Wednesday 31 December 2014

Garage Project - Trip Hop Pale Ale

This beer has a sweet bitter flavour at the start.  It has a really nice bed of caramel malt that is slightly floral.  Being a malty beer its still a surprisingly light beer.

8/10

Garage Project - Death From Above Pale Ale

This is a really interesting beer.  There is a yeasty creaminess to this beer but it is clean.  It has a crisp citrus note at the start and a mild warming chilli flavour at the end.

8/10

Thursday 25 December 2014

KJD Brewing Company - Chocolate Cherry Porter

This beer is dark and chocolaty.   It has a subtle sour note.  It has a coffee texture and an underlined maltiness.

8/10

Wednesday 24 December 2014

Saturday 20 December 2014

McCashins Family Brewery - Stoke Bomber Bohemian Ale

This is really well drinking beer.   There us nothjng exciting about this beer apart from the fact it's is tasty and great on a hot day.

6/10

8 Wired Brewing Company - Semi Conductor Session IPA

This is quite a malty beer with a mild citrus notes.  It has quite a sharp yeast flavour and a full body.

5/10

Friday 19 December 2014

Tuatara Brewing - Delicious Neck Immortal Pale Ale

Fijoia and with a sharp creaminess.  It is clean with a fresh sharp flavour. 

6/10

Holgate Brewhouse - Millennium Falcon Imperial IPA

Number 47 of the Local Taphouses Top 100 Australian Craft Beers.

Every yeasty beer.  Creamy body with stone fruit.  It is quite sour.  It is quite a big beer.

6/10

Sunday 14 December 2014

Saturday 13 December 2014

Murray's Craft Brewing Company - Angry Man Pale Ale

Number 77 of the Local Taphouses Top 100 Australian Craft Beers.

Sour cream with a light peach note.  Round vanilla creamy like ice cream.

5/10

Murray's Craft Brewing - Whale Ale

Number 98 of the Local Taphouses Top 100 Australian Craft Beers.

Very tart and has an odd mouth feel.   Waxy with with a clean finish.   Not a fan.

4/10.

Friday 12 December 2014

Moon Dog Brewing - Love Tap Double Lager

Number 63 of the Local Taphouses Top 100 Australian Craft Beers.

Lychee and yeast up front.  Nice medium body with almond.

7/10

Burleigh Brewing Co - My Wife's Bitter

Creamy with a bit of citrus.  Not alot of flavour and not that bitter. 

4/10

Mornington Peninsula Brewery - Imperial Stout

Number 65 of the Local Taphouses Top 100 Australian Craft Beers.

This is a massive beer.  I would almost class it as a meal.  The best way to describe it is a thick choclate Guiness.   Delicious but a big big beer.

8/10

Sunday 7 December 2014

Feral Brewing Company - Boris Russian Imperial Stout

Number 41 of the Local Taphouses Top 100 Australian Craft Beers.

Smooth and thick stout.  Creamy kind of like a chocolate syrup.  Slight bitterness at the back of the pallet.  Tasty.

8/10

Saturday 6 December 2014

Moon Dog Brewing - Black Lung IV American Oak-Aged Smokey Stout

Number 84 of the Local Taphouses Top 100 Australian Craft Beers.

There is alot if smoke in this beer.  There is a charcoal malt that has some nice texture.  Coffee and burnt toffee.

7/10

Garage Project - Tournesol Spiced Saison

Buttery and floural with slight spice.  There is a round yeast.  Kind of creamy and citrus.

5/10

Thursday 4 December 2014

Saturday 29 November 2014

8 Wired Brewing Company - Smoked Porter

This a bacon beer essentially.  It has dark coffee at the front and a deep malt.  It is very smokey with a nice saltiness.

7/10

Garage Project - Day Of The Dead

Opens with a dark malt and with a chili kick at back of the mouth.  It  has a deep chocolate creaminess.  Would be great with chocolate.

8/10

The Mussel Inn Brewery - Monkey Puzzle Extra Strong Ale

Strong red berry with a tartness like a port. Slightly peaty.

7/10


Garage Project - Pernicious Weed IPA

Yeast and cream with a tart lemon and grapefruit.  Sweet and sour.

5/10

Panhead Brewery - The Vandal NZ IPA

I get smokey fijoa.  The is a slight waxy feel to it.  The smoke is quite strong with a slight oakiness.

6/10

Friday 28 November 2014

Garage Project - Garagista IPA

Light beer with a tangy yeasty note.  It is quite light and would be nice on a hot day.  Slight note of peachy and pear.

6/10

Friday 21 November 2014

Grifters Brewing Co - Swill Of The Gods Scotch Ale

Sweat malt with a slight peat.  Burnt caramel and a deep coffee note.  A delicious blend of beer and a liquer.  It has a midsize body and isn't too heavy.  This is an absolutely amazing beer. 

10/10

McCashins Family Brewery - Stoke Bomber KPA Kiwi Pale Ale

This is quite a clean beer which is particularly nice on hot day like today.  It has a deep level of creaminess.  There is a slight sharpness at the back of the mouth.

5/10

Sunday 16 November 2014

Bridge Road Brewers - Aurora Borealis II

Number 9 of the Local Taphouses Top 100 Australian Craft Beers.

It has a warmness like a sherry or port and a strong berry flavour.  There is a bit of peat not alot.  It has a complex richness which is really interesting.   This is a fantastic beer.

9/10

Saturday 15 November 2014

4 Pines Brewing Company - Pacific Oak Ale

The best way to describe this is a fruit salad beer.  It drinks very well.  Slightly sticky with layers of fruit.

7/10

4 Pines Brewing Company - Berliner Weisse

Super sour.  Like a sour lollie I ate as kid.  But it Is actually a fairly drinkable beer.  Would be good on a hot day with fish.

5/10

4 Pines Brewing Company - ESB

Number 11 of the Local Taphouses Top 100 Australian Craft Beers.

Toffee and caramel with some sweet berry notes.  Burnt sugar and Apple.

8/10

4 Pines Brewing Company - Pale Ale

Number 4 of the Local Taphouses Top 100 Australian Craft Beers.

Full bolded beer with a light malt.  Fruity like a dark citrus.  Waxy mouth feel. 

7/10

4 Pines Brewing Company - Kolsch

Number 8 of the Local Taphouses Top 100 Australian Craft Beers.

Very prominet lemon flavour.  It really tastes like a lager to me.  A slight tang on the back of the pallet.  Slight fatty mouth feel.

6/10

4 Pines Brewing Company - Hefewizen

Number 94 of the Local Taphouses Top 100 Australian Craft Beers.

Creamy and buttery like banana.  Cloudy with a slight bit of malt.  Round mouth feel.  Spicy like cardamon.

6/10

Wednesday 12 November 2014

Bridge Road Brewers - Beechworth Pale Ale

Number 11 of the Local Taphouses Top 100 Australian Craft Beers.

This is super fresh and clean.  There is a fairly significant tang up front followed by a mellow malt.  Definitely a grower.

6/10

Friday 7 November 2014

Mountain Goat Brewery - India Pale Ale

Number 39 of the Local Taphouses Top 100 Australian Craft Beers.

The big flavour I get from this beer is honey.  It's a really interesting beer with a little sharpness and a slight citrus note.  It's fresh and fairly light.  A summer beer.

7/10


Mountain Goat Brewery - Hightail Ale

Number 27 of the Local Taphouses Top 100 Australian Craft Beers.

This beer has a sour and tart flavour with a bit of sweetness.   It feels pretty thin as far as mouth feel goes.  The tang stays in your mouth for a while.

5/10

Friday 31 October 2014

Mountain Goat Brewery - Summer Ale

Number 6 of the Local Taphouses Top 100 Australian Craft Beers.

This is a very fruity beer.  I get stone fruit with cream.  It is not a big beer but quite restrained and subtile.  I'm not sure I'm sold on it but its a tasty beer.

6/10

The Australian Brewery - The Pale Ale

Number 61 of the Local Taphouses Top 100 Australian Craft Beers.

This is a beautiful beer.  It is cloudy with a nice smooth feel on the pallet.  It has a subtile citrus note with a clean and fresh flavour.

8/10

Sunday 19 October 2014

Doctors Orders Brewing - Defibrillator Weizen Doppelbock

This beer is really malty and wheaty.  There is slight touch of vanilla with a bit of citrus.  Sour.  Five spice.

4/10

Dennis Brewing Company - Milk Stout

Light on the pallet with a strong coffee hit.  This is pretty tasty.  Not creamy enough for me.

6/10

Doctors Orders - Electrolyte Forte

This is like tequila and salt with lemon.   This is a fucking mad beer.  It is so in your face and pretty unpleasant.

2/10

Mcarthur Grange Brewery - IPA

I really like this beer.  Vanilla with a nice citrus tartness.  A slight note of malt and fruit.

8/10

Mcarthur Grange Brewery - Rebel Ale

Tart on the mouth and quite round.  Slightly sickly. Banana and Vanilla with light acid.

6/10