Saturday night at home in front of the boob tube. Continue reading Karl Strauss – Red Trolley Ale
It’s been a few years since I’ve dropped into here and it’s changed from a old dive pub to a cool bar with open spaces and plenty of seating and gives off a cool chilled vibe. Another good spot for a Sunday sesh and a feed. 12 taps with half dedicated to local craft beers. On my visit I had Grifter’s Fresh & Clean IPL. … Continue reading The White Cockatoo in Petersham (aka The West Village)
