Month: December 2017

Black Brewing – XXXPA Imperial IPA

Black Brewing – XXXPA Imperial IPA, 2017, 9.8%, 330ml bottle.

Drank on 3/12/2017, from Bottle-O, Vic Park.

Appearance: 2.5 – Orange amber, clear, nice white head on pouring, not much carbonation.

Smell/Aroma: 3 – Sweet malts, passionfruit, mango, pineapple. Denali hops were used.

Taste: 2.5 – Sweet maltyness accentuated by the big alcohol, the hops cover the alcohol well, but its obviously noticeable. Piney bitterness. Fruity. Almost cloying really, and a little hot.

Mouthfeel/Palate: 2.5 – Slick, resiny, not much noticeable carbonation. The alcohol and the hop merge well.

Overall: 2.5 – This is good, but its not really a sipping style, and you cant drink a nearly 10% beer too fast. Interesting hop style, would love to try it in a lighter beer. This is really getting into Barleywine territory,

http://www.blackbrewingco.com.au/

Mad River – Uniontown Porter

Mad River Brewery – Uniontown Porter, 2017, 6.5%ABV, 355ml bottle

Drank on 3/12/2017, from Bottle-O, Vic Park.

Appearance: 2.5 – Dark brown, almost black, opaque, decent head on pouring.

Smell/Aroma: 3 – Sweet roasty malts, smoky peat, this uses peated malt, cocoa powder, bitter chcocolate. vegemite.

Taste: 3 – Bitter chocolate, cocoa, dark roasted malt.Peat, smoke, Nice lasting hop bitterness. Very slight medicinal almost licorice aftertaste.

Mouthfeel/Palate: 2.5 – Smooth, bitter. The smoked peat adds a dryness that I think accentuates the bitterness.

Overall: 3 – Very good. Great combination of aromas and tastes, well balanced. Very enjoyable.

https://www.madriverbrewing.com/

 

Kaiju! Beer – Cthulhu on the Moon Black IPA

Kaiju Beer – Cthulhu on the Moon Black IPA, 2017, 6.5%ABV, 375ml can.

Drank on 3/12/2017, from Bottle-O, Vic Park.

Appearance: 2.5 – Dark black, opaque. A big thick tan head on pouring that shrinks down to a light ring with lacing.

Smell/Aroma: 3 – Black and brown malts, coffee grounds, cocoa. Cant tell if I can smell hops or not.

Taste: 3 – This is an old style porter-like beer. Burnt coffee, dark roasted malts, cocoa bitterness with good hop bitterness.

Mouthfeel/Palate: 2.5 – Bitter, not very carbonated, a very dry lingering bitterness.

Overall: 2.5 – This is nice. Could do with more carbonation.

http://www.kaijubeer.com.au/

 

 

Behemoth/Chur Brewing – Lid Ripper Hazy IPA

Behemoth/Chur Brewing  – Lid Ripper Hazy IPA, 2017, 6.9&ABV, 500ml can.

NOTE: These guys are New Zealanders. Known as Behemoth in NZ, and  Chur in Australia.

Drank on 1/12/2017, from Re Store, Leederville.

Appearance: 2.5 – Cloudy opaque golden orange juice.Not musch head, if any, a lot of lacing. Cool can as per all their beers.

Smell/Aroma: 3 – Hoppy fruits, a bit malty/bready, juicy smells, peaches, mango.

Taste: 3 –  Fruity, peachy, mango, with a little malt. Mineral on the tongue with a big hop bitterness as it fades.

Mouthfeel/Palate: 3 – Fizzy, a hop zing/bite on the tongue and lips. A tight fizz that zings and fades leaving the before mentioned hoppy bite.

Overall: 3 – Like it, its nice, all these guys beers have been good.

https://behemothbrewing.co.nz

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To Ol – Sur Sorachi Ace Brett IPA

To Ol – Sur Sorachi Ace Brett IPA, 2017, 6%ABV, 500ml can.

Drank on 1/12/2017, from Re Store, Leederville.

Appearance: 2.5 – BIG THICK HEAD, stays around and is creamy as hell. Beer is a nice a golden amber, not very clear. Nice can.

Smell/Aroma: 3 – Bretty, funky acid, crushed ants, lemon zest, lactic pukey. Maybe theres some hops? but unsure.

Taste: 3 – Lemony Sorachi and Blue cheese/crushed ants Brett thing. Brett bitter, lemon juice, some pith, grapefruit pith and a light brett weirdness linger. Gets more lemony and sour per sip. Not sure where the malts are.

Mouthfeel/Palate: 3 – Fast and sharp, not too fizzy and its over.

Overall: 3 – This is good, its not conventional obviously but for a Brett IPA Im not sure how it could be.

To Øl

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Wolf of the Willows – Acidulus II New England Sour

Wolf of the Willows – Acidulus II New England Sour, 2017, 5.7%ABV, 375ml can.

Drank on 1/12/2017, from I.B.S.

Appearance: 2.5 – Light orange, golden, hazy, minimal head, little to no lacing.

Smell/Aroma: 3 – Fruity, yeasty, candy sugar, fruit punch cordial, very little lactic funk. as it warms there a bit more funk smell and the other smells subside and disappear.

Taste: 2.5 – No noticeable malt. Yeasty and Hoppy, some sourness, with a lot of hop fruity juicyness initially. Continued sipping leads to a dry mineral aftertaste with a very hoppy bitterness. A yeasty spice hangs around. Some funky flavours too.

Mouthfeel/Palate: 2 – Its fizzy, a little acid bite on the tongue.

Overall: 2.5 – Its not bad. 2nd hazy style, after the Lemon Juicy, that seems to have leaned toward yeastyness for some reason.

http://www.wolfofthewillows.com.au

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