Brugse Zot Blond, Flanders, Belgium

Name - Brugse Zot Blond
Type - Blonde Ale
Vol. 6%, 330mL crown sealed bottle
Brewer - De Halve Mann
Origin - Brugge, Flanders, Belgium
Importer - Australian Trade Partners, Underwood, QLD
Verdict - Loved twice, indifferent once. May have been a dud bottle. On reputation, get some and go again. If I've been wrong on the Zot, I'll be exceedingly disappointed, as I thought it was fantastic in Belgium.

Brugse Zot Dubbel, Flanders, Belgium

Name - Brugse Zot Dubbel
Type - Dark Ale
Vol. 7.5%, 330mL crown sealed bottle
Brewer - De Halve Mann
Origin - Brugge, Flanders, Belgium
Importer - Australian Trade Partners, Underwood, QLD
Verdict - Toffee, licquorice, agreeable. Not as good as the blond, but still a decent drink. Man, write your damn things up on the web, rather than half cut on your phone, you idiot.

James Squire Chancer Golden Ale

Name - James Squire Chancer Golden Ale
Type - Ale
Vol. 4.5%, 345mL crown sealed bottle
Brewer - James Squire
Origin - Sydney, Australia
Importer - N/A
Verdict - The sweet and fruity flavour of those first imported Hoegaardens in Surry Hills, with a cloudy, aley (duh...) hoppy finish. Worth another go around because you are very partial to a sweeter beer. Wuss. Do remember, though, Squire just rebranded all of their varieties, giving them a bunch of dumbshit names.

Malheur 12, Flanders, Belgium

Name - Malheur 12
Type - Dark Ale
Vol. 12%, 330mL crown sealed bottle
Brewer - De Landschteer
Origin - Buggenhout, Flanders, Belgium
Importer - FM Liquor, Cottesloe, WA
3.2 standard drinks, and you'll feel them upon draining your glass (or, more rightly, on standing up). Fine, pearly, long-lasting head. Aromatic dark ale. Yeasty/malty flavour. Finished strong and smooth. Round mouth feel. Not to be trifled with! Higher in content but less bitter than the 10%. Highly enjoyable. Perhaps the second would constitute misfortune, though!

Biere Du Mont Saint-Aubert, Wallonia, Belgium

Name - Biere Du Mont Saint-Aubert
Type - Blonde Ale
Vol. 8.0%, 330mL crown sealed bottle
Brewer - Brasserie De Brunehaut
Origin - Brunehaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Importer - Innspire, Wilson, QLD
Verdict - Malty ale. Perhaps a little too mellow. It's not that it lacks hops or that I like hoppy beer - quite the contrary, it just lacks a bit of punch. The bottle lost its shit and surged upon opening though, so it may have impacted on how it poured and tasted.

Bourgogne des Flandres, Flanders, Belgium

Name - Bourgogne des Flandres
Type - Blonde Ale
Vol. 6.0%, 330mL crown sealed bottle
Brewer - Timmermans (Anthony Martin)
Origin - Itterbeek, Flanders, Belgium
Importer - N/A
Verdict - In a word, disappointing. Flat, thin head, light colour. Soda-ish flavour. I should have known - be very wary of a brewery that claims to pitch Flemish beer using the French language. I know Belgium is a multilingual, multicultural nation, but I'm naturally wary of stuff like this. Takes the name and iconography of Brugge in vain. It can't touch Brugse Zot.

Old Admiral, Lord Nelson Brewery

Name - Old Admiral
Type - English Ale
Vol. 6.1%, 330mL crown sealed bottle
Brewer - Lord Nelson Brewery
Origin - Sydney, Australia
Importer - N/A
Verdict - Robust, malty English Ale. Certainly better on tap, but what isn't, especially when it's brewed a few metres from where it's sold? Nonetheless, nice to be able to buy Nelson's products elsewhere. Unfortunately quite pricy, so maybe better to head direct to the brewery and enjoy it up there.

Triple Moine, Yvioir, Wallonia, Belgium

Name - Triple Moine
Type - Blonde Ale
Vol. 7.3%, 330mL crown sealed bottle
Brewer - Brasserie Du Bocq
Origin - Purnode, near Yvioir, Wallonia, Belgium
Importer - Phoenix Beers, Bayswater, WA
Verdict - Sometimes you can confuse mellow with flat. Beautiful, light pearly head, clear colour. Lightly hopped, so it's a smooth, fruity drinker.

Rochefort 6, Wallonia, Belgium

Name - Rochefort 6
Type - Blonde Ale
Vol. 7.5%, 330mL crown sealed bottle
Brewer - Rochefort Abbey
Origin - Rochefort, Wallonia, Belgium
Importer - N/A
Verdict - Trappist deliciousness. Reddish and spicy. Warm and enjoyable, without the alcoholic belting that trappists sometimes give you. Sometimes that's a good thing. Sometimes.