Friday 30 October 2015

Riverside Brewing Company - Othello's Curse Imperial Black India Pale Ale

Light Malt aroma with a dark rich brown.  This has a deep dark bitterness right up front with a smooth silky mouth feel.  There is a sour berry and chocolate in the mix.  It has a very fresh and creamy in the mouth.  This is very complex and interesting.

7/10

Saturday 24 October 2015

Moo Brew - Big Sassy Scotch Ale

This is a super smokey beer.  Kind of like a bacon beer.  The first taste is quite full on but is gets better the more you drink it.  Creamy and rich.

6/10

Garage Project - Wiggly Stick Pale Ale

This beer has creamy mouth feel a with buttery mouth feel.  Slightly bitter hops with toasty notes.  I also get cucumber and apricot.  A Tasty beer.

7/10

Thursday 15 October 2015

Cavalier Brewing Company - Baltic Porter "Billys Porter" (Cavalier & Palace Hotel Collaboration)

Salty aroma with a dark amber appearance.  There is a sweet and salty malt up front.  It has a smooth mouth feel with a long chocolate flavour. 

7/10

Sunday 11 October 2015

Bridge Road Brewing Company/Mikkeller - The Dark Harvest Black IPA

Sweet malty aroma and a deep black appearance.  This is a surprisingly spicy beer.  There is a slight mustiness like a barreled wine.  The malt and yeast is big in this beer.  There are alot of intersting things going in here.

8/10

Friday 9 October 2015

Nail Brewing Company - Mystery Black Flaming Lamington Chocolate Stout

Toasted coconut aroma with a dark chocolate appearance.  There is a dry floral chili right up front with chocolately malt flavour.  The coconut is really toasty and creamy.  This is a really interesting beer.

8/10

Yeastie Boys - Pot Kettle Black 2013 Remix

Chocolate coffee aroma with a dark black appearance.  There is a toasty walnut flavour with a silky dark malt.  It sits really nicely in the mouth with a medium body. 

7/10

Sunday 4 October 2015

Yeastie Boys - The Sly Persuader Pale Ale

Beer three of three if the spoonbender collaboration between Yeastie Boys and Wine by Some Young Punks.

Lychee and citrus aroma with a cloudy straw appearance.  This beer tastes like like peach in syrup.  It's a ridiculously delicious beer. 

9/10

Yeastie Boys - The Last Dictator Imperial Porter

Beer two of three if the spoonbender collaboration between Yeastie Boys and Wine by Some Young Punks.

The aroma is quite subtle with only a slight berry aroma with a black appearance.  There is a sweet bitter malt up front.  There is an unpleasant sourness as an aftertaste.  The body is smooth a malty. 

6/10

Yeastie Boys - The Sun Before The Darkness Tripel

Beer one of three if the spoonbender collaboration between Yeastie Boys and Wine by Some Young Punks.  

A fruity aroma with strong tangy notes.  It has a cherry wood apperance.  This tastes like a medium body port and is simply delicious.  This would be a fantastic cheese or chocolate.

9/10

Saturday 3 October 2015

Rocks Brewing Company - Rice Den Canton Lager

A sweet full bodied lager that is very much like a pale ale.  It's really clean with a light apple note.  A great summer beer.

7/10

Friday 2 October 2015

Yeastie Boys - Golden Perch Summer Ale

The aroma is sugary and caramel.  This is a surprisingly dark beer for a summer ale.  The flavour is toasty coconut with caramel.  It us a light thin beer that is fresh.  It isn't like any summer ale I've had before.

7/10

Yeastie Boys - Minimatta Session Beer

There is a slight malt aroma but it is very fresh.  Off the bat this is just a really easy to drink beer but it's still really interesting.  There is complexity here but ultimately it's just a great drinking beer.

8/10