Advocating Beer Variety
Brewery Mountain Goat in Melbourne, Victoria Style Pale Ale ABV & IBU 5.2% Tasting Notes A lovely golden yellow colour with a lasting white head. Subtle hop aromas. Nothing stands out. Nicely balanced beer with malt flavour and hop bitterness pairing nicely. A good example of how pale ales should be. I suspect Australian hops are […]
Brewery Tinnies (liquorland) in Melbourne Victoria Style Hazy Pale Ale ABV & IBU 4.8% Tasting Notes Light straw colour. Slightly opaque with a big, fluffy white head. Little citrus aroma comes through. Body is quite thin and almost watery. Not a lot of bitterness. Mandarin and orange on the backend but nothing you would expect from […]
Brewery Tinnies (Liquorland) in Melbourne, Victoria Style Spiced Beer ABV & IBU 4.6% Tasting Notes Golden ginger colour with a creamy white head on pour. Aromas with of cinnamon and spice. Sharp spicy flavour with hints of cookie dough and ground cinnamon. When this lobbed into the shop I couldn’t help myself. A few years back […]
Brewery: Boatrocker in Melbourne, Victoria Style: Lager ABV: 4.6% Rate Beer: not listed on rate beer Pour: Light straw colour with a nice white head that fades out. Nice light, easy drinking lager. A little earthy notes and peppery tones in a crisp drinking beer. A great beer for Thursday evening as your cooking up a good, hearty Italian meal.
Brewery: Bad Shepherd in Melbourne, Victoria Style: IIPA ABV: 8% Rate Beer: not listed on rate beer Pour: Golden colour with a big white head. Stone and sweet tropical fruits on the nose. A delicious candied fruit flavour sits on top of a sweet malty backbone. A coating mouthfeel and enough bitterness to balance out the sweetness. A good beer to crack to celebrate […]
Brewery: Brick Lane in Melbourne, VIC Style: Pale Ale ABV: 4.4% Rate Beer: 40/100 Pour: Straw yellow in colour with a fading white head. Strong citrus aromas and flavours. Quite a clean drinking beer. Little thin on body but full of flavour. Very easy to drink while listening to the classic Beatles ‘Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts […]
Brewery: Tinnies in Melbourne, Victoria Style: Low Alcohol Beer ABV: 0.5% Rate Beer: No Listing On Rate Beer Pour: Golden straw colour with a fast fading head. Well it’s the last week of Dry July and I think this is my pick of the few low/no alcohol beers I’ve been able to find around my area. […]
Brewery: West City Brewing in Melbourne, Victoria Style: XPA ABV: 4.2% Rate Beer: 60/100 Pour: Golden orange colour with a small white head on pour Big orange and tangerine aromas and citrus peel bite in flavour. A little resiny and dank for what is a XPA. I could see a limited run of this as an […]
