Guinness, Ireland

Name - Guinness Extra Stout

Type - Stout
Vol. 6%, 750mL crown sealed bottle
Brewer - Guinness
Origin - Dublin, Ireland
Importer - N/A
Verdict - Mellow, smoky black. The taste of first year. Decent as far as bottled black goes, but very different to draught.

Framboise Boon, Flanders, Belgium

Name - Framboise
Type - Framboise (Lambiek)
Vol. 5%, 375mL cork sealed bottle

Brewer - Boon

Origin - Lembeek, Flanders, Belgium

Importer - N/A

Verdict - Unsweetened Lambiek framboise. Naturally, it's tart, and finishes dry and crisp.

Monteith's Summer Ale, New Zealand

Name - Summer Ale
Type - Light Ale
Vol. 5%, 330mL crown sealed bottle

Brewer - Monteith's

Origin - Greymouth (SI), New Zealand

Importer - N/A

Verdict - Light, crisp ale. Spicy, honey flavour. Fantastically easy drinking ale.

Terrible - Dark Ale, Canada

Name - La Terrible
Type - Dark Ale

Vol. 10.5%, 750mL cork sealed bottle

Brewer - Unibroue

Origin - Quebec, Canada

Importer - Palais Imports, Morphett Vale, SA

Verdict - Belgian style, lighter tasting (almost fruity!) dark ale. Probably a preferred dark ale.